1) Yesterday's scores--
AL
Indians 4, White Sox 3 (11)
Tigers 14, Royals 3
Mariners 6, Angels 4
Orioles 16, Devil Rays 4
Twins 13, Blue Jays 4
Red Sox 2, Rangers 1
A's 9, Yankees 4
NL
Reds 8, Cubs 6
Cardinals 4, Phillies 3
Nationals 9, Mets 5
Brewers 3, Pirates 2
Astros 6, Marlins 5
Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2
Giants 3, Padres 1
Braves 9, Dodgers 8
2) Standings--
3) Today's schedule--
AL
Devil Rays (Mark Hendrickson) at Orioles (Kris Benson), 7:05
Twins (Jose Silva) at Blue Jays (Gustavo Chacin), 7:07
Tigers (Nate Robertson) at Rangers (R.A. Dickey), 8:05
A's (Esteban Loaiza) at Mariners (Gil Meche), 10:05
NL
Cardinals (Jason Marquis) at Phillies (Cory Lidle), 3:05
Braves (Jorge Sosa) at Giants (Noah Lowry), 4:05
Nationals (Ramon Ortiz) at Mets (Pedro Martinez), 7:10
Pirates (Ian Snell) at Reds (Brandon Claussen), 7:10
Diamondbacks (Miguel Batista) at Rockies (Jeff Francis), 8:35
4) Yesterday's HR--
Albert Pujols--#3
Tim Salmon--#2
Carlos Guillen--#2
Melvin Mora--#2
Shannon Stewart--#2
Hideki Matsui--#2
J.J. Hardy--#2
Ken Griffey Jr.--#1
Gary Sheffield--#1
Carlos Delgado--#1
Lance Berkman--#1
Troy Glaus--#1
Travis Hafner--#1
Brandon Inge--#1
Ivan Rodriguez--#1
Curtis Granderson--#1
Marcus Thames--#1
Emil Brown--#1
Shane Costa--#1
Orlando Cabrera--#1
Jorge Cantu--#1
Jay Gibbons--#1
Nick Markakis--#1
Torii Hunter--#1
Luis Rodriguez--#1
Lyle Overbay--#1
Trot Nixon--#1
Aramis Ramirez--#1
Derrek Lee--#1
John Mabry--#1
Bronson Arroyo--#1
Rich Aurilia--#1
Skip Schumaker--#1
David Bell--#1
Nick Johnson--#1
Ryan Zimmerman--#1
Jose Guillen--#1
Xavier Nady--#1
Jason Bay--#1
Preston Wilson--#1
Adrian Gonzalez--#1
Wilson Betemit--#1
5) HR leaders
AL
T1) Jim Thome--2
T1) Chris Shelton--2
T1) Kenji Johjima--2
T1) Tim Salmon--2*
T1) Carlos Guillen--2*
T1) Melvin Mora--2*
T1) Shannon Stewart--2*
T1) Hideki Matsui--2*
T9) Eduardo Perez, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, David Ortiz, Vladimir Guerrero, Mike Lowell, Hank Blalock, Johnny Gomes, Travis Lee, Miguel Tejada, Luis Matos, Jeff Conine, Carlos Guillen, Roberto Petagine, Victor Martinez, Aaron Boone, Tony Batista, Bengie Molina, Alexis Rios, Phil Nevin, Brad Wilkerson, Rod Barajas, Garret Anderson, Juan Rivera, Richie Sexson, Nick Swisher, Eric Chavez, Gary Sheffield*, Troy Glaus*, Travis Hafner*, Brandon Inge*, Ivan Rodriguez*, Curtis Granderson*, Marcus Thames*, Emil Brown*, Shane Costa*, Orlando Cabrera*, Jorge Cantu*, Jay Gibbons*, Nick Markakis*, Torii Hunter*, Luis Rodriguez*, Lyle Overbay*, Trot Nixon*--1
NL
1) Albert Pujols--3*
T2) Josh Willingham--2
T2) Adam LaRoche--2
T2) J.J. Hardy--2*
T5) Mike Piazza, Adam Dunn, Andruw Jones, David Wright, J.J. Hardy, Carlos Lee, Matt Murton, Scott Hatteberg, Scott Rolen, Pat Burrell, Ryan Howard, Ryan Langerhans, Khalil Greene, Miguel Cabrera, Sean Casey, Jeromy Burnitz, Gabe Gross, Mike Jacobs, Brian McCann, J.D. Drew, Ken Griffey Jr.*, Carlos Delgado*, Lance Berkman*, Aramis Ramirez*, Derrek Lee*, John Mabry*, Bronson Arroyo*, Rich Aurilia*, Skip Schumaker*, David Bell*, Nick Johnson*, Ryan Zimmerman*, Jose Guillen*, Xavier Nady*, Jason Bay*, Preston Wilson*, Adrian Gonzalez*, Wilson Betemit*--1
*--hit 1 yesterday
6) Today's birthdays--
AL
Indians 4, White Sox 3 (11)
Tigers 14, Royals 3
Mariners 6, Angels 4
Orioles 16, Devil Rays 4
Twins 13, Blue Jays 4
Red Sox 2, Rangers 1
A's 9, Yankees 4
NL
Reds 8, Cubs 6
Cardinals 4, Phillies 3
Nationals 9, Mets 5
Brewers 3, Pirates 2
Astros 6, Marlins 5
Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2
Giants 3, Padres 1
Braves 9, Dodgers 8
2) Standings--
Code:
AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB Orioles 2 0 1.000 - Red Sox 2 1 .667 .5 Blue Jays 1 1 .500 1 Yankees 1 2 .333 1.5 Devil Rays 0 2 .000 2 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB Tigers 2 0 1.000 - Indians 2 1 .667 .5 Twins 1 1 .500 1 White Sox 1 2 .333 1.5 Royals 0 2 .000 2 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB A's 2 1 .667 - Mariners 2 1 .667 - Angels 1 2 .333 1 Rangers 1 2 .333 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB Braves 2 1 .667 - Nationals 1 1 .500 .5 Mets 1 1 .500 .5 Marlins 1 2 .333 1 Phillies 0 2 .000 1.5 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB Brewers 3 0 1.000 - Cardinals 2 0 1.000 .5 Astros 2 1 .667 1 Cubs 1 1 .500 1.5 Reds 1 1 .500 1.5 Pirates 0 3 .000 3 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB Diamondbacks 1 1 .500 - Rockies 1 1 .500 - Padres 1 1 .500 - Giants 1 1 .500 - Dodgers 1 2 .333 .5
AL
Devil Rays (Mark Hendrickson) at Orioles (Kris Benson), 7:05
Twins (Jose Silva) at Blue Jays (Gustavo Chacin), 7:07
Tigers (Nate Robertson) at Rangers (R.A. Dickey), 8:05
A's (Esteban Loaiza) at Mariners (Gil Meche), 10:05
NL
Cardinals (Jason Marquis) at Phillies (Cory Lidle), 3:05
Braves (Jorge Sosa) at Giants (Noah Lowry), 4:05
Nationals (Ramon Ortiz) at Mets (Pedro Martinez), 7:10
Pirates (Ian Snell) at Reds (Brandon Claussen), 7:10
Diamondbacks (Miguel Batista) at Rockies (Jeff Francis), 8:35
4) Yesterday's HR--
Albert Pujols--#3
Tim Salmon--#2
Carlos Guillen--#2
Melvin Mora--#2
Shannon Stewart--#2
Hideki Matsui--#2
J.J. Hardy--#2
Ken Griffey Jr.--#1
Gary Sheffield--#1
Carlos Delgado--#1
Lance Berkman--#1
Troy Glaus--#1
Travis Hafner--#1
Brandon Inge--#1
Ivan Rodriguez--#1
Curtis Granderson--#1
Marcus Thames--#1
Emil Brown--#1
Shane Costa--#1
Orlando Cabrera--#1
Jorge Cantu--#1
Jay Gibbons--#1
Nick Markakis--#1
Torii Hunter--#1
Luis Rodriguez--#1
Lyle Overbay--#1
Trot Nixon--#1
Aramis Ramirez--#1
Derrek Lee--#1
John Mabry--#1
Bronson Arroyo--#1
Rich Aurilia--#1
Skip Schumaker--#1
David Bell--#1
Nick Johnson--#1
Ryan Zimmerman--#1
Jose Guillen--#1
Xavier Nady--#1
Jason Bay--#1
Preston Wilson--#1
Adrian Gonzalez--#1
Wilson Betemit--#1
5) HR leaders
AL
T1) Jim Thome--2
T1) Chris Shelton--2
T1) Kenji Johjima--2
T1) Tim Salmon--2*
T1) Carlos Guillen--2*
T1) Melvin Mora--2*
T1) Shannon Stewart--2*
T1) Hideki Matsui--2*
T9) Eduardo Perez, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, David Ortiz, Vladimir Guerrero, Mike Lowell, Hank Blalock, Johnny Gomes, Travis Lee, Miguel Tejada, Luis Matos, Jeff Conine, Carlos Guillen, Roberto Petagine, Victor Martinez, Aaron Boone, Tony Batista, Bengie Molina, Alexis Rios, Phil Nevin, Brad Wilkerson, Rod Barajas, Garret Anderson, Juan Rivera, Richie Sexson, Nick Swisher, Eric Chavez, Gary Sheffield*, Troy Glaus*, Travis Hafner*, Brandon Inge*, Ivan Rodriguez*, Curtis Granderson*, Marcus Thames*, Emil Brown*, Shane Costa*, Orlando Cabrera*, Jorge Cantu*, Jay Gibbons*, Nick Markakis*, Torii Hunter*, Luis Rodriguez*, Lyle Overbay*, Trot Nixon*--1
NL
1) Albert Pujols--3*
T2) Josh Willingham--2
T2) Adam LaRoche--2
T2) J.J. Hardy--2*
T5) Mike Piazza, Adam Dunn, Andruw Jones, David Wright, J.J. Hardy, Carlos Lee, Matt Murton, Scott Hatteberg, Scott Rolen, Pat Burrell, Ryan Howard, Ryan Langerhans, Khalil Greene, Miguel Cabrera, Sean Casey, Jeromy Burnitz, Gabe Gross, Mike Jacobs, Brian McCann, J.D. Drew, Ken Griffey Jr.*, Carlos Delgado*, Lance Berkman*, Aramis Ramirez*, Derrek Lee*, John Mabry*, Bronson Arroyo*, Rich Aurilia*, Skip Schumaker*, David Bell*, Nick Johnson*, Ryan Zimmerman*, Jose Guillen*, Xavier Nady*, Jason Bay*, Preston Wilson*, Adrian Gonzalez*, Wilson Betemit*--1
*--hit 1 yesterday
6) Today's birthdays--
Code:
BERT BLYLEVEN, AGE: 55 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1973 22 53 2.52 40 40 325 258 7.14 10.30 20 17 0 26 11 Twins 1977 26 39 2.72 30 30 234.2 182 6.98 9.86 14 12 0 18 8 Rangers 1984 33 40 2.87 33 32 245 170 6.24 10.43 19 7 0 18 8 Indians CAREER 344 3.31 692 685 4970 3701 6.70 11.06 287 250 0 313 224 LG AVG 0 3.81 4970 2896 5.24 12.30 277 277 BRET BOONE, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1996 27 -29 .275 .354 .629 .295 3.18 .233 12 69 3 142 Reds 1997 28 -29 .298 .332 .630 .273 3.15 .223 7 46 5 139 Reds 1999 30 -18 .310 .416 .726 .398 4.22 .252 20 63 14 152 Braves CAR -16 .325 .442 .767 .488 4.85 .266 252 1021 94 1780 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.11 .270 212 911 137 POS AVG -88 .334 .396 .730 .454 4.69 .269 136 737 194 MICKEY COCHRANE, 1903-62 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1930 27 42 .424 .526 .949 .703 8.88 .357 10 85 5 130 A's 1931 28 47 .423 .553 .976 .732 9.46 .349 17 89 2 122 A's 1933 30 53 .459 .515 .974 .769 9.59 .322 15 60 8 130 A's CAR 303 .419 .478 .897 .643 7.73 .320 119 832 64 1482 LG AVG 0 .359 .416 .776 .500 5.52 .290 73 695 78 POS AVG -124 .345 .367 .712 .423 4.68 .271 46 632 40 DON ELSTON, 1929-95 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1958 29 12 2.88 69 0 97 84 7.79 10.67 9 8 10 11 6 Cubs 1962 33 14 2.45 57 0 66 37 5.05 12.27 4 8 8 9 3 Cubs CAREER 17 3.70 450 15 755 519 6.19 12.56 49 54 63 56 47 LG AVG 0 3.82 755 449 5.36 12.20 42 42 DICK JOHNSTON, 1863-1934 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1889 26 -36 .285 .301 .586 .320 4.19 .228 5 67 34 132 Braves 1890 27 -34 .284 .321 .604 .242 4.12 .238 1 43 7 79 Giants/Red Stockings 1891 28 -30 .301 .309 .609 .293 4.35 .221 6 51 12 99 Porkers CAR -109 .285 .366 .651 .406 5.06 .251 33 386 151 746 LG AVG 0 .326 .363 .689 .500 6.17 .264 27 377 171 POS AVG 15 .331 .362 .693 .518 6.38 .267 26 321 227 ERNIE LOMBARDI, 1908-77 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1935 27 25 .379 .539 .918 .704 7.78 .343 12 64 0 120 Reds 1938 30 31 .391 .524 .915 .681 7.06 .342 19 95 0 129 Reds 1942 34 23 .403 .482 .886 .718 6.87 .330 11 46 1 105 Braves CAR 138 .358 .460 .818 .575 5.64 .306 190 990 8 1853 LG AVG 0 .339 .389 .727 .500 4.85 .275 85 692 60 POS AVG -105 .326 .367 .693 .434 4.21 .265 83 701 27 LOU MERLONI, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -2 .355 .348 .704 .453 4.31 .265 1 18 2 80 Padres/Red Sox 2004 33 -4 .343 .426 .769 .438 4.41 .289 4 28 1 71 Indians 2005 34 -1 .143 .000 .143 .000 0.00 .000 0 1 0 5 Angels CAR -32 .332 .386 .719 .400 4.12 .272 14 124 8 414 LG AVG 0 .339 .433 .772 .500 5.16 .270 36 151 19 POS AVG -13 .332 .414 .745 .460 4.78 .267 30 141 19 BLAINE NEAL, AGE: 28 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 -10 8.14 18 0 21 10 4.29 20.57 0 0 0 0 0 Marlins 2004 26 0 4.07 40 0 42 36 7.71 13.29 1 1 0 1 1 Padres 2005 27 -6 7.15 19 0 22.2 11 4.37 18.66 1 3 0 1 3 Red Sox/Rockies CAREER -13 5.08 113 0 124 93 6.75 15.60 5 4 0 4 5 LG AVG 0 4.25 124 92 6.68 12.76 7 7 MARTY PATTIN, AGE: 63 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1971 28 14 3.13 36 36 264.2 169 5.75 10.27 14 14 0 16 12 Brewers 1975 32 11 3.25 44 15 177 89 4.53 11.24 10 10 5 11 9 Royals 1976 33 16 2.49 44 15 141 65 4.15 9.89 8 14 5 14 8 Royals CAREER 21 3.62 475 224 2038.2 1179 5.20 11.39 114 109 25 114 109 LG AVG 0 3.63 2038.2 1178 5.20 12.11 114 114 ANDY PHILLIPS, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 27 0 .250 .625 .875 .383 3.86 .250 1 2 0 5 Yankees 2005 28 -4 .171 .325 .496 .104 1.54 .150 1 4 0 27 Yankees 2006 29 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 Yankees CAR -4 .180 .367 .547 .141 1.88 .163 2 6 0 33 LG AVG 0 .333 .428 .761 .500 5.00 .269 2 7 1 POS AVG 1 .344 .449 .793 .541 5.44 .267 2 8 0 PHIL REGAN, AGE: 69 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1961 24 -19 5.25 32 16 120 46 3.45 13.20 10 7 2 6 11 Tigers 1964 27 -25 5.02 32 21 147 91 5.57 13.22 5 10 1 5 10 Tigers CAREER -8 3.84 551 105 1372.2 743 4.87 12.23 96 81 92 90 87 LG AVG 0 3.64 1372.2 865 5.67 11.95 76 76 RED SMITH, 1890-1966 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1913 23 17 .358 .441 .799 .603 5.82 .296 6 76 22 151 Dodgers 1917 27 27 .369 .392 .761 .679 5.45 .295 2 62 16 147 Braves 1918 28 19 .373 .373 .746 .653 5.26 .298 2 65 8 119 Braves CAR 101 .353 .377 .731 .595 4.94 .278 27 514 117 1117 LG AVG 0 .326 .351 .676 .500 4.15 .263 25 392 138 POS AVG -13 .322 .347 .669 .492 4.06 .262 20 390 139
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