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Thursday, October 12, 2006

AL Wild Card down to the wire


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White Sox and Angels are neck-and-neck for the Wild Card!


BOXSCORE: 2005 Minnesota Twins At 2005 Chicago (AL) White Sox 9/25/2005

Twins AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 .211 T.Iguchi 2B 3 1 0 0 .254
N.Punto 2B 4 0 0 0 .192 A.Rowand CF 3 1 0 0 .307
J.Jones RF 3 0 0 0 .271 P.Konerko 1B 2 1 1 1 .264
M.Lecroy 1B 3 0 0 0 .295 J.Dye RF 3 1 1 3 .251
S.Stewart LF 3 0 0 0 .274 C.Everett LF 3 0 0 0 .239
L.Rodriguez DH 3 0 1 0 .259 J.Crede 3B 4 1 1 1 .258
M.Cuddyer 3B 3 0 0 0 .275 J.Uribe SS 4 1 1 1 .233
J.Mauer C 3 0 0 0 .293 A.Pierzynski C 3 1 1 1 .266
L.Ford CF 3 0 2 0 .232 J.Burke DH 3 0 0 0 .105
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 29 0 3 0 Totals 28 7 5 7


Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 - 7 5 0

Twins (77-78) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
F.Liriano LOSS(2-2) 5 1/3 2 2 2 4 8 2 85 3.31
T.Mulholland 1 2/3 1 3 3 2 0 1 23 4.48
T.Bowyer 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 8.18
Totals 8 5 7 7 6 9 4

White Sox (84-71) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.Buehrle WIN(15-12) 9 3 0 0 0 9 0 102 4.00
Totals 9 3 0 0 0 9 0

ATTENDANCE- 20,480 DATE- Sunday, September 25th 2005 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Doug Eddings, Bruce Dreckman, Gerry Davis, Bill Hohn
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 3 White Sox: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 White Sox: 1
HOME RUNS- J.Dye(30th), J.Crede(20th), J.Uribe(14th), A.Pierzynski(28th)
WALKS- T.Iguchi, A.Rowand, P.Konerko-2, J.Dye, C.Everett
HIT BY PITCH- J.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bartlett, N.Punto-3, M.Lecroy, L.Rodriguez-2, M.Cuddyer, J.Mauer,
T.Iguchi-2, A.Rowand-3, J.Dye, J.Crede, J.Uribe-2
GIDP- J.Bartlett, C.Everett

Mark Buehrle held Minnesota scoreless on just 3 hits at US Cellular Field
where the Chicago (AL) White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7 to
0.

Buehrle(15-12) escaped virtually unscathed against the Minnesota hitters. He
allowed just 3 hits and no walks in 9 innings. Chicago (AL) had only 5 hits
for the afternoon.

Francisco Liriano(2-2) was the losing pitcher. Although losing the contest, he
whiffed 8 batters in 5 and 1/3 innings.






Saturday, October 07, 2006

Two weeks to go!


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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2005 Major Leagues

AL East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2005 Boston BOA 87 62 .584 ---- 2 95 67 .586
2005 New York (AL) NYA 75 74 .503 12.0 95 67 .586
2005 Tampa Bay TBA 71 79 .473 16.5 67 95 .414
2005 Toronto TOA 70 78 .473 16.5 80 82 .494
2005 Baltimore BAA 66 83 .443 21.0 74 88 .457

AL Central WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2005 Cleveland CLA 89 59 .601 ---- 9 93 69 .574
2005 Chicago (AL) CHA 83 65 .561 6.0 99 63 .611
2005 Minnesota MNA 73 75 .493 16.0 83 79 .512
2005 Detroit DEA 63 86 .423 26.5 71 91 .438
2005 Kansas City KCA 60 88 .405 29.0 56 106 .346

AL West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2005 Oakland OAA 91 58 .611 ---- 3 88 74 .543
2005 Los Angeles(AL) LAA 79 69 .534 11.5 95 67 .586
2005 Texas TEA 68 82 .453 23.5 79 83 .488
2005 Seattle SEA 66 83 .443 25.0 69 93 .426

NL East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2005 Philadelphia PHN 88 62 .587 ---- 9 88 74 .543
2005 Atlanta ATN 84 66 .560 4.0 90 72 .556
2005 Florida FLN 79 71 .527 9.0 83 79 .512
2005 New York (NL) NYN 73 76 .490 14.5 83 79 .512
2005 Washington WAN 64 86 .427 24.0 81 81 .500

NL Central WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2005 St. Louis SLN 93 58 .616 ---- 9 100 62 .617
2005 Houston HON 88 61 .591 4.0 89 73 .549
2005 Milwaukee MLN 83 66 .557 9.0 81 81 .500
2005 Cincinnati CIN 72 77 .483 20.0 73 89 .451
2005 Chicago (NL) CHN 68 82 .453 24.5 79 83 .488
2005 Pittsburgh PIN 59 90 .396 33.0 67 95 .414

NL West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2005 Los Angeles(NL) LAN 85 64 .570 ---- 11 71 91 .438
2005 San Diego SDN 81 67 .547 3.5 82 80 .506
2005 San Francisco SFN 66 83 .443 19.0 75 87 .463
2005 Arizona ARN 65 85 .433 20.5 77 85 .475
2005 Colorado CON 47 101 .318 37.5 67 95 .414


AL Wild Card Standings WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Chicago (AL) CHA 83 65 .561 ---- 11
2005 Los Angeles(AL) LAA 79 69 .534 4.0
2005 New York (AL) NYA 75 74 .503 8.5
2005 Minnesota MNA 73 75 .493 10.0
2005 Tampa Bay TBA 71 79 .473 13.0
2005 Toronto TOA 70 78 .473 13.0

NL Wild Card Standings WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2005 Houston HON 88 61 .591 ---- 9
2005 Atlanta ATN 84 66 .560 4.5
2005 Milwaukee MLN 83 66 .557 5.0
2005 San Diego SDN 81 67 .547 6.5
2005 Florida FLN 79 71 .527 9.5
2005 New York (NL) NYN 73 76 .490 15.0


OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
ARN 65 85 .433 39-36 26-49 19-22 46-63 8- 8 22-24 5-5 Lost 1
ATN 84 66 .560 43-29 41-37 17-19 67-47 10-12 18-24 3-7 Lost 1
BAA 66 83 .443 36-39 30-44 22-29 44-54 9- 6 17-20 4-6 Lost 1
BOA 87 62 .584 43-31 44-31 27-16 60-46 7- 5 25-19 6-4 Won 4
CHA 83 65 .561 42-32 41-33 20-19 63-46 7-11 29-24 6-4 Won 5
CHN 68 82 .453 34-42 34-40 23-21 45-61 9- 9 15-25 5-5 Lost 2
CIN 72 77 .483 37-38 35-39 22-28 50-49 8-12 19-26 4-6 Lost 1
CLA 89 59 .601 45-30 44-29 27-17 62-42 11- 8 29-27 7-3 Won 3
CON 47 101 .318 28-46 19-55 14-27 33-74 2- 8 14-25 3-7 Won 1
DEA 63 86 .423 30-44 33-42 15-23 48-63 4- 9 20-19 2-8 Lost 1
FLN 79 71 .527 39-36 40-35 24-12 55-59 8- 9 20-21 3-7 Lost 1
HON 88 61 .591 51-26 37-35 28-19 60-42 12-14 30-30 6-4 Won 1
KCA 60 88 .405 32-42 28-46 16-32 44-56 10- 8 19-22 4-6 Lost 5
LAA 79 69 .534 42-32 37-37 27-20 52-49 7- 4 22-21 6-4 Won 1
LAN 85 64 .570 46-28 39-36 22-12 63-52 12- 7 27-21 7-3 Won 7
MLN 83 66 .557 33-38 50-28 23-20 60-46 10- 4 23-17 4-6 Lost 1
MNA 73 75 .493 36-38 37-37 20-25 53-50 11-10 23-27 5-5 Lost 3
NYA 75 74 .503 42-32 33-42 30-17 45-57 6- 7 28-26 8-2 Lost 1
NYN 73 76 .490 36-38 37-38 14-23 59-53 6-14 19-24 4-6 Won 1
OAA 91 58 .611 43-28 48-30 30-12 61-46 5- 6 27-21 2-8 Lost 4
PHN 88 62 .587 49-29 39-33 23-22 65-40 10- 4 26-18 8-2 Won 1
PIN 59 90 .396 32-42 27-48 21-22 38-68 5-12 21-23 5-5 Won 1
SDN 81 67 .547 45-29 36-38 24-20 57-47 13- 8 26-23 7-3 Won 1
SEA 66 83 .443 36-39 30-44 19-25 47-58 9-10 24-28 7-3 Won 1
SFN 66 83 .443 41-37 25-46 20-25 46-58 3-10 24-21 3-7 Lost 4
SLN 93 58 .616 47-29 46-29 31-15 62-43 15- 8 34-25 6-4 Won 2
TBA 71 79 .473 34-41 37-38 21-24 50-55 13- 6 17-20 4-6 Won 1
TEA 68 82 .453 36-42 32-40 15-21 53-61 10- 9 24-21 6-4 Lost 1
TOA 70 78 .473 31-43 39-35 23-23 47-55 6-12 21-26 4-6 Won 1
WAN 64 86 .427 30-42 34-44 20-24 44-62 13- 9 27-22 7-3 Lost 1
TOTAL 2236 2236 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ARN 10-14 15-13 11-17 12-15 10-18 7- 8 26-35 30-41 9- 9
ATN 15- 9 10-17 15-13 13-13 23- 5 8- 9 33-33 42-27 9- 6
BAA 12-12 13-15 14-13 11-15 11-17 5-11 27-33 28-43 11- 7
BOA 15- 9 18-10 14-11 13-14 16-12 11- 6 35-26 41-29 11- 7
CHA 12-12 20- 9 15-10 9-17 17-11 10- 6 31-29 41-29 11- 7
CHN 15- 9 11-16 13-14 10-17 11-17 8- 9 32-35 28-40 8- 7
CIN 10-13 17-12 12-14 14-13 13-15 6-10 31-38 34-31 7- 8
CLA 11-12 16-11 11-16 21- 7 20- 8 10- 5 43-22 39-26 7-11
CON 8-15 10-19 8-19 5-22 12-15 4-11 20-46 21-46 6- 9
DEA 13-11 8-19 11-15 11-16 16-12 4-13 27-38 30-36 6-12
FLN 13-11 18- 9 18- 9 13-13 12-17 5-12 32-29 37-37 10- 5
HON 16- 7 16-13 17- 9 14-13 14-13 11- 6 38-28 40-28 10- 5
KCA 14-10 12-15 9-17 12-16 7-20 6-10 26-38 29-37 5-13
LAA 13-10 17-11 14-12 14-13 13-14 8- 9 21-25 49-35 9- 9
LAN 14- 9 18-10 12-15 16-11 14-14 11- 5 43-22 33-33 9- 9
MLN 12-11 18-10 14-13 19- 9 13-14 7- 9 37-29 38-30 8- 7
MNA 13-11 7-20 18- 8 13-14 13-16 9- 6 32-32 29-37 12- 6
NYA 8-16 12-15 17-10 13-13 15-14 10- 6 31-30 33-37 11- 7
NYN 9-15 9-19 13-13 18- 9 17-10 7-10 27-38 40-29 6- 9
OAA 11-13 20- 7 15-12 16-10 23- 5 6-11 23-23 58-27 10- 8
PHN 13-11 15-13 19- 8 15-12 15-12 11- 6 42-24 36-33 10- 5
PIN 6-18 11-17 10-17 14-12 11-18 7- 8 25-46 32-34 2-10
SDN 12-12 11-17 14-13 16-10 17-10 11- 5 38-21 34-37 9- 9
SEA 8-16 9-18 13-13 10-17 13-15 13- 4 23-26 33-49 10- 8
SFN 12-11 11-16 11-16 7-20 18-10 7-10 30-33 29-39 7-11
SLN 10-12 23- 6 16-11 16-10 18-12 10- 7 41-28 44-23 8- 7
TBA 12-12 17-12 9-17 13-14 14-14 6-10 29-40 34-29 8-10
TEA 12-13 10-16 9-18 18- 9 11-17 8- 9 26-19 37-50 5-13
TOA 14-11 10-17 18- 9 13-12 7-21 8- 8 37-30 23-40 10- 8
WAN 13-11 14-14 9-17 12-15 5-23 11- 6 28-38 28-38 8-10


WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:

TEAM ARN ATN BAA BOA CHA CHN CIN CLA CON DEA FLN HON KCA LAA LAN MLN MNA NYA
ARN - 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 8 4 3 3 2 0 5 2 1 0
ATN 4 - 1 1 0 5 7 0 1 0 4 2 0 3 2 3 0 0
BAA 0 2 - 6 3 0 2 3 1 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 5
BOA 0 2 9 - 3 2 2 3 0 5 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 8
CHA 3 0 5 4 - 3 0 6 3 8 0 0 11 5 1 0 6 3
CHN 3 2 0 1 3 - 7 0 3 0 5 3 0 0 1 6 0 2
CIN 4 3 1 1 0 8 - 4 5 0 2 8 0 0 5 4 0 0
CLA 1 0 4 3 7 0 2 - 2 10 0 0 13 1 0 0 13 6
CON 10 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 - 1 2 1 2 0 4 2 0 0
DEA 2 0 3 5 7 0 0 8 2 - 0 0 6 2 0 0 6 3
FLN 3 8 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 - 4 0 1 1 4 0 0
HON 3 4 2 0 0 6 8 0 5 0 3 - 3 0 5 8 0 0
KCA 1 0 5 2 7 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 - 2 2 0 7 2
LAA 0 0 4 3 5 0 0 6 0 8 2 0 7 - 4 0 5 5
LAN 7 4 0 0 2 5 2 0 15 3 6 1 1 2 - 2 1 0
MLN 4 3 0 0 0 7 8 0 4 0 3 7 0 0 4 - 3 1
MNA 2 0 2 5 8 0 0 6 0 10 0 0 8 5 2 3 - 3
NYA 0 0 6 8 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 5 0 2 3 -
NYN 4 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 6 7 0 1 1 4 0 2
OAA 0 1 8 5 4 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 5 9 0 0 7 7
PHN 5 10 1 2 0 4 2 0 5 0 10 2 0 0 5 5 0 0
PIN 3 3 0 0 0 3 7 0 6 0 4 4 0 0 2 5 0 0
SDN 12 2 0 0 2 4 3 3 13 2 1 4 0 0 9 3 1 0
SEA 0 0 7 1 3 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 11 0 0 5 3
SFN 6 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 10 2 3 1 2 0 4 2 0 0
SLN 4 2 0 2 0 11 8 0 7 0 5 6 3 0 5 6 0 2
TBA 0 0 9 5 4 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 4 3 0 1 5 10
TEA 0 1 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 6 5 0 0 3 5
TOA 0 0 9 7 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 4 7
WAN 4 8 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 9 3 0 2 2 3 0 0

TEAM NYN OAA PHN PIN SDN SEA SFN SLN TBA TEA TOA WAN
ARN 3 0 2 4 4 0 9 3 0 0 0 2
ATN 12 2 6 4 4 0 6 4 0 2 0 11
BAA 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 0 6 5 10 0
BOA 0 5 1 3 0 5 0 1 11 8 7 0
CHA 0 5 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 6 5 0
CHN 3 0 2 11 3 0 4 5 0 0 2 2
CIN 4 0 2 9 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 4
CLA 0 4 0 0 0 6 2 0 5 5 5 0
CON 0 0 1 4 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 3
DEA 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 3 6 0
FLN 9 0 9 3 5 2 3 2 4 3 0 6
HON 3 0 4 8 3 0 6 8 0 3 2 4
KCA 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 4 4 2 0
LAA 2 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 8 3 1
LAN 5 0 1 1 6 0 15 2 0 0 0 4
MLN 2 0 4 8 4 0 5 7 2 0 2 5
MNA 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 1 6 2 0
NYA 4 2 0 3 0 7 0 1 9 5 8 0
NYN - 1 6 4 6 2 3 3 0 0 0 8
OAA 2 - 1 0 0 8 4 0 4 6 7 2
PHN 9 2 - 2 3 2 2 1 0 3 0 13
PIN 2 0 5 - 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 4
SDN 0 0 3 5 - 1 4 4 0 0 0 5
SEA 1 7 1 0 5 - 0 0 3 5 3 2
SFN 3 2 4 5 10 0 - 2 0 0 0 0
SLN 4 0 5 10 3 0 4 - 1 0 0 5
TBA 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 2 - 5 5 0
TEA 0 10 0 0 0 11 0 0 3 - 7 1
TOA 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 14 3 - 4
WAN 8 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 -






Friday, September 22, 2006

Eight errors!


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BOXSCORE: 2005 Cleveland Indians At 2005 Minnesota Twins 9/4/2005

Indians AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
C.Crisp LF 4 0 1 0 .296 N.Punto 2B 4 2 1 1 .192
G.Sizemore CF 3 0 0 0 .277 J.Tyner RF 6 3 3 3 .406
T.Hafner DH 4 0 0 0 .313 J.Mauer C 6 2 4 3 .302
J.Peralta SS 4 0 0 0 .315 J.Morneau 1B 6 2 2 4 .269
V.Martinez C 2 0 0 0 .238 M.Cuddyer 3B 5 2 2 4 .282
A-J.Bard PR,C 1 1 0 0 .190 S.Stewart LF 4 1 1 0 .276
B.Broussard 1B 4 0 1 0 .246 L.Ford CF 4 1 1 0 .223
R.Belliard 2B 3 1 1 2 .304 J.Castro SS 4 2 1 0 .268
A.Boone 3B 3 0 1 0 .201 T.Tiffee DH 5 2 2 1 .264
C.Blake RF 3 1 1 1 .218
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 3 5 3 Totals 44 17 17 16

A-Pinch Ran For Martinez In 7th Inning

INJURY: Victor Martinez INJURED (for 3 more games) in 7th inning

Indians......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 5 8
Twins........... 5 0 0 1 0 5 1 5 - 17 17 0

Indians (80-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Westbrook LOSS(9-9) 0 4 5 4 0 0 2 16 4.22
J.Davis 5 4 1 1 2 2 0 83 3.77
J.Guthrie 3 9 11 4 1 0 1 82 15.43
Totals 8 17 17 9 3 2 3

Twins (66-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Baker WIN(2-1) 9 5 3 3 1 3 2 120 2.15
Totals 9 5 3 3 1 3 2

ATTENDANCE- 44,338 DATE- Sunday, September 4th 2005 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott, Tim Tschida, Ron Kulpa
T- 3:17
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 3 Twins: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Twins: 1
ERRORS- J.Peralta, J.Bard-2, R.Belliard-3, A.Boone, C.Blake
DOUBLES- J.Mauer-2(34th), J.Castro(18th)
HOME RUNS- R.Belliard(16th), C.Blake(23rd), J.Morneau(25th), M.Cuddyer-2(16th)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Punto-2
WALKS- G.Sizemore, S.Stewart, L.Ford, J.Castro
HIT BY PITCH- V.Martinez
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore, J.Peralta, B.Broussard, N.Punto, L.Ford
GIDP- G.Sizemore, L.Ford

Third baseman Mike Cuddyer ripped 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Scott Baker
went the distance as the Minnesota Twins destroyed the Cleveland Indians by a
score of 17 to 3 at Metrodome.

Cuddyer enjoyed a fine day at the plate. He smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly'
in the 1st inning and belted a three-run homer (his 16th of the season) in
the 6th inning. Minnesota bats were hot in the 1st inning when they had 5
runs on 4 hits, the 6th inning when they had 5 runs on 4 hits and the 8th
inning when they had 5 runs on 4 hits. Minnesota banged out 17 on the
afternoon.

The win was credited to Baker(2-1) who went the whole way allowing 3 runs.
Jake Westbrook(9-9) suffered the loss.






Tuesday, September 19, 2006

No-hitter for Felix Hernandez



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The mighty Yankees go down!











Thursday, September 14, 2006

Huge comeback!


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Casey Blake drills a grand slam to cap a 7-run, two-out rally and give the Tribe a come-from-behind victory.


BOXSCORE: 2005 Cleveland Indians At 2005 Toronto Blue Jays 8/27/2005

Indians AB R H RBI AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI AVG
C.Crisp LF 3 0 0 1 .289 R.Adams SS 3 0 0 1 .206
G.Sizemore CF 3 1 1 0 .285 O.Hudson 2B 4 0 0 0 .227
T.Hafner DH 4 1 1 0 .316 V.Wells CF 4 1 1 0 .257
J.Peralta SS 3 1 1 1 .314 C.Koskie 3B 3 0 0 0 .289
C.Blake RF 4 1 1 4 .218 S.Hillenbrand 1B 4 1 1 1 .317
V.Martinez C 4 1 1 0 .245 F.Catalanotto LF 4 1 2 1 .293
R.Belliard 2B 4 1 1 0 .307 A.Rios RF 3 0 1 0 .242
A.Boone 3B 2 0 0 0 .199 G.Zaun C 3 0 0 0 .256
B.Broussard 1B 4 1 0 1 .242 R.Johnson DH 3 1 2 0 .267
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 7 6 7 Totals 31 4 7 3


Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 - 7 6 1
Blue Jays....... 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 7 0

Indians (76-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
K.Millwood 6 1/3 6 4 3 0 3 0 96 2.69 A1 C6
F.Cabrera WIN(3-0) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0.00 C7 D3
B.Wickman SAVE(28th) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 4.01 D4
Totals 9 7 4 3 1 4 0

Blue Jays (62-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.Downs 6 2/3 1 0 0 2 7 0 89 3.43 A1 C4
J.Frasor HOLD(6th) 0 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 0 20 5.05 C5 C8
M.Batista L(6-9) H(4th) 0 2/3 2 3 3 1 0 0 21 2.86 C9 D4
S.Schoenewei BS(3rd) 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 22 3.55 D5
Totals 9 6 7 7 4 8 1

ATTENDANCE- 33,912 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 2005 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Dale Scott, Tim Tschida, Ron Kulpa, Dan Iassogna
T- 2:18
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 2 Blue Jays: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2 Blue Jays: 1
ERRORS- C.Crisp
DOUBLES- V.Wells(28th), S.Hillenbrand(26th)
TRIPLES- F.Catalanotto(5th), R.Johnson(5th)
HOME RUNS- C.Blake(21st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Johnson(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Crisp, R.Adams
WALKS- G.Sizemore, J.Peralta, A.Boone-2, C.Koskie
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore, J.Peralta-2, V.Martinez-2, R.Belliard, B.Broussard-2,
V.Wells, C.Koskie, F.Catalanotto, R.Johnson
GIDP- T.Hafner, S.Hillenbrand, G.Zaun
BALKS- F.Cabrera
PASSED BALLS- V.Martinez

The Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 7 to 4 at
Rogers Centre.

Fernando Cabrera(3-0) looked good in relief and was the winning pitcher. He
didn't allow much, just 1 hit and no walks in 1 and 2/3 innings. Cleveland
managed only 6 on the afternoon.

Bob Wickman recorded his 28th save. Miguel Batista(6-9) suffered the loss in
relief. It was another victory for Cleveland at Rogers Centre. Now their
winning streak stands at 6 games.

SCORESHEET: 2005 Cleveland Indians at 2005 Toronto Blue Jays
C.Crisp-A1 A1:F/8 *4*:G/13 C1:P/6 D1:SF/9>3
#

G.Sizemo-A1 A2:F/8 B2:K *7*:W>b1 D2:Si>12


T.Hafner-A1 A3:F/9 B3:F/9 C3:G-DP/4 D3:Si>23
63>1o 12

J.Peralt-A1 *2*:K *5*:K C4:Si D4:W>3# 2
3 12 b1

C.Blake-A1 A5:F/9 B5:G/53 C5:F/8 D5:HR>3#
2# 1# b#

V.Martin-A1 A6:G/53 B6:K *8*:Si D6:K


R.Bellia-A1 *3*:K *6*:G/63 C7:Si>12 *9*:F/8


A.Boone-A1 A8:F/9 B8:W>b1 C8:W>23 1 D8:G/63
2 b1

B.Brouss-A1 A9:K B9:K C9:Force/ D9:F/8
36>3# 23
1o b1

R.Adams-A1 A1:FO/3 B1:SF/7>3 C1:P/4 D1:SB>12
# G/43>23

O.Hudson-A1 A2:G/43 B2:F/8 C2:G/63 D2:FO/3


V.Wells-A1 A3:G/53 *4*:K *7*:Do D3:P/6


C.Koskie-A1 *2*:K B4:G/31 C4:G/43>2 *9*:W>b1
3

S.Hillen-A1 A5:F/8 B5:G/63 C5:Do>3# D5:G-DP/5
43>1o

F.Catala-A1 A6:Tr *5*:L/3 C6:Si+E/7 D6:K
>2#

A.Rios-A1 A7:G/3 B7:Si C7:P/2


G.Zaun-A1 *3*:F/8 B8:G-DP/4 C8:Bk>23
63>1o PB>3# F/9

R.Johnso-A1 A9:Tr *6*:K *8*:Si




*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 C.Crisp 3 Fly Out b-0
1 G.Sizemore 3 Fly Out b-0
2 T.Hafner 3 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 R.Adams 6 Foul Out b-0
1 O.Hudson 3 Ground Out b-0
2 V.Wells 4 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 J.Peralta 3 Strike Out b-0
1 C.Blake 4 Fly Out b-0
2 V.Martinez 3 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 C.Koskie 3 Strike Out b-0
1 S.Hillenbrand 3 Fly Out b-0
2 F.Catalanotto 6 Triple b-3
2 3 A.Rios 4 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 R.Belliard 4 Strike Out b-0
1 A.Boone 3 Fly Out b-0
2 B.Broussard 5 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 G.Zaun 3 Fly Out b-0
1 R.Johnson 3 Triple b-3
1 3 R.Adams 6 Sac Fly 3-H b-0
2 O.Hudson 1 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 C.Crisp 5 Ground Out b-0
1 G.Sizemore 3 Strike Out b-0
2 T.Hafner 6 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 V.Wells 5 Strike Out b-0
1 C.Koskie 5 Ground Out b-0
2 S.Hillenbrand 3 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 J.Peralta 4 Strike Out b-0
1 C.Blake 5 Ground Out b-0
2 V.Martinez 4 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 F.Catalanotto 3 Line Out b-0
1 A.Rios 5 Single b-1
1 1 G.Zaun 3 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 R.Belliard 4 Ground Out b-0
1 A.Boone 4 Walk b-1
1 1 B.Broussard 3 Strike Out b-0
2 1 C.Crisp 4 Pop Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 R.Johnson 3 Strike Out b-0
1 R.Adams 5 Pop Out b-0
2 O.Hudson 3 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0 G.Sizemore 5 Walk b-1
0 1 T.Hafner 6 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
2 J.Peralta 5 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Jason Frasor
2 1 C.Blake 4 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0 V.Wells 4 Double b-2
0 2 C.Koskie 6 Ground Out 2-3 b-0
1 3 S.Hillenbrand 4 Double 3-H b-2
1 2 F.Catalanotto 5 Single & Error - LF 2-H b-2
SUBSTITUTE P - Fernando Cabrera
1 2 A.Rios 3 Pop Out b-0
2 2 G.Zaun 1 Balk 2-3
2 3 G.Zaun 1 Passed Ball 3-H
2 G.Zaun 1 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0 V.Martinez 5 Single b-1
0 1 R.Belliard 6 Single 1-2 b-1
0 12 A.Boone 5 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Miguel Batista
0 123 B.Broussard 3 Force Play 3-H 2-3 1-o b-1
1 1 3 C.Crisp 5 Sac Fly 3-H b-0
2 1 G.Sizemore 4 Single 1-2 b-1
2 12 T.Hafner 5 Single 2-3 1-2 b-1
2 123 J.Peralta 4 Walk 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Scott Schoeneweis
2 123 C.Blake 4 Home Run 3-H 2-H 1-H b-H
2 V.Martinez 5 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0 R.Johnson 1 Single b-1
0 1 1 Stolen Base 1-2
0 2 R.Adams 6 Ground Out 2-3 b-0
1 3 O.Hudson 3 Foul Out b-0
2 3 V.Wells 2 Pop Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 R.Belliard 3 Fly Out b-0
1 A.Boone 6 Ground Out b-0
2 B.Broussard 4 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Bob Wickman
0 C.Koskie 5 Walk b-1
0 1 S.Hillenbrand 2 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
2 F.Catalanotto 3 Strike Out b-0






Friday, September 08, 2006

Another clutch performance for Elarton


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2005 Baltimore Orioles At 2005 Cleveland Indians 8/19/2005

Orioles AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
D.Newhan DH 4 0 0 0 .195 C.Crisp LF 4 1 0 0 .286
M.Mora 3B 3 1 1 1 .279 G.Sizemore CF 4 2 3 2 .285
B.Roberts 2B 3 0 0 0 .285 T.Hafner DH 4 1 2 2 .305
J.Gibbons RF 3 0 0 0 .250 J.Peralta SS 2 1 0 0 .303
R.Palmeiro 1B 2 0 0 0 .256 C.Blake RF 4 1 2 3 .220
M.Tejada SS 3 0 0 0 .305 V.Martinez C 4 0 1 0 .240
J.Lopez C 3 0 0 0 .289 A.Boone 3B 3 0 0 0 .207
B.Surhoff LF 2 0 1 0 .234 J.Hernandez 2B 4 1 1 0 .244
A-K.Reed PH 1 0 0 0 .500 B.Broussard 1B 3 0 1 0 .246
E.Marrero CF 2 0 0 0 .190
B-C.Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 .196
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 27 1 2 1 Totals 32 7 10 7

A-Pinch Hit For Surhoff In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Marrero In 9th Inning

Orioles......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0
Indians......... 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 - 7 10 0

Orioles (57-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
E.Bedard LOSS(6-7) 4 1/3 6 5 5 2 1 0 66 5.50
J.Grimsley 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 15 5.51
J.Maine 3 2/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 43 6.29
Totals 8 10 7 7 4 1 1

Indians (69-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Elarton WIN(10-8) 9 2 1 1 1 3 1 94 4.10
Totals 9 2 1 1 1 3 1

ATTENDANCE- 41,898 DATE- Friday, August 19th 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Bill Hohn, Doug Eddings, Bruce Dreckman
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 0 Indians: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 2 Indians: 2
DOUBLES- B.Surhoff(7th), G.Sizemore-2(23rd), T.Hafner(34th)
HOME RUNS- M.Mora(18th), C.Blake(17th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Broussard
WALKS- R.Palmeiro, C.Crisp, J.Peralta-2, A.Boone
STRIKE OUTS- D.Newhan, M.Mora, M.Tejada, G.Sizemore
GIDP- M.Tejada, V.Martinez, A.Boone

Scott Elarton pitched a 2 hitter as the Cleveland Indians defeated the
Baltimore Orioles 7 to 1 at Jacobs Field.

Elarton(10-8) simply dominated Baltimore. He allowed just 2 hits and 1 walk
in 9 innings. Cleveland managed 10 in their victory.

Erik Bedard(6-7) was the loser. Cleveland scored big getting 5 runs off him
in 4 and 1/3 innings.






Monday, September 04, 2006

NL Standings through August 14


Strat-O-Matic Report






The Reds are falling out of the race. Three teams are vying for the Wild Card!


NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2005 National League Date: 8/15/2005

TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2005 PHN 71 47 M.Cabrera FLN .345 C.Lee MLN 36 A.Jones ATN 95
2005 FLN 67 50 B.Clark MLN .345 T.Clark ARN 35 C.Utley PHN 95
2005 ATN 65 53 P.Lo Duca FLN .338 T.Glaus ARN 33 A.Pujols SLN 93
2005 NYN 56 61 K.Griffey CIN .336 A.Jones ATN 33 M.Cabrera FLN 91
2005 WAN 51 66 B.Giles SDN .333 D.Lee CHN 32 OTHERS TIED W 89

2005 SLN 74 44 WINS SAVES ERA
2005 HON 69 48 D.Willis FLN 16 B.Wagner PHN 27 R.Clemens HON 1.33
2005 MLN 69 49 R.Clemens HON 15 D.Turnbow MLN 25 P.Martine NYN 2.13
2005 CIN 56 61 A.Harang CIN 13 J.Isringh SLN 25 J.Beckett FLN 2.42
2005 CHN 54 64 R.Oswalt HON 13 T.Jones FLN 24 D.Willis FLN 2.58
2005 PIN 45 73 C.Carpent SLN 13 C.Cordero WAN 23 J.Peavy SDN 2.63

2005 LAN 65 52 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
2005 SDN 60 57 B.Ausmus HON 18 J.Reyes NYN 57 J.Peavy SDN 190
2005 ARN 53 66 B.Abreu PHN 13 J.Pierre FLN 54 P.Martine NYN 178
2005 SFN 47 69 M.Hollida CON 8 R.Furcal ATN 39 B.Myers PHN 164
2005 CON 38 80 J.Rollins PHN 8 W.Taveras HON 35 D.Davis MLN 163
R.Hernand SDN 8 J.Rollins PHN 29 C.Zambran CHN 161

YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
ARN 0 at ATN 6 SFN-Correia(1-2, 4.61) at CIN-Harang(13-3, 3.24)
SLN 13 at CHN 5 MLN-Sheets(8-7, 3.70) at CON-Cook(1-1, 3.86)
WAN 1 at CON 3 CHN-Rusch(4-2, 3.03) at HON-Rodrigu(2-6, 4.69)
SFN 5 at FLN 3 WAN-Hernand(8-9, 4.19) at PHN-Myers(10-8, 5.15)
PIN 3 at HON 5
NYN 3 at LAN 4
CIN 4 at MLN 5
PHN 10 at SDN 2

YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.Abreu PHN SDN 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 1
S.Seabol SLN CHN 5 1 2 5 0 1 1 0
K.Johnson ATN ARN 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0
N.Garciaparra CHN SLN 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
J.Rodriguez SLN CHN 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 0

PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Penny LAN NYN 7.1 3 2 1 0 11 0
R.Tejeda PHN SDN 9.0 6 2 2 2 8 0 W
M.Hampton ATN ARN 8.0 4 0 0 3 1 0 W
R.Springer HON PIN 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 W
T.Walker SFN FLN 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 S

WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
A.Kearns CIN .360 25 9 8 2 4 B.Fuentes CON 5 1 0 1 6 0 002
M.Alou SFN .429 21 9 4 4 3 P.Martinez NYN 16 6 1 4 12 1 100
A.Pujols SLN .368 38 14 12 6 5 Z.Duke PIN 16 12 1 3 14 0 200
D.Lee CHN .400 35 14 9 7 4 C.Park SDN 9 3 0 4 7 0 100
M.Barrett CHN .296 27 8 11 4 3 J.Valverde ARN 5 3 0 0 4 0 101

WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.Lopez CIN .111 27 3 0 1 0 J.Schmidt SFN 6 8 9 4 5 1 020
J.Castillo PIN .200 30 6 0 0 0 S.Williamson CHN 5 11 10 7 3 1 000
G.Jenkins MLN .121 33 4 0 3 0 R.Hill CHN 10 10 12 16 8 2 010
J.Carroll WAN .120 25 3 0 3 0 K.Correia SFN 5 8 5 2 3 4 010
A.Gonzalez FLN .167 24 4 1 1 0 N.Lowry SFN 10 15 10 4 8 1 010

INJURY REPORT
J.Burnitz, Chicago (NL) - 2 more games
R.Aurilia, Cincinnati - 8 more games
R.Freel, Cincinnati - 8 more games
J.Valentin, Cincinnati - 3 more games
A.Dunn, Cincinnati - 2 more games
A.Miles, Colorado - 3 more games
C.Delgado, Florida - 2 more games
A.Perez, Los Angeles(NL) - 8 more games
M.Cairo, New York (NL) - 10 more games
H.Cota, Pittsburgh - 2 more games
J.Edmonds, St. Louis - 1 more games
C.Guzman, Washington - 8 more games
J.Guillen, Washington - 7 more games






AL Standings through Sunday August 14


Strat-O-Matic Report






Tied atop the Central again! Yankees making their move out East, while A's pitching dominates the West.



NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2005 American League Date: 8/15/2005

TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2005 BOA 65 51 M.Young TEA .359 A.Rodrigu NYA 38 M.Ramirez BOA 127
2005 NYA 59 58 J.Damon BOA .339 M.Ramirez BOA 35 J.Cantu TBA 99
2005 TBA 59 59 J.Lugo TBA .330 D.Ortiz BOA 34 A.Rodrigu NYA 90
2005 TOA 57 60 T.Graffan *** .327 P.Konerko CHA 30 D.Ortiz BOA 89
2005 BAA 57 61 V.Guerrer LAA .324 V.Guerrer LAA 29 C.Everett CHA 88

2005 CLA 66 51 WINS SAVES ERA
2005 CHA 66 51 J.Garland CHA 15 H.Street OAA 30 R.Harden OAA 1.63
2005 MNA 55 62 J.Blanton OAA 13 B.Ryan BAA 27 J.Garland CHA 2.17
2005 DEA 53 64 D.Haren OAA 13 F.Rodrigu LAA 27 R.Hallada TOA 2.41
2005 KCA 50 67 OTHERS TIED W 12 M.Rivera NYA 27 K.Millwoo CLA 2.73
D.Hermans CHA 26 P.Byrd LAA 2.88
2005 OAA 73 44
2005 LAA 63 53 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
2005 TEA 51 67 T.Lee TBA 14 C.Figgins LAA 54 J.Santana MNA 173
2005 SEA 45 71 M.Ramirez BOA 13 J.Lugo TBA 35 J.Lackey LAA 170
D.Erstad LAA 13 I.Suzuki SEA 28 R.Johnson NYA 165
M.Ellis OAA 12 C.Crawfor TBA 26 D.Cabrera BAA 151
OTHERS TIED W 10 T.Womack NYA 24 S.Kazmir TBA 145

YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
TOA 10 at BAA 3 MNA-Lohse(6-5, 3.57) at CHA-Contrer(10-8, 3.81)
CHA 4 at BOA 1 BOA-Arroyo(6-15, 4.99) at DEA-Douglas(3-3, 3.83)
TBA 7 at CLA 4 TOA-Chacin(11-8, 3.19) at LAA-Santana(5-6, 5.86)
DEA 4 at KCA 10 BAA-Lopez(7-11, 5.22) at OAA-Zito(11-9, 3.91)
TEA 4 at NYA 9 KCA-Hernand(6-9, 6.68) at SEA-Hernand(1-1, 1.76)
MNA 0 at OAA 6 NYA-Wright(1-2, 9.00) at TBA-Fossum(6-4, 3.93)
LAA 5 at SEA 6

YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
G.Zaun TOA BAA 5 3 3 5 0 0 2 0
M.Tejada BAA TOA 4 2 4 2 0 0 2 0
M.Stairs KCA DEA 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 0
R.Cano NYA TEA 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 0
D.Johnson OAA MNA 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 0

PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Harden OAA MNA 9.0 3 0 0 0 10 0 W
W.Miller BOA CHA 5.2 1 0 0 0 4 0
D.Baez TBA CLA 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 S
M.Wood KCA DEA 9.0 6 4 4 1 7 2 W
J.Crain MNA OAA 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 0

WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
A.Rodriguez NYA .457 46 21 20 3 9 F.Rodriguez LAA 5 1 0 0 4 0 102
M.Ramirez BOA .320 25 8 9 4 4 C.Dingman DEA 5 1 0 1 4 0 003
J.Posada NYA .387 31 12 8 7 4 S.Kline BAA 9 4 0 2 6 0 200
C.Shelton DEA .459 37 17 13 2 4 B.Zito OAA 6 1 1 1 5 0 100
G.Zaun TOA .389 36 14 10 4 3 T.Corcoran TBA 8 2 0 3 5 0 100

WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Ryan MNA .120 25 3 0 1 0 B.Colon LAA 7 19 13 2 3 2 020
A.Boone CLA .143 35 5 1 0 0 S.Downs TOA 6 14 13 3 5 2 020
G.Matthews Jr TEA .088 34 3 3 2 0 K.Loe TEA 8 15 14 7 2 2 010
V.Guerrero LAA .179 28 5 1 1 0 J.Benoit TEA 11 19 13 11 13 3 020
S.Stewart MNA .156 32 5 1 2 0 Z.Greinke KCA 8 13 10 2 5 1 020

INJURY REPORT
L.Matos, Baltimore - 14 more games
S.Sosa, Baltimore - 2 more games
E.Bedard, Baltimore - 1 more games
E.Marrero, Baltimore - 3 more games
M.Ordonez, Detroit - 1 more games
V.Wilson, Detroit - 5 more games
D.Dejesus, Kansas City - 13 more games
J.Mauer, Minnesota - 3 more games
A.Beltre, Seattle - 2 more games
K.Gryboski, Texas - 2 more games
S.Hillenbrand, Toronto - 1 more games