Baseball on this Date - Wednesday July 4,2012

Standings as of 2012-07-04

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2012 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	New York Yankees	81	48	33	.593	--	384	326	58	26-15	22-18	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Girardi	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	81	47	34	.580
2	3	7	Baltimore Orioles	81	45	36	.556	3.0	341	367	-26	24-18	21-18	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	81	48	33	.593
3	7	13	Tampa Bay Rays	82	44	38	.537	4.5	342	340	2	25-18	19-20	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Andrew Friedman	Tropicana Field	80	46	34	.575
4	9	16	Toronto Blue Jays	82	42	40	.512	6.5	411	384	27	23-18	19-22	W4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Farrell	Alex Anthopoulos	Rogers Centre	80	31	49	.388
5	12	27	Boston Red Sox	82	34	48	.415	14.5	411	361	50	18-24	16-24	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bobby Valentine	Ben Cherington	Fenway Park	80	35	45	.438
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2012 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	4	8	Kansas City Royals	80	44	36	.550	--	325	360	-35	21-16	23-20	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	82	28	54	.341
2	6	12	Chicago White Sox	81	44	37	.543	0.5	392	332	60	24-18	20-19	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Robin Ventura	Kenny Williams	U.S. Cellular Field	81	41	40	.506
3	8	14	Detroit Tigers	82	43	39	.524	2.0	361	368	-7	22-16	21-23	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Leyland	Dave Dombrowski	Comerica Park	80	45	35	.563
4	10	17	Cleveland Indians	81	41	40	.506	3.5	366	393	-27	21-20	20-20	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Manny Acta	Chris Antonetti	Progressive Field	81	27	54	.333
5	13	28	Minnesota Twins	81	33	48	.407	11.5	340	425	-85	16-26	17-22	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Gardenhire	Terry Ryan	Target Field	81	33	48	.407
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2012 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	4	Los Angeles Angels	82	47	35	.573	--	358	324	34	21-18	26-17	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Jerry Dipoto	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	80	42	38	.525
2	5	9	Texas Rangers	82	45	37	.549	2.0	433	351	82	25-17	20-20	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Washington	Jon Daniels	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	80	48	32	.600
3	11	19	Oakland Athletics	83	40	43	.482	7.5	312	307	5	21-20	19-23	W4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	Billy Beane	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	49	24	25	.490
4	14	30	Seattle Mariners	84	31	53	.369	17.0	328	358	-30	16-25	15-28	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Eric Wedge	Jack Zduriencik	Safeco Field	78	44	34	.564
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2012 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	2	Washington Nationals	79	46	33	.582	--	334	275	59	23-13	23-20	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Davey Johnson	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	83	52	31	.627
2	2	3	New York Mets	82	47	35	.573	0.5	378	353	25	26-16	21-19	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Collins	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	80	27	53	.338
3	6	11	Miami Marlins	81	44	37	.543	3.0	321	380	-59	26-18	18-19	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ozzie Guillen		Marlins Park	81	25	56	.309
4	11	22	Philadelphia Phillies	83	38	45	.458	10.0	357	375	-18	19-22	19-23	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Charlie Manuel	Ruben Amaro	Citizens Bank Park	79	43	36	.544
5	12	23	Atlanta Braves	81	36	45	.444	11.0	369	348	21	16-25	20-20	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	Frank Wren	Turner Field	81	58	23	.716
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2012 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	5	10	Pittsburgh Pirates	81	44	37	.543	--	322	304	18	24-15	20-22	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	81	35	46	.432
2	7	15	Cincinnati Reds	81	42	39	.519	2.0	341	307	34	21-18	21-21	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dusty Baker	Walt Jocketty	Great American Ballpark	81	55	26	.679
3	8	18	Milwaukee Brewers	81	40	41	.494	4.0	369	379	-10	23-19	17-22	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Roenicke	Douglas Melvin	Miller Park	81	43	38	.531
4	10	21	St. Louis Cardinals	82	38	44	.463	6.5	410	345	65	18-21	20-23	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Matheny	John Mozeliak	Busch Stadium III	80	50	30	.625
5	13	24	Houston Astros	82	35	47	.427	9.5	334	399	-65	25-17	10-30	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brad Mills	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	80	20	60	.250
6	15	26	Chicago Cubs	81	34	47	.420	10.0	298	369	-71	18-21	16-26	W6	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dale Sveum	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	81	27	54	.333
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2012 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	5	Los Angeles Dodgers	83	47	36	.566	--	321	304	17	26-17	21-19	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Ned Colletti	Dodger Stadium	79	39	40	.494
2	4	6	San Francisco Giants	82	46	36	.561	0.5	324	319	5	26-16	20-20	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Brian Sabean	AT&T Park	80	48	32	.600
3	9	20	Arizona Diamondbacks	81	39	42	.481	7.0	357	354	3	20-20	19-22	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kirk Gibson	Kevin Towers	Chase Field	81	42	39	.519
4	14	25	San Diego Padres	83	35	48	.422	12.0	296	364	-68	16-24	19-24	W7	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bud Black	Josh Byrnes	Petco Park	79	41	38	.519
5	16	29	Colorado Rockies	81	32	49	.395	14.0	401	465	-64	19-24	13-25	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Tracy	Daniel O'Dowd	Coors Field	81	32	49	.395

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
Clayton Mortensen	RP	27.085	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Optioned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Justin Germano	RP	29.332	Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox (MLB)	Contract purchased from Pawtucket (AAA)
Steve Johnson	P	24.308	Baltimore Orioles	Norfolk (AAA)	Optioned to Norfolk (AAA)
Chris Tillman	P	24.080	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore Orioles (MLB)	Recalled from Norfolk (AAA)
Justin Hampson	RP	32.041	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Jordany Valdespin	lf	24.194	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Recalled from Buffalo (AAA)
Travis Hafner	dh	35.031	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Activated from DL
Shelley Duncan	lf	32.279	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Placed on Paternity Leave List
Jesse Crain	RP	30.364	Chicago White Sox	Chicago White Sox (MLB)	DL-15 Right shoulder inflammation
Deunte Heath	P	26.310	Chicago White Sox	Chicago White Sox (MLB)	Recalled from Charlotte (AAA)
Mitch Maier	rf	30.004	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Nate Adcock	RP	24.130	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	Recalled from Omaha (AAA)
Louis Coleman	RP	26.091	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	Recalled from Omaha (AAA)
Nick Blackburn	SP	30.130	Minnesota Twins	Rochester (AAA)	Optioned to Rochester (AAA)
Casey Fien	RP	28.257	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota Twins (MLB)	Contract purchased from Rochester (AAA)
Darnell McDonald	cf	33.229	New York Yankees	New York Yankees (MLB)	Claimed off waivers from Red Sox
Ben Sheets	P	33.351	Atlanta Braves	Mississippi (AA)	Assigned to Mississippi (AA)
Felix Perez	RF	27.232	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Willie Harris	LF	34.012	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Jeff Howell	C	29.094	Washington Nationals	Syracuse (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Corey Wimberly	2B	28.252	New York Mets	Buffalo (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	28.297	Boston Red Sox	Portland (AA)	Assigned to Portland (AA) for rehab
Jose Lozada	3B-SS	26.187	Washington Nationals	Harrisburg (AA)	Activated from DL
Devin Ivany	C	29.342	Washington Nationals	Harrisburg (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Chad Tracy	3B	32.043	Washington Nationals	Potomac (A+)	Assigned to Potomac (A+) for Rehab
Emilio Bonifacio	SS-3B	27.072	Miami Marlins	Jupiter (A+)	Assigned to Jupiter (A+) for rehab
Alan Ahmady	RF-LF	24.203	St. Louis Cardinals	Palm Beach (A+)	Activated from DL
Cole Leonida	C	23.191	Washington Nationals	Hagerstown (A)	DL-7 Injured
Josh Outman	SP	27.293	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Assigned to Colorado Springs (AAA)
Carlos Torres	RP	29.255	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Rockies (MLB)	Recalled from Colorado Springs (AAA)
Sandy Leon	C	23.113	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals (MLB)	Activated from DL
Jeremy Hefner	RP	26.115	New York Mets	Buffalo (AAA)	Optioned to Buffalo (AAA)
Pedro Beato	RP	25.250	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Recalled from Buffalo (AAA)
Mark Ellis	2b	35.028	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	Activated from DL
Andre Ethier	rf	30.085	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	Dl-15 Strained left oblique
Carlos Lee	1b	36.014	Miami Marlins	Miami Marlins (MLB)	Traded from Astros for Matt Dominguez and Rob Rasmussen
Rob Rasmussen	P	23.093	Houston Astros	Houston Astros (MLB)	Traded from Marlins with Matt Dominguez for Carlos Lee
Andrew Cashner	SP	25.296	San Diego Padres	San Diego Padres (MLB)	DL-15 Strained lat muscle
Brad Brach	RP	26.083	San Diego Padres	San Diego Padres (MLB)	Recalled from Tucson (AAA)
Matt Dominguez	3b	22.310	Houston Astros	Houston Astros (MLB)	Traded from Marlins with Rob Rasmussen for Carlos Lee
Chris Tillman	SP	24.080	Baltimore Orioles	Norfolk (AAA)	Optioned to Norfolk (AAA)
Mike Carp	LF-1B	26.004	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma (AAA)	Assigned to Tacoma (AAA) for rehab
Gaby Sanchez	1b	28.306	Miami Marlins	New Orleans (AAA)	Optioned to New Orleans (AAA)
Scott Richmond	RP	32.309	Toronto Blue Jays	Las Vegas (AAA)	Optioned to Las Vegas (AAA)
Charlie Blackmon	RF-LF	26.003	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Activated from DL
Jared Wells	P	30.246	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Dl-7 Chest strain
Damon Sublett	LF	26.285	New York Yankees	Trenton (AA)	DL-7 Left groin tightness
Shane Brown	LF	24.175	New York Yankees	Trenton (AA)	Activated from DL
Ronnie Welty	RF	24.167	Baltimore Orioles	Bowie (AA)	Activated from DL
Brad McElroy	LF-CF	26.071	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	Activated from DL
Chris Joyce	P	22.191	Cincinnati Reds	Bakersfield (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Cole White	1B	24.164	Kansas City Royals	Wilmington (A+)	DL-7 Right shoulder
Derek Law	P	21.293	San Francisco Giants	Augusta (A)	Activated from DL
Eric Phillips	IF	21.353	Toronto Blue Jays	Vancouver (A-)	DL-7 Injured
Ramon Hernandez	c	36.045	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Assigned to Colorado Springs (AAA)
Tyson Blaser	C	24.209	New York Yankees	Charleston (sc) (A)	Assigned to Charleston (Sc) (A)
Aaron Dudley	C	24.138	Miami Marlins	Jupiter (A+)	Assigned to Jupiter (A+)
Miguel Perez	C	28.283	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indianapolis (AAA)	Assigned to Indianapolis (AAA)
Adam Loewen	RF	28.086	New York Mets	Buffalo (AAA)	Assigned to Buffalo (AAA)
Jesus Valdez	RF	27.244	Washington Nationals	Syracuse (AAA)	Assigned to Syracuse (AAA)
Luis Exposito	c	25.165	Baltimore Orioles	Gulf Coast Orioles (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Orioles (Rk) for rehab
John Ryan Murphy	C	21.052	New York Yankees	Trenton (AA)	Assigned to Trenton (AA)
Yazy Arbelo	1B	24.088	Arizona Diamondbacks	Visalia (A+)	Assigned to Visalia (A+)
Ben Lasater	1B	28.040	Miami Marlins	Jacksonville (AA)	Assigned to Jacksonville (AA)
Elio Sarmiento	C	26.014	Texas Rangers	Round Rock (AAA)	Assigned to Round Rock (AAA)
Zach Lutz	3B	26.031	New York Mets	St. Lucie (A+)	Assigned to St. Lucie (A+)
Austin Nola	SS	22.188	Miami Marlins	Greensboro (A)	Assigned to Greensboro (A)
Luis Sanz	C	24.228	Detroit Tigers	Erie (AA)	Assigned to Erie (AA)
Dean Green	1B	23.004	Detroit Tigers	Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)
Rob Segedin	3B	23.236	New York Yankees	Trenton (AA)	Assigned to Trenton (AA)
Avisail Garcia	RF	21.022	Detroit Tigers	Erie (AA)	Assigned to Erie (AA)
Stephen Malcolm	UT	22.086	Philadelphia Phillies	Williamsport (A-)	Assigned to Williamsport (A-)
Zack Kometani	1B	22.220	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne (A)	Assigned to Fort Wayne (A)
Geoff Rowan	C	22.247	Tampa Bay Rays	Gulf Coast Rays (Rk)
Luis Castillo	CF	23.050	Detroit Tigers	Lakeland (A+)	Assigned to Lakeland (A+)
Roberto De La Cruz	3B	21.236	Colorado Rockies	Tri-City (A-)	Assigned to Tri-City (A-)
Roberto De La Cruz	3B	21.236	St. Louis Cardinals	Quad Cities (A)	Assigned to Quad Cities (A)
Eduardo Sosa	CF	21.112	New York Yankees	Charleston (sc) (A)	Assigned to Charleston (Sc) (A)
Sam Bates	1B	22.139	Kansas City Royals	Idaho Falls (Rk)
Bob Stumpo	C	24.353	Philadelphia Phillies	Reading (AA)	Assigned to Reading (AA)
Kyung-Min Na	LF-CF	20.205	San Diego Padres	San Antonio (AA)	Assigned to San Antonio (AA)
Sam Palace	IF	25.336	Washington Nationals	Hagerstown (A)	Assigned to Hagerstown (A)
Jean Delgado	2B	19.149	San Francisco Giants	Arizona Giants (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Giants (Rk)
Wagner Mateo	CF-1B	19.096	Arizona Diamondbacks	Yakima (A-)	Assigned to Yakima (A-)
Carlos Ramirez		21.071	Toronto Blue Jays	Vancouver (A-)	Assigned to Vancouver (A-)
Quinten Davis	OF	19.337	Los Angeles Angels	Arizona Angels (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Angels (Rk)
Shaun Valeriote	3B	22.163	Toronto Blue Jays	Gulf Coast Blue Jays (Rk)
J.R. Ballinger	P	24.093	Chicago White Sox	Charlotte (AAA)	Assigned to Charlotte (AAA)
Kevin Brahney	P	23.330	Boston Red Sox	Greenville (A)	Assigned to Greenville (A)
Ryan Buch	P	24.239	Chicago White Sox	Winston-Salem (A+)	Assigned to Winston-Salem (A+)
Matt Jackson	P	24.199	San Diego Padres	Tucson (AAA)	Assigned to Tucson (AAA)
Matt Buschmann	P	28.142	Tampa Bay Rays	Montgomery (AA)	Assigned to Montgomery (AA)
Juan Gutierrez	P	28.356	Kansas City Royals	Arizona Royals (Rk)
Cole McCurry	P	26.282	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Eddie Kunz	P	26.087	San Diego Padres	San Antonio (AA)	Assigned to San Antonio (AA)
Alex Koronis	P	24.182	Tampa Bay Rays	Charlotte (A+)	Assigned to Charlotte (A+)
Ryan Duke	P	23.280	Philadelphia Phillies	Reading (AA)	Assigned to Reading (AA)
Austin Brough	P	24.208	Philadelphia Phillies	Lakewood (A)	Assigned to Lakewood (A)
Dan Lazzaroni	OF	23.346	San Diego Padres	Lake Elsinore (A+)	Assigned to Lake Elsinore (A+)
Tyler Gagnon	P	23.104	Colorado Rockies	Tri-City (A-)
Josh Turley	P	21.312	Detroit Tigers	Connecticut (A-)
Matt Lollis	P	21.296	San Diego Padres	Lake Elsinore (A+)	Assigned to Lake Elsinore (A+)
David Starn	P	22.046	Atlanta Braves	Rome (A)
Kyle Simon	P	21.320	Philadelphia Phillies	Clearwater (A+)	Assigned to Clearwater (A+)
Nick Gillung	P	23.129	St. Louis Cardinals	Johnson City (Rk)	Assigned to Johnson City (Rk)
Richie Mirowski	P	23.065	Washington Nationals	Hagerstown (A)	Assigned to Hagerstown (A)
Alan Garcia	P	21.191	Los Angeles Dodgers	Ogden (Rk)	Assigned to Ogden (Rk)
Andrew Stueve	P	23.088	Kansas City Royals	Wilmington (A+)	Assigned to Wilmington (A+)
Yunior De Jesus	P	23.285	Seattle Mariners	High Desert (A+)	Assigned to High Desert (A+)
Zachary Bird	P	17.355	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arizona Dodgers (Rk)
Jorge de Jesus		20.169	Texas Rangers	Arizona Rangers (Rk)
Moises Rivas		21.262	Philadelphia Phillies	Lakewood (A)	Assigned to Lakewood (A)
Adrian Rivero	P	21.035	Atlanta Braves	Dominican Braves (Rk)	Assigned to DSL Braves (Rk)

Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Texas Rangers	4	Chicago White Sox	5	Box	Addison Reed	Mike Adams	(none)
Los Angeles Angels	3	Cleveland Indians	12	Box	Derek Lowe	Ervin Santana	(none)
Minnesota Twins	1	Detroit Tigers	5	Box	Justin Verlander	Brian Duensing	(none)
Boston Red Sox	2	Oakland Athletics	3	Box	Grant Balfour	Aaron Cook	Ryan Cook
Baltimore Orioles	4	Seattle Mariners	2	Box	Chris Tillman	Hector Noesi	Jim Johnson
New York Yankees	4	Tampa Bay Rays	3	Box	Boone Logan	Kyle Farnsworth	Rafael Soriano
Kansas City Royals	1	Toronto Blue Jays	4	Box	Carlos Villanueva	Luis Mendoza	Casey Janssen
San Diego Padres	8	Arizona Diamondbacks	6	Box	Luke Gregerson	David Hernandez	Huston Street
Chicago Cubs	5	Atlanta Braves	1	Box	Paul Maholm	Randall Delgado	(none)
Cincinnati Reds	1	Los Angeles Dodgers	4	Box	Aaron Harang	Mike Leake	Kenley Jansen
Miami Marlins	7	Milwaukee Brewers	6	Box	Wade LeBlanc	Manny Parra	Heath Bell
Philadelphia Phillies	9	New York Mets	2	Box	Cliff Lee	Chris Young	(none)
Houston Astros	4	Pittsburgh Pirates	6	Box	Kevin Correia	Dallas Keuchel	Joel Hanrahan
Colorado Rockies	1	St. Louis Cardinals	4	Box	Adam Wainwright	Jeremy Guthrie	Jason Motte
San Francisco Giants	4	Washington Nationals	9	Box	Edwin Jackson	Madison Bumgarner	(none)

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