Baseball on this Date - Thursday August 30,2012

Standings as of 2012-08-30

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	3	Baltimore Orioles	130	75	55	.577	--	548	592	-44	40-27	35-28	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	32	18	14	.563
2	2	5	New York Yankees	130	73	57	.562	2.0	629	533	96	42-24	31-33	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Girardi	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	32	22	10	.688
3	7	12	Tampa Bay Rays	131	69	62	.527	6.5	548	476	72	37-28	32-34	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Andrew Friedman	Tropicana Field	31	21	10	.677
4	12	25	Boston Red Sox	132	60	72	.455	16.0	647	625	22	33-37	27-35	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bobby Valentine	Ben Cherington	Fenway Park	30	9	21	.300
5	13	27	Toronto Blue Jays	130	56	74	.431	19.0	592	624	-32	31-31	25-43	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Farrell	Alex Anthopoulos	Rogers Centre	32	17	15	.531
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	3	6	Chicago White Sox	130	72	58	.554	--	614	541	73	41-23	31-35	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Robin Ventura	Kenny Williams	U.S. Cellular Field	32	13	19	.406
2	4	7	Detroit Tigers	130	71	59	.546	1.0	589	560	29	42-23	29-36	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Leyland	Dave Dombrowski	Comerica Park	32	17	15	.531
3	9	14	Kansas City Royals	130	67	63	.515	5.0	538	589	-51	36-26	31-37	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	32	5	27	.156
4	10	22	Cleveland Indians	131	61	70	.466	11.5	532	684	-152	34-32	27-38	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Manny Acta	Chris Antonetti	Progressive Field	31	7	24	.226
5	14	29	Minnesota Twins	131	51	80	.389	21.5	570	675	-105	23-42	28-38	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Gardenhire	Terry Ryan	Target Field	31	15	16	.484
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	5	8	Los Angeles Angels	131	71	60	.542	--	622	587	35	35-30	36-30	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Jerry Dipoto	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	31	18	13	.581
2	6	9	Oakland Athletics	130	70	60	.538	0.5	540	484	56	37-29	33-31	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	Billy Beane	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	2	-6	8	-3.000
3	8	13	Texas Rangers	130	67	63	.515	3.5	670	559	111	39-29	28-34	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Washington	Jon Daniels	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	32	26	6	.813
4	11	24	Seattle Mariners	132	60	72	.455	11.5	517	519	-2	33-30	27-42	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Eric Wedge	Jack Zduriencik	Safeco Field	30	15	15	.500
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	2	2	Washington Nationals	130	76	54	.585	--	567	464	103	37-24	39-30	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Davey Johnson	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	32	22	10	.688
2	6	15	Atlanta Braves	131	67	64	.511	9.5	593	510	83	33-32	34-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	Frank Wren	Turner Field	31	27	4	.871
4	8	17	Miami Marlins	131	65	66	.496	11.5	498	589	-91	34-28	31-38	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ozzie Guillen		Marlins Park	31	4	27	.129
3	7	16	New York Mets	131	65	66	.496	11.5	548	584	-36	32-33	33-33	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Collins	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	31	9	22	.290
5	10	19	Philadelphia Phillies	131	63	68	.481	13.5	540	568	-28	34-35	29-33	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Charlie Manuel	Ruben Amaro	Citizens Bank Park	31	18	13	.581
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	1	1	Cincinnati Reds	132	79	53	.598	--	577	498	79	41-25	38-28	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dusty Baker	Walt Jocketty	Great American Ballpark	30	18	12	.600
2	4	10	Pittsburgh Pirates	130	69	61	.531	9.0	541	517	24	36-30	33-31	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	32	10	22	.313
3	9	18	St. Louis Cardinals	131	64	67	.489	14.5	633	527	106	37-29	27-38	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Matheny	John Mozeliak	Busch Stadium III	31	24	7	.774
4	12	21	Milwaukee Brewers	130	61	69	.469	17.0	609	597	12	37-29	24-40	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Roenicke	Douglas Melvin	Miller Park	32	22	10	.688
5	15	28	Chicago Cubs	130	54	76	.415	24.0	488	599	-111	33-32	21-44	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dale Sveum	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	32	7	25	.219
6	16	30	Houston Astros	131	48	83	.366	30.5	478	672	-194	30-35	18-48	L5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tony DeFrancesco	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	31	7	24	.226
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	4	San Francisco Giants	131	75	56	.573	--	565	526	39	38-27	37-29	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Brian Sabean	AT&T Park	31	19	12	.613
2	5	11	Los Angeles Dodgers	132	70	62	.530	5.5	532	506	26	33-32	37-30	L5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Ned Colletti	Dodger Stadium	30	16	14	.533
3	11	20	San Diego Padres	132	63	69	.477	12.5	508	555	-47	33-33	30-36	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bud Black	Josh Byrnes	Petco Park	30	13	17	.433
4	13	23	Arizona Diamondbacks	132	61	71	.462	14.5	582	557	25	31-36	30-35	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kirk Gibson	Kevin Towers	Chase Field	30	20	10	.667
5	14	26	Colorado Rockies	129	58	71	.450	16.0	615	713	-98	33-35	25-36	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Tracy	Daniel O'Dowd	Coors Field	33	6	27	.182

Transactions

Top

Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
Zack Britton	SP	24.252	Baltimore Orioles	Norfolk (AAA)	Optioned to Norfolk (AAA)
Daniel Bard	RP	27.066	Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox (MLB)	Recalled from Pawtucket (AAA)
Brian Bruney	P	30.194	Chicago White Sox	Charlotte (AAA)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Tyler Flowers	c	26.218	Chicago White Sox	Chicago White Sox (MLB)	Placed on Paternity Leave
Hector Gimenez	c	29.336	Chicago White Sox	Chicago White Sox (MLB)	Contract purchased from Charlotte (AAA)
Gregory Infante	P	25.051	-		Released by White Sox
Jose Lopez	3b	28.280	Chicago White Sox	Chicago White Sox (MLB)	Contract purchased from Charlotte (AAA)
Matt Guerrier	RP	34.028	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	Activated from DL
Josh Wall	RP	25.221	Los Angeles Dodgers	Albuquerque (AAA)	Optioned to Albuquerque (AAA)
Hector Luna	3B	30.210	-		Refused minor league assignment. Elected free agency
Dee Gordon	SS	24.130	Los Angeles Dodgers	Albuquerque (AAA)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Zach Stewart	SP	25.336	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Optioned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Dylan Axelrod	SP	27.031	Chicago White Sox	Charlotte (AAA)	Optioned to Charlotte (AAA)
Dallas Keuchel	SP	24.242	Houston Astros	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Optioned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
Matt Dominguez	3b	23.002	Houston Astros	Houston Astros (MLB)	Recalled from Oklahoma CIty (AAA)
Fautino De Los Santos	P	26.196	Milwaukee Brewers	Nashville (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Andres Santiago	P	22.308	Los Angeles Dodgers	Chattanooga (AA)	Placed on temporarily inactive list
Matty Johnson	LF-RF	24.142	Boston Red Sox	Salem (A+)	Activated from DL
Phil Wetherell	P	22.325	New York Yankees	Charleston (sc) (A)	Activated from temporary inactive list
Eudy Pina	CF	21.140	New York Mets	Brooklyn (A-)	DL-7 Injured
Tyler Gaffney	OF	21.132	Pittsburgh Pirates	State College (A-)	DL-7 Injured
J.T. Watkins	C	23.000	Boston Red Sox	Lowell (A-)	Military Leave
Seth Schwindenhammer	LF-RF	21.060	Boston Red Sox	Lowell (A-)	DL-7 Injured
Kendrick Perkins	LF	20.353	Boston Red Sox	Lowell (A-)	DL-7 Injured
Lance Breedlove	P	21.363	Pittsburgh Pirates	State College (A-)	DL-7 Injured
Zach Good	P	20.083	Boston Red Sox	Lowell (A-)	DL-7 Injured
Mallex Smith	OF	19.116	San Diego Padres	Eugene (A-)	DL-7 Injured
Clark Murphy	1B	22.255	San Diego Padres	Eugene (A-)	Activated from DL
Tyson Van Winkle	C	24.210			Announced retirement
Victor Capellan	P	23.037			Released by Diamondbacks
Donny Medlinger	P	21.335			Released by Diamondbacks
Jarrod Parks	3B	24.098			Released by Angels
Marc Bourgeois	LF	23.168			Released by Diamondbacks
Porfirio Lopez	P	22.159			Released by Pirates
Brian Dice	C	24.327			Released by Marlins
Bryan Berglund	P	21.301			Released by Marlins
Daniel Barbuena	SS-2B	19.160			Released by Cardinals
Matthew Budgell	P	19.334			Announced retirement
Ronald Pena	P	20.346	Washington Nationals	Auburn (A-)	Assigned to Auburn (A-)
Dustin Umberger	P	25.201	Chicago White Sox	Birmingham (AA)	Assigned to Birmingham (AA)

Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Boston Red Sox	2	Los Angeles Angels	5	Box	Zack Greinke	Jon Lester	Ernesto Frieri
Chicago White Sox	3	Baltimore Orioles	5	Box	Zachary Britton	Jose Quintana	Jim Johnson
Oakland Athletics	12	Cleveland Indians	7	Box	Jarrod Parker	Justin Masterson	(none)
Detroit Tigers	1	Kansas City Royals	2	Box	Jeremy Guthrie	Rick Porcello	Kelvin Herrera
Seattle Mariners	5	Minnesota Twins	4	Box	Blake Beavan	Brian Duensing	Tom Wilhelmsen
Tampa Bay Rays	0	Toronto Blue Jays	2	Box	Carlos Villanueva	Matt Moore	Casey Janssen
Milwaukee Brewers	11	Chicago Cubs	12	Box	Carlos Marmol	Francisco Rodriguez	(none)
San Francisco Giants	8	Houston Astros	4	Box	Ryan Vogelsong	Fernando Rodriguez	Sergio Romo
Arizona Diamondbacks	2	Los Angeles Dodgers	0	Box	Ian Kennedy	Clayton Kershaw	J.J. Putz
New York Mets	2	Philadelphia Phillies	3	Box	Kyle Kendrick	Jonathon Niese	Jonathan Papelbon
St. Louis Cardinals	1	Washington Nationals	8	Box	Edwin Jackson	Jaime Garcia	(none)

Thursday August 30,2012This date in baseball
Follow TBC on Twitter and Facebook

Select a Date

Games on 2012-08-30

Standings as of 2012-08-30

Transactions

Month	Day	Year

Thursday August 30,2012This date in baseballFollow TBC on Twitter and Facebook

Select a Date

Games on 2012-08-30

Standings as of 2012-08-30

Transactions

Thursday August 30,2012This date in baseball
Follow TBC on Twitter and Facebook