Baseball on this Date - Monday August 17,2015

Standings as of 2015-08-17.

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	6	New York Yankees	117	65	52	.556	--	559	495	64	33-21	32-31	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Girardi	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	45	22	23	.489
2	3	7	Toronto Blue Jays	119	65	54	.546	1.0	622	484	138	40-23	25-31	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Gibbons	Alex Anthopoulos	Rogers Centre	43	28	15	.651
3	5	11	Baltimore Orioles	117	61	56	.521	4.0	526	455	71	38-21	23-35	W4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	45	20	25	.444
4	9	14	Tampa Bay Rays	118	59	59	.500	6.5	446	455	-9	30-29	29-30	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kevin Cash	Matt Silverman	Tropicana Field	44	21	23	.477
5	14	24	Boston Red Sox	118	52	66	.441	13.5	529	586	-57	29-30	23-36	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Torey Lovullo	Ben Cherington	Fenway Park	44	26	18	.591
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	2	Kansas City Royals	117	71	46	.607	--	513	436	77	42-20	29-26	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	45	24	21	.533
2	8	15	Minnesota Twins	118	59	59	.500	12.5	500	525	-25	38-24	21-35	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Paul Molitor	Terry Ryan	Target Field	44	24	20	.545
3	10	19	Detroit Tigers	117	56	61	.479	15.0	510	562	-52	28-30	28-31	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brad Ausmus	Alberto Avila	Comerica Park	44	18	26	.409
4	11	20	Chicago White Sox	116	55	61	.474	15.5	434	500	-66	30-28	25-33	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Robin Ventura	Rick Hahn	U.S. Cellular Field	46	21	25	.457
5	12	21	Cleveland Indians	117	55	62	.470	16.0	471	487	-16	24-34	31-28	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Chris Antonetti	Progressive Field	44	26	18	.591
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	4	9	Houston Astros	119	64	55	.538	--	517	443	74	40-20	24-35	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	A.J. Hinch	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	43	22	21	.512
2	6	12	Los Angeles Angels	118	61	57	.517	2.5	481	454	27	37-23	24-34	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Bill Stoneman	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	44	24	20	.545
3	7	13	Texas Rangers	117	60	57	.513	3.0	528	557	-29	27-29	33-28	W5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jeff Banister	Jon Daniels	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	45	28	17	.622
4	13	22	Seattle Mariners	119	55	64	.462	9.0	454	534	-80	26-33	29-31	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lloyd McClendon	Jack Zduriencik	Safeco Field	43	21	22	.488
5	15	27	Oakland Athletics	120	51	69	.425	13.5	483	480	3	27-34	24-35	L7	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	Billy Beane	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	42	17	25	.405
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	6	10	New York Mets	118	63	55	.534	--	438	416	22	42-21	21-34	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Collins	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	44	27	17	.614
2	8	16	Washington Nationals	117	58	59	.496	4.5	479	471	8	31-23	27-36	L6	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Matt Williams	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	45	25	20	.556
3	10	23	Atlanta Braves	118	53	65	.449	10.0	439	517	-78	32-24	21-41	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	John Hart	Turner Field	44	14	30	.318
4	14	29	Miami Marlins	118	48	70	.407	15.0	434	483	-49	28-30	20-40	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dan Jennings	Mike Berger	Marlins Park	44	23	21	.523
5	15	30	Philadelphia Phillies	118	46	72	.390	17.0	433	586	-153	27-29	19-43	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Pete Mackanin	Ruben Amaro	Citizens Bank Park	44	17	27	.386
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	St. Louis Cardinals	118	76	42	.644	--	468	344	124	45-18	31-24	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Matheny	John Mozeliak	Busch Stadium III	44	24	20	.545
2	2	3	Pittsburgh Pirates	116	69	47	.595	6.0	492	425	67	39-19	30-28	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	46	29	17	.630
3	3	4	Chicago Cubs	116	67	49	.578	8.0	463	431	32	34-24	33-25	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	46	30	16	.652
4	11	25	Cincinnati Reds	116	51	65	.440	24.0	457	505	-48	28-26	23-39	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bryan Price	Walt Jocketty	Great American Ballpark	46	13	33	.283
5	12	26	Milwaukee Brewers	120	51	69	.425	26.0	465	527	-62	27-37	24-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Craig Counsell	Douglas Melvin	Miller Park	42	17	25	.405
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	4	5	Los Angeles Dodgers	118	67	51	.568	--	496	435	61	42-20	25-31	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Farhan Zaidi	Dodger Stadium	44	25	19	.568
2	5	8	San Francisco Giants	118	64	54	.542	3.0	517	450	67	35-24	29-30	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Bobby Evans	AT&T Park	44	20	24	.455
3	7	17	Arizona Diamondbacks	117	58	59	.496	8.5	529	497	32	30-29	28-30	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Chip Hale	Dave Stewart	Chase Field	45	21	24	.467
4	9	18	San Diego Padres	119	57	62	.479	10.5	473	529	-56	27-29	30-33	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Patrick Murphy	A.J. Preller	Petco Park	43	17	26	.395
5	13	28	Colorado Rockies	116	48	68	.414	18.0	519	606	-87	26-31	22-37	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Walt Weiss	Jeff Bridich	Coors Field	46	20	26	.435

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
Jose Dominguez	RP	25.010	Tampa Bay Rays	Durham (AAA)	Designated for Assignment
Aaron Loup	RP	27.242	Toronto Blue Jays	Buffalo (AAA)	Assigned to Buffalo (AAA)
Tommy Milone	SP	28.182	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota Twins (MLB)	Activated from DL
Peter Moylan	RP	36.258	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta Braves (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
J.B. Shuck	LF	28.060	Chicago White Sox	Chicago White Sox (MLB)	Activated from DL
Emilio Bonifacio	DH	30.116	Chicago White Sox	Chicago White Sox (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Matt Shoemaker	SP	28.324	Los Angeles Angels	Salt Lake (AAA)	Assigned to Salt Lake (AAA)
Mike Morin	RP	24.106	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Recalled from Salt Lake (AAA)
Cam Bedrosian	RP	23.320	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Recalled from Salt Lake (AAA)
C.J. Wilson	SP	34.272	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Cory Rasmus	RP	27.285	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	DL-15 Right forearm strain
Ryan Jackson	2B	27.099	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Taylor Featherston	3B-SS	25.313	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	DL-15 Upper back strain
Joba Chamberlain	RP	29.328	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	Signed to Minor League Contract
Wandy Rodriguez	SP	36.211	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	Signed to Minor League Contract
Taylor Thompson	P	28.060	Oakland Athletics	Nashville (AAA)	Outrighted to minors
Ken Roberts	P	27.161	Colorado Rockies	Albuquerque (AAA)	Assigned to Albuquerque (AAA)
Enny Romero	RP	24.205	Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay Rays (MLB)	Recalled from Durham (AAA)
Richie Shaffer	3B	24.155	Tampa Bay Rays	Durham (AAA)	Assigned to Durham (AAA)
Randall Delgado	RP	25.189	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	Activated from DL
Jamie Romak	RF-1B	29.321	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno (AAA)	Assigned to Reno (AAA)
Taylor Lindsey	2B	23.259	San Diego Padres	San Antonio (AA)	Outrighted to minors
Andrew Susac	C	25.148	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco Giants (MLB)	Activated from DL
Hector Sanchez	c	25.273	San Francisco Giants	Sacramento (AAA)	Assigned to Sacramento (AAA)
Heath Hembree	RP	26.216	Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox (MLB)	Recalled from Pawtucket (AAA)
Matt Barnes	SP	25.061	Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox (MLB)	Recalled from Pawtucket (AAA)
Garin Cecchini	3B	24.119	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Assigned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Edgar Olmos	RP	25.127	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Recalled from Tacoma (AAA)
Rob Rasmussen	RP	26.137	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma (AAA)	Assigned to Tacoma (AAA)
Andrew Benintendi	of	21.042	Boston Red Sox	Greenville (A)	Assigned to Greenville (A)
Dan Burawa	RP	26.230	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Taylor Byrd	P	23.002	Seattle Mariners	Everett (A-)	Activated from disabled list
Ruben Castro	C	19.038	Houston Astros	Gulf Coast Astros (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Astros (Rk)
Ryan Cook	RP	28.048	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Assigned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Devon Davis	P	23.363	Chicago White Sox	Kannapolis (A)	Assigned to Kannapolis (A)
Edgar De La Rosa	P	24.270	Detroit Tigers	Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
Tim Dillard	P	32.029	Milwaukee Brewers	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Reinstated to active roster
Matt Heidenreich	P	24.212	Chicago White Sox	Birmingham (AA)	Assigned to Birmingham (AA)
Gregory Infante	P	28.038	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	Assigned to New Hampshire (AA)
Micah Johnson	IF-OF	24.242	Chicago White Sox	Arizona White Sox (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
Hunter Jones	OF	24.000	Chicago White Sox	Kannapolis (A)	Assigned to Kannapolis (A)
James Kaprielian	p	21.168	New York Yankees	Gulf Coast Yankees 2 (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Yankees 2 (Rk)
Angelo Leclerc	P	23.313	Texas Rangers	High Desert (A+)	Reinstated to active roster
David Ledbetter	P	23.186	Texas Rangers	High Desert (A+)	Reinstated to active roster
Andrew Lockett	P	21.106	San Diego Padres	Arizona Padres (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Padres (Rk)
Andrew Longley	C	26.316	Detroit Tigers	Lakeland (A+)	Reinstated to active roster
Jose Maria	c	20.260	New York Mets	Kingsport (Rk)	Assigned to Kingsport (Rk)
Mac Marshall	p	19.203	San Francisco Giants	Arizona Giants (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Giants (Rk)
Casey McElroy	2B	25.232	San Diego Padres	El Paso (AAA)	Assigned to El Paso (AAA)
Trevor Megill	p	21.255	San Diego Padres	Arizona Padres (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Padres (Rk)
Ben Meyer	p	22.199	Miami Marlins	Jupiter (A+)	Assigned to Jupiter (A+)
Brad Mills	SP	30.165	Oakland Athletics	Nashville (AAA)	Outrighted to minors
Luis Miranda	P	20.346	Atlanta Braves	Danville (Rk)	Assigned to Danville (Rk)
Marcos Molina	P	20.162	New York Mets	St. Lucie (A+)	Assigned to St. Lucie (A+)
Alex Murphy	C	20.316	Baltimore Orioles	Gulf Coast Orioles (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
Mark Nelson	of	24.161	San Francisco Giants	Salem-Keizer (A-)	Assigned to Salem-Keizer (A-)
Sean O'Connell	P	23.249	Chicago White Sox	Kannapolis (A)	Assigned to Kannapolis (A)
Luis Parra	P	23.270	Texas Rangers	Spokane (A-)	Assigned to Spokane (A-)
David Paulino	P	21.192	Houston Astros	Lancaster (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Pedro Payano	p	20.324	Texas Rangers	Hickory (A)	Activated from disabled list
Josmil Pinto	C	26.139	Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers (A+)	Assigned to Fort Myers (A+)
Christian Powell	P	24.045	Houston Astros	Lancaster (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Chris Powell	p	22.330	Los Angeles Dodgers	Ogden (Rk)	Assigned to Ogden (Rk)
Wandy Rodriguez	SP	36.211	Kansas City Royals	Omaha (AAA)	Assigned to Omaha (AAA)
Andrew Suarez	p	22.340	San Francisco Giants	San Jose (A+)	Assigned to San Jose (A+)
Matt Summers	P	26.000	Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers (A+)	Reinstated to active roster
Max Watt	p	21.008	Boston Red Sox	Gulf Coast Red Sox (Rk)	Reinstated to active roster
Aaron Whitefield	of	18.349	Minnesota Twins	Gulf Coast Twins (Rk)	Reinstated to active roster

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