Baseball on this Date - Monday August 31,2015

Standings as of 2015-08-31

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	5	Toronto Blue Jays	131	74	57	.565	--	720	529	191	43-24	31-33	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Gibbons	Alex Anthopoulos	Rogers Centre	31	19	12	.613
2	3	8	New York Yankees	130	72	58	.554	1.5	630	554	76	37-26	35-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Girardi	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	32	15	17	.469
3	7	14	Tampa Bay Rays	131	65	66	.496	9.0	489	508	-19	32-33	33-33	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kevin Cash	Matt Silverman	Tropicana Field	31	15	16	.484
4	10	19	Baltimore Orioles	131	63	68	.481	11.0	567	531	36	39-27	24-41	L5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	31	18	13	.581
5	12	21	Boston Red Sox	131	61	70	.466	13.0	593	630	-37	34-32	27-38	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Torey Lovullo	Dave Dombrowski	Fenway Park	31	17	14	.548
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	130	80	50	.615	--	569	484	85	45-21	35-29	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	32	15	17	.469
2	6	12	Minnesota Twins	130	67	63	.515	13.0	564	571	-7	40-25	27-38	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Paul Molitor	Terry Ryan	Target Field	32	16	16	.500
3	9	16	Cleveland Indians	130	64	66	.492	16.0	534	534	0	29-34	35-32	W6	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Chris Antonetti	Progressive Field	31	17	14	.548
4	11	20	Chicago White Sox	129	61	68	.473	18.5	493	551	-58	33-32	28-36	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Robin Ventura	Rick Hahn	U.S. Cellular Field	33	15	18	.455
5	14	23	Detroit Tigers	130	60	70	.462	20.0	567	640	-73	30-35	30-35	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brad Ausmus	Alberto Avila	Comerica Park	31	14	17	.452
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	132	73	59	.553	--	570	469	101	46-21	27-38	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	A.J. Hinch	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	30	13	17	.433
2	5	11	Texas Rangers	130	68	62	.523	4.0	575	601	-26	32-32	36-30	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jeff Banister	Jon Daniels	Globe Life Park in Arlington	32	20	12	.625
3	8	15	Los Angeles Angels	131	65	66	.496	7.5	520	544	-24	39-27	26-39	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Bill Stoneman	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	31	20	11	.645
4	13	22	Seattle Mariners	132	61	71	.462	12.0	512	608	-96	29-36	32-35	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lloyd McClendon	Jeff Kingston	Safeco Field	30	15	15	.500
5	15	24	Oakland Athletics	132	58	74	.439	15.0	549	531	18	31-36	27-38	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	Billy Beane	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	30	10	20	.333
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	5	7	New York Mets	131	73	58	.557	--	533	478	55	44-23	29-35	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Collins	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	31	17	14	.548
2	7	13	Washington Nationals	130	66	64	.508	6.5	555	525	30	37-26	29-38	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Matt Williams	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	32	17	15	.531
3	12	27	Atlanta Braves	131	54	77	.412	19.0	475	615	-140	33-30	21-47	L6	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	John Hart	Turner Field	31	13	18	.419
4	14	29	Miami Marlins	132	53	79	.402	20.5	485	548	-63	30-36	23-43	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dan Jennings	Mike Berger	Marlins Park	30	18	12	.600
5	15	30	Philadelphia Phillies	132	52	80	.394	21.5	502	666	-164	30-35	22-45	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Pete Mackanin	Ruben Amaro	Citizens Bank Park	30	11	19	.367
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	131	85	46	.649	--	532	392	140	47-19	38-27	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Matheny	John Mozeliak	Busch Stadium III	31	15	16	.484
2	2	3	Pittsburgh Pirates	129	79	50	.612	5.0	546	465	81	46-21	33-29	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	33	19	14	.576
3	3	4	Chicago Cubs	130	74	56	.569	10.5	533	511	22	39-27	35-29	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	32	23	9	.719
4	10	25	Milwaukee Brewers	130	55	75	.423	29.5	521	591	-70	30-39	25-36	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Craig Counsell	Douglas Melvin	Miller Park	32	13	19	.406
5	11	26	Cincinnati Reds	130	54	76	.415	30.5	518	580	-62	29-35	25-41	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Walt Jocketty	Great American Ballpark	32	10	22	.313
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	6	Los Angeles Dodgers	130	73	57	.562	--	532	468	64	45-21	28-36	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Farhan Zaidi	Dodger Stadium	32	19	13	.594
2	6	10	San Francisco Giants	131	69	62	.527	4.5	564	503	61	38-27	31-35	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Bobby Evans	AT&T Park	31	15	16	.484
3	8	17	San Diego Padres	131	64	67	.489	9.5	536	576	-40	32-30	32-37	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Patrick Murphy	A.J. Preller	Petco Park	31	10	21	.323
4	9	18	Arizona Diamondbacks	131	63	68	.481	10.5	588	565	23	31-35	32-33	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Chip Hale	Dave Stewart	Chase Field	31	16	15	.516
5	13	28	Colorado Rockies	129	53	76	.411	19.5	578	682	-104	28-36	25-40	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Walt Weiss	Jeff Bridich	Coors Field	33	15	18	.455

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
Brennan Boesch	LF	30.141	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	DL-15 Right ankle contusion
Michael Lorenzen	RP	23.240	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	Recalled from Louisville (AAA)
David Holmberg	SP	24.043	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville (AAA)	Assigned to Louisville (AAA)
Caleb Thielbar	RP	28.212	San Diego Padres	El Paso (AAA)	Designated for Assignment
Ken Roberts	P	27.175	Philadelphia Phillies	Lehigh Valley (AAA)	Claimed off waivers from Rockies by Phillies
Alec Asher	SP	23.332	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Logan Verrett	RP	25.073	New York Mets	Las Vegas (AAA)	Assigned to Las Vegas (AAA)
Wilfredo Tovar	SS	24.020	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Addison Reed	RP	26.247	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Traded from Diamondbacks to Mets for Miller Diaz and Matt Koch
Miller Diaz	P	23.070	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	Traded from Mets with Matt Koch to Diamondbacks for Addison Reed
Matt Koch	P	24.302	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	Traded from Mets with Miller Diaz to Diamondbacks for Addison Reed
Mayckol Guaipe	RP	25.020	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Recalled from Tacoma (AAA)
Allen Webster	SP	25.202	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	Recalled from Reno (AAA)
A.J. Schugel	P	26.065	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	Recalled from Reno (AAA)
Silvino Bracho	RP	23.045	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Angelo Amendolare	2b	22.272	Chicago Cubs	South Bend (A)	Assigned to South Bend (A)
Tim Atherton	P	25.297	Oakland Athletics	Midland (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Travis Ballew	P	24.122	Houston Astros	Fresno (AAA)	Assigned to Fresno (AAA)
Toller Boardman	p	22.289	Detroit Tigers	Connecticut (A-)	Assigned to Connecticut (A-)
John Bowker	P	32.054	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indianapolis (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Jake Brigham	RP	27.203	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Lewis Brinson	OF	21.115	Texas Rangers	Round Rock (AAA)	Assigned to Round Rock (AAA)
Wil Browning	P	26.357	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	Assigned to New Hampshire (AA)
Alex Burg	C-3B	28.022	Texas Rangers	Round Rock (AAA)	Assigned to Round Rock (AAA)
Devin Burke	P	24.192	Colorado Rockies	Albuquerque (AAA)	Assigned to Albuquerque (AAA)
Chris Curley	3B	28.006	Chicago White Sox	Charlotte (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Michael Dimock	P	25.309	San Diego Padres	El Paso (AAA)	Assigned to El Paso (AAA)
Junior Fernandez	p	18.182	St. Louis Cardinals	Palm Beach (A+)	Assigned to Palm Beach (A+)
Xavier Fernandez	C	20.047	Kansas City Royals	Idaho Falls (Rk)	Assigned to Idaho Falls (Rk)
Randy Fontanez	P	26.105	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tulsa (AA)	Activated from disabled list
P.J. Francescon	P	26.239	Chicago Cubs	Iowa (AAA)	Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Angel Franco	2B	25.100	Kansas City Royals	Omaha (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Carlos Frias	SP	25.291	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Assigned to Oklahoma City (AAA) for rehab
Jim Fuller	P	28.091	Oakland Athletics	Nashville (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Marty Gantt	OF-P	25.201	Tampa Bay Rays	Montgomery (AA)	Assigned to Montgomery (AA)
Michael Gibbons	p	22.129	New York Mets	St. Lucie (A+)	Assigned to St. Lucie (A+)
Micah Gibbs	C	27.035	Kansas City Royals	Omaha (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Brandon Glazer	p	23.215	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Kory Groves	p	22.363	Baltimore Orioles	Aberdeen (A-)	Assigned to Aberdeen (A-)
Barrett Kleinknecht	3B-1B	27.032	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Matt Koch	P	24.302	Arizona Diamondbacks	Mobile (AA)	Assigned to Mobile (AA)
Winston Lavendier	p	23.024	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Alexander Lavisky	C	24.230	Cleveland Indians	Columbus (AAA)	Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Jose Lopez	p	20.071	Detroit Tigers	Connecticut (A-)	Assigned to Connecticut (A-)
Lucas Luetge	RP	28.188	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma (AAA)	Outrighted to minors
Zach Lutz	3b	29.089	New York Mets	Las Vegas (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Dillon Maples	P	23.114	Chicago Cubs	South Bend (A)	Reinstated to active roster
Jacob McDavid	p	22.192	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Yhoxian Medina	SS	25.112	Cleveland Indians	Akron (AA)	Assigned to Akron (AA)
Albert Minnis	P	23.300	Houston Astros	Corpus Christi (AA)	Assigned to Corpus Christi (AA)
Sean O'Connell	P	23.263	Chicago White Sox	Charlotte (AAA)	Assigned to Charlotte (AAA)
David Oca	p	20.058	St. Louis Cardinals	State College (A-)	Assigned to State College (A-)
Angel Pagan	CF	34.060	San Francisco Giants	Sacramento (AAA)	Assigned to Sacramento (AAA) for rehab
Jacob Petersen	P	24.141	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Julio Pinto	P	19.287	Kansas City Royals	Idaho Falls (Rk)	Assigned to Idaho Falls (Rk)
James Pugliese	P	23.019	Chicago Cubs	Tennessee (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Cody Ransom	3b-1b	39.196	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Travious Relaford	SS	23.110	San Francisco Giants	Augusta (A)	Activated from disabled list
Nick Rickles	C	25.210	Oakland Athletics	Nashville (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Drew Robinson	3B	23.133	Texas Rangers	Round Rock (AAA)	Assigned to Round Rock (AAA)
Jefry Rodriguez	p	22.036	Washington Nationals	Hagerstown (A)	Assigned to Hagerstown (A)
David Rohm	RF	25.221	Atlanta Braves	Mississippi (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Edward Salcedo	3B	24.032	Kansas City Royals	Northwest Arkansas (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Jake Sanchez	P	26.012	Oakland Athletics	Nashville (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Stephen Smith	P	29.108	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tulsa (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Ali Solis	C	27.337	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Eric Stults	SP	35.266	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Assigned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
Derrick Sylvester	P	24.134	Los Angeles Dodgers	Great Lakes (A)	Assigned to Great Lakes (A)
Andrew Thome	p	22.230	Houston Astros	Quad Cities (A)	Assigned to Quad Cities (A)
Franklin Torres	SS	18.308	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Sam Tuivailala	RP	22.316	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis (AAA)	Assigned to Memphis (AAA)
J.D. Underwood	P	22.363	Los Angeles Dodgers	Great Lakes (A)	Activated from disabled list
Julio Urias	P	19.019	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Assigned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
Gerwuins Velazco	C	23.329	St. Louis Cardinals	State College (A-)	Assigned to State College (A-)
Mike Vinson	p	21.203	Detroit Tigers	Connecticut (A-)	Assigned to Connecticut (A-)
Doug Votoloto	IF	24.063	Texas Rangers	Frisco (AA)	Assigned to Frisco (AA)
Michael Wagner	P	23.333	Chicago Cubs	Iowa (AAA)	Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Jared Walsh	1b	22.032	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Allen Webster	SP	25.202	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno (AAA)	Assigned to Reno (AAA)
John Werner	p	23.241	Texas Rangers	Frisco (AA)	Assigned to Frisco (AA)
Boone Whiting	P	26.011	Colorado Rockies	Albuquerque (AAA)	Reinstated to active roster
J.T. Wise	C	29.090	Texas Rangers	Frisco (AA)	Assigned to Frisco (AA)
Steel Russell	C	24.360	Baltimore Orioles	Frederick (A+)	Assigned to Frederick (A+)
Jack Murphy	C	27.147	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	Activated from DL
Israel Cuevas	P	21.346	Cincinnati Reds	Billings (Rk)	Assigned to Billings (Rk)

Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Tampa Bay Rays	6	Baltimore Orioles	3	Box	Chris Archer	Wei-Yin Chen	Brad Boxberger
New York Yankees	3	Boston Red Sox	4	Box	Eduardo Rodriguez	Ivan Nova	Jean Machi
Seattle Mariners	3	Houston Astros	8	Box	Dallas Keuchel	Vidal Nuno	(none)
Los Angeles Angels	5	Oakland Athletics	11	Box	Felix Doubront	Hector Santiago	(none)
Cleveland Indians	4	Toronto Blue Jays	2	Box	Danny Salazar	David Price	Cody Allen
Miami Marlins	4	Atlanta Braves	0	Box	Chris Narveson	Shelby Miller	(none)
Cincinnati Reds	13	Chicago Cubs	6	Box	Ryan Mattheus	Justin Grimm	Aroldis Chapman
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	Colorado Rockies	5	Box	Simon Castro	Brad Ziegler	(none)
San Francisco Giants	4	Los Angeles Dodgers	5	Box	Chris Hatcher	Mike Broadway	(none)
Philadelphia Phillies	1	New York Mets	3	Box	Bartolo Colon	Jerad Eickhoff	Jeurys Familia
Texas Rangers	0	San Diego Padres	7	Box	Tyson Ross	Colby Lewis	(none)
Washington Nationals	5	St. Louis Cardinals	8	Box	Kevin Siegrist	Casey Janssen	Trevor Rosenthal

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