Games on 2016-08-08 | Top | 2016 Playoffs |
| Lg | Visiting Team | R | Home Team | R | Links | Inn | Attend. | Time | Vis Starter | Home Starter | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save Pitcher | Vis Manager | Home Manager | Stadium |
| AL | Houston Astros | 1 | Minnesota Twins | 3 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 9 | 20,978 | 2:18 | Collin McHugh | Tyler Duffey | Tyler Duffey (7-8) | Collin McHugh (7-9) | Brandon Kintzler (10) | A.J. Hinch | Paul Molitor | Target Field |
| AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2 | Oakland Athletics | 3 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 9 | 10,407 | 2:29 | Kevin Gausman | Kendall Graveman | Kendall Graveman (8-7) | Kevin Gausman (4-9) | Ryan Madson (23) | Buck Showalter | Bob Melvin | Oakland-Alameda C |
| AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | Seattle Mariners | 3 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 9 | 20,002 | 2:30 | Michael Fulmer | Hisashi Iwakuma | Hisashi Iwakuma (13-7) | Michael Fulmer (9-3) | Edwin Diaz (5) | Brad Ausmus | Scott Servais | Safeco Field |
| AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 5 | Toronto Blue Jays | 7 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 9 | 43,812 | 3:13 | Jake Odorizzi | R.A. Dickey | Joaquin Benoit (2-1) | Xavier Cedeno (3-4) | Roberto Osuna (25) | Kevin Cash | John Gibbons | Rogers Centre |
| Int | Texas Rangers | 4 | Colorado Rockies | 3 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 9 | 31,768 | 3:04 | Cole Hamels | Tyler Anderson | Keone Kela (3-1) | Carlos Estevez (2-7) | Jake Diekman (3) | Jeff Banister | Walt Weiss | Coors Field |
| NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 9 | 48,370 | 2:50 | Zach Eflin | Julio Urias | Julio Urias (2-2) | Zach Eflin (3-5) | - | Pete Mackanin | Dave Roberts | Dodger Stadium |
| NL | San Francisco Giants | 8 | Miami Marlins | 7 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 14 | 22,806 | 5:34 | Johnny Cueto | Jose Fernandez | George Kontos (3-2) | Dustin McGowan (1-3) | - | Ron Wotus | Don Mattingly | Marlins Park |
| NL | Atlanta Braves | 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 12 | 20,976 | 3:31 | Rob Whalen | Zach Davies | Brandon Cunniff (1-0) | Carlos Torres (2-2) | Jim Johnson (9) | Brian Snitker | Craig Counsell | Miller Park |
| NL | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Boxscore - PBP - Pitch | 9 | 40,616 | 3:10 | Cody Reed | Michael Wacha | Seth Maness (2-2) | Tony Cingrani (2-4) | - | Bryan Price | Mike Matheny | Busch Stadium III |
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Standings as of 2016-08-08. | Top | Record in remaining games at far right |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | AL East | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 2016 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Baltimore Orioles | 111 | 63 | 48 | .568 | -- | 524 | 487 | 37 | 39-17 | 24-31 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Buck Showalter | Dan Duquette | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | 51 | 26 | 25 | .510 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | Toronto Blue Jays | 113 | 64 | 49 | .566 | -- | 542 | 461 | 81 | 33-24 | 31-25 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | John Gibbons | Ross Atkins | Rogers Centre | 49 | 25 | 24 | .510 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | Boston Red Sox | 110 | 60 | 50 | .545 | 2.5 | 598 | 512 | 86 | 34-25 | 26-25 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | John Farrell | Dave Dombrowski | Fenway Park | 52 | 33 | 19 | .635 |
| 4 | 9 | 17 | New York Yankees | 111 | 56 | 55 | .505 | 7.0 | 454 | 487 | -33 | 32-24 | 24-31 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Joe Girardi | Brian Cashman | Yankee Stadium II | 51 | 28 | 23 | .549 |
| 5 | 15 | 28 | Tampa Bay Rays | 111 | 45 | 66 | .405 | 18.0 | 445 | 489 | -44 | 25-34 | 20-32 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Kevin Cash | Matt Silverman | Tropicana Field | 51 | 23 | 28 | .451 |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | AL Central | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 2016 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Cleveland Indians | 109 | 62 | 47 | .569 | -- | 544 | 463 | 81 | 31-20 | 31-27 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Terry Francona | Mike Chernoff | Progressive Field | 52 | 32 | 20 | .615 |
| 2 | 6 | 10 | Detroit Tigers | 112 | 61 | 51 | .545 | 2.5 | 530 | 511 | 19 | 33-21 | 28-30 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Brad Ausmus | Alberto Avila | Comerica Park | 49 | 25 | 24 | .510 |
| 3 | 11 | 20 | Chicago White Sox | 111 | 53 | 58 | .477 | 10.0 | 442 | 486 | -44 | 29-26 | 24-32 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Robin Ventura | Rick Hahn | U.S. Cellular Field | 51 | 25 | 26 | .490 |
| 4 | 10 | 19 | Kansas City Royals | 111 | 53 | 58 | .477 | 10.0 | 426 | 487 | -61 | 34-20 | 19-38 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Ned Yost | Dayton Moore | Kauffman Stadium | 51 | 28 | 23 | .549 |
| 5 | 14 | 26 | Minnesota Twins | 112 | 46 | 66 | .411 | 17.5 | 516 | 578 | -62 | 24-32 | 22-34 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Paul Molitor | Rob Antony | Target Field | 50 | 13 | 37 | .260 |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | AL West | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 2016 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Texas Rangers | 113 | 66 | 47 | .584 | -- | 525 | 520 | 5 | 34-17 | 32-30 | W3 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Jeff Banister | Jon Daniels | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | 49 | 29 | 20 | .592 |
| 2 | 7 | 13 | Seattle Mariners | 111 | 58 | 53 | .523 | 7.0 | 517 | 476 | 41 | 31-25 | 27-28 | W4 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Scott Servais | Jerry Dipoto | Safeco Field | 51 | 28 | 23 | .549 |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | Houston Astros | 112 | 57 | 55 | .509 | 8.5 | 484 | 451 | 33 | 34-26 | 23-29 | L3 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | A.J. Hinch | Jeff Luhnow | Minute Maid Park | 50 | 27 | 23 | .540 |
| 4 | 12 | 23 | Los Angeles Angels | 111 | 49 | 62 | .441 | 16.0 | 515 | 519 | -4 | 26-29 | 23-33 | L4 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Mike Scioscia | Billy Eppler | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | 51 | 25 | 26 | .490 |
| 5 | 13 | 24 | Oakland Athletics | 112 | 49 | 63 | .438 | 16.5 | 452 | 545 | -93 | 25-32 | 24-31 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Bob Melvin | David Forst | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50 | 20 | 30 | .400 |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | NL East | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 2016 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Washington Nationals | 111 | 66 | 45 | .595 | -- | 522 | 387 | 135 | 33-21 | 33-24 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Dusty Baker | Michael Rizzo | Nationals Park | 51 | 29 | 22 | .569 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Miami Marlins | 112 | 59 | 53 | .527 | 7.5 | 485 | 472 | 13 | 29-25 | 30-28 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Don Mattingly | Michael Hill | Marlins Park | 49 | 20 | 29 | .408 |
| 3 | 7 | 14 | New York Mets | 111 | 57 | 54 | .514 | 9.0 | 413 | 400 | 13 | 29-26 | 28-28 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Terry Collins | Sandy Alderson | Citi field | 51 | 30 | 21 | .588 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | Philadelphia Phillies | 114 | 52 | 62 | .456 | 15.5 | 422 | 526 | -104 | 25-29 | 27-33 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Pete Mackanin | Matt Klentak | Citizens Bank Park | 48 | 19 | 29 | .396 |
| 5 | 15 | 30 | Atlanta Braves | 112 | 42 | 70 | .375 | 24.5 | 399 | 521 | -122 | 18-39 | 24-31 | W3 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Brian Snitker | John Coppolella | Turner Field | 49 | 26 | 23 | .531 |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | NL Central | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 2016 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Chicago Cubs | 110 | 69 | 41 | .627 | -- | 556 | 374 | 182 | 37-17 | 32-24 | W7 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Joe Maddon | Jed Hoyer | Wrigley Field | 51 | 34 | 17 | .667 |
| 2 | 6 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 59 | 53 | .527 | 11.0 | 557 | 485 | 72 | 27-32 | 32-21 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Mike Matheny | John Mozeliak | Busch Stadium III | 50 | 27 | 23 | .540 |
| 3 | 8 | 16 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 109 | 55 | 54 | .505 | 13.5 | 493 | 502 | -9 | 31-24 | 24-30 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Clint Hurdle | Neal Huntington | PNC Park | 52 | 23 | 29 | .442 |
| 4 | 11 | 22 | Milwaukee Brewers | 110 | 49 | 61 | .445 | 20.0 | 449 | 517 | -68 | 30-26 | 19-35 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Craig Counsell | David Stearns | Miller Park | 52 | 24 | 28 | .462 |
| 5 | 13 | 29 | Cincinnati Reds | 111 | 45 | 66 | .405 | 24.5 | 481 | 610 | -129 | 26-29 | 19-37 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Bryan Price | Dick Williams | Great American Ballpark | 51 | 23 | 28 | .451 |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | NL West | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 2016 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | San Francisco Giants | 112 | 64 | 48 | .571 | -- | 504 | 453 | 51 | 32-21 | 32-27 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Bruce Bochy | Bobby Evans | AT&T Park | 50 | 23 | 27 | .460 |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 112 | 63 | 49 | .563 | 1.0 | 493 | 429 | 64 | 36-21 | 27-28 | W3 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Dave Roberts | Farhan Zaidi | Dodger Stadium | 50 | 28 | 22 | .560 |
| 3 | 9 | 18 | Colorado Rockies | 112 | 55 | 57 | .491 | 9.0 | 582 | 562 | 20 | 28-28 | 27-29 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Walt Weiss | Jeff Bridich | Coors Field | 50 | 20 | 30 | .400 |
| 4 | 12 | 25 | San Diego Padres | 111 | 48 | 63 | .432 | 15.5 | 496 | 538 | -42 | 27-30 | 21-33 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Andy Green | A.J. Preller | Petco Park | 51 | 20 | 31 | .392 |
| 5 | 14 | 27 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 111 | 45 | 66 | .405 | 18.5 | 492 | 610 | -118 | 19-39 | 26-27 | W1 | T S R Log Off Def SP D | Chip Hale | Dave Stewart | Chase Field | 51 | 24 | 27 | .471 |
Transactions | Top |
| Player Name | Pos | Age | Organization | Actual Team | Transaction Notes |
| Michael Beltre | of | 21.036 | Cincinnati Reds | Billings (Rk) | Assigned to Billings (Rk) |
| Anthony Bemboom | C | 26.202 | Los Angeles Angels | Salt Lake (AAA) | Reinstated to active roster |
| Aaron Brown | RF | 24.049 | Philadelphia Phillies | Clearwater (A+) | Assigned to Clearwater (A+) |
| Rashad Brown | OF | 22.234 | Detroit Tigers | Lakeland (A+) | Assigned to Lakeland (A+) |
| Cortland Cox | P | 21.278 | Cleveland Indians | Lake County (A) | Assigned to Lake County (A) |
| Allen Craig | DH | 32.021 | Boston Red Sox | Pawtucket (AAA) | Assigned to Pawtucket (AAA) |
| Austin Davis | P | 23.186 | Philadelphia Phillies | Clearwater (A+) | Assigned to Clearwater (A+) |
| Samuel Deduno | SP | 33.037 | New York Yankees | Gulf Coast Yankees (Rk) | Signed to Minor League Contract |
| Robbie Dickey | P | 22.124 | Washington Nationals | Hagerstown (A) | Activated from disabled list |
| Dan Dopico | p | 22.233 | Chicago White Sox | Kannapolis (A) | Assigned to Kannapolis (A) |
| Chris Dula | P | 24.002 | Texas Rangers | High Desert (A+) | Assigned to High Desert (A+) |
| Woody Edwards | of | 21.128 | San Francisco Giants | Arizona Giants (Rk) | Activated from disabled list |
| Greyfer Eregua | P | 22.297 | Chicago Cubs | South Bend (A) | Activated from disabled list |
| David Goforth | RP | 27.301 | Milwaukee Brewers | Colorado Springs (AAA) | Assigned to Colorado Springs (AAA) |
| Kyle Haynes | P | 25.178 | New York Yankees | Trenton (AA) | Assigned to Trenton (AA) |
| Raul Hernandez | c | 20.232 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bradenton (A+) | Assigned to Bradenton (A+) |
| Michael Mader | P | 22.171 | Atlanta Braves | Mississippi (AA) | Assigned to Mississippi (AA) |
| J.D. Martin | P | 33.218 | Washington Nationals | Hagerstown (A) | Assigned to Hagerstown (A) |
| Kenny Mathews | P | 23.002 | Cleveland Indians | Mahoning Valley (A-) | Assigned to Mahoning Valley (A-) |
| Adam McCreery | P | 23.220 | Atlanta Braves | Danville (Rk) | Assigned to Danville (Rk) |
| Josh Michalec | P | 24.049 | Colorado Rockies | Grand Junction (Rk) | Assigned to Grand Junction (Rk) |
| Ryan Newell | P | 25.051 | Miami Marlins | Jacksonville (AA) | Activated from disabled list |
| Victor Padron | OF | 22.034 | Detroit Tigers | West Michigan (A) | Assigned to West Michigan (A) |
| Julio Pinto | P | 20.264 | Kansas City Royals | Lexington (A) | Assigned to Lexington (A) |
| Carlos Portuondo | p | 28.273 | Atlanta Braves | Gwinnett (AAA) | Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA) |
| Wilson Santos | P | 24.293 | San Francisco Giants | Augusta (A) | Assigned to Augusta (A) |
| Brandyn Sittinger | p | 22.063 | Detroit Tigers | Connecticut (A-) | Assigned to Connecticut (A-) |
| Taijuan Walker | SP | 23.360 | Seattle Mariners | Tacoma (AAA) | Assigned to Tacoma (AAA) |
| Walker Weickel | P | 22.267 | San Diego Padres | Arizona Padres (Rk) | Activated from disabled list |
| Bobby Wernes | 3b | 22.035 | Houston Astros | Quad Cities (A) | Reinstated to active roster |
| Stephen Zavala | c | 23.088 | St. Louis Cardinals | Palm Beach (A+) | Assigned to Palm Beach (A+) |
| Josh Ravin | RP | 28.200 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) | Recalled from Oklahoma City (AAA) |
| Joe Blanton | RP | 35.240 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) | Placed on bereavement list |
| Wily Peralta | SP | 27.092 | Milwaukee Brewers | Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) | Recalled from Colorado Springs (AAA) |
| Junior Guerra | SP | 31.204 | Milwaukee Brewers | Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) | DL-15 Right elbow inflammation |
| Daniel Norris | SP | 23.105 | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers (MLB) | Recalled from Toledo (AAA) |
| Bruce Rondon | RP | 25.242 | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers (MLB) | Placed on paternity leave |
| Darrell Ceciliani | LF-RF | 26.047 | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) | Recalled from Buffalo (AAA) |
| Kevin Pillar | CF | 27.216 | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) | DL-15 Sprained left thumb |
| Joe Nathan | RP | 41.259 | Granted free agency | ||
| Chris Withrow | RP | 27.129 | Atlanta Braves | Atlanta Braves (MLB) | DL-15 Right elbow inflammation |
| Rob Scahill | RP | 29.174 | Milwaukee Brewers | Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) | Recalled from Colorado Springs (AAA) |
| Trevor Plouffe | 1B-3B | 30.054 | Minnesota Twins | Minnesota Twins (MLB) | Activated from DL |
| Williams Perez | SP | 25.079 | Atlanta Braves | Atlanta Braves (MLB) | Transferred to 60-day DL |
| Duke Welker | RP | 30.179 | Released by Giants | ||
| Melky Mesa | rf | 29.189 | Toronto Blue Jays | New Hampshire (AA) | DL-7 Injured |
| Aaron Northcraft | P | 26.072 | San Diego Padres | El Paso (AAA) | DL-7 Injured |
| Jacob May | SS | 24.198 | Chicago White Sox | Charlotte (AAA) | DL-7 Injured |
| John Anderson | P | 27.272 | Toronto Blue Jays | New Hampshire (AA) | DL-7 Injured |
| John Stilson | P | 26.011 | Toronto Blue Jays | New Hampshire (AA) | DL-7 Injured |
| Mark Thomas | C | 28.095 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Reno (AAA) | DL-7 Injured |
| Webster Rivas | C | 26.000 | Los Angeles Angels | Salt Lake (AAA) | DL-7 Injured |
| Angelo Leclerc | P | 24.304 | Boston Red Sox | Salem (A+) | Placed on temporary inactive list |
| Harold Ramirez | OF | 21.336 | Toronto Blue Jays | New Hampshire (AA) | DL-7 Injured |
| Derrick Sylvester | P | 25.111 | Released by Dodgers | ||
| Ryne Birk | 2b | 21.270 | Houston Astros | Quad Cities (A) | DL-7 Injured |
| Dillon Thomas | LF | 23.241 | Colorado Rockies | Hartford (AA) | DL-7 Injured |
| Luis Amaya | p | 17.347 | San Francisco Giants | Arizona Giants (Rk) | Assigned to AZL Giants (Rk) |
| James Lovett | c | 22.073 | Miami Marlins | Gulf Coast Marlins (Rk) | Signed as undrafted free agent (North Carolina Wesleyan) |
