Baseball on this Date - Tuesday May 8,2018

Standings as of 2018-05-08

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
2	2	2	New York Yankees	35	25	10	.714	--	200	137	63	15-5	10-5	W7	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Aaron Boone	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	82	49	33	.598
1	1	1	Boston Red Sox	35	25	10	.714	--	194	128	66	11-4	14-6	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Alex Cora	Dave Dombrowski	Fenway Park	85	60	25	.706
3	6	16	Toronto Blue Jays	36	19	17	.528	6.5	180	169	11	9-8	10-9	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Gibbons	Ross Atkins	Rogers Centre	82	34	48	.415
4	10	21	Tampa Bay Rays	33	15	18	.455	9.0	142	145	-3	8-9	7-9	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kevin Cash	Matt Silverman	Tropicana Field	85	45	40	.529
5	15	30	Baltimore Orioles	35	8	27	.229	17.0	122	202	-80	5-11	3-16	L7	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	84	27	57	.321
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	8	19	Cleveland Indians	35	17	18	.486	--	158	154	4	11-8	6-10	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Mike Chernoff	Progressive Field	82	50	32	.610
2	9	20	Minnesota Twins	32	15	17	.469	0.5	143	159	-16	7-7	8-10	W5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Paul Molitor	Rob Antony	Target Field	85	39	46	.459
3	11	22	Detroit Tigers	35	15	20	.429	2.0	155	162	-7	8-8	7-12	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Gardenhire	Alberto Avila	Comerica Park	84	35	49	.417
4	13	27	Kansas City Royals	35	12	23	.343	5.0	141	191	-50	6-13	6-10	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	83	24	59	.289
5	14	28	Chicago White Sox	33	9	24	.273	7.0	131	186	-55	3-14	6-10	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Rick Renteria	Rick Hahn	Guaranteed Rate Field	85	33	52	.388
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	4	Houston Astros	38	23	15	.605	--	186	107	79	10-9	13-6	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	A.J. Hinch	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	81	50	31	.617
2	4	5	Los Angeles Angels	35	21	14	.600	0.5	178	153	25	8-10	13-4	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Billy Eppler	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	85	39	46	.459
3	5	8	Seattle Mariners	34	20	14	.588	1.0	156	158	-2	8-8	12-6	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Scott Servais	Jerry Dipoto	Safeco Field	86	49	37	.570
4	7	18	Oakland Athletics	36	18	18	.500	4.0	161	174	-13	11-8	7-10	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	David Forst	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	83	53	30	.639
5	12	25	Texas Rangers	38	14	24	.368	9.0	155	208	-53	6-16	8-8	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jeff Banister	Jon Daniels	Globe Life Park in Arlington	83	39	44	.470
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	6	Atlanta Braves	34	20	14	.588	--	182	139	43	8-7	12-7	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	Alex Anthopoulos	SunTrust Park	83	46	37	.554
2	6	11	Philadelphia Phillies	35	20	15	.571	0.5	162	134	28	13-5	7-10	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Gabe Kapler	Matt Klentak	Citizens Bank Park	82	45	37	.549
3	9	14	Washington Nationals	37	20	17	.541	1.5	175	145	30	10-10	10-7	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dave Martinez	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	80	39	41	.488
4	10	15	New York Mets	34	18	16	.529	2.0	147	160	-13	7-10	11-6	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mickey Callaway	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	81	32	49	.395
5	13	24	Miami Marlins	35	13	22	.371	7.5	118	177	-59	7-11	6-11	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Michael Hill	Marlins Park	86	35	51	.407
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	7	St. Louis Cardinals	34	20	14	.588	--	148	129	19	12-7	8-7	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Matheny	Mike Girsch	Busch Stadium III	84	43	41	.512
2	4	9	Milwaukee Brewers	36	21	15	.583	--	135	134	1	10-8	11-7	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Craig Counsell	David Stearns	Miller Park	85	46	39	.541
3	7	12	Pittsburgh Pirates	36	20	16	.556	1.0	178	161	17	10-5	10-11	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	82	40	42	.488
4	8	13	Chicago Cubs	33	18	15	.545	1.5	165	131	34	10-6	8-9	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	83	49	34	.590
5	15	29	Cincinnati Reds	36	9	27	.250	12.0	146	194	-48	5-15	4-12	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Riggleman	Dick Williams	Great American Ballpark	83	43	40	.518
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	3	Arizona Diamondbacks	35	24	11	.686	--	154	117	37	13-6	11-5	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Torey Lovullo	Mike Hazen	Chase Field	85	41	44	.482
2	5	10	Colorado Rockies	36	21	15	.583	3.5	146	154	-8	6-7	15-8	W6	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bud Black	Jeff Bridich	Coors Field	82	42	40	.512
3	11	17	San Francisco Giants	36	19	17	.528	5.5	143	155	-12	10-7	9-10	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Bobby Evans	AT&T Park	84	41	43	.488
4	12	23	Los Angeles Dodgers	35	15	20	.429	9.0	156	149	7	7-9	8-11	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dave Roberts	Farhan Zaidi	Dodger Stadium	85	49	36	.576
5	14	26	San Diego Padres	37	13	24	.351	12.0	141	186	-45	7-15	6-9	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Andy Green	A.J. Preller	Petco Park	84	35	49	.417

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
C.J. Chatham	SS	23.137	Boston Red Sox	Salem (A+)	Assigned to Salem (A+)
Michael Mertz	P	24.226	Miami Marlins	Greensboro (A)	Assigned to Greensboro (A)
T.J. Bennett	IF	25.290	San Francisco Giants	Augusta (A)	Assigned to Augusta (A)
Jose Bermudez	OF	20.303	Atlanta Braves	Danville (Rk)	Assigned to Danville (Rk)
Kyle Muller	P	20.213	Atlanta Braves	Florida (A+)	Assigned to Florida (A+)
Tyler Frohwirth	P	24.237	-		Released by Marlins
Jose Vizcaino	SS	24.033	San Francisco Giants	Augusta (A)	DL-7 Injured
Jose Medina	OF	23.083	Cleveland Indians	Lake County (A)	Assigned to Lake County (A)
Jo Adell	OF	19.030	Los Angeles Angels	Burlington (A)	Activated from disabled list
MacKenzie Gore	P	19.073	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne (A)	Activated from disabled list
Osvaldo Hernandez	P	19.358	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne (A)	DL-7 Injured
Brusdar Graterol	P	19.255	Minnesota Twins	Cedar Rapids (A)	DL-7 Injured
J.J. Matijevic	SS	22.176	Houston Astros	Buies Creek (A+)	Assigned to Buies Creek (A+)
Nelson Velazquez	OF	19.133	Chicago Cubs	South Bend (A)	Assigned to South Bend (A)
Jonathan Lacroix	RF	21.089	Houston Astros	Quad Cities (A)	Assigned to Quad Cities (A)
Spenser Watkins	P	25.254	Detroit Tigers	Lakeland (A+)	Assigned to Lakeland (A+)
Nate Pearson	P	21.261	Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Bryse Wilson	P	20.139	Atlanta Braves	Mississippi (AA)	Assigned to Mississippi (AA)
Jon Kennedy	P	22.231	Atlanta Braves	Florida (A+)	Assigned to Florida (A+)
Blake Smith	P	23.154	Detroit Tigers	Connecticut (A-)	Assigned to Connecticut (A-)
Esmerling De La Rosa	P	26.359	Miami Marlins	Jupiter (A+)	Assigned to Jupiter (A+)
Robert Molina	C	21.234	Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers (A+)	Assigned to Fort Myers (A+)
T.J. Zeuch	P	22.281	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	Assigned to New Hampshire (AA)
Carson Crites	IF	23.110	Minnesota Twins	Elizabethton (Rk)	Assigned to Elizabethton (Rk)
Chase Williams	P	25.166	Milwaukee Brewers	Carolina (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Justin Ferrell	P	24.017	Houston Astros	Corpus Christi (AA)	Assigned to Corpus Christi (AA)
Durin O'Linger	P	24.210	Boston Red Sox	Salem (A+)	Assigned to Salem (A+)
Braden Webb	P	23.013	Milwaukee Brewers	Carolina (A+)	Assigned to Carolina (A+)
Junior Garcia	P	22.220	Arizona Diamondbacks	Visalia (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Matthew Batten	IF	22.321	San Diego Padres	Lake Elsinore (A+)	Assigned to Lake Elsinore (A+)
Hamlet Marte	C	24.094	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tulsa (AA)	Assigned to Tulsa (AA)
Carlos Salazar	P	23.166	Los Angeles Angels	Inland Empire (A+)	Assigned to Inland Empire (A+)
Jeff Burke	P	24.335	San Francisco Giants	San Jose (A+)	Assigned to San Jose (A+)
Nolan Riggs	P	24.351	San Francisco Giants	Sacramento (AAA)	Assigned to Sacramento (AAA)
Nate Easley	2B	22.118	San Diego Padres	Lake Elsinore (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Kevin Hill	P	25.269	Houston Astros	Corpus Christi (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Anthony Misiewicz	P	23.188	Seattle Mariners	Arkansas (AA)	Reinstated to active roster
Wes Darvill	2B	26.241	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tulsa (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Will Smith	UT	23.041	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tulsa (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Eric Peterson	2B	24.228	Los Angeles Dodgers	Tulsa (AA)	Assigned to Tulsa (AA)
Chris Mazza	P	28.203	Miami Marlins	Jacksonville (AA)	Assigned to Jacksonville (AA)
Jake Stinnett	P	26.013	Chicago Cubs	Tennessee (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Sal Giardina	C	26.008	Atlanta Braves	Mississippi (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Tyler Pike	P	24.102	Atlanta Braves	Mississippi (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Cody Ponce	P	24.013	Milwaukee Brewers	Biloxi (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Zach Hedges	P	25.199	Chicago Cubs	Iowa (AAA)	Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Dan Robertson	OF	32.220	Arizona Diamondbacks	Jackson (AA)	Assigned to Jackson (AA)
Andres Santiago	P	28.194	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Conor Fisk	P	26.034	Toronto Blue Jays	Buffalo (AAA)	Assigned to Buffalo (AAA)
Will Maddox	IF	25.331	Detroit Tigers	Erie (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Kody Eaves	2B	24.304	Detroit Tigers	Toledo (AAA)	Assigned to Toledo (AAA)
Harold Castro	2B	24.159	Detroit Tigers	Toledo (AAA)	Assigned to Toledo (AAA)
Kyle Lloyd	P	27.204	San Diego Padres	El Paso (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Clay Buchholz	P	33.267	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno (AAA)	Assigned to Reno (AAA)
David Peterson	P	28.124	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
A.J. Ladwig	P	25.135	Detroit Tigers	Toledo (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Caleb Thielbar	P	31.097	Detroit Tigers	Toledo (AAA)	Assigned to Toledo (AAA)
James Russell	P	32.120	-		Released by Tigers
Tyler Frohwirth	P	24.237	-		Released by Marlins
James Russell	P	32.120	-		Released by Tigers
Luke Jackson	RP	26.258	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Outrighted to minors
Boone Logan	RP	33.268	Milwaukee Brewers	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Assigned to Colorado Springs (AAA) for rehab
Devin Mesoraco	C	29.323	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Traded from Reds to Mets for Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey	SP	29.042	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	Traded from Mets to Reds for Devin Mesoraco
Tony Cruz	C	31.263	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Silvino Bracho	RP	25.295	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	Recalled from Reno (AAA)
Braden Shipley	SP	26.076	Arizona Diamondbacks	Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)	DL-10 Right elbow inflammation
Rougned Odor	2B	24.094	Texas Rangers	Round Rock (AAA)	Assigned to Round Rock (AAA) for rehab
Anthony Swarzak	RP	32.240	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Todd Frazier	3B	32.085	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	DL-10 Left hamstring strain
Cory Mazzoni	P	28.201	Chicago Cubs	Iowa (AAA)	Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Nick Franklin	2B	27.067	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Eric Sogard	2B	31.351	Milwaukee Brewers	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Assigned to Colorado Springs (AAA)
Stephen Vogt	C-DH	33.188	Milwaukee Brewers	Biloxi (AA)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Jen-Ho Tseng	P	23.217	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Cubs (MLB)	Recalled from Iowa (AAA)
Rob Zastryzny	RP	26.043	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Cubs (MLB)	Recalled from Iowa (AAA)
Pat Valaika	IF	25.241	Colorado Rockies	Albuquerque (AAA)	Assigned to Albuquerque (AAA)
D.J. LeMahieu	2B	29.299	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Rockies (MLB)	Activated from DL
Engelb Vielma	SS	23.320	Baltimore Orioles	Norfolk (AAA)	Assigned to Norfolk (AAA)
Adrian Beltre	3B	39.031	Texas Rangers	Texas Rangers (MLB)	Activated from DL
Eliezer Alvarez	2B-3B	23.205	Texas Rangers	Frisco (AA)	Assigned to Frisco (AA)
Mac Williamson	OF	27.297	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco Giants (MLB)	DL-10 Concussion
Roberto Osuna	RP	23.090	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)	Placed on restricted list
Keynan Middleton	RP	24.238	Los Angeles Angels	Salt Lake (AAA)	Assigned to Salt Lake (AAA) for rehab
Derek Law	P	27.236	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco Giants (MLB)	Recalled from Sacramento (AAA)
D.J. Snelten	P	25.344	San Francisco Giants	Sacramento (AAA)	Assigned to Sacramento (AAA)
Jonathan Schoop	2B	26.215	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore Orioles (MLB)	Activated from DL
Jason Heyward	RF	28.272	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Cubs (MLB)	DL-7 Concussion
Luiz Gohara	P	21.281	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta Braves (MLB)	Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA)
Aledmys Diaz	SS	27.280	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)	DL-10 Left ankle sprain
Richard Urena	SS	22.072	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)	Recalled from Buffalo (AAA)
Alexi Ogando	P	34.216	Cleveland Indians	Columbus (AAA)	Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Martin Maldonado	C	31.265	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Reinstated from bereavement list
Juan Graterol	C	29.083	Los Angeles Angels	Salt Lake (AAA)	Assigned to Salt Lake (AAA)
Jose Osuna	RF	25.147	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)	Recalled from Indianapolis (AAA)
Tzu-Wei Lin	SS	24.082	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Assigned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Brock Holt	LF	29.331	Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox (MLB)	Activated from DL
Yasiel Puig	RF	27.152	Los Angeles Dodgers	Rancho Cucamonga (A+)	Assigned to Rancho Cucamonga (A+) for rehab
Brett Cecil	RP	31.310	St. Louis Cardinals	Springfield (AA)	Assigned to Springfield (AA) for rehab
Rich Hill	SP	38.058	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	Activated from DL
Matt Grace	RP	29.145	Washington Nationals	Syracuse (AAA)	Assigned to Syracuse (AAA) for rehab
Corey Oswalt	P	24.247	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Recalled from Las Vegas (AAA)
P.J. Conlon	P	24.178	New York Mets	Las Vegas (AAA)	Assigned to Las Vegas (AAA)
Ryan Sherriff	P	27.348	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis (AAA)	Assigned to Memphis (AAA)
John Brebbia	RP	27.343	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)	Recalled from Memphis (AAA)
Jordan Zimmermann	SP	31.350	Detroit Tigers	Detroit Tigers (MLB)	DL-10 Right shoulder impingement
Pete Kozma	SS	30.027	Detroit Tigers	Detroit Tigers (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Daniel Norris	SP	25.013	Detroit Tigers	Detroit Tigers (MLB)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Alex Wilson	RP	31.186	Detroit Tigers	Detroit Tigers (MLB)	DL-10 Left plantar fascia strain
Zac Reininger	P	25.100	Detroit Tigers	Detroit Tigers (MLB)	Recalled from Toledo (AAA)
David Bote	3B	25.031	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Cubs (MLB)	Recalled from Iowa (AAA)
Patrick Kivlehan	RF	28.137			Released by Reds
Ordomar Valdez	2B	24.011	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Signed to Minor League Contract
Ken Figueroa	p	21.343			Released by Tigers
M.J. Sanchez	c	23.264			Released by Royals
Zack Kelly	p	23.066	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Signed to Minor League Contract
Max Cordy	OF-P	24.333	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Traded to Angels from Twins for cash
Paolo Espino	P	31.118	Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)	Signed to Minor League Contract
Wilson Garcia	C	24.117	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore Orioles (MLB)	Traded from Phillies to Orioles for cash
Luis Anguizola	C	24.070			Released by Padres
Cole Gillespie	LF-OF	33.322			Released by Padres
Angel Santos	of	22.116			Released by Padres
Tyler Frohwirth	P	24.237	-		Released by Marlins
James Russell	P	32.120	-		Released by Tigers

Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Minnesota Twins	7	St. Louis Cardinals	1	Box	Jake Odorizzi	Carlos Martinez
Boston Red Sox	2	New York Yankees	3	Box	David Robertson	Heath Hembree	Aroldis Chapman
Kansas City Royals	15	Baltimore Orioles	7	Box	Danny Duffy	Dylan Bundy
San Francisco Giants	2	Philadelphia Phillies	4	Box	Aaron Nola	Derek Holland	Hector Neris
Seattle Mariners	5	Toronto Blue Jays	0	Box	James Paxton	Marcus Stroman
Atlanta Braves	1	Tampa Bay Rays	0	Box	Sean Newcomb	Blake Snell	Arodys Vizcaino
New York Mets	2	Cincinnati Reds	7	Box	Luis Castillo	Jason Vargas
Cleveland Indians	2	Milwaukee Brewers	3	Box	Brent Suter	Corey Kluber	Josh Hader
Detroit Tigers	7	Texas Rangers	4	Box	Mike Fiers	Mike Minor	Shane Greene
Miami Marlins	3	Chicago Cubs	4	Box	Carl Edwards	Kyle Barraclough	Brandon Morrow
Pittsburgh Pirates	10	Chicago White Sox	6	Box	Tyler Glasnow	Chris Volstad
Los Angeles Angels	2	Colorado Rockies	4	Box	Jon Gray	Andrew Heaney	Wade Davis
Houston Astros	4	Oakland Athletics	2	Box	Lance McCullers	Sean Manaea	Ken Giles
Arizona Diamondbacks	8	Los Angeles Dodgers	5	Box	T.J. McFarland	Yimi Garcia
Washington Nationals	4	San Diego Padres	0	Box	Jeremy Hellickson	Clayton Richard

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