Baseball on this Date - Thursday May 31,2018

Standings as of 2018-05-31

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
1	1	1	Boston Red Sox	57	39	18	.684	--	303	216	87	20-8	19-10	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Alex Cora	Dave Dombrowski	Fenway Park	105	69	36	.657
2	2	2	New York Yankees	52	35	17	.673	1.5	296	224	72	22-9	13-8	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Aaron Boone	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	108	64	44	.593
3	7	15	Tampa Bay Rays	55	28	27	.509	10.0	233	233	0	11-13	17-14	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kevin Cash	Matt Silverman	Tropicana Field	107	62	45	.579
4	10	22	Toronto Blue Jays	56	25	31	.446	13.5	256	281	-25	12-17	13-14	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Gibbons	Ross Atkins	Rogers Centre	105	48	57	.457
5	14	29	Baltimore Orioles	56	17	39	.304	21.5	209	297	-88	10-16	7-23	L5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	106	30	76	.283
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	5	11	Cleveland Indians	55	30	25	.545	--	281	249	32	18-11	12-14	W6	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Mike Chernoff	Progressive Field	106	61	45	.575
2	9	20	Detroit Tigers	56	26	30	.464	4.5	240	257	-17	17-12	9-18	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Gardenhire	Alberto Avila	Comerica Park	106	38	68	.358
3	11	24	Minnesota Twins	52	22	30	.423	6.5	218	240	-22	11-13	11-17	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Paul Molitor	Rob Antony	Target Field	110	56	54	.509
4	13	27	Kansas City Royals	56	20	36	.357	10.5	230	309	-79	9-19	11-17	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	106	38	68	.358
5	15	30	Chicago White Sox	53	16	37	.302	13.0	209	293	-84	8-18	8-19	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Rick Renteria	Rick Hahn	Guaranteed Rate Field	109	46	63	.422
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	58	36	22	.621	--	287	162	125	17-11	19-11	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	A.J. Hinch	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	104	67	37	.644
2	4	5	Seattle Mariners	56	34	22	.607	1.0	246	233	13	17-12	17-10	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Scott Servais	Jerry Dipoto	Safeco Field	105	55	50	.524
3	6	13	Los Angeles Angels	57	30	27	.526	5.5	263	240	23	12-17	18-10	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Billy Eppler	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	105	50	55	.476
4	8	17	Oakland Athletics	57	29	28	.509	6.5	244	251	-7	15-15	14-13	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	David Forst	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	105	68	37	.648
5	12	25	Texas Rangers	59	24	35	.407	12.5	251	314	-63	11-19	13-16	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jeff Banister	Jon Daniels	Globe Life Park in Arlington	102	42	60	.412
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	56	33	23	.589	--	282	224	58	14-11	19-12	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	Alex Anthopoulos	SunTrust Park	106	57	49	.538
2	3	7	Washington Nationals	55	32	23	.582	0.5	240	190	50	12-14	20-9	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dave Martinez	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	105	48	57	.457
3	4	8	Philadelphia Phillies	54	31	23	.574	1.0	238	201	37	19-9	12-14	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Gabe Kapler	Matt Klentak	Citizens Bank Park	108	49	59	.454
4	10	18	New York Mets	54	27	27	.500	5.0	225	245	-20	12-14	15-13	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mickey Callaway	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	107	50	57	.467
5	14	26	Miami Marlins	56	20	36	.357	13.0	192	292	-100	10-18	10-18	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Michael Hill	Marlins Park	104	43	61	.413
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	1	3	Milwaukee Brewers	57	36	21	.632	--	245	211	34	18-11	18-10	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Craig Counsell	David Stearns	Miller Park	106	60	46	.566
2	5	9	Chicago Cubs	53	30	23	.566	4.0	277	195	82	15-11	15-12	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	109	64	45	.587
3	6	10	St. Louis Cardinals	54	30	24	.556	4.5	237	212	25	16-11	14-13	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Matheny	Mike Girsch	Busch Stadium III	108	58	50	.537
4	8	14	Pittsburgh Pirates	56	29	27	.518	6.5	265	254	11	17-13	12-14	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	104	52	52	.500
5	15	28	Cincinnati Reds	57	20	37	.351	16.0	233	300	-67	9-19	11-18	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Riggleman	Dick Williams	Great American Ballpark	104	46	58	.442
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	7	12	Colorado Rockies	56	30	26	.536	--	235	252	-17	11-13	19-13	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bud Black	Jeff Bridich	Coors Field	107	61	46	.570
2	9	16	Arizona Diamondbacks	55	28	27	.509	1.5	209	198	11	16-13	12-14	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Torey Lovullo	Mike Hazen	Chase Field	107	54	53	.505
3	12	21	Los Angeles Dodgers	56	26	30	.464	4.0	240	217	23	14-17	12-13	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dave Roberts	Farhan Zaidi	Dodger Stadium	107	66	41	.617
4	11	19	San Francisco Giants	56	26	30	.464	4.0	230	279	-49	14-10	12-20	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Bobby Evans	AT&T Park	106	47	59	.443
5	13	23	San Diego Padres	58	25	33	.431	6.0	222	267	-45	14-19	11-14	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Andy Green	A.J. Preller	Petco Park	103	41	62	.398

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
Gordon Beckham	2B	31.257	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma (AAA)	Assigned to Tacoma (AAA)
Paul Blackburn	SP	24.178	Oakland Athletics	Stockton (A+)	Assigned to Stockton (A+) for rehab
Oliver Drake	RP	31.138	Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Angels (MLB)	Claimed off waivers from Indians by Angels
Trevor Gott	RP	25.278	Washington Nationals	Syracuse (AAA)	Assigned to Syracuse (AAA)
Ryan Madson	RP	37.276	Washington Nationals	Washington Nationals (MLB)	Activated from DL
Ryan Rua	1B-LF	28.081	Texas Rangers	Round Rock (AAA)	Assigned to Round Rock (AAA)
Adrian Beltre	3B	39.054	Texas Rangers	Texas Rangers (MLB)	Activated from DL
Tony Cruz	C	31.286	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville (AAA)	Assigned to Louisville (AAA)
Curt Casali	C	29.203	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville (AAA)	Traded from Rays to Reds for cash
Dustin Peterson	3B	23.263	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Peter Bourjos	LF	31.061	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta Braves (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Aaron Blair	SP	26.005			Released by Braves
Nick Goody	RP	26.330	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Ben Taylor	RP	25.200	Cleveland Indians	Columbus (AAA)	Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Shane Bieber	P	23.000	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Pat Venditte	RP	32.335	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Assigned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
Clayton Kershaw	SP	30.073	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	Activated from DL
Dee Gordon	CF	30.039	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Activated from DL
Grayson Greiner	C	25.232	Detroit Tigers	Toledo (AAA)	Assigned to Toledo (AAA)
Dylan Cozens	OF	24.000	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)	Recalled from Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Rhys Hoskins	LF	25.075	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)	DL-10 Fractured jaw
Drew Hutchison	RP	27.282	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Mark Leiter	P	27.079	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies (MLB)	Recalled from Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Ronny Rodriguez	SS	26.044	Detroit Tigers	Detroit Tigers (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Carlos Ramirez	OF	27.037	Oakland Athletics	Nashville (AAA)	Assigned to Nashville (AAA)
Khris Davis	DH	30.162	Oakland Athletics	Oakland Athletics (MLB)	Activated from DL
Aaron Slegers	P	25.269	Minnesota Twins	Rochester (AAA)	Assigned to Rochester (AAA)
Tyler Duffey	RP	27.155	Minnesota Twins	Minnesota Twins (MLB)	Recalled from Rochester (AAA)
Carlos Martinez	SP	26.253	St. Louis Cardinals	Springfield (AA)	Assigned to Springfield (AA) for rehab
Enmanuel de Jesus	P	24.145	Boston Red Sox	Greenville (A)	Assigned to Greenville (A)
Carlos Acevedo	P	23.246	Washington Nationals	Hagerstown (A)	DL-7 Injured
Randy Alcantara	P	21.203	Philadelphia Phillies	Williamsport (A-)	Assigned to Williamsport (A-)
Connor Brogdon	P	23.122	Philadelphia Phillies	Lakewood (A)	Assigned to Lakewood (A)
Taylor Ahearn	OF	23.187	Boston Red Sox	Lowell (A-)	Assigned to Lowell (A-)
Jordan Balazovic	P	19.256	Minnesota Twins	Elizabethton (Rk)	Assigned to Elizabethton (Rk)
Emerson Jimenez	SS	23.166	Toronto Blue Jays	Lansing (A)	Activated from disabled list
Sarkis Ohanian	P	24.298	Cincinnati Reds	Dayton (A)	Activated from disabled list
Tanner Kiest	P	23.257	Minnesota Twins	Cedar Rapids (A)	Reinstated to active roster
Zach McKinstry	SS	23.032	Los Angeles Dodgers	Rancho Cucamonga (A+)	Assigned to Rancho Cucamonga (A+)
Andy Ravel	P	23.231	Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin (A+)	Assigned to Dunedin (A+)
Max Wotell	P	21.260	Houston Astros	Greeneville (Rk)	Assigned to Greeneville (Rk)
Marshall Kasowski	P	23.082	Los Angeles Dodgers	Rancho Cucamonga (A+)	Assigned to Rancho Cucamonga (A+)
James Carter	P	24.082	Los Angeles Dodgers	Great Lakes (A)	Assigned to Great Lakes (A)
Diomar Lopez	P	21.167	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne (A)	Assigned to Fort Wayne (A)
Jared Carkuff	P	24.279	-		Released by Padres
Sean Poppen	P	24.077	Minnesota Twins	Chattanooga (AA)	Assigned to Chattanooga (AA)
Jose Antequera	SS	22.304	Philadelphia Phillies	Clearwater (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Danny Hudzina	IF	24.093	St. Louis Cardinals	Palm Beach (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Nick Howard	P	25.055	Cincinnati Reds	Daytona (A+)	Reinstated to active roster
Michael Gibbons	P	25.037	New York Mets	St. Lucie (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Jose Godoy	C	23.230	St. Louis Cardinals	Palm Beach (A+)	Assigned to Palm Beach (A+)
Shawn Semple	P	22.235	New York Yankees	Tampa (A+)	Assigned to Tampa (A+)
Matt Pobereyko	P	26.159	New York Mets	Las Vegas (AAA)	Assigned to Las Vegas (AAA)
Josh Prevost	P	26.137	New York Mets	Binghamton (AA)	Assigned to Binghamton (AA)
Brian Mims	2B	22.078	Philadelphia Phillies	Clearwater (A+)	Assigned to Clearwater (A+)
Thomas McIlraith	P	24.103	New York Mets	St. Lucie (A+)	Assigned to St. Lucie (A+)
Nick Hartman	P	23.219	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	Assigned to New Hampshire (AA)
Elvis Araujo	P	26.321	Baltimore Orioles	Frederick (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Algenis Martinez	P	24.261	Boston Red Sox	Salem (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Francisco Jimenez	P	23.239	Baltimore Orioles	Frederick (A+)	Assigned to Frederick (A+)
Reid Humphreys	SS	23.191	Colorado Rockies	Lancaster (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Matt Ball	P	23.067	Los Angeles Angels	Inland Empire (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Franklin Navarro	C	23.226	Los Angeles Angels	Inland Empire (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Blake Smith	P	25.292	Los Angeles Angels	Inland Empire (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Matt Milburn	P	24.306	Oakland Athletics	Stockton (A+)	Assigned to Stockton (A+)
Conner Menez	P	23.002	San Francisco Giants	Sacramento (AAA)	Assigned to Sacramento (AAA)
Matthew Batten	IF	22.344	San Diego Padres	San Antonio (AA)	Assigned to San Antonio (AA)
Anthony Mciver	P	26.053	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma (AAA)	Assigned to Tacoma (AAA)
Colby Blueberg	P	25.020	San Diego Padres	Lake Elsinore (A+)	Assigned to Lake Elsinore (A+)
A.J. Franks	P	22.341	Seattle Mariners	Modesto (A+)	Assigned to Modesto (A+)
Julian Leon	C	22.128	Los Angeles Angels	Inland Empire (A+)	Assigned to Inland Empire (A+)
Forrestt Allday	OF	27.037	San Diego Padres	El Paso (AAA)	Assigned to El Paso (AAA)
River Stevens	2B-3B	26.142	San Diego Padres	San Antonio (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Trevor Megill	P	24.177	San Diego Padres	San Antonio (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Ralph Garza	P	24.055	Houston Astros	Fresno (AAA)	Assigned to Fresno (AAA)
Tyler Pill	P	28.002	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Assigned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
Juniel Querecuto	2B-SS	25.254	Arizona Diamondbacks	Jackson (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Daniel Procopio	P	22.256	Los Angeles Angels	Mobile (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Daury Torrez	P	24.354	Chicago Cubs	Iowa (AAA)	Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Jose Queliz	C	25.297	Arizona Diamondbacks	Jackson (AA)	Assigned to Jackson (AA)
Brad Goldberg	P	28.099	Chicago White Sox	Charlotte (AAA)	Assigned to Charlotte (AAA)
Jose Garcia	C	23.209	New York Mets	Binghamton (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Zac Houston	P	23.182	Detroit Tigers	Toledo (AAA)	Assigned to Toledo (AAA)
Dusty Isaacs	P	26.298	Toronto Blue Jays	Buffalo (AAA)	Assigned to Buffalo (AAA)
John Polonius	SS-2B	27.138	San Francisco Giants	Richmond (AA)	Assigned to Richmond (AA)
Montana Durapau	P	26.065	Pittsburgh Pirates	Altoona (AA)	Assigned to Altoona (AA)
Michael Perez	C	25.297	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Colton Plaia	C	27.248	New York Mets	Las Vegas (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Dario Alvarez	P	29.134	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Charlie Meyer	C	25.141	Milwaukee Brewers	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Assigned to Colorado Springs (AAA)
Adam Loewen	OF	34.052	-		Released by Rangers
Louis Head	P	28.038	Cleveland Indians	Columbus (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Oscar Hernandez	C	24.326	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Reinstated to active roster
Aaron Blair	P	26.005	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Adron Chambers	OF	31.235	Philadelphia Phillies	Lehigh Valley (AAA)	Reinstated to active roster
Matt McBride	C	33.008	Philadelphia Phillies	Lehigh Valley (AAA)	Reinstated to active roster
Jose Mayorga	C	25.284	Toronto Blue Jays	Buffalo (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Cody Satterwhite	P	31.124	-		Released by Nationals
Andrew Pullin	2B	24.248	-		Announced retirement
Austin Gomber	P	24.189	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)	Recalled from Memphis (AAA)
John Gant	RP	25.298	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis (AAA)	Assigned to Memphis (AAA)
Tyler O'Neill	c	22.344	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis (AAA)	Assigned to Memphis (AAA)
Alex Reyes	SP	23.275	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)	DL-10 Right lat strain
Luke Voit	C	27.107	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)	Recalled from Memphis (AAA)
Mike Mayers	RP	26.177	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)	Recalled from Memphis (AAA)

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Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Los Angeles Angels	2	Detroit Tigers	6	Box	Warwick Saupold	Andrew Heaney
Tampa Bay Rays	3	Oakland Athletics	7	Box	Daniel Mengden	Ryne Stanek	Blake Treinen
Chicago Cubs	5	New York Mets	1	Box	Jose Quintana	Hansel Robles	Brandon Morrow
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	St. Louis Cardinals	10	Box	Mike Mayers	Felipe Vazquez
Philadelphia Phillies	2	Los Angeles Dodgers	1	Box	Aaron Nola	Josh Fields	Seranthony Dominguez
Washington Nationals	2	Atlanta Braves	4	Box	Sean Newcomb	Tanner Roark	Arodys Vizcaino
Boston Red Sox	2	Houston Astros	4	Box	Lance McCullers	Drew Pomeranz	Ken Giles
Cleveland Indians	9	Minnesota Twins	8	Box	Tyler Olson	Addison Reed	Cody Allen
Miami Marlins	3	San Diego Padres	8	Box	Jordan Lyles	Wei-Yin Chen	Brad Hand
Texas Rangers	1	Seattle Mariners	6	Box	Wade LeBlanc	Mike Minor

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