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Saturday, August 29,2009

Saturday, August 29,2009

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Houston Astros  0 Arizona Diamondbacks  9 box | pbp Chase Field Jon Garland Bud Norris -- 37,190 2:29
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 New York Mets  4 Chicago Cubs  11 box | pbp Wrigley Field Ryan Dempster Bobby Parnell -- 40,857 2:43
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Los Angeles Dodgers  11 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Jeff Weaver Matt Maloney -- 25,744 3:23
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 San Diego Padres  7 Florida Marlins  4 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Adam Russell Luis Ayala Heath Bell 20,924 3:16
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Milwaukee Brewers  7 box | pbp Miller Park Claudio Vargas Kevin Hart -- 41,773 3:13
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Atlanta Braves  9 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Derek Lowe Cliff Lee -- 45,134 2:46
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Colorado Rockies  3 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp AT&T Park Barry Zito Jason Marquis Brian Wilson 41,200 2:36
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Washington Nationals  4 St. Louis Cardinals  9 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Mitchell Boggs Craig Stammen -- 44,028 2:53
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Oakland Athletics  4 Los Angeles Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Brad Ziegler Rafael Rodriguez Andrew Bailey 43,011 3:01
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Cleveland Indians  5 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Rafael Perez Chris Ray Chris Perez 24,358 3:04
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Toronto Blue Jays  2 Boston Red Sox  3 box | pbp Fenway Park Clay Buchholz Ricky Romero Jonathan Papelbon 37,452 3:13
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Tampa Bay Rays  3 Detroit Tigers  1 box | pbp Comerica Park David Price Nate Robertson J.P. Howell 39,296 2:54
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Texas Rangers  3 Minnesota Twins  0 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Scott Feldman Carl Pavano Frank Francisco 28,516 2:52
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Chicago White Sox  0 New York Yankees  10 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Sergio Mitre Jose Contreras -- 46,193 2:39
2009 reg season 2009-08-29 Kansas City Royals  4 Seattle Mariners  8 box | pbp Safeco Field Ian Snell Gil Meche -- 26,457 2:30
15 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2009 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 129 82 47 .636 0.0 731 610 121 W2 42-22 40-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 129 68 61 .527 14.0 684 585 99 W2 40-25 28-36 2 4 9 Yes Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 128 64 64 .500 17.5 660 579 81 W1 41-22 23-42 3 8 18 -- dnq
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 127 61 66 .480 20.0 604 590 14 L2 35-31 26-35 4 10 22 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 130 53 77 .408 29.5 605 688 -83 L3 28-36 25-41 5 14 28 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2009 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 129 67 62 .519 0.0 640 634 6 L1 40-25 27-37 1 5 12 Yes Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 128 65 63 .508 1.5 586 571 15 L1 38-24 27-39 2 7 15 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 129 59 70 .457 8.0 651 677 -26 W4 28-35 31-35 3 11 24 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 130 58 72 .446 9.5 596 599 -3 L2 33-33 25-39 4 12 26 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 129 57 72 .442 10.0 527 669 -142 L2 33-34 24-38 5 13 27 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2009 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 128 70 58 .547 0.0 620 555 65 W1 39-26 31-32 1 2 4 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 130 70 60 .538 1.0 525 568 -43 W2 40-25 30-35 2 3 7 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 128 66 62 .516 4.0 727 651 76 L3 32-32 34-30 3 6 13 -- Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 129 64 65 .496 6.5 574 614 -40 W3 32-31 32-34 4 9 20 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 127 68 59 .535 0.0 662 561 101 L1 31-32 37-27 1 5 8 Yes Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 129 68 61 .527 1.0 607 618 -11 L2 40-27 28-34 2 7 10 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 129 66 63 .512 3.0 589 523 66 W1 35-30 31-33 3 8 14 -- dnq
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 130 65 65 .500 4.5 548 612 -64 W1 38-28 27-37 4 11 19 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 130 50 80 .385 19.5 596 710 -114 L2 30-36 20-44 5 15 29 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2009 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 131 73 58 .557 0.0 584 513 71 W2 40-25 33-33 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 129 68 61 .527 4.0 535 622 -87 L1 39-26 29-35 2 6 11 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 127 64 63 .504 7.0 568 544 24 L1 39-23 25-40 3 9 17 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 129 65 64 .504 7.0 629 656 -27 W2 31-33 34-31 4 10 16 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 128 62 66 .484 9.5 508 609 -101 W7 34-29 28-37 5 12 21 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 127 48 79 .378 23.0 522 586 -64 L2 31-33 17-46 6 16 30 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 130 72 58 .554 0.0 521 491 30 W2 43-21 29-37 1 2 3 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 130 71 59 .546 1.0 629 494 135 L2 38-27 33-32 2 3 5 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 130 70 60 .538 2.0 649 573 76 L4 32-30 38-30 3 4 6 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 130 62 68 .477 10.0 593 620 -27 W1 37-28 25-40 4 13 23 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 131 59 72 .450 13.5 510 658 -148 W2 33-34 26-38 5 14 25 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Alex Torres Tampa Bay Rays Active Traded from Angels with Matthew Sweeney and PTBNL to Rays for Scott Kazmir
Chris Young Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Recalled from Reno (AAA)
L.J. Gagnier Detroit Tigers Minors Assigned to Erie (AA)
Joey Gathright Boston Red Sox Hist Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Boston Red Sox
Alex Torres Tampa Bay Rays Hist Traded from Los Angeles Angels with Matthew Sweeney and Sean Rodriguez to Tampa Bay Rays for Scott Kazmir
Scott Kazmir Los Angeles Angels Hist Traded from Tampa Bay Rays to Los Angeles Angels for Alex Torres, Matthew Sweeney and Sean Rodriguez (9/1/2009)
Joe Crede Minnesota Twins Injury DL - strained lower back
Russell Branyan Seattle Mariners Injury DL - herniated disc
Chris Snyder Arizona Diamondbacks Injury DL - lower back inflammation
Sean White Seattle Mariners Injury DL - Right shoulder tendinitis
Kyle Blanks San Diego Padres Injury DL - strained arch in right foot
Akinori Iwamura Tampa Bay Rays Hist Activated from Disabled List
12 record(s)