Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Noah Lowry Opening Day Starter for Halos


The Anaheim Angels will defend their Millennium League Championship by opening up their 2007 season at home vs. Seattle. Noah Lowry will get the nod for the Angels as their opening day starter. Lowry, who posted a 16-5 mark with a 4.54 ERA, won two games for the Angels last year in the postseason which included Game 3 of the World Series.

Nats Move to Metrodome for 2007 Season


US Cellular Field - New Home to Astros


Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Twins Name Halladay as Opening Day Starter


The Minnesota Twins have named Roy Halladay as their opening day starter when the Twins visit the Pirates to open up their season. Halladay was 18-4 for the Twins last season as the team lost to Anaheim in the World Series. Over seven seasons, Halladay sports a career 74-43 record with a 3.76 ERA.

Pitching matchups for the complete series:

MIN-Halladay (18-4 2.86 ERA) vs. PIT-Carmona (3-2 4.24 ERA)

MIN-J.Santana (17-11 3.65) vs. PIT- Cook (13-7 4.49)

MIN-Beckett (12-9 4.53) vs. PIT-Marcum (2-1 5.15)

Monday, December 27, 2010

Pujols Traded Again



Seattle (AP) - The Mariners sent a package of players (Ryan Zimmerman, Ty Wigginton, Anibal Sanchez) and their 2008 First Round Pick in exchange for first baseman Albert Pujols. The Phillies had acquired Pujols during the 2001 season from the Expos for a group of players as well.

Pujols has a career .339 batting average in seven seasons. He ranks fourth in all-time homeruns (288) and third in RBI's (819).

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Gonzalez Cut by D-Backs


It is end of an era - The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they have released lefty outfielder Luis Gonzalez. Gonzalez's career with Arizona spanned 7 seasons and 1024 games. In that period, Gonzalez hit .282 with 182 HR's and 638 RBI's. He was a member of all three of Arizona's league championships: 2000, 2002 and 2003. Luis' best season was in 2001 - when he hit .301 with 53 HR's and 125 RBI's.

Buccos Obtain Aaron Cook


Pittsburgh (AP) - The Pittsburgh obtained righty starter Aaron Cook and a second rounder from the every busy Chicago White Sox for their first round pick (16th pick overall). Cook finished 13-7 with a 4.49 ERA in 200 innings pitched for Chicago last season. In five seasons with Chicago, Cook has a career 22-23 record.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Twins Acquire Hart From D-Backs


The Minnesota Twins, seeking to bolster their lineup, added a big bat by acquiring Corey Hart from Arizona. Hart hit .322 with 6 HR's and 37 RBI's last season. Young right hander Jered Weaver was traded to Arizona in the deal. Weaver, the 17th player selected in the 2006 draft, finished last season with a 7-7 record and a 4.92 ERA. Both young players should serve their new teams well.

3-Way Trade Between Cardinals, Mariners and White Sox


The St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox completed a three-way deal which also included several draft picks changing hands. Details of the trade:


Seattle trades IF-Prince Fielder to
Chicago and their Round 5 Pick (2007) to St. Louis; St. Louis trades IF-Stephen Drew and their Round 3 Pick (2007) to Chicago; Chicago sends IF-Brandon Phillips and their Round 1 Pick (2007) acquired in the 11/11/2010 trade to Seattle; Chicago sends their Round 1 Pick (2007) acquired in the 11/10/2010 trade to St. Louis.

2006 Stats:

Fielder, SEA (.288, 31 HR, 105 RBI)

Drew, STL (.335, 4 HR, 18 RBI in 161 AB's)

Phillips, CHI (.242, 17 HR, 62 RBI)

Braves Snag Two Pitchers - Ready to Make Another Run

Atlanta (AP) - The Atlanta Braves finished the regular season with a record breaking 110-52 record. Unfortunately, the postseason did not turn out as well as the Twins knocked out the Braves in the first round.

Atlanta acquired righty starters John Maine (6-6, 5.10 ERA in 2006) and Kelvim Escobar (8-7, 5.29) from Seattle for veteran Mike Mussina (14-5, 3.40) and Anibal Sanchez (4-4, 3.07).

"Great hitting lineup, and three very good SP's. We're looking for at least one more guy in the rotation." said Brave skipper Melt. Looks like Atlanta just got their wish. . . .

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

White Sox Deal Hernandez to Dodgers

Chicago (AP) - The Chicago White Sox have announced that they have traded young righty starter Felix Hernandez and their #1 round draft pick (15th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for the Dodgers #1 round draft pick (5th overall) and second baseman Kelly Johnson.

Hernandez, the third player selected in the 2005 draft, has a 16-16 career record with a 4.46 ERA in 41 starts for Chicago.

Kelly Johnson missed the entire 2006 season due to injury. Johnson was initially selected by Seattle in the second round of the 2005 draft.

Angels Win in Six

Anaheim (AP) - Corey Patterson was an excellent No. 9 hitter for the Angels all season. He had almost been an after-thought in a deal that brought Bobby Abreu to Anaheim in the offseason. But he had been relatively quiet in the postseason (2 RBIs) until the crucial Game 6 vs. Minnesota. His 2-run HR in the 9th snapped a 4-4 tie and lifted the Angels to their first MSL title. Also in that game, Patterson tripled home a run and threw a runner out at the plate.

Congrats to Bob Petersen on guiding the Twins to a fine season. We had fun playing a very hard-fought series. The Angels were thankful that it didn't go a seventh game because waiting in the wings was Johan Santana, who had beaten Anaheim twice and was 5-0 in the postseason.

GAME 1
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 2
Johan Santana, with relief help from Todd Jones, thwarts the Angels. Carlos Lee drives home all four Twins runs; the big blow being a 3-run HR in the 5th. The Angels hit into three double plays.

GAME 2
Anaheim 12, Minnesota 8
The Angels rallied from a 6-3 deficit against Roy Halladay. Down 7-6 in the 6th, Anaheim bounced back on a 2-run HR by Bobby Abreu. Bengie Molina's grand slam in the 8th added insurance runs.

GAME 3
Anaheim 6, Minnesota 2
The Angels snapped a 1-1 tie with three runs in the 6th. Alfonso Soriano hit a solo HR and Abreu added a 2-run double. Noah Lowry allowed 5 hits in 6 innings for the victory.

GAME 4
Minnesota 2, Anaheim 1
Santana struck out 8 and tossed a 7-hitter for his 5th victory of the postseason. Aubrey Huff hit a HR in the 1st and Ichiro added an RBI single in the 5th. Molina pulled the Angels within 2-1 with an RBI single in the 7th. But the losers again hit into three DPs, including one by Josh Barfield with the bases loaded an one out in the 3rd.

GAME 5
Anaheim 4, Minnesota 3
The Twins jumped to a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on a Huff HR and an RBI double Tony Graffanino. But the Angels responded in the 3rd on an RBI by Abreu and a 2-run single by Adam Lind. Abreu's RBI double made it 4-2 in the 4th. Brett Myers, who allowed only 5 hits in 8 innings, maintained that lead until giving away to Joe Nathan in the 9th. But, Aaron Hill doubled, went to third on a groundout, and scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-3. Corey Koskie followed with a single, but Jack Wilson hit into a DP to end the game.

GAME 6
Anaheim 6, Minnesota 4
The Angels scored three times in the 3rd on a 2-run single by Mike Lamb and a sac fly by Carlos Delgado. Corey Patterson's RBI triple upped the lead to 4-0 in the 4th. But the Twins started to chip away on RBIs by Hill in the 4th and Wilson in the 7th. But after Wilson's hit, he tried to score from first on a double by Hill -- only to be nailed at the plate by Patterson. Set-up ace Takashi Saito came on in the 8th for the Angels, but was greeted by solo homers from David Ortiz and Carlos Lee. With the game tied going into the bottom of the 9th, pinch-hitter Maicer Izturis led off with a walk. Patterson was asked to sacrifice, but with a two-strike count, the bunt was taken off. And, he responded with his Series-winning HR.

Saturday, November 06, 2010

Game 5 Set For Tropicana Field


The Minnesota Twins and the Anaheim Angels are all tied up at two games a piece in the 2006 Millennium World Series. Game Five will be played at Minnesota's home park - Tropicana Field.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Angels Stadium Site of First Two Series Games











World Series Game 1 Probable Pitchers


Game 1 Probable Starting Pitchers:
Minnesota - Johan Santana (17-11, 3.65 ERA; 3-0, 2.20 ERA in the Postseason) vs.
Anaheim - Brett Myers (18-8, 4.73 ERA; 3-1, 5.40 ERA in the Postseason)

Angels Eliminate Nationals in Five Games


The Angels advance to their first-ever World Series by defeating the Washington Nationals 4 games to 1.

Congrats to Nationals coach Jim Colquhoun on a great season ... this was a hard-fought series, but Angels' bats were a little too much in the end.


GAME 1
Anaheim 3, Washington 2
The only low-scoring game of the series. Endy Chavez's 2-run single sparked a 3-run second for the Angels. The Nationals stranded the bases loaded in the 7th, and Joe Nathan completed the save in the 9th.

GAME 2
Washington 10, Anaheim 7
The Angels blew a 5-1 lead in the wildest game of the series. Carlos Beltran, who finished with 5 RBIs, hit his second HR, a 3-run blast, in the 12th. The Nationals, who tied it when Beltran and Scott Rolen homered in the 8th, appeared to have the game sewn up in the 11th after Matt Holliday's 2-run shot. But Alfonso Soriano extended the game with a 2-out, 2-run HR in the bottom half.

GAME 3
Anaheim 9, Washington 5
The Angels snapped a 2-2 with three in the 3rd on a 2-run HR by Mark Teixeira and a solo blast by Carlos Delgado. They added three in the 7th and one in the 8th for enough cushion to absorb a 3-run Nationals 9th.

GAME 4
Anaheim 8, Washington 5
Josh Barfield homered twice as the Angels took a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Nationals had taken a 4-3 lead in the third on homers by Rolen and Beltran (who again hit two). But a Barfield homer triggered a 5-run 5th that also featured RBIs by Teixeira, Troy Glaus, Maicer Izturis, and Chavez.

GAME 5
Anaheim 8, Washington 5
Bengie Molina homered in his first three at-bats, driving in 5 runs to spark the series clincher. A 2-run HR by Holliday pulled the Nationals within two runs (7-5) in the 5th, but Soriano added an insurance run with an RBI double in the 8th, and Tim Saito closed it out with a 2-inning save.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Twins Eliminate Braves


Johan Santana and Roy Halladay combined for four playoff wins as the upstart Minnesota Twins knocked out #1 seed Atlanta in their semi-final playoff series. A recap of the series:

MIN 5, ATL 1 - Santana fires a two-hitter while fanning nine; Ortiz drives in three runs.

MIN 7, ATL 3 - Halladay goes the distance while Braves' John Smoltz gives up 10 hits and 7 runs in 4 innings.

ATL 13, MIN 1 - Lackey fires five-hitter; Braves score 10 runs in 5th inning - Harang takes the loss. Atlanta's 13 runs were scored off only 7 hits.

MIN 3, ATL 2 - Santana strikes out 13 in 8+ innings; David Ortiz hits his 5th post season homer.

MIN 3, ATL 2 - Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th to break a 1-1 tie. Halladay scattered nine hits for the win.

The Twins will be making their first appearance in the Millennium World Series and will play the winner of the Anaheim-Washington match.

Astros Get Second Pick


The Houston Astros secured the second pick in the 2007 draft. The Astros, who posted a 47-115 record this past season, certainly will look forward to upgrading their team in the upcoming draft.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Yankees Snag First Pick


The New York Yankees were the lottery winners last night and will have the first pick in the 2007 draft.

Friday, October 15, 2010

#1 Seed Braves Advance


The Diamondbacks had the high-powered Braves on the ropes after winning Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead, but Atlanta showed why they won a Millennium League record 110 games in the regular season by winning the pivotal Game 4 by the score of 3-2, then capturing Games 5 and 6 by a combined score of 16-6.

Atlanta starter Mike Mussina was the series MVP by winning both of his starts -- including a 7-0 Game 5 shutout win -- while posting a sparkling 0.55 ERA over 16 innings of work.

Braves closer Brian Fuentes recorded a pair of saves, and Jorge Posada hit a robust .400 for the series.

It's now on to the second round, where the matchups will be as follows:

(4) Minnesota vs. (1) Atlanta
(3) Washington vs. (2) Anaheim

Monday, October 11, 2010

Braves' Jacobs Field Site of Game 1 Playoff Game vs. D-Backs

Atlanta (AP) - The Atlanta Braves, #1 Seed with a 110-52 record, are ready to start their playoff series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Braves were 58-23 this year at Jacobs Field.....


All-Time Millennium League Home Run Leaders

  1. Alex Rodriguez, 318

  2. Barry Bonds, 299

  3. Manny Ramirez, 297

  4. Albert Pujols, 288

  5. Carlos Delgado, 285

  6. Jim Edmonds, 266

  7. Jim Thome, 257

  8. Vladimir Guerrero, 254

  9. Andruw Jones, 249

  10. David Ortiz, 238

Big Papi Leads Twins Into Semis

David Ortiz hit 3 homers and drove in 9 runs to help the Minnesota Twins to an exciting playoff series win over the Seattle Mariners. A recap of the games:

MIN 6, SEA 1 - Johan Santana fired a complete game while fanning 10

MIN 3, SEA 2 (13) - An Ichiro triple and a Tony Graffanino single in the bottom of the 13th gave the Twins the win

SEA 4, MIN 3 - Series moves to Seattle's Camden Yards for the third game and the hometown fans were not disapointed as Jose Reyes hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth

SEA 6, MIN 5 (10) - Another one run thriller as Seattle rallied from an early 5-2 deficit and won the game with another walk-off double in the bottom of the tenth - this time, the hero was Ryan Zimmerman

MIN 7, SEA 6 - The Twins scored the winning run in the top of the tenth off two costly Mariners errors and a single by Carlos Lee to stun the Seattle fans.

MIN 5, SEA 1 - David Ortiz hit a two run homer and Aaron Harang fired a complete game as the Twins closed out Seattle in front of their hometown fans at Tropicana Field.

The Twins now await the winner of the Atlanta-Arizona playoff series......

Saturday, October 09, 2010

Game 5 Set For Camden Yards in Twins-Mariners Series



Seattle (AP) - The Twins and Mariners are all deadlocked at two games a piece in their quarter final playoff series. Game 5 will be played at Seattle's home stadium Camden Yards....

2007 Draft Lottery Info

We will be conducting our draft lottery on Monday, October 18th and Tuesday, October 19th.....

The “Pennsylvania Daily Number Evening” lottery (http://www.palottery.state.pa.us/) on subsequent nights (7PM EST) will be used to decide who gets the #1 and #2 picks in the first round only. If the second pick yields the same result as the first night, then a third night’s lottery drawing will be used. The remaining 10 teams will draft in reverse order of record. So, the team with the poorest record can do no worst than pick third in the first round.


2007 Lottery Drawing Chances:

000 to 249 – Houston (47-115)

250 to 449 – New York (57-105)

450 to 604 – San Francisco (59-103)

605 to 724 – Pittsburgh (63-99)

725 to 814 – Los Angeles (66-96)

815 to 879 – Boston (69-93)

880 to 924 – Cleveland (70-92)

925 to 954 – St. Louis (73-89)

955 to 974 – Philadelphia (86-76, 5-1 vs. Florida in tie-breaker)

975 to 986 – Florida (86-76)

987 to 994 – Kansas City (87-75, 31-29 runs scored vs. Oakland in tie-breaker)

995 to 999 – Oakland (87-75)

(Click here for a history of previous lottery numbers selected.)

Angels Eliminate Toronto


Alfonso Soriano and the Anaheim Angels advanced to the second round by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 4 games to 1 in a Quarter-Finals Playoff Series.

GAME 1
Toronto 8, Anaheim 2 (The Blue Jays hit four home runs, including two by Vernon Wells, to roll in the opener. Wells finished 3-for-5 with 4 RBIs)

GAME 2
Anaheim 7, Toronto 5 (Carlos Delgado snapped a 5-all tie with a 2-run HR in the 7th, then Joe Nathan fanned Preston Wilson with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the 9th)

GAME 3
Anaheim 3, Toronto 2 (The Angels finally broke through against Bronson Arroyo in the 6th when Mike Lamb slugged a 2-run HR and Nick Markakis added a solo shot. Ryan Howard made it close with a HR off Nathan in the 9th)

GAME 4
Anaheim 11, Toronto 4 (Troy Glaus hit 2 HRs, Alfonso Soriano went 4-for-4 and Mark Teixeira added 3 RBIs)

GAME 5
Anaheim 4, Toronto 2 (Soriano snapped a 1-1 tie with a HR in the 7th. Endy Chavez and Corey Patterson added RBI singles in the 8th and 9th before Nathan completed a shaky save despite another 9th-inning HR by Howard)

Friday, October 01, 2010

Nats Advance Behind Clemens


The Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 in the first round of the 2006 Millennium playoffs.
The story of the series was Washington's pitching, which completely neutralized Chicago's potent bats. Coming in with the second-ranked offense in the league, the White Sox hit just .200 (they hit .285 during the regular season), and were stymied at every turn by a Nationals staff that was led by starter Roger Clemens.

Clemens didn't allow an earned run in 11 innings of work, and won the decisive fifth game. Closer Trevor Hoffman was just as dominant, picking up three saves.

Overall, the Nationals posted a 1.84 ERA against the hard-luck Sox.

Sunday, September 05, 2010

Braves Shatter Regular Season Win Record with 110-52 Mark




See the Braves final team stats below:


Strat-O-Matic Report






Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Atlanta Braves Totals After 162 Games


NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
C.Coste .339 55 168 29 57 9 0 5 24 15 37 5 0 8 0 0 4
R.Johnson .326 117 420 64 137 33 1 11 64 27 73 13 1 9 2 1 0
D.Jeter .326 160 663 112 216 36 4 16 85 55 120 9 18 14 31 8 21
R.Quinlan .317 48 167 30 53 9 2 9 38 8 22 2 0 8 0 0 2
T.Nixon .300 19 60 11 18 4 0 4 13 9 10 0 0 3 0 0 0
C.Jones .299 119 421 67 126 32 1 25 92 71 94 0 1 8 2 1 20
G.Sizemore .279 162 638 119 178 52 10 34 107 83 163 17 1 4 18 13 2
J.Davanon .276 47 134 21 37 9 1 1 17 13 23 0 0 3 4 3 1
N.Swisher .270 131 482 82 130 30 2 17 68 65 135 8 1 12 0 0 5
J.Posada .268 127 426 67 114 22 3 14 65 46 93 15 0 13 4 1 6
R.Durham .266 119 418 77 111 31 1 22 70 41 55 5 0 16 3 1 11
H.Luna .261 34 88 7 23 7 0 1 9 2 16 1 0 3 2 2 5
I.Kinsler .252 77 234 36 59 13 1 7 22 17 49 1 0 9 2 1 8
J.Gomes .250 9 28 2 7 3 0 0 6 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Smith .250 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
K.Youkilis .250 159 581 92 145 42 0 12 69 106 127 12 0 18 5 4 6
R.Church .243 57 148 24 36 12 3 6 28 26 42 1 1 3 2 0 2
F.Thomas .213 135 456 71 97 16 1 34 82 74 97 7 0 10 1 0 0
ALL PITCHERS .064 162 94 6 6 0 0 0 2 2 34 0 17 0 0 0 8
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS .275 5634 1552 30 862 1203 40 77 101
162 917 360 218 668 96 141 35


NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
J.Zumaya 2.37 5 3 .625 41 0 0 0 2 68.1 47 23 18 6 37 81
B.Howry 2.68 2 2 .500 37 0 0 0 7 43.2 39 15 13 2 9 39
K.Millwood 2.77 15 7 .682 31 31 2 1 0 198.1 189 69 61 17 46 133
J.Borowski 2.79 0 2 .000 11 0 0 0 9 9.2 10 6 3 2 5 12
D.Marte 2.92 1 1 .500 36 0 0 0 0 24.2 19 11 8 1 8 27
A.Sanchez 3.07 4 4 .500 13 13 3 0 0 88.0 71 35 30 8 45 50
B.Fuentes 3.40 4 5 .444 53 0 0 0 35 53.0 35 24 20 9 17 60
M.Mussina 3.40 14 5 .737 28 28 5 1 0 190.2 182 77 72 22 38 150
J.Johnson 3.48 14 4 .778 61 0 0 0 2 147.1 115 62 57 15 65 122
J.Smoltz 3.61 15 8 .652 32 32 5 0 0 219.1 234 102 88 23 65 195
J.Lackey 4.12 13 3 .813 31 31 1 0 0 207.2 196 101 95 27 67 169
J.Blanton 4.94 13 5 .722 27 27 1 0 0 151.1 217 90 83 12 39 79
R.Lugo 4.97 6 1 .857 35 0 0 0 1 50.2 54 31 28 3 29 29
B.Medders 5.71 3 1 .750 13 0 0 0 0 17.1 24 12 11 1 7 13
J.Adkins 6.75 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 2 2 1 0 2
E.Jackson 9.00 0 0 ---- 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 1
T.Martin 13.50 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0
ALL NON-PITCHERS ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 5 -1
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS 3.61 52 162 17 56 1444 592 479
110 .679 162 7 1476.0 664 149 1162








Saturday, August 28, 2010

Playoff Races




With just 12 games remaining........


Strat-O-Matic Report






DIVISION LEADERS

WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2006 Anaheim ANA 97 53 .647 ---- 3
2006 Atlanta ATN 107 46 .699 ---- *WON*
2006 Washington WAN 87 63 .580 ---- 9
2006 Chicago CHA 86 64 .573 ---- 12


WILD CARD RACE - TOP FOUR QUALIFY

WON LOST PCT GB
2006 Seattle SEA 87 63 .580 ----
2006 Toronto TOA 86 64 .573 1.0
2006 Minnesota MNA 85 65 .567 2.0
2006 Oakland OAA 83 67 .553 4.0
2006 Arizona ARN 82 68 .547 5.0
2006 Philadelphia PHN 82 68 .547 5.0
2006 Florida FLN 80 70 .533 7.0
2006 Kansas City KCA 78 72 .520 9.0








Thursday, August 05, 2010

Current Standings Midway thru Block 8




Strat-O-Matic Report






LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2006 Millennium League

Brock WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2006 Anaheim ANA 96 51 .653 ---- 4
2006 Seattle SEA 81 63 .563 13.5
2006 Florida FLN 77 67 .535 17.5
2006 Cleveland CLA 62 82 .431 32.5
2006 San Francisco SFN 56 94 .373 41.5

Killebrew WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2006 Atlanta ATN 99 45 .688 ---- 8
2006 Toronto TOA 76 56 .576 17.0
2006 Kansas City KCA 76 71 .517 24.5
2006 Los Angeles LAN 60 81 .426 37.5
2006 Houston HON 34 101 .252 60.5

Koufax WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2006 Oakland OAA 78 57 .578 ---- 22
2006 Washington WAN 84 63 .571 ----
2006 Arizona ARN 70 65 .519 8.0
2006 Boston BOA 60 78 .435 19.5
2006 Pittsburgh PIN 50 91 .355 31.0

Aaron WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2006 Chicago CHA 78 60 .565 ---- 24
2006 Minnesota MNA 77 61 .558 1.0
2006 Philadelphia PHN 78 63 .553 1.5
2006 St. Louis SLN 69 78 .469 13.5
2006 New York NYA 52 86 .377 26.0



OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
ANA 96 51 .653 46-29 50-22 26-14 70-37 7- 3 28-17 7-3 Won 3
ARN 70 65 .519 40-29 30-36 27-16 43-49 6- 7 21-22 5-5 Lost 1
ATN 99 45 .688 47-19 52-26 31-12 68-33 14- 6 22-17 5-5 Won 1
BOA 60 78 .435 36-42 24-36 15-25 45-53 8-10 29-19 5-5 Lost 4
CHA 78 60 .565 36-30 42-30 21- 9 57-51 5- 9 24-18 5-5 Lost 2
CLA 62 82 .431 34-41 28-41 25-24 37-58 6- 8 16-25 5-5 Won 1
FLN 77 67 .535 32-37 45-30 27-17 50-50 7- 8 20-16 5-5 Won 4
HON 34 101 .252 18-51 16-50 12-18 22-83 1-12 14-29 2-8 Won 1
KCA 76 71 .517 36-33 40-38 26-21 50-50 10- 6 26-15 4-6 Won 2
LAN 60 81 .426 28-44 32-37 16-22 44-59 8-11 15-22 3-7 Won 1
MNA 77 61 .558 37-32 40-29 16-19 61-42 5- 6 24-17 5-5 Lost 1
NYA 52 86 .377 26-43 26-43 14-21 38-65 3- 8 14-27 2-8 Lost 2
OAA 78 57 .578 38-31 40-26 27-21 51-36 14- 7 20-22 6-4 Won 2
PHN 78 63 .553 43-32 35-31 23-26 55-37 10- 4 27-17 6-4 Lost 1
PIN 50 91 .355 22-44 28-47 11-28 39-63 7-12 16-26 4-6 Lost 1
SEA 81 63 .563 38-34 43-29 20-19 61-44 6- 5 22-19 5-5 Lost 1
SFN 56 94 .373 28-44 28-50 20-27 36-67 8- 8 19-28 2-8 Lost 6
SLN 69 78 .469 32-46 37-32 19-20 50-58 6- 9 16-27 5-5 Lost 3
TOA 76 56 .576 36-30 40-26 22-12 54-44 4- 4 22-18 6-4 Lost 1
WAN 84 63 .571 36-33 48-30 18-13 66-50 14- 6 29-23 8-2 Won 3
TOTAL 1413 1413 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ANA 16-12 22- 9 20-10 15-10 20- 8 3- 2 43-23 13- 8 40-20
ARN 14-14 16-15 10-17 21-10 9- 9 0- 0 29-31 10-11 31-23
ATN 18-10 22- 9 19-11 20- 8 18- 7 2- 0 48-18 19- 5 32-22
BOA 12-13 13-18 13-14 10-21 12-12 0- 0 27-33 14-13 19-32
CHA 18-10 14-17 20- 7 13-15 12- 9 1- 2 32-28 16- 8 30-24
CLA 9-19 10-18 11-19 17-14 12-12 3- 0 26-43 14-16 22-23
FLN 15-13 14-14 16-11 18-13 14-14 0- 2 34-32 14-10 29-25
HON 6-22 9-19 7-23 7-24 5-13 0- 0 13-53 6-18 15-30
KCA 15-13 15-16 14-13 20-11 9-16 3- 2 39-27 14-13 23-31
LAN 10-15 15-13 17-13 8-23 9-13 1- 4 25-38 11-10 24-33
MNA 15-13 17-11 15-12 18-13 10- 9 2- 3 34-23 14-10 29-28
NYA 13-12 9-22 11-16 15-16 3-18 1- 2 25-32 8-19 19-35
OAA 15-13 18-13 12-15 20- 8 13- 8 0- 0 32-28 15-12 31-17
PHN 13-15 19-12 16-11 15-13 12-10 3- 2 34-29 13-11 31-23
PIN 9-16 10-21 9-21 10-18 10-12 2- 3 27-36 5-19 18-36
SEA 17-11 15-13 13-14 17-14 16- 9 3- 2 37-32 8- 7 36-24
SFN 12-16 13-18 13-14 11-17 6-25 1- 4 25-35 6-24 25-35
SLN 12-16 14-14 13-14 12-19 14-14 4- 1 28-41 15- 9 26-28
TOA 17-11 17-14 16-11 18-13 8- 7 0- 0 37-26 15- 9 24-21
WAN 18-10 16-12 14-13 13-18 22- 9 1- 1 41-28 13-11 30-24


WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:

TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN SLN
ANA - 2 1 5 3 15 9 3 4 1 4 5 4 4 6 10 9 5
ARN 4 - 2 7 0 0 3 6 4 5 3 4 5 2 11 3 2 1
ATN 2 4 - 4 4 5 5 15 9 13 4 5 1 3 3 1 6 1
BOA 1 8 2 - 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 5 8 2 5 1 5 3
CHA 3 3 2 3 - 4 3 2 5 1 5 7 2 10 4 1 4 10
CLA 3 0 1 4 2 - 3 5 3 4 1 4 2 0 2 10 10 4
FLN 9 3 1 3 3 12 - 6 4 2 4 3 1 1 4 6 7 3
HON 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 - 3 5 2 4 0 3 2 1 4 0
KCA 2 2 6 3 1 3 2 15 - 12 2 2 1 3 4 1 6 3
LAN 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 10 6 - 2 4 2 0 4 2 4 3
MNA 2 3 2 2 10 2 2 4 4 4 - 8 4 6 4 2 4 10
NYA 1 2 1 1 5 2 3 2 1 2 4 - 1 6 2 4 3 10
OAA 2 4 2 7 1 4 2 6 2 4 2 5 - 3 10 3 5 4
PHN 2 1 3 4 8 3 5 3 3 6 6 9 3 - 3 2 2 11
PIN 0 7 3 7 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 8 0 - 1 4 0
SEA 8 3 2 5 5 8 12 2 2 1 4 2 3 4 5 - 9 3
SFN 3 4 0 1 2 8 8 2 0 2 2 3 1 4 2 6 - 4
SLN 1 2 2 3 5 2 3 3 3 3 8 8 2 7 6 3 2 -
TOA 2 4 7 2 1 5 2 13 9 8 3 3 2 1 4 2 4 2
WAN 4 12 3 12 2 3 2 2 4 3 2 4 7 4 10 4 4 1

TEAM TOA WAN
ANA 4 2
ARN 2 6
ATN 11 3
BOA 1 6
CHA 5 4
CLA 1 3
FLN 1 4
HON 2 1
KCA 6 2
LAN 7 3
MNA 3 1
NYA 0 2
OAA 1 11
PHN 2 2
PIN 2 5
SEA 1 2
SFN 2 2
SLN 4 2
TOA - 2
WAN 1 -


RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:

TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN SLN
ANA - 22 14 39 37 140 81 27 36 13 29 37 29 35 44 87 74 27
ARN 30 - 23 53 15 0 27 41 25 49 22 20 30 9 93 25 32 11
ATN 26 26 - 44 33 28 34 132 96 85 30 19 12 35 31 20 36 9
BOA 25 48 28 - 23 21 4 10 39 25 13 24 62 27 38 15 21 27
CHA 39 20 24 27 - 34 36 22 26 13 61 49 16 97 36 23 45 79
CLA 86 0 18 42 30 - 71 31 46 47 17 40 36 14 21 88 93 39
FLN 84 25 16 12 37 95 - 48 40 15 30 35 21 22 38 99 91 30
HON 12 18 62 16 20 23 21 - 87 65 35 42 28 24 8 17 26 9
KCA 29 17 64 31 23 36 22 119 - 89 20 10 4 31 41 10 37 29
LAN 18 18 47 28 22 30 15 90 77 - 24 38 29 22 23 17 37 18
MNA 18 24 27 15 85 20 19 37 37 34 - 54 29 83 29 26 34 100
NYA 20 24 14 23 37 27 29 33 8 20 45 - 17 60 12 32 23 82
OAA 22 40 17 73 14 43 25 48 10 26 24 29 - 32 88 23 39 33
PHN 26 6 25 31 87 24 30 37 31 41 81 63 29 - 24 29 18 87
PIN 23 94 33 40 36 21 19 6 25 23 23 10 63 10 - 24 27 10
SEA 87 26 23 34 35 108 105 25 17 26 28 22 24 35 35 - 97 33
SFN 50 27 16 18 40 82 89 21 18 24 20 25 21 29 17 61 - 33
SLN 23 13 10 24 69 31 33 22 36 32 85 74 24 59 40 36 28 -
TOA 25 28 79 13 24 36 16 121 80 71 36 10 21 14 31 20 44 35
WAN 34 93 24 106 21 39 30 10 26 17 11 19 88 34 77 31 23 14

TEAM TOA WAN
ANA 32 27
ARN 29 84
ATN 92 27
BOA 11 71
CHA 33 24
CLA 25 26
FLN 11 30
HON 54 7
KCA 62 22
LAN 66 25
MNA 24 7
NYA 6 18
OAA 17 86
PHN 14 26
PIN 21 66
SEA 10 19
SFN 35 27
SLN 39 17
TOA - 14
WAN 16 -








Sunday, June 20, 2010

Teajada's Walk-Off in 13th Sinks Redbirds









BOXSCORE: 2006 St. Louis Cardinals At 2006 Philadelphia Phillies 7/11/2006



Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG

M.Mora 3B 6 1 1 0 .288 N.Punto 3B 4 1 0 0 .266

P.Polanco 2B 6 1 1 0 .270 M.Loretta 2B 6 0 1 0 .256

J.Drew RF 5 0 2 1 .316 G-W.Bloomquist PR,2B 0 0 0 0 .266

P.Konerko 1B 6 0 3 1 .293 M.Tejada SS 6 2 3 3 .321

J.Edmonds CF 4 0 1 0 .303 A.Pujols 1B 4 0 1 0 .336

C-D.Young PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .313 T.Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 .260

E.Renteria SS 6 0 0 0 .240 A.Jones RF 4 0 0 0 .237

J.Payton LF,CF 6 0 2 0 .298 S.Spiezio LF 5 0 0 0 .272

J.Estrada C 3 0 0 0 .262 G.Zaun C 5 0 2 0 .260

K.Lohse P 2 0 1 0 .500 J.Suppan P 3 0 0 0 .120

A-M.Anderson PH 0 0 0 0 .295 W.Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 .000

B-B.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .266 D-J.Thome PH 1 0 0 0 .246

J.Broxton P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Grabow P 0 0 0 0 ----

J.Rincon P 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Accardo P 0 0 0 0 ----

E-J.Francoeur PH 1 0 1 0 .220 F-A.Rowand PH 1 0 0 0 .238

C.Baek P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Schoeneweis P 0 0 0 0 .000

C.Cordero P 0 0 0 0 ----

-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---

Totals 48 2 12 2 Totals 42 3 7 3



A-Pinch Hit For Lohse In 9th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Anderson In 9th Inning

C-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 10th Inning

D-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 10th Inning

E-Pinch Hit For Rincon In 11th Inning

F-Pinch Hit For Accardo In 12th Inning

G-Pinch Ran For Loretta In 12th Inning



Cardinals....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 0

Phillies........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0



Cardinals (43-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET

K.Lohse 8 4 2 2 2 5 1 3.19 A1 D3

J.Broxton 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 7.53 D4 D7

J.Rincon 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.66 D8 E2

C.Baek 0 1/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.00 E3 E6

C.Cordero LOSS(0-5) 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.66 E7

Totals 12 7 3 3 6 8 2



Phillies (54-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET

J.Suppan 8 2/3 9 2 2 1 8 0 3.69 A1 D8

W.Rodriguez 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.09 D9 E5

J.Grabow 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.40 E6 E8

J.Accardo 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 3 0 1.60 E9 F5

S.Schoenewei WIN(2-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.61 F6

Totals 13 12 2 2 3 13 0



ATTENDANCE- 27,413 DATE- Thursday, July 11th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Angel Hernandez, Andrew Fletcher, Scott Higgins, Kerwin Danley

T- 4:02

LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals:12 Phillies: 9

DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Phillies: 0

DOUBLES- M.Mora(13th), J.Drew(19th), P.Konerko(27th), K.Lohse, A.Pujols(21st)

HOME RUNS- M.Tejada-2(13th)

CAUGHT STEALING- J.Drew

SACRIFICE HITS- K.Lohse

WALKS- J.Drew, J.Estrada-2, N.Punto-2, A.Pujols, T.Hunter-2, A.Jones

HIT BY PITCH- J.Estrada

STRIKE OUTS- M.Mora-3, J.Drew, P.Konerko, J.Edmonds-3, D.Young, E.Renteria,

J.Payton, J.Estrada, K.Lohse, M.Loretta, T.Hunter, A.Jones-2,

S.Spiezio-3, J.Suppan



Shortstop Miguel Tejada rocketed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Philadelphia

Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in 13 innings 3 to 2 at Wrigley

Field.



Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Philadelphia won the

hard fought contest in the 13th inning. Tejada hit a bases-empty home run

resulting in an exciting win for Philadelphia and a wild post-game

celebration by the home town fans. Although they lost, St. Louis did out-hit

Philadelphia 12 to 7.



Scott Schoeneweis(2-3) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 inning. The losing

pitcher was Chad Cordero(0-5) in relief. He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings

allowing 2 hits and no walks.











Saturday, June 19, 2010

Reyes and Oswalt Dealt to Seattle




Chicago (AP) - The White Sox, sporting a division leading 58-38 mark so far this season, surprised their fans by dealing both Jose Reyes and Roy Oswalt to the Seatle Mariners. Reyes was batting .291 with 29 stolen bases and 69 runs scored. Oswalt is 10-4 with a 3.60 ERA. In exchange for these players, Chicago receives Seattle's #1, #2 and #3 2007 draft picks along with Matt Capps and Alex Gonzalez.

2007 Draft Watch: Joakim Soria


Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right, Throws: Right

Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: May 18, 1984 in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico

Signed as an amateur free agent in 2001.
Had a 3.89 ERA with 15 Saves with the Mexico City Reds in 2006.

2007 Draft Watch: Josh Hamilton


2006 Minor League Highlights:


appeared in 15g for the Devil Rays' short-season Class A affiliate at Hudson Valley in the New York-Penn League...were his first professional apps since 7/10/02 for Class A Bakersfield vs Modesto...spent most of the summer working out at The Winning Inning, a baseball academy in Clearwater run by former minor league manager Roy Silver...was rehabbing an injury to his left knee that had required arthroscopic surgery in March.

2007 Draft Watch: John Danks


2006 Minor League Highlights:

Is ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 Prospect and having the Best Curveball in the Texas organization entering the 2007 season ... also was tabbed by the same publication as the No. 7 Prospect in the Texas League and the No. 14 Prospect in the Pacific Coast League following the season ... split the season between Class AA Frisco and Class AAA Oklahoma, combining to go 9-9 with a 4.24 ERA (66 ER/140.0 IP) and 154 strikeouts in 27 games (26 starts) ... led all Rangers minor leaguers in strikeouts and tied for eighth in ERA ... averaged 9.9 strikeouts per 9.0 IP ... made 11 quality starts ... lasted at least 6.0 IP on 11 occasions ... began the season with the Rough Riders, going 5-4 with a 4.15 ERA (32 ER/69.1 IP) and 82 strikeouts in 13 starts ... was named to the TL midseason All-Star Team ... opponents hit .273 (74-271), including a .300 (24-80) mark by left-handers ... went 1-4 with a 7.15 ERA (18 ER/22.2 IP) in his first five starts, but 4-0 with a 2.70 ERA (14 ER/46.2 IP) and 54 strikeouts in his final eight ... struck out a season-high 12 batters on 5/15 at San Antonio (6.0 IP) ... was promoted to Oklahoma on 6/22 and went 4-5 with a 4.33 ERA (34 ER/70.2 IP) and 72 strikeouts in 14 games (13 starts) ... limited the opposition to a .248 (67-270) average, while lefties batted just .177 (14-79)

Sunday, June 13, 2010

2007 Draft Watch - Dice-K


2006 Japan Pacific League Highlights:


SUMMARY: Led all NPB teams with 13 complete games, ranked second in the Pacific League with 17 wins, a 2.13 earned run average, and 200 strikeouts...placed third in the PL with 186.1 innings, and tied for fifth with two shutouts...established a lifetime best for victories, posted the lowest ERA of his pro career and finished third in the Pacific League's Most Valuable Player Award voting.

BY THE NUMBERS: Allowed one earned run in eight-inning complete game loss to Fukuoka in season's first start on March 30, then was 7-0, 2.12 (14 ER/59.1 IP) in his next eight starts through May 26...went 4-3, 2.14 (15 ER/63 IP in his next nine outings before winning six consecutive starts from Aug. 16-Sept. 19 with a 1.41 ERA (8 ER/51 IP)...allowed season high six earned runs in five innings in season-ending defeat to Chiba on Sept. 26...issued three runs or less 21 times, permitting one or fewer earned runs in 15 starts...allowed just 34 walks in 186.1 innings, an average of 1.64 every nine innings...permitted just 20 walks in final 128 innings beginning May 26...limited opponents to a .206 batting average.

COMPLETE WHAT YOU START: His 13 complete games were two shy of career high set in 2005...went the route in consecutive starts on three occasions...worked seven or more innings in 19 of 25 starts with high of 10 innings in CG win on July 8 versus Hokkaido...had a pair of CG shutouts, a three-hitter on May 26 versus Hanshin and a five-hitter on Sept. 13 against Hokkaido...worked less than six innings just four times, lasting just 0.2 innings on June 24 against Chiba.

PLAYOFFS: In final appearance with Seibu, defeated Fukuoka, 1-0 in opening game of Pacific League playoffs on Oct. 7...issued six hits with no walks, 13 strikeouts, and four hit batters in the complete game, nine-inning performance...threw 137 pitches...Lions dropped the next two games of the best of three series to the Hawks.

2007 Draft Watch: Phil Hughes


Phil Hughes
Philip Joseph Hughes
Position: Pitcher Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 6' 5", Weight: 240 lb.
Born: June 24, 1986 in Mission Viejo, CA
High School: Foothill (Santa Ana, CA)
Drafted in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Signed June 16, 2004.

2007 Draft Watch: Hunter Pence


2006 Minor League Highlights:


Hit .283 with 28 home runs and 17 stolen bases in his first full season at Double A Corpus Christi...led the Hooks in home runs, RBI (95) and runs (97)...finished second on the team with 17 stolen bases (21 attempts)...represented the Hooks at the Futures Game in Pittsburgh and the TL All-Star Game...ranked among the TL leaders in several offensive categories, including triples (8-2nd), total bases (2nd-279), slugging (4th-.533), runs (3rd-97), RBI (5th-95), and extra-base hits (3rd-67)...batted .354 in April (35x99)...named TL Player of the Week for the week of May 8-14...hit safely in five of six games during the week, while smashing five home runs with 11 RBI...hit two home runs on May 10 at Arkansas...led the TL with 10 home runs in May...ranked seventh among all TL players with a .387 average (12x31) in the playoffs...was the TL postseason leader in RBI with nine...rated as the No. 6 prospect in the Houston organization by Baseball America heading into the season.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

2007 Draft Watch: Ryan Braun


2006 Minor League Highlights:


Following the 2005 season was rated by Baseball America as Brewers Best Minor League Hitter for Average and the fifth-best prospect in the South Atlantic League...Entered the 2006 season as the third-best prospect in the Brewers organization according to Baseball America...Was named 2006 Brewers Minor League Player of the Year as he batted .289 with 22 HR, 77 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 118 games between Class-A Brevard County and Double-A Huntsville...Was a 2006 Florida State League All-Star and participated in the All-Star Futures Game in Pittsburgh.....following the season was named the sixth-best prospect in the Southern League according to Baseball America...Following the 2006 season played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, where he was named to the All-Prospect Team, batting .326 with 6 HR, 25 RBI and 4 stolen bases in 25 games.....ranked among the AFL leaders in doubles (T1st, 9), extra-base hits (T1st, 16), slugging percentage (2nd, .641), home runs (T2nd) and RBI (T3rd).

2007 Draft Watch: Lincecum Ready to Join League


2006 Minor League Highlights:


Kicked off professional career in impressive fashion, combining to go 2- 0 with 1.71 ERA (6er, 31.2ip) in 8 starts between short-season Salem-Keizer and single-A San Jose...struck out 58 batters, against 12 walks...made 2 starts for Salem-Keizer, tossing 4.0-shutout innings...was elevated to San Jose Aug. 5 and went 2-0 with 1.95 mark (6er, 27.2ip) in 6 starts...won lone California League post season start, allowing 1 run over 7.0 innings...did not pitch in Instructional League after making equivalent of 35 starts between collegiate and professional seasons.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Rookie Josh Johnson Now 11-2



Atlanta (AP) - The Braves found a gem with the 15th pick of this past season's draft. Rookie right hander Josh Johnson is one of the big reasons for the Braves success this season. Johnson has posted a sizzling 11-2 mark with a 3.42 ERA in 41 games this season. Originally selected to be a starter, Johnson has won a whopping 11 games out of the pen this season.

Starting Pitching Stat

Least Hits Allowed This Season by a Starter

4/30 2 M Morris of TOA vs. SFN in 9 innings
5/ 7 2 J Verlander of LAN vs. NYA in 9 innings
5/ 9 2 E Santana of CLA vs. SFN in 9 innings
6/21 2 T Lilly of TOA vs. NYA in 9 innings
7/ 3 2 J Peavy of FLN vs. ANA in 9 innings

Sizemore's Double Key to Braves' 3-Run Rally in 9th





Strat-O-Matic Report








BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Atlanta Braves 6/29/2006



Twins AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG

I.Suzuki CF 4 1 1 0 .341 G.Sizemore CF 3 1 3 2 .284

T.Graffanino 2B 5 1 2 2 .285 D.Jeter SS 4 0 2 1 .309

D.Ortiz DH 3 1 1 0 .265 C.Jones 3B 3 0 1 0 .288

C.Lee LF 4 1 1 0 .280 F.Thomas DH 4 0 0 0 .177

A.Huff 1B 4 0 0 0 .258 K.Youkilis 1B 4 1 2 1 .268

H.Matsui RF 4 0 1 2 .441 N.Swisher LF 3 1 1 0 .252

P.Lo Duca C 4 0 0 0 .318 J.Posada C 3 0 0 0 .290

C.Koskie 3B 2 0 0 0 .292 R.Durham 2B 4 1 1 1 .239

J.Wilson SS 4 0 0 0 .253 J.Davanon RF 3 1 0 0 .000

-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---

Totals 34 4 6 4 Totals 31 5 10 5





Twins........... 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 6 1

Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 5 10 1



Twins (47-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET

R.Halladay 7 6 2 1 3 7 0 3.05 A1 D1

C.Britton HOLD(5th) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.04 D2 D4

T.Jones LOSS(1-3) BS(2nd) 0 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 1 4.12 D5 D8

A.Embree 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 D9

Totals 8 2/3 10 5 4 5 8 1



Braves (50-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET

J.Lackey 8 6 4 4 5 4 1 4.06 A1 E2

J.Johnson WIN(9-2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.71 E3

Totals 9 6 4 4 5 5 1



ATTENDANCE- 48,987 DATE- Saturday, June 29th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh

T- 3:15

LEFT ON BASE- Twins:10 Braves: 5

DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 4 Braves: 0

ERRORS- P.Lo Duca, R.Durham

DOUBLES- H.Matsui(4th), G.Sizemore(30th), R.Durham(17th)

TRIPLES- T.Graffanino(2nd)

HOME RUNS- T.Graffanino(5th), K.Youkilis(6th)

STOLEN BASES- I.Suzuki(20th), G.Sizemore(12th), D.Jeter-2(14th), J.Davanon(1st)

CAUGHT STEALING- G.Sizemore

WALKS- I.Suzuki, D.Ortiz-2, C.Lee, C.Koskie, G.Sizemore, C.Jones, N.Swisher,

J.Posada, J.Davanon

HIT BY PITCH- A.Huff, C.Koskie, G.Sizemore

STRIKE OUTS- I.Suzuki, D.Ortiz, C.Lee, H.Matsui, P.Lo Duca, C.Jones, F.Thomas-2,

K.Youkilis-2, J.Posada, R.Durham, J.Davanon

GIDP- D.Jeter, F.Thomas, N.Swisher, J.Posada

PASSED BALLS- P.Lo Duca



With the hometown crowd on the edge of their seats, Atlanta Braves came from

behind to top Minnesota Twins, 5 to 4.



Atlanta erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning with 3 runs

utilizing 3 base hits. Kevin Youkilis opened up the scoring as he lofted a

solo-blast 'downtown'. Nick Swisher came next and he drew a walk. After an

out was recorded, Ray Durham stepped in and he doubled. Jeff Davanon

followed, but he was set down on strikes. Grady Sizemore stepped into the

box and doubled. Atlanta had 10 hits for the afternoon while Minnesota had

6.



Josh Johnson(9-2) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. Todd Jones(1-3)

suffered the loss in relief. He surrendered 3 runs and 2 hits in 1/3 of an

inning.



Todd Melton was all smiles after the ballgame, 'It sure was looking pretty dim

there for a while, but our guys never gave up - and neither did our fans -

they kept cheering us on. What a sweet win!'