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

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)

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).

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.

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. . . .

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.

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.

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.

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.

Yankees Snag First Pick

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

#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

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......

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)

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.

Braves Shatter Regular Season Win Record with 110-52 Mark

See the Braves final team stats below:

Strat-O-Matic Report

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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
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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
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TEAM TOTALS       3.61    52       162    17    56      1444     592    479
                      110     .679    162     7   1476.0     664    149    1162

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Playoff Races

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

Strat-O-Matic Report

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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      

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Current Standings Midway thru Block 8

Strat-O-Matic Report

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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   -

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Teajada's Walk-Off in 13th Sinks Redbirds

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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.

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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)

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.

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.

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

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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!'

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