Pudge Hits Walk Off Homer For Halos

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BOXSCORE: 2004 Cleveland Indians At 2004 Anaheim Angels             4/25/2004

 

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG

  C.Biggio CF         3  1  1  0 .279     C.Izturis SS        5  0  1  0 .294  

  J.Randa 3B          5  1  1  1 .292     M.Scutaro 3B        4  1  1  0 .280  

  J.Bay LF            5  0  1  0 .262   D-T.Glaus PH,3B       1  0  0  0 .194  

  M.Ramirez DH        5  1  1  2 .280     S.Casey 1B          5  0  0  0 .266  

  J.Thome 1B          5  0  0  0 .230     J.Guillen LF        5  0  2  1 .316  

  J.Larue C           4  0  2  0 .224     I.Rodriguez C       5  1  2  1 .354  

B-T.Womack PR         0  0  0  0 .235     A.Soriano 2B        3  2  2  1 .214  

C-J.Molina C          1  0  0  0 .000     C.Delgado DH        3  0  0  1 .188  

  C.Gomez 2B          3  0  0  0 .217     R.Hidalgo RF        3  0  0  0 .242  

A-R.Martinez 2B       1  0  0  0 .000     E.Chavez CF         4  0  0  0 .300  

  J.Encarnacion RF    3  0  0  0 .121                                          

  O.Vizquel SS        4  0  1  0 .239                                          

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         Totals      39  3  7  3                 Totals      38  4  8  4

 

A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Gomez In 8th Inning

B-Pinch Ran For Larue In 9th Inning

C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Womack In 9th Inning

D-Pinch Hit For Scutaro In 10th Inning

 

Indians......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  3  7  0

Angels.......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  0 1 -  4  8  0

 

Indians (6-17)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

K.Rogers                  5 2/3   5   2   2   0   2   1   6.41

T.Jones HOLD(2nd)         1 1/3   1   1   1   1   2   0   8.00

M.Adams BS(1st)           2       1   0   0   1   1   0   1.00

K.Gregg LOSS(0-2)         1       1   1   1   0   2   1  11.09

Totals                   10       8   4   4   2   7   2

 

Angels (10-13)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

J.Washburn                0 2/3   3   3   3   1   1   1   8.69

J.Brower                  5 1/3   2   0   0   0   5   0  10.17

T.Hoffman                 2       0   0   0   1   2   0   4.60

B.Shouse                  2       1   0   0   1   0   0   5.40

J.Nathan WIN(1-0)         1       1   0   0   0   3   0   2.20

Totals                   11       7   3   3   3  11   1

 

ATTENDANCE- 25,730 DATE- Thursday, April 25th 2004 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

UMPIRES- Travis Katzenmeier, Scott Higgins, Jim Reynolds, Charlie Williams

T- 3:11

LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6  Angels: 7

DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Angels: 1

DOUBLES- C.Biggio(1st), J.Randa(9th), C.Izturis(6th), J.Guillen(5th)

TRIPLES- A.Soriano(1st)

HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez(6th), I.Rodriguez(5th), A.Soriano(2nd)

STOLEN BASES- T.Womack(3rd)

WALKS- C.Biggio-2, J.Encarnacion, A.Soriano, C.Delgado

HIT BY PITCH- R.Hidalgo

STRIKE OUTS- C.Biggio, J.Randa, J.Bay, M.Ramirez-3, J.Thome-2, J.Larue,

             J.Molina, J.Encarnacion, M.Scutaro, T.Glaus, S.Casey, J.Guillen,

             A.Soriano, R.Hidalgo, E.Chavez

GIDP- J.Randa

WILD PITCHES- M.Adams

WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Jose Guillen robbed Juan Encarnacion of a Homerun!

 

Alfonso Soriano homered and Jim Brower came through with a solid 5 and one

third innings as the Anaheim Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians in 11

innings by the score of 4 to 3 at Edison Int'l Field.

 

The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings.  Anaheim ended up winning it in

the 11th inning.  Ivan Rodriguez smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 5th of

the season) resulting in a mighty exciting win for Anaheim and the 25,730

home town fans in attendance.  Anaheim had 8 hits for the afternoon.  

 

Joe Nathan(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Kevin

Gregg(0-2) was given the loss in relief.  He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in 1

inning.  

 

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Current Standings Midway Through Block 2

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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2004 Millennium League
 
Brock                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2004 Florida FLN             21   9  .700 ----   131  
2004 San Francisco SFN       22  11  .667   .5        
2004 Anaheim ANA             11  16  .407  8.5        
2004 Cleveland CLA           12  24  .333 12.0        
2004 Seattle SEA             10  26  .278 14.0        
 
Killebrew                   WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2004 Atlanta ATN             23  10  .697 ----   128  
2004 Toronto TOA             12  12  .500  6.5        
2004 Houston HON             18  18  .500  6.5        
2004 Kansas City KCA         12  18  .400  9.5        
2004 Los Angeles LAN          9  15  .375  9.5        
 
Koufax                      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2004 Pittsburgh PIN          14   7  .667 ----   138  
2004 Arizona ARN             13  11  .542  2.5        
2004 Oakland OAA             19  17  .528  2.5        
2004 Boston BOA              15  15  .500  3.5        
2004 Montreal MON            12  15  .444  5.0        
 
Aaron                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2004 St. Louis SLN           22  14  .611 ----   130  
2004 Minnesota MNA           13  11  .542  3.0        
2004 Philadelphia PHN        17  16  .515  3.5        
2004 New York NYA            16  17  .485  4.5        
2004 Chicago CHA             12  21  .364  8.5        
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ANA     11   16  .407  8-10  3- 6  5- 8  6- 8  1- 1  2- 3     4-6     Lost 1
ARN     13   11  .542  9- 9  4- 2  5- 0  8-11  1- 1  4- 2     3-7     Won 1
ATN     23   10  .697 11- 7 12- 3  5- 1 18- 9  2- 1  9- 2     8-2     Won 2
BOA     15   15  .500  4- 8 11- 7  5- 3 10-12  2- 1  5- 4     5-5     Won 1
CHA     12   21  .364  6- 9  6-12  3- 2  9-19  0- 1  1- 4     3-7     Lost 4
CLA     12   24  .333  7- 8  5-16  3-12  9-12  0- 1  4- 4     4-6     Lost 3
FLN     21    9  .700  9- 6 12- 3 11- 3 10- 6  3- 2  4- 4     4-6     Lost 2
HON     18   18  .500  6-12 12- 6  7- 4 11-14  1- 1  4- 6     3-7     Lost 1
KCA     12   18  .400  4- 8  8-10  3- 3  9-15  0- 0  1- 6     2-8     Won 1
LAN      9   15  .375  4- 8  5- 7  3- 4  6-11  2- 4  3- 5     2-8     Lost 6
MNA     13   11  .542  9- 6  4- 5  4- 5  9- 6  1- 2  4- 5     6-4     Lost 1
MON     12   15  .444  5- 7  7- 8  1- 3 11-12  1- 1  3- 4     5-5     Won 2
NYA     16   17  .485  9- 6  7-11  4- 3 12-14  4- 1  6- 6     5-5     Won 1
OAA     19   17  .528  8- 7 11-10  3- 4 16-13  1- 4  5- 8     3-7     Lost 2
PHN     17   16  .515  9- 9  8- 7  8- 6  9-10  2- 1  7- 3     7-3     Lost 1
PIN     14    7  .667 10- 5  4- 2  3- 3 11- 4  2- 0  7- 0     8-2     Won 3
SEA     10   26  .278  6-15  4-11  3- 9  7-17  4- 2  3- 7     3-7     Lost 1
SFN     22   11  .667 13- 5  9- 6  6- 5 16- 6  2- 4  7- 4     9-1     Won 4
SLN     22   14  .611  7- 5 15- 9  5- 4 17-10  2- 3  5- 5     8-2     Lost 1
TOA     12   12  .500  3- 6  9- 6  5- 5  7- 7  1- 1  3- 5     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL  303  303  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ANA     10-14  1- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8-13   0- 0   3- 3
ARN     11-10  2- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 8   3- 0   6- 3
ATN     18- 9  5- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11- 4   3- 0   9- 6
BOA     13-12  2- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 4   4- 5   6- 6
CHA      9-13  3- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 9   4- 2   5-10
CLA      7-18  5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6-12   2- 4   4- 8
FLN     19- 6  2- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   14- 4   0- 3   7- 2
HON     15-13  3- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-11   3- 3   2- 4
KCA     10-12  2- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6-15   4- 2   2- 1
LAN      9-13  0- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6- 6   0- 0   3- 9
MNA     12-10  1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   10- 8   3- 3   0- 0
MON     12-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    7- 8   2- 4   3- 3
NYA     12-13  4- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-10   3- 6   2- 1
OAA     15-13  4- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    9- 9   5- 4   5- 4
PHN     13-15  4- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   15-15   0- 0   2- 1
PIN     14- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 1   1- 2   8- 4
SEA      6-22  4- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6-15   0- 6   4- 5
SFN     15-10  7- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   17- 7   3- 0   2- 4
SLN     16-12  6- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6- 3   5- 4  11- 7
TOA     11-10  1- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6- 6   3- 0   3- 6
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA MON NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN
ANA    -   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1   0
ARN    0   -   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
ATN    0   0   -   3   2   0   3   5   4   2   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0
BOA    0   1   3   -   1   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   3   4   0   0   0   0
CHA    0   0   1   2   -   2   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   1   0   1   0
CLA    1   1   0   0   1   -   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
FLN    7   0   0   2   3   1   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
HON    0   0   1   1   0   0   0   -   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
KCA    0   0   2   0   0   4   0   1   -   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
LAN    0   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   4   -   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
MNA    0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   4   1   5   2   0   0
MON    0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   3   0   1   0   2
NYA    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   -   3   5   0   0   0
OAA    0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6   3   -   0   0   4   0
PHN    0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   0   -   0   0   0
PIN    1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   -   0   0
SEA    2   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   -   3
SFN    3   0   0   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   9   -
SLN    0   0   0   3   0   1   1   2   0   3   0   2   2   0   4   0   0   2
TOA    0   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
 
TEAM SLN TOA
ANA    0   0
ARN    3   0
ATN    0   0
BOA    0   0
CHA    0   1
CLA    2   0
FLN    2   0
HON    1   5
KCA    0   1
LAN    0   0
MNA    0   0
MON    1   0
NYA    1   0
OAA    0   0
PHN    2   0
PIN    0   3
SEA    0   0
SFN    1   0
SLN    -   2
TOA    1   -
 
 
RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA MON NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN
ANA    -   0   0   0   0  34  45   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0  15   8  13
ARN    0   -   0  14   0  52   0   0   0  12   0   5   0  15   0   8   0   0
ATN    0   0   -  36  17   0  23  43  40  12   0  16   0  16   0   0   0   0
BOA    0  19  31   -   8   0  20  17   0   0   0   0  16  24   0   0   0   0
CHA    0   0  11  15   -  21   7   0   0   0  15  27   0   0  41   0  12   0
CLA   23  26   0   0  13   -  12   0  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  24
FLN   72   0  13  22  17  15   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  22
HON    0   0  28  11   0   0   0   -  37  10   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  12
KCA    0   0  19   0   0  39   0  34   -  39   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
LAN    0  15  11   0   0   0   0   7  34   -   0   0   0   0  12  17   0   0
MNA    0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0   0   0   -   0  37  15  47  19   0   0
MON    0  21  17   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0  25   0  14   0  11
NYA   13   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   -  26  37   0   0   0
OAA    0  14  19  25   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  37  32   -   0   0  28   0
PHN    0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0   0  21  29   0  32   0   -   0   0   0
PIN    6  23   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  22  10  22   0   0   0   -   0   0
SEA   10   0   0   0  10  20  10  16   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   -  50
SFN   30   0   0   0   0  43   8  27   0   0   0  16   0   0   0   0  66   -
SLN    0   6   0  14   0  17  13  18   0  23   0  18  30   0  45   0   0  17
TOA    0   0   0   0  16   0   0  43   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  35   0
 
TEAM SLN TOA
ANA    0   0
ARN   13   0
ATN    0   0
BOA    4   0
CHA    0  14
CLA   19   0
FLN   15   0
HON   16  46
KCA    0   7
LAN    6   0
MNA    0   0
MON   17   0
NYA   21   0
OAA    0   0
PHN   27   0
PIN    0  25
SEA    0  19
SFN   15   0
SLN    -  18
TOA   15   -

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Yanks Win In 22 Innings!!

Yankees down by 1 in the 22nd Inning tie the game and go on to win.

56,573 fans watched an exciting game at Petco Park. The New York Yankees topped the Oakland A's by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3. The game was deadlocked at 2 after nine full innings. New York ended upwinning it in the 22nd inning. Juan Uribe opened up the inning nicely whenhe lined a one-base hit. David Dejesus came to the plate and delivered abase-hit. Austin Kearns then doubled knocking in a run. Royce Claytonstepped in and he would hit into a fielders choice making New York victoriousto the delight of the the home town crowd. New York managed 15 hits in theirvictory. The win went to Mark Hendrickson(2-1) who allowed 1 run in 3 innings. ScottLinebrink(1-4) suffered the loss in relief. He pitched 5 and 1/3 inningsgiving up 6 hits and 3 walks. The New York ballclub's record now stands at 10-9. With the loss, Oakland hasa record of 6-4 lately, 13-9 overall.

Team Relief Stats

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Team Relief Stats
Team                        ReERA ReW ReL ReWin% Sv BS ReOpAvg
--------------------------- ----- --- --- ------ -- -- -------
Chicago White Sox (CHA)       2.06   3   2   .600  1  0    .247
Boston Red Sox (BOA)          2.62   1   0  1.000  6  0    .190
Florida Marlins (FLN)         2.82   4   1   .800  3  3    .237
Oakland A's (OAA)             3.04   1   4   .200  5  1    .232
Atlanta Braves (ATN)          3.27   4   3   .571  9  2    .225
Minnesota Twins (MNA)         3.64   5   2   .714  4  4    .273
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIN)      3.91   5   1   .833  6  2    .196
Houston Astros (HON)          3.94   3   2   .600  6  0    .227
Toronto Blue-Jays (TOA)       4.02   3   3   .500  5  3    .279
San Francisco Giants (SFN)    4.21   4   3   .571  2  4    .247
St. Louis Cardinals (SLN)     4.39   4   4   .500  5  4    .280
New York Yankees (NYA)        4.45   5   1   .833  3  3    .240
Arizona Diamond-Backs (ARN)   5.08   2   1   .667  2  1    .259
Kansas City Royals (KCA)      5.11   1   5   .167  5  5    .275
Philadelphia Phillies (PHN)   5.46   3   3   .500  4  1    .290
Anaheim Angels (ANA)          5.93   2   3   .400  6  1    .269
Los Angeles Dodgers (LAN)     6.32   2   4   .333  5  7    .311
Cleveland Indians (CLA)       6.52   1   3   .250  3  2    .311
Seattle Mariners (SEA)        6.79   2   5   .286  2  4    .350
Montreal Expos (MON)          8.70   1   3   .250  4  3    .343

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Braves Captain Getting it Done

Atlanta (AP) - Last season, the Atlanta Braves posted a disappointing 72-90 record. Things have changed for the better in Atlanta this year, and team captain Derek Jeter is leading the way. Leading the league with 22 runs scored in the early going, Derek currently has a .352 batting average.

Jeter has been a solid contributor for the Braves since the initial 2000 season. He is currently 7th in career hits with 724 (Todd Helton leads with 794). "Mr. Consistency" has posted four strong seasons with batting averages of .329 (2000), .292 (2001), .276 (2002) and .305 (2003).

The Braves are currently leading the Killebrew division with a 13-8 record and Derek Jeter has been leading the way.

Marlins' Peavy Racking Up Wins

Miami (AP) - When the Marlins made Jake Peavy their #1 draft choice in the 2002 draft, they envisioned a power pitcher at the top of their rotation. These dreams have come true. Drafted 5th and after Carlos Zambrano (Twins), Mark Prior (Indians), Travis Haffner (Blue Jays) and Carl Crawford (Red Sox), Jake might have been the steal of the 2002 draft.

Peavy finished with a 13-13 record and a 4.61 ERA last season. But this year, Peavy has come out firing on all cyclinders: 5 starts, 5-0 record, 2.06 ERA and 42 K's in 38 innings. Jake has been a big contributor towards the Marlins fast 18-3 start.

Sheffield Hits Walk Off Homer For Dodgers

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BOXSCORE: 2004 Kansas City Royals At 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers       4/13/2004

 

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG

  L.Ford LF           4  0  2  0 .389     D.Jimenez 2B        4  1  2  0 .333  

  B.Clark RF          4  0  0  0 .250     G.Zaun C            3  0  1  1 .333  

  E.Durazo 1B         3  0  1  0 .545   B-W.Harris PR         0  1  0  0 ----  

  C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .222     A.Beltre 3B         2  1  0  0 .429  

  H.Blalock 3B        3  0  0  0 .265     G.Sheffield RF      4  1  2  3 .667  

  M.Young SS          4  0  1  0 .278     C.Crawford LF       3  0  0  0 .143  

  M.Cairo 2B          4  0  0  0 .226     C.Blake 1B          3  0  0  0 .143  

  M.Matheny C         3  0  0  0 .240     M.Grissom CF        3  0  0  0 .000  

  A.Leiter P          2  0  0  0 .000     J.Valentin SS       3  0  0  0 .429  

A-K.Millar PH         1  1  1  0 .429     B.Sheets P          3  0  0  0 .000  

  B.Ryan P            0  0  0  0 ----                                          

  J.Cruz P            0  0  0  0 ----                                          

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

         Totals      32  1  5  0                 Totals      28  4  5  4

 

A-Pinch Hit For Leiter In 8th Inning

B-Pinch Ran For Zaun In 9th Inning

 

Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  5  0

Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 3  -  4  5  0

 

Royals (3-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

A.Leiter                  7       4   1   1   1   5   0   1.93

B.Ryan                    1       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.37

J.Cruz LOSS(0-1)          0       1   3   3   1   0   1  13.50

Totals                    8       5   4   4   2   7   1

 

Dodgers (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

B.Sheets WIN(1-0)         9       5   1   1   2  12   0   1.00

Totals                    9       5   1   1   2  12   0

 

ATTENDANCE- 51,889 DATE- Saturday, April 13th 2004 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Alfonzo Marquez, Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson

T- 2:23

LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 6  Dodgers: 3

DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Dodgers: 0

DOUBLES- M.Young(3rd), G.Zaun(1st)

HOME RUNS- G.Sheffield(1st)

STOLEN BASES- L.Ford(1st)

CAUGHT STEALING- G.Sheffield

WALKS- E.Durazo, H.Blalock, A.Beltre-2

HIT BY PITCH- G.Zaun

STRIKE OUTS- L.Ford-2, B.Clark-2, E.Durazo, C.Beltran, H.Blalock, M.Young-2,

             M.Cairo, A.Leiter-2, D.Jimenez, C.Crawford, C.Blake-2,

             J.Valentin-3

WILD PITCHES- B.Sheets

 

Ben Sheets mowed down 12 Kansas City batters at Dodger Stadium as the Los

Angeles Dodgers won a thriller over the Kansas City Royals in, 4 to 1.

 

Los Angeles erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning scoring 3

runs.  Gregg Zaun opened up the inning nicely when he was hit by a pitch.

Adrian Beltre stepped up next and he drew a walk.  Gary Sheffield then belted

a three-run homer (his 1st of the season) making Los Angeles victorious to

the delight of the the home town crowd.  The teams had been locked in a

scoreless duel until the 6th inning.  

 

Sheets(1-0), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. Juan

Cruz(0-1) was given the loss in relief.  Peyton Naquin was asked about the

performance of Sheets, 'He had his good stuff out there tonight.  The fans

really get into it when the strikeouts start mounting up - and that seems to

give him even more adrenalin.'

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Yanks Beat Twins in 15 Innings

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BOXSCORE: 2004 Minnesota Twins At 2004 New York Yankees             4/10/2004
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Suzuki CF         7  1  1  0 .385     T.Long RF           7  0  1  0 .143  
  A.Huff 1B           7  1  1  0 .111     J.Lopez C           3  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Lee LF            7  0  5  2 .577   B-G.Laird C           3  0  2  1 .500  
  H.Matsui RF         4  0  2  1 .333     C.Tracy 3B          6  0  1  1 .400  
  P.Lo Duca C         6  0  0  0 .125     J.Uribe 2B          5  1  1  0 .222  
  L.Gonzalez 3B       6  0  0  0 .000     D.Dejesus CF        6  1  2  1 .444  
  J.Hernandez SS      6  0  1  0 .286     S.Stewart LF        6  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Counsell 2B       2  0  0  0 .286     R.Klesko 1B         3  0  2  0 .667  
A-A.Cora 2B           3  0  0  0 .214     C.Hammond P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Beckett P         2  0  0  0 .000     K.Foulke P          0  0  0  0 ----  
C-A.Laroche PH        0  1  0  0 .467   H-B.Williams PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
  L.Hawkins P         0  0  0  0 ----     H.Ramirez P         2  0  0  0 .000  
G-D.Ortiz PH          0  0  0  0 .176     J.Tavarez P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Looper P          0  0  0  0 ----     R.Clayton SS        6  0  1  0 .111  
I-C.Koskie PH         1  0  0  0 .278     D.Wells P           2  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Thornton P        0  0  0  0 ----     J.Parrish P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Walker P          0  0  0  0 ----   D-J.Franco 1B         1  0  1  0 .600  
J-R.Barajas PH        1  0  0  0 .200   E-K.Matsui PR         0  1  0  0 ----  
  A.Harang P          0  0  0  0 ----   F-A.Kearns 1B         2  1  1  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      52  3 10  3                 Totals      53  4 12  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Counsell In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lopez In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Beckett In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Parrish In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Franco In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Matsui In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Hawkins In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Foulke In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Looper In 11th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Walker In 14th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  1
Yankees......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4 12  1
 
Twins (2-3)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Beckett                 7       4   2   1   0   6   0   2.03
L.Hawkins BS(1st)         1       2   1   1   1   0   0   2.70
B.Looper                  2       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
M.Thornton                1 2/3   3   0   0   2   3   0   0.00
T.Walker                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7.36
A.Harang LOSS(0-1)        1       3   1   1   1   1   0  10.80
Totals                   14      12   4   3   4  12   0
 
Yankees (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Wells                   5 2/3   3   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
J.Parrish HOLD(1st)       1 1/3   1   1   1   1   0   0   6.75
C.Hammond                 0       2   2   2   0   0   0  27.00
K.Foulke BS(1st)          2       2   0   0   1   3   0   0.00
H.Ramirez                 5       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
J.Tavarez WIN(1-0)        1       1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
Totals                   15      10   3   3   4   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,766 DATE- Wednesday, April 10th 2004 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Wally Bell, Brian O'Nora, Dan Iassogna, Mark Hirschbeck
T- 4:06
LEFT ON BASE- Twins:12  Yankees:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1  Yankees: 0
ERRORS- C.Counsell, C.Tracy
DOUBLES- C.Lee(2nd), H.Matsui(1st), T.Long(1st), J.Uribe(1st), R.Klesko(1st),
         R.Clayton(1st)
TRIPLES- G.Laird(1st), D.Dejesus(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Gonzalez, A.Cora
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Matsui
WALKS- H.Matsui-2, A.Laroche, D.Ortiz, G.Laird, C.Tracy, J.Uribe, A.Kearns
HIT BY PITCH- P.Lo Duca
STRIKE OUTS- A.Huff, P.Lo Duca, L.Gonzalez-2, C.Koskie, R.Barajas, T.Long-2,
             J.Lopez-2, C.Tracy-2, H.Ramirez, R.Clayton-3, D.Wells, A.Kearns
WILD PITCHES- K.Foulke, J.Parrish
 
Horacio Ramirez went 5 strong innings at Petco Park as the New York Yankees
beat the Minnesota Twins in 15 innings by the count of 4 to 3.
 
The score was tied at 3 after nine.  New York came out the victor in the 15th
inning.  Austin Kearns ripped a base-knock.  Terrence Long next to the plate
and he doubled.  Gerald Laird then was walked intentionally to load the
bases.  Chad Tracy was up next and he stroked a one-base hit giving New York
the victory and sending the 35,766 home-town fans home happy.  New York
finished with 12 hits in the victory.  
 
Julian Tavarez(1-0) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory.
Aaron Harang(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 inning allowing
3 hits and 1 walk.

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D-Backs and Marlins Off to Fast Starts

The 2004 Millennium League opened up with two teams fast out of the gate: Arizona (10-2) and Florida (15-3). Arizona has swept home series vs. Cleveland and St. Louis while going 4-2 vs. Cleveland and Boston on the road. The D-Backs are third in the league in batting (.296) and second in pitching (3.45). The Fish lead the league in batting (.315). Vlad Guerrero is currently hitting .375 with 6 homers and 16 Ribbies. Florida has opened up a 5.5 game lead by beating their division rivals in the early going: 7-2 vs. Anaheim, 3-0 vs. San Fran and 3-0 vs. Seattle.

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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2004 Millennium League
 
Brock                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2004 Florida FLN             15   3  .833 ----   144  
2004 San Francisco SFN        5   4  .556  5.5        
2004 Anaheim ANA              8  10  .444  7.0        
2004 Seattle SEA              5  13  .278 10.0        
2004 Cleveland CLA            5  13  .278 10.0        
 
Killebrew                   WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2004 Atlanta ATN             10   5  .667 ----   150  
2004 Houston HON              8   7  .533  2.0        
2004 Kansas City KCA          8   7  .533  2.0        
2004 Los Angeles LAN          4   5  .444  3.0        
2004 Toronto TOA              0   3  .000  4.0        
 
Koufax                      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2004 Arizona ARN             10   2  .833 ----   150  
2004 Oakland OAA             10   5  .667  1.5        
2004 Pittsburgh PIN           2   4  .333  5.0        
2004 Boston BOA               2   4  .333  5.0        
2004 Montreal MON             0   3  .000  5.5        
 
Aaron                       WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2004 New York NYA             9   6  .600 ----   150  
2004 Minnesota MNA            8   7  .533  1.0        
2004 Philadelphia PHN         9  12  .429  3.0        
2004 St. Louis SLN            6   9  .400  3.0        
2004 Chicago CHA              2   4  .333  2.5        
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ANA      8   10  .444  5- 4  3- 6  3- 6  5- 4  0- 1  1- 3     6-4     Won 1
ARN     10    2  .833  6- 0  4- 2  5- 0  5- 2  1- 0  3- 0     8-2     Lost 1
ATN     10    5  .667  3- 3  7- 2  2- 1  8- 4  1- 1  5- 2     7-3     Won 1
BOA      2    4  .333  2- 4  0- 0  0- 1  2- 3  1- 0  1- 3     2-4     Won 1
CHA      2    4  .333  2- 4  0- 0  1- 0  1- 4  0- 0  1- 1     2-4     Lost 3
CLA      5   13  .278  4- 5  1- 8  1- 5  4- 8  0- 0  0- 2     4-6     Won 1
FLN     15    3  .833  3- 0 12- 3  7- 2  8- 1  3- 0  3- 0     8-2     Won 4
HON      8    7  .533  2- 4  6- 3  3- 1  5- 6  1- 0  2- 2     7-3     Won 1
KCA      8    7  .533  0- 0  8- 7  2- 1  6- 6  0- 0  1- 2     5-5     Lost 1
LAN      4    5  .444  4- 5  0- 0  1- 1  3- 4  1- 2  1- 1     4-5     Lost 1
MNA      8    7  .533  4- 2  4- 5  2- 3  6- 4  0- 2  2- 4     4-6     Won 2
MON      0    3  .000  0- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 3  0- 0  0- 0     0-3     Lost 3
NYA      9    6  .600  7- 2  2- 4  1- 2  8- 4  3- 0  4- 1     8-2     Lost 1
OAA     10    5  .667  3- 3  7- 2  0- 0 10- 5  0- 3  2- 3     8-2     Won 3
PHN      9   12  .429  4- 5  5- 7  3- 5  6- 7  1- 1  3- 3     3-7     Lost 2
PIN      2    4  .333  2- 4  0- 0  1- 2  1- 2  0- 0  2- 0     2-4     Won 1
SEA      5   13  .278  3- 6  2- 7  1- 5  4- 8  3- 2  3- 5     2-8     Won 1
SFN      5    4  .556  5- 4  0- 0  1- 3  4- 1  2- 2  3- 2     5-4     Lost 3
SLN      6    9  .400  3- 3  3- 6  3- 3  3- 6  0- 3  0- 2     3-7     Lost 1
TOA      0    3  .000  0- 3  0- 0  0- 1  0- 2  0- 0  0- 1     0-3     Lost 3
TOTAL  126  126  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ANA      8-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6- 9   0- 0   2- 1
ARN     10- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 1   3- 0   5- 1
ATN     10- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6- 3   0- 0   4- 2
BOA      2- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    1- 2   0- 0   1- 2
CHA      2- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    0- 3   0- 0   2- 1
CLA      5-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    0- 3   1- 2   4- 8
FLN     15- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13- 2   0- 0   2- 1
HON      8- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    8- 7   0- 0   0- 0
KCA      8- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 5   2- 1   2- 1
LAN      4- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 3   0- 0   1- 2
MNA      8- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    7- 5   1- 2   0- 0
MON      0- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    0- 3   0- 0   0- 0
NYA      9- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    9- 6   0- 0   0- 0
OAA     10- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 0   2- 1   5- 4
PHN      9-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    7-11   0- 0   2- 1
PIN      2- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    0- 0   0- 0   2- 4
SEA      5-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 9   0- 0   2- 4
SFN      5- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 4   0- 0   0- 0
SLN      6- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 2   0- 3   2- 4
TOA      0- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    0- 3   0- 0   0- 0
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA MON NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN
ANA    -   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0
ARN    0   -   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ATN    0   0   -   2   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
BOA    0   1   1   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
CHA    0   0   0   0   -   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
CLA    0   1   0   0   1   -   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
FLN    7   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
HON    0   0   1   0   0   0   0   -   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
KCA    0   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   -   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
LAN    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   -   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
MNA    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   2   1   5   0   0   0
MON    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   0
NYA    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   -   0   4   0   0   0
OAA    0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   0   -   0   0   4   0
PHN    0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   2   0   -   0   0   0
PIN    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   0
SEA    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   -   1
SFN    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   -
SLN    0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0
TOA    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
 
TEAM SLN TOA
ANA    0   0
ARN    3   0
ATN    0   0
BOA    0   0
CHA    0   0
CLA    2   0
FLN    2   0
HON    0   3
KCA    0   0
LAN    0   0
MNA    0   0
MON    0   0
NYA    1   0
OAA    0   0
PHN    1   0
PIN    0   0
SEA    0   0
SFN    0   0
SLN    -   0
TOA    0   -
 
 
RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ANA ARN ATN BOA CHA CLA FLN HON KCA LAN MNA MON NYA OAA PHN PIN SEA SFN
ANA    -   0   0   0   0  14  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   8   0
ARN    0   -   0  14   0  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ATN    0   0   -  16   0   0   0  43  15   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0   0
BOA    0  19   9   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
CHA    0   0   0   0   -  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
CLA    5  26   0   0  13   -   0   0  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
FLN   72   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  22
HON    0   0  28   0   0   0   0   -  14  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
KCA    0   0   8   0   0  26   0  22   -  20   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
LAN    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7  14   -   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
MNA    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0  24  15  47   0   0   0
MON    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   6   0   0   0   0
NYA    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   -   0  29   0   0   0
OAA    0   0  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  16   0   -   0   0  28   0
PHN    0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0   0  21  29   0  22   0   -   0   0   0
PIN    6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   -   0   0
SEA   10   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   -  19
SFN    0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   -
SLN    0   6   0   0   0  17  13   0   0   0   0   0  30   0  24   0   0   0
TOA    0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
 
TEAM SLN TOA
ANA    0   0
ARN   13   0
ATN    0   0
BOA    0   0
CHA    0   0
CLA   19   0
FLN   15   0
HON    0  24
KCA    0   0
LAN    0   0
MNA    0   0
MON    0   0
NYA   21   0
OAA    0   0
PHN   17   0
PIN    0   0
SEA    0   0
SFN    0   0
SLN    -   0
TOA    0   -

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Upheaval in Philly

The season is still in it's infancy, but trouble is already abrewin' in Philadelphia.

After moving to a new stadium, oddly enough the manager had no idea his team was utilizing a DH this year. That left fans wondering if the GM had been clued in on this while assembling his squad for the season as line-ups were hurriedly scraped together.

Also, apparently chairs were thrown and tables dumped after a lackluster 5-7 road trip. 2 sweeps left the finicky and fanatical Philly fans puzzled and angry. Word from the front office is no player is safe and all are available. "Heads will roll" was overheard coming from the top brass.

The MSL season is off and running and will be as entertaining as ever so stay tuned.

Cards Win Home Opener

The first game played for April 3rd was the Yanks-Cardinals contest. St. Louis scored 11 runs and notched 15 hits in a 11-6 win over Roger Clemens and the Yankees. Melvin Mora got three hits for the Redbirds.

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BOXSCORE: 2004 New York Yankees At 2004 St. Louis Cardinals          4/3/2004

 

  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG

  A.Kearns RF         2  0  1  1 .500     E.Renteria SS       4  0  1  1 .250  

  R.Clayton SS        5  0  2  2 .400     J.Drew RF           5  2  2  3 .400  

  J.Lopez C           4  0  0  0 .000     M.Mora 3B           3  1  3  11.000  

  R.Klesko 1B         4  1  2  0 .500     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  2  1 .667  

  J.Uribe 2B          5  1  1  2 .200     P.Konerko 1B        4  1  0  0 .000  

  S.Stewart LF        5  1  1  0 .200     J.Burnitz LF        4  3  2  3 .500  

  B.Williams CF       3  0  0  0 .000     P.Polanco 2B        4  0  3  0 .750  

  C.Tracy 3B          4  2  3  0 .750     J.Estrada C         4  2  2  2 .500  

  R.Clemens P         2  1  1  0 .500     O.Perez P           3  1  0  0 .000  

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

  J.Tavarez P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          

  J.Parrish P         1  0  0  0 .000                                          

  K.Foulke P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          

A-T.Long PH           1  0  0  1 .000                                          

  H.Ramirez P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          

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

         Totals      36  6 11  6                 Totals      34 11 15 11

 

A-Pinch Hit For Foulke In 8th Inning

 

Yankees......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 4 0  -  6 11  1

Cardinals....... 1 1 1  0 0 3  2 3    - 11 15  1

 

Yankees (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

R.Clemens LOSS(0-1)       4 1/3   6   3   3   3   3   1   6.23

C.Hammond                 1       1   2   2   2   1   0  18.00

J.Tavarez                 0 1/3   3   1   1   0   1   0  27.00

J.Parrish                 0 1/3   2   2   2   0   0   0  54.00

K.Foulke                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00

H.Ramirez                 1       2   3   3   2   0   1  27.00

Totals                    8      15  11  11   7   5   2

 

Cardinals (1-0)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

O.Perez WIN(1-0)          7       8   4   4   4   7   1   5.14

C.Cordero                 2       3   2   2   1   2   0   9.00

Totals                    9      11   6   6   5   9   1

 

ATTENDANCE- 46,214 DATE- Wednesday, April 3rd 2004 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average

UMPIRES- Randy Marsh, Marty Foster, Ron Kulpa, Mike Van Vleet

T- 3:44

LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9  Cardinals: 9

DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2  Cardinals: 0

ERRORS- J.Lopez, P.Konerko

DOUBLES- R.Klesko-2(2nd), C.Tracy(1st), M.Mora(1st), J.Estrada(1st)

TRIPLES- J.Drew(1st), J.Edmonds(1st)

HOME RUNS- J.Uribe(1st), J.Drew(1st), J.Burnitz(1st)

STOLEN BASES- M.Mora(1st), J.Edmonds(1st)

CAUGHT STEALING- R.Clayton, J.Uribe, B.Williams

SACRIFICE HITS- P.Polanco, O.Perez

SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Renteria

WALKS- A.Kearns-3, J.Lopez, R.Klesko, M.Mora-2, J.Edmonds-2, P.Konerko,

       J.Burnitz, J.Estrada

HIT BY PITCH- B.Williams

STRIKE OUTS- R.Clayton, J.Lopez-2, R.Klesko, J.Uribe-2, S.Stewart, R.Clemens,

             J.Parrish, E.Renteria, J.Drew, P.Konerko, J.Burnitz, P.Polanco

GIDP- P.Konerko

PASSED BALLS- J.Estrada

 

The St. Louis Cardinals had very little trouble at Bank One Ballpark downing

the New York Yankees.  The score was 11 to 6.

 

J.D. Drew made sure the St. Louis fans enjoyed themselves.  He smashed a

bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 1st of the season) in the 1st inning and tripled

bringing in two baserunners in the 6th inning.  St. Louis had many

opportunities throughout the game and scored in 6 separate innings.  

 

Odalis Perez(1-0) was the winner allowing 4 runs in 7 innings. Roger

Clemens(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He surrendered 6 hits and 3 walks in 4

and 1/3 innings.

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2004 Season Preview

The big question going into this season is, will Arizona win it's 3rd straight title and make it 4 in 5 years? Or will another team be able to win the World Series and end the D-Back's run?

Here is a look at some teams that I think will have a chance at going all the way to the World Series this year.

Florida Marlins

Led by a potent lineup of Mike Lowell, Derek Lee, Adam Dunn, Victor Martinez, Eric Byrnes and last but not least Vladimir Guerrero, this offense should be lighting up the scoreboard every night. The pitching isn't too bad either with Jake Peavy, Jon Garland and A.J. Burnett in their starting rotation. They should be the favorites to win the Brock division this year.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers finished 2nd last year with a 80-82 record but Adrian Beltre looks primed for a breakout season to lead his team into October. He has a good supporting cast with Shawn Green and Gary Sheffield to back him up in the lineup. They also have a rising star in Chase Utley who will have many years ahead of him at 2nd base. The starting rotation is led by Olympic gold medalist Ben Sheets and lefty Oliver Perez.

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota finished with the same record as the Dodgers but finished in 4th place in the tough Aaron Division last year but things seem to be looking up in the twin cities this year. David Ortiz' .316 average and 43 homeruns from last year could be topped this year as he will in the middle of a strong lineup. Carlos Lee and Hideki Matsui will be able to provide protection for Big Papi as they both could hit over 30 homeruns this season. The Twins also have maybe the best starter in the league, Johan Santana to pitch every 5th day.

Montreal Expos

Montreal could have 8 players hitting more than 20 homeruns this season, led by Todd Helton, who is a lock to hit over .300 also. Their defense is superb with gold glovers from Helton at 1st, Brett Boone at 2nd, Orlando Carbera at short and Scott Rolen at 3rd. The pitching staff will definitly be able to stop rallies from relying on the defense behind them. Their bullpen is anchored by Francisco Cordero, who saved 36 games for them last year.

Philadelphia Phillies

After an upset loss in the 1st round to Anaheim last year Philadelphia moved into Yankee Stadium and look to put the past behind them in 2004. It does help that you have the batting champion from last year, Albert Pujols (.381 and 56 HR's), to lead the charge, and of course Miguel Tejada at short and Eric Chavez at 3rd base. The pitching staff should be helped by not playing in the thin air of Coors Field as Freddy Garcia, Jeff Suppan and Brad Penny look to lead the rotation.

St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals who come off a World Series loss to Arizona look to be just fine with Jim Edmonds, J.D. Drew and Jeremy Burnitz in the outfield. The infield isn't too bad either with Paul Konerko at 1st, Placido Polonco at 2nd, Edgar Renteria at short and Vinny Castilla at 3rd. Their pitching staff has a good blend of righties and lefties, led by Jake Westbrook, Woody Williams and Odalis Perez. The only problem is that they play in maybe the deepest division, Aaron, along with the Phillies and the Twins.

Round 1 Recap

Round 1 of the 2004 draft was very friendly to hitters, as Matt Holliday was drafted by Montreal with the 1st overall pick.

Holliday showed he's ready to be an impact player as he had 12 homeruns and 72 rbi's for the Tulsa Drillers last year.

With the 2nd pick, David Wright went to the Chicago White Sox. Wright and Jose Reyes (2nd pick in 2003) will be cornerstones for Chicago's infield for years to come.

Kansas City, with the 3rd pick of the draft, solidified their catchers position with Joe Mauer. Mauer seems destined to be a .300 hitter and solid defender in upcoming years.

Seattle chose the first pitcher in the draft, Scott Kazmir, with the 4th pick. Atlanta drafted center fielder Grady Sizemore and then slugging first baseman Ryan Howard was selected by Toronto with the 6th pick.

The other pitchers selected were: Chris Young (Oakland), Justin Duchscherer (Houston), Zach Grienke (San Francisco), Erik Bedard (Florida), Chad Cordero (St. Louis) and Dave Bush (Arizona).

Phillies Move to Yankee Stadium

Philadelphia (AP) - Ruth, Mantle, Maris.....these sluggers all had the priviledge to play in historic Yankee Stadium. Now a new set of sluggers will play in the ballpark for the 2004 season which include Pujols and Tejada. Philadelphia vacates Coors Field and moves to Yankee Stadium for the upcoming season.

Six Returning Pitchers Look to Make Impact

Six pitchers who missed the 2003 season, look to rebound in 2004:

Toronto's Chris Carpenter began the 2003 season on the disabled list as he continued his recovery from shoulder surgery and was forced to undergo arthroscopic surgery for his ailing shoulder on July 29 to remove scar tissue. In three seasons with the Blue Jays, Carpenter is 9-26 with a 6.39 ERA.

Another Blue Jay, Bronson Arroyo, was selected in the 1st round of the 2002 draft. But, he only saw limited action in 2002: 0-2, 9.39 ERA in 7 innings. Bronson did not see action in 2003, but was protected on Toronto's roster for the 2004 campaign.

In 2002, Paul Byrd had one of the best pitching seasons ever in the Millennium League: 24-10, 3.78 ERA in 245 innings pitched. Byrd's 24 wins still holds the single season record. But, knowing that Byrd needed Tommy John surgery, the Yankees traded Paul for a lowly 7th round draft pick to the Royals. Kansas City then kept Byrd on the roster throughout the 2003 season even though he was not able to pitch.

After compiling a 30-19 record in two seasons with Atlanta, Jon Lieber was traded to the White Sox in 2002. Lieber compiled a 10-5 mark with a 4.45 ERA in 129 innings. But, Jon also was victim of Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2003 season.

Anaheim's Trevor Hoffman is currently 7th in all time saves (92) but missed the 2003 season due to shoulder surgery. The Angels are counting on Trevor and their 2003 1st round draft pick Joe Nathan to anchor the back end of their bullpen for the upcoming season.

Finally, A. J. Burnett has been a "charter member" of the Marlins. He has a career 23-25 mark and a 4.15 ERA for the Fish but missed all of last season due to arm problems. Florida is counting on A. J. to rebound in 2004.

Harang Sent to Twins

Minnesota (AP) - The Twins added another front line starter to their pitching staff by acquiring pitcher Aaron Harang from the White Sox. To complete the deal Minnesota also received Chicago's second round pick (21st overall) in exchange for the Twins first rounder (9th overall). In two seasons with Chicago, Harang has gone 3-8 with a 6.45 ERA in 83 innings of work. The White Sox now own the 2nd and 9th picks in the upcoming 2004 draft.

Ryan Drese Traded to Arizona

Millennium League Champs Arizona wasted no time in upgrading their pitching staff for the 2004 season by trading for starting pitcher Ryan Drese. The D-Backs sent the Phillies catcher Damian Miller and a fifth round draft pick for Drese.

Drese was selected in the 16th round of the 2001 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and finished with a 4-1 mark and a 3.13 ERA in 37 innings. He was released at the end of the season and was then re-drafted in the 15th round by Philly for the 2003 campaign. However, he did not see any playing time last season.

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Arizona's Damian Miller has been with the D-Backs for the past four seasons and has three World Series rings. In 374 games, Miller has hit 39 homers and has a career .235 batting average.