Around the Majors: 500 relief appearances

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April 29, 2005

1) Yesterday’s scores–

AL
BlueJays 7, Devil Rays 4
Twins 6, Royals 5 (11)
Tigers 3, Indians 2
Angels 3, Yankees 1
Mariners 4, Rangers 1

NL
Brewers 4, Cardinals 3
Marlins at Rockies–DH–PPD

2) Standings–

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Orioles          14    7  .667   -      5-5    9-2   12-04 01-01 01-02 WON  5
Redsox           11   10  .524   3      6-4    5-6   11-10 00-00 00-00 LOST 2
BlueJays         12   11  .522   3      5-6    7-5   08-08 00-00 04-03 WON  3
Yankees           9   13  .409   5 1/2  6-8    3-5   07-09 00-00 02-04 LOST 2
Devil Rays        8   14  .364   6 1/2  7-7    1-7   05-12 00-00 03-02 LOST 4

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Whitesox         16    6  .727   -      6-2   10-4   00-00 13-03 03-03 LOST 2
Twins            13    8  .619   2 1/2  6-2    7-6   00-00 11-07 02-01 WON  3
Tigers           10   10  .500   5      5-5    5-5   01-01 09-09 00-00 WON  4
Indians           8   13  .381   7 1/2  2-6    6-7   00-00 06-10 02-03 LOST 3
Royals            5   17  .227  11      2-12   3-5   00-00 03-13 02-04 LOST 8

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Angels           13    9  .591   -      8-5    5-4   02-01 03-02 08-06 WON  2
A's              11   11  .500   2      5-4    6-7   04-05 02-01 05-05 WON  2
Mariners         11   11  .500   2      4-7    7-4   00-00 06-06 05-05 WON  1
Rangers          11   12  .478   2 1/2  5-7    6-5   05-04 00-00 06-08 LOST 1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Marlins          12    8  .600   -      8-6    4-2   09-07 02-01 01-00 WON  1
Braves           13    9  .591   -      6-3    7-6   12-08 01-01 00-00 WON  2
Mets             11   11  .500   2      8-4    3-7   08-08 03-03 00-00 LOST 2
Nationals        11   11  .500   2      5-5    6-6   08-11 00-00 03-00 LOST 1
Phillies         10   12  .455   3      5-5    5-7   07-10 02-01 01-01 WON  1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cardinals        14    6  .700   -      8-5    6-1   01-02 13-04 00-00 LOST 1
Cubs             11   10  .524   3 1/2  6-5    5-5   00-00 09-06 02-04 WON  1
Reds             10   11  .476   4 1/2  7-3    3-8   04-02 06-09 00-00 LOST 1
Astros            8   12  .400   6      7-2    1-10  01-04 07-08 00-00 LOST 5
Pirates           8   12  .400   6      3-6    5-6   00-00 06-10 02-02 WON  2
Brewers           8   13  .381   6 1/2  2-6    6-7   00-00 06-10 02-03 WON  1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Diamondbacks     14    8  .636   -      9-3    5-5   00-03 02-01 12-04 WON  6
Dodgers          13    8  .619     1/2  5-3    8-5   00-00 02-00 11-08 LOST 3
Giants           10   11  .476   3 1/2  8-6    2-5   00-00 01-02 09-09 WON  2
Padres            9   13  .409   5      5-3    4-10  00-00 04-03 05-10 LOST 2
Rockies           6   13  .316   6 1/2  5-6    1-7   01-02 00-00 05-11 LOST 2

3) Today’s schedule–

AL
Royals (Zack Greinke) at Indians (C.C. Sabathia), 7:05
BlueJays (Roy Halladay) at Yankees (Randy Johnson), 7:05
Devil Rays at Orioles (Erik Bedard), 7:35
Tigers (Nate Robertson) at Whitesox (Jose Contreras), 8:05
Redsox (Tim Wakefield) at Rangers (Chan Ho Park), 8:05
Angels (Paul Byrd) at Twins (Carlos Silva), 8:10
Mariners (Aaron Sele) at A’s (Dan Haren), 10:05

NL
Mets (Jae Seo) at Nationals (Livan Hernandez), 7:05
Marlins (A.J. Burnett) at Phillies (Randy Wolf), 7:05
Giants (Brett Tomko) at Pirates (Mark Redman), 7:05
Cardinals (Mark Mulder) at Braves (Tim Hudson), 7:35
Reds (Brandon Claussen) at Brewers (Gary Glover), 8:05
Cubs (Greg Maddux) at Astros (Roger Clemens), 8:05
Diamondbacks (Brandon Webb) at Padres (Jake Peavy), 10:05
Rockies (Jason Jennings) at Dodgers (Odalis Perez), 10:40

4) Yesterday’s HR–

Richie Sexson–#5
Russell Branyan–#5
Reggie Sanders–#5
Hank Blalock–#4
Casey Blake–#3
Gregg Zaun–#3
Ichiro Suzuki–#2
Jhonny Peralta–#1

5) HR leaders–

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez–8
T2) Manny Ramirez–7
T2) Paul Konerko–7
T2) Brian Roberts–7
T2) David Ortiz–7
T6) Miguel Tejada–6
T6) Mark Teixeira–6
T8) Vladimir Guerrero–5
T8) Ron Belliard–5
T8) Jason Varitek–5
T8) Dmitri Young–5

NL
1) Derrek Lee–7
T2) Adam Dunn–6
T2) Troy Glaus–6
T2) Jeff Kent–6
T2) Cliff Floyd–6
T6) Albert Pujols–5
T6) Jim Edmonds–5
T6) Jose Guillen–5
T6) Pat Burrell–5
T6) Milton Bradley–5
T6) Wily Mo Pena–5
T6) Corey Patterson–5
T6) Richie Sexson–5*
T6) Russell Branyan–5*
T6) Reggie Sanders–5*

*–hit 1 yesterday

6) Indians 3B Casey Blake hit his 50th career HR.

After -8 RCAA/.723 OPS and 9 RCAA/.839 OPS seasons in his first couple of years as a starter, Blake is off to a .371 SLG, .290 OBA, .661 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 18 games. He has a .765 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and -7 RCAA in 371 games.

1) Indians P Arthur Rhodes made his 500th career relief appearance.

A Hardball Times Update
by RJ McDaniel
Goodbye for now.

After 4.17 ERA/1 RSAA and 5.12 ERA/-2 RSAA seasons, Rhodes is off to a 1.50 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 10 games. He has a 4.33 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and 13 RSAA in 561 games.

2) The Tigers activated INF Ramon Martinez from the DL and sent P Andrew Good to the minors.

After 3 RCAA/.749 OPS and -8 RCAA/.709 OPS seasons, Martinez had a .346 SLG, .313 OBA, .659 OPS, -15 RCAA in 102 games and made his 2005 debut yesterday. He has a .717 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and -31 RCAA in 579 games.

Good has a 5.30 ERA/-9 RSAA in 35 career games, including a 5.40 ERA/-1 RSAA in 2 games in 2005.

3) The Royals called up 1B Ken Harvey and sent P Shawn Camp to the minors.

After -23 RCAA/.721 OPS and -1 RCAA/.759 OPS seasons, Harvey made his 2005 debut yesterday. He has a .738 career OPS, compared to his league average of .767, and -26 RCAA in 260 games.

After starting his career with a 3.92 ERA/4 RSAA, Camp is off to a 12.15 ERA/-6 RSAA in his first 10 games. He has a 4.66 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.62, and -2 RSAA in 52 games.

4) The Mariners signed PH Dave Hansen to a minor league contract.

Hansen has 21 RCAA/.739 OPS in 1170 career games, including a .349 SLG, .367 OBA, .716 OPS, -1 RCAA in 86 games with the 2004 Mariners and Padres.

5) The Cardinals called up P Kevin Jarvis and sent utilityman Hector Luna to the minors.

Jarvis has a 5.93 ERA/-127 RSAA in 174 career games, including a 10.80 ERA/-11 RSAA in 10 games with the 2004 Mariners and Rockies.

After starting his career with -6 RCAA/.668 OPS in 83 games, Luna is off to a .455 SLG, .273 OBA, .727 OPS, 0 RCAA start in his first 5 games. He has a .672 career OPS, compared to his league average of .778, and -6 RCAA in 88 games.

6) The Rockies activated OF Dustan Mohr from the DL, called up P Jay Witasick and sent Ps Scott Dohmann and Ryan Speier to the minors.

After 1 RCAA/.759 OPS and -11 RCAA/.714 OPS seasons, Mohr hit .437 SLG, .394 OBA, .831 OPS, 6 RCAA in 117 games with the Giants and made his 2005 debut yesterday. He has a .753 career OPS, compared to his league average of .765, and -9 RCAA in 379 games.

After 2.37 ERA/11 RSAA and 4.53 ERA/-3 RSAA seasons, Witasick had a 3.21 ERA/5 RSAA in 44 games with the Padres. He has a 4.72 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.60, and -18 RSAA in 289 games.

After starting his career with a 4.11 ERA/5 RSAA, Dohmann is off to a 18.90 ERA/-10 RSAA start in his first 9 games. He has a 5.98 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.30, and -5 RSAA in 50 games.

Speier has a 9.82 ERA/-4 RSAA in his first 10 career games.

7) The Redsox called up P Tim Bausher.

8) The Marlins signed INF Alex Prieto to a minor league contract.

Prieto had -4 RCAA/.558 OPS in 24 games with the 2003-04 Twins.

9) The Cubs signed INF Shane Halter to a minor league contract.

Halter has -71 RCAA/.688 OPS in 690 career games, including a .351 SLG, .248 OBA, .599 OPS, -9 RCAA in 46 games with the 2004 Angels.

10) BlueJays P Josh Towers’s line–6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO.

Towers has a 4.98 ERA/-18 RSAA in 69 career games, including a 5.27 ERA/-2 RSAA in 5 starts in 2005.

11) Twins 1B Justin Morneau had 4 hits.

After starting his career with -6 RCAA/.664 OPS and 10 RCAA/.875 OPS seasons, Morneau is hitting .545 SLG, .400 OBA, .945 OPS, 3 RCAA in his first 8 games. He has a .828 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and 7 RCAA in 122 games.

12) Tigers P Mike Maroth’s line–6 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 8 SO.

After 5.73 ERA/-31 RSAA and 4.31 ERA/3 RSAA seasons, Maroth is off to a 3.81 ERA/1 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.81 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and -32 RSAA in 92 games.

13) Indians P Kevin Millwood’s line–7 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 SO.

After 4.01 ERA/1 RSAA and 4.85 ERA/-8 RSAA seasons, Millwood is off to a 3.90 ERA/2 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 3.89 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.36, and 61 RSAA in 233 games.

14) Angels P John Lackey’s line–5 1/3 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.

After 4.63 ERA/-10 RSAA and 4.67 ERA/-2 RSAA seasons, Lackey is off to a 5.61 ERA/-3 RSAA in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.50 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.55, and -7 RSAA in 89 games.

15) Yankees P Kevin Brown’s line–7 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.

After 2.39 ERA/38 RSAA and 4.09 ERA/5 RSAA seasons, Brown is off to a 6.63 ERA/-5 RSAA start in his first 3 starts. He has a 3.22 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.30, and 316 RSAA in 476 games.

16) Mariners P Gil Meche’s line–7 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.

After 4.59 ERA/-4 RSAA and 5.01 ERA/-11 RSAA seasons, Meche is off to a 5.27 ERA/-4 RSAA start in his first 5 starts. He has a 4.62 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.67, and -9 RSAA in 91 games.

17) Rangers P Chris Young’s line–8 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.

Young has a 4.71 ERA/2 RSAA in 12 career games, including a 4.73 ERA/0 RSAA in 5 starts in 2005.

18) Brewers P Chris Capuano’s line–6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 4 SO.

Capuano has a 4.87 ERA/-6 RSAA in 31 career games, including a 4.76 ERA/-1 RSAA in 5 starts in 2005.

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