2006 NL: Mil. Carlos Lee

 April 26, 2006

   Milwaukee's Carlos Lee has been on a hitting tear. Over the last 10 games Lee has hit 9 HR's and
driven in 16 runs. Last night Lee hit his 12th HR of the season and drove in 3 to lead the Brewers to a 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves. He leads the NL in HR (12) and RBI (26) while hitting .352 on the year.

ATLANTA AT MILWAUKEE
Braves.......... 1 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2  7  1
Brewers......... 0 0 0  2 3 0  0 1    -  6 10  0
Win:Sheets(1-2) Loss:Sosa(1-2)
Homeruns- A.Jones(4th), C.Lee(12th), C.Koskie(3rd), J.Hardy(8th)
 
Left fielder Carlos Lee hit one over the fence and had 3 RBI as the Milwaukee
Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 6 to 2 at Miller Park.
 
In the 4th inning Milwaukee went on top for good scoring 2 runners on 2 hits.
The key offensive moment was provided by Lee who made the crowd happy when he
bombed a two-run dinger.  Atlanta was out-hit by Milwaukee, 10 hits to 7.
 
The winning pitcher was Ben Sheets(1-2) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Jorge
Sosa(1-2) was charged with the loss.  He gave up 5 runs and 6 hits in 6 innings.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 National League                 Date: 4/26/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYN  14   7    G.Atkins  CON .423  C.Lee     MLN   12  M.Ensberg HON   26
2006 ATN  11  10    A.Gonzale SDN .414  M.Ensberg HON    8  C.Lee     MLN   26
2006 FLN   9  10    C.Jackson ARN .406  J.Hardy   MLN    8  G.Atkins  CON   24
2006 WAN   7  14    P.Wilson  HON .405  A.Pujols  SLN    8  C.Tracy   ARN   20
2006 PHN   6  14    T.Helton  CON .404  OTHERS TIED W    7  J.Loney   LAN   20
 
2006 CHN  13   7    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 HON  11  10    J.Peavy   SDN    5  T.Hoffman SDN    9  J.Patters WAN 1.04
2006 MLN  11  11    OTHERS TIED W    4  B.Wagner  NYN    8  S.Trachse NYN 1.32
2006 SLN  10  11                        R.Dempste CHN    7  P.Martine NYN 1.55
2006 CIN  10  12                        OTHERS TIED W    6  R.Oswalt  HON 1.67
2006 PIN   8  15                                            T.Armas   WAN 1.82
 
2006 SDN  16   5    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 ARN  15   7    H.Ramirez FLN   17  D.Roberts SDN   17  O.Hernand ARN   40
2006 LAN  11  11    R.Howard  PHN   13  J.Reyes   NYN   10  C.Zambran CHN   40
2006 CON  10  11    D.Lee     CHN   10  R.Furcal  LAN    8  J.Patters WAN   38
2006 SFN   7  14    J.Encarna SLN   10  OTHERS TIED W    6  J.Peavy   SDN   36
                    S.Rolen   SLN    9                      C.Carpent SLN   35
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
ARN  2  at  SDN  0  CON-Cook(1-3, 6.04) at PHN-Lieber(0-2, 3.04)
ATN  2  at  MLN  6  WAN-O'Conno(0-0, ----) at SLN-Ponson(0-3, 8.76)
CIN  7  at  WAN  5
FLN  3  at  CHN  4
NYN  2  at  SFN  5
PIN  5  at  SLN 12
CON  7  at  PHN  2
LAN  4  at  HON  3
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Furcal      LAN HON  1  3  1  0  2  0  0  3
C.Lee         MLN ATN  3  1  2  3  1  0  1  0
J.Wilson      PIN SLN  5  1  3  4  0  0  1  0
R.Church      WAN CIN  3  1  2  2  1  1  1  0
A.Dunn        CIN WAN  5  1  2  4  0  2  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
O.Hernandez   ARN SDN  6.1  5  0  0  1  8  0 W  
M.Morris      SFN NYN  8.0  3  2  2  3  7  1 W  
J.Jennings    CON PHN  9.0  4  2  2  2  5  1 W  
B.Arroyo      CIN WAN  6.2  4  2  2  3 10  2 W  
S.Olsen       FLN CHN  6.0  4  1  1  0  6  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
C.Lee         MLN .405 42 17 19  5  9  J.Patterson   WAN  7  0  0  0 13  0 000
G.Atkins      CON .357 28 10 11  6  5  R.Springer    HON  5  1  0  0  7  0 000
M.Ensberg     HON .333 36 12 16  7  4  J.Smoltz      ATN  9  3  0  2  9  0 100
R.Howard      PHN .485 33 16 10  2  4  E.Milton      CIN  8  2  0  1  4  0 100
M.Alou        SFN .371 35 13 11  1  5  J.Thomson     ATN  6  3  0  0  6  0 000

2006 AL Team: Detroit

 April 22, 2006

  My Detroit Tigers have gotten off to a great start in the 2006 MLB season. They are in 1st place in the
AL Central with a 13-5 record. The Tigers have been pounding the ball and lead the AL in Homeruns with 31 in their first 18 games, and they are 2nd in RBI with 107. The Tigers are also 1st in pitching in the AL with a league low ERA of 3.49.

  Among the top individual hitting performances Brandon Inge (.368 BA, 6 HR, 14 RBI), Carlos Guillen (.329, 6, 11), and Curtis Granderson (.324, 5, 12) stand out. In pitching, the bullpen has been excellent and the starting pitching has been very good. Jeremy Bonderman is 3-1 with a 3.81 ERA. In his 4 Starts he has struck out 41 in 28 IP. Fernando Rodney has appeared in 5 games and is 1-0 with 5 Save to go with a 0.00 ERA.

Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Detroit Tigers Totals After 18 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
A.Gomez           .429   5  14   4   6  1  0  1   6   1   2  1  0  0   1  0  0
O.Infante         .385   4  13   2   5  1  0  0   3   0   0  0  1  0   0  0  0
B.Inge            .368  17  68  18  25  2  2  6  14   6  14  0  0  0   0  0  3
C.Guillen         .329  18  70  12  23  5  0  6  11   8  15  1  0  3   1  1  7
C.Granderson      .324  16  68  13  22  5  0  5  12  10  16  0  0  0   1  0  0
C.Shelton         .311  18  74  12  23  4  1  3  13   6  16  2  0  0   0  0  2
M.Ordonez         .282  16  71   8  20  2  0  2   8   4  10  0  0  3   0  1  1
P.Polanco         .275  16  69  14  19  3  0  1   8   3   6  2  3  2   0  0  2
I.Rodriguez       .274  16  73   7  20  0  0  0   9   2  12  0  0  0   0  0  0
C.Monroe          .266  17  64  11  17  3  0  5  13   5  14  0  0  1   0  0  0
R.Santiago        .250   5   4   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  0  0  0   1  0  0
D.Young           .242   8  33   3   8  1  0  1   4   1   6  0  0  1   0  0  0
M.Thames          .235  10  34   5   8  3  0  1   6   3   7  0  0  0   0  0  1
V.Wilson          .182   3  11   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   4  0  1  0   0  0  0
B.Clevlen         ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
K.Hooper          ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
M.Rabelo          ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
J.Hannahan        ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
S.Casey           ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
N.Perez           ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      ----  18   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  2
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .299     666     199     3    107     123     5      4    18
                        18     110     30    31      49      6    10      2
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
F.Rodney          0.00  1  0 1.000   5  0  0  0  3   7.0   0   0   0  0   2   9
J.Walker          0.00  0  0  ----   7  0  0  0  1   6.2   5   0   0  0   0   6
B.Seay            0.00  0  0  ----   4  0  0  0  0   4.1   1   0   0  0   2   3
C.Spurling        0.00  0  0  ----   2  0  0  0  0   3.0   2   0   0  0   0   2
J.Grilli          2.79  0  0  ----   5  0  0  0  0   9.2  11   4   3  1   1   5
J.Zumaya          2.84  0  0  ----   8  0  0  0  1   6.1   3   2   2  0   7   7
K.Rogers          3.42  3  1  .750   4  4  0  0  0  26.1  23  12  10  2  12  14
J.Verlander       3.66  2  1  .667   3  3  1  0  0  19.2  19  11   8  4   9  20
J.Bonderman       3.81  3  1  .750   4  4  0  0  0  28.1  23  12  12  4   9  41
J.Tata            4.76  0  0  ----   6  0  0  0  0   5.2   8   3   3  0   3   3
M.Maroth          4.87  2  1  .667   3  3  0  0  0  20.1  21  12  11  3   5  17
N.Robertson       4.88  2  1  .667   4  4  0  0  0  27.2  34  15  15  3   3  21
R.Colon           ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
C.Durbin          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
C.Lewis           ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
A.Miller          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Z.Miner           ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
W.Ledezma         ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
T.Jones           ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          0                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       3.49     5        18     1     5       150      64     53
                       13     .722     18     0    165.0      71     17     148

2006 NL Game: Pit. @ Hous.

 April 21, 2006

    Morgan Ensberg and the Houston Astros provided a few records in this 2006 season during their game tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ensberg drove in a MLB high 7 runs while going 4 for 5 in
Houston's 19-6 win over the Pirates. The 19 runs scored by the Astros are the most runs scored by any team in a game so far this year, and the 25 combined runs scored are the most total runs scored by both teams in a 9 inning game. Houston's 20 hit attack included 2 homers from Ensberg and a 5 hit game from Craig Biggio. 

Event Codes:  F G
BOXSCORE: 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates At 2006 Houston Astros            4/21/2006
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  N.McLouth CF        5  1  3  0 .314     C.Biggio 2B         6  4  5  3 .317  
  J.Wilson SS         4  1  1  1 .319     W.Taveras CF        5  2  2  4 .238  
  J.Bay LF            4  1  1  1 .403     L.Berkman 1B        4  3  1  1 .271  
  C.Wilson 1B         3  1  1  2 .250     M.Ensberg 3B        5  3  4  7 .263  
  J.Randa 3B          5  0  0  1 .241     P.Wilson LF         6  0  2  3 .424  
  J.Burnitz RF        5  0  2  1 .269     J.Lane RF           5  0  0  0 .192  
  J.Castillo 2B       4  0  1  0 .261     E.Munson C          4  1  1  0 .150  
  R.Paulino C         4  0  0  0 .231     D.Borkowski P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  Z.Duke P            0  0  0  0 .200     A.Everett SS        5  3  3  0 .269  
  R.Vogelsong P       0  0  0  0 .000     W.Rodriguez P       2  2  2  1 .333  
A-F.Sanchez PH        1  1  1  0 .314   C-B.Ausmus C          0  1  0  0 .140  
  J.Grabow P          1  0  1  01.000                                          
  R.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-C.Duffy PH          0  1  0  0 .276                                          
  D.Marte P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  M.Capps P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-H.Cota PH           1  0  0  0 .297                                          
  V.Santos P          0  0  0  0 .200                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 11  6                 Totals      42 19 20 19
 
A-Pinch Hit For Vogelsong In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Capps In 8th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  1 0 3  -  6 11  0
Astros.......... 2 6 0  0 1 0  7 3    - 19 20  0
 
Pirates (7-11)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Duke LOSS(0-1)          1 2/3   7   8   8   1   1   1  62  11.72
R.Vogelsong               0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.79
J.Grabow                  2       3   1   1   2   2   0  44   6.55
R.Hernandez               2       0   0   0   1   1   0  33   1.76
D.Marte                   0       3   3   3   0   0   0   9   6.10
M.Capps                   1       4   4   4   1   0   1  37   5.29
V.Santos                  1       2   3   3   1   0   0  26  10.45
Totals                    8      20  19  19   6   4   2
 
Astros (9-7)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Rodriguez WIN(2-1)      7 1/3   7   3   3   5   4   0 144   5.23
D.Borkowski               1 2/3   4   3   3   0   3   0  38  16.20
Totals                    9      11   6   6   5   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,598 DATE- Friday, April 21st 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman, Eric Cooper
T- 4:14
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:10  Astros: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Astros: 0
DOUBLES- N.McLouth(6th), J.Bay(9th), C.Wilson(5th), J.Burnitz(5th),
         C.Biggio(4th), W.Taveras(2nd), M.Ensberg(4th), P.Wilson(7th),
         E.Munson(2nd), W.Rodriguez
HOME RUNS- M.Ensberg-2(6th)
RBIs- J.Wilson(10th), J.Bay(16th), C.Wilson-2(7th), J.Randa(6th),
      J.Burnitz(9th), C.Biggio-3(11th), W.Taveras-4(9th), L.Berkman(3rd),
      M.Ensberg-7(17th), P.Wilson-3(14th), W.Rodriguez
STOLEN BASES- A.Everett(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Rodriguez
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Wilson, W.Taveras
WALKS- J.Bay, C.Wilson-2, J.Castillo, C.Duffy, L.Berkman, M.Ensberg, J.Lane,
       E.Munson, W.Rodriguez, B.Ausmus
HIT BY PITCH- L.Berkman
STRIKE OUTS- J.Wilson, C.Wilson, J.Burnitz, J.Castillo, R.Paulino-2, H.Cota,
             L.Berkman, E.Munson-3
WILD PITCHES- J.Grabow, W.Rodriguez-2
2-out RBI- M.Ensberg-3, W.Rodriguez, C.Biggio, W.Taveras, P.Wilson-2, J.Burnitz
RLISP 2-out- J.Randa, J.Lane-2, J.Burnitz-2, W.Taveras, E.Munson, C.Wilson,
             H.Cota, J.Castillo
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 3 for 14  Astros: 11 for 17
 
Morgan Ensberg rocketed 2 homeruns and had 7 RBI as the Houston Astros
man-handled the Pittsburgh Pirates - the final score was 19 to 6.
 
Ensberg was spectacular at the plate.  He clubbed a two-run home run in the
1st inning, stroked a base-hit knocking in a run in the 2nd inning, lost the
ball over the fence for three runs in the 7th inning and doubled resulting in
a run in the 8th inning.  Houston provided plenty of action in the 2nd inning
which saw them score 6 runs on 6 hits and the 7th inning when they had 7 runs
on 7 hits.  Houston had 20 hits for the game and Pittsburgh had 11.  
 

2006 AL Game: Det. @ Oak.

 April 19, 2006

   Alexis Gomez got the start as DH tonight by the Detroit Tigers in their game against the Oakland A's
and had a game he won't soon forget. The little used rookie/'journeyman' had 4 hits in 5 AB plating 6 runs as the Tigers pounded the A's 15-4. Brandon Inge had 4 RBI with his grand slam homerun and Chris Shelton added 3 RBI to Detroit's total. The 6 RBI by Gomez tied him for most in 1 game in the AL this season.

Event Codes:  G
BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Oakland A's                   4/19/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     4  1  0  0 .310     J.Kendall C         5  1  2  0 .340  
  P.Polanco 2B        3  1  0  0 .268     M.Ellis 2B          4  0  1  0 .273  
  I.Rodriguez C       5  2  3  2 .246     B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .262  
  M.Ordonez RF        5  2  1  0 .281     F.Thomas DH         3  1  1  0 .283  
  A.Gomez DH          5  3  4  6 .455     M.Bradley RF        5  0  0  1 .203  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  2  4  3 .339     J.Payton CF         4  0  0  0 .279  
  C.Guillen SS        3  1  0  0 .322     N.Swisher 1B        4  1  0  0 .224  
A-R.Santiago SS       0  0  0  0 .250     B.Kielty LF         4  0  2  1 .500  
  C.Monroe LF         4  1  0  0 .275     A.Perez 3B          4  1  1  1 .167  
  B.Inge 3B           5  2  2  4 .304                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38 15 14 15                 Totals      36  4  7  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Guillen In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 4 0 2  2 5 0  0 2 0  - 15 14  2
A's............. 0 0 0  2 0 0  2 0 0  -  4  7  2
 
Tigers (11-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers WIN(3-1)         6       5   4   2   4   4   1 111   3.42
F.Rodney                  1       0   0   0   1   2   0  16   0.00
C.Spurling                1 1/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  20   0.00
J.Tata                    0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.18
Totals                    9       7   4   2   5   9   1
 
A's (4-11)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Blanton LOSS(0-2)       4      10  11  10   2   4   1  93   9.88
K.Calero                  0       1   2   2   2   0   1  15  12.79
K.Saarloos                3 1/3   2   2   2   1   2   1  46   2.57
B.Halsey                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  14   7.36
Totals                    9      14  15  14   5   7   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,319 DATE- Wednesday, April 19th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Schrieber, Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth, Jim Joyce
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4  A's:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  A's: 3
ERRORS- P.Polanco, M.Ordonez, B.Crosby, A.Perez
DOUBLES- A.Gomez(1st), C.Shelton(3rd), B.Inge(1st), J.Kendall(3rd),
         B.Kielty-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Gomez(1st), C.Shelton(3rd), B.Inge(5th), A.Perez(1st)
RBIs- I.Rodriguez-2(8th), A.Gomez-6(6th), C.Shelton-3(13th), B.Inge-4(12th),
      M.Bradley(3rd), B.Kielty(1st), A.Perez(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Polanco
WALKS- C.Granderson-2, C.Shelton, C.Guillen, C.Monroe, M.Ellis, B.Crosby-2,
       F.Thomas-2
HIT BY PITCH- P.Polanco, C.Guillen
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, A.Gomez, C.Monroe-2, B.Inge-2, B.Crosby,
             M.Bradley, J.Payton-3, N.Swisher-2, A.Perez-2
GIDP- M.Ordonez, C.Guillen
WILD PITCHES- K.Rogers
PASSED BALLS- J.Kendall
2-out RBI- A.Gomez-2, C.Shelton-2, B.Kielty
RLISP 2-out- C.Monroe-2, B.Crosby, A.Perez, J.Payton, M.Bradley
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 5 for 9  A's: 2 for 13
 
Alexis Gomez had 4 hits and 6 RBI at McAfee Coliseum as the Detroit Tigers,
running on all cylinders, ripped the Oakland A's by a large 15 to 4
margin.
 
Gomez propelled Detroit to victory.  He smacked a single which was good for
two runs in the 1st inning, laced a one-base hit bringing in two baserunners
in the 3rd inning, doubled in the 5th inning and popped a two-run clout over
the fence in the 8th inning.  Detroit kept the scorekeepers busy in the 1st
inning which saw them score 4 runs on 3 hits and the 5th inning which saw
them plate 5 runs on 3 hits.  Detroit out-hit Oakland for the game, 14 hits
to 7.  
 
Kenny Rogers(3-1) was the winner allowing 4 runs in 6 innings. Joe
Blanton(0-2) took the loss.  He was touched for 10 hits and 2 walks in 4
innings.  
 

2006 AL Standings and League Leaders

 April 15, 2006

  We're halfway through the 1st month of the 2006 MLB season in the AL. The New York Yankees won their first 9 games in a row before losing a 6-5 contest against the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees (10-1) are 1st in the AL East. My Detroit Tigers (9-2) have also gotten off to a good start on the season. They hold the top spot in the AL Central. The Seattle Mariners (8-4) are in 1st in the AL West. One big surprise so far is the bad start the Oakland A's have had. The A's (2-10) lost their first 10 in a row before winning the last 2. In individual performances, Boston's David Ortiz has mashed 7 Homeruns, 1st in the AL, and is 2nd in RBI with 13. His teammate Tim Wakefield is tops in the AL with 3 Wins. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2006 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 New York (AL) NYA       10   1  .909 ----   149     5   6 .455   97  65 .599
2006 Toronto TOA              7   4  .636  3.0           6   5 .545   87  75 .537
2006 Baltimore BAA            7   5  .583  3.5           7   5 .583   70  92 .432
2006 Boston BOA               5   6  .455  5.0           7   4 .636   86  76 .531
2006 Tampa Bay TBA            3   9  .250  7.5           6   6 .500   61 101 .377
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA              9   2  .818 ----   149     6   5 .545   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA            6   5  .545  3.0           6   5 .545   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA         6   5  .545  3.0           6   5 .545   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA            5   6  .455  4.0           7   4 .636   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA          3   7  .300  5.5           2   8 .200   62 100 .383
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Seattle SEA              8   4  .667 ----   148     6   6 .500   78  84 .481
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA      4   7  .364  3.5           5   6 .455   89  73 .549
2006 Texas TEA                4   8  .333  4.0           4   8 .333   80  82 .494
2006 Oakland OAA              2  10  .167  6.0           6   6 .500   93  69 .574
 
 
AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Toronto TOA              7   4  .636 ----   151  
2006 Baltimore BAA            7   5  .583   .5        
2006 Minnesota MNA            6   5  .545  1.0        
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA         6   5  .545  1.0        
2006 Cleveland CLA            5   6  .455  2.0        
2006 Boston BOA               5   6  .455  2.0        
 
 
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      7- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    6- 4   1- 1   0- 0    88    48  +40
BOA      5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 3   2- 3   0- 0    77    75   +2
CHA      6- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 5   2- 0   0- 0    55    45  +10
CLA      5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    4- 4   1- 2   0- 0    54    61   -7
DEA      9- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 2   4- 0   0- 0    63    38  +25
KCA      3- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 3   1- 4   0- 0    32    54  -22
LAA      4- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    3- 3   1- 4   0- 0    41    65  -24
MNA      6- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    1- 2   5- 3   0- 0    54    59   -5
NYA     10- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    0- 0  10- 1   0- 0    73    32  +41
OAA      2-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 4   0- 6   0- 0    38    64  -26
SEA      8- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 2   3- 2   0- 0    59    49  +10
TBA      3- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 8   1- 1   0- 0    37    63  -26
TEA      4- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    2- 3   2- 5   0- 0    56    81  -25
TOA      7- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    5- 1   2- 3   0- 0    59    52   +7
 
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 American League                 Date: 4/15/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYA  10   1    J.Mauer   MNA .441  D.Ortiz   BOA    7  J.Gibbons BAA   14
2006 TOA   7   4    J.Crede   CHA .439  J.Dye     CHA    6  G.Sheffie NYA   14
2006 BAA   7   5    R.Cano    NYA .421  M.Ramirez BOA    5  T.Glaus   TOA   14
2006 BOA   5   6    M.Ramirez BOA .415  T.Glaus   TOA    5  D.Ortiz   BOA   13
2006 TBA   3   9    T.Glaus   TOA .405  OTHERS TIED W    4  OTHERS TIED W   11
 
2006 DEA   9   2    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 MNA   6   5    T.Wakefie BOA    3  B.Jenks   CHA    5  J.Vazquez CHA 0.56
2006 CHA   6   5    OTHERS TIED W    2  M.Rivera  NYA    5  C.Lee     CLA 0.64
2006 CLA   5   6                        B.Ryan    TOA    5  S.Kazmir  TBA 1.31
2006 KCA   3   7                        J.Putz    SEA    4  R.Hallada TOA 1.46
                                        OTHERS TIED W    3  E.Bedard  BAA 1.56
2006 SEA   8   4
2006 LAA   4   7    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 TEA   4   8    A.Rodrigu NYA   10  I.Suzuki  SEA    7  J.Bonderm DEA   30
2006 OAA   2  10    R.Cano    NYA    9  C.Figgins LAA    6  S.Kazmir  TBA   23
                    G.Sizemor CLA    8  D.Jeter   NYA    4  V.Padilla TEA   20
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  J.Michael CLA    3  D.Cabrera BAA   19
                                        L.Castill MNA    3  OTHERS TIED W   18
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CLA  1  at  DEA  2  CLA-Lee(1-1, 0.64) at DEA-Maroth(1-0, 4.70)
LAA  7  at  BAA  6  KCA-Redman(0-0, ----) at TBA-Hammel(0-1,27.00)
SEA  1  at  BOA  7  LAA-Lackey(0-1, 4.35) at BAA-Benson(2-0, 3.55)
TEA  3  at  OAA 10  NYA-Wang(2-0, 3.07) at MNA-Radke(0-1, 9.00)
TOA  7  at  CHA  8  SEA-Washbur(0-1, 6.10) at BOA-Beckett(0-1,12.38)
KCA  3  at  TBA  1  TEA-Loe(1-0, 3.00) at OAA-Haren(0-2, 8.03)
NYA  9  at  MNA  0  TOA-Towers(1-0, 6.75) at CHA-Garcia(1-0, 6.17)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
W.Pena        BOA SEA  3  2  2  5  0  0  2  0
T.Glaus       TOA CHA  5  2  3  5  0  1  1  0
G.Sheffield   NYA MNA  3  2  1  3  3  1  1  0
M.Izturis     LAA BAA  3  2  3  1  0  0  1  0
M.Scutaro     OAA TEA  5  2  3  3  0  0  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Wood        KCA TBA  7.0  1  0  0  3  2  0 W  
J.Bonderman   DEA CLA  8.0  7  1  1  3 11  0 W  
S.Shields     LAA BAA  1.1  0  0  0  0  2  0 W  
R.Harden      OAA TEA  6.2  2  2  2  6  7  0 W  
T.Wakefield   BOA SEA  5.1  5  1  1  2  5  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Ortiz       BOA .364 33 12 11  6  6  F.Rodney      DEA  5  0  0  0  4  0 102
B.Inge        DEA .375 32 12  8  4  4  B.Ryan        TOA  6  4  0  1 10  0 004
T.Glaus       TOA .361 36 13 12  2  4  S.Kazmir      TBA 15 10  1  0 20  1 110
J.Gibbons     BAA .341 41 14 13  3  4  S.Shields     LAA  6  2  0  2  6  0 100
N.Markakis    BAA .414 29 12  8  4  2  J.Vazquez     CHA 16  9  1  3 15  1 200
 

2006 NL Standings and League Leaders

 April 15, 2006

  It's halfway into the first month of the 2006 MLB season. A few teams have gotten off to good starts but none better than the San Diego Padres. The Padres are 10-0 in this young season, the only undefeated team in MLB. They've done it with good hitting and excellent pitching. San Diego leads the NL West by 2.5 games over the 2nd place Arizona Diamond Backs (8-3), another team off to a good start. The New York Mets (7-3) lead the NL East and the Chicago Cubs (8-2) are 1st in the NL Central. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2006 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 New York (NL) NYN        7   3  .700 ----   151     8   2 .800   97  65 .599
2006 Atlanta ATN              7   5  .583  1.0           6   6 .500   79  83 .488
2006 Washington WAN           4   8  .333  4.0           3   9 .250   71  91 .438
2006 Florida FLN              3   7  .300  4.0           3   7 .300   78  84 .481
2006 Philadelphia PHN         3   8  .273  4.5           4   7 .364   85  77 .525
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Chicago (NL) CHN         8   2  .800 ----   151     6   4 .600   66  96 .407
2006 Houston HON              7   4  .636  1.5           7   4 .636   82  80 .506
2006 Milwaukee MLN            5   6  .455  3.5           7   4 .636   75  87 .463
2006 Pittsburgh PIN           5   8  .385  4.5           4   9 .308   67  95 .414
2006 St. Louis SLN            4   7  .364  4.5           6   5 .545   83  78 .516
2006 Cincinnati CIN           4   7  .364  4.5           7   4 .636   80  82 .494
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 San Diego SDN           10   0 1.000 ----   150     3   7 .300   88  74 .543
2006 Arizona ARN              8   3  .727  2.5           5   6 .455   76  86 .469
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN      6   6  .500  5.0           6   6 .500   88  74 .543
2006 Colorado CON             4   7  .364  6.5           7   4 .636   76  86 .469
2006 San Francisco SFN        3   7  .300  7.0           6   4 .600   76  85 .472
 
 
NL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Arizona ARN              8   3  .727 ----   151  
2006 Houston HON              7   4  .636  1.0        
2006 Atlanta ATN              7   5  .583  1.5        
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN      6   6  .500  2.5        
2006 Milwaukee MLN            5   6  .455  3.0        
2006 Pittsburgh PIN           5   8  .385  4.0        
2006 St. Louis SLN            4   7  .364  4.0        
2006 Colorado CON             4   7  .364  4.0        
2006 Cincinnati CIN           4   7  .364  4.0        
 
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 National League                 Date: 4/15/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYN   7   3    G.Atkins  CON .467  J.Hardy   MLN    6  J.Loney   LAN   17
2006 ATN   7   5    J.Bay     PIN .442  A.Pujols  SLN    6  A.Laroche ATN   15
2006 WAN   4   8    P.Wilson  HON .425  J.Drew    LAN    5  J.Cruz    LAN   15
2006 FLN   3   7    B.McCann  ATN .421  OTHERS TIED W    4  M.Piazza  SDN   13
2006 PHN   3   8    M.Barrett CHN .419                      OTHERS TIED W   12
 
2006 CHN   8   2    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 HON   7   4    M.Wuertz  CHN    3  T.Hoffman SDN    5  S.Trachse NYN 0.63
2006 MLN   5   6    R.Oswalt  HON    3  R.Dempste CHN    4  S.Mitre   FLN 1.38
2006 PIN   5   8    J.Peavy   SDN    3  B.Lidge   HON    4  J.Patters WAN 1.42
2006 SLN   4   7    OTHERS TIED W    2  OTHERS TIED W    3  J.Seo     LAN 1.46
2006 CIN   4   7                                            C.Lidle   PHN 1.50
 
2006 SDN  10   0    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 ARN   8   3    J.Kent    LAN   11  D.Roberts SDN    7  C.Zambran CHN   27
2006 LAN   6   6    B.McCann  ATN   10  F.Lopez   CIN    5  J.Peavy   SDN   25
2006 CON   4   7    J.Hardy   MLN   10  J.Reyes   NYN    4  J.Patters WAN   25
2006 SFN   3   7    E.Renteri ATN    9  A.Soriano WAN    4  O.Hernand ARN   19
                    J.Bay     PIN    9  OTHERS TIED W    3  S.Mitre   FLN   18
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  6  at  SLN  3  CHN-Rusch(1-0, 3.72) at PIN-Snell(0-2,24.92)
MLN  1  at  NYN  3  CIN-Arroyo(0-2, 9.00) at SLN-Mulder(0-0, 8.68)
CHN  4  at  PIN  6  HON-Nieve(0-0, 2.25) at ARN-Hernand(2-0, 7.82)
HON  8  at  ARN  4  MLN-Sheets(0-0, ----) at NYN-Bannist(2-0, 2.03)
PHN  4  at  CON  5  PHN-Myers(0-0, 4.80) at CON-Cook(0-2, 9.82)
SDN  5  at  ATN  3  SDN-William(0-0, 3.60) at ATN-Thomson(0-0, 3.86)
SFN  7  at  LAN  3  SFN-Henness(0-0, ----) at LAN-Seo(1-0, 1.46)
WAN 10  at  FLN  4  WAN-Ortiz(0-1, 4.50) at FLN-Mitre(0-0, 1.38)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.Hawpe       CON PHN  3  1  2  3  1  0  1  0
D.Uggla       FLN WAN  4  2  3  2  0  0  1  0
J.Randa       PIN CHN  4  1  2  3  0  1  1  0
A.Green       ARN HON  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
M.Piazza      SDN ATN  4  2  2  2  0  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Patterson   WAN FLN  7.0  2  1  1  2 14  1 W  
B.Fuentes     CON PHN  2.0  0  0  0  0  3  0   S
R.Flores      SLN CIN  1.2  0  0  0  1  4  0    
T.Coffey      CIN SLN  2.0  0  0  0  1  1  0   S
S.Trachsel    NYN MLN  6.1  6  1  1  1  5  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Loney       LAN .476 21 10 15  9  3  A.Heilman     NYN  6  0  0  3  7  0 100
M.Ensberg     HON .333 24  8  8  5  4  H.Kuo         LAN  7  2  0  2  8  0 100
B.Bonds       SFN .417 24 10  9  2  3  J.Accardo     SFN  5  0  0  2  4  0 000
J.Cruz        LAN .424 33 14 15  5  2  R.Oswalt      HON 16 10  2  0 11  1 200
A.Pujols      SLN .364 33 12  8  6  4  P.Martinez    NYN 13  6  3  1 15  0 010
 

2006 AL: Opening Day in Detroit!

 April 10, 2006

  It was Opening Day at Comerica Park today for the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers came back into town after beginning the 2006 season on the road. They're off to a nice 5-1 start and even a dark, rainy day wouldn't keep anything short of a capacity crowd to show up for The Opener. 

  Jeremy Bonderman got the start for Detroit against Freddie Garcia and the Chicago White Sox. Jim Thome drove in the game's first run in the 4th inning. Detroit tied it up in the bottom of the inning on a Curtis Granderson homerun. Chicago went ahead again in the 5th, 2-1, when Jermaine Dye homered with what proved to be the winning run. The Tigers loaded the bases in the bottom of the 9th trailing 4-1 but were unable to score. 

2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 2006 Detroit Tigers        4/10/2006
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Podsednik LF      5  0  1  1 .091     C.Granderson CF     4  1  1  1 .385  
  T.Iguchi 2B         3  1  1  0 .231     P.Polanco 2B        4  0  1  0 .231  
  J.Thome DH          4  0  1  1 .296     I.Rodriguez C       4  0  1  0 .259  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  0  0  0 .222     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  3  0 .423  
  J.Dye RF            4  1  1  1 .250     D.Young DH          4  0  0  0 .192  
  A.Pierzynski C      4  1  1  0 .375     C.Shelton 1B        3  0  1  0 .250  
  J.Crede 3B          4  1  3  1 .560   A-R.Santiago PR       0  0  0  0 .250  
  R.Mackowiak CF      3  0  0  0 .222     C.Guillen SS        3  0  0  0 .269  
  A.Cintron SS        4  0  1  0 .500     C.Monroe LF         3  0  0  0 .296  
                                          B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  9  4                 Totals      32  1  7  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Shelton In 9th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  1 1 2  0 0 0  -  4  9  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
 
White Sox (4-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Garcia WIN(1-0)         6 1/3   4   1   1   0   4   1  90   6.17
B.McCarthy HOLD(3rd)      1 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  18   0.00
B.Jenks SAVE(3rd)         1       2   0   0   1   1   0  25   7.36
Totals                    9       7   1   1   2   6   1
 
Tigers (5-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Bonderman LOSS(1-1)     5 2/3   6   4   4   2   8   1 103   6.23
J.Walker                  1 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  16   0.00
J.Grilli                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0  12   5.40
B.Seay                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                    9       9   4   4   2  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,062 DATE- Monday, April 10th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 6  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- J.Thome(2nd), A.Pierzynski(2nd), J.Crede(4th), C.Shelton(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Dye(3rd), C.Granderson(2nd)
RBIs- S.Podsednik(2nd), J.Thome(6th), J.Dye(3rd), J.Crede(8th),
      C.Granderson(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Ordonez
WALKS- T.Iguchi, R.Mackowiak, C.Shelton, C.Guillen
STRIKE OUTS- S.Podsednik, T.Iguchi, J.Thome-3, P.Konerko-2, J.Dye, J.Crede,
             R.Mackowiak, A.Cintron, C.Granderson, I.Rodriguez, C.Shelton,
             C.Guillen, C.Monroe, B.Inge
GIDP- D.Young
2-out RBI- S.Podsednik, J.Dye, J.Crede
RLISP 2-out- J.Dye, T.Iguchi-2, R.Mackowiak, C.Granderson, C.Guillen-2
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 3 for 8  Tigers: 0 for 5
Joe Crede had 3 base hits as the Chicago (AL) White Sox topped the Detroit
Tigers by a score of 4 to 1 at Comerica Park.
 
Detroit was unable to climb back into it after Chicago (AL) went ahead for
good in the 5th inning scoring a single run on 2 hits.  Chicago (AL) managed
9 hits in their victory.  
 
The winning pitcher was Freddy Garcia(1-0) who allowed 1 run in 6 and 1/3
innings. Bobby Jenks recorded his 3rd save.  Jeremy Bonderman(1-1) was
charged with the loss.  Despite the loss, he struckout 8 Chicago (AL) batters
in 5 and 2/3 innings.  
 
 

2006 AL Game: Det. @ Tex.

 April 8, 2006

  Detroit rookie pitcher Justin Verlander struck out 12 batters and went the distance in the Tiger's 8-2
victory over the Texas Rangers tonight. Verlander allowed 2 runs in the 1st inning then shut out the Rangers over the last 8 innings. Detroit 1st baseman Chris Shelton hit a homerun and drove in 5 runs to lead the Tiger's offense. 

 BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Texas Rangers 4/8/2006

 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     5  1  1  0 .444     B.Wilkerson LF      4  1  1  0 .240  
  P.Polanco 2B        5  1  2  0 .227     M.Young SS          4  1  2  0 .435  
  B.Inge 3B           4  2  1  0 .316     M.Teixeira 1B       3  0  1  2 .333  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  1  1  0 .364     P.Nevin DH          3  0  0  0 .240  
  D.Young DH          3  1  2  2 .176     H.Blalock 3B        4  0  0  0 .353  
C-R.Santiago PR,DH    0  1  0  0 ----     K.Mench RF          4  0  0  0 .320  
D-M.Thames PH,DH      1  0  1  1 .556     L.Nix CF            2  0  0  0 .231  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  1  2  5 .250   A-M.Derosa PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Guillen SS        5  0  1  0 .316   B-A.Brown CF          0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .300     R.Barajas C         3  0  2  0 .500  
  V.Wilson C          4  0  2  0 .500     I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  0 .211  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  8 13  8                 Totals      31  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nix In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Derosa In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Young In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Santiago In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 4 0 1  0 0 0  0 2 1  -  8 13  0
Rangers......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
 
Tigers (4-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander WIN(1-0)      9       6   2   2   2  12   0 112   2.00
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2  12   0
 
Rangers (2-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Millwood LOSS(0-1)      7       9   5   5   0   5   1 107   6.75
A.Alfonseca               0       2   2   2   1   0   0  17   6.75
J.Benoit                  1 2/3   2   1   1   1   3   0  28   8.59
F.Cordero                 0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.93
Totals                    9      13   8   8   3   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,664 DATE- Saturday, April 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez, Larry Young
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Rangers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Rangers: 0
DOUBLES- P.Polanco(2nd), M.Young(3rd)
TRIPLES- B.Inge(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Shelton(2nd)
RBIs- D.Young-2(2nd), M.Thames(3rd), C.Shelton-5(7th), M.Teixeira-2(8th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Santiago(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Young
WALKS- B.Inge, M.Ordonez, C.Shelton, M.Teixeira, P.Nevin
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, P.Polanco, B.Inge, M.Ordonez, C.Shelton, C.Monroe-2,
             V.Wilson, B.Wilkerson-3, M.Teixeira, P.Nevin-2, H.Blalock, K.Mench,
             L.Nix-2, M.Derosa, I.Kinsler
GIDP- P.Nevin, H.Blalock
2-out RBI- D.Young, C.Shelton-3, M.Thames
RLISP 2-out- B.Wilkerson, D.Young, V.Wilson, C.Guillen-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 13  Rangers: 1 for 2
 
Justin Verlander dominated, striking out 12 Texas batters at Ameriquest Field
where the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 8 to 2.
 
The Texas fans didn't appreciate the big day Chris Shelton had.  He lofted a
three-run bomb in the 1st inning and ripped a base-knock bringing home two
baserunners in the 8th inning.  Detroit had 13 hits for the night.  
 
The victory went to Verlander(1-0) who went the distance allowing 2 runs.
Kevin Millwood(0-1) took the loss.  Verlander was asked about his big
strikeout performance, 'Well, it's a little odd when you rack up these
numbers on the road - instead of cheers and a running tally in the stands,
everything gets real still and quiet.  Just strange - but it's nice to be
able to take the crowd out of the game.'
 

2006 AL Game: Bsn. @ Tex.

April 4, 2006

 

  The Boston Red Sox opened up their 2006 season with a bang, defeating the Texas Rangers 9-3. Leftfielder Manny Ramirez stroked 3 homeruns, good for 6 RBI and Trot Nixon added a 2-run homer to lead the visiting Red Sox. Tim Wakefield pitched 7 strong innings getting the 1st Win of the season.

Event Codes:  G I
BOXSCORE: 2006 Boston Red Sox At 2006 Texas Rangers                  4/4/2006
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          5  1  1  0 .222     B.Wilkerson LF      3  0  0  0 .125  
  M.Loretta 2B        4  1  0  0 .125     M.Young SS          3  1  0  0 .429  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  1  0  0 .222     M.Teixeira 1B       3  1  1  0 .429  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  4  4  6 .625     P.Nevin DH          4  0  0  1 .111  
  T.Nixon RF          4  2  3  2 .444     H.Blalock 3B        3  1  2  1 .714  
  M.Lowell 3B         5  0  2  1 .400     K.Mench RF          4  0  1  1 .375  
  A.Cora SS           4  0  1  0 .200     L.Nix CF            1  0  0  0 .333  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  1  0 .333   A-M.Derosa PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Bard C            4  0  0  0 .000   B-A.Brown CF          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          R.Barajas C         4  0  1  0 .444  
                                          I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  0  0 .222  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  9 12  9                 Totals      31  3  5  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nix In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Derosa In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 2 2  0 2 0  0 0 3  -  9 12  0
Rangers......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  5  0
 
Red Sox (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wakefield WIN(1-0)      7       3   2   2   4   3   0 130   2.57
J.Tavarez                 2       2   1   1   1   2   0  39  18.00
Totals                    9       5   3   3   5   5   0
 
Rangers (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Padilla LOSS(0-1)       4 1/3  10   6   6   0   5   3  89  12.46
A.Alfonseca               2 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0  39   0.00
F.Castro                  2       1   3   3   3   1   1  44  10.13
Totals                    9      12   9   9   4   8   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,838 DATE- Tuesday, April 4th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Layne, Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Rangers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Rangers: 1
DOUBLES- C.Crisp(1st), T.Nixon-2(2nd), K.Youkilis(2nd), M.Teixeira(1st),
         H.Blalock(1st), K.Mench(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez-3(3rd), T.Nixon(1st)
RBIs- M.Ramirez-6(6th), T.Nixon-2(2nd), M.Lowell(3rd), P.Nevin(3rd),
      H.Blalock(3rd), K.Mench(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- H.Blalock(1st)
WALKS- M.Loretta, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez, T.Nixon, B.Wilkerson, M.Young, M.Teixeira,
       H.Blalock, L.Nix
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ortiz-4, A.Cora, K.Youkilis, J.Bard-2, P.Nevin-2, H.Blalock,
             M.Derosa, R.Barajas
GIDP- T.Nixon, I.Kinsler
2-out RBI- H.Blalock, M.Ramirez-5
RLISP 2-out- M.Lowell, M.Loretta-2, R.Barajas, I.Kinsler
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 3 for 9  Rangers: 2 for 8
 
Manny Ramirez rocketed 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Boston Red Sox defeated
the Texas Rangers 9 to 3 at Ameriquest Field.
 
Ramirez was in a groove all evening.  The Texas fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box.  He cracked a solo homerun in the 2nd inning,
cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 3rd inning, laced a
base-knock in the 5th inning and lofted a three-run bomb in the 9th inning.
Texas was out-hit by Boston, 12 hits to 5.  
 
The victory went to Tim Wakefield(1-0) who went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs.
Vicente Padilla(0-1) was hit with the loss.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 4
and 1/3 innings.  
 
'I was in my hotel room the other night, working on my swing and made some
adjustments,' Ramirez said. 'I'm always working on it. If they are getting
you out certain ways, you've got to make changes.'

Opening Notes on my SOM 2006 AsPlayed Replay

December 8, 2020

  I recently completed a 1962 replay and had to decide what season I would do next. Usually I've got a good idea what's next before completing a replay, but not this time. Strat-O-Matic will be coming out with the new product in February and should be announcing which 'retro' season will be included very soon. Many years I've replayed that 'new' retro season as soon as it's released. I may still do that in February but in the meantime I've decided to replay 2006. I've never replayed a season after 1991 so this will be a first.

  The 2006 MLB season was the first year in over a decade that the Detroit Tigers fielded a truly competitive team. Detroit finished 2nd in the AL Central Division to the Minnesota Twins and ended up being the AL wildcard team in the playoffs for the AL Championship. The Tigers ended up defeating the top AL team, the New York Yankees, in the first round AL Division Series. In the AL Championship Series Detroit defeated the Oakland A's and were crowned the AL Champions. The Tigers then went to the 2006 World Series to take on the NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals for the title of 2006 MLB World Champions.

  Detroit didn't fair well in the World Series due to their poor hitting and even worse fielding. The Cardinals ended up defeating the Tigers 4 games to 1. My goal in this replay is to guide the Detroit Tigers back to the AL Championship and then to win the World Series. Below are the actual 2006 MLB Standings. 

2006 Final Standings

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                  162   97   65    0  .599     -   834  731
Philadelphia Phillies          162   85   77    0  .525  12.0   865  812
Atlanta Braves                 162   79   83    0  .488  18.0   849  805
Florida Marlins                162   78   84    0  .481  19.0   758  772
Washington Nationals           162   71   91    0  .438  26.0   746  872

NL Central

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
St. Louis Cardinals            161   83   78    0  .516     -   781  762
Houston Astros                 162   82   80    0  .506   1.5   735  719
Cincinnati Reds                162   80   82    0  .494   3.5   749  801
Milwaukee Brewers              162   75   87    0  .463   8.5   730  833
Pittsburgh Pirates             162   67   95    0  .414  16.5   691  797
Chicago Cubs                   162   66   96    0  .407  17.5   716  834

NL West

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
San Diego Padres               162   88   74    0  .543     -   731  679
Los Angeles Dodgers            162   88   74    0  .543     -   820  751 *
San Francisco Giants           161   76   85    0  .472  11.5   746  790
Colorado Rockies               162   76   86    0  .469  12.0   813  812
Arizona Diamondbacks           162   76   86    0  .469  12.0   773  788

AL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees               162   97   65    0  .599     -   930  767
Toronto Blue Jays              162   87   75    0  .537  10.0   809  754
Boston Red Sox                 162   86   76    0  .531  11.0   820  825
Baltimore Orioles              162   70   92    0  .432  27.0   768  899
Tampa Bay Devil Rays           162   61  101    0  .377  36.0   689  856

AL Central

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Minnesota Twins                162   96   66    0  .593     -   801  683
Detroit Tigers                 162   95   67    0  .586   1.0   822  675 *
Chicago White Sox              162   90   72    0  .556   6.0   868  794
Cleveland Indians              162   78   84    0  .481  18.0   870  782
Kansas City Royals             162   62  100    0  .383  34.0   757  971

AL West

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Oakland Athletics              162   93   69    0  .574     -   771  727
Anaheim Angels                 162   89   73    0  .549   4.0   766  732
Texas Rangers                  162   80   82    0  .494  13.0   835  784
Seattle Mariners               162   78   84    0  .481  15.0   756  792