2006 AL Game KC @ Det.

 July 14, 2006

    After having won 8 in a row shortly before the AL Star break the Detroit Tigers have now lost 4 in a row, matching their season worst losing streak. The Tigers lost 2 games right before the break and have now lost the last 2 right after the break. Tonight's game against the Kansas City Royals looked like it was headed to the Win column for Detroit before the Tiger's pitching and defense faltered. Kenny Rogers started for Detroit and from the get-go you could see he didn't have his best stuff. But Detroit's offense scored in 4 separate innings and Rogers, having thrown 105 pitches, left after the 6th inning with his team leading 8-4. The bullpen then proceeded to fall apart while KC battled back by scoring 4 runs in the 8th and 2 in the 9th to take a 10-8 lead. Carlos Guillen homered to lead off the bottom of the 9th but Detroit failed to score again and KC won the game 10-9. 

BOXSCORE: 2006 Kansas City Royals At 2006 Detroit Tigers            7/14/2006
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus CF        5  1  1  1 .307     P.Polanco 2B        4  2  3  1 .294  
  E.German LF         5  1  1  0 .319     M.Thames LF         4  1  2  2 .278  
  R.Sanders DH        3  3  2  1 .239     I.Rodriguez C       5  0  2  1 .305  
  E.Brown RF          4  2  1  1 .306     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  1  1 .297  
  T.Graffanino 2B     3  1  1  1 .202     C.Guillen SS        4  2  2  1 .335  
  M.Stairs 1B         4  1  2  1 .244     B.Inge 3B           5  0  0  0 .274  
C-D.Mientkiewicz PH,1 1  0  1  2 .259     C.Monroe CF         4  3  3  2 .304  
  A.Berroa SS         5  0  1  2 .259     C.Shelton 1B        4  0  0  0 .255  
  M.Teahen 3B         3  1  0  0 .266     O.Infante DH        4  1  1  1 .210  
  J.Buck C            2  0  1  0 .212                                          
A-M.Grudzielanek PH   1  0  0  0 .320                                          
B-P.Phillips C        1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37 10 11  9                 Totals      38  9 14  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Buck In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Grudzielanek In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Stairs In 9th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 0 4  0 0 0  0 4 2  - 10 11  0
Tigers.......... 2 3 0  1 2 0  0 0 1  -  9 14  1
 
Royals (38-51)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Redman                  3 2/3   8   6   6   2   0   0  93   6.72
T.Wellemeyer              0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0   8   6.94
M.Macdougal WIN(1-0)      4       4   1   1   2   3   1  47   2.25
A.Burgos SAVE(16th)       1       1   1   1   0   2   1  15   2.93
Totals                    9      14   9   9   4   5   2
 
Tigers (59-31)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers                  6       6   4   4   3   5   0 105   3.54
J.Grilli                  1       2   3   3   1   1   0  25   5.35
W.Ledezma BS(2nd)         0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0  16   2.00
F.Rodney LOSS(5-4)        1       0   2   1   2   1   0  23   1.88
J.Walker                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.03
Totals                    9      11  10   9   6   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,246 DATE- Friday, July 14th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jim Joyce, Paul Schrieber, Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth
T- 3:58
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 7  Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- P.Polanco
DOUBLES- D.Dejesus(20th), R.Sanders(19th), M.Stairs-2(17th), M.Thames(11th),
         M.Ordonez(17th), C.Monroe-2(29th)
TRIPLES- M.Thames(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Guillen(16th), C.Monroe(24th)
RBIs- D.Dejesus(21st), R.Sanders(25th), E.Brown(42nd), T.Graffanino(26th),
      M.Stairs(20th), D.Mientkiewicz-2(48th), A.Berroa-2(47th), P.Polanco(42nd),
      M.Thames-2(55th), I.Rodriguez(53rd), M.Ordonez(47th), C.Guillen(48th),
      C.Monroe-2(72nd), O.Infante(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Teahen
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Thames, M.Ordonez
WALKS- R.Sanders-2, E.Brown, T.Graffanino-2, M.Teahen, P.Polanco, C.Guillen,
       C.Monroe, C.Shelton
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus, E.German, M.Stairs, A.Berroa, M.Teahen-3, P.Phillips,
             M.Thames, I.Rodriguez, B.Inge, C.Monroe, C.Shelton
GIDP- E.Brown, M.Ordonez
WILD PITCHES- M.Redman, K.Rogers, J.Grilli
2-out RBI- O.Infante, P.Polanco, M.Thames, R.Sanders, T.Graffanino
RLISP 2-out- I.Rodriguez, M.Stairs, M.Ordonez-2, M.Teahen-3, B.Inge-2,
             D.Dejesus
TEAM RISP- Royals: 7 for 16  Tigers: 3 for 9
 
Designated hitter Reggie Sanders had 2 base hits and scored 3 times as the
Kansas City Royals rallied impressively to win in dramatic style over Detroit
Tigers, 10 to 9.
 
Kansas City came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning plating 2 runs.
After an out was recorded, Sanders keyed the rally when he drew a walk.  Emil
Brown came next and he reached on an error.  Tony Graffanino then drew a walk
to load the bases.  Doug Mientkiewicz came up and he delivered a base-hit
driving home two runs.  Mientkiewicz took second on the throw.  Detroit
scored in 5 different innings, but their shaky pitching kept them from
victory.  
 
Mike Macdougal(1-0) allowed 1 run in 4 innings, and picked up the victory.
Macdougal got help from Ambiorix Burgos who was credited with his 16th save.
The loss was charged to Fernando Rodney(5-4) in relief.  
 
Kansas City now has a record of 38-51.  With the loss, Detroit has a record of
6-4 lately, 59-31 overall.

2006 AL and NL Standings at the All Star break

 July 12, 2006

  Here are the Standings in the AL and NL at the All Star break. Play for some teams will resume tomorrow 7-13-06. My Detroit Tigers (59-29) have the best record in MLB and it's equal to their actual 2006 record at this time in the season. The New York Mets have the best record in the NL. They are a couple games better than their 2006 actual. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2006 Major Leagues
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 New York (AL) NYA       53  33  .616 ----    72    50  36 .581   97  65 .599
2006 Toronto TOA             50  38  .568  4.0          49  39 .557   87  75 .537
2006 Baltimore BAA           42  48  .467 13.0          41  49 .456   70  92 .432
2006 Boston BOA              39  47  .453 14.0          53  33 .616   86  76 .531
2006 Tampa Bay TBA           33  56  .371 21.5          39  50 .438   61 101 .377
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             59  29  .670 ----    70    59  29 .670   95  67 .586
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        54  34  .614  5.0          57  31 .648   90  72 .556
2006 Minnesota MNA           50  36  .581  8.0          47  39 .547   96  66 .593
2006 Kansas City KCA         36  51  .414 22.5          31  56 .356   62 100 .383
2006 Cleveland CLA           35  52  .402 23.5          40  47 .460   78  84 .481
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Seattle SEA             47  42  .528 ----    71    43  46 .483   78  84 .481
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA     43  45  .489  3.5          43  45 .489   89  73 .549
2006 Texas TEA               40  48  .455  6.5          45  43 .511   80  82 .494
2006 Oakland OAA             35  53  .398 11.5          45  43 .511   93  69 .574
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 New York (NL) NYN       55  34  .618 ----    67    53  36 .596   97  65 .599
2006 Atlanta ATN             48  41  .539  7.0          40  49 .449   79  83 .488
2006 Philadelphia PHN        45  42  .517  9.0          40  47 .460   85  77 .525
2006 Florida FLN             38  48  .442 15.5          38  48 .442   78  84 .481
2006 Washington WAN          32  58  .356 23.5          38  52 .422   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Houston HON             49  40  .551 ----    70    43  46 .483   82  80 .506
2006 Cincinnati CIN          44  45  .494  5.0          45  44 .506   80  82 .494
2006 St. Louis SLN           43  44  .494  5.0          48  39 .552   83  78 .516
2006 Chicago (NL) CHN        39  49  .443  9.5          34  54 .386   66  96 .407
2006 Pittsburgh PIN          39  51  .433 10.5          30  60 .333   67  95 .414
2006 Milwaukee MLN           38  52  .422 11.5          44  46 .489   75  87 .463
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 San Diego SDN           54  34  .614 ----    73    48  40 .545   88  74 .543
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     52  36  .591  2.0          46  42 .523   88  74 .543
2006 Arizona ARN             51  37  .580  3.0          43  45 .489   76  86 .469
2006 Colorado CON            41  46  .471 12.5          44  43 .506   76  86 .469
2006 San Francisco SFN       37  52  .416 17.5          45  44 .506   76  85 .472
 
 
AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        54  34  .614 ----    73  
2006 Minnesota MNA           50  36  .581  3.0        
2006 Toronto TOA             50  38  .568  4.0        
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA     43  45  .489 11.0        
2006 Baltimore BAA           42  48  .467 13.0        
2006 Texas TEA               40  48  .455 14.0        
2006 Boston BOA              39  47  .453 14.0        
 
NL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     52  36  .591 ----    74  
2006 Arizona ARN             51  37  .580  1.0        
2006 Atlanta ATN             48  41  .539  4.5        
2006 Philadelphia PHN        45  42  .517  6.5        
2006 Cincinnati CIN          44  45  .494  8.5        
2006 St. Louis SLN           43  44  .494  8.5        
 
 

2006 MLB All Star Game

 July11, 2006

     The 2006 MLB All Star Game was played tonight at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The pitchers from both teams didn't fare well in this contest. The host NL team jumped out to a quick lead when Houston's Lance Berkman launched a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 1st inning off Detroit's Jeremy Bonderman who had gotten the start for the AL stars. 

    It didn't take long for the AL to respond. In the top of the 2nd inning the AL assaulted 3 NL pitchers for 5 runs and a 5-3 lead. The big blow was a 2-run blast by Chicago's Jim Thome off Houston starter Roy Oswalt, sending him to the showers. The AL added 2 runs in the 4th and 3 more in the 6th but the NL wasn't done scoring either. They scored 1 in the 5th, 2 in the 6th and 2 in the 8th, sending the game into the 9th with the AL ahead 10-8. Neither team scored in the 9th and Chicago's Bobby Jenks retired the side in order in the bottom of the inning, striking out 2, to preserve the Win for the AL All Stars. There were 30 hits in the ballgame which saw each team use 28 players. 

BOXSCORE: 2006 American 2006 AL All-Stars At 2006 National 2006 NL  7/11/2006
 
  AL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG     NL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Suzuki CF,RF      4  2  1  0 .250     C.Beltran CF        2  1  1  0 .500  
S-V.Wells PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .000   I-A.Jones CF          1  1  1  31.000  
  M.Tejada SS         4  1  3  1 .750     F.Sanchez 2B        3  2  2  0 .667  
M-D.Jeter SS          1  0  0  0 .000   J-C.Utley 2B          1  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      4  0  1  1 .250     L.Berkman LF,RF     5  1  4  4 .800  
T-T.Glaus PH,3B       1  0  0  0 .000     R.Howard 1B         2  0  1  0 .500  
  D.Ortiz 1B          2  0  0  0 .000   H-A.Pujols PH,1B      3  0  1  1 .333  
D-P.Konerko PH,1B     3  0  2  2 .667     M.Cabrera 3B        3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Dye RF            3  1  1  0 .333     C.Capuano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Rogers P          0  0  0  0 ----   R-D.Eckstein PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
K-M.Ordonez PH        1  0  0  0 .000     B.Webb P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Santana P         0  0  0  0 ----   U-T.Helton PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Nathan P          0  0  0  0 ----     T.Hoffman P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Mussina P         0  0  0  0 ----     J.Drew RF           2  0  1  0 .500  
  M.Rivera P          0  0  0  0 ----   N-J.Bay PH,LF         3  0  1  0 .333  
  B.Ryan P            0  0  0  0 ----     E.Renteria SS       2  0  0  0 .000  
V-A.Pierzynski PH     1  0  1  01.000   O-J.Reyes PH,SS       3  1  0  0 .000  
  B.Jenks P           0  0  0  0 ----     B.McCann C          2  0  0  0 .000  
  V.Guerrero LF,RF    3  1  1  0 .333   P-P.Lo Duca PH,C      3  2  2  0 .667  
G-G.Sizemore CF       1  0  0  0 .000     R.Oswalt P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  I.Rodriguez C       2  0  1  1 .500     B.Arroyo P          0  0  0  0 ----  
E-C.Crawford LF       3  0  0  0 .000     B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Grudzielanek 2B   3  2  2  1 .667   B-C.Lee PH            1  0  0  0 .000  
Q-J.Lopez PH,2B       1  0  0  0 .000     J.Smoltz P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Bonderman P       0  0  0  0 ----     B.Fuentes P         0  0  0  0 ----  
A-J.Thome PH          1  1  1  21.000   F-N.Garciaparra PH    1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Halladay P        0  0  0  0 ----     C.Carpenter P       0  0  0  0 ----  
C-J.Mauer PH,C        3  2  2  1 .667   L-S.Rolen 3B          1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 10 16  9                 Totals      40  8 14  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bonderman In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wagner In 2nd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Halladay In 4th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ortiz In 4th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Rodriguez In 4th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Fuentes In 4th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Guerrero In 5th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Howard In 5th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Beltran In 6th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Sanchez In 6th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Rogers In 6th Inning
L-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Carpenter In 6th Inning
M-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Tejada In 6th Inning
N-Pinch Hit For Drew In 6th Inning
O-Pinch Hit For Renteria In 6th Inning
P-Pinch Hit For McCann In 6th Inning
Q-Pinch Hit For Grudzielanek In 7th Inning
R-Pinch Hit For Capuano In 7th Inning
S-Pinch Hit For Suzuki In 8th Inning
T-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
U-Pinch Hit For Webb In 8th Inning
V-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 9th Inning
 
AL All-Stars.... 0 5 0  2 0 3  0 0 0  - 10 16  1
NL All-Stars.... 3 0 0  0 1 2  0 2 0  -  8 14  2
 
AL All-Stars (1-0)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Bonderman               1       2   3   3   1   0   1  27.00
R.Halladay WIN(1-0)       2       3   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
K.Rogers                  2       3   1   1   0   1   0   4.50
J.Santana                 0 2/3   3   2   2   2   0   0  27.00
J.Nathan HOLD(1st)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
M.Mussina                 1       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
M.Rivera                  0 2/3   3   2   2   0   1   1  27.00
B.Ryan HOLD(1st)          0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
B.Jenks SAVE(1st)         1       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9      14   8   8   3   7   2
 
NL All-Stars (0-1)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Oswalt LOSS(0-1)        1 2/3   7   5   5   0   0   1  27.00
B.Arroyo                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   ----
B.Wagner                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Smoltz                  1 2/3   3   2   2   0   2   0  10.80
B.Fuentes                 0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
C.Carpenter               1 2/3   3   3   1   0   1   1   5.40
C.Capuano                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Webb                    1       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
T.Hoffman                 1       1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9      16  10   8   1   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,736 DATE- Tuesday, July 11th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Randy Marsh, Fieldin Culbreth, Jeff Nelson
T- 3:50
LEFT ON BASE- AL All-Stars: 6  NL All-Stars: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- AL All-Stars: 1  NL All-Stars: 1
ERRORS- J.Lopez, L.Berkman, J.Drew
DOUBLES- P.Konerko-2(2nd), J.Dye(1st), J.Mauer(1st), F.Sanchez(1st),
         J.Drew(1st), P.Lo Duca(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Thome(1st), J.Mauer(1st), A.Jones(1st), L.Berkman(1st)
RBIs- M.Tejada(1st), A.Rodriguez(1st), P.Konerko-2(2nd), I.Rodriguez(1st),
      M.Grudzielanek(1st), J.Thome-2(2nd), J.Mauer(1st), A.Jones-3(3rd),
      L.Berkman-4(4th), A.Pujols(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Jones
WALKS- G.Sizemore, C.Beltran, C.Utley, S.Rolen
STRIKE OUTS- V.Wells, A.Rodriguez, T.Glaus, D.Ortiz, J.Dye, M.Ordonez,
             C.Beltran, C.Utley, D.Eckstein, T.Helton, J.Bay-2, J.Reyes
GIDP- C.Crawford, F.Sanchez
2-out RBI- J.Thome-2, A.Rodriguez, P.Konerko, A.Pujols, L.Berkman
RLISP 2-out- D.Ortiz, M.Cabrera, J.Dye-2, N.Garciaparra, G.Sizemore, A.Pujols-2,
             T.Helton
TEAM RISP- AL All-Stars: 8 for 16  NL All-Stars: 3 for 10
 
Bobby Jenks was strong in relief for American 2006 at PNC Park as the American
2006 ballclub beat the National 2006 club 10 to 8.
 
American 2006 brought 5 runs across the plate in the 2nd inning when they came
up with 8 base hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Jim Thome who
silenced PNC Park as he bombed a two-run dinger.  National 2006 was set down
quietly in the bottom of the 9th.  
 
The victory went to Roy Halladay(1-0) who went 2 innings, allowing no runs.
Halladay was helped out by Jenks who recorded his 1st save.  Roy Oswalt(0-1)
was given the loss.  
 

2006 AL Standings and League Leaders

 July 1, 2006

   We've reached the month of July in the 2006 MLB season. My AL Central leading Detroit Tigers (53-27) have the best record in the AL. Their RS/RA Differential (+137) is tops in the league. Detroit was an AL best 22-5 in June, but they needed that level of play to remain ahead of the Chicago White Sox (49-30, 3 GB) and the Minnesota Twins (46-32, 6 GB). Detroit boasts the top pitching in the league while the offense is 1st in Runs Scored and 3rd in team Batting Average. Kenny Rodgers (11-4) and Jeremy Bonderman (10-3) head the Tiger's starting pitching staff. Bonderman's 118 K's are 2nd in the AL. Carlos Guillen's .336 BA is 3rd in the league and Craig Monroe's 45 RBI are 5th. Chicago has been getting excellent offensive contributions from Jim Thome (28 HR, 70 RBI) and Jermaine Dye (26, 70). They are 2nd and 3rd in the AL in those 2 categories. 

  The New York Yankees (48-29) lead the AL East by 4 games over the 2nd place Toronto Blue Jays (45-34). NY's Alex Rodriguez (.322 BA, 22 HR) leads the league in RBI (72) and Derek Jeter is 2nd in BA (.347). Mike Mussina has the best ERA (2.66), is 4th in K's (107), and Mariano Rivera is 5th in Saves (21). Toronto's Roy Halladay (11-3, 3.01) is tied for the league lead in Wins and 4th in ERA.

  The Seattle Mariners (44-37) lead the AL West by 4 games over the Los Angeles Angels (39-40). Felix Hernandez (10-5), Richie Sexson (25 HR, 4th in AL; 54 RBI), and Ichiro Suzuki (.328, 23 SB; 1st in AL) are top preformers on the Mariners. LA's Vlad Guerrero (25 HR, 61 RBI) and John Lackey (2.77 ERA: 2nd in AL) head a good but under performing Angels team.

  Baltimore's Miguel Tejada (.392 BA, 19 HR, 67 RBI) has the top BA in the AL and Boston's David Ortiz leads in HR (28). 

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       48  29  .623 ----    81    45  32 .584   97  65 .599
2006 Toronto TOA             45  34  .570  4.0          45  34 .570   87  75 .537
2006 Baltimore BAA           38  43  .469 12.0          37  44 .457   70  92 .432
2006 Boston BOA              35  42  .455 13.0          48  29 .623   86  76 .531
2006 Tampa Bay TBA           28  52  .350 21.5          35  45 .438   61 101 .377
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             53  27  .663 ----    80    55  25 .688   95  67 .586
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        49  30  .620  3.5          52  27 .658   90  72 .556
2006 Minnesota MNA           46  32  .590  6.0          43  35 .551   96  66 .593
2006 Kansas City KCA         33  45  .423 19.0          26  52 .333   62 100 .383
2006 Cleveland CLA           31  47  .397 21.0          35  43 .449   78  84 .481
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Seattle SEA             44  37  .543 ----    79    41  40 .506   78  84 .481
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA     39  40  .494  4.0          35  44 .443   89  73 .549
2006 Texas TEA               35  45  .438  8.5          41  39 .513   80  82 .494
2006 Oakland OAA             32  47  .405 11.0          42  37 .532   93  69 .574
 
 
AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        49  30  .620 ----    82  
2006 Minnesota MNA           46  32  .590  2.5        
2006 Toronto TOA             45  34  .570  4.0        
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA     39  40  .494 10.0        
2006 Baltimore BAA           38  43  .469 12.0        
2006 Boston BOA              35  42  .455 13.0        
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     38   43  .469 23-22 15-21 10-17 28-26  1- 2  7-18     6-4     Won 3
BOA     35   42  .455 17-20 18-22 13-11 22-31  1- 2  8-13     4-6     Won 1
CHA     49   30  .620 26-14 23-16 20-14 29-16  3- 5 10-11     7-3     Won 3
CLA     31   47  .397 16-23 15-24 14-16 17-31  6- 3  8-14     4-6     Lost 2
DEA     53   27  .663 27-13 26-14 15- 9 38-18  5- 3 11- 9     8-2     Won 2
KCA     33   45  .423 18-17 15-28  8-15 25-30  4- 2 11- 7     5-5     Won 1
LAA     39   40  .494 19-21 20-19 17- 7 22-33  3- 4 13-11     5-5     Won 1
MNA     46   32  .590 25-13 21-19 14-12 32-20  3- 2 14-11     4-6     Lost 1
NYA     48   29  .623 25-16 23-13 14- 9 34-20  3- 2 15- 8     5-5     Won 1
OAA     32   47  .405 16-21 16-26  4-12 28-35  2- 2  4-11     4-6     Lost 3
SEA     44   37  .543 23-17 21-20  9-15 35-22  1- 3  6- 6     6-4     Won 3
TBA     28   52  .350 12-23 16-29  6-18 22-34  2- 4 13-11     3-7     Lost 2
TEA     35   45  .438 20-22 15-23  5-13 30-32  1- 4  7-11     4-6     Lost 3
TOA     45   34  .570 27-17 18-17 17- 6 28-28  2- 1 14- 7     4-6     Lost 1
TOTAL  556  550  .503

TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA     14-12 10-17 14-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   18-20  12-15   8- 8   438   415  +23
BOA     13-12 13-13  9-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   19-21   8-13   8- 8   413   423  -10
CHA     16- 8 17-11 16-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   19-15  18-11  12- 4   434   341  +93
CLA     12-13 10-17  9-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   16-20   9-17   6-10   347   408  -61
DEA     17- 8 14-14 22- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   17-16  23- 8  13- 3   472   335 +137
KCA      7-15 13-16 13-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-18  12-19   8- 8   337   459 -122
LAA     11-14 15-13 13-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11- 9  20-23   8- 8   322   343  -21
MNA     12-12 18-10 16-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   15-11  23-13   8- 8   394   337  +57
NYA     16- 7 15-13 17- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   16-10  22-13  10- 6   427   360  +67
OAA      7-17 16-13  9-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-14  14-24   7- 9   371   420  -49
SEA     15-11 13-16 16-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   15-10  20-20   9- 7   371   369   +2
TBA      8-17 12-16  8-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   10-27  14-13   4-12   318   453 -135
TEA      8-17 13-15 14-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    9-13  20-22   6-10   394   425  -31
TOA     15- 8 17-12 13-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   28-13   9-13   8- 8   431   392  +39
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 American League                 Date: 7/1/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYA  48  29    M.Tejada  BAA .392  D.Ortiz   BOA   28  A.Rodrigu NYA   72
2006 TOA  45  34    D.Jeter   NYA .347  J.Thome   CHA   28  J.Dye     CHA   70
2006 BAA  38  43    C.Guillen DEA .346  J.Dye     CHA   26  J.Thome   CHA   70
2006 BOA  35  42    A.Rios    TOA .344  V.Guerrer LAA   25  M.Tejada  BAA   67
2006 TBA  28  52    J.Morneau MNA .338  R.Sexson  SEA   25  C.Monroe  DEA   65
 
2006 DEA  53  27    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 CHA  49  30    K.Rogers  DEA   11  B.Ryan    TOA   26  M.Mussina NYA 2.66
2006 MNA  46  32    R.Hallada TOA   11  B.Jenks   CHA   24  J.Lackey  LAA 2.77
2006 KCA  33  45    J.Bonderm DEA   10  J.Nathan  MNA   24  F.Liriano MNA 2.99
2006 CLA  31  47    J.Santana MNA   10  F.Rodrigu LAA   22  R.Hallada TOA 3.01
                    F.Hernand SEA   10  M.Rivera  NYA   21  J.Bonderm DEA 3.12
2006 SEA  44  37
2006 LAA  39  40    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 TEA  35  45    R.Belliar CLA   13  I.Suzuki  SEA   23  S.Kazmir  TBA  125
2006 OAA  32  47    T.Nixon   BOA   12  C.Figgins LAA   21  J.Bonderm DEA  118
                    M.Tejada  BAA   11  C.Crawfor TBA   20  J.Santana MNA  112
                    R.Sanders KCA    9  C.Patters BAA   19  M.Mussina NYA  107
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  L.Castill MNA   19  R.Johnson NYA  101
 

2006 NL Standings and League Leaders

 July 1, 2006

    The month of June is in the books. The New York Mets lead the NL East with the best record (49-30) in the NL. The Mets also have the best RS/RA Differential (+106) in the league. The team has been led by Carlos Delgado (.336 BA, 22 HR, 72 RBI) and Carlos Beltran (25 HR, 56 RBI). The Atlanta Braves are in 2nd in the East (46-34) 3.5 games behind NY. They had the best record in June in the NL, 19-8. John Smoltz (12-2, 2.85 ERA, 110 K) has been a big reason for the Brave's success. Smoltz is tied with Houston's Roy Oswalt (12-1, 1.67) for most Wins in the NL, is 5th in ERA, and is 3rd in Strike Outs. 

  The Houston Astros (44-36) lead the NL Central and are the only team in the Division above .500. In the NL West, the San Diego Padres (48-31) and Los Angeles Dodgers (47-32) have been battling for the top spot all season long. The Padres have had the top pitching in the NL and Dodgers have the top offense. The Dodger's J.D. Drew leads the NL in BA (.384). Normar Garciaparra is 5th in BA (.360) and 4th in RBI (65). The 3rd place Arizona Diamond Backs had a rough June (12-16), but are still only 5.5 GB in the West.

  Philadelphia's Ryan Howard has been the biggest offensive force in MLB this season. In the Phillies 79 games Howard leads the NL in Homeruns with 34 and RBI with 91. He's also hitting at a .336 clip. Howard is on pace to hit 70 HR and 186 RBI. Milwaukee's Carlos Lee has been another offensive force in the NL. The Brewer is 2nd in HR (28) and 3rd in RBI (78). 

  

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       49  30  .620 ----    80    47  32 .595   97  65 .599
2006 Atlanta ATN             46  34  .575  3.5          34  46 .425   79  83 .488
2006 Philadelphia PHN        40  39  .506  9.0          36  43 .456   85  77 .525
2006 Florida FLN             33  43  .434 14.5          35  41 .461   78  84 .481
2006 Washington WAN          29  52  .358 21.0          33  48 .407   71  91 .438
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Houston HON             44  36  .550 ----    79    38  42 .475   82  80 .506
2006 St. Louis SLN           38  40  .487  5.0          43  35 .551   83  78 .516
2006 Cincinnati CIN          38  42  .475  6.0          44  36 .550   80  82 .494
2006 Chicago (NL) CHN        36  43  .456  7.5          29  50 .367   66  96 .407
2006 Pittsburgh PIN          36  45  .444  8.5          27  54 .333   67  95 .414
2006 Milwaukee MLN           33  48  .407 11.5          40  41 .494   75  87 .463
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 San Diego SDN           48  31  .608 ----    83    42  37 .532   88  74 .543
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     47  32  .595  1.0          41  38 .519   88  74 .543
2006 Arizona ARN             43  37  .538  5.5          38  42 .475   76  86 .469
2006 Colorado CON            38  41  .481 10.0          41  38 .519   76  86 .469
2006 San Francisco SFN       34  45  .430 14.0          40  39 .506   76  85 .472
 
 
NL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAN     47  32  .595 ----    82  
2006 Atlanta ATN             46  34  .575  1.5        
2006 Arizona ARN             43  37  .538  4.5        
2006 Philadelphia PHN        40  39  .506  7.0        
2006 St. Louis SLN           38  40  .487  8.5        
2006 Colorado CON            38  41  .481  9.0        
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ARN     43   37  .538 19-23 24-14 15- 8 28-29  6- 3 11-11     6-4     Won 1
ATN     46   34  .575 20-15 26-19 13- 5 33-29  6- 4 17-16     5-5     Lost 1
CHN     36   43  .456 18-19 18-24  9-18 27-25  3- 6 12-13     2-8     Lost 2
CIN     38   42  .475 22-18 16-24 15-10 23-32  4- 3 15-15     7-3     Won 6
CON     38   41  .481 18-20 20-21  7- 6 31-35  2- 5 13- 6     6-4     Lost 1
FLN     33   43  .434 16-20 17-23 11- 7 22-36  5- 4 10-11     4-6     Lost 1
HON     44   36  .550 25-18 19-18 12- 6 32-30  5- 4 10-12     5-5     Won 1
LAN     47   32  .595 22-17 25-15 12- 7 35-25  5- 5 12- 8     6-4     Lost 2
MLN     33   48  .407 20-22 13-26  4-15 29-33  5- 3 13-15     6-4     Won 2
NYN     49   30  .620 25-12 24-18  9- 6 40-24  6- 0 17-11     7-3     Lost 1
PHN     40   39  .506 19-22 21-17 15- 6 25-33  3- 5 10-13     6-4     Won 1
PIN     36   45  .444 21-21 15-24 14-14 22-31  4- 8 13-13     2-8     Lost 3
SDN     48   31  .608 27-17 21-14 10- 8 38-23  7- 1 11- 8     7-3     Won 3
SFN     34   45  .430 18-25 16-20 10- 9 24-36  1- 2  7-11     4-6     Lost 1
SLN     38   40  .487 22-19 16-21 14-17 24-23  3- 5 16-15     3-7     Lost 1
WAN     29   52  .358 16-19 13-33 10-13 19-39  0- 5 15-17     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL  632  638  .498

 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF
ARN     17- 8 14-13 12-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   14-13  22-18   7- 6   405   399   +6
ATN     14-10 13-16 19- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   20-12  19-16   7- 6   415   361  +54
CHN     16- 7 12-17  8-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   20-19  13-14   3-10   402   403   -1
CIN     11-14 13-15 14-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   22-21   9-15   7- 6   393   444  -51
CON     11-14 11-17 16-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-18  19-17   7- 6   379   428  -49
FLN     11-11 14-15  8-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   13-11  13-23   7- 9   337   385  -48
HON     13-11 19-11 12-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   16-12  19-17   9- 7   426   366  +60
LAN     12-13 20- 8 15-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   17-11  23-15   7- 6   465   392  +73
MLN     11-14  7-21 15-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   16-19  11-22   6- 7   387   441  -54
NYN     14-10 19- 9 16-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   19-12  23-12   7- 6   431   325 +106
PHN     10-14 13-15 17-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   11-17  20-15   9- 7   461   406  +55
PIN      8-18 19- 8  9-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   17-17  14-20   5- 8   388   443  -55
SDN     18- 6 13-16 17- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   15-13  25-11   8- 7   358   305  +53
SFN      8-16 13-16 13-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   12-15  15-22   7- 8   352   388  -36
SLN     13-12 16-12  9-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   17-20  16-12   5- 8   367   366   +1
WAN      8-17 11-18 10-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0   10-21  11-23   8- 8   342   445 -103
 
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2006 National League                 Date: 7/1/2006
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
2006 NYN  49  30    J.Drew    LAN .384  R.Howard  PHN   34  R.Howard  PHN   91
2006 ATN  46  34    M.Cabrera FLN .374  C.Lee     MLN   28  C.Delgado NYN   72
2006 PHN  40  39    T.Helton  CON .365  L.Berkman HON   25  C.Lee     MLN   68
2006 FLN  33  43    C.Jackson ARN .363  C.Beltran NYN   25  N.Garciap LAN   65
2006 WAN  29  52    N.Garciap LAN .360  OTHERS TIED W   23  A.Ramirez CHN   64
 
2006 HON  44  36    WINS                SAVES               ERA
2006 SLN  38  40    J.Smoltz  ATN   12  B.Fuentes CON   20  R.Oswalt  HON 1.67
2006 CIN  38  42    R.Oswalt  HON   12  T.Hoffman SDN   20  C.Carpent SLN 2.28
2006 CHN  36  43    C.Carpent SLN   10  OTHERS TIED W   18  P.Martine NYN 2.45
2006 PIN  36  45    J.Peavy   SDN   10                      B.Webb    ARN 2.50
2006 MLN  33  48    OTHERS TIED W    9                      J.Smoltz  ATN 2.85
 
2006 SDN  48  31    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
2006 LAN  47  32    C.Tracy   ARN   12  J.Reyes   NYN   44  P.Martine NYN  122
2006 ARN  43  37    K.Griffey CIN   11  D.Roberts SDN   31  J.Peavy   SDN  114
2006 CON  38  41    M.Cabrera FLN   10  F.Lopez   CIN   30  J.Smoltz  ATN  110
2006 SFN  34  45    L.Milledg NYN    9  J.Pierre  CHN   26  C.Zambran CHN  110
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  R.Furcal  LAN   25  OTHERS TIED W  105