2006 SOM Blog

The Houston Astros are World Series Champions!

2007-12-02T10:18:00.001-05:00

October 28, 2005: The Astros come out victorious in a back-and-forth battle with the Twins to take game 6 by a 3-2 score and win their 2nd World Series championship in my SOM replay era. The Astros also won in 2003 in 7 games over the Red Sox. In today's game, starters Roy Oswalt and Boof Bonser were going at it in a pitcher's battle but both got high in the pitch count and were pulled before the 6th inning was out. Oswalt allowed a Twins run in the 2nd on a double followed by a single, while Bonser allowed just 1 hit through the first 5 innings. He allowed a home run to Mike Lamb in the 6th which tied it up, then allowed a single, hit a batter, and allowed another single before getting pulled. Juan Rincon would enter with the bases loaded and strike out Aubrey Huff, then get Adam Everett to ground out to end the threat and keep the score tied.

In the 8th, Chris Burke would break the tie with a solo homer off Rincon to give the Astros a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the 8th, the Twins would tie it right back with a Mike Cuddyer solo shot off Brad Lidge. In the 9th with Rincon still in the game, Adam Everett would lead off with a walk and be followed by a Brad Ausmus single. Rincon would be pulled in favor of Jesse Crain, but Willy Tavares would meet Crain with a single to load the bases, and Crain would walk Craig Biggio with the bases loaded to push across the go-ahead run. Mike Lamb would then ground into the home to first double play, Lance Berkman would be walked to reload the bases, but Chris Burke would ground out to end the inning.

Enter Dan Wheeler, who inherited the Astros closer job for the World Series after Lidge was so ineffective in the NLCS. Wheeler gets the first 2 outs, but then allows singles to pinch hitter Jason Kubel and Luis Castillo. Nick Punto ends the inning, disappointing the home crowd by flying out for the final out as the Astros celebrate on the field.

Mike Lamb is the series MVP. He had a solo homer for one of the 3 runs in this game, and had 3 other home runs in the series while hitting .400.

This is the 5th time in 6 replays that the National League has won the World Series, but the first time that the losing AL team didn't have 'Sox' as part of their team name.

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 Minnesota Twins              10/28/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Biggio 2B         4  0  0  1 .211     L.Castillo 2B       4  0  1  0 .309  
  M.Lamb 3B           5  1  2  1 .379     N.Punto 3B          5  0  1  0 .339  
  L.Berkman 1B        4  0  1  0 .247     J.Mauer C           3  0  0  0 .278  
  C.Burke DH          4  1  1  1 .314     M.Cuddyer RF,1B     4  1  1  1 .297  
  L.Scott LF          4  0  1  0 .343     J.Morneau 1B        3  1  2  0 .305  
  A.Huff RF           4  0  0  0 .224   B-L.Ford PR,RF        0  0  0  0 .267  
A-J.Lane RF           0  0  0  0 .059     T.Hunter CF         4  0  1  1 .246  
  A.Everett SS        3  1  0  0 .200     P.Nevin DH          4  0  0  0 .250  
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  1  0 .241     R.White LF          3  0  0  0 .147  
  W.Taveras CF        4  0  2  0 .191   C-J.Tyner PH          1  0  0  0 .214  
                                          J.Bartlett SS       2  0  1  0 .208  
                                        D-J.Kubel PH          1  0  1  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3  8  3                 Totals      34  2  8  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Huff In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Morneau In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For White In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 1  -  3  8  0
Twins........... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  8  1
 
Astros (11-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Oswalt                  5 1/3   5   1   1   2   3   0  93   2.55
B.Lidge WIN(1-0)          2 2/3   1   1   1   1   3   1  33   4.50
D.Wheeler SAVE(2nd)       1       2   0   0   0   0   0  22   2.35
Totals                    9       8   2   2   3   6   1
 
Twins (9-7)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Bonser                  5 1/3   4   1   1   1   4   1  88   4.70
J.Rincon LOSS(0-2)        2 2/3   3   2   2   1   2   1  39   7.71
J.Crain                   1       1   0   0   2   0   0  14   4.22
Totals                    9       8   3   3   4   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,548 DATE- Saturday, October 28th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Jim Reynolds, Tim Welke, Gary Cederstrom, Kerwin Danley
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Astros:10  Twins: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Twins: 1
ERRORS- L.Castillo
DOUBLES- J.Morneau-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Lamb(4th), C.Burke(1st), M.Cuddyer(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Castillo
WALKS- C.Biggio, L.Berkman, A.Everett, B.Ausmus, J.Mauer, J.Morneau, J.Bartlett
HIT BY PITCH- C.Burke
STRIKE OUTS- C.Biggio, M.Lamb, C.Burke, A.Huff, B.Ausmus, W.Taveras, N.Punto-2,
             M.Cuddyer-2, T.Hunter, R.White
GIDP- M.Lamb
 
One run was the difference at Metrodome as the Houston Astros defeated the
Minnesota Twins 3 to 2.
 
The game was won by Houston with a run in the top of the 9th inning.  Adam
Everett drew a walk.  Brad Ausmus followed and he stroked a base-hit.  Willy
Taveras then lined a single to load the bases.  Craig Biggio was up next and
he drew a walk scoring the run.  Both teams ended up with 8 on the night.
 
Brad Lidge(1-0) was the winner allowing 1 run in 2 and 2/3 innings. Dan
Wheeler got the save, his 2nd.  The loss was charged to Juan Rincon(0-2) in
relief.  He pitched 2 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 3 hits and 1 walk.

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October 26, 2006: Astros 8 Twins 4 (Astros lead series, 3-2)

2007-12-01T22:35:00.001-05:00

In game 5, the Astros reverse the score of the previous game and win 8-4 before the home crowd. The Twins certainly had the perceived advantage in this one with Johan Santana on the mound, but the Astros were able to get to him for 2 runs in both the 2nd and 4th innings. The walk was the killer for Santana, as he allowed 2 in each of those innings. The Twins would manage to tie it up at 4 n the top of the 6th, but the Astros would come back to strike in the bottom of the 7th against a tiring Santana for 4 more runs. The big hits in the 7th were back to back triples - a bases clearing job by Chris Burke, followed by Luke Scott to knock in Burke and finally knock Santana from the game.

Roy Oswalt will take the hill and try to clinch the series for the Astros in game 6. Boof Bonser will try to get the Twins to game 7.

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Houston Astros              10/26/2006
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       5  1  1  0 .313     C.Biggio 2B         5  1  0  0 .224  
  N.Punto 3B          4  0  2  2 .351     M.Ensberg 3B        4  0  1  0 .185  
  J.Mauer C           3  0  0  0 .294     L.Berkman 1B        2  1  0  0 .246  
  M.Cuddyer RF        3  2  1  0 .300     C.Burke CF          4  2  2  3 .319  
  J.Morneau 1B        3  0  2  0 .286     L.Scott LF          2  2  1  1 .349  
  T.Hunter CF         4  0  0  0 .246     J.Lane RF           2  1  0  0 .059  
  P.Nevin LF          4  0  1  1 .313     A.Everett SS        2  0  0  1 .210  
  J.Bartlett SS       3  0  0  0 .196     B.Ausmus C          3  0  1  3 .236  
B-J.Tyner PH          1  0  0  0 .222     W.Rodriguez P       1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Santana P         2  1  1  0 .500     C.Qualls P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Guerrier P        0  0  0  0 ----   A-E.Bruntlett PH      1  1  1  0 .300  
C-L.Rodriguez PH      1  0  0  0 .000     D.Wheeler P         1  0  1  01.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  8  3                 Totals      27  8  7  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Qualls In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Guerrier In 9th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 0 2  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  8  1
Astros.......... 0 2 0  2 0 0  4 0    -  8  7  3
 
Twins (9-6)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Santana LOSS(3-2)       6 2/3   6   8   4   6   7   0 120   3.16
M.Guerrier                1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  20   2.79
Totals                    8       7   8   4   6   8   0
 
Astros (10-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Rodriguez               5 1/3   6   4   2   2   3   0 104   8.64
C.Qualls WIN(1-0)         1 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  18   4.63
D.Wheeler                 2       1   0   0   0   3   0  21   2.70
Totals                    9       8   4   2   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,716 DATE- Thursday, October 26th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Charlie Reliford, Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 6  Astros: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 2  Astros: 4
ERRORS- J.Bartlett, M.Ensberg, J.Lane, A.Everett
DOUBLES- L.Castillo(4th), N.Punto(4th), M.Cuddyer(5th)
TRIPLES- C.Burke(2nd), L.Scott(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Everett, W.Rodriguez
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Ausmus
WALKS- J.Mauer, J.Morneau, J.Santana, L.Berkman-2, L.Scott, J.Lane-2, A.Everett
HIT BY PITCH- M.Cuddyer, L.Scott
STRIKE OUTS- L.Castillo, N.Punto, T.Hunter, P.Nevin-2, J.Tyner, M.Ensberg-2,
             L.Berkman, C.Burke-2, J.Lane, B.Ausmus, W.Rodriguez
GIDP- T.Hunter-2, J.Bartlett-2, L.Berkman
 
At Minute Maid Field the Houston Astros easily handled the Minnesota Twins by
the score of 8 to 4.
 
Chad Qualls(1-0) got the win with a steady relief outing.  He surrendered 1
hit and 1 walk in 1 and 2/3 innings improving his ERA from 5.40 to 4.63.
Houston banged out 7 on the night.  
 
Johan Santana(3-2) absorbed the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 8
runs in 6 and 2/3 innings.

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October 25, 2006: Twins 8 Astros 4 (series tied, 2-2)

2007-12-01T17:04:00.001-05:00

The World Series is all tied up at 2 games apiece after the Twins beat Andy Pettitte and the Astros by an 8-4 score. Torii Hunter was a big part of the Twins offense, going 3 for 5 with a double and 2 homers. Leadoff hitter Luis Castillo also had a 3 hit day. Twins starter Carlos Silva allowed just 5 hits and 2 runs over 7 innings, but was left in a little too long in the 8th and ended up with a 7 2/3 IP, 8 H, 4 ER line. Still, it was good enough for the win. Joe Nathan came in with the tying run on deck in the 8th and struck out pinch hitter Jason Lane to end the threat. The Astros would load the bases in the 9th, but Nathan struck out Chris Burke to end the game.

Game 5 will be a rematch of game 1 starters, this time in Houston. That means Johan Santana for the Twins and Wandy Rodriguez for the Astros.

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Houston Astros              10/25/2006
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       5  2  3  2 .322     C.Biggio 2B         5  0  1  1 .242  
  N.Punto 3B          3  1  1  0 .340     M.Lamb 3B           5  1  1  1 .377  
  M.Redmond C         5  0  1  1 .400     L.Berkman 1B        4  0  0  0 .254  
  M.Cuddyer RF        5  1  2  1 .298     L.Scott LF          4  1  1  0 .344  
  J.Morneau 1B        5  0  0  0 .264     C.Burke CF          4  1  1  0 .302  
  T.Hunter CF         5  3  3  3 .264     A.Huff RF           3  0  0  0 .241  
  P.Nevin LF          5  0  1  1 .333     A.Everett SS        4  0  2  2 .217  
  J.Bartlett SS       2  1  1  0 .208     B.Ausmus C          3  1  2  0 .231  
  C.Silva P           4  0  0  0 .000   C-J.Lane PH           1  0  0  0 .067  
  J.Nathan P          0  0  0  0 ----   D-E.Munson C          0  0  0  0 .200  
                                          A.Pettitte P        1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-M.Ensberg PH        1  0  0  0 .174  
                                          D.Borkowski P       0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-W.Taveras PH        1  0  0  0 .172  
                                          B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        E-E.Bruntlett PH      1  0  1  0 .263  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  8 12  8                 Totals      37  4  9  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Pettitte In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Borkowski In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Ausmus In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lane In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Lidge In 9th Inning
 
Twins........... 1 1 1  3 2 0  0 0 0  -  8 12  2
Astros.......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 2 0  -  4  9  2
 
Twins (9-5)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Silva WIN(1-0)          7 2/3   8   4   4   2   4   1 105   2.79
J.Nathan SAVE(5th)        1 1/3   1   0   0   1   4   0  23   0.00
Totals                    9       9   4   4   3   8   1
 
Astros (9-7)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Pettitte LOSS(0-2)      5      11   8   7   1   3   3 100   8.84
D.Borkowski               2       1   0   0   1   2   0  39   0.96
B.Lidge                   2       0   0   0   0   3   0  22   4.82
Totals                    9      12   8   7   2   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,596 DATE- Wednesday, October 25th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 8  Astros:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1  Astros: 0
ERRORS- N.Punto, J.Bartlett, C.Burke, B.Lidge
DOUBLES- M.Redmond(2nd), M.Cuddyer-2(4th), T.Hunter(2nd), C.Biggio(2nd),
         L.Scott(5th), B.Ausmus(3rd)
HOME RUNS- L.Castillo(1st), T.Hunter-2(4th), M.Lamb(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Punto
WALKS- N.Punto, J.Bartlett, L.Berkman, L.Scott, C.Burke
HIT BY PITCH- J.Bartlett, A.Huff
STRIKE OUTS- J.Morneau, T.Hunter-2, P.Nevin-2, C.Silva-3, C.Biggio, M.Lamb,
             L.Berkman-2, L.Scott, C.Burke-2, J.Lane
GIDP- W.Taveras
 
Center fielder Torii Hunter slammed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at Minute Maid
Field as the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros by the count of 8 to
4.
 
Hunter enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He blasted a solo shot in the 2nd
inning, hit a bases-empty home run (his 4th of the season) in the 4th inning
and doubled scoring a run in the 5th inning.  Overall Minnesota out-hit
Houston 12 to 9.  
 
Carlos Silva(1-0) allowed 4 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Silva got help from Joe Nathan who earned his 5th save.  Andy
Pettitte(0-2) was the loser.  He served up 3 homeruns in his 5 innings.

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October 24, 2006: Astros 10 Twins 0 (Astros lead series, 2-1)

2007-12-01T08:41:00.001-05:00

The Astros make game 3 of the World Series look easy as they hand a 10-0 shellacking to the Twins. Roger Clemens allows just 3 hits in 7 shutout innings, extending his shutout inning streak to 16. Brad Lidge pitches the last 2 innings to preserve the shutout. Offensively, the Astros are led by Craig Biggio (3 for 4, HR, 4 RBI), Luke Scott (3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 3B, HR) and Aubrey Huff (2 for 4, 3 runs, HR).

Brad Radke takes the loss, allowing 5 runs in 5 1/3 innings. The long ball was his downfall, as he allowed all 3 Astro homers.

Carlos Silva will try to tie up the series in the game 4 start for the Twins, while Andy Pettitte will go for the homestanding Astros.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Houston Astros              10/24/2006
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       3  0  0  0 .296     W.Taveras CF        5  1  2  0 .175  
  N.Punto 3B          3  0  0  0 .340     M.Lamb 3B           5  0  2  1 .396  
  J.Mauer C           4  0  1  0 .313     L.Berkman 1B        4  1  0  0 .270  
  M.Cuddyer RF        4  0  0  0 .288     L.Scott LF          4  3  3  2 .351  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  0  2  0 .292     A.Huff RF           4  3  2  1 .255  
  T.Hunter CF         4  0  2  0 .229     C.Biggio 2B         4  1  3  4 .246  
  R.White LF          3  0  0  0 .161     B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Reyes P           0  0  0  0 ----     A.Everett SS        4  0  0  0 .196  
  M.Guerrier P        0  0  0  0 ----     B.Ausmus C          3  0  1  1 .204  
C-J.Kubel PH          1  0  0  0 .111     R.Clemens P         3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Bartlett SS       2  0  0  0 .196   B-C.Burke 2B          1  1  1  0 .308  
  B.Radke P           2  0  0  0 .000                                          
  J.Crain P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-J.Tyner LF          1  0  0  0 .231                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  5  0                 Totals      37 10 14  9
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Crain In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Clemens In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Guerrier In 9th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
Astros.......... 0 1 0  2 0 2  3 2    - 10 14  0
 
Twins (8-5)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Radke LOSS(1-2)         5 1/3   7   5   5   1   5   3  91   6.61
J.Crain                   1 1/3   3   3   3   1   2   0  28   4.66
D.Reyes                   0 2/3   3   2   2   0   1   0  16   7.50
M.Guerrier                0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  14   3.24
Totals                    8      14  10  10   3   9   3
 
Astros (9-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Clemens WIN(3-1)        7       3   0   0   2   7   0  95   2.05
B.Lidge                   2       2   0   0   1   2   0  38   6.14
Totals                    9       5   0   0   3   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,406 DATE- Tuesday, October 24th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez, Larry Young, Bill Hohn
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 7  Astros: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0  Astros: 1
DOUBLES- J.Morneau(1st)
TRIPLES- L.Scott(4th)
HOME RUNS- L.Scott(4th), A.Huff(3rd), C.Biggio(7th)
STOLEN BASES- N.Punto(2nd), T.Hunter(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Scott
WALKS- L.Castillo, N.Punto, J.Bartlett, L.Berkman, A.Huff, B.Ausmus
STRIKE OUTS- L.Castillo, N.Punto, M.Cuddyer, J.Morneau, R.White, J.Kubel,
             J.Bartlett, B.Radke-2, W.Taveras, M.Lamb-2, L.Berkman-2, A.Huff,
             A.Everett, B.Ausmus-2
GIDP- T.Hunter
WILD PITCHES- D.Reyes
 
Left fielder Luke Scott jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI at Minute
Maid Field as the Houston Astros embarrassed the Minnesota Twins by the
lopsided score of 10 to 0.
 
The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performance
provided by Scott.  He smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 4th of the
season) in the 4th inning, tripled in the 6th inning and laced a base-knock
in the 7th inning.  Houston had 14 hits for the night while Minnesota had 5.
 
The win was credited to Roger Clemens(3-1) who went 7 innings allowing no
runs. The losing pitcher was Brad Radke(1-2).  He served up 3 homeruns in his
5 and 1/3 innings.

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October 22, 2006: Astros 7 Twins 3 (series tied, 1-1)

2007-11-29T21:16:00.001-05:00

Despite getting outhit, the Astros get the 7-3 win in game 2 to even the World Series at a game apiece. The Astros did it all with the long ball. Craig Biggio started the scoring in the 2nd on a 2 run homer which was immediately followed by a Brad Ausmus solo shot, Biggio got another 2 run shot in the 6th, and Mike Lamb hit a solo homer in the 7th and again in the 9th.

Astros starter Roy Oswalt allowed 10 hits over 7 innings, but only allowed 2 runs and earned the win. Brad Lidge pitched a perfect 8th but struggled in the 9th, which enabled Dan Wheeler to earn the save by inducing a double play to end the game.

Originally I was going to use Andy Pettitte in game 3 for the Astros, but instead I decided to push Clemens up to game 3 on normal rest which would set him up for a potential game 7 start. Clemens has been much better thus far in the playoffs. The Twins will counter with Brad Radke.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 Minnesota Twins              10/22/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        4  0  0  0 .155     L.Castillo 2B       5  1  2  1 .314  
  M.Lamb 3B           5  2  3  2 .395     N.Punto 3B          5  1  3  0 .362  
  L.Berkman 1B        4  0  1  0 .288     J.Mauer C           4  0  1  0 .318  
  L.Scott LF          5  0  1  0 .321     M.Cuddyer RF        4  0  1  1 .313  
  C.Burke RF          4  0  1  0 .289     J.Morneau 1B        3  0  2  0 .273  
  A.Huff DH           3  2  1  0 .234     T.Hunter CF         4  1  1  1 .205  
  C.Biggio 2B         4  2  2  4 .208     L.Ford LF           4  0  0  0 .267  
  B.Ausmus C          4  1  1  1 .196   A-J.Tyner PH          1  0  0  0 .240  
  A.Everett SS        4  0  0  0 .212     R.White DH          4  0  1  0 .179  
                                          J.Bartlett SS       4  0  1  0 .205  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  7 10  7                 Totals      38  3 12  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ford In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 3 0  0 0 2  1 0 1  -  7 10  1
Twins........... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3 12  1
 
Astros (8-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Oswalt WIN(3-1)         7      10   2   2   2   4   0 131   2.70
B.Lidge                   1 1/3   2   1   1   2   2   0  33   8.44
D.Wheeler SAVE(1st)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                    9      12   3   3   4   6   0
 
Twins (8-4)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Bonser LOSS(1-1)        1 2/3   3   3   3   0   2   2  43   5.60
J.Crain                   2 2/3   2   0   0   2   3   0  55   2.16
G.Perkins                 1       0   1   1   1   2   0  13  10.80
P.Neshek                  3 1/3   4   3   3   0   6   3  58   7.11
M.Guerrier                0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.52
Totals                    9      10   7   7   3  13   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,347 DATE- Sunday, October 22nd 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez, Hunter Wendelstedt
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 6  Twins:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 1  Twins: 0
ERRORS- A.Everett, L.Castillo
DOUBLES- N.Punto(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Lamb-2(2nd), C.Biggio-2(6th), B.Ausmus(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Taveras(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cuddyer
WALKS- W.Taveras, L.Berkman, A.Huff, J.Mauer, J.Morneau-2, T.Hunter
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras-2, M.Lamb-2, L.Berkman, L.Scott, C.Burke, C.Biggio-2,
             B.Ausmus-2, A.Everett-2, L.Castillo, N.Punto, L.Ford, R.White-2,
             J.Bartlett
GIDP- J.Tyner
WILD PITCHES- R.Oswalt
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Luke Scott robbed Mike Cuddyer of an extra base hit.
 
Craig Biggio smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Houston Astros defeated
the Minnesota Twins 7 to 3 at Metrodome.
 
Biggio provided the offensive punch.  He popped a two-run clout over the fence
in the 2nd inning and smashed a two-run homer (his 6th of the season) in the
6th inning.  Houston banged out 10 on the night.  
 
The win went to Roy Oswalt(3-1) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Oswalt got
relief help from Dan Wheeler who gained credit for his 1st save.  Boof
Bonser(1-1) took the loss.

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October 21, 2006: Twins 8 Astros 1 (Twins lead series, 1-0)

2007-11-28T21:24:00.001-05:00

The Twins make game 1 of the World Series look easy, as they win 8-1 over the Astros behind the left arm of Johan Santana. Santana didn't pitch a no-hitter like he did last time out, but he did pitch a complete game. He scattered 6 hits over the 9 innings, striking out 8 and walking none. The lone Astro run was scored in the 1st when #2 hitter Morgan Ensberg went deep.

The Twins did most of their damage with a 7 run 2nd. Astro starter Wandy Rodriguez allowed 4 singles, 2 walks and 4 runs before being pulled with 2 outs in favor of Chad Qualls. Qualls allowed 2 more singles and a walk before getting the 3rd out, allowing 4 mroe runs, 2 of which were charged to Rodriguez.

Boof Bonser will take on Roy Oswalt in game 2. Both have made 3 starts this postseason, while Oswalt also made a relief appearance. Bonser is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA. Oswalt is 2-1 with a 2.74 ERA.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 Minnesota Twins              10/21/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        4  0  1  0 .167     L.Castillo 2B       4  1  1  1 .304  
  M.Ensberg 3B        4  1  1  1 .182     N.Punto 3B          4  1  1  1 .333  
  L.Berkman 1B        4  0  0  0 .291     J.Mauer C           4  1  1  0 .325  
  C.Burke RF          4  0  0  0 .294     M.Cuddyer RF        5  1  2  2 .318  
  L.Scott LF          4  0  2  0 .333     J.Morneau 1B        2  1  1  0 .244  
  C.Biggio 2B         3  0  0  0 .184     T.Hunter CF         4  1  2  2 .200  
  A.Huff DH           3  0  0  0 .227     L.Ford LF           4  0  1  0 .364  
A-J.Lane PH           1  0  1  0 .071     P.Nevin DH          2  2  2  1 .429  
  A.Everett SS        4  0  1  0 .229     J.Bartlett SS       4  0  1  1 .200  
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  0  0 .190                                          
B-E.Munson PH         1  0  0  0 .200                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  1  6  1                 Totals      33  8 12  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Huff In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ausmus In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  0
Twins........... 0 7 0  0 1 0  0 0    -  8 12  2
 
Astros (7-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Rodriguez LOSS(0-1)     1 2/3   5   6   6   2   2   0  47  11.12
C.Qualls                  2 2/3   4   2   2   3   1   0  57   5.40
F.Nieve                   3 2/3   3   0   0   2   0   0  49   4.66
Totals                    8      12   8   8   7   3   0
 
Twins (8-3)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Santana WIN(3-1)        9       6   1   1   0   8   1 137   2.55
Totals                    9       6   1   1   0   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,099 DATE- Saturday, October 21st 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague, Jerry Layne
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 8  Twins: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 3  Twins: 0
ERRORS- J.Morneau, J.Bartlett
DOUBLES- A.Everett(3rd), M.Cuddyer(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Ensberg(3rd)
WALKS- L.Castillo, N.Punto, J.Mauer, J.Morneau-2, P.Nevin-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Biggio
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras, C.Burke, L.Scott-2, C.Biggio-2, A.Huff, B.Ausmus,
             N.Punto, T.Hunter, L.Ford
GIDP- J.Mauer, J.Bartlett-2
 
Mike Cuddyer had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Johan Santana came through with a
solid 9 innings as the Minnesota Twins topped the Houston Astros by a score
of 8 to 1 at Metrodome.
 
In the 2nd inning Minnesota scored 7 runs with the help of 6 hits.  That was
all the runs Santana(3-1) needed.  Minnesota had a total of 12 hits for the
game.  
 
Wandy Rodriguez(0-1) took the loss.  When questioned about his counterpart
after the game, Rodriguez was lavish in his praise, 'It was obvious very
early on that we were going to be in for a long night.  Santana brought his
'A' game with him - he had good stuff and was able to spot it perfectly.  He
probably only made one or two bad pitches the entire game!

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October 19, 2006: Astros 1 Padres 0 (Astros win series, 4-3)

2007-11-27T20:48:00.001-05:00

The Houston Astros are National League champions and will face the Minnesota Twins in the World Series after today's remarkable game 7 in the NLCS. The stage was set with craft veterans David Wells and Roger Clemens facing one another, Clemens on 3 days rest after planned game 7 starter Roy Oswalt was called into emergency relief in the wild 20 inning game 6. The game was everything one could have hoped for out of 2 guys who know how to win in the playoffs, as a 2nd inning Astros run ends up being the only one scored in a 1-0 win. Wells went 7 innings, allowing just 5 hits and the one run. Clemens was even more remarkable - a complete game shutout, allowing just 3 hits while walking 3 and striking out 7.

The lone run scored thanks to 2 consecutive hits in the 2nd - a Luke Scott double followed by a Craig Biggio single. It was the only time in this game that 2 consecutive batters would reach base for either team. Scott finished a homer shy of the cycle, as he had 3 of the Astros 6 hits.

Luke Scott is the series MVP - besides scoring the winning run in this game, he hit .355 for the series with 3 triples, 2 homers and 6 RBI. Clemens might seem like a good choice as well, but his game 7 heroics still can't make us overlook his game 4 implosion when he allowed 5 runs in just 1/3 of an inning. Of course, his brief stint in that game may have been a blessing to help his stamina on 3 days rest in game 7.

Something I thought of during the game...Wells and Clemens were once traded for each other. After Clemens' 2 years in Toronto, he was traded to the Yankees for Wells.

Also of note...Clemens got the win in the deciding game 5 of the Astros' NLDS series with the Mets, although he only went 5 innings in that one.

Due to Oswalt's unexpected relief appearance and Clemens' being pushed up a day, #4 starter Wandy Rodriguez will get the start in game 1 of the World Series. Johan Santana goes for the Twins. Oswalt will start game 2 on what would be 3 days rest from his 3 inning relief appearance, then Pettitte and Clemens will handle games 3 and 4 on an extra days rest each.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 San Diego Padres             10/19/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        4  0  1  0 .160     D.Roberts LF        4  0  0  0 .216  
  M.Ensberg 3B        3  0  0  0 .167     B.Giles RF          3  0  0  0 .186  
  L.Berkman 1B        3  0  0  0 .314     M.Cameron CF        4  0  1  0 .327  
  C.Burke LF          4  0  0  0 .333     M.Piazza C          4  0  0  0 .289  
  L.Scott RF          4  1  3  0 .318     A.Gonzalez 1B       3  0  0  0 .348  
  C.Biggio 2B         4  0  1  1 .196     R.Branyan 3B        3  0  0  0 .211  
  E.Bruntlett SS      4  0  0  0 .222     C.Meredith P        0  0  0  0 ----  
B-A.Everett SS        0  0  0  0 .227     G.Blum SS,3B        3  0  2  0 .250  
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  1  0 .205     J.Barfield 2B       3  0  0  0 .324  
  R.Clemens P         2  0  0  0 .000     D.Wells P           1  0  0  0 .250  
                                        A-K.Greene SS         0  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  6  1                 Totals      28  0  3  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Wells In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Bruntlett In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  0
Padres.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  2
 
Astros (7-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Clemens WIN(2-1)        9       3   0   0   3   7   0 118   2.79
Totals                    9       3   0   0   3   7   0
 
Padres (6-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Wells LOSS(0-1)         7       5   1   1   2   3   0 107   2.55
C.Meredith                2       1   0   0   0   1   0  23   0.00
Totals                    9       6   1   1   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,529 DATE- Thursday, October 19th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Paul Schrieber, Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth, Jim Joyce
T- 2:10
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 6  Padres: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 2  Padres: 2
ERRORS- M.Piazza, R.Branyan
DOUBLES- L.Scott(4th), G.Blum(2nd)
TRIPLES- L.Scott(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Clemens
WALKS- M.Ensberg, L.Berkman, B.Giles, D.Wells, K.Greene
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras, C.Burke, L.Scott, C.Biggio, D.Roberts, M.Piazza,
             A.Gonzalez-2, R.Branyan-2, D.Wells
GIDP- L.Berkman-2, M.Cameron, J.Barfield
WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Morgan Ensberg robbed Mike Cameron of a base hit.
 
Roger Clemens allowed only 3 hits resulting in a big goose egg on the
scoreboard for San Diego as the Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres
by the score of 1 to 0 at Petco Park.
 
Clemens(2-1) dominated San Diego hitters.  He allowed only 3 hits and 3 walks
in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 5.23 to 2.79.  Houston finished with
just 6 hits in the victory.  
 
David Wells(0-1) was charged with the loss. 'I thought it was my best
performance in a long time,' said Clemens. 'I had good command early in the
game. I had my control and composure and everything went well.'

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October 18, 2006: Astros 9 Padres 5 (20) (series tied, 3-3)

2007-11-26T20:54:00.001-05:00

OH MY GOD! That is really all that can be said after a game 6 in which the Astros came back to tie it in the 9th and then it took 11 more innings before either team could cross the plate again. I've included the play account so you can follow the whole progression of events.

Things to note: Roy Oswalt, who pitched 3 innings of relief, was supposed to be the game 7 starter. The computer manager brought him in to pinch hit, which made sense because no one else was available and Oswalt is a 6N. It didn't make sense to me to have him actually pitch, especially since there were 2 relievers still in the pen in addition to the game 4 and 5 starters. Springer eventually entered the game, but Brad Lidge never did...which I was ok with because Lidge had sucked up the last 2 games. For the Padres, they went to Peavy who had started game 5 but kept Wells on the shelf for his game 7 start. I think now I will start Clemens in game 7 for the Astros on short rest, and I'm going to manaually manage both teams to make sure the computer doesn't make any boneheaded pitching moves.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 San Diego Padres             10/18/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        5  0  0  0 .152     D.Roberts LF        9  0  2  0 .234  
  C.Sampson P         0  0  0  0 .000     B.Giles RF          6  0  1  1 .200  
I-E.Bruntlett PH,3B   5  0  1  0 .286     A.Embree P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Lamb 3B           6  2  2  0 .368     S.Linebrink P       0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .000   L-R.Bowen PH          1  0  1  01.000  
  D.Borkowski P       0  0  0  0 .000     J.Peavy P           2  0  0  0 .143  
K-R.Oswalt PH,P       1  0  0  0 .167     A.Gonzalez 1B       7  0  4  2 .372  
  R.Springer P        1  1  1  01.000     M.Piazza C          6  0  1  0 .324  
  L.Berkman 1B        9  3  4  4 .333     R.Branyan 3B        9  0  1  0 .229  
  L.Scott LF          8  1  0  0 .275     M.Cameron CF        8  1  2  0 .333  
  A.Huff RF           8  2  3  2 .244     K.Greene SS         8  2  2  0 .200  
  C.Biggio 2B         3  0  0  0 .190     J.Barfield 2B      10  1  4  1 .353  
  C.Qualls P          0  0  0  0 ----     C.Young P           1  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Wheeler P         0  0  0  0 ----   A-R.Klesko PH         1  1  1  1 .800  
  F.Nieve P           0  0  0  0 .000     R.Seanez P          0  0  0  0 ----  
G-J.Lane PH,CF        6  0  0  0 .000   C-T.Walker PH         1  0  0  0 .200  
  A.Everett SS        7  0  2  1 .227     C.Park P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Ausmus C          1  0  0  0 .194   F-G.Blum PH           1  0  0  0 .207  
D-M.Ensberg PH        1  0  0  0 .200     T.Hoffman P         0  0  0  0 .000  
E-E.Munson C          4  0  1  0 .250   H-J.Bard PH           1  0  0  0 .300  
  A.Pettitte P        1  0  0  0 .000     C.Hensley P         0  0  0  0 ----  
B-C.Burke 2B          7  0  2  2 .385     C.Meredith P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        J-M.Bellhorn PH,RF    4  0  0  0 .077  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      73  9 16  9                 Totals      75  5 19  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Young In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Pettitte In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Seanez In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ausmus In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ensberg In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Park In 7th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Nieve In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Hoffman In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Sampson In 12th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Meredith In 12th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Borkowski In 15th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Linebrink In 15th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 0  2 0 2  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 -  9 16  0
Padres.......... 0 0 0  0 2 2  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  5 19  1
 
Astros (6-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Pettitte                5       8   4   4   4   5   0 110   7.43  A1 C7
C.Qualls BS(1st)          1 2/3   3   1   1   2   0   0  37   4.91  C8 D7
D.Wheeler                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.50  D8 D8
F.Nieve                   1 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  19   7.50  D9 E5
C.Sampson                 3       0   0   0   3   0   0  45   0.00  E6 F7
T.Miller                  1 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0  31   3.86  F8 G6
D.Borkowski               1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   1.23  G7 H1
R.Oswalt                  3       3   0   0   0   5   0  51   2.74  H2 I5
R.Springer WIN(2-0)       3       2   0   0   1   3   0  37   5.63  I6
Totals                   20      19   5   5  12  16   0
 
Padres (6-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Young                   5       3   2   2   2   5   1  84   3.54  A1 C1
R.Seanez                  1       2   2   2   1   2   1  20   9.00  C2 C7
C.Park                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.23  C8 D1
T.Hoffman BS(2nd)         2       2   1   1   0   2   0  37   8.44  D2 E1
C.Hensley                 2 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   2.70  E2 E9
C.Meredith                0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0.00  F1 F2
A.Embree                  2 1/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  38   3.29  F3 G4
S.Linebrink               0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.35  G5 G6
J.Peavy LOSS(1-1)         5       5   4   4   2   8   0  86   4.42  G7
Totals                   20      16   9   9   6  20   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,699 DATE- Wednesday, October 18th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Poncino, Bruce Dreckman, Mike Dimuro, Gary Darling
T- 6:16
LEFT ON BASE- Astros:13  Padres:24
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 4  Padres: 3
ERRORS- A.Embree
DOUBLES- A.Gonzalez-2(4th), M.Piazza(3rd), M.Cameron(5th), K.Greene-2(2nd),
         J.Barfield-2(4th), R.Klesko(2nd)
HOME RUNS- L.Berkman-2(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Pettitte
WALKS- R.Oswalt, L.Scott, A.Huff, A.Everett, B.Ausmus, E.Munson, D.Roberts,
       B.Giles, A.Gonzalez-3, M.Piazza-4, M.Cameron, K.Greene-2
HIT BY PITCH- A.Everett, E.Munson, R.Branyan, M.Cameron
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras-2, E.Bruntlett-2, R.Oswalt, L.Berkman, L.Scott-2,
             A.Huff-2, C.Biggio-2, J.Lane-2, A.Everett, B.Ausmus, M.Ensberg,
             E.Munson-2, C.Burke, D.Roberts-2, B.Giles, J.Peavy, A.Gonzalez,
             M.Piazza-2, R.Branyan-4, M.Cameron, K.Greene, J.Barfield,
             M.Bellhorn-2
GIDP- L.Scott, A.Pettitte, C.Burke, B.Giles, R.Branyan, M.Cameron, J.Barfield
WILD PITCHES- R.Springer
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Adam Everett robbed Josh Barfield of a base hit.
          Bot 5th: Lance Berkman robbed Russell Branyan of a base hit.
 
Lance Berkman rocketed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Houston Astros topped
the San Diego Padres in 20 innings by a score of 9 to 5 at Petco Park.
 
The score was tied at 5 after nine.  Finally, Houston pulled the game out in
the 20th inning.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Aubrey Huff who quieted
the crowd when he laced a one-base hit bringing in two baserunners.  Despite
losing, San Diego out-hit Houston 19 to 16.  
 
The win was credited to Russ Springer(2-0) who went 3 innings allowing no
runs. Jake Peavy(1-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  Although losing the
contest, he whiffed 8 batters in 5 innings.  
 
'I was in my hotel room the other night, working on my swing and made some
adjustments,' Berkman said. 'I'm always working on it. If they are getting
you out certain ways, you've got to make changes.'
 
SCORESHEET: 2006 Houston Astros at 2006 San Diego Padres
W.Tavera-A1  A1:K       B1:K       C1:G/13    D1:G/13    E1:G/63    F1:Si
C.Sampso-E2                                                         
E.Bruntl-F1                                                         
M.Lamb-A1    A2:F/8     *4*:Si     *6*:Si     *8*:G/63   *10*:G/43  F2:G/43
T.Miller-F3                                                         
D.Borkow-F7+                                                        
L.Berkma-A1  A3:G/23    B3:HR>1#   C3:HR>1#   D3:K       E3:Si      *13*:G/53
                        b#         b#                               
                                                                    
L.Scott-A1   *2*:G/43   B4:F/9     C4:F/9     D4:K       E4:G-DP/3  F4:K
                                                         63>1o      
                                                                    
A.Huff-A1    A5:G/23    B5:K       C5:W>b1    *9*:Si     *11*:G/13  F5:Si
                                                                    
                                                                    
C.Biggio-A1  A6:K       B6:F/8     C6:K       D6:P/6     E6:L/6     F6:P/4
C.Qualls-C8                                                         
D.Wheele-D2+                                                        
A.Everet-A1  *3*:Si     *5*:W>b1   C7:K       D7:L/5     E7:F/7     *14*:F/8
                                                                    
                                                                    
B.Ausmus-A1  A8:W>12 b  B8:K       *7*:K      D8:HBP>12  *12*:G/31  F8:Si
M.Ensber-C8  1                                                      
E.Munson-D2                                                         
A.Pettit-A1  A9:G-DP/6  B9:Sac/54  C9:G/31    D9:Si>2#   E9:G/43    F9:G/43>1
C.Burke-C8   43>23 1o   >12                   12                    2
                                                                    
 
D.Robert-A1  A1:G/63    B1:K       C1:G/53    D1:F/9     *8*:K      *10*:W>b1
                                                                    
                                                                    
B.Giles-A1   A2:G/43    B2:FO/2    C2:Si>23   D2:W>3# 2  E2:P/4     F2:G-DP/4
A.Embree-G3                                   3 12 b1               63>1o
S.Linebr-H2+                                                        
A.Gonzal-A1  A3:W>b1    *4*:Si     C3:Si>3#   D3:W>3# 2  E3:Do      F3:W>b1
                                   13         3 12 b1               
                                                                    
M.Piazza-A1  A4:K       B4:Do>13   C4:W>12 b  D4:G/63    E4:IW>b1   F4:G/3
                                   1                                
                                                                    
R.Branya-A1  *2*:K      B5:K       C5:G-DP/3  *7*:Si     E5:F/7     *11*:G/3
                                   63>1o                            
                                                                    
M.Camero-A1  A6:Do      B6:K       *6*:Si     D6:G-DP/1  *9*:W>b1   F6:G/13
                                              63>1o                 
                                                                    
K.Greene-A1  A7:W>b1    B7:G/63    C7:W>12 b  D7:Do      E7:Force/  F7:G/63
                                   1                     54>1o b1   
                                                                    
J.Barfie-A1  A8:G-DP/6  *5*:Do     C8:Si>23   D8:Do>2#   E8:L/3     *12*:L/5
             43>1o                 12                               
                                                                    
C.Young-A1   *3*:P/2    B9:Do>2#   C9:P/3     D9:L/6     E9:F/8     F9:K
R.Klesko-B9                                                         
R.Seanez-C6+                                                        
 
 
 
SCORESHEET: 2006 Houston Astros at 2006 San Diego Padres
W.Tavera-A1  G1:G/43    *17*:K     I1:F/7     J1:K
C.Sampso-E2                                   
E.Bruntl-F1                                   
M.Lamb-A1    *15*:W>b1  H2:K       *20*:Si
T.Miller-F3                        
D.Borkow-F7+                       
L.Berkma-A1  G3:G/43>1  H3:G/43    I3:Si>13
             2                     
                                   
L.Scott-A1   G4:E/1>23  *18*:P/4   I4:W>12 b
                                   1
                                   
A.Huff-A1    G5:K       H5:G/43    I5:Si>3#
                                   2# 13
                                   
C.Biggio-A1  G6:F/7     H6:K       I6:K
C.Qualls-C8                        
D.Wheele-D2+                       
A.Everet-A1  *16*:F/9   *19*:HBP   I7:Si>3#
                                   13
                                   
B.Ausmus-A1  G8:K       H8:W>12 b  I8:K
M.Ensber-C8             1          
E.Munson-D2                        
A.Pettit-A1  G9:K       H9:G-DP/6  I9:Si>3#
C.Burke-C8              43>23 1o   13
                                   
 
D.Robert-A1  G1:Si      H1:G/13    I1:Si>13   *19*:G/63
                                              
                                              
B.Giles-A1   G2:K       *15*:Si    I2:G/63    J2:K
A.Embree-G3                                   
S.Linebr-H2+                                  
A.Gonzal-A1  *13*:F/7   H3:K       *17*:G/43  J3:Do
                                              
                                              
M.Piazza-A1  G4:W>b1    H4:K       I4:F/7     J4:IW>b1
                                              
                                              
R.Branya-A1  G5:F/9     H5:HBP>12  I5:K       J5:K
                                              
                                              
M.Camero-A1  G6:HBP>12  H6:G/43    *18*:F/8   *20*:G/53
                                              
                                              
K.Greene-A1  G7:F/7     *16*:K     I7:Do      J7:G/53
                                              
                                              
J.Barfie-A1  *14*:FO/5  H8:Si      I8:WP>23   J8:F/9
                                   K          
                                              
C.Young-A1   G9:G/63    H9:K       I9:F/9
R.Klesko-B9                        
R.Seanez-C6+                       
 
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     W.Taveras            4 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Lamb               2 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     L.Berkman            5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.Roberts            6 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Giles              7 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Gonzalez           4 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   M.Piazza             5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     L.Scott              3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     A.Huff               3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     C.Biggio             3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     R.Branyan            3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Cameron            3 Double                         b-2 
1  2  K.Greene             5 Walk                           b-1 
1 12  J.Barfield           6 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     A.Everett            5 Single                         b-1 
0 1   B.Ausmus             4 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 12  A.Pettitte           7 Ground Out Double Play         2-3 1-o b-0 
2   3 W.Taveras            4 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     C.Young              6 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     D.Roberts            6 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     B.Giles              6 Foul Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     M.Lamb               6 Single                         b-1 
0 1   L.Berkman            5 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
0     L.Scott              5 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     A.Huff               5 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     C.Biggio             5 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     A.Gonzalez           5 Single                         b-1 
0 1   M.Piazza             1 Double                         1-3 b-2 
0  23 R.Branyan            6 Strike Out                     b-0 
1  23 M.Cameron            6 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  23 K.Greene             3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     A.Everett            6 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   B.Ausmus             5 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   A.Pettitte           4 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
2  2  W.Taveras            3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     J.Barfield           3 Double                         b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Ryan Klesko
0  2  R.Klesko             5 Double                         2-H b-2 
0  2  D.Roberts            3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1  2  B.Giles              1 Single                         2-3 b-1 
1 1 3 A.Gonzalez           3 Single                         3-H 1-3 b-1 
1 1 3 M.Piazza             5 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 123 R.Branyan            4 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Rudy Seanez
0     M.Lamb               4 Single                         b-1 
0 1   L.Berkman            1 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
0     L.Scott              2 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     A.Huff               5 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   C.Biggio             3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   A.Everett            5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     M.Cameron            3 Single                         b-1 
0 1   K.Greene             5 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Chad Qualls
                             SUBSTITUTE 2B- Chris Burke
0 12  J.Barfield           6 Single                         2-3 1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Todd Walker
0 123 T.Walker             2 Pop Out                        b-0 
1 123 D.Roberts            3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 123 B.Giles              5 Walk                           3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 A.Gonzalez           6 Walk                           3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 M.Piazza             5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Chan Ho Park
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Morgan Ensberg
0     M.Ensberg            3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     C.Burke              1 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     W.Taveras            3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE C - Eric Munson
0     R.Branyan            2 Single                         b-1 
0 1   M.Cameron            5 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     K.Greene             3 Double                         b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Dan Wheeler
2  2  J.Barfield           5 Double                         2-H b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Geoff Blum
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Fernando Nieve
2  2  G.Blum               4 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Trevor Hoffman
0     M.Lamb               4 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     L.Berkman            6 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     L.Scott              3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     D.Roberts            4 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.Giles              3 Pop Out                        b-0 
2     A.Gonzalez           3 Double                         b-2 
2  2  M.Piazza             0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  R.Branyan            5 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     A.Huff               2 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Jason Lane
0 1   J.Lane               3 Pop Out                        b-0 
1 1   A.Everett            5 Line Out                       b-0 
2 1   E.Munson             5 HBP                            1-2 b-1 
2 12  C.Burke              5 Single                         2-H 1-2 b-1 
2 12  W.Taveras            4 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Chris Sampson
                             SUBSTITUTE CF- Jason Lane
0     M.Cameron            5 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   K.Greene             1 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
1 1   J.Barfield           6 Line Out                       b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Josh Bard
2 1   J.Bard               3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 10 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Clay Hensley
0     M.Lamb               5 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     L.Berkman            3 Single                         b-1 
1 1   L.Scott              2 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 10 ***
0     D.Roberts            6 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   B.Giles              6 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     A.Gonzalez           6 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   M.Piazza             1 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 11 ***
0     A.Huff               3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Lane               2 Line Out                       b-0 
2     A.Everett            3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 11 ***
0     R.Branyan            4 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Cameron            4 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     K.Greene             3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 12 ***
0     E.Munson             1 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     C.Burke              6 Ground Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Eric Bruntlett
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Cla Meredith
2     E.Bruntlett          5 Single                         b-1 
2 1   M.Lamb               5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 12 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Trever Miller
                             SUBSTITUTE 3B- Eric Bruntlett
0     J.Barfield           1 Line Out                       b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Mark Bellhorn
1     M.Bellhorn           6 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     D.Roberts            2 Single                         b-1 
2 1   B.Giles              4 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 13 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Alan Embree
                             SUBSTITUTE RF- Mark Bellhorn
0     L.Berkman            2 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     L.Scott              5 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     A.Huff               2 Single                         b-1 
2 1   J.Lane               5 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 13 ***
0     A.Gonzalez           3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     M.Piazza             5 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   R.Branyan            5 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   M.Cameron            5 HBP                            1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Dave Borkowski
2 12  K.Greene             3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 14 ***
0     A.Everett            1 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     E.Munson             5 Single                         b-1 
1 1   C.Burke              4 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
2  2  E.Bruntlett          3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 14 ***
0     J.Barfield           3 Foul Out                       b-0 
1     M.Bellhorn           3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     D.Roberts            3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 15 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Roy Oswalt
0     R.Oswalt             4 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   L.Berkman            5 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  2  L.Scott              2 1 Base Error - P               2-3 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Scott Linebrink
1 1 3 A.Huff               6 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1 3 J.Lane               3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 15 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Roy Oswalt
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Rob Bowen
0     R.Bowen              5 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Gonzalez           3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   M.Piazza             3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   R.Branyan            4 HBP                            1-2 b-1 
2 12  M.Cameron            6 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 16 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Jake Peavy
0     A.Everett            3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     E.Munson             3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     C.Burke              5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 16 ***
0     K.Greene             6 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Barfield           1 Single                         b-1 
1 1   M.Bellhorn           3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   D.Roberts            6 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 J.Peavy              1 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 17 ***
0     E.Bruntlett          3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     R.Oswalt             3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     L.Berkman            3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 17 ***
0     A.Gonzalez           6 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Piazza             2 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     R.Branyan            5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 18 ***
0     L.Scott              3 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     A.Huff               5 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Lane               4 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 18 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Russ Springer
0     M.Cameron            1 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     K.Greene             2 Double                         b-2 
1  2  J.Barfield           1 Wild Pitch                     2-3 
1   3 J.Barfield           3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2   3 M.Bellhorn           3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 19 ***
0     A.Everett            6 HBP                            b-1 
0 1   E.Munson             5 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 12  C.Burke              1 Ground Out Double Play         2-3 1-o b-0 
2   3 E.Bruntlett          5 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 19 ***
0     D.Roberts            4 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Peavy              5 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     A.Gonzalez           5 Double                         b-2 
2  2  M.Piazza             0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  R.Branyan            4 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 20 ***
0     R.Springer           3 Single                         b-1 
0 1   L.Berkman            6 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 L.Scott              6 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 123 A.Huff               6 Single                         3-H 2-H 1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 J.Lane               3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1 3 A.Everett            5 Single                         3-H 1-3 b-1 
1 1 3 E.Munson             4 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1 3 C.Burke              1 Single                         3-H 1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 E.Bruntlett          3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 20 ***
0     M.Cameron            2 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     K.Greene             4 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Barfield           3 Fly Out                        b-0

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October 16, 2006: Padres 7 Astros 6 (Padres lead series, 3-2)

2007-11-25T11:20:00.001-05:00

Brad Lidge blows a save and allows the Padres to tie the game for the 2nd straight day, but this time the Astros lose in 12 instead of winning in 9. The Padres got 2 runs in the top of the 1st but the Astros started out hotter in this game with 4 straight hits, then after 2 outs Adam Everett came through with a 3 run homer that was the death knell for Pads starter Jake Peavy. Luke Scott made it 6-2 with a solo shot in the 3rd, then the Padres came back with runs in the top of the 4th (a Ryan Klesko pinch hit double with a runner on) and the 5th (a Mike Piazza solo HR). The 6-4 Astros lead would stand until the 9th when Lidge entered to try to save it. Lidge walked a batter between the first 2 outs, but it looked like he was going to be ok until pinch hitter Rob Bowen took him deep to left to tie the game. The Astros would get a runner to 2nd with 2 outs in both the 9th and the 11th, but it was Russell Branyan's solo homer to lead off the 12th that ended up being enough to win the game for the Padres.

The series moves back to San Diego for game 6. Andy Pettitte gets the must-win assignment for the Astros against Chris Young.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 San Diego Padres At 2006 Houston Astros             10/16/2006
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Roberts LF        6  1  2  0 .237     W.Taveras CF        5  1  1  0 .171  
  B.Giles RF          4  1  0  0 .206     M.Lamb 3B           6  1  1  0 .375  
  M.Cameron CF        5  0  0  0 .351     L.Berkman 1B        6  1  3  1 .308  
  M.Piazza C          5  1  2  2 .357     L.Scott LF          6  2  2  2 .344  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  0  0 .333     A.Huff RF           5  0  0  0 .212  
  K.Greene SS         4  1  0  0 .167     C.Biggio 2B         4  0  1  0 .205  
  J.Barfield 2B       4  1  2  0 .333     B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Hoffman P         0  0  0  0 .000   G-E.Bruntlett PH,2B   1  0  0  0 .333  
  M.Bellhorn 3B       3  0  0  0 .111     A.Everett SS        5  1  3  3 .216  
D-J.Bard PH           1  0  0  0 .333     B.Ausmus C          4  0  0  0 .200  
F-R.Branyan 3B        1  1  1  1 .269   I-M.Ensberg PH        1  0  0  0 .214  
  J.Peavy P           0  0  0  0 .200   J-E.Munson C          0  0  0  0 ----  
  S.Linebrink P       1  0  0  0 .000     W.Rodriguez P       1  0  0  0 .000  
A-R.Klesko PH         1  0  1  1 .750     F.Nieve P           1  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Park P            0  0  0  0 .000   C-C.Burke 2B          2  0  1  0 .421  
B-T.Walker PH         1  0  1  0 .214     D.Wheeler P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Meredith P        0  0  0  0 ----     T.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .000  
E-R.Bowen PH          1  1  1  21.000                                          
  A.Embree P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
H-G.Blum 2B           1  0  0  0 .214                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  7 10  6                 Totals      47  6 12  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Linebrink In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Park In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Nieve In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bellhorn In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Meredith In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Bard In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Lidge In 11th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Embree In 11th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Ausmus In 11th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ensberg In 12th Inning
 
Padres.......... 2 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 2  0 0 1  -  7 10  1
Astros.......... 5 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  6 12  0
 
Padres (6-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Peavy                   0 2/3   5   5   5   0   0   1  24   3.38
S.Linebrink               2 1/3   1   1   1   0   3   1  26   2.57
C.Park                    3       3   0   0   0   4   0  48   1.42
C.Meredith                2       0   0   0   0   1   0  15   0.00
A.Embree                  2 1/3   2   0   0   1   4   0  39   3.97
T.Hoffman WIN(1-1)        1 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  10.80
Totals                   12      12   6   6   1  12   2
 
Astros (5-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Rodriguez               5 1/3   7   4   4   2   6   1  92   7.45
F.Nieve HOLD(1st)         2 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  36   9.64
B.Lidge BS(3rd)           3       1   2   2   1   2   1  45   9.00
D.Wheeler LOSS(1-1)       0       1   1   1   0   0   1   3   4.50
T.Miller                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0  15   5.06
Totals                   12      10   7   7   4   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,329 DATE- Monday, October 16th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gary Cederstrom, Kerwin Danley, Jim Reynolds, Tim Welke
T- 3:24
LEFT ON BASE- Padres: 5  Astros: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 0  Astros: 4
ERRORS- B.Giles
DOUBLES- M.Piazza(2nd), J.Barfield(2nd), R.Klesko(1st), W.Taveras(1st),
         L.Berkman(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Piazza(3rd), R.Branyan(3rd), R.Bowen(1st), L.Scott(3rd),
           A.Everett(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Burke(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Rodriguez
WALKS- B.Giles, M.Cameron, A.Gonzalez, J.Barfield, W.Taveras
HIT BY PITCH- B.Giles, K.Greene
STRIKE OUTS- M.Cameron, A.Gonzalez-2, K.Greene-3, M.Bellhorn, S.Linebrink,
             M.Lamb, L.Berkman-2, A.Huff-2, C.Biggio, E.Bruntlett, A.Everett,
             B.Ausmus-2, W.Rodriguez, F.Nieve
GIDP- D.Roberts, A.Gonzalez, M.Bellhorn
WILD PITCHES- W.Rodriguez
 
Mike Piazza slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI at Minute Maid Field where the San
Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros in 12 innings by the score of 7 to
6.
 
The score was knotted at 6 after nine innings.  Finally, San Diego pulled the
game out in the 12th inning.  Russell Branyan smashed a solo-shot out of the
park (his 3rd of the season).  San Diego banged out 10 on the night.  
 
The victory was credited to Trevor Hoffman(1-1) who went 1 and 2/3 innings,
allowing no runs. Dan Wheeler(1-1) took the loss in relief.  He allowed 1 run
and 1 hit without retiring a batter.

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October 15, 2006: Astros 10 Padres 8 (series tied, 2-2)

2007-11-24T23:30:00.001-05:00

The NLCS is all tied up after the Astros get the exciting 10-8 win on a walk-off Brad Ausmus homer in the 9th. The Padres had staked out to a 5 run lead in the 1st off Astro starter Roger Clemens, who allowed 4 hits and 2 walks in just 1/3 of an inning. The Astros got one back in the bottom of the 1st on a Luke Scott RBI triple, then put up a 5 run inning of their own in the 3rd. The Astros 3rd is interesting - pinch hitter Morgan Ensberg led off the inning with a walk, then Willy Tavarez lined out. Then comes a team natural cycle: Mike Lamb singled, Lance Berkman doubled, Luke Scott tripled, and Aubrey Huff hit a home run. Berkman got an RBI, while Scott and Huff each got 2. The Astros would add another in the 5th on a Berkman solo shot and in the 7th on an Ausmus single following a Luke Scott single. (Scott finished a homer short of a cycle of his own). In the 8th, the Padres would get runners to 1st and 2nd with 2 outs, which brings in Brad Lidge for the 4 out save. Instead, Lidge walks pinch hitter Todd Walker to load the bases and then walks Dave Roberts to make it 8-6. The next batter is Brian Giles, who singles to knock in 2 runs and tie the game! Lidge would be pulled and Russ Springer would get Adrian Gonzalez to fly out to end the threat.

The Astros would get a Mike Lamb triple with 1 out in the 8th, but couldn't push him across the plate. In the 9th, Craig Biggio walks with one out, he is erased on an Adam Everett fielder's choice, Everett steals 2nd, and Ausmus clears the fences to win the game and tie the series!

The Astros will try to make it a sweep in Houston in game 5. Wandy Rodriguez will make his 1st playoff start against Jake Peavy.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 San Diego Padres At 2006 Houston Astros             10/15/2006
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Roberts LF        2  1  1  1 .219     W.Taveras CF        5  0  1  0 .167  
  B.Giles RF          5  1  2  2 .233     M.Lamb 3B           4  2  3  0 .423  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       5  1  1  3 .375     L.Berkman 1B        5  2  2  2 .273  
  M.Piazza C          4  1  1  0 .348     L.Scott LF          5  2  4  3 .346  
  R.Branyan 3B        5  0  0  0 .240     A.Huff RF           4  1  1  2 .250  
  M.Cameron CF        5  2  2  1 .406     C.Biggio 2B         4  0  0  0 .200  
  G.Blum SS           3  0  0  0 .222     A.Everett SS        4  1  0  0 .156  
C-R.Klesko PH         1  0  0  0 .667     B.Ausmus C          5  1  2  3 .226  
E-K.Greene SS         0  0  0  0 .250     R.Clemens P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Barfield 2B       4  1  2  1 .300     C.Qualls P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  W.Williams P        0  0  0  0 .000   A-M.Ensberg PH        0  1  0  0 .231  
  S.Linebrink P       1  0  0  0 .000     C.Sampson P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Park P            1  0  0  0 .000   B-E.Bruntlett PH      1  0  0  0 .375  
  R.Seanez P          0  0  0  0 ----     T.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Meredith P        0  0  0  0 ----     B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
D-T.Walker PH         0  1  0  0 .154     R.Springer P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Embree P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  8  9  8                 Totals      39 10 13 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Qualls In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sampson In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Blum In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Meredith In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Klesko In 8th Inning
 
Padres.......... 5 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  -  8  9  0
Astros.......... 1 0 5  0 1 0  1 0 2  - 10 13  1
 
Padres (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Williams                2 1/3   6   6   6   1   1   1  55   8.64
S.Linebrink               1 2/3   3   1   1   0   3   1  32   1.93
C.Park                    2       1   1   1   2   0   0  35   2.70
R.Seanez                  0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  15   0.00
C.Meredith                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
A.Embree LOSS(0-1)        1 2/3   2   2   2   1   2   1  39   5.00
Totals                    8 2/3  13  10  10   5   8   3
 
Astros (5-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Clemens                 0 1/3   4   5   5   2   0   1  30   5.23
C.Qualls                  2 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0  36   4.76
C.Sampson HOLD(1st)       4       2   0   0   0   1   0  54   0.00
T.Miller                  0 2/3   2   2   2   0   1   0  15   6.23
B.Lidge BS(2nd)           0       1   1   1   2   0   0  13  18.00
R.Springer WIN(1-0)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  15   9.00
Totals                    9       9   8   8   5   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,296 DATE- Sunday, October 15th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Charlie Reliford, Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert
T- 3:26
LEFT ON BASE- Padres: 7  Astros: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 0  Astros: 0
ERRORS- L.Berkman
DOUBLES- L.Berkman(2nd), L.Scott(3rd)
TRIPLES- M.Lamb(1st), L.Scott-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Gonzalez(3rd), L.Berkman(3rd), A.Huff(2nd), B.Ausmus(1st)
STOLEN BASES- D.Roberts-2(6th), M.Cameron(1st), G.Blum(1st), W.Taveras(3rd),
              A.Everett(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Williams
WALKS- D.Roberts-3, M.Piazza, T.Walker, M.Lamb, A.Huff, C.Biggio, A.Everett,
       M.Ensberg
STRIKE OUTS- R.Branyan-2, M.Cameron, R.Klesko, S.Linebrink, L.Berkman, L.Scott,
             A.Huff-2, A.Everett, B.Ausmus, C.Sampson, E.Bruntlett
 
Luke Scott had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the Houston Astros pulled out a win over
the San Diego Padres by a score of 10 to 8 at Minute Maid Field.
 
Houston had the winning rally in the 9th inning scoring 2 runs.  After an out
was recorded, Craig Biggio initiated the scoring spurt when he drew a walk.
After another out, Everett stole second with some aggressive base running.
Brad Ausmus then lifted one out of the park for a two run home run (his 1st
of the season) making Houston the victor and beginning a joyous home town
celebration.  Houston had 13 hits for the game and San Diego had 9.  
 
The win went to Russ Springer(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings.
Alan Embree(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He gave up 2 runs and 2
hits in 1 and 2/3 innings.

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October 15, 2006: Twins 11 Rangers 4 (Twins win series, 4-1)

2007-11-24T08:43:00.001-05:00

The Minnesota Twins are the 2006 American League champions after a convincing 11-4 game 5 win over the Rangers. Twins starter Boof Bonser had a strong outing, lasting into the 9th before tiring. The Twins gave him 6 runs in the 1st, so the outcome of this one was never really in doubt. Rangers starter Kevin Millwood was chased from the game before the 1st inning was over thanks to 4 hits, a walk, a hit batsman, and 6 runs allowed. The death blow was a 3-run home run by Phil Nevin. The Twins would add 5 more in the 6th and enjoyed an 11-1 lead until the Rangers added 3 in the 9th on a Mark DeRosa homer. Ian Kinsler singled to attempt to extend the 1-out rally, but then Rod Barajas grounded to 2nd and the Twins infield turned the DP and started celebrating.

The Twins will await the winner of the Astros-Padres NLCS, and will start ALCS MVP Johan Santana on 7 days rest in game 1 of the World Series.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Texas Rangers At 2006 Minnesota Twins               10/15/2006
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Matthews Jr CF    4  0  1  1 .186     L.Castillo 2B       5  2  2  1 .310  
  M.Young SS          4  0  0  0 .263     N.Punto 3B          4  0  1  1 .342  
  M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  1  0 .238     J.Mauer C           3  2  3  2 .333  
  C.Lee LF            4  1  2  0 .375     M.Cuddyer RF        4  1  0  0 .308  
  H.Blalock DH        4  1  1  0 .237     J.Morneau 1B        4  2  2  3 .231  
  M.Derosa 3B         4  1  1  3 .333     T.Hunter CF         3  0  0  1 .167  
  I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  1  0 .184     L.Ford LF           3  1  2  0 .429  
  R.Barajas C         4  0  0  0 .360     P.Nevin DH          2  2  1  3 .200  
  J.Hairston Jr RF    2  1  1  0 .429     J.Bartlett SS       4  1  2  0 .194  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  8  4                 Totals      32 11 13 11
 
 
Rangers......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  4  8  0
Twins........... 6 0 0  0 0 5  0 0    - 11 13  0
 
Rangers (4-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Millwood LOSS(1-1)      0 2/3   4   6   6   1   1   1  40   6.39
R.Bauer                   3       3   0   0   3   0   0  62   3.68
C.Wilson                  1 1/3   2   3   3   1   2   0  37   4.50
R.Mahay                   1       3   2   2   0   0   2  22   6.75
J.Rupe                    2       1   0   0   1   1   0  24   0.00
Totals                    8      13  11  11   6   4   3
 
Twins (7-3)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Bonser WIN(1-0)         8 1/3   6   3   3   1   6   0 121   4.50
G.Perkins                 0 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   1  15  13.50
Totals                    9       8   4   4   1   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,398 DATE- Sunday, October 15th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals, Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 4  Twins: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 3  Twins: 1
DOUBLES- H.Blalock(1st), J.Hairston Jr(1st), L.Castillo(3rd), N.Punto(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Derosa(3rd), J.Mauer(1st), J.Morneau(1st), P.Nevin(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Punto, T.Hunter
WALKS- J.Hairston Jr, J.Mauer-2, J.Morneau, L.Ford, P.Nevin-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Cuddyer
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews Jr-2, M.Teixeira, H.Blalock, M.Derosa-2, L.Castillo,
             N.Punto, J.Morneau, L.Ford
GIDP- R.Barajas, M.Cuddyer, T.Hunter, J.Bartlett
WILD PITCHES- J.Rupe
 
Justin Morneau blasted a homerun and had 3 RBI at Metrodome as the Minnesota
Twins beat the Texas Rangers 11 to 4.
 
Minnesota set the tone of the game in the first inning as they scored 6 runs
on 5 base hits.  That early run support was enough for Boof Bonser(1-0) and
Minnesota.  Minnesota had 13 hits overall, while Texas had 8.  
 
The loss was charged to Kevin Millwood(1-1).  By surrending 6 runs in 2/3 of
an inning his ERA jumped from 2.25 to 6.39.

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October 14, 2006: Rangers 5 Twins 3 (11) (Twins lead series, 3-1)

2007-11-23T22:10:00.001-05:00

It takes 11 innings, but the Rangers manage to avert the series sweep with the 5-3 win over the Twins. The Twins got 3 in the 6th to break a scoreless tie in this one, but the Rangers immediately set to work on the comeback. They got a solo homer from Ian Kinsler in the 7th, then 2 more in the 8th off a Gary Matthews Jr double, 2 ground outs to advance and then score Matthews, and a Carlos Lee homer to tie it. The Rangers would load the bases in the 9th off Pat Neshek, but the Twins go to Juan Rincon and he gets Mark Teixeira to fly out to end the threat.

Finally in the 11th, Rod Barajas leads off with a single. Gerald Laird then grounds into a double play to kill the rally, but Matthews sparks it again with a single. Michael Young follows with a double to send Matthews to 3rd. The Twins go to Matt Guerrier to face Teixeira, but he unleashes a wild pitch to allow Matthews to score the go-ahead run! Teixeira then singles to knock in another run before Lee grounds out to end the inning. Akinora Otsuka comes in and gets 3 straight fly outs in the bottom of the 11th to seal the win.

Game 5 will be a rematch of game 1 starters - Kevin Millwood vs. Boof Bonser.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Texas Rangers At 2006 Minnesota Twins               10/14/2006
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Matthews Jr CF    6  2  2  0 .179     L.Castillo 2B       5  1  1  0 .297  
  M.Young SS          5  1  1  0 .294     N.Punto 3B          4  0  1  1 .353  
  M.Teixeira 1B       5  0  1  2 .237     J.Mauer C           5  1  1  1 .273  
  C.Lee LF            6  1  3  1 .361     M.Cuddyer RF        4  0  2  1 .343  
  H.Blalock DH        4  0  2  0 .235     J.Morneau 1B        4  0  1  0 .200  
  M.Derosa 3B         5  0  0  0 .345     T.Hunter CF         4  0  1  0 .182  
  I.Kinsler 2B        5  1  2  1 .176     R.White LF          4  0  0  0 .167  
  R.Barajas C         5  0  4  0 .429     J.Tyner DH          4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Hairston Jr RF    2  0  1  0 .400     J.Bartlett SS       4  0  0  0 .156  
A-G.Laird PH,RF       2  0  0  0 .125                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      45  5 16  4                 Totals      38  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hairston Jr In 7th Inning
 
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 2 0  0 2 -  5 16  0
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 -  3  8  0
 
Rangers (4-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Eaton                   5 1/3   5   2   2   0   6   0  62   3.48
S.Feldman                 0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0  12   3.37
J.Benoit                  4       1   0   0   0   5   0  44   0.00
R.Bauer WIN(1-0)          0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.23
A.Otsuka SAVE(3rd)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0  14   5.06
Totals                   11       8   3   3   0  11   0
 
Twins (6-3)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Silva                   6 2/3   6   1   1   1   1   1  92   1.54
G.Perkins                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   ----
P.Neshek BS(1st)          1 1/3   3   2   2   1   2   1  30   6.00
J.Crain                   0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  12   3.18
J.Rincon LOSS(0-1)        2       4   2   2   0   1   0  32   8.00
M.Guerrier                0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.68
D.Reyes                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.06
Totals                   11      16   5   5   3   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,280 DATE- Saturday, October 14th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Larry Young, Bill Hohn, Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers:11  Twins: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 2  Twins: 3
DOUBLES- G.Matthews Jr(2nd), M.Young(5th), J.Mauer(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Lee(2nd), I.Kinsler(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Laird, N.Punto
WALKS- M.Young, M.Teixeira, H.Blalock
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews Jr, H.Blalock, M.Derosa, G.Laird, L.Castillo, N.Punto-2,
             J.Mauer, M.Cuddyer-2, T.Hunter, R.White, J.Tyner-2, J.Bartlett
GIDP- H.Blalock, M.Derosa, G.Laird, T.Hunter, R.White
WILD PITCHES- M.Guerrier
 
Joaquin Benoit went 4 strong innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the
Minnesota Twins in 11 innings by a score of 5 to 3 at Metrodome.
 
The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings.  Texas won the game in the 11th
inning.  Rod Barajas got things going when he slapped a one-base hit.  Gerald
Laird stepped up to the plate and he grounded into a double play.  Gary
Matthews Jr then lashed a single.  Michael Young was up next and he doubled.
Matt Guerrier then unleashed a wild pitch scoring a run.  Mark Teixeira kept
the inning going and hit a single scoring the final run of the inning.  The
teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th inning.  
 
Rick Bauer(1-0) allowed no runs in 1/3 of an inning, and picked up the
victory. Akinori Otsuka earned his 3rd save.  Juan Rincon(0-1) took the loss
in relief.

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October 14, 2006: Astros 4 Padres 1 (Padres lead series, 2-1)

2007-11-23T15:43:00.001-05:00

The Astros get their first win of the NLCS with the 4-1 win in game 3. The Padres were getting baserunners, but they failed to score any runs with the exception of Adrian Gonzalez' solo homer that led off the 2nd. The Padres almost got another one in the 4th, but Mike Cameron was thrown out at the plate when he tried to score from 2nd on Russell Branyan's single.

The Astros were getting shut down by Padres starter David Wells until the 6th, when Wells was pulled with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd. Reliever Rudy Seanez allowed a single to Chris Burke which tied the game. The Astros would add another in the 7th thanks to 2 hits and 2 Padre errors, and would add 2 more in the 8th on a Lance Berkman solo home run, 2 singles and another Padre error. The Padres would get runners to 2nd and 3rd with no outs in the 9th, but Astros closer Brad Lidge would bear down and strike out the next 2 batters before getting Brian Giles to fly out to end the game. For the 2nd straight game, the losing team outhit the winning team.

The Astros will try to make it another home team victory in game 4 when Roger Clemens takes on Woody Williams.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 San Diego Padres At 2006 Houston Astros             10/14/2006
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Roberts LF        5  0  1  0 .200     W.Taveras CF        4  1  2  0 .161  
  B.Giles RF          4  0  0  0 .200     C.Biggio 2B         4  0  0  0 .226  
  T.Walker 2B         4  0  0  0 .154     M.Ensberg 3B        2  0  0  0 .231  
  J.Bard C            4  0  1  0 .375     L.Berkman 1B        2  1  1  1 .250  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  3  1 .407     C.Burke LF          4  1  2  1 .412  
  M.Cameron CF        4  0  1  0 .407     J.Lane RF           4  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Branyan 3B        3  0  1  0 .300     E.Bruntlett SS      4  1  2  1 .429  
  R.Seanez P          0  0  0  0 ----     B.Ausmus C          3  0  1  0 .192  
  C.Hensley P         0  0  0  0 ----     R.Oswalt P          2  0  0  0 .200  
D-R.Klesko PH         1  0  1  01.000   B-L.Scott PH          1  0  0  0 .238  
  G.Blum SS           4  0  3  0 .250     D.Wheeler P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Wells P           2  0  1  0 .333   C-A.Huff PH           1  0  0  0 .250  
A-M.Bellhorn 3B       1  0  0  0 .167     B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
E-M.Piazza PH         1  0  0  0 .368                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  1 12  1                 Totals      31  4  8  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Wells In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Oswalt In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wheeler In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hensley In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bellhorn In 9th Inning
 
Padres.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1 12  3
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  1 2    -  4  8  0
 
Padres (5-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Wells                   5 2/3   2   1   1   4   3   0  85   3.37
R.Seanez L(0-1) BS(1st)   0 1/3   3   1   0   0   0   0  17   0.00
C.Hensley                 2       3   2   2   0   0   1  31   4.50
Totals                    8       8   4   3   4   3   1
 
Astros (4-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Oswalt WIN(2-1)         7       9   1   1   0   6   1 111   3.15
D.Wheeler HOLD(1st)       1       1   0   0   0   0   0  13   2.25
B.Lidge SAVE(1st)         1       2   0   0   0   2   0  15   9.00
Totals                    9      12   1   1   0   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,318 DATE- Saturday, October 14th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez, Hunter Wendelstedt
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Padres:10  Astros: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 2  Astros: 0
ERRORS- T.Walker-2, C.Hensley
DOUBLES- M.Cameron(4th), G.Blum(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Gonzalez(2nd), L.Berkman(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Roberts(4th), W.Taveras(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Giles
WALKS- M.Ensberg-2, L.Berkman-2
HIT BY PITCH- B.Ausmus
STRIKE OUTS- D.Roberts-3, J.Bard, M.Cameron, G.Blum, M.Bellhorn, M.Piazza,
             C.Burke-2, J.Lane
GIDP- C.Biggio, R.Oswalt
 
Chris Burke had 2 base hits as the Houston Astros defeated the San Diego
Padres by the score of 4 to 1 at Minute Maid Field.
 
San Diego was unable to recover after Houston went ahead in the 7th inning
scoring a single run utilizing 2 base hits.  Houston won despite being
out-hit by San Diego 12 hits to 8.  
 
Roy Oswalt(2-1) got the win allowing 1 run in 7 innings. Brad Lidge was
credited with his 1st save.  Rudy Seanez(0-1) was given the loss in relief.

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October 13, 2006: Twins 5 Rangers 0 (Twins lead series, 3-0)

2007-11-23T11:39:00.001-05:00

For the 2nd straight year, my replay American League Champion Series features...a NO HITTER! Johan Santana does the trick this time, beating the Rangers by a 5-0 score. Last year it was Freddy Garcia of the White Sox, who no-hit the Yankees to clinch the ALCS. The only playoff no-hitter in real life history is Don Larsen's 1956 perfect game.

The Twins got all their runs in the first off 4 singles and 2 walks. All 5 runs get charged to Rangers starter Vicente Padilla, who was pulled after those 4 singles and 2 walks. The Rangers bullpen did a good job keeping the Twins bats at bay for the rest of the game, but it didn't matter because of Santana's dominant feat.

The Rangers will try to jump start a valiant series comeback with game 4 starter Adam Eaton, who will oppose Carlos Silva of the Twins.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Texas Rangers At 2006 Minnesota Twins               10/13/2006
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Matthews Jr RF    3  0  0  0 .152     L.Castillo 2B       3  1  0  0 .313  
  M.Young SS          4  0  0  0 .310     N.Punto 3B          2  1  2  0 .367  
  M.Teixeira 1B       3  0  0  0 .242     J.Mauer C           3  1  1  0 .286  
  C.Lee LF            3  0  0  0 .333     M.Cuddyer RF        4  1  2  2 .323  
  M.Derosa 3B         3  0  0  0 .417     J.Morneau 1B        4  1  1  1 .194  
  H.Blalock DH        2  0  0  0 .200     T.Hunter CF         4  0  0  0 .172  
  I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  0 .138     J.Tyner LF          4  0  1  1 .250  
  G.Laird C           3  0  0  0 .143     J.Kubel DH          4  0  1  0 .125  
  E.Young CF          3  0  0  0 .000     J.Bartlett SS       4  0  1  0 .179  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      32  5  9  4
 
 
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  1
Twins........... 5 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  5  9  1
 
Rangers (3-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Padilla LOSS(2-1)       0 1/3   4   5   3   2   1   0  32   2.51
S.Feldman                 2 1/3   3   0   0   1   4   0  40   0.00
W.Littleton               3       1   0   0   1   1   0  35   0.00
J.Benoit                  2 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  24   0.00
Totals                    8       9   5   3   4   9   0
 
Twins (6-2)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Santana WIN(2-1)        9       0   0   0   2   6   0 107   3.45
Totals                    9       0   0   0   2   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,999 DATE- Friday, October 13th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Mark Wagner
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 2  Twins: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 0  Twins: 1
ERRORS- C.Lee, J.Bartlett
DOUBLES- J.Mauer(3rd)
WALKS- G.Matthews Jr, H.Blalock, L.Castillo, N.Punto-2, J.Mauer
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews Jr-2, M.Teixeira, M.Derosa, I.Kinsler, G.Laird,
             M.Cuddyer, J.Morneau-2, T.Hunter-2, J.Kubel-2, J.Bartlett-2
GIDP- M.Young
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Mark Derosa robbed Jason Bartlett of a base hit.
 
Johan Santana(2-1) was on top of his game in Minnesota as he tossed a beauty
of a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers.  The Minnesota Twins won by a score
of 5 to 0.
 
Santana was cheered on with every out from the 7th inning onward.  The
adrenaline had to be just pumping through his veins.  The atmosphere was
electric out there in Metrodome tonight! He walked 2 Texas batters.  What an
evening for the fans.  They were on the edge of their seats from the 7th
inning on.  With every out, the electricity in the air mounted.  After the
1st inning, neither team was able to score.  
 
Vicente Padilla(2-1) was charged with the loss.  'You probably have a better
chance of winning the lottery than this happening,' said Santana, 'I don't
expect it to sink in for awhile,' he said. 'I'm numb right now, I'm
overwhelmed.'

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October 12, 2006: Padres 8 Astros 4 (Padres lead series, 2-0)

2007-11-22T23:51:00.001-05:00

The Padres are up 2 games to none in the NLCS after a 5-run 3rd inning powers them to the 8-4 win over the Astros. Craig Biggio led off the game with a homer for the Astros, but the Padres got one back in the 1st and then put 5 on the board in the 3rd. The Padres scored the 5 runs on just 2 hits in the inning, which helps explain why they only had 5 hits for the game but scored 8 runs. After 2 were out in the inning, here's how it went: walk, double (1 run scores), walk, balk, intentional walk, walk (2nd run scores), double (3 runs score). Astros starter Andy Pettitte was pulled at this point and Chad Qualls was able to get the 3rd out but would give up 2 more in the 4th on a Mike Cameron homer. Cameron also had the first double in the 3rd and a triple in the 1st, which means he was only a single short of the cycle in the 4th inning...but he would only get one more AB in the game and would strike out. In fact, Cameron's homer would be the last hit of the game for the Padres.

The Astros wasted a 4 for 4 day by #2 hitter Mike Lamb, largely because #3 hitter Lance Berkman went 0 for 5.

Houston will hope that bringing the series to Houston will change their luck, or that starter Roy Oswalt will. Oswalt faces the Fat Man, David Wells.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 San Diego Padres             10/12/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Biggio 2B         4  1  2  1 .259     D.Roberts LF        3  1  0  0 .200  
  M.Lamb 3B           4  0  4  0 .364     B.Giles RF          3  1  0  0 .238  
  L.Berkman 1B        5  0  0  0 .231     M.Cameron CF        4  3  3  3 .435  
  L.Scott LF          3  1  1  1 .250     M.Piazza C          3  1  1  1 .389  
  A.Huff RF           3  1  0  0 .261     A.Gonzalez 1B       2  1  0  0 .348  
  C.Burke CF          4  1  1  1 .385     K.Greene SS         3  1  0  1 .250  
  A.Everett SS        4  0  0  0 .179     M.Bellhorn 3B       4  0  1  3 .200  
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  0  0 .174     J.Barfield 2B       4  0  0  0 .250  
  A.Pettitte P        1  0  0  0 .000     C.Young P           3  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Qualls P          0  0  0  0 ----     A.Embree P          0  0  0  0 .000  
A-M.Ensberg PH        1  0  0  0 .273                                          
  D.Wheeler P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-W.Taveras PH        1  0  0  0 .111                                          
  C.Sampson P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
C-E.Bruntlett PH      1  0  0  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  8  3                 Totals      29  8  5  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Qualls In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wheeler In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Sampson In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 1 0 0  1 0 2  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
Padres.......... 1 0 5  2 0 0  0 0    -  8  5  0
 
Astros (3-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Pettitte LOSS(0-1)      2 2/3   4   6   6   4   2   0  65   7.56
C.Qualls                  1 1/3   1   2   2   1   0   1  15   9.00
D.Wheeler                 1       0   0   0   1   1   0  19   3.00
C.Sampson                 3       0   0   0   0   2   0  23   0.00
Totals                    8       5   8   8   6   5   1
 
Padres (5-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Young WIN(2-0)          6 2/3   7   4   4   4   8   2 117   3.52
A.Embree SAVE(1st)        2 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  29   3.68
Totals                    9       8   4   4   4  11   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,726 DATE- Thursday, October 12th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Joyce, Paul Schrieber, Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 8  Padres: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Padres: 1
DOUBLES- M.Lamb(1st), M.Cameron(3rd), M.Bellhorn(1st)
TRIPLES- C.Burke(1st), M.Cameron(3rd)
HOME RUNS- C.Biggio(4th), L.Scott(2nd), M.Cameron(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Roberts(3rd)
WALKS- C.Biggio, M.Lamb, L.Scott, A.Huff, D.Roberts, B.Giles, M.Piazza,
       A.Gonzalez-2, K.Greene
HIT BY PITCH- B.Ausmus
STRIKE OUTS- C.Biggio, L.Berkman-3, L.Scott, A.Huff, C.Burke, A.Everett,
             B.Ausmus, W.Taveras, E.Bruntlett, M.Cameron, M.Piazza, K.Greene,
             M.Bellhorn, C.Young
GIDP- L.Berkman
BALKS- A.Pettitte
WILD PITCHES- C.Young
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Craig Biggio robbed Josh Barfield of a base hit.
 
Center fielder Mike Cameron slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI at Petco Park as
the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 8 to 4.
 
The San Diego fans enjoyed the offense provided by Cameron.  He tripled in the
1st inning, doubled knocking in a run in the 3rd inning and cleared the
fences for a two-run home run (his 2nd of the season) in the 4th inning.
Despite losing, Houston out-hit San Diego 8 to 5.  
 
Chris Young(2-0) got the win allowing 4 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings. Alan Embree
earned his 1st save.  Andy Pettitte(0-1) was tagged with the loss.  He was
knocked around pretty good, giving up 6 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings.

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October 11, 2006: Padres 10 Astros 0 (Padres lead series, 1-0)

2007-11-22T10:11:00.001-05:00

The Padres put the smackdown on the Astros to take the decisive win in game one of the NLCS. The Padres started the fun early with 5 runs in the 1st inning. Astros starter Fernando Nieve got the first 2 outs of the inning but then walked Todd Walker before allowing a home run to Mike Piazza. Adrian Gonzalez then singled, followed by a Mike Cameron triple to score Gonzalez and then Russell Branyan took Nieve deep to put 2 more on the board. Nieve was pulled at this point, but it didn't matter since the Astros would fail to score a single run in the game. Piazza would make it 7-0 on a 4th inning home run off Russ Springer, while Brian Giles would make it 10-0 with a 4th inning home run off Chad Qualls.

Padres starter Jake Peavy went 7 strong innings, allowing 5 hits, no runs, no walks, and striking out 8.

Andy Pettitte will try to right the ship for the Astros in game 2 against Chris Young of the Padres.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 San Diego Padres             10/11/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        4  0  0  0 .115     D.Roberts LF        5  1  1  0 .227  
  M.Lamb 3B           4  0  0  0 .222     B.Giles RF          5  1  2  3 .278  
  L.Berkman 1B        4  0  1  0 .286     T.Walker 2B         4  2  2  0 .222  
  L.Scott LF          4  0  1  0 .235     M.Piazza C          4  2  3  4 .400  
  A.Huff RF           4  0  1  0 .300     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  1  0 .381  
  C.Biggio 2B         4  0  1  0 .217     M.Cameron CF        3  1  1  1 .368  
  A.Everett SS        4  0  1  0 .208     R.Branyan 3B        4  1  2  2 .294  
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  0  0 .200     G.Blum SS           4  0  0  0 .150  
  F.Nieve P           0  0  0  0 ----     C.Hensley P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Wheeler P         0  0  0  0 ----     J.Peavy P           3  1  1  0 .200  
A-M.Ensberg PH        1  0  0  0 .300   C-K.Greene SS         1  0  0  0 .400  
  R.Springer P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  C.Qualls P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-C.Burke PH          1  0  1  0 .444                                          
  D.Borkowski P       0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-E.Bruntlett PH      1  0  1  0 .500                                          
  T.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  0  7  0                 Totals      37 10 13 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wheeler In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Qualls In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Peavy In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Borkowski In 8th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  0
Padres.......... 5 0 2  3 0 0  0 0    - 10 13  0
 
Astros (3-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Nieve LOSS(0-1)         0 2/3   4   5   5   1   0   2  27  22.50
D.Wheeler                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  12   4.50
R.Springer                1 1/3   4   4   4   0   0   1  34  12.27
C.Qualls                  1 2/3   2   1   1   1   1   1  29   5.40
D.Borkowski               2       2   0   0   0   0   0  27   1.50
T.Miller                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  13   2.45
Totals                    8      13  10  10   2   2   4
 
Padres (4-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Peavy WIN(1-0)          7       5   0   0   0   8   0  89   0.00
C.Hensley                 2       2   0   0   0   0   0  26   0.00
Totals                    9       7   0   0   0   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,724 DATE- Wednesday, October 11th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Larry Poncino, Bruce Dreckman, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 7  Padres: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Padres: 0
DOUBLES- A.Huff(2nd), R.Branyan(2nd)
TRIPLES- M.Cameron(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Giles(1st), M.Piazza-2(2nd), R.Branyan(2nd)
WALKS- T.Walker, M.Cameron
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras-2, M.Lamb-2, L.Berkman, L.Scott, A.Huff, B.Ausmus,
             T.Walker, G.Blum
WILD PITCHES- J.Peavy
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Mike Cameron robbed Aubrey Huff of an extra base hit.
 
Mike Piazza launched 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the San Diego Padres ballclub
embarrassed the Houston Astros by the count of 10 to 0.
 
It was a good day for San Diego thanks to Piazza.  He smashed a two-run homer
in the 1st inning, bombed a two-run dinger (his 2nd of the season) in the 3rd
inning and singled in the 4th inning.  After the 4th inning, neither team was
able to score.  
 
Jake Peavy(1-0) allowed no runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory.
Fernando Nieve(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning
allowing 4 hits and 1 walk.

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October 11, 2006: Twins 5 Rangers 2 (Twins lead series, 2-0)

2007-11-22T08:50:00.001-05:00

The Twins are in the catbird seat in the ALCS after beating the Rangers 5-2 for the 2 games to none series lead before heading to Minnesota for 3 games. Once again, the Rangers outhit the Twins (11-7) but left too many runners on base (12 to the Twins' 3). Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda struggled in the 2nd, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs before being pulled. The big hits were a Torii Hunter 2-run homer (his 2nd in as many games) and a 2-run double by Luis Castillo. Meanwhile, Twins starter Brad Radke scattered 9 hits while only giving up 2 runs in 6 2/3 IP. Joe Nathan came in for the flawless 9th for his 2nd save in as many games.

A note of recognition for Rangers reliever Josh Rupe - he entered the game in the 5th with a 4-1 deficit, allowed a Mike Cuddyer single to score the Twins' 5th run, then got the next 13 outs to finish the game without allowing another hit. The only flaw was hitting Josh Bartlett with a pitch in the 7th, but he was quickly erased when he was caught stealing 2nd. Unfortunately for Rupe, the Rangers could only manage one run while he was holding the Twins at bay.

After a day off, the series resumes in Minnesota with each team's ace taking the hill in game 3: Vicente Padilla vs. Johan Santana.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Texas Rangers               10/11/2006
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       4  0  1  2 .345     G.Matthews Jr CF    4  0  1  0 .167  
  N.Punto 3B          4  0  0  0 .321     M.Young SS          4  1  1  0 .360  
  J.Mauer C           4  1  1  0 .280     M.Teixeira 1B       5  0  1  0 .267  
  M.Cuddyer RF        4  0  1  1 .296     C.Lee LF            4  0  1  0 .370  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  1  1  0 .185     H.Blalock DH        5  0  1  1 .214  
  T.Hunter CF         4  1  1  2 .200     M.Derosa 3B,2B      4  1  2  0 .476  
  L.Ford LF           4  1  1  0 .250     I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  1  0 .154  
  R.White DH          3  1  1  0 .200   A-J.Arias PH,3B       1  0  1  0 .500  
  J.Bartlett SS       2  0  0  0 .167     R.Barajas C         4  0  1  0 .313  
                                          J.Hairston Jr RF    3  0  1  1 .333  
                                        B-G.Laird PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .182  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  5  7  5                 Totals      38  2 11  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kinsler In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hairston Jr In 8th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 4 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  5  7  0
Rangers......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  2 11  0
 
Twins (5-2)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Radke WIN(1-1)          6 2/3   9   2   2   2   6   0 119   5.73
P.Neshek HOLD(1st)        1 1/3   2   0   0   1   2   0  32   0.00
J.Nathan SAVE(4th)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0  14   0.00
Totals                    9      11   2   2   3  10   0
 
Rangers (3-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Tejeda LOSS(0-2)        1 2/3   5   4   4   0   2   1  27  13.50
R.Mahay                   3       1   1   1   1   4   0  41   4.15
J.Rupe                    4 1/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  47   0.00
Totals                    9       7   5   5   1   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,620 DATE- Wednesday, October 11th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Kerwin Danley, Jim Reynolds, Tim Welke, Gary Cederstrom
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 3  Rangers:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0  Rangers: 0
DOUBLES- L.Castillo(2nd), J.Mauer(2nd), M.Teixeira(3rd), R.Barajas(2nd)
HOME RUNS- T.Hunter(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Bartlett
WALKS- R.White, G.Matthews Jr, M.Young, C.Lee
HIT BY PITCH- J.Bartlett
STRIKE OUTS- N.Punto-2, J.Mauer, M.Cuddyer-2, T.Hunter, L.Ford, R.White,
             M.Young-3, M.Teixeira-2, H.Blalock, M.Derosa, I.Kinsler,
             J.Hairston Jr-2
 
The Minnesota Twins scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning and defeated the Texas
Rangers by a score of 5 to 2 at Ameriquest Field.
 
Brad Radke(1-1) gave a fine effort for Minnesota.  He allowed 9 hits and 2
walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  Minnesota won despite being out-hit by Texas 11
hits to 7.  
 
Joe Nathan got the save, his 4th.  The losing pitcher was Robinson
Tejeda(0-2).  He surrendered 5 hits and no walks in 1 and 2/3 innings.

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October 10, 2006: Twins 7 Rangers 5 (Twins lead series, 1-0)

2007-11-21T23:49:00.001-05:00

The Twins fight back from a 3 run deficit and take the lead for good in a big 4-run 8th to win game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The Twins win despite being outhit by Texas, 13 to 7. The Twins were simply more efficient - they left just 3 men on base while the Rangers left 9 on.

The Rangers started the 8th with Ron Mahay still on the hill, and he struck out Luis Castillo before allowing a single to Nick Punto. At this point the manager went to the closer, Akinori Otsuka. He allowed a double to Joe Mauer, then after getting Mike Cuddyer to fly out he walked Justin Morneau which was followed by a 3 run homer from Torii Hunter. This marked the end of the day for Otsuka, and though the Twins would score no more runs, it was too late.

The Rangers did get big days from Michael Young (3 for 5, 2B), Carlos Lee (3 for 5, 3 2B), and Mark DeRosa (2 for 3, HR). Nick Punto had 2 triples for the Twins to go along with his 8th inning single.

The Rangers will try to even up the series in game 2 with Robinson Tejeda against Brad Radke. Both got roughed up and took the loss for their team in game 3 of their respective division series.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Texas Rangers               10/10/2006
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       5  0  0  0 .360     G.Matthews Jr CF    4  0  0  1 .154  
  N.Punto 3B          4  3  3  0 .375     M.Young SS          5  2  3  0 .381  
  J.Mauer C           4  1  1  2 .286     M.Teixeira 1B       5  0  1  0 .280  
  M.Cuddyer RF        4  0  0  0 .304     C.Lee LF            5  1  3  2 .391  
  J.Morneau 1B        3  1  1  0 .174     H.Blalock DH        4  0  1  0 .217  
  T.Hunter CF         4  2  2  3 .190     M.Derosa 3B         3  1  2  2 .471  
  J.Tyner LF          2  0  0  0 .250     I.Kinsler 2B        4  1  1  0 .130  
A-M.Redmond PH        1  0  0  0 .600     R.Barajas C         4  0  2  0 .333  
B-P.Nevin LF          1  0  0  0 .000     N.Cruz RF           4  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Kubel DH          3  0  0  1 .000                                          
  J.Bartlett SS       4  0  0  0 .182                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  7  7  6                 Totals      38  5 13  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Tyner In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Redmond In 7th Inning
 
Twins........... 1 0 0  0 0 1  1 4 0  -  7  7  0
Rangers......... 1 2 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  5 13  1
 
Twins (4-2)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Bonser                  4 2/3   9   4   4   1   7   1 104   5.87
J.Rincon                  2       2   1   1   1   3   0  32   7.71
M.Guerrier WIN(1-0)       0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.68
J.Nathan SAVE(3rd)        2       1   0   0   0   2   0  21   0.00
Totals                    9      13   5   5   2  12   1
 
Rangers (3-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Millwood                6       4   3   2   1   3   0  97   2.25
R.Mahay HOLD(1st)         1 1/3   1   1   1   0   1   0  22   6.75
A.Otsuka L(0-1) BS(1st)   0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   1  18   6.23
J.Benoit                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  13   0.00
Totals                    9       7   7   6   2   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,575 DATE- Tuesday, October 10th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 3  Rangers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1  Rangers: 0
ERRORS- M.Derosa
DOUBLES- J.Mauer(1st), T.Hunter(1st), M.Young(4th), C.Lee-3(3rd)
TRIPLES- N.Punto-2(4th)
HOME RUNS- T.Hunter(1st), M.Derosa(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Matthews Jr
WALKS- J.Morneau, J.Kubel, H.Blalock, M.Derosa
STRIKE OUTS- L.Castillo-2, J.Mauer, M.Cuddyer, J.Morneau, J.Kubel,
             G.Matthews Jr, M.Young, M.Teixeira-2, H.Blalock, M.Derosa,
             I.Kinsler, R.Barajas, N.Cruz-4
GIDP- G.Matthews Jr
PASSED BALLS- R.Barajas
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Mike Cuddyer robbed Michael Young of an extra base hit.
 
Torii Hunter left the yard and had 3 RBI as the Minnesota Twins defeated the
Texas Rangers by a score of 7 to 5 at Ameriquest Field.
 
Matt Guerrier(1-0) was called upon to do the job and he was the winning
pitcher.  He surrendered 1 hit and no walks in 1/3 of an inning.  Although
they lost, Texas did out-hit Minnesota 13 to 7.  
 
Joe Nathan earned his 3rd save.  Akinori Otsuka(0-1) took the loss in relief.
He pitched 1/3 of an inning and surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk.

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October 9, 2006: Astros 6 Mets 1 (Astros win series, 3-2)

2007-11-20T21:08:00.001-05:00

The Astros punch their ticket to the NLCS behind Roger Clemens, who went 5 shutout innings on short rest and was able to hand a 6-0 lead over to Dave Borkowski, who took them the rest of the way to the 6-1 win. The offense was provided by Luke Scott's 2 run homer in the 4th and a 4 run outburst in the 6th that was fueled by Scott's double, Aubrey Huff's 2 RBI single, and Craig Biggio's 2 run homer.

The series MVP is Clemens, who pitched just 5 innings in each of his starts but had a 0.90 ERA. He was the hard luck loser in game 2.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 New York (NL) Mets            10/9/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        5  0  0  0 .136     J.Reyes SS          3  0  0  0 .190  
  M.Lamb 3B           5  0  2  0 .286     P.Lo Duca C         4  0  1  0 .238  
  L.Berkman 1B        1  2  1  0 .294     C.Beltran CF        4  0  1  0 .167  
  L.Scott LF          4  2  2  2 .231     C.Delgado 1B        3  0  0  0 .353  
  A.Huff RF           5  1  1  2 .313     D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  0 .300  
  C.Biggio 2B         5  1  1  2 .211     C.Floyd LF          4  1  1  1 .150  
  A.Everett SS        4  0  0  0 .200     S.Green RF          2  0  0  0 .273  
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  1  0 .235     J.Valentin 2B       3  0  1  0 .389  
  R.Clemens P         2  0  0  0 .000     J.Maine P           2  0  0  0 .000  
A-J.Lane PH           0  0  0  0 .000     R.Ring P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Borkowski P       1  0  0  0 .000   B-M.Tucker PH         1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6  8  6                 Totals      30  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Clemens In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ring In 8th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 0  2 0 4  0 0 0  -  6  8  0
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  5  0
 
Astros (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Clemens WIN(1-1)        5       3   0   0   2   2   0  85   0.90
D.Borkowski SAVE(1st)     4       2   1   1   1   2   1  62   2.25
Totals                    9       5   1   1   3   4   1
 
Mets (2-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Maine LOSS(1-1)         5 1/3   3   4   4   3   7   1  93   3.38
R.Ring                    2 2/3   3   2   2   2   1   1  59   6.75
A.Heilman                 1       2   0   0   1   1   0  22  10.12
Totals                    9       8   6   6   6   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 52,178 DATE- Monday, October 9th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals, Andy Fletcher
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 9  Mets: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 1  Mets: 0
DOUBLES- L.Scott(2nd), J.Valentin(1st)
HOME RUNS- L.Scott(1st), C.Biggio(3rd), C.Floyd(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Valentin
WALKS- L.Berkman-4, L.Scott, J.Lane, J.Reyes, C.Delgado, S.Green
HIT BY PITCH- B.Ausmus
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras-2, L.Scott-2, A.Huff-2, A.Everett, B.Ausmus, R.Clemens,
             C.Beltran, C.Delgado-2, J.Maine
GIDP- J.Valentin
 
Left fielder Luke Scott homered and had 2 RBI at Shea Stadium as the Houston
Astros beat the New York (NL) Mets by the count of 6 to 1.
 
Roger Clemens(1-1) pitched well for Houston in their victory.  He surrendered
3 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings lowering his ERA from 1.80 to 0.90.  Houston
had 8 hits for the game and New York (NL) had 5.  
 
Dave Borkowski recorded his 1st save.  John Maine(1-1) was tagged with the
loss.  He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 3 hits and 3 walks.

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October 8, 2006: Rangers 3 Tigers 1 (Rangers win series, 3-2)

2007-11-19T21:56:00.001-05:00

The Texas Rangers are ALCS-bound after holding off the Tigers for the 3-1 win. The Rangers got 7 solid innings out of Vicente Padilla, while Tigers starter Nate Robertson was also solid but was pulled in the 6th after walking a batter with 2 out. That is when the Rangers struck, stringing together another walk and a double to plate 2 runs off Tiger reliever Jason Grilli.

The Tigers would get a double and a single with 2 outs in the 8th, but Brandon Inge would get thrown out at the plate for the 3rd out. The Rangers added an insurance run in the 9th and Akinora Otsuka put the Tigers down 1-2-3 in the 9th.

The road team won all 5 games in this series. The Rangers will now take on the Twins in the ALCS and will have home field advantage even though the wild card Twins had 15 more wins during the regular season.

The series MVP is Vicente Padilla, who pitched 14 innings total in 2 starts and allowed just one earned run. He won both game 1 (on short rest) and game 5.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Texas Rangers At 2006 Detroit Tigers                 10/8/2006
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Matthews Jr CF    5  0  0  0 .182     C.Granderson CF     4  0  1  0 .238  
  M.Young SS          3  0  1  0 .313     P.Polanco 2B        4  0  0  0 .368  
  M.Teixeira 1B       3  1  0  0 .300     S.Casey 1B          4  1  2  0 .294  
  C.Lee LF            3  1  2  0 .333     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  1  1 .250  
  M.Derosa 3B         2  0  1  2 .429     C.Guillen SS        3  0  0  0 .211  
  H.Blalock DH        3  1  1  0 .211     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .188  
  I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  0 .105     C.Monroe LF         3  0  0  0 .211  
  G.Laird C           3  0  0  0 .200     M.Thames DH         3  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Cruz RF           3  0  0  1 .000     B.Inge 3B           3  0  1  0 .222  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  3  5  3                 Totals      31  1  5  1
 
 
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 1  -  3  5  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
 
Rangers (3-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Padilla WIN(2-0)        7       3   1   1   0   9   0 101   0.64
A.Otsuka SAVE(2nd)        2       2   0   0   0   1   0  29   0.00
Totals                    9       5   1   1   0  10   0
 
Tigers (2-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson               5 2/3   2   1   1   4   4   0  98   4.66
J.Grilli L(0-1) BS(1st)   2 1/3   3   2   2   2   4   0  46  14.73
J.Walker                  1       0   0   0   1   1   0  19   0.00
Totals                    9       5   3   3   7   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,348 DATE- Sunday, October 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Larry Young, Bill Hohn, Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 7  Tigers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 0  Tigers: 2
DOUBLES- M.Derosa(3rd), B.Inge(1st)
TRIPLES- C.Lee(1st), S.Casey(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Laird
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Cruz
WALKS- M.Young, M.Teixeira, C.Lee, M.Derosa-2, H.Blalock, I.Kinsler
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews Jr-3, M.Teixeira, M.Derosa, H.Blalock, I.Kinsler,
             G.Laird, N.Cruz, C.Granderson, P.Polanco-2, S.Casey, C.Guillen,
             I.Rodriguez, C.Monroe, M.Thames, B.Inge-2
GIDP- M.Teixeira, H.Blalock
WILD PITCHES- J.Grilli
 
Vicente Padilla came through with a solid 7 innings as the Texas Rangers
outscored the Detroit Tigers 3 to 1.
 
Texas scored 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning.  The key offensive moment
was provided by Mark Derosa who silenced the stadium when he doubled which
was good for two runs.  Detroit went down quietly in the bottom of the 9th.
 
The victory went to Padilla(2-0) who went 7 innings, allowing 1 run. Akinori
Otsuka earned his 2nd save.  Jason Grilli(0-1) suffered the loss in relief.

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October 8, 2006: Twins 3 Yankees 1 (Twins win series, 3-2)

2007-11-19T21:31:00.001-05:00

The Twins are ALCS-bound after beating the Yankees by a 3-1 score in the deciding game of their ALDS series. The Twins did not need much offense thanks to 6 strong innings from Johan Santana, a far cry from his game 1 performance. The Twins scored a single run in the 2nd and tacked on 2 more in the 3rd on 4 straight singles. It would be all they needed, as the only Yankee to get past 2nd base in the entire game was A-Rod, who walked with 2 outs in the 6th and was knocked in on a Gary Sheffield single.

The matchup of closers could very well have made the difference in this one. Joe Nathan pitched in 2 games, going 2 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out 5, and had 2 saves. Mariano Rivera also pitched in 2 games, but only pitched 2/3 of an inning in a game 1 save and blew it up for 3 runs in a game 2 blown save and loss.

Another interesting tidbit: The Twins did not hit a home run in their series win. The Yankees hit 6 in the series.

The series MVP is Mike Cuddyer, who hit .368 in the series and had clutch hits in the game 4 and 5 wins for the Twins.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 New York (AL) Yankees        10/8/2006
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       4  1  2  0 .450     J.Damon CF          3  0  1  0 .227  
  N.Punto 3B          4  1  1  0 .300     D.Jeter SS          2  1  1  0 .412  
  J.Mauer C           4  0  2  1 .294     B.Abreu RF          4  0  0  0 .400  
  M.Cuddyer RF        2  1  1  1 .368     A.Rodriguez 3B      2  0  0  0 .471  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  0  1  0 .150     G.Sheffield 1B      4  0  2  1 .444  
  T.Hunter CF         2  0  0  1 .118     J.Posada C          4  0  0  0 .105  
  R.White LF          3  0  0  0 .176     H.Matsui LF         2  0  1  0 .267  
  J.Tyner DH          3  0  0  0 .286     B.Williams DH       3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Bartlett SS       3  0  0  0 .222   A-J.Giambi PH         1  0  0  0 .200  
                                          R.Cano 2B           3  0  0  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  3  7  3                 Totals      28  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Williams In 9th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  7  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
 
Twins (3-2)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Santana WIN(1-1)        6       4   1   1   4   5   0 104   8.10
J.Crain HOLD(1st)         1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.60
J.Nathan SAVE(2nd)        1 2/3   0   0   0   1   3   0  22   0.00
Totals                    9       5   1   1   5   9   0
 
Yankees (2-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Wang LOSS(1-1)          8 1/3   7   3   3   1   3   0 109   4.80
S.Proctor                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   9.00
Totals                    9       7   3   3   1   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 56,888 DATE- Sunday, October 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez, Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 2  Yankees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 3  Yankees: 2
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Castillo
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Jeter
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Hunter
WALKS- M.Cuddyer, J.Damon, A.Rodriguez-2, H.Matsui-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Cuddyer, D.Jeter
STRIKE OUTS- M.Cuddyer, J.Morneau, R.White, B.Abreu, A.Rodriguez-2, J.Posada-2,
             B.Williams-2, J.Giambi, R.Cano
GIDP- J.Morneau, R.White, D.Jeter, B.Williams, R.Cano
 
At Yankee Stadium, the New York (AL) fans witnessed a great pitcher's duel.
Johan Santana(1-1) finally bested his New York (AL) opposite, Chien-Ming
Wang(1-1), by the score of 3 to 1.
 
Santana gave Minnesota a solid outing. He allowed 4 hits and 4 walks in 6
innings.  Minnesota finished with 7 hits in the victory.  
 
Santana got help from Joe Nathan who earned his 2nd save.  The losing pitcher
was Wang.  He pitched 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 7 hits and 1 walk.

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October 8, 2006: Astros 6 Mets 0 (series tied, 2-2)

2007-11-17T08:47:00.001-05:00

Roy Oswalt and the Astros extend their NLDS series to a deciding game 5 thanks toa 6-0 win in game 4. Oswalt threw a complete game shutout at them, allowing just 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 11. Oswalt also helped himself out with the bat, hitting a solo homer to lead off the 5th inning. Morgan Ensberg was also wielding a big stick, hitting a 2 run homer in the 3rd and adding a solo shot in the 5th.

The Mets will send John Maine to the hill in game 5. The Astros are still undecided on a starter - could be Wandy Rodriguez, could be Fernando Nieve, or it could be Roger Clemens on short rest.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (NL) Mets At 2006 Houston Astros            10/8/2006
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          4  0  0  0 .222     W.Taveras CF        3  2  1  0 .176  
  P.Lo Duca C         4  0  1  0 .235     M.Ensberg 3B        4  2  2  4 .333  
  C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .143     L.Berkman 1B        4  0  1  0 .250  
  C.Delgado 1B        4  0  2  0 .429     C.Burke LF          4  0  1  0 .375  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  0  0 .313     A.Huff RF           3  0  0  0 .364  
  C.Floyd LF          3  0  0  0 .125     C.Biggio 2B         4  1  1  1 .214  
  S.Green RF          3  0  0  0 .333     A.Everett SS        4  0  1  0 .250  
  J.Valentin 2B       3  0  1  0 .400     B.Ausmus C          4  0  1  0 .214  
  O.Perez P           1  0  0  0 .000     R.Oswalt P          2  1  1  1 .333  
A-M.Tucker PH         0  0  0  01.000                                          
  P.Feliciano P       0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-J.Franco PH         0  0  0  0 .500                                          
  G.Mota P            0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  4  0                 Totals      32  6  9  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Perez In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Feliciano In 8th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Astros.......... 1 0 2  0 2 0  0 1    -  6  9  0
 
Mets (2-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
O.Perez LOSS(0-1)         5       6   5   5   1   3   3  94   9.00
P.Feliciano               2       2   0   0   1   1   0  34   0.00
G.Mota                    1       1   1   1   0   1   1  10   4.50
Totals                    8       9   6   6   2   5   4
 
Astros (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Oswalt WIN(1-1)         9       4   0   0   2  11   0 133   4.15
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2  11   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,306 DATE- Sunday, October 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Dimuro, Gary Darling, Larry Poncino, Bruce Dreckman
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 5  Astros: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2  Astros: 1
ERRORS- S.Green
TRIPLES- W.Taveras(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Ensberg-2(2nd), C.Biggio(2nd), R.Oswalt(1st)
WALKS- M.Tucker, J.Franco, W.Taveras, R.Oswalt
HIT BY PITCH- A.Huff
STRIKE OUTS- J.Reyes, P.Lo Duca, C.Beltran-2, C.Delgado, D.Wright-3, C.Floyd-2,
             S.Green, W.Taveras-2, A.Huff, C.Biggio-2
GIDP- C.Beltran, C.Burke, B.Ausmus
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Adam Everett robbed Jose Valentin of a base hit.
 
Third baseman Morgan Ensberg ripped 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Roy Oswalt
dominated striking out 11 New York (NL) batters at Minute Maid Field as the
Houston Astros beat the New York (NL) Mets 6 to 0.
 
Ensberg enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He smashed a two-run homer in
the 3rd inning and blasted a solo shot (his 2nd of the season) in the 5th
inning.  Houston had 9 hits for the night.  
 
Oswalt(1-1) went the distance for the shutout. Oliver Perez(0-1) absorbed the
loss.  He served up 3 homeruns in his 5 innings.  
 
Phil Garner was asked about the performance of Oswalt, 'He had his good stuff
out there tonight.  The fans really get into it when the strikeouts start
mounting up - and that seems to give him even more adrenalin.'

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October 8, 2006: Padres 9 Phillies 3 (Padres win series, 3-1)

2007-11-16T23:03:00.001-05:00

The Phillies are the first casualty of my 2006 playoffs, losing game 4 of their NLDS series against the Padres, 9-3. The Phillies had a shot at this one and led 3-2 after scoring 2 runs on 4 hits in the 7th, but their bullpen imploded, allowing 7 runs in the 8th and 9th. Tom Gordon was the first to blow it up, allowing a single, walk and a 3 run homer in just 1/3 of an inning. Geoff Geary came in and got the final 2 outs in the 8th, but he allowed 3 hits and 3 runs before being pulled with one out in the 9th. Ryan Madson would finally put the nail in the coffin, allowing a walk and a 2-RBI single before getting the last 2 outs of the inning. The Phillies would have Howard, Burrell and Dellucci go down in order in the bottom of the 9th.

Gordon was a huge disappointment in this series and is definitely the biggest goat for the Phils. He posted a 22.50 ERA in his appearances in games 1 and 4. He entered both games with a lead, blew the save, and ended up getting hung with the loss. Ryan Howard was another disappointment, hitting .125 for the series with just one RBI (on a solo homer).

The series MVP is Adrian Gonzalez of the Padres. He hit .417 for the series with 7 RBI, 3 of which came on the 8th inning home run in this game which put the Padres ahead for good.

The Padres will await the winner of the Mets-Astros series. Regardless of the opponent, the Padres will have home field advantage.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 San Diego Padres At 2006 Philadelphia Phillies       10/8/2006
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Roberts LF        4  1  2  1 .235     J.Rollins SS        5  1  1  0 .267  
  B.Giles RF          3  2  0  0 .231     S.Victorino CF      3  1  3  0 .357  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       5  1  2  5 .412     C.Utley 2B          5  1  2  0 .235  
  M.Piazza C          3  1  1  0 .273     R.Howard 1B         4  0  0  0 .125  
  R.Branyan 3B        4  1  1  1 .231     P.Burrell LF        4  0  1  1 .200  
  T.Hoffman P         1  0  0  0 .000     D.Dellucci RF       5  0  1  0 .250  
  M.Cameron CF        4  0  1  0 .375     M.Lieberthal C      3  0  1  2 .364  
  G.Blum SS           3  0  0  1 .188     A.Nunez 3B          3  0  0  0 .167  
  A.Embree P          0  0  0  0 .000     T.Gordon P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Park P            0  0  0  0 ----     G.Geary P           0  0  0  0 ----  
D-M.Bellhorn 3B       1  0  0  0 .000     R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Barfield 2B       3  1  1  0 .333     J.Moyer P           2  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Williams P        2  0  0  0 .000   A-J.Conine PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
B-K.Greene SS         2  2  2  1 .500     R.White P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-J.Hernandez 3B      1  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  9 10  9                 Totals      36  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Moyer In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Williams In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For White In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Park In 8th Inning
 
Padres.......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 3 4  -  9 10  0
Phillies........ 1 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  3  9  0
 
Padres (3-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Williams                6       5   2   2   3   3   0 119   3.00
A.Embree BS(1st)          0 2/3   3   1   1   0   1   0  18   5.40
C.Park WIN(1-0)           1       1   0   0   0   1   0  19   0.00
T.Hoffman SAVE(1st)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  16  21.60
Totals                    9       9   3   3   3   6   0
 
Phillies (1-3)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Moyer                   6       3   2   2   2   2   0  79   3.00
R.White                   1       1   0   0   0   2   0  14   0.00
T.Gordon L(0-2) BS(2nd)   0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   1  15  22.50
G.Geary                   1       3   3   3   1   2   0  25  15.00
R.Madson                  0 2/3   1   1   1   1   1   0  16   3.37
Totals                    9      10   9   9   5   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,786 DATE- Sunday, October 8th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth, Jim Joyce, Paul Schrieber
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Padres: 5  Phillies:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 0  Phillies: 0
DOUBLES- D.Roberts(1st), M.Piazza(1st), R.Branyan(1st), M.Cameron(2nd),
         J.Rollins(3rd)
TRIPLES- K.Greene(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Gonzalez(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Barfield(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Roberts
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Roberts
WALKS- B.Giles-2, M.Piazza-2, J.Barfield, R.Howard, P.Burrell, A.Nunez
HIT BY PITCH- S.Victorino-2, M.Lieberthal
STRIKE OUTS- A.Gonzalez, M.Piazza, R.Branyan-2, M.Cameron, G.Blum, W.Williams,
             R.Howard-3, P.Burrell, D.Dellucci, J.Hernandez
WILD PITCHES- R.Madson
PASSED BALLS- M.Piazza
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Mike Cameron robbed Jeff Conine of an extra base hit.
 
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez hit one over the fence and had 5 RBI as the San
Diego Padres defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 9 to 3 at
Citizen's Bank Park.
 
The Philadelphia fans didn't appreciate the big day Gonzalez had.  He belted a
three-run homer (his 1st of the season) in the 8th inning and smacked a
single bringing in two baserunners in the 9th inning.  San Diego had a total
of 10 hits for the game.  
 
Chan Ho Park(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Park
got help from Trevor Hoffman who was credited with his 1st save.  Tom
Gordon(0-2) was charged with the loss in relief.  He gave up 3 runs and 2
hits in 1/3 of an inning.

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October 7, 2006: Tigers 5 Rangers 0 (series tied, 2-2)

2007-11-15T20:54:00.001-05:00

Both ALDS series will go the full 5 games after the Tigers tied up their series with a 5-0 shutout of the Rangers. Jeremy Bonderman went 7 innings for the win, allowing just 3 hits while walking none and striking out 9. Fernando Rodney pitched in with 2 innings of hitless relief to finish off the shutout.

All 4 games in this series have been won by the road team. The Rangers will try to continue that trend in game 5 in Detroit with game 1 winner Vicente Padilla on the hill. The Rangers will counter with Nate Robertson.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Texas Rangers                 10/7/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     3  1  0  0 .235     G.Matthews Jr CF    4  0  1  0 .235  
  P.Polanco 2B        3  0  1  0 .467     M.Young SS          3  0  0  0 .308  
  S.Casey 1B          4  0  0  0 .231     M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  0  0 .353  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  1  2 .250     C.Lee LF            3  0  0  0 .267  
  C.Guillen SS        4  0  0  0 .250     H.Blalock DH        3  0  0  0 .188  
  I.Rodriguez DH      4  1  1  0 .231     M.Derosa 3B         3  0  1  0 .417  
  C.Monroe LF         4  1  1  1 .250     I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  0 .125  
  V.Wilson C          3  1  1  2 .333     R.Barajas C         3  0  1  0 .250  
  B.Inge 3B           3  1  1  0 .200     N.Cruz RF           2  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-G.Laird PH          1  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  5  6  5                 Totals      29  0  3  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cruz In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  0 0 2  2 0 0  -  5  6  0
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
 
Tigers (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Bonderman WIN(1-0)      7       3   0   0   0   9   0  89   0.00
F.Rodney                  2       0   0   0   1   4   0  27   1.23
Totals                    9       3   0   0   1  13   0
 
Rangers (2-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Eaton LOSS(0-1)         5       3   2   2   0   5   1  77   3.60
R.Bauer                   1 1/3   3   3   3   1   0   1  36   6.75
C.Wilson                  2 2/3   0   0   0   0   4   0  31   1.35
Totals                    9       6   5   5   1   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,317 DATE- Saturday, October 7th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Dimuro, Gary Darling, Larry Poncino, Bruce Dreckman
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 2  Rangers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Rangers: 0
DOUBLES- M.Derosa(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Monroe(1st), V.Wilson(1st)
STOLEN BASES- I.Rodriguez(1st), G.Matthews Jr(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Polanco
WALKS- C.Granderson, M.Young
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson-2, P.Polanco, C.Guillen, I.Rodriguez-2, C.Monroe,
             B.Inge-2, G.Matthews Jr, M.Young-2, M.Teixeira, C.Lee, H.Blalock-2,
             M.Derosa-2, I.Kinsler, R.Barajas, N.Cruz, G.Laird
GIDP- N.Cruz
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Placido Polanco robbed Ian Kinsler of a base hit.
 
Jeremy Bonderman went 7 strong innings as the Detroit Tigers topped the Texas
Rangers by a score of 5 to 0 at Ameriquest Field.
 
Bonderman(1-0) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the Texas offense.  He
didn't allow much, just 3 hits and no walks in 7 innings.  Bonderman racked
up 9 strikeouts.  Detroit had 6 hits overall, while Texas had 3.  
 
The loss was charged to Adam Eaton(0-1).  He gave up just 2 runs and 3 hits in
5 innings.

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October 7, 2006: Twins 6 Yankees 2 (series tied, 2-2)

2007-11-15T20:20:00.001-05:00

The Twins-Yankees ALDS series will come down to a deciding game 5 after the Twins take the 6-2 win in game 4. The game was tied at one when the Twins batted around in the 7th, scoring 5 runs. The tone for the inning was set with one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd - Luis Castillo bunts and the Yankees decide to throw for the runner at the plate, who would have been the go-ahead runner at the time. The runner scores and Castillo is safe at first. Next, Nick Punto grounds to Derek Jeter, but Jeter can't handle the ball and Punto reaches base to load the bases. Joe Mauer and Mike Cuddyer would follow with singles, both of which scored 2 runners to give the Twins the comfortable 6-1 lead. The Yanks would get one back in the 8th, but that would be it.

Gane 5 will see a rematch of game 1's pitching matchup, Johan Santana vs. Chien-Ming Wang. Santana will try to actually get out of the first inning this time around.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (AL) Yankees At 2006 Minnesota Twins        10/7/2006
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon CF          5  0  0  0 .211     L.Castillo 2B       3  1  0  1 .438  
  D.Jeter SS          4  1  1  0 .400     N.Punto 3B          4  2  1  0 .313  
  B.Abreu RF          4  0  4  2 .500     J.Mauer C           4  1  2  2 .231  
  G.Sheffield 1B      4  0  1  0 .429     M.Cuddyer RF        3  0  1  2 .353  
  J.Giambi DH         4  0  0  0 .214     J.Morneau 1B        4  0  1  1 .125  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      4  0  1  0 .533     T.Hunter CF         3  0  0  0 .133  
  H.Matsui LF         2  0  0  0 .231     R.White LF          4  1  1  0 .214  
A-B.Williams PH,LF    2  0  0  0 .000     J.Tyner DH          4  0  1  0 .364  
  J.Posada C          4  0  1  0 .133     J.Bartlett SS       4  1  2  0 .267  
  R.Cano 2B           2  1  1  0 .308                                          
B-M.Cabrera PH        1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  2  9  2                 Totals      33  6  9  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Matsui In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cano In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  -  2  9  1
Twins........... 1 0 0  0 0 0  5 0    -  6  9  0
 
Yankees (2-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Wright LOSS(0-1)        6 1/3   6   2   2   2   4   0  97   2.84
K.Farnsworth              0       1   1   1   0   0   0   5   ----
S.Proctor                 1 2/3   2   3   2   1   2   0  39  10.12
Totals                    8       9   6   5   3   6   0
 
Twins (2-2)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Silva                   5       3   1   1   0   1   0  54   1.80
M.Guerrier BS(1st)        0 2/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  19   3.86
J.Rincon                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   9.00
D.Reyes WIN(2-0)          3       3   1   1   1   2   0  39   5.40
Totals                    9       9   2   2   1   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,026 DATE- Saturday, October 7th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Jim Reynolds, Tim Welke, Gary Cederstrom, Kerwin Danley
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8  Twins: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Twins: 0
ERRORS- D.Jeter
DOUBLES- B.Abreu(2nd), A.Rodriguez(1st), R.Cano(1st), R.White(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Castillo
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Castillo
WALKS- R.Cano, L.Castillo, M.Cuddyer, T.Hunter
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, J.Giambi-2, A.Rodriguez, B.Williams, L.Castillo, N.Punto,
             M.Cuddyer-2, R.White, J.Bartlett
WILD PITCHES- D.Reyes
 
Joe Mauer had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Metrodome where the Minnesota Twins
beat the New York (AL) Yankees by the score of 6 to 2.
 
Dennys Reyes(2-0) was the winning pitcher in relief.  He went 3 innings
allowing 3 hits and 1 walk.  Both teams ended up with 9 on the night.
 
Jaret Wright(0-1) was tagged with the loss.  He surrendered 6 hits and 2 walks
in 6 and 1/3 innings.

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October 7, 2006: Astros 5 Mets 4 (10) (Mets lead series, 2-1)

2007-11-14T21:41:00.001-05:00

it took 10 innings, but the Astros insure that none of the 4 division series is a sweep after their 5-4 win over the Mets.

Andy Pettitte and Steve Trachsel were rolling along in a pitcher's duel of sorts until the 7th when Aaron Heilman entered the 1-1 game for the Mets. Heilman was greeted by back to back shots by Craig Biggio and Adam Everett for the Astros. Unfortunately, the 2 run lead was not enough for the Astros since the Mets came right back in the top of the 8th with 4 straight 2-out hits following a HBP. They scored 3 runs in the inning, all on a David Wright single on which LF Luke Scott misplayed the ball. The Astros would get a one-out double in the bottom of the 8th, which would bring Mets closer Billy Wagner into the game. Wagner allowed a single to Aubrey Huff which would advance the runner to 3rd, followed by a Craig Biggio sac fly to push across the tying run.

The Mets would try to get the lead back in the 9th. Michael Tucker led off with a single, followed by a Jose Reyes fly out. Paul LoDuca singled and advanced to 2nd on the throw to 3rd to try to get Tucker. The Astros would decide to walk Carlos Beltran to load the bases, which turns out to be a smart move as Anderson Hernandez struck out for the 2nd out. Next up was David Wright who was 2 for 3 thus far in the game, and he pops out to the left side of the infield to end the inning.

The Astros would get a leadoff double in the bottom of the 9th, but could not get the runner past 3rd. The Mets would get a runner in the top of the 10th, but he would be erased by the double play. Roberto Hernandez entered the game in the bottom of the 10th for the Mets, and Lance Berkman greets him with a shot deep and far to left to give the Astros the win!

The Mets will try to win the series with Oliver Perez in game 4. The Astros will call on game 1 starter Roy Oswalt on what will be normal rest, but will require either short rest for Roger Clemens in game 5 or a start for Wandy Rodriguez, who pitched in this game.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (NL) Mets At 2006 Houston Astros            10/7/2006
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          5  0  1  0 .286     W.Taveras CF        5  0  1  0 .143  
  P.Lo Duca C         5  0  1  0 .231     M.Lamb 3B           5  1  1  0 .222  
  C.Beltran CF        3  1  0  0 .200     F.Nieve P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Delgado 1B        4  1  3  0 .400     D.Wheeler P         0  0  0  0 ----  
B-A.Hernandez PR,2B   1  1  0  0 .000     L.Berkman 1B        5  1  1  1 .250  
  D.Wright 3B         4  1  2  2 .417     L.Scott LF          4  1  1  0 .111  
  C.Floyd LF          5  0  1  0 .154     A.Huff RF           4  0  2  1 .500  
  J.Valentin 2B,1B    4  0  2  0 .417     C.Biggio 2B         2  1  1  2 .200  
  B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 ----     A.Everett SS        4  1  1  1 .250  
G-R.Castro PH         1  0  0  0 .000     B.Ausmus C          4  0  2  0 .200  
  R.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 ----   E-C.Burke PR          0  0  0  0 .500  
  E.Chavez RF         5  0  1  0 .286   F-E.Munson C          0  0  0  0 ----  
  S.Trachsel P        2  0  0  0 .000     A.Pettitte P        2  0  0  0 .000  
A-J.Franco PH         1  0  0  0 .500     T.Miller P          1  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 ----     B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
C-M.Tucker 1B         1  0  1  01.000     W.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-E.Bruntlett PH,3B   1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  4 12  2                 Totals      37  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Trachsel In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Delgado In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Heilman In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Ausmus In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Burke In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Wagner In 10th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 3 0  0 -  4 12  1
Astros.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  2 1 0  1 -  5 10  2
 
Mets (2-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Trachsel                6       3   1   1   1   4   0  74   1.50
A.Heilman                 1 1/3   4   3   3   0   1   2  25  16.20
B.Wagner BS(1st)          1 2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0  25   0.00
R.Hernandez LOSS(0-1)     0       1   1   1   0   0   1   3   ----
Totals                    9      10   5   5   1   5   3
 
Astros (1-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Pettitte                5 2/3   5   1   1   1   6   0  86   1.59
T.Miller                  2       1   1   1   0   2   0  28   3.37
B.Lidge BS(1st)           0       3   2   1   0   0   0  13   ----
W.Rodriguez               1 1/3   3   0   0   1   1   0  23   8.31
F.Nieve                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
D.Wheeler WIN(1-0)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6  13.50
Totals                   10      12   4   3   2   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,808 DATE- Saturday, October 7th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford, Larry Vanover
T- 3:28
LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10  Astros: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Astros: 2
ERRORS- J.Reyes, L.Scott, A.Everett
DOUBLES- C.Delgado-2(3rd), L.Scott(1st), A.Huff(1st), B.Ausmus-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- L.Berkman(1st), C.Biggio(1st), A.Everett(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(3rd), W.Taveras(1st), L.Scott(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Biggio
WALKS- C.Beltran, D.Wright, C.Biggio
HIT BY PITCH- C.Beltran
STRIKE OUTS- P.Lo Duca, C.Beltran, C.Delgado, A.Hernandez, D.Wright, C.Floyd,
             J.Valentin, S.Trachsel, J.Franco, L.Berkman, B.Ausmus,
             A.Pettitte-2, T.Miller
GIDP- E.Chavez-2
BALKS- A.Pettitte
WILD PITCHES- S.Trachsel, A.Pettitte
 
One run was the difference at Minute Maid Field as the Houston Astros defeated
the New York (NL) Mets in 10 innings 5 to 4.
 
Both teams were tied at 4 runs apiece after nine innings.  Houston came out
the victor in the 10th inning.  Lance Berkman delivered a solo blast (his 1st
of the season) resulting in an exciting win for Houston and a wild post-game
celebration by the home town fans.  Houston had 10 hits for the night.  
 
Dan Wheeler(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 2/3 of an inning. The loss
was charged to Roberto Hernandez(0-1) in relief.  He was unable to retire a
batter giving up 1 hit and no walks.

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October 7, 2006: Phillies 9 Padres 7 (Padres lead series, 2-1)

2007-11-13T21:42:00.001-05:00

The Phillies stave off elimination behind a couple unlikely heroes in a game that looked like a disappointing loss and turned into a remarkable win.

Let's start in the top of the 7th. The Padres had just tied the game at 4 with 2 runs in the top of the 6th. Arthur Rhodes is in the game for the Phils. Brian Giles leads off with a triple and the Phils are already in trouble. Adrian Gonzalez lines out, but then Mike Piazza hits a deep fly ball to score Giles with the go-ahead run. Russell Branyan would hit a ball to Chase Utley that Utley would misplay, but Mike Cameron would line out to end the inning with Branyan stranded at 1st.

In the bottom of the 7th, Mike Leiberthal would lead off the inning with a home run to tie the game! It was his 2nd homer of the game, he had a 2-run shot in the 3-run 2nd when Ryan Howard also went deep. The Padres would then get 2 outs before Jimmy Rollins singled, and Rollins get nabbed trying to steal 2nd to end the inning.

In the 8th, Geoff Geary would almost blow it up for the Phillies. He enters the game to start the inning and allows 3 straight singles. With the bases loaded and no outs, the Phils bring in Ryan Madson out of the bullpen. Madson gets Dave Roberts to ground to 2nd, and Chase Utley atones for his earlier error by throwing home to nail the lead runner. The throw goes back to first and the Phils complete the double play without any runners crossing the plate. Brian GIles hits an easy ground out to 3B Abraham Nunez, but Nunez muffs it and the runner scores from third! This brings Adrian Gonzalez to the plate and he singles to push across another run and make it 7-5 Padres. Madson gets Mike Piazza to ground out for the third out.

The Phils would go down 1-2-3 in the 8th, and Madson would have better luck in the 9th and keep the Padres from scoring. So it all comes down to the Phillies 9th against NL Cy Young award winner Trevor Hoffman.

Chris Coste pinch hits for Jeff Conine and starts things off right with a single. Pat Burrell is up next, and he takes Hoffman deep to tie the game! Mike Lieberthal is up next and I thought how great it would be for him to win the game with his 3rd homer of the day, but he grounds out. Abraham Nunez walks which brings up Jose Hernandez, and he follows Burrell's lead and puts one in the seats to win the game and extend the series for at least one more game!

It will be Jamie Moyer for the Phils in game 4 against Woody Williams of the Padres.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 San Diego Padres At 2006 Philadelphia Phillies       10/7/2006
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Roberts LF        5  1  1  1 .154     J.Rollins SS        4  0  1  0 .300  
  B.Giles RF          5  2  3  0 .300     G.Geary P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  2  1 .417     R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Piazza C          4  0  1  3 .250     S.Victorino CF      4  0  1  0 .182  
  R.Branyan 3B        4  1  0  0 .222     C.Utley 2B          4  0  0  0 .167  
  M.Cameron CF        5  0  1  0 .417     R.Howard 1B         4  1  1  1 .167  
  G.Blum SS           5  0  2  0 .231     J.Conine RF         3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Barfield 2B       5  2  2  1 .333   D-C.Coste PH          1  1  1  0 .167  
  D.Wells P           1  0  0  0 .000     P.Burrell LF        4  3  2  2 .182  
A-K.Greene PH         1  0  0  0 .000     M.Lieberthal C      4  2  2  3 .375  
  A.Embree P          0  0  0  0 .000     A.Nunez 3B          2  1  1  0 .222  
C-R.Klesko PH         1  1  1  01.000     J.Lieber P          1  0  1  11.000  
  S.Linebrink P       0  0  0  0 ----     R.White P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Hoffman P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Rhodes P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-J.Hernandez PH,SS   2  1  1  2 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  7 13  6                 Totals      33  9 11  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wells In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rhodes In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Embree In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Conine In 9th Inning
 
Padres.......... 0 0 2  0 0 2  1 2 0  -  7 13  1
Phillies........ 0 3 0  1 0 0  1 0 4  -  9 11  3
 
Padres (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Wells                   5       6   4   3   1   2   2  70   5.40
A.Embree                  2       2   1   1   0   2   1  18   4.15
S.Linebrink HOLD(1st)     1       0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0.00
T.Hoffman L(0-1) BS(1st)  0 1/3   3   4   4   1   0   2  19 108.00
Totals                    8 1/3  11   9   8   2   4   5
 
Phillies (1-2)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lieber                  5 2/3   6   4   3   3   2   0  94   4.76
R.White BS(1st)           0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   ----
A.Rhodes                  1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0  12   2.25
G.Geary                   0       3   2   0   0   0   0  12   9.00
R.Madson WIN(1-0)         2       2   0   0   0   1   0  28   0.00
Totals                    9      13   7   4   3   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,694 DATE- Saturday, October 7th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Padres:10  Phillies: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 1  Phillies: 1
ERRORS- G.Blum, C.Utley, R.Howard, A.Nunez
DOUBLES- B.Giles(1st), A.Gonzalez(2nd), M.Cameron(1st), J.Barfield(1st),
         P.Burrell(1st), J.Lieber
TRIPLES- B.Giles(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Howard(1st), P.Burrell(1st), M.Lieberthal-2(2nd), J.Hernandez(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Roberts, J.Rollins
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Lieber
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Piazza
WALKS- A.Gonzalez, R.Branyan, D.Wells, A.Nunez-2
STRIKE OUTS- R.Branyan-2, G.Blum, C.Utley, R.Howard-2, J.Hernandez
GIDP- D.Roberts, C.Utley
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Josh Barfield robbed Pat Burrell of a base hit.
 
Catcher Mike Lieberthal cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at Citizen's Bank
Park as the Philadelphia Phillies won in dramatic fashion coming back to beat
the San Diego Padres by the count of 9 to 7.
 
Philadelphia came through with the game-winning runs in the bottom of the 9th
inning scoring 4 runners on 3 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by
Pat Burrell who made the crowd happy when he cracked a two-run shot (his 1st
of the season).  Philadelphia finished with 11 hits in the victory.  
 
The winning pitcher was Ryan Madson(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings.
Trevor Hoffman(0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  
 
'What a win!', Madson said.  'These are the kind of games that stand out in
your mind at the end of a season.'

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October 6, 2006: Yankees 9 Twins 2 (Yankees lead series, 2-1)

2007-11-12T22:34:00.001-05:00

The Yankees make it look easy in taking the lead in their ALDS series with the Twins. The Yanks led off the 2nd with a single, double, walk and a double that was misplayed by the right fielder Mike Cuddyer. The 4 runs that would eventually score would be all the Yankees would need. Cuddyer went 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts as the Twins cleanup hitter, so he was a disappointment all around for the homestanding Twins.

Carlos Silva gets the start for the Twins in game 4. He will be opposed by Jaret Wright.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (AL) Yankees At 2006 Minnesota Twins        10/6/2006
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon CF          5  1  2  1 .286     L.Castillo 2B       5  0  1  1 .538  
  D.Jeter SS          4  2  1  1 .455     N.Punto 3B          4  0  0  0 .333  
  B.Abreu RF          4  1  1  0 .333     M.Redmond C         4  1  3  0 .750  
  G.Sheffield 1B      5  2  3  0 .500     M.Cuddyer RF        5  0  0  0 .357  
  J.Giambi DH         3  1  1  0 .300     J.Morneau 1B        4  0  0  0 .083  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      3  1  2  2 .636     T.Hunter CF         4  0  1  0 .167  
  H.Matsui LF         5  1  1  3 .273     R.White LF          3  0  1  0 .200  
  J.Posada C          4  0  0  0 .091     P.Nevin DH          2  1  0  1 .000  
  R.Cano 2B           3  0  0  1 .273     J.Bartlett SS       4  0  1  0 .182  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  9 11  8                 Totals      35  2  7  2
 
 
Yankees......... 0 4 1  1 0 0  2 0 1  -  9 11  2
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  2  7  2
 
Yankees (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Johnson WIN(1-0)        5 2/3   4   2   1   3   7   0 108   1.59
R.Villone SAVE(1st)       3 1/3   3   0   0   1   3   0  35   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   1   4  10   0
 
Twins (1-2)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Radke LOSS(0-1)         4 1/3   7   6   5   3   1   2  97  10.38
J.Rincon                  1 2/3   3   2   2   0   1   0  35   9.64
M.Guerrier                2 2/3   1   1   1   2   2   0  36   4.26
P.Neshek                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                    9      11   9   8   5   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,267 DATE- Friday, October 6th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez, Larry Young, Bill Hohn
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7  Twins:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Twins: 0
ERRORS- A.Rodriguez, J.Posada, M.Redmond, M.Cuddyer
DOUBLES- G.Sheffield-2(3rd), H.Matsui(1st), M.Redmond(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Damon(1st), D.Jeter(1st)
STOLEN BASES- N.Punto(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Rodriguez, R.Cano
WALKS- D.Jeter, B.Abreu, J.Giambi-2, A.Rodriguez, N.Punto, M.Redmond, P.Nevin-2
HIT BY PITCH- R.White
STRIKE OUTS- J.Giambi-2, A.Rodriguez, J.Posada, M.Cuddyer-3, J.Morneau-2,
             T.Hunter-3, J.Bartlett-2
WILD PITCHES- M.Guerrier
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Luis Castillo robbed Hideki Matsui of a base hit.
 
In a lop-sided win the New York (AL) Yankees ripped the Minnesota Twins by a 9
to 2 count.
 
New York (AL) brought 4 runs across the plate in the 2nd inning when they had
3 base hits.  That early scoring was all that Randy Johnson(1-0) needed.  New
York (AL) had 11 hits overall, while Minnesota had 7.  
 
Ron Villone earned the save, his 1st.  Brad Radke(0-1) suffered the loss.  He
got hit pretty hard, allowing 7 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.

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October 6, 2006: Tigers 6 Rangers 3 (Rangers lead series, 2-1)

2007-11-11T22:06:00.001-05:00

The Tigers prevent the sweep with a 15 hit attack that results in the 6-3 win. It was a team affair as 6 Tigers have multi-hit games. The Rangers did manage to load the bases in the bottom of the 8th, but Todd Jones entered the game and got Mark DeRosa to ground out to end the inning. Jones would put the Rangers down 1-2-3 in the 9th for the save.

The road team has won all 3 games so far in this series. The Tigers will try to extend that streak in game 4 with Jeremy Bonderman, who will face Adam Eaton of the Rangers. Eaton was the winner in the Rangers' one game playoff for the AL West crown.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Texas Rangers                 10/6/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     6  1  2  0 .286     G.Matthews Jr CF    4  0  1  0 .231  
  P.Polanco 2B        6  1  3  1 .500     M.Young SS          4  0  0  0 .400  
  S.Casey 1B          2  1  0  0 .333     M.Teixeira 1B       4  1  2  1 .462  
  M.Ordonez RF        5  0  2  0 .250     C.Lee LF            3  1  2  0 .333  
  C.Guillen SS        4  0  2  1 .333     M.Derosa 3B         4  0  0  0 .444  
  I.Rodriguez C       3  1  0  1 .222     H.Blalock DH        4  1  1  2 .231  
  C.Monroe LF         5  1  3  0 .250     I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  1  0 .154  
  A.Gomez DH          5  1  1  2 .143     G.Laird C           2  0  1  0 .333  
  B.Inge 3B           5  0  2  0 .167   A-J.Arias PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-R.Barajas C         1  0  0  0 .200  
                                          N.Cruz RF           3  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  6 15  5                 Totals      34  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Laird In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Arias In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 0 2  1 2 0  0 0 0  -  6 15  1
Rangers......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  2 0 0  -  3  8  3
 
Tigers (1-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers WIN(1-0)         6 1/3   7   3   3   0   4   2 100   4.26
F.Rodney HOLD(1st)        1 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  22   1.69
T.Jones SAVE(1st)         1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0.00
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1   5   2
 
Rangers (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Tejeda LOSS(0-1)        4 1/3   8   6   5   2   4   0 105  10.38
R.Bauer                   2 2/3   4   0   0   1   1   0  44   0.00
C.Wilson                  2       3   0   0   1   3   0  29   2.25
Totals                    9      15   6   5   4   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,270 DATE- Friday, October 6th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez
T- 3:41
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:14  Rangers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Rangers: 3
ERRORS- P.Polanco, M.Young, M.Derosa, I.Kinsler
DOUBLES- C.Granderson(2nd), C.Monroe(1st), A.Gomez(1st), G.Matthews Jr(1st),
         M.Teixeira(2nd), G.Laird(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Teixeira(3rd), H.Blalock(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- I.Rodriguez
WALKS- S.Casey-2, C.Guillen, I.Rodriguez, C.Lee
HIT BY PITCH- S.Casey
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, C.Guillen-2, I.Rodriguez, C.Monroe-2, A.Gomez,
             B.Inge, M.Young-2, H.Blalock-2, N.Cruz
GIDP- C.Granderson, S.Casey, M.Ordonez, M.Derosa, J.Arias
WILD PITCHES- R.Tejeda
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Mark Derosa robbed Magglio Ordonez of a base hit.
          Top 5th: Michael Young robbed Curtis Granderson of a base hit.
 
Placido Polanco had 3 base hits as the Detroit Tigers topped the Texas Rangers
by a score of 6 to 3 at Ameriquest Field.
 
Detroit promptly took the lead in their half of the first scoring a single run
using 3 hits.  Texas was out-hit by Detroit, 15 hits to 8.  
 
The victory was credited to Kenny Rogers(1-0) who went 6 and 1/3 innings,
allowing 3 runs. Rogers got help from Todd Jones who earned his 1st save.
Robinson Tejeda(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He was hit hard and gave up 8
hits and 2 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.

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October 5, 2006: Mets 4 Astros 1 (Mets lead series, 2-0)

2007-11-11T14:24:00.001-05:00

The Mets become the third team to take a 2-0 series lead after another game in which the Astros offense falls flat. The Astros got out in front with a run in the 1st, but the Mets tied it up in the 2nd when David Wright hit a leadoff double that was followed by a ball off Cliff Floyd's bat that was misplayed at 2nd by Craig Biggio. The Mets would add another run in the 4th and it would prove to be all they needed.

Both veteran starters got high in the pitch count early and did not last past 5 innings. The Mets bullpen would hold off the Astros while the Astros bullpen allowed the Mets to tack on 2 more runs in the 8th. Billy Wagner would enter in the 8th, strike out the side, then allow runners to reach 1st and 2nd in the 9th before striking out Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman to end the game.

The Mets, who are without 2 of their veteran starters (Pedro Martinez and "El Duque" Orlando Hernandez) in the postseason, will go with Steve Trachsel in Houston in game 3. The Astros counter with Andy Pettitte.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 New York (NL) Mets            10/5/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        5  0  1  0 .111     J.Reyes SS          4  0  1  0 .333  
  C.Biggio 2B         5  1  1  0 .125     P.Lo Duca C         3  0  1  1 .250  
  L.Berkman 1B        4  0  2  0 .286     C.Beltran CF        4  0  1  0 .286  
  M.Ensberg 3B        4  0  1  1 .200     C.Delgado 1B        3  0  1  0 .167  
  C.Burke LF          3  0  1  0 .500     B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Lane RF           3  0  0  0 .000     D.Wright 3B         4  2  2  0 .375  
  A.Everett SS        4  0  2  0 .250     C.Floyd LF          4  0  0  0 .125  
  D.Wheeler P         0  0  0  0 ----     S.Green RF          2  1  0  0 .500  
  T.Miller P          0  0  0  0 ----     C.Bradford P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  0  0 .000     A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Clemens P         2  0  0  0 .000   C-J.Franco 1B         1  1  1  11.000  
B-L.Scott PH          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Valentin 2B       4  0  0  0 .375  
  R.Springer P        0  0  0  0 ----     T.Glavine P         1  0  0  0 .000  
D-E.Bruntlett SS      0  0  0  0 ----   A-E.Chavez RF         2  0  1  1 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  1  8  1                 Totals      32  4  8  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Glavine In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Clemens In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Heilman In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Springer In 8th Inning
 
Astros.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  8  1
Mets............ 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 2    -  4  8  0
 
Astros (0-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Clemens LOSS(0-1)       5       5   2   1   4   5   0 101   1.80
R.Springer                2 1/3   1   1   1   0   3   0  28   3.86
D.Wheeler                 0       1   1   1   0   0   0   5   ----
T.Miller                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  16   0.00
Totals                    8       8   4   3   4  10   0
 
Mets (2-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Glavine WIN(1-0)        5       7   1   1   2   2   0  94   1.80
C.Bradford HOLD(1st)      1 2/3   0   0   0   2   2   0  25   0.00
A.Heilman HOLD(1st)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
B.Wagner SAVE(1st)        2       1   0   0   1   5   0  32   0.00
Totals                    9       8   1   1   5   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 57,439 DATE- Thursday, October 5th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Layne, Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Astros:11  Mets: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Mets: 1
ERRORS- C.Biggio
DOUBLES- C.Biggio(1st), L.Berkman(1st), C.Burke(1st), A.Everett-2(2nd),
         C.Delgado(1st), D.Wright(1st), J.Franco(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes-2(2nd), P.Lo Duca(1st), D.Wright(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Glavine
WALKS- L.Berkman, C.Burke, J.Lane, B.Ausmus, E.Bruntlett, J.Reyes, P.Lo Duca,
       C.Delgado, S.Green
STRIKE OUTS- C.Biggio-2, L.Berkman, C.Burke, J.Lane-2, A.Everett, R.Clemens-2,
             J.Reyes, C.Beltran-2, D.Wright, C.Floyd-2, S.Green-2, J.Valentin-2
GIDP- M.Ensberg
 
At Shea Stadium the New York (NL) Mets outscored the Houston Astros 4 to
1.
 
Tom Glavine(1-0) pitched well enough to earn the win.  He was reached for 7
hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.  Both teams totaled 8 on the night.  
 
Glavine was helped out by Billy Wagner who recorded his 1st save.  Roger
Clemens(0-1) took the loss.  He gave up 5 hits and 4 walks in 5 innings.

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October 5, 2006: Padres 9 Phillies 4 (Padres lead series, 2-0)

2007-11-11T10:00:00.001-05:00

The middle of the Padres order proves to be too much for Cole Hamels and the Phillies, and the Padres take a 2-0 series lead. #4,5,6 hittters Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Bard, and Mike Cameron each ahd 2 hits while #7 hitter Russell Branyan had a 2 run homer, a walk, a HBP, and a sac fly in his 4 plate appearances.

Chris Young of the Padres almost got the complete game victory, but got into trouble in the 9th and needed Chan Ho Park to finish off the Phils.

The Padres will try to close out the series in game 3 in Philadelphia with the Fat Man, David Wells, on the mound. The Phillies will counter with Jon Leiber.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Philadelphia Phillies At 2006 San Diego Padres       10/5/2006
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        3  0  0  0 .333     D.Roberts LF        5  1  1  2 .125  
  S.Victorino CF      3  0  0  0 .143     B.Giles RF          3  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Utley 2B          4  0  0  0 .250     T.Walker 2B         5  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Howard 1B         4  0  1  0 .125     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  2  0 .375  
  P.Burrell LF        3  1  0  0 .000     J.Bard C            4  2  2  1 .500  
  D.Dellucci RF       2  2  1  0 .333     M.Cameron CF        3  3  2  1 .571  
  M.Lieberthal C      4  1  1  0 .250     R.Branyan 3B        1  2  1  3 .400  
  A.Nunez 3B          3  0  1  1 .143     G.Blum SS           4  0  1  0 .125  
  M.Smith P           0  0  0  0 ----     C.Young P           2  0  0  1 .000  
C-C.Coste PH          1  0  0  0 .000     C.Park P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Hamels P          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
A-J.Conine PH         0  0  0  1 .000                                          
  G.Geary P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-J.Hernandez 3B      2  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  4  4  2                 Totals      31  9  9  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hamels In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Geary In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 2  -  4  4  1
Padres.......... 0 2 0  4 0 0  3 0    -  9  9  2
 
Phillies (0-2)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Hamels LOSS(0-1)        4       5   6   5   2   1   1  90  11.25
G.Geary                   2       3   2   2   2   0   0  22   9.00
M.Smith                   2       1   1   1   0   2   0  21   4.50
Totals                    8       9   9   8   4   3   1
 
Padres (2-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Young WIN(1-0)          8 2/3   4   4   2   4   8   0 138   2.08
C.Park                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                    9       4   4   2   4   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,842 DATE- Thursday, October 5th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Joyce, Paul Schrieber, Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 5  Padres: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0  Padres: 2
ERRORS- A.Nunez, R.Branyan, G.Blum
DOUBLES- M.Lieberthal(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st), J.Bard(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Roberts(1st), M.Cameron(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Branyan(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Young
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Conine, R.Branyan, C.Young
WALKS- J.Rollins, S.Victorino, P.Burrell, D.Dellucci, B.Giles-2, M.Cameron,
       R.Branyan
HIT BY PITCH- D.Dellucci, R.Branyan
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins, R.Howard, P.Burrell, M.Lieberthal-2, A.Nunez, C.Hamels,
             J.Hernandez, G.Blum, C.Young-2
GIDP- P.Burrell
WILD PITCHES- C.Hamels
 
Center fielder Mike Cameron had 2 base hits and scored 3 times at Petco Park
as the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies by the count of 9 to
4.
 
Chris Young(1-0) looked very much in control throughout the day.  He allowed
just 4 hits and 4 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.  Overall San Diego out-hit
Philadelphia 9 to 4.  
 
Cole Hamels(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He was not very effective,
surrendering 6 runs in 4 innings.

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October 4, 2006: Padres 2 Phillies 1 (10) (Padres lead series, 1-0)

2007-11-10T21:52:00.001-05:00

The Phillies' first foray into the postseason in the history of my SOM replays starts out as a pitchers duel and ends up as a heartbreaking extra inning loss. Both starters (Brett Myers for the Phils, Jake Peavy for the Pads) get pulled in the 6th but they are both followed by a left reliever who goes 2+ no-hit innings (Arthur Rhodes for the Phils, Alan Embree for the Pads). The difference is that Embree pitches into the 9th and allows a leadoff walk to Jimmy Rollins, who steals 2nd before the Padres go to Scott Linebrink from the 'pen. Linebrink allows consecutive singles to Shane Victorino and Chase Utley, with Utley's single scoring Rollins with the game's only run to that point. Utley steals 2nd, but Linebrink then gets 3 outs with the runners stranded on 2nd and 3rd.

Tom Gordon comes in with the 1-0 lead and strikes out the first batter, but then Mike Cameron ties the game with one swing of the bat. Gordon gets the last 2 outs but the game goes to extra innings. The Phils go down 1-2-3 in the 10th. Dave Roberts draws a 1-out walk in the bottom of the 10th and then steals both 2nd and 3rd. After a Brian Giles walk, Adrian Gonzalez grounds out but Roberts is able to score. So that's a walk-off ground out I guess?

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Philadelphia Phillies At 2006 San Diego Padres       10/4/2006
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        3  1  2  0 .667     D.Roberts LF        3  1  0  0 .000  
  S.Victorino CF      4  0  1  0 .250     B.Giles RF          2  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Utley 2B          4  0  2  1 .500     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  1  1 .250  
  R.Howard 1B         4  0  0  0 .000     M.Piazza C          4  0  1  0 .250  
  J.Conine RF         4  0  0  0 .000     R.Branyan 3B        4  0  1  0 .250  
B-C.Roberson RF       0  0  0  0 ----     M.Cameron CF        4  1  2  1 .500  
  P.Burrell LF        4  0  0  0 .000     G.Blum SS           4  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Gordon P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Barfield 2B       4  0  1  0 .250  
  C.Coste C           4  0  0  0 .000     J.Peavy P           2  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Nunez 3B          4  0  0  0 .000     A.Embree P          1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Myers P           2  0  0  0 .000     S.Linebrink P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Rhodes P          1  0  0  0 .000   C-K.Greene PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
A-D.Dellucci LF       1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  1  5  1                 Totals      33  2  6  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Rhodes In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Conine In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Linebrink In 10th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 -  1  5  0
Padres.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  1 -  2  6  0
 
Phillies (0-1)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Myers                   5 1/3   5   0   0   3   5   0 103   0.00
A.Rhodes                  2 2/3   0   0   0   1   3   0  29   0.00
T.Gordon L(0-1) BS(1st)   1 2/3   1   2   2   2   3   1  31  10.80
Totals                    9 2/3   6   2   2   6  11   1
 
Padres (1-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Peavy                   5 2/3   3   0   0   0   7   0  89   0.00
A.Embree                  2 1/3   0   1   1   1   4   0  38   3.86
S.Linebrink WIN(1-0)      2       2   0   0   0   1   0  31   0.00
Totals                   10       5   1   1   1  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,029 DATE- Wednesday, October 4th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Larry Poncino, Bruce Dreckman, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 5  Padres: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Padres: 0
DOUBLES- J.Rollins-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Cameron(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rollins(1st), C.Utley(1st), D.Roberts-2(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Roberts
WALKS- J.Rollins, D.Roberts-2, B.Giles-3, A.Gonzalez
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino-2, C.Utley, R.Howard-2, J.Conine-2, P.Burrell, A.Nunez,
             B.Myers, A.Rhodes, D.Dellucci, D.Roberts, R.Branyan-3, M.Cameron,
             G.Blum, J.Barfield, J.Peavy-2, A.Embree, K.Greene
GIDP- G.Blum
WILD PITCHES- J.Peavy
 
42,029 fans were treated to a fine game at Petco Park as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The San Diego Padres won by the
slimmest of margins, 2 to 1.
 
The score was knotted at 1 after nine innings. San Diego won it in the 10th
inning.  After an out was recorded, Dave Roberts drew a walk.  Roberts got a
good lead and stole second.  San Diego continued their aggressive style with
another stolen base.  Brian Giles followed and he drew a walk.  Adrian
Gonzalez stepped into the box and would ground out making San Diego the
victors to the delight of the home town faithful.  San Diego had only 6 hits
for the game.  
 
Scott Linebrink(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. Tom
Gordon(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings
giving up 1 hit and 2 walks.

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October 4, 2006: Twins 8 Yankees 5 (series tied, 1-1)

2007-11-10T20:44:00.001-05:00

The Twins come back from a 4-run deficit to even up their ALDS series against the Yankees. The Yanks looked like they were going to take a 2 games to none series lead when Hideki Matsui went deep with the bases loaded to break a 1-1 tie. Mariano Rivera would enter in the 8th with runners on 2nd and 3rd and a 4 run lead, but would allow both runners to score on a Nick Punto triple and then would allow Punto to score on a Joe Mauer single. Rivera would then walk Mike Cuddyer and be pulled from the game with the tying run on 2nd. Reliever Scott Proctor would walk Justin Morneau to load the bases, then strike out Torii Hunter but allow a single to Rondell White which would score the tying and go-ahead run. The Twins would add 2 more runs and eventually hand the 3 run lead to AL Cy Young Award winner Joe Narthan, who hit a batter and allowed a double but finally struck out Gary Sheffield to end the game.

The series will move to Minnesota for game 3, where Brad Radke will oppose Randy Johnson.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 New York (AL) Yankees        10/4/2006
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       4  1  3  1 .750     J.Damon CF          5  0  1  0 .222  
  N.Punto 3B          4  1  1  2 .500     D.Jeter SS          2  0  2  0 .571  
  J.Mauer C           5  1  1  1 .111     B.Abreu RF          4  1  1  0 .375  
  M.Cuddyer RF        4  2  2  0 .556     G.Sheffield 1B      5  1  2  0 .400  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  1  0  0 .125     J.Giambi DH         4  1  1  0 .286  
  T.Hunter CF         4  0  1  1 .125     A.Rodriguez 3B      3  1  2  0 .625  
  R.White LF          4  1  1  2 .143     H.Matsui LF         3  1  1  5 .333  
  J.Tyner DH          3  0  0  1 .429   A-B.Williams PH,LF    1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Bartlett SS       3  1  1  0 .143     J.Posada C          4  0  0  0 .143  
                                          R.Cano 2B           4  0  1  0 .375  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  8 10  8                 Totals      35  5 11  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Matsui In 8th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 7 0  -  8 10  0
Yankees......... 0 1 0  0 0 4  0 0 0  -  5 11  0
 
Twins (1-1)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Bonser                  3       4   1   1   1   1   0  45   3.00
J.Crain                   2 1/3   2   2   2   1   2   0  39   4.91
J.Rincon                  1 1/3   3   2   2   1   2   1  27   9.00
D.Reyes WIN(1-0)          1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   9.00
J.Nathan SAVE(1st)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0  20   0.00
Totals                    9      11   5   5   3   7   1
 
Yankees (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Mussina                 7       6   3   3   1   9   0 108   3.86
M.Rivera LOSS(0-1)        0       2   3   3   1   0   0  15  40.50
S.Proctor BS(1st)         2       2   2   2   2   1   0  31   9.82
Totals                    9      10   8   8   4  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 54,755 DATE- Wednesday, October 4th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gary Cederstrom, Kerwin Danley, Jim Reynolds, Tim Welke
T- 3:14
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 6  Yankees: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 2  Yankees: 0
DOUBLES- L.Castillo(1st), M.Cuddyer(1st), J.Damon(1st), B.Abreu(1st),
         G.Sheffield(1st), J.Giambi(1st)
TRIPLES- N.Punto(2nd), D.Jeter(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Matsui(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- L.Castillo(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Punto, D.Jeter
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Tyner
WALKS- L.Castillo, M.Cuddyer, J.Morneau, J.Bartlett, D.Jeter, B.Abreu,
       A.Rodriguez
HIT BY PITCH- D.Jeter
STRIKE OUTS- N.Punto, J.Mauer, J.Morneau-2, T.Hunter-2, R.White, J.Tyner-2,
             J.Bartlett, J.Damon, G.Sheffield-2, J.Giambi, J.Posada, R.Cano-2
GIDP- B.Abreu
WILD PITCHES- B.Bonser
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Derek Jeter robbed Torii Hunter of a base hit.
 
The Minnesota Twins registered 7 runs in the 8th inning and defeated the New
York (AL) Yankees by a score of 8 to 5 at Yankee Stadium.
 
A hugely decisive outburst by Minnesota in the top of the 8th inning quieted
any New York (AL) hopes for a victory when they exploded for 7 runs on 6
hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Nick Punto who silenced Yankee
Stadium as he tripled plating two runs.  Minnesota rapped out 10 hits for the
night.  
 
The victory went to Dennys Reyes(1-0) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing no
runs. Joe Nathan earned the save, his 1st.  Mariano Rivera(0-1) took the loss
in relief.

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October 4, 2006: Rangers 2 Tigers 1 (Rangers lead series, 2-0)

2007-11-10T17:37:00.001-05:00

The Tigers offense takes a siesta for the 2nd straight day, and as a result the Rangers have a 2-0 series lead. The Tigers had just 2 baserunners after Sean Casey's 4th inning homer, which would result in their only run. The Rangers got a solo homer from Hank Blalock in the 2nd and then got an RBI double in the 5th from Rod Barajas to knock in Mark Derosa, who had reached base on a HBP.

The series goes to Texas for game 3, where the Tigers will start crafty veteran Kenny Rogers against Robinson Tejeda of the Rangers, who will be making his first career playoff start.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Texas Rangers At 2006 Detroit Tigers                 10/4/2006
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Matthews Jr CF    4  0  0  0 .222     C.Granderson CF     4  0  0  0 .250  
  M.Young SS          2  0  1  0 .667     P.Polanco 2B        3  0  1  0 .500  
  M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  0  0 .444   A-M.Thames PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Lee LF            4  0  1  0 .222   B-N.Perez 2B          0  0  0  0 ----  
  H.Blalock DH        4  1  1  1 .222     S.Casey 1B          3  1  2  1 .429  
  M.Derosa 3B         2  1  2  0 .800     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .143  
  I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  0  0 .111     C.Guillen SS        4  0  1  0 .250  
  R.Barajas C         4  0  1  1 .250     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .333  
  N.Cruz RF           3  0  0  0 .000     C.Monroe LF         3  0  0  0 .000  
                                          A.Gomez DH          2  0  0  0 .000  
                                          B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  6  2                 Totals      30  1  4  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Polanco In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Thames In 9th Inning
 
Rangers......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  1
 
Rangers (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Millwood WIN(1-0)       6       4   1   1   0   6   1  73   1.50
J.Benoit HOLD(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.00
A.Otsuka SAVE(1st)        2       0   0   0   0   3   0  24   0.00
Totals                    9       4   1   1   0  10   1
 
Tigers (0-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander LOSS(0-1)     5 2/3   5   2   2   1   4   1  90   3.18
F.Rodney                  0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.25
J.Zumaya                  3       1   0   0   1   2   0  46   0.00
Totals                    9       6   2   2   3   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,274 DATE- Wednesday, October 4th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 6  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- J.Zumaya
DOUBLES- R.Barajas(1st), C.Guillen(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Blalock(1st), S.Casey(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Derosa
WALKS- M.Young-2, M.Derosa
HIT BY PITCH- M.Derosa, S.Casey, A.Gomez
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews Jr-2, I.Kinsler, R.Barajas, N.Cruz-2, C.Granderson-2,
             P.Polanco, M.Thames, C.Guillen, I.Rodriguez, C.Monroe-3, A.Gomez
GIDP- C.Lee, R.Barajas, M.Ordonez
PASSED BALLS- R.Barajas
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Curtis Granderson robbed Gary Matthews Jr of an extra base hit.
 
Kevin Millwood(1-0) and Justin Verlander(0-1) locked horns in a pitcher's duel
with Millwood and the Texas Rangers coming out on top of the Detroit Tigers 2
to 1.
 
Texas scored 1 run in the 5th inning.  Millwood got help from Akinori Otsuka
who pitched great and earned his 1st save.

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October 3, 2006: Yankees 10 Twins 7 (Yankees lead series, 1-0)

2007-11-10T16:33:00.001-05:00

Johan Santana becomes the 2nd league ERA leader today to get beat up in his first playoff start. Santana had a 2.81 ERA during the regular season, but he has a 67.50 playoff ERA after allowing 2 homers and 5 earned runs in 2/3 of an inning. A-Rod was the big hitter for the Yankees, going 3 for 5 with 4 RBI. Jason Giambi and Hideki Matsui also got in on the fun with 3 run homers.

Even with the offensive firepower, the Yankees needed Mariano Rivera to get the last 2 outs for the save. The Twins got 2 runs in the 9th and had the tying run on deck when Rivera entered the game, but he got batting champion Joe Mauer to ground out and Mike Cuddyer to fly out to end the game.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 New York (AL) Yankees        10/3/2006
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       4  3  3  0 .750     J.Damon CF          4  1  1  0 .250  
  N.Punto 3B          4  1  3  4 .750     D.Jeter SS          5  2  2  0 .400  
  J.Mauer C           4  0  0  0 .000     B.Abreu RF          4  2  2  0 .500  
  M.Cuddyer RF        5  0  3  2 .600     A.Rodriguez 3B      5  1  3  4 .600  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  0  1  0 .250     J.Giambi 1B         3  2  1  3 .333  
  T.Hunter CF         4  0  0  0 .000     J.Posada C          3  1  1  0 .333  
  R.White LF          3  0  0  0 .000     H.Matsui LF         3  1  1  3 .333  
A-J.Kubel PH,LF       1  0  0  0 .000     B.Williams DH       3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Tyner DH          4  3  3  0 .750     R.Cano 2B           4  0  2  0 .500  
  J.Bartlett SS       4  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  7 13  6                 Totals      34 10 13 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For White In 8th Inning
 
Twins........... 1 0 2  0 0 0  2 0 2  -  7 13  0
Yankees......... 5 2 0  3 0 0  0 0    - 10 13  1
 
Twins (0-1)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Santana LOSS(0-1)       0 2/3   3   5   5   2   1   2  31  67.50
D.Reyes                   0 2/3   2   2   2   1   0   0  27  27.00
J.Rincon                  1 2/3   3   1   1   1   2   0  31   5.40
M.Guerrier                3 2/3   3   2   2   4   1   1  69   4.91
J.Crain                   1 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  19   0.00
Totals                    8      13  10  10   8   5   3
 
Yankees (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Wang WIN(1-0)           6 2/3   9   5   5   3   3   0 120   6.75
S.Proctor                 1 2/3   4   2   2   0   2   0  26  10.80
M.Rivera SAVE(1st)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0.00
Totals                    9      13   7   7   3   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 52,662 DATE- Tuesday, October 3rd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals, Andy Fletcher
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 6  Yankees: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 2  Yankees: 3
ERRORS- C.Wang
DOUBLES- N.Punto(1st)
TRIPLES- N.Punto(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez(1st), J.Giambi(1st), H.Matsui(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Damon(1st), B.Abreu(1st)
WALKS- L.Castillo, N.Punto, J.Mauer, J.Damon, B.Abreu, J.Giambi-2, J.Posada-2,
       H.Matsui, B.Williams
STRIKE OUTS- T.Hunter, R.White-2, J.Bartlett-2, J.Damon, B.Abreu-2, A.Rodriguez,
             B.Williams
GIDP- J.Mauer, T.Hunter-2, J.Posada, H.Matsui
WILD PITCHES- J.Santana
 
At Yankee Stadium the New York (AL) Yankees outscored the Minnesota Twins 10
to 7.
 
Alex Rodriguez helped send the fans home happy.  He popped a two-run clout
over the fence (his 1st of the season) in the 1st inning, slapped a base-hit
which was good for two runs in the 2nd inning and slapped a single in the 8th
inning.  Minnesota made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push
the needed runs across.  
 
The win went to Chien-Ming Wang(1-0) who allowed 5 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings.
Wang got help from Mariano Rivera who earned his 1st save.  Johan
Santana(0-1) was given the loss.  
 
'It was a tough one to lose' said Ron Gardenhire 'We'll get them next time
out.'

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October 3, 2006: Rangers 9 Tigers 1 (Rangers lead series, 1-0)

2007-11-10T14:01:00.001-05:00

The Rangers play their third day in a row in a different city (Seattle, Oakland, Detroit) but it doesn't keep them from putting a beating on the Tigers in the opener of their ALDS series. The offense was led by Michael Young (3 for 4, 3 2B) and Mark Teixeira (4 for 5, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI). The Rangers took a 2-0 lead in the first on a Teixeira homer, then got 4 in the 5th when Young and Teixiera both hit doubles and were followed by homers from Carlos Lee and Mark DeRosa. The Rangers would add 3 more in the 6th, again powered by Young (RBI double) and Teixiera (2-run homer).

Rangers starter Vicente Padilla contributed 7 shutout innings, especially impressive since it was on 3 days rest. Kevin Millwood will also go on 3 days rest in game 2 against Justin Verlander of the Tigers.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Texas Rangers At 2006 Detroit Tigers                 10/3/2006
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Matthews Jr CF    5  1  2  0 .400     C.Granderson CF     4  1  2  1 .500  
  M.Young SS          4  3  3  1 .750     P.Polanco 2B        3  0  2  0 .667  
  M.Teixeira 1B       5  3  4  5 .800     S.Casey 1B          4  0  1  0 .250  
  C.Lee LF            5  1  1  2 .200     M.Ordonez RF        3  0  1  0 .333  
  M.Derosa 3B         3  1  2  1 .667     C.Guillen SS        4  0  1  0 .250  
  H.Blalock DH        5  0  1  0 .200     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  2  0 .667  
  I.Kinsler 2B        5  0  1  0 .200     C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Laird C           4  0  1  0 .250     M.Thames DH         3  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Cruz RF           4  0  0  0 .000     B.Inge 3B           4  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  9 15  9                 Totals      32  1  9  1
 
 
Rangers......... 2 0 0  0 4 3  0 0 0  -  9 15  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  9  1
 
Rangers (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Padilla WIN(1-0)        7       6   0   0   3   3   0 106   0.00
C.Wilson                  2       3   1   1   2   3   1  34   4.50
Totals                    9       9   1   1   5   6   1
 
Tigers (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson LOSS(0-1)     4       8   4   4   1   5   1  65   9.00
J.Grilli                  1 1/3   5   4   4   0   1   2  31  27.00
F.Rodney                  3 2/3   2   1   1   2   3   1  54   2.45
Totals                    9      15   9   9   3   9   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,696 DATE- Tuesday, October 3rd 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Larry Young, Bill Hohn, Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 7  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 3  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- N.Robertson
DOUBLES- M.Young-3(3rd), M.Teixeira(1st), M.Derosa(1st), I.Kinsler(1st),
         C.Granderson(1st), I.Rodriguez(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Teixeira-2(2nd), C.Lee(1st), M.Derosa(1st), C.Granderson(1st)
WALKS- M.Young, M.Derosa-2, C.Granderson, P.Polanco, M.Ordonez, I.Rodriguez,
       M.Thames
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews Jr, M.Young, M.Teixeira, M.Derosa, H.Blalock, I.Kinsler,
             G.Laird-2, N.Cruz, C.Granderson-2, S.Casey, C.Monroe-2, B.Inge
GIDP- I.Kinsler, C.Guillen-2, I.Rodriguez
 
First baseman Mark Teixeira blasted 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Texas
Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers by a score of 9 to 1 at Comerica
Park.
 
Teixeira had a great day at the plate.  He blasted a two-run home run in the
1st inning, doubled scoring a run in the 5th inning, bombed a two-run dinger
(his 2nd of the season) in the 6th inning and stroked a base-hit in the 8th
inning.  Texas had 15 hits for the game and Detroit had 9.  
 
Vicente Padilla(1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 7 innings. The losing
pitcher was Nate Robertson(0-1).  'I had a big day, but there's a lot of
credit to go around' Teixeira said.  'We played well together as a team.'

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October 3, 2006: Mets 10 Astros 1 (Mets lead series, 1-0)

2007-11-10T13:13:00.001-05:00

The Mets kick off the playoffs in grand fashion, dominating the Astros by a 10-1 score. Astros starter Roy Oswalt led the NL during the regular season with a 2.23 ERA, but the Mets prove to be too much as he allows 6 ER in just 4 innings. The Mets big hitters were the 7 and 8 hitters in the lineup - #7 hitter Shawn Green was 3 for 4 with a double and 3 runs scored, while #8 hitter Jose Valentin was 3 for 4 with 3 homers and 7 RBI!

While Valentin was knocking them out of the park, Mets starter John Maine was easily handling the Astros hitters. Maine allowed just one run in 8 IP, a 7th inning Aubrey Huff home run.

The Mets and Astros have an off-day before the game 2 battle between 2 men with over 600 major league wins between them - Tom Glavine for the Mets and Roger Clemens for the Astros.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Houston Astros At 2006 New York (NL) Mets            10/3/2006
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Taveras CF        4  0  0  0 .000     J.Reyes SS          5  1  2  0 .400  
  M.Lamb 3B           4  0  1  0 .250     P.Lo Duca C         5  0  1  0 .200  
  L.Berkman 1B        3  0  0  0 .000     C.Beltran CF        3  1  1  1 .333  
  L.Scott LF          4  0  0  0 .000     C.Delgado 1B        3  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Huff RF           4  1  2  1 .500     D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  0 .250  
  C.Biggio 2B         3  0  0  0 .000     C.Floyd LF          4  2  1  0 .250  
  A.Everett SS        4  0  0  0 .000     S.Green RF          4  3  3  2 .750  
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  0  0 .000     J.Valentin 2B       4  3  3  7 .750  
  R.Oswalt P          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Maine P           3  0  0  0 .000  
A-M.Ensberg PH        1  0  0  0 .000   C-E.Chavez PH         0  0  0  0 ----  
  W.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----     G.Mota P            0  0  0  0 ----  
B-C.Burke PH          1  0  1  01.000                                          
  F.Nieve P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  4  1                 Totals      35 10 12 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Oswalt In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Maine In 8th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  4  2
Mets............ 0 3 1  2 4 0  0 0    - 10 12  1
 
Astros (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Oswalt LOSS(0-1)        4       8   6   6   1   4   2  88  13.50
W.Rodriguez               3       4   4   4   1   2   1  51  12.00
F.Nieve                   1       0   0   0   1   0   0  10   0.00
Totals                    8      12  10  10   3   6   3
 
Mets (1-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Maine WIN(1-0)          8       4   1   1   2   4   1 110   1.13
G.Mota                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                    9       4   1   1   2   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 54,685 DATE- Tuesday, October 3rd 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez, Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 6  Mets: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 1  Mets: 0
ERRORS- M.Lamb-2, D.Wright
DOUBLES- J.Reyes(1st), C.Beltran(1st), S.Green(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Huff(1st), J.Valentin-3(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Lo Duca
WALKS- L.Berkman, C.Biggio, C.Beltran, C.Delgado, E.Chavez
STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras, L.Berkman, A.Everett, B.Ausmus, J.Reyes, P.Lo Duca,
             C.Beltran, C.Delgado, D.Wright-2
GIDP- J.Reyes
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Luke Scott robbed Paul Lo Duca of an extra base hit.
 
Jose Valentin smacked 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI as the New York (NL) Mets beat
the Houston Astros by a score of 10 to 1.
 
Valentin was a one-man wrecking crew.  He cracked a two-run shot in the 2nd
inning, lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the 4th inning
and smacked a three-run homer (his 3rd of the season) in the 5th inning.  New
York (NL) out-hit Houston for the game, 12 hits to 4.  
 
John Maine(1-0) was the winner allowing 1 run in 8 innings. Roy Oswalt(0-1)
was hit with the loss.  He gave up 6 runs in 4 innings of work.  
 
'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there
and being prepared,' Valentin said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and
not do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by
game, and pitch by pitch.'

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2006 Post-season Awards

2007-11-07T21:07:00.001-05:00

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2006 AL MVP: David Ortiz (BOS)
2006 NL MVP: Jimmy Rollins (PHI)
2006 AL Cy Young Award: Joe Nathan (MIN)
2006 NL Cy Young Award: Trevor Hoffman (SD)

Notes:
This is the third win in a row for Ortiz.  Remarkably, the AL MVP for all 6 of my replays has been from the Red Sox. (Manny in 2001, Nomar in 2002 and 2003).  Rollins .314/38/85 and 27 steals shows that the Strat MVP point system favors the 5-tool player over the big power hitter - his teammate, Ryan Howard, finished 4th in the voting with a .291/54/150 season.
Both Cy Young Award winners are closers for the first time in my 6 years of replays.  This is something that has never happened in real life.  Both of "my" closers (Papelbon and Cordero) finished 4th in the Cy voting in their respective league.

2006 AL Manager of the Year: Joe Torre (NYY)
2006 NL Manager of the Year: Bruce Bochy (SD)

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2006 Nationals team stats

2007-11-07T20:59:00.001-05:00

On July 13, the Nationals acquired OF Austin Kearns, SS Felipe Lopez and RHP Ryan Wagner from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for RHP Gary Majewski, LHP Bill Bray, INF Brendan Harris, SS Royce Clayton and RHP Daryl Thompson. If you look at the stats and the players involved, it doesn't look like a real steal for either side. However, it turned out to be the spark that the Nationals needed. They were 40-50 at the time of the trade, but would go 46-26 in the 2nd half of the season after the trade.

What made such a remarkable difference? Kearns being in the lineup every day, and Lopez' speed increase over Clayton. Before the trade, the Nats had one everyday outfielder (Soriano) and a rotation of Jose Guillen, Marlon Byrd, Ryan Church, Marlon Anderson and Damian Jackson for the other 2 spots. With Kearns in the lineup everyday, it gave them bonafide hitters from 1-6 and allowed the other guys to be used in platoons to their strengths. Lopez and Soriano together formed a speed duo in the top 2 spots in the lineup, which made it much easier for Johnson, Kearns, Zimmerman and Vidro to knock them in. It helped that Johnson hit 65 doubles, which was good for a National League record.

Johnson was obviously a treat at .303/25/101, especially with the 65 doubles. Ryan Zimmerman and Alfonso Soriano didn't quite have the BA that Johnson had but both topped 100 RBI and Soriano hit a whopping 42 homers, mostly from the leadoff spot. I tried him in the 3 hole at different times during the season but he just seemed to perform better at leadoff. Why does it seem that way even though it shouldn't matter at all?

I had some great part-timers on this team as well. Alex Escobar hit over .400 in limited action, and Daryle Ward hit .313 with 5 homers, almost all as a pinch hitter before being traded in August. Marlon Byrd and Jose Guillen were true disappointments, although the disappointment waned since they were both gone by August.

On the pitching side, this team posted a team ERA almost a full run higher than the 3.53 of a year ago but still were good enough to keep the Nats in games once that offense got clicking in the 2nd half of the season. The bullpen was impressive, especially the back end of Chad Cordero (3.68 ERA, 39 saves), Jon Rauch (97 IP, 4.08) and Saul Rivera (66 IP, 4.34). Mike Stanton was also a stregth before a mid-season trade to the Giants (40 IP, 2.90 ERA).

The starters were shaky beyond Tony Armas Jr. and the surprise, Mike O'Connor. I blogged plenty about Livan Hernandez' troubles before his merciful trade to the D-Backs. Ramon Ortiz was an adventure at times, but his 4.64 ERA while posting 14 wins and pitching over 200 innings would be welcome in just about any team's rotation.

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Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Washington Nationals Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
A.Escobar         .407  31  91  18  37  4  3  3  19  16  18  0  0  0   1  0  2
G.Lombard         .353  16  17   4   6  0  0  3   8   4   4  0  0  0   0  0  0
D.Ward            .313  88 128  21  40 16  0  5  22  17  27  2  0  1   0  0  0
R.Clayton         .304  89 339  30 103 34  3  0  33  20  61  7  0  8   8  1 12
N.Johnson         .303 145 531  99 161 65  0 25 101 105 108 12  0 10   5  1 20
R.Fick            .300  59 120  18  36  6  1  5  22  12  27  1  0  4   0  0  2
B.Harper          .294  30  68  10  20  5  0  4  12   9   7  1  0  3   0  0  3
A.Kearns          .286  60 238  44  68 15  1  7  32  34  61  5  0  8   3  1  3
M.Anderson        .285  79 172  22  49  5  6  6  19  25  24  1  2  0   2  1  7
R.Zimmerman       .276 157 609  90 168 38  5 23 103  66 113  7  0 18   8  3 19
M.Dorta           .273  10  11   2   3  2  0  0   2   1   1  0  0  0   0  0  3
F.Lopez           .269  72 290  51  78  9  2  7  42  44  58  0  2  3  26  2  6
J.Vidro           .264 121 469  57 124 23  1  7  57  51  60  1  0 13   0  0  6
A.Soriano         .263 160 680 128 179 34  6 42 100  51 161  7  0  6  36  7 19
N.Logan           .259  27  85   9  22  4  2  1   6   6  17  0  0  1   5  0  0
W.Gonzalez        .243  12  37   4   9  2  0  0   6   3   7  0  0  0   0  0  0
R.Church          .237  83 211  35  50 10  2 13  35  37  64  2  0  8   2  0  2
B.Schneider       .232 121 409  43  95 15  0  5  40  39  71  1  0 13   0  1  4
B.Castro          .228  47 123  21  28  5  6  0  14  12  19  0  1  2  10  1  2
H.Mateo           .214  10  14   4   3  1  0  0   1   2   2  0  0  0   0  0  0
L.Matos           .214  12  14   2   3  0  1  0   0   0   5  0  0  0   0  1  2
M.Byrd            .214  76 201  32  43  7  1  8  25  28  55  3  0  3   5  1  0
D.Jackson         .211  56 109  18  23 12  1  2  15  17  38  1  0  2   4  1  2
J.Guillen         .203  70 237  25  48 16  0  8  41  14  52 11  0  9   1  0  2
B.Harris          .200  12  20   3   4  0  0  0   1   1   6  4  0  0   0  0  0
M.Vento           .188   8  16   2   3  0  0  0   1   3   5  0  0  0   0  0  0
M.Lecroy          .159  33  63   7  10  3  0  2   6  10  20  0  0  3   0  0  4
B.Watson          .071   8  28   1   2  1  0  0   0   0   2  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      .159 162 295  28  47  8  1  5  25  19  94  0 26  6   0  0  9
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .260    5625    1462    42    788    1187    31    116   129
                       162     828    340   181     646     66   121     21
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
M.Bowie           1.06  1  0 1.000  15  0  0  0  0  17.0  17   3   2  0   3  16
T.Armas Jr        2.69 11  5  .688  30 30  0  0  0 184.0 148  70  55 14  66 111
M.Stanton         2.90  2  0 1.000  48  0  0  0  0  40.1  48  15  13  0  11  28
M.O'Connor        3.15  7  5  .583  21 20  0  0  0 120.0  82  46  42 15  40  65
C.Schroder        3.38  3  0 1.000  17  0  0  0  0  26.2  20  10  10  5   6  30
C.Booker          3.38  0  0  ----   9  0  0  0  0   8.0   5   3   3  1   1  10
C.Cordero         3.68  6  5  .545  68  0  0  0 39  71.0  58  29  29 18  15  59
J.Patterson       3.83  4  3  .571   8  8  0  0  0  47.0  42  21  20  3  12  49
J.Rauch           4.08  6  4  .600  64  0  0  0  0  97.0  69  46  44 20  36  92
F.Rodriguez       4.18  1  1  .500  30  0  0  0  0  32.1  24  16  15  2   8  21
S.Rivera          4.34  4  6  .400  48  0  0  0  0  66.1  63  33  32  7  31  44
R.Corcoran        4.50  0  0  ----   3  0  0  0  0   4.0   5   2   2  0   1   6
B.Traber          4.50  5  2  .714  12  8  0  0  0  46.0  48  26  23  6  16  32
R.Wagner          4.50  1  2  .333  21  0  0  0  0  36.0  48  21  18  4  17  25
R.Ortiz           4.64 14 12  .538  33 33  1  1  0 201.2 222 109 104 29  55 128
J.Bergmann        4.80  3  0 1.000  21  6  0  0  0  54.1  57  35  29 10  22  42
B.Perez           5.56  1  1  .500   8  3  0  0  0  22.2  19  14  14  4  10  12
G.Majewski        5.70  1  3  .250  34  0  0  0  0  42.2  49  27  27  5  17  27
P.Astacio         5.73  4  6  .400  17 17  0  0  0  99.0 115  68  63 12  27  48
J.Eischen         6.17  1  1  .500  21  0  0  0  0  23.1  18  20  16  2  26  16
B.Bray            6.19  0  1  .000  13  0  0  0  0  16.0  27  13  11  1   5   9
R.Drese           6.30  1  1  .500   2  2  0  0  0  10.0   9  12   7  0  10   5
L.Hernandez       6.61  9 12  .429  24 24  0  0  0 128.0 156 103  94 18  52  85
S.Hill            6.82  0  3  .000   6  6  0  0  0  30.1  46  28  23  2   9  15
Z.Day             8.37  1  1  .500   5  5  0  0  0  23.2  32  25  22  7  15  12
T.Hughes          8.79  0  2  .000  10  0  0  0  0  14.1  16  14  14  5  11   3
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          3                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       4.51    76       162     1    39      1443     732    522
                       86     .531    162     4   1461.2     809    190     990

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2006 Red Sox team stats

2007-11-07T20:29:00.001-05:00

A brief analysis of the 2006 Red Sox, statistically.

Batting:
What can you say about Manny and Big Papi that hasn't already been said? Both had great years, although Manny was unfortunately hurt down the stretch and missed most of September. Just look at those homer and RBI totals, and how about the walks as well?

Mike Lowell also had a great year in his first year with the team at .289/19/104. He led the team in doubles with 44, and was 3rd in RBI behind the big two. Lowell did slide a bit as the season wore on, which is something that happened IRL as well. His BA by month: .337/.369/.287/.287/.200/.258.

Another hitter who was inconsistent and didn't match his IRL 2006 numbers was Kevin Youkilis. His BA by month: .245/.283/.229/.303/.277/.205. Still, the worst slump over the course of the season has to be Coco Crisp: .375/.278/.281/.270/.220/.200.

The pitching totals show how W-L records are not always based on results. Curt Schilling's 3.63 ERA was better than his 3.97 IRL, but while he had the same number of wins (15) he had 5 more losses. That makes him not much better than a .500 pitcher even though he was the closest thing to an ace. Beckett was pretty close to his real life performance - his 5.15 ERA was slightly higher than IRL and his 16-12 record was almost identical to his 16-11 IRL. He ended up allowing just 31 homers, which is surpising after he allowed 11 in his first 5 starts. He didn't even lead the team in homers allowed, that honor belongs to Schilling!

The real achilles heel for this team was the same as it was in real life - the starters all went down and they were left scrambling for arms. You'll find 88 starts from guys who had an ERA higher than 5.00 - no wonder this team missed the playoffs!

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Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Boston Red Sox Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
J.Bard            .364   6  22   2   8  2  0  0   2   3   4  0  0  2   0  0  0
M.Ramirez         .344 136 471  98 162 29  2 42 112 125 102  0  0 16   0  0  0
K.Huckaby         .333   8   6   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  2
W.Pena            .308  87 299  46  92 15  1 11  42  31 109  8  0  5   0  1  1
G.Kapler          .305  56 131  22  40 11  0  1  15  16  13  4  0  2   2  0  1
D.Ortiz           .292 150 569 133 166 35  3 49 128 116 110  3  0 14   0  0  2
T.Nixon           .290 106 362  67 105 31  0  7  51  57  53  9  0  4   0  0  1
M.Lowell          .289 151 595  78 172 44  1 19 104  49  74  5  0 25   0  1 10
M.Loretta         .286 153 618  90 177 34  0  5  66  49  65 17  0 16   1  0  2
K.Youkilis        .259 150 582  96 151 40  2 10  75  86 135  9  0 10   3  0  5
C.Crisp           .259 103 441  63 114 18  1  9  48  34  88  0  4  4  18  5  1
J.Lopez           .255  15  51   4  13  2  0  0   2   4  14  1  0  1   0  0  2
E.Hinske          .253  33  87  14  22  5  1  7  23  16  23  0  0  2   0  0  1
D.Pedroia         .250  27  76   6  19  3  0  3  11   7   9  1  0  0   1  0  9
A.Gonzalez        .230 118 408  41  94 21  2  9  45  23  71  2  1  9   0  0  6
J.Varitek         .229 105 380  45  87 16  3 13  70  32  89  2  0 20   1  0  2
D.Murphy          .211  32  76  10  16  4  0  1   8   9  12  0  0  0   0  0  2
C.Miller          .200   3   5   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0
A.Cora            .199  83 216  42  43  3  1  0  10  26  27 12  0  1   8  0 12
D.Mirabelli       .171  58 152  17  26  8  0  4  14  17  33  8  0  7   0  0  4
J.Snow            .171  22  41   3   7  1  0  0   3   5   6  1  0  1   0  0  1
C.Pena            .128  22  39   5   5  1  0  0   4   3  15  0  0  2   0  0  0
W.Harris          .114  32  35   8   4  2  0  0   7   5   5  1  3  0   3  0  0
A.Stern           .063   5  16   0   1  1  0  0   1   0   6  1  0  0   0  0  0
D.Mohr            ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      .105 162  19   1   2  0  0  0   2   1   5  0  1  0   0  0 11
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .268    5697    1529    17    843    1069     9     37    75
                       162     893    326   190     714     84   141      7
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
M.Holtz           0.00  0  0  ----   1  0  0  0  0   0.1   1   0   0  0   0   0
B.Corey           1.57  0  0  ----  15  0  0  0  0  23.0  14   4   4  0  13  18
J.Papelbon        1.95  4  0 1.000  57  0  0  0 40  60.0  35  13  13  2  15  60
M.Delcarmen       2.88  4  1  .800  44  0  0  0  0  59.1  58  23  19  7  13  44
C.Breslow         2.92  1  0 1.000  11  0  0  0  0  12.1   6   5   4  0   3  10
K.Gabbard         3.42  2  1  .667   5  4  0  0  0  23.2  21   9   9  1  12  18
D.Hansack         3.48  1  0 1.000   2  2  0  0  0  10.1   8   4   4  2   0  12
M.Timlin          3.53 10  1  .909  55  0  0  0  1  58.2  67  25  23  3  11  26
J.Lopez           3.54  0  0  ----  24  0  0  0  0  20.1  14   9   8  1  13  19
C.Schilling       3.63 15 12  .556  31 31  2  1  0 206.0 203  88  83 32  28 185
T.Wakefield       3.72 11  8  .579  23 23  1  1  0 145.0 107  62  60 18  57  78
D.Riske           4.15  1  0 1.000  10  0  0  0  1  13.0  10   6   6  1  10   8
C.Hansen          4.22  0  1  .000  31  0  0  0  0  32.0  34  18  15  2  11  20
J.Johnson         4.26  1  1  .500   7  6  0  0  0  38.0  55  20  18  4   8  16
K.Foulke          4.53  4  0 1.000  39  0  0  0  2  47.2  56  28  24 10   7  32
R.Seanez          5.02  5  2  .714  43  0  0  0  0  52.0  47  29  29  6  23  71
D.Wells           5.05  3  3  .500   8  8  0  0  0  46.1  60  28  26  5  12  21
K.Snyder          5.07  1  6  .143  15 10  0  0  0  60.1  83  40  34  9  19  55
J.Beckett         5.15 16 12  .571  33 33  1  1  0 204.1 198 121 117 31  82 173
J.Lester          5.20  5  4  .556  15 15  0  0  0  79.2  89  49  46  9  39  62
J.Tavarez         5.74  6  6  .500  45  6  0  0  3 105.0 136  70  67 11  36  55
J.Van Buren       5.82  0  0  ----  17  0  0  0  0  17.0  21  14  11  2  19  10
K.Jarvis          5.84  1  1  .500   3  3  0  0  0  12.1  21   9   8  1   3   1
M.Clement         5.91  2  5  .286  12 12  0  0  0  67.0  78  45  44 14  33  41
A.Alvarez         6.75  0  0  ----   2  0  0  0  0   2.2   5   2   2  2   0   4
L.Dinardo         9.35  1  2  .333  17  6  0  0  0  42.1  81  45  44 10  13  21
M.Burns           9.82  0  0  ----   8  0  0  0  0  11.0  22  12  12  1   6  10
D.Pauley         14.90  0  2  .000   3  3  0  0  0   9.2  25  16  16  3   0   2
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          3                   -1
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       4.59    68       162     4    47      1555     745    486
                       94     .580    162     6   1459.1     794    187    1072

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2006 League Grand Totals

2007-11-07T20:12:00.001-05:00

I was looking back at the blog from the end of my 2005 replay and I had posted these then because the Red Sox were the top hitting team and the Nationals were 2nd in ERA. Not even close to that this year, as both teams were 4th from the bottom in hitting in their respective league and basically in the middle of the pack in team ERA. While looking back at the 2005 results I did notice something interesting - the Twins were last in the majors in hitting in 2005, and this year they are 1st! The Red Sox fielding was much improved from 2005, committing just 75 errors thanks to a great defensive infield of Lowell, Gonzalez, Loretta and Youkilis. The Nationals are not so lucky, as you will note that they led the majors in errors. Still, I was pleased with the Nats as hitters, and their .260 team BA actually beats the .257 from the 2005 team that won 103 games.

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LEAGUE GRAND TOTALS (primary report) FOR 2006 My League
 
 
TEAM                   AVG    AB    R     H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   SB   CS    E
2006 Minnesota        .288  5709  841  1643  272  36  146  790  102   44   64
2006 Detroit          .285  5829  865  1661  321  38  212  827   59   34  106
2006 Toronto          .285  5729  921  1632  374  32  229  885   46   26  103
2006 Colorado         .284  5617  849  1597  361  59  169  810   69   51   90
2006 Chicago (AL)     .284  5802  891  1645  298  18  258  852   86   31   90
2006 New York (AL)    .283  5573  967  1578  324  27  219  917  125   46  102
2006 Philadelphia     .280  5644  941  1581  325  57  270  915   64   30   99
2006 Baltimore        .277  5715  763  1582  316  33  164  730   97   25  116
2006 Chicago (NL)     .276  5760  816  1590  287  63  163  770  126   45  114
2006 Cleveland        .274  5624  830  1542  363  29  196  803   67   16  108
2006 Los Angeles(NL)  .273  5609  805  1531  337  41  139  771  120   50  125
2006 Arizona          .273  5699  770  1554  372  38  175  742   59   22  126
2006 New York (NL)    .273  5649  817  1540  328  46  196  766  150   52   85
2006 Los Angeles(AL)  .272  5738  767  1558  312  34  162  722  132   48  114
2006 Atlanta          .270  5679  813  1532  323  29  238  779   48   23   98
2006 Kansas City      .269  5620  722  1514  327  32  138  687   51   21  106
2006 Texas            .269  5702  811  1536  307  24  198  766   36   16  112
2006 Boston           .268  5697  893  1529  326  17  190  843   37    7   75
2006 Seattle          .266  5596  703  1486  274  37  183  664   71   34   80
2006 St. Louis        .265  5608  747  1486  300  32  173  721   46   31  118
2006 Florida          .264  5657  832  1495  331  60  188  792  110   55  118
2006 Cincinnati       .261  5544  829  1448  278  17  213  791  141   31  121
2006 Oakland          .261  5614  798  1466  304  26  216  762   39   22   68
2006 San Francisco    .261  5501  739  1434  322  44  164  707   50   30   84
2006 Pittsburgh       .260  5588  654  1454  271  17  157  626   45   27   95
2006 Washington       .260  5625  828  1462  340  42  181  788  116   21  129
2006 San Diego        .260  5584  776  1451  303  32  169  734  120   38   95
2006 Milwaukee        .256  5595  741  1431  339  25  184  705   44   21  124
2006 Houston          .255  5593  749  1424  280  34  193  714   68   34   66
2006 Tampa Bay        .249  5588  731  1394  240  40  196  703  107   37  107
--------------------  ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         .27016948824209 45776 94551059 567923082 2431  968 3038
 
 
TEAM                   ERA   W   L      IP     H    R   ER   HR   BB    SO OAVG
2006 San Diego        3.57 101  61  1479.0  1345  637  587  163  446  1153 .242
2006 Houston          3.62  96  66  1490.1  1367  644  599  165  462  1180 .245
2006 Detroit          3.66 105  57  1482.2  1465  661  603  139  526   981 .260
2006 New York (NL)    3.78  96  66  1466.0  1353  655  616  166  542  1174 .246
2006 Minnesota        3.81 101  61  1473.0  1473  660  624  164  365  1219 .260
2006 Los Angeles(AL)  3.93  81  81  1478.2  1437  717  645  194  512  1170 .254
2006 New York (AL)    3.96 106  56  1452.0  1357  708  639  178  509  1040 .246
2006 Texas            4.30  86  77  1471.2  1609  770  703  207  493  1057 .278
2006 Oakland          4.36  85  78  1476.2  1572  761  716  164  578  1045 .275
2006 Florida          4.41  77  85  1463.2  1420  774  717  180  648  1152 .255
2006 San Francisco    4.42  83  78  1442.2  1475  764  709  155  585  1028 .266
2006 St. Louis        4.49  72  89  1449.0  1507  807  723  186  556  1005 .268
2006 Washington       4.51  86  76  1461.2  1443  809  732  190  522   990 .257
2006 Arizona          4.59  68  94  1460.0  1548  819  744  188  603  1082 .274
2006 Toronto          4.59  94  68  1456.0  1499  818  742  215  518  1163 .266
2006 Boston           4.59  94  68  1459.1  1555  794  745  187  486  1072 .274
2006 Cleveland        4.60  79  83  1437.1  1621  803  734  178  458   948 .285
2006 Chicago (AL)     4.65  78  84  1458.2  1576  807  753  211  487  1028 .276
2006 Atlanta          4.74  77  85  1464.1  1596  815  771  196  552  1079 .280
2006 Philadelphia     4.76  95  67  1443.1  1556  834  763  224  562  1130 .276
2006 Cincinnati       4.82  80  82  1445.0  1574  848  774  216  464  1063 .278
2006 Milwaukee        4.87  65  97  1461.2  1500  861  791  191  556  1232 .265
2006 Colorado         4.89  86  76  1439.1  1575  831  782  180  582   907 .281
2006 Los Angeles(NL)  4.94  76  86  1451.0  1615  877  796  182  548  1097 .283
2006 Seattle          5.03  67  95  1437.0  1550  859  803  210  601  1006 .275
2006 Chicago (NL)     5.03  68  94  1449.1  1410  878  810  197  747  1347 .255
2006 Pittsburgh       5.45  61 101  1445.2  1698  930  875  192  658  1161 .297
2006 Tampa Bay        5.82  61 101  1446.2  1693 1025  936  196  718   967 .292
2006 Baltimore        5.93  56 106  1440.1  1650 1019  949  248  660  1002 .288
2006 Kansas City      5.99  50 112  1420.0  1737 1024  945  217  652   955 .303
-------------------- ----- --- --- ------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         4.6024302430 43702.0 457762420922326 567916596 32433 .270

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2006 Final Standings

2007-11-07T20:04:00.001-05:00

Here are the final standings for my 2006 replay.

It seems like there was a lot more discrepancy this year than past years between replay results and IRL results. For example, In my 2005 replay, there were only 2 teams in the AL that were more than 5 games off their record IRL. This year, there were only 2 teams in the AL that were LESS than 5 games off their record IRL.

There were 2 teams in the majors who matched their real life record perfectly - Tampa Bay and Cincinnati. However, it was still quite a different experience for Cincinnati than in real life - they finished 16 games back of the Astros rather than 3.5 games back of the Cardinals.

There were just 8 teams in the majors who finished within 5 games of their real life record. The largest gains over real life records belong to the Nationals (+15), Astros (+14) and Padres (+13). The Astros and Padres are both playoff teams, although the Padres were IRL as well. The biggest losers are the Orioles (-14) and the White Sox, Royals and Dodgers (-12).

There seemed to be a discrepancy in both directions for extremes. In real life, the top win total was 97 for both the Mets and Yankees. In my replay, 4 teams won 100 games. In real life, the Royals lost 100 games and the D-Rays lost 101. In my replay, the D-Rays still lost 101 but 3 teams lost more, topped by the Royals at an abysmal 50-112.

As for me, my streak is intact...both teams I managed topped their IRL win totals. This has happened in all 6 of my replays.

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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2006 My League
 
AL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2006 New York (AL) NYY      106  56  .654 ----  *WON*        97      65   .599
2006 Toronto TOR             94  68  .580 12.0               87      75   .537
2006 Boston BOS              94  68  .580 12.0               86      76   .531
2006 Tampa Bay TB            61 101  .377 45.0               61     101   .377
2006 Baltimore BAL           56 106  .346 50.0               70      92   .432
 
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2006 Detroit DET            105  57  .648 ----  *WON*        95      67   .586
2006 Minnesota MIN          101  61  .623  4.0               96      66   .593
2006 Cleveland CLE           79  83  .488 26.0               78      84   .481
2006 Chicago (AL) CHW        78  84  .481 27.0               90      72   .556
2006 Kansas City KC          50 112  .309 55.0               62     100   .383
 
AL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2006 Texas TEX               86  77  .528 ----  *WON*        80      82   .494
2006 Oakland OAK             85  78  .521  1.0               93      69   .574
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA     81  81  .500  4.5               89      73   .549
2006 Seattle SEA             67  95  .414 18.5               78      84   .481
 
NL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2006 New York (NL) NYM       96  66  .593 ----  *WON*        97      65   .599
2006 Philadelphia PHI        95  67  .586  1.0               85      77   .525
2006 Washington WAS          86  76  .531 10.0               71      91   .438
2006 Florida FLA             77  85  .475 19.0               78      84   .481
2006 Atlanta ATL             77  85  .475 19.0               79      83   .488
 
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2006 Houston HOU             96  66  .593 ----  *WON*        82      80   .506
2006 Cincinnati CIN          80  82  .494 16.0               80      82   .494
2006 St. Louis STL           72  89  .447 23.5               83      78   .516
2006 Chicago (NL) CHC        68  94  .420 28.0               66      96   .407
2006 Milwaukee MIL           65  97  .401 31.0               75      87   .463
2006 Pittsburgh PIT          61 101  .377 35.0               67      95   .414
 
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
2006 San Diego SD           101  61  .623 ----  *WON*        88      74   .543
2006 Colorado COL            86  76  .531 15.0               76      86   .469
2006 San Francisco SF        83  78  .516 17.5               76      85   .472
2006 Los Angeles(NL) LAD     76  86  .469 25.0               88      74   .543
2006 Arizona ARI             68  94  .420 33.0               76      86   .469
 
 
AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Minnesota MIN          101  61  .623 ----  *WON* 
2006 Toronto TOR             94  68  .580  7.0        
2006 Boston BOS              94  68  .580  7.0        
2006 Oakland OAK             85  78  .521 16.5        
2006 Los Angeles(AL) LAA     81  81  .500 20.0        
2006 Cleveland CLE           79  83  .488 22.0        
 
NL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Philadelphia PHI        95  67  .586 ----  *WON* 
2006 Washington WAS          86  76  .531  9.0        
2006 Colorado COL            86  76  .531  9.0        
2006 San Francisco SF        83  78  .516 11.5        
2006 Cincinnati CIN          80  82  .494 15.0        
2006 Florida FLA             77  85  .475 18.0        
2006 Atlanta ATL             77  85  .475 18.0        
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ARI     68   94  .420 38-43 30-51 21-19 47-75  8-16 21-37     2-8     Lost 6
ATL     77   85  .475 39-42 38-43 17-24 60-61 10-11 25-22     5-5     Lost 2
BAL     56  106  .346 28-53 28-53 16-33 40-73  7- 8 19-17     2-8     Lost 2
BOS     94   68  .580 49-32 45-36 30-26 64-42 12- 3 24-13     5-5     Won 2
CHC     68   94  .420 38-43 30-51 25-27 43-67 10- 6 15-31     3-7     Won 1
CHW     78   84  .481 32-49 46-35 28-37 50-47 10- 5 13-36     5-5     Lost 1
CIN     80   82  .494 44-37 36-45 29-19 51-63  5- 8 22-22     3-7     Lost 6
CLE     79   83  .488 38-43 41-40 25-32 54-51  5- 5 19-26     5-5     Won 3
COL     86   76  .531 45-36 41-40 19-10 67-66  5- 8 27-21     5-5     Lost 1
DET    105   57  .648 50-31 55-26 36-17 69-40  5- 9 26-13     8-2     Lost 2
FLA     77   85  .475 45-36 32-49 30-18 47-67  7-11 17-31     6-4     Won 6
HOU     96   66  .593 51-30 45-36 28-10 68-56 16- 9 39-23     6-4     Won 2
KC      50  112  .309 25-56 25-56 11-38 39-74  3- 6 14-33     2-8     Won 2
LAA     81   81  .500 40-41 41-40 22-29 59-52  9-13 24-29     6-4     Lost 1
LAD     76   86  .469 44-37 32-49 18-17 58-69 14- 6 30-27     5-5     Lost 1
MIL     65   97  .401 35-46 30-51 15-24 50-73  9- 9 16-30     3-7     Lost 2
MIN    101   61  .623 46-35 55-26 41-19 60-42  6- 9 25-18     7-3     Won 1
NYM     96   66  .593 50-31 46-35 23-24 73-42 10- 7 21-25     4-6     Lost 4
NYY    106   56  .654 58-23 48-33 28-20 78-36  7- 7 34-18     7-3     Won 2
OAK     85   78  .521 44-38 41-40 19-22 66-56  8-11 26-25     6-4     Lost 1
PHI     95   67  .586 53-28 42-39 26-19 69-48  8- 5 18-18     4-6     Lost 5
PIT     61  101  .377 37-44 24-57 24-25 37-76  7- 6 27-17     7-3     Won 4
SD     101   61  .623 49-32 52-29 21-13 80-48 11- 9 30-16     9-1     Won 9
SEA     67   95  .414 33-48 34-47 20-23 47-72 10- 4 25-20     3-7     Lost 6
SF      83   78  .516 42-39 41-39 18-19 65-59  7-10 33-21     6-4     Won 1
STL     72   89  .447 41-39 31-50 30-27 42-62  5-11 20-24     4-6     Won 2
TB      61  101  .377 30-51 31-50 16-30 45-71  5- 8 18-20     4-6     Lost 3
TEX     86   77  .528 42-39 44-38 23-23 63-54  9- 8 25-23     7-3     Won 5
TOR     94   68  .580 49-32 45-36 30-17 64-51  9- 8 18-18     3-7     Lost 2
WAS     86   76  .531 45-36 41-40 27-20 59-56  8- 9 28-25     7-3     Won 5
TOTAL 2430 2430  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+   InDiv OutDiv InterLg
ARI      9-16 16-11  9-19 13-12 12-16  9-20   31-44  33-39   4-11
ATL     11-13 16-13 14-13  9-15 15-13 12-18   28-45  42-32   7- 8
BAL     10-16 11-16  7-21 12-14  9-17  7-22   25-50  25-44   6-12
BOS     13-12 16-10 13-13 19- 8 18-12 15-13   42-33  42-27  10- 8
CHC      8-15 16-13  8-19 10-16 16-12 10-19   39-45  25-38   4-11
CHW      8-16 14-14 12-15 13-12 15-14 16-13   41-35  31-37   6-12
CIN     18- 7 14-14 15-12  9-16 11-18 13-15   44-40  26-37  10- 5
CLE     11-14 16-11 15-11 12-14 14-14 11-19   32-43  35-34  12- 6
COL     13-12 13-15 14-12 14-12 17-11 15-14   40-35  34-38  12- 3
DET     17- 8 20- 8 19- 8 13-12 14-15 22- 6   47-28  45-24  13- 5
FLA      7-15 15-14 13-12 11-18 13-15 18-11   33-42  33-36  11- 7
HOU     18- 6 12-18 16-10 14-11 22- 7 14-14   46-31  40-27  10- 8
KC       8-14  8-21 13-14  6-21  7-23  8-19   20-54  18-52  12- 6
LAA     13-12 15-13 16-10 13-13 13-16 11-17   29-28  42-45  10- 8
LAD      7-18 17-11  9-17 12-14 15-13 16-13   36-38  37-36   3-12
MIL     11-14  9-19  8-20 14-11  8-20 15-13   37-45  24-41   4-11
MIN     14-10 16-12 18- 8 17- 9 17-11 19-11   48-28  40-28  13- 5
NYM     17- 7 14-14 17-10 17- 8 18-10 13-17   42-32  48-25   6- 9
NYY     16- 7 15-13 17- 9 13-12 22- 8 23- 7   47-27  47-23  12- 6
OAK     10-14 18-11 12-14 14-13 13-14 18-12   34-24  40-47  11- 7
PHI     17- 7 18-10 19- 8 16- 9 10-19 15-14   40-35  42-27  13- 5
PIT      9-17  9-18 11-17  7-18 10-18 15-13   36-42  22-47   3-12
SD      14-10 19-10 19- 7 17- 9 15-13 17-12   43-32  48-24  10- 5
SEA     16-10 11-18  8-18  9-15 13-15 10-19   24-33  37-50   6-12
SF      13-11 14-15 12-14 13-14 15-13 16-11   37-38  40-31   6- 9
STL     12-13 14-14 12-13 11-15 12-16 11-18   41-40  25-40   6- 9
TB      10-15 10-18 15-12  9-17  8-20  9-19   27-47  28-42   6-12
TEX     11-14 13-15 15-12 16-10 17-12 14-14   28-30  48-39  10- 8
TOR     14- 9 12-17 13-14 17- 9 20- 9 18-10   45-29  42-28   7-11
WAS     11-14 12-17 10-17 16- 9 16-11 21- 8   42-31  35-36   9- 9
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ARI ATL BAL BOS CHC CHW CIN CLE COL DET FLA HOU  KC LAA LAD MIL MIN NYM
ARI   -   5   0   0   3   0   2   0  10   0   4   3   0   1   9   3   0   1
ATL   2   -   1   1   4   0   6   0   4   0  13   2   0   0   6   3   0   6
BAL   0   2   -   7   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   4   5   0   0   2   1
BOS   0   2  11   -   0   5   0   3   0   5   3   0   7   4   0   0   1   2
CHC   3   3   0   0   -   4   8   0   2   0   2   6   0   0   3   7   0   2
CHW   0   0   6   1   2   -   1   9   0   9   0   0  14   8   0   0   9   0
CIN   4   1   0   0  11   2   -   4   3   1   2   7   3   0   1  10   0   1
CLE   0   0   3   4   3  10   2   -   0   6   0   0  10   4   0   2   6   0
COL   9   2   0   0   4   0   3   0   -   0   2   5   0   2  10   3   0   3
DET   0   0   6   1   3  10   2  13   0   -   0   1  13   5   0   3  11   0
FLA   2   6   3   0   4   0   4   0   4   0   -   0   0   0   2   4   0  13
HOU   6   5   0   0   9   3   8   0   1   2   7   -   0   0   4  10   2   2
 KC   0   0   2   2   0   5   0   8   0   5   0   3   -   2   0   2   2   0
LAA   2   0   5   2   0   1   0   5   1   3   0   0   8   -   4   0   4   0
LAD   9   0   0   0   3   0   5   0   9   0   4   2   0   2   -   4   0   4
MIL   3   3   0   0   9   0   9   1   3   0   3   5   1   0   2   -   2   0
MIN   0   0   7   5   3  10   0  13   0   8   0   1  17   2   3   4   -   0
NYM   6  12   2   1   4   0   6   0   3   0   6   4   0   0   3   6   0   -
NYY   0   3  18   9   0   5   0   4   0   5   2   0   9   5   0   0   3   5
OAK   2   0   3   4   0   5   0   3   0   4   0   0   7  10   3   0   4   0
PHI   4  15   2   4   3   0   5   0   4   0  11   2   0   0   6   3   0   5
PIT   1   1   0   0   8   0   8   0   2   2   1   4   0   0   4   9   1   4
 SD  15   6   0   0   6   0   2   0  10   0   5   2   0   2  10   6   0   3
SEA   2   0   6   4   0   7   0   3   0   3   0   0   1   7   2   0   3   0
 SF  11   2   0   0   3   0   3   0   6   0   4   5   0   1   9   6   0   2
STL   2   4   0   0   8   3   7   1   7   0   2   9   2   0   2   9   0   3
 TB   2   1   9   5   0   4   0   2   0   2   0   0   3   6   0   0   1   0
TEX   3   0   6   4   0   5   0   6   1   2   0   3   6  11   0   0   4   0
TOR   0   0  12  12   0   4   0   5   1   0   2   0   7   4   0   0   6   1
WAS   6  12   4   2   4   0   1   0   5   0  12   2   0   0   3   3   0   8
 
TEAM NYY OAK PHI PIT  SD SEA  SF STL  TB TEX TOR WAS
ARI   0   1   2   5   4   1   8   5   1   0   0   0
ATL   0   0   3   5   3   0   5   2   2   0   3   6
BAL   1   3   1   0   0   4   0   0  10   3   7   2
BOS  10   6   2   0   0   6   0   0  14   5   7   1
CHC   0   0   4   7   1   0   3  11   0   0   0   2
CHW   1   1   0   3   0   2   0   0   2   5   5   0
CIN   0   0   1   8   4   0   4   8   0   0   0   5
CLE   3   6   0   3   0   6   0   2   5   3   1   0
COL   0   3   3   4   9   3  12   2   0   2   2   3
DET   2   5   0   1   0   6   0   3   6   8   6   0
FLA   1   0   8   6   1   0   2   4   6   0   1   6
HOU   0   0   4  12   4   0   1   7   0   3   0   6
 KC   0   2   0   3   0   7   0   4   3   0   0   0
LAA   5   9   0   0   1  12   2   0   3   8   6   0
LAD   0   0   1   6   8   1  10   5   0   0   0   3
MIL   0   0   3   7   1   0   3   7   0   0   0   3
MIN   3   6   0   2   0   5   0   0   6   5   1   0
NYM   1   0  14   5   4   0   4   3   0   0   2  10
NYY   -   6   0   0   0   4   0   0  11   6   9   2
OAK   3   -   0   0   2  10   4   0   5  14   2   0
PHI   3   0   -   5   1   0   4   5   1   0   3   9
PIT   0   0   1   -   1   0   4   7   0   0   0   3
 SD   0   1   5   5   -   5   8   5   0   2   0   3
SEA   2   9   0   0   1   -   1   0   4   8   4   0
 SF   0   2   2   3  11   2   -   5   0   1   0   5
STL   0   0   1   8   1   0   0   -   0   0   0   3
 TB   7   4   2   0   0   5   0   0   -   1   6   1
TEX   4   6   0   0   1  11   2   0   8   -   3   0
TOR   9   8   0   0   0   5   0   0  12   3   -   3
WAS   1   0  10   3   3   0   1   4   2   0   0   -

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