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THE HARTFORD COUEANT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 B5 Royals 7, Tigers 4 Rockies 5, Redsl Nationals 8, Phillies 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Blue Jays 3, Twins 2 MINNESOTA AB Bl AVG. .308 .275 .363 .276 .305 .269 .265 .263 .178 .338 .222 Span cf O.Cabrera ss Mauer Morneau lb Kubel dh Cuddyer rf Young If B.Harris 3b 1-Tlbert pr-3b a-Morales ph Punto2b TOTALS 1 1 2 7 DETROIT AB Bl AVG. Raburn cf-lf 4 1 2 0 .284 Polanco2b 5 0 1 1 .276 Ordonez rf 4 0 3 0 .289 Cabrera lb 4 0 1 0 .335 Thames dh 3 0 2 0 .254 10 10 .245 1- Kelly pr-dh 1 0 0 0 .245 Inge 3b 4 110 .231 Ramirez If 3 2 2 1 .400 Grnderson cf 1 0 0 0 .253 Laird 2 0 11 .218 Everett ss 4 0 1 1 .237 TOTALS 36 4 15 4 KANSAS CITY AB Bl AVG. DeJesusIf 3 110 .275 Blmquistrf 4 0 2 1 .257 Butler lb 5 0 2 1 .305 Olivoc 5 0 1 0 .245 Callaspo 2b 4 112 .297 B.Penadh 3 0 1 0 .275 2- Andrsn pr-dh 0 1 0 0 .247 b-Jcobsph-dh 1 0 0 0 .237 Maiercf 5 0 2 0 .251 A.Gordon3b 3 2 1 1 .206 Betancourtss 2 2 2 2 .241 TOTALS 35 7 13 7 TORONTO AB Bl AVG. PHI LA.

AB Bl AVG. Rollins ss 5 1 2 0 .243 Victorinocf 5 12 1 .297 Utley2b 5 12 1 .293 Howard lb 4 0 0 1 .273 Ibanezlf 4 0 0 0 .278 Werth rf 4 110 .270 P.Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 .268 C.Ruiz 2 110 .254 Blanton 10 10 .106 ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Durbin 0 0 0 0 .200 c-stairsph 1114 .198 TOTALS 36 7 11 7 WASH. AB Bl AVG. Harris cf-lf 4 2 2 0 .233 Orr 2b 5 0 1 2 .324 Zmerman 3b 5 0 0 0 .294 A.Dunn lb 4 112 .281 Morse lb 0 0 0 0 .286 Willinghamlf 3 110 .281 1-Mxwll pr-cf 0 0 0 0 .195 Dukes rf 2 2 1 0 .259 Desmond ss 4 1 2 4 .500 Nievesc 3 110 .254 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 .133 S.Burnett 0 0 0 0 .000 ph 1 0 0 0 .304 Gonzalez 2b 0 0 0 0 .259 TOTALS 32 8 9 8 EAST PCT. GB L10 STK HOME AWAY QUICK HIT: AT THE START OF THE 2008 NFL SEASON New York 91 50 .645 8-2 W-4 49-20 42-30 Yanks were in third, 11 games behind Rays.

Boston 81 58 .583 9 6-4 W-2 47-21 34-37 David Ortiz was batting .271, now at .228. Tampa Bay 72 68 .514 18'2 1-9 L-8 43-26 29-42 Had won 6 of 8 to go 32 games over .500. Toronto 63 77 .450 27S4 4-6 W-l 38-36 25-41 Jays were in midst of 16-10 Sept. (4-7 in '09). Baltimore 56 83 .403 34 3-7 L-2 34-37 22-46 Brian Roberts had 47 doubles, has 50 this yr.

CENTRAL PCT. GB L10 STK HOME AWAY QUICK HIT Detroit 75 64 .540 6-4 L-3 45-22 30-42 M. Ordonez had slugged 16 HR, just 7 in 2009. Minnesota 70 70 .500 5i 5-5 L-l 39-30 31-40 Minnesota allowed 30 fewer runs in 2008. Chicago 70 71 .496 6 6-4 W-l 40-32 30-39 White Sox were 78-61, first place in Central.

Cleveland 60 79 .432 15 2-8 L-3 30-39 30-40 Cliff Lee was 20-2, now pitching for Phillies. Kansas City 55 85 .393 2M 5-5 W-4 30-44 25-41 Greinke was 10-9, 3.67 ERA (now 13-8, 2.22). WEST PCT. GB L10 STK HOME AWAY QUICK HIT Los Angeles 83 55 .601 7-3 W-2 41-26 42-29 Angels had run away with division, led by 17. Texas 79 60 .568 VA 7-3 W-3 44-25 35-35 Rangers: 836 runs allowed in '08, 613 in '09.

Seattle 72 68 .514 12 4-6 L-4 39-30 33-38 M's were in last place, 31 games under .500. Oakland 62 77 .446 2W 5-5 L-l 34-36 28-41 Huston Street had 18 saves in final year with A's. CINCINNATI AB Bl AVG. Stubbscf 4 0 0 0 .247 Janishss 3 10 0 .211 Votto lb 4 0 2 0 .298 B.Phillips 2b 4 0 3 1 .275 Gomes If 3 0 1 0 .280 Balentien rf 4 0 0 0 .261 A.Rosales3b 4 0 0 0 .196 Hanigan 2 0 1 0 .273 K.Wellsp 0 0 0 0 .143 b-Barkerph 1 0 0 0 .364 R.Ramirez 0 0 0 0 Viola 0 0 0 0 d-Sutton ph 1 0 0 0 .176 TOTALS 30 1 7 1 COLORADO AB Bl AVG. E.Young2b 3 1 2 0 .333 Quintanilla2b 0 0 0 0 .173 Gnzalez cf-lf 2 1 0 0 .291 S.Smith If 4 111 .316 Fowler cf 0 0 0 0 .270 Giambi lb 3 112 .375 G.Atkins 3b 4 112 .227 Hawpe rf 3 0 1 0 .289 Torrealbac 3 0 0 0 .273 Barmes ss 3 0 1 0 .244 Contreras 1 0 0 0 .000 Chacin 0 0 0 0 a-McCoy ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Rincon 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Murton ph 1 0 0 0 .261 Belisle 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 28 5 7 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .234 .301 .252 .265 .185 .269 .229 .268 .261 Inglett 2b Snider rf-lf Lind If V.Wells cf Overbay lb Encrncion 3b R.Ruiz dh Bautistacf-rf R.Chavez McDonald ss TOTALS 28 3 6 3 -afe game not included 11 2 9 1 Philadelphia 200 000 005-7 Washington 002 150 00x-8 FRIDAY'S AL SCHEDULE, PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Wild-card standings Cincinnati Colorado 100 000 000-1 7 0 005 000 OOx-5 7 0 Minnesota 001 010 000-2 7 0 Toronto 100 110 00x-3 6 0 a-popped outforTolbert in 9th.l-ran for B.Harris in 7th.

LOB: Min 6, Tor 6. 2B: O.Cabrera (30), Cuddyer (31), Young (11), Punto (12), Snider (10), Lind (46), J.Bautista (11), McDonald (6). HR: Span (7), off Cecil; J.Bautista (5), off S.Baker. RBIs: Span (55), O.Cabrera (58), Lind 2 (96), J.Bautista (22). SF: Li nd.

SO: Span (1), Mauer (1), Kubel (1), Cuddyer(l), Young (1), Inglett (1), Lind (1), Overbay (1), En-carnacion (2), R.Ruiz (1), R.Chavez (1). Runners left in scoring position: Min 4 (Morneau, Punto, B.Harris, O.Cabrera); Tor 3 (Encarnacion, McDonald, Overbay). GIDP: Cuddyer, R.Ruiz. DP: Min 1 (O.Cabrera, Punto, Morneau); Tor 1 (Encarnacion, Inglett, Overbay). MINNESOTA IP RERBBSO ERA Baker L.13-8 6 5 3 3 4 7 4.33 Mahay 'A 0 0 0 0 0 4.53 Crain 'A 1 0 0 0 0 5.53 Detroit 000 022 000 4 15 0 Kansas City 110 102 llx-7 13 0 1-ran for Huff in 7th.

2-ran for Pena in 7th. LOB: Detroit 10, KC 12. 2B: Raburn (11), Everett (18), Y.Betancourt (18). 3B: W.Ramirez (1). HR: A.Gordon (4), Callaspo (9).

RBIs: Polanco (64), W.Ramirez (3), Laird (29), Everett (41), Bloomquist (26), Butler (77), Callaspo 2 (57), A.Gordon (12), Y.Betancourt 2 (40). SB: Olivo (4), A.Gordon (5). SF: Laird, Callaspo, Y.Betancourt. SO: Polanco (1), Ordonez (1), Mi.Cabrera (1), Inge (1), Everett (1), DeJesus (1), Olivo (1). Runners left in scoring position: Detroit 9 (Cabrera 2, Inge 2, Polanco 3, Granderson 2); KC 7 (B.Pena 2, Bloomquist, Butler 3, Callaspo).

DETROIT IP ERBBSO ERA Washburn 5 7 3 3 3 1 3.60 Miner L.6-5 1 5 3 3 1 0 4.74 Ni 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.20 Bonine 2 11111 6.11 Boston Texas 2 Seattle Tampa Bay 9VS Minnesota ll'A Chicago 12 late game THURSDAY'S RESULTS TORONTO 3, Minnesota 2 KANSAS CITY 7, Detroit 4 Seattle at Los Angeles, late SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE Baltimore at New York, 1:05 Oakland at Minnesota, 1:10 Chicago at Los Angeles, 4:10 Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 Toronto at Detroit, 7:05 Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 Seattle at Texas, 8:05 Home team in CAPS a-FOfor Walker in 7th. b-POfor Burnett in 8th. c-HR for Lidge in 9th. 1-ran for Willingham in 7th. Rollins 2 (5), Desmond (1).

LOB: Phi 6, Wash 7. 2B: Victori no (34), W.Harris (17), Willingham (29), Desmond (1). 3B: Utley (2), W.Harris (4), Orr (1). HR: Stairs (5), Dunn (36), Desmond (1). RBIs: Victorino (56), Utley (86), Howard (117), Stairs (6), A.Dunn 2 (96), Desmond 4 (4).

SB: Willingham (4). Blanton, Li. Hernandez 2. SF: Howard. SO: Howard (1), Werth (1), Orr (4), Zimmerman (2), A.Dunn (1), Dukes (1).

PHI LA. IP RERBBSO ERA Blnton L.9-7 454 7 8 8 4 4 4.11 T.Walker 0 0 0 0 1 1.71 Durbin 110 0 11 4.73 Lidge 1 1 0 0 0 2 6.97 WASH. IP RERBBSO ERA LINE 2009TEAM 2009VSOPP LAST 3 STARTS TEAM PITCHER TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA KC Greinke (R) -145 13-8 2.2213-15 2-0 26.1 2.39 2-0 25.0 0.72 Cle Mstrson (R) 4-7 4.40 4-8 0-2 6.2 14.85 0-3 17.2 4.58 Bal Tillman (R) 1-3 4.66 2-6 0-2 16.1 4.41 NY Pettitte(L) -280 13-6 4.10 20-8 1-0 15.1 1.17 3-0 21.0 3.00 Tor Tallet(L) 6-9 5.31 7-14 0-0 2.0 0.00 1-2 15.2 8.04 Det Rbertson (L) -155 1-1 5.40 1-1 0-0 1.2 5.40 0-1 10.0 0.90 TB Shields (R) 9-10 4.0213-16 1-2 18.2 5.79 2-0 20.0 5.85 Bos Lester (L) -180 12-7 3.44 19-9 1-2 21.1 6.75 2-0 19.2 2.29 Sea Morrow (R) 0-4 5.28 1-5 0-3 5.2 14.29 0-1 15.2 4.60 Tex Mllwood(R) -200 10-9 3.7713-14 1-1 13.1 6.07 1-1 16.2 6.48 Oak Mrtnsen(R) 0-2 9.00 0-2 0-2 11.0 9.82 Min Blckbrn(R) -180 9-10 4.1612-16 0-0 13.0 6.92 1-2 19.1 3.26 Chi Floyd (R) 11-9 3.8415-13 1-1 16.0 2.25 1-1 20.0 2.70 LA Saundrs(L) -140 12-7 4.9716-10 0-1 6.2 4.05 3-0 17.1 2.08 a-SO for Chacin in 4th. b-GIDP for Wells in 6th. c-SO for Rincon in 7th.

d-SO for Viola in 9th. LOB: Cin 8, Col 3. 2B: Votto (23), Giambi (1). HR: G.Atkins (9). RBIs: B.Phillips (86), S.Smith (52), Giambi 2 (6), CAtkins 2 (43).

SB: B.Phillips (24), E.Young 2 (2). Wells 2, Gonzalez. SO: Stubbs (2), Janish (1), Votto (1), Gomes (1), Balentien (3), Rosales (3), Hanigan (1), Sutton (1), Hawpe (1), Barmes (1), McCoy (1), Murton (1). CINCINNATI IP RERBBSO ERA K.WellsL,l-4 5 6 5 5 3 3 5.21 R.Ramirez 2 1 0 0 0 1 4.15 Viola 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 COLORADO IP RERBBSO ERA Contreras 3 4 1 1 3 5 1.86 Chacin 1 0 0 0 1 1 5.19 Rincon W.3-2 3 2 0 0 0 5 5.79 Belisle 2 1 0 0 0 2 7.52 Umpires: Tim Timmons; IB, Mark Wegner; 2B, Rick Reed; 3B, Jeff Kellogg. 2:38.

24,175 The Royals completed their first home sweep of an AL team Thu, beating Detroit 7-4. TORONTO IP RERBBSO ERA KAN. CITY IP ERBBSO ERA 2 2 3 4 3.60 2 2 0 012.71 0 0 0 1 5.31 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 3 5.30 1 0 2.45 0 1 4.55 0 0 3.49 0 0 2.93 0 1 2.19 DiNardo 5 7 'A 2 Colon W.2-3 l'A 4 Hughes l'A 1 RosaS.l-l 1 1 Cecil W.7-4 Accardo Carlson Camp S.Downs Frasor S3-10 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 5.30 0 2.88 081.00 0 2.61 0 4.20 NATIONAL LEAGUE TVs S.Burnett Ys Segovia Vs MacDougal 0 Villone S.l-3 Ys 3:03. 18,706 2:39. 11,461 3:16.

12,029 AL leaders TOP 10 Marlins 13, Mets 4 Braves 9, Astros 7 NL leaders TOP 10 AVG FLORIDA AB Bl AVG. 43 9 81 549 77 512 84 42 9 75 161 .367 196 .357 172 .336 142 .331 504 89 490 116 490 63 477 66 457 82 413 73 538 97 409 69 469 74 Mauer Min ISuzuki Sea Cabrera Det BartlettTB Jeter NY Young Tex Cano NY Pierzynski Chi Youkilis Bos Cabrera Cle Ramirez Fla Pujols StL Sandoval SF Helton Col Wright NY Castillo NY Braun Mil Coghlan Fla Morgan Was Lee Hou 181 .359 162 .331 160 .327 156 .327 145 .317 128 .310 166 .309 126 .308 144 .307 161 .306 564 521 564 439 431 186 .330 168 .322 177 .314 138 .314 135 .313 143 .312 .308 .304 .286 .000 .500 .359 .091 .282 .273 .242 .270 .220 .074 .000 .264 .282 Coghlan If N.Johnson lb 1-Hayes pr Meyer T.Wood Ramirez ss Gonzalez ss Cantu 3b-lb Jo.Bakerc Uggla 2b C.Ross rf Maybin cf Westp Badenhop c-Gload ph d-Hlms ph-3b TOTALS 1 1 3 2 458 72 52 6 59 through Wednesday through Thursday EAST PCT. GB L10 STK HOME AWAY QUICK HIT: ATTHE START OFTHE 2008 NFL SEASON Philadelphia 79 59 .572 4-6 L-l 36-31 43-28 Brad Lidge had 33 saves, 2.18 ERA (28, 6.97 in '09) Florida 75 65 .536 5 7-3 W-3 39-33 36-32 Marlins had -32 run differential (13 in 2009). Atlanta 72 68 .514 8 4-6 W-l 35-33 37-35 Braves were 61-80, 18'2 games behind Mets. New York 62 78 .443 18 4-6 L-3 36-36 26-42 Started 4 players no longer on active roster.

Washington 48 92 343 32 2-8 W-l 29-43 19-49 Worst team in MLB (54-87), even worse in '09. CENTRAL PCT. GB L10 STK HOME AWAY QUICK HIT St. Louis 84 57 .596 8-2 W-3 43-26 41-31 Albert Pujols had 30 HR, 91 RBI (47, 124 now). Chicago 71 67 .514 IIV2 6-4 W-3 40-27 31-40 Cubs were 85-55, best record in National Lg.

Houston 68 72 .486 152 6-4 L-l 40-32 28-40 Won final game of season-best 8 gm win streak. Milwaukee 66 73 .475 17 3-7 L-3 34-37 32-36 Stood 5 GB, en route to 1st playoffs since '82. Cincinnati 63 77 .450 202 6-4 L-4 31-37 32-40 Joey Votto hit 16th HR; already at 21 in 2009. Pittsburgh 54 84 .391 282 1-9 L-3 36-34 18-50 Averaged 4.9 runsgm (averaging just 4.4 this yr). WEST PCT.

GB L10 STK HOME AWAY QUICK HIT Los Angeles 83 58 .589 5-5 L-l 43-29 40-29 Dodgers were at .500, but only 12 games out. Colorado 81 60 .574 2 9-1 W-7 45-27 36-33 Rockies had -59 run differential (95 in 2009). San Francisco 76 64 .543 62 5-5 L-2 45-23 31-41 Matt Cain was just 8-11, he's 13-4 this season. San Diego 63 78 .447 20 7-3 W-2 36-34 27-44 Adrian Gonzalez had 28 HR, 9 shy of 2009 total. Arizona 62 79 .440 21 3-7 W-l 32-37 30-42 Ex-manager Bob Melvin had D'backs in 1st place.

NL HOME RUNS ON-BASE PCT. Pujols, StL Johnsn, Fla 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 ON-BASE PCT. Mauer, Min .433 Youkilis, Bos .421 ARdrgz, NY .408 Cabrera, Det.405 Figgins, LA .402 .450 .424 .420 .411 .411 Ramirez, Fla AL HOME RUNS Pena, TB 39 Teixeira, NY 35 Branyan, Sea 31 Hill, Tor 31 Cruz, Tex 31 Bay, Bos 31 utley, Phi Dunn, Was ATLANTA AB Bl AVG. McLouth cf 4 2 2 1 .263 Y.Escobar ss 5 3 3 0 .304 C. Jones 3b 4 2 1 1 .268 McCannc 5 2 4 2 .277 Anderson If 4 0 2 3 .280 Gorecki If 0 0 0 0 .227 LaRochelb 5 0 1 1 .270 Church rf 2 0 1 0 .277 a-Diazph-rf 3 0 0 1 .321 K.Johnson2b 4 0 2 0 .219 D.

Lowe 3 0 0 0 .188 O'Flahertyp 1 0 0 0 .000 Moylan 0 0 0 0 .000 e-Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 .282 TOTALS 41 9 16 9 HOUSTON AB Bl AVG. Bourn cf 5 12 1 .295 K.Matsui 2b 4 2 2 0 .246 Berkman lb 4 1 2 3 .273 CaXeelf 3 0 1 1 .306 1-Mysnet pr 0 0 0 0 .290 Tejadass 5 0 0 0 .300 Pence rf 4 2 3 0 .290 C.Johnson 3b 4 110 .167 Costec 4 0 1 0 .229 Oswalt 0 0 0 0 .128 Sadler 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Wright 0 0 0 0 .333 b-Boone ph 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Lopez 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Erstad ph 1 0 0 0 .203 Byrdak 0 0 0 0 .000 d-Michlsph 10 11 .238 TOTALS 37 7 13 6 Atlanta 330 210 000-9 16 2 Houston 103 100 020-7 13 0 SLUGGING PCT. Pujols, StL .6 SLUGGING PCT. Mauer, Min .601 Morales, LA .583 Youkilis, Bos .564 Cabrera, Det .561 Cruz, Tex .551 .593 .578 .572 .572 Fielder, Mil Reynlds, Ari Ramirez, Fla Ibanez, Phi Pujols, StL 47 Reynolds, Ari 41 Howard, Phi 38 Fielder, Mil 38 AGonzIz, SD 37 Dunn, Was 35 Folder, Mil 125 Pujols, StL 124 Howard, Phi 116 Lee, Chi 96 Braun, Mil 95 RUNS Pujols, StL 116 Braun, Mil 97 Zmmrmn, Was 97 Utley, Phi 96 Victorino, Phi 91 RBI Teixeira, NY 106 103 Pena, TB 100 Mrneau, Min 100 Bay, Bos 100 Morales, LA 98 NEW YORK AB Bl AVG. Pagan cf 4 0 3 0 .313 L.Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0 .310 D.Wright 3b 4 2 11 .317 Francoeur rf 4 1 3 0 .269 Tatis lb 3 0 2 1 .270 N.Evans If 4 0 1 1 .224 Santos 3 0 0 1 .259 Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0 .252 Parnell 1 0 0 0 .125 a-Valdezph 0 1 0 0 .229 b-Reed ph 1 0 0 0 .254 S.Green 0 0 0 0 .000 e-Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 .280 TOTALS 33 4 10 4 STOLEN BASES STOLEN BASES Ellsbury, Bos 60 Crawford, TB 56 Figgins, LA 39 Upton, TB 37 RDavis, Oak 34 Bourn, Hou Morgan, Was Kemp, LA Fowler, Col Rollins, Phi Taveras, Cin Pierre, LA RUNS Figgins, LA 104 Damon, NY 100 Jeter, NY 97 Pedroia, Bos 97 Roberts, Bal 97 Scutaro, Tor 95 Cano, NY 92 FRIDAY'S NL SCHEDULE, PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Wild-card standings Colorado Florida New York 301 110 340-13 16 0 000 220 000-4 10 1 ERA Greinke, KC 2.22 FHrndz, Sea 2.61 Hlladay.Tor 3.03 Jackson, Det 3.10 Vrlandr, Det 3.24 Sabathia, NY3.40 Lester, Bos 3.44 HITS Ramirez, Fla Braun, Mil Tejada, Hou Pujols, StL Lopez, Mil Kemp, LA ERA Carpentr, StL 2.16 Lincecum, SF 2.34 Cain.SF 2.51 WnwrgtStL 2.59 WRdrgz, Hou 2.76 Happ, Phi 2.77 HITS ISuzuki, Sea 196 Jeter, NY 186 Cano, NY 177 Cabrera, Det 172 San Fran.

Florida Chicago Atlanta Houston 42 52 82 82 122 Lee, Hou through Thursday THURSDAY'S RESULTS COLORADO 5, Cincinnati 1 WASHINGTON 8, Philadelphia 7 Florida 13, NEW YORK 4 Atlanta 9, HOUSTON 7 SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE Cincinnati at Chicago, 1:05 New York at Philadelphia, 4:05 Atlanta at St. Louis, 4:10 Washington at Florida, 6:10 Pittsburgh at Houston, 7:05 Milwaukee at Arizona, 8:10 Los Angeles at San 9:05 Colorado at San Diego, 10:05 Home team in CAPS Sandoval, SF 160 a-HBP for Parnell in 5th. b-SO for Stoner in 6th. c-IBBfor Badenhop in 7th. d-lB for Calero in 8th.

e-SO for Broadway in 9th. 1-ran for Johnson in 8th. 2B: Coghlan (21), C.Ross (36), West(l), Pagan (15), Francoeur(25). HR: Uggla (27). RBIs: N.Johnson 4 (59), Ha.Ramirez 2 (96), Cantu (80), Baker (47), Uggla (75), C.Ross 2 (81), Helms 2 (31), D.Wright (60), Tatis (40), N.Evans (7), Santos (36).

FLORIDA IP RERBBSO ERA through Thu. WINS Sabathia, NY 16 Verlandr, Det 16 16 Beckett, Bos 14 Hrnandz, Sea 14 Halladay, Tor 14 Weaver, LA 14 LINE 2009TEAM 2009VSOPP LAST 3 STARTS TEAM PITCHER TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA Cin Lehr(R) 4-1 4.43 4-3 1-0 9.0 0.00 2-1 18.2 7.23 Chi Harden (R) -220 9-8 4.1012-12 2-1 18.0 2.50 1-1 16.0 4.50 NY Fgueroa(R) 2-4 4.74 1-4 0-0 3.1 5.40 1-2 18.0 3.00 Phi Hamels(L) -280 8-9 4.3214-13 0-1 10.0 7.20 1-1 23.0 1.57 Was Martin (R) 3-4 4.35 6-4 0-0 11.0 4.09 1-1 17.2 3.57 Fla Johnson (R) -230 14-4 3.04 20-8 2-0 28.0 3.86 2-1 17.2 3.57 Pit Morton (R) 3-7 5.43 5-9 0-1 4.0 11.25 1-1 17.1 5.19 Hou Norris(R) -160 4-3 6.05 4-3 1-2 12.0 10.50 Atl Jurrjens(R) 10-10 2.9313-16 0-1 6.0 3.00 0-2 21.2 2.49 StL Pineiro (R) -135 14-9 3.2817-10 1-0 6.2 2.70 2-0 21.0 4.29 Mil Looper(R) 11-6 4.7716-13 0-1 7.0 5.14 0-0 19.0 3.32 Ari Davis (L) -130 7-12 3.8111-18 0-1 19.2 4.12 Col Rosa (L) -150 14-9 4.5116-11 0-1 16.0 5.06 2-1 18.0 2.50 SD Mujica(R) 3-4 3.51 0-0 0-0 7.2 1.17 LA Kuroda(R) 5-6 4.15 9-7 1-0 6.1 1.42 1-1 16.1 2.76 SF Cain(R) -135 13-4 2.51 20-8 0-0 6.0 3.00 1-0 20.0 3.15 WINS 18 Carpentr, StL 16 Marquis, Col 15 Pineiro, StL 14 Johnson, Fla 14 De La Rosa, Col 14 DOUBLES Roberts, Bal 50 Butler, KC 45 Lind, Tor 45 Pedroia, Bos 42 Markakis, Bal 42 Cano, NY 41 Longoria, TB 41 DOUBLES Tejada, Hou Sandoval, SF Ramirez, Fla Ethier, LA Hawpe, Col a-FC, Church, 4th. b-GO, Wright, 4th. c-SO, Lopez, 6th. d-lB, Byrdak, 8th.

e-FO, Moylan, 9th. 1-ran, Lee, 9th. HR: McLouth (18), Berkman (19). RBIs: McLouth (60), C.Jones (64), McCann 2 (77), G.Anderson 3 (54), LaRoche (62), M.Diaz (46), Bourn (34), Berkman 3 (69), CaXee (89), Michaels (16). ATLANTA IP RERBBSO ERA Lowe W.14-9 SVs 9 5 5 2 5 4.47 O'Flaherty 1 0 0 0 1 1 3.21 Moylan II 3 2 1 1 1 3.03 110 0 11 2.42 HOUSTON IP RERBBSO ERA 4 4 CALENDAR Oct.

7: Division playoffs begin. Oct. 28: World Series begins at American League champ. Nov.ftGM meetings, Chi. STRIKEOUTS Verlandr, Det 230 Greinke, KC 210 Lester, Bos 204 Hrnandz, Sea 188 STRIKEOUTS Lincecum, SF 233 Vazquez, ATL 208 Haten, Ari 197 Gallardo.Mil 192 2 4 4.81 0 2 3.79 1 1 2.05 0 1 3.12 0 2 2.25 TRIPLES Bourn, Hou Victorino, Phi SDrew, Ari Fowler, Col Pagan, NY West Calero Meyer T.Wood NEW YORK 4 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 IP TRIPLES DeJesus, KC Span, Min Ellsbury, Bos Andrus, Tex Aybar, LA RERBBSO ERA Oswalt L.8-6 2 10 Sadler l'A 2 SAVES Franklin, StL Bell, SD Wilson, SF Braxton, LA Street Col WALKS Pujols, StL AGonzIz, SD Dunn, Wash Fielder, Mil 6 5.49 0 0.00 2 5.25 0 3.21 0 3.84 1 5 4.03 1 213.50 0 0 5.50 1 110.50 1 1 0.79 0 2 2.75 1 0 3.97 SAVES Fuentes, LA 40 MRivera, NY 39 Nathan, Min 38 Papelbon, Bos 35 Aardsma, Sea 34 Rodney, Det 32 through Wed.

5 7 1 1 Ys 1 0 2 Vs 1 2 4 6 5 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 4 Parnell L.3-8 Stoner S.Green Feliciano Stokes Broadway W.Wright W.Lopez Gervacio Byrdak Brocail Ys 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 WALKS Figgins, LA Pena, TB Swisher, NY Bay, Bos Scutaro, Tor CJones, Atl Cordero, Cin Berkman, Hou 84 through Wed. MARLINS 13, METS 4 RED SOX DOWN THE STRETCH AL EAST RACE Dice-K On A Roll Solid Rehab Opens Up Possible Tuesday Return Pet. GB Yankees 91 50 .645 Red Sox 81 58 .583 9 AL WILD CARD RACE Red Sox 81 58 .583 Rangers 79 60 .568 2 By ADAM KILGORE Boston Globe Another Low Mark In Season To Forget Associated Press NEW YORK The Mets held a 30-minute meeting after batting practice Thursday night. It certainly didn't do much to inspire them. Nick Johnson drove in four runs and the Florida Marlins beat the listless Mets 13-4 to gain ground on the NL East-leading Phillies.

Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross each had three hits and two RBIs for the Marlins, who completed their first sweep of the Mets since taking four straight Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2004, in New York. Dan Uggla hit his 27th homer in the third inning. Florida has enjoyed its September trips to New York the last couple of years.

Spoilers in 2007 and '08, the Marlins twice dashed the Mets' playoff hopes on the last day with victories. This year they came to Citi Field with postseason aspirations of their own. The Marlins wrapped up a 5-1 trip and moved within five games of Philadelphia, which lost 8-7 at Washington. They also remained 5K back of the wild card-leading Rockies with 22 games remaining, including six against the Phillies. Johnson had two-run singles in the seventh and eighth as the Marlins missed their season high for runs by one and amassed 16 hits.

NEXT THREE DAYS Yankees: Today, Orioles, 7:05 p.m.; Saturday, Orioles, 1:05 p.m.; Sunday, Orioles, 1:05 p.m. Red Sox: Today, Rays, 7:10 p.m.; Saturday, Rays, 7:10 p.m.; Sunday, Rays, 1:35 Rangers: Today, Mariners, 8:05 p.m.; Saturday, Mariners, 7:05 p.m.; Sunday, Mariners, 3:05 p.m. September Memories Eight years ago today: After the 911 attacks, Shea Stadium became a staging area for supplies. Mets players and manager Bobby Valentine were out there helping to load the trucks. When play resumed Sept.

17, the Mets won eight of nine to get back in the playoff chase, but they leveled off and missed out. Dom JSmore BOSTON Red Sox officials will meet today to decide the next course of action for Daisuke Matsuzaka, but given his performance Wednesday in a minor league rehab start, his first major league start since June may come sooner rather than later. In a playoff game for Class A Salem, Matsuzaka threw 89 pitches over 6 innings, allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out seven. The Associated Press BOBBY PARNELL goes five innings and gives up five earned runs, including Dan Uggla's homer. The Mets (62-78) fell 16 games under .500 for the first time since finishing 71-91 in 2004.

Bobby Parnell walked consecutive batters with the bases loaded after an error by shortstop Anderson Hernandez and Angel Pagan forgot how many outs there were while running the bases. Luis Castillo had another adventure at second base and New York pitchers didn't have a 1-2-3 inning until the ninth. Red Sox originally intended to have Matsuzaka make a major league start Wednesday but decided he would need another rehab outing. It may have been his final minor league start. "I think he threw the ball very well," said Salem manager Chad Epperson.

"Just like we drew it up as an organization. We were very pleased with how he responded." Matsuzaka Rays at Red Sox: 7 p.m., NESN Steakhouse. "It's a heck of a lot better meal than these guys are used to," Epperson said. "What a true professional, the way this guy acted with the players. I hope these young men paid attention to how he went about his business.

Relief For Wakefield Wakefield, as scheduled, was given a cortisone shot for the nerve injury in his lower back Thursday It was the third shot Wakefield has received this year. The Sox remain unsure whether he will pitch again this season Josh Beckett used his off day to promote a good cause, hosting the third Beckett Bowl at Lucky Strike Lanes in support of the Josh Beckett Foundation The Sox open a three-game series tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays, who have lost eight in a row. The Sept. 26 game against the Yankees in New York will be a 4 p.m. start Pitching matchups for the Rays series: James Shields (9-10, 4.02) vs.

Jon Lester (12-7, 3.44) tonight, Wade Davis (0-0, 1.29) vs. Josh Beckett (14-6, 3.87) Saturday, Matt Garza (7-9, 3.85) vs. Clay Buchholz (5-3, 3.92) Sunday Watching The Farm Both Salem and Lowell made the playoffs. Lowell leads its series 1-0 and Salem is 2-0, winning 6-4 Thursday When their affiliates make the postseason, it grants the Red Sox more of a chance to evaluate prospects. "Absolutely," Epperson said.

"Our parent ball club is expected to win every night. This is part of their development, too, to see how they respond for these situations." AMERICAN LEAGUE YANKEES: Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig for the team record Wednesday night, getting three hits against the Rays for a career total of 2,721. It was a mark the Hall of Famer held by himself for more than seven decades. BLUE JAYS: Roy Halladay will get an extra day of rest before his next start, Tuesday in New York. LHP David Purcey will make his first start since April on Monday.

ROYALS: Gil Meche is probably done for the year with a shoulder problem, and fellow right-hander Brian Bannister is flying to New York for a second opinion on his shoulder. Meche is 6-10 with a 5.09 ERA and Bannister is 7-12, 4.73. ANGELS: Torii Hunter is the winner of the Branch Rickey Award in recognition of his work with kids in the community. Hunter's community works include the "Torii Hunter Project Education Initiative," which provides college scholarships to students in California, Arkansas, Nevada and Minnesota. RAYS: Carlos Pena had season-ending surgery to repair two broken fingers on his left hand.

The Rays expect a full recovery in eight to 10 weeks. NATIONAL LEAGUE ROCKIES: Jose Contreras strained his right quadriceps while trying to beat out a grounder in the third against the Reds on Thursday and was taken out of the game. Ubaldo Jimenez was scheduled to throw a bullpen session to test a hamstring he tweaked running the bases in his last start. He's scheduled to pitch again Saturday in San Diego. Troy Tulowitzki was out of the lineup for a third straight game with a stiff back.

Thursday's win completed a season sweep (7-0) of the Reds for the first time in team history. NATIONALS: Left-hander Jesse English was claimed off waivers from the Giants and added to the 40-man roster. The 24-year-old English went 7-7 with a 4.20 ERA in 26 games, including 19 starts, for Double-A Connecticut. METS: A streaker who disrupted a game by jumping onto Citi Field naked except for a stuffed monkey tied around his waist has been banned from the ballpark for a year. Craig Coakley of Queens pleaded guilty Thursday to interfering with a sporting event.

He must pay a $1,000 fine and $2,000 in civil penalties. The 38-year-old plumber told police after streaking on May 12 that it was a bet. His boss told him he'd pay a week's salary if he did it. AMERICAN LEAGUE Blue Jays 3, Twins 2: Jose Bau-tista hit a solo homer and Brett Cecil won his final start of the season. Minnesota's Joe Mauer went 0-for-4, dropping his major league-leading average to .363.

Royals 7, Tigers 4: Alex Gordon and Alberto Callaspo homered, leading the last-place Royals to a three-game sweep over the first-place Tigers. Mariners at Angels: John Lackey went nine innings in his last start, only to get a no-decision against the Royals in a game the Angels won in 11. NATIONAL LEAGUE Rockies 5, Reds 1: Garrett Atkins hit a two-run homer and Jason Giambi had a two-run double in a five-run third inning in the seventh straight win for the Rockies, who ended a 9-1 homestand. Nationals 8, Phillies 7: Ian Desmond hit his first home run, Adam Dunn hit his 36th and the Nationals held off a five-run ninth-inning Phillies rally. Marlins 13, Mets 4: Nick Johnson drove in four runs and Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross each drove in a pair.

Dan Uggla hit his 27th home run. Braves 9, Astros 7: Nate McLouth hit a leadoff home run, igniting a three-run first. The Braves added three in the second and held on. Epperson had never watched Matsuzaka pitch, so he could not offer a fair comparison to Matsuzaka at full strength. But he came away with the impression that his start was "very promising" for him to return soon to Boston.

Matsuzaka had struggled in higher minor league levels, but he was sharp Wednesday He threw his fastballs at 91 and 92 mph consistently and topped out at 93, Epperson said. He overwhelmed batters with a two-seam fastball. Matsuzaka threw all his pitches, and Epperson often wondered what pitch he had just thrown. "They all moved," Epperson said. "His stuff was crisp.

He had a good feel for his fastball and his cutter." If he remains on his five-day schedule, Matsuzaka's next start would come Monday, an off day If the Red Sox feel comfortable with Matsuzaka's health, he could pitch Tuesday against the Angels. For now, Paul Byrd is that day's probable starter. The Red Sox will not be pressed to insert Matsuzaka into the rotation. Because of the off day, they can continue to use a four-man rotation until Sept. 19.

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