At 12-6, the
Wandering House of David lead the division, with only the
Los Angeles Angels at 9-9 also at .500. Having lost 7 in a row,
Memphis trails the division, already 8 games behind with a 4-14 record.
Leading SP:
Harry Howell, LAA. 1-1, 3.18 ERA, 1.01 WHIP.
Leading RP:
Chuck Finley, LAA. 1-0, 2H, 1.86 ERA, 0.83 WHIP in 5G.
Leading Batters:
Buster Posey, NYG. 433/486/731;
Pete Browning, HOD. 467/484/717, 9SB;
Chili Davis, DET. 329/376/506, 20RBI.
#Detroit Wolverines
With very few rested arms,
Detroit sacrificed some of its infield depth in preparation for its next series, sending
Robbie Thompson to AAA and promoting
Doyle Alexander. Alexander gave up 3 runs and 4 hits in his debut inning, so he may be heading back to AAA shortly.
#Los Angeles Angels
Highly touted closer
Francisco Rodriguez was promoted from AA to AAA.
#Memphis Red Sox
There may be some hope for Memphis, as the combination of
Roger Clemens (3.54 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 8.4 K/9) and
Dean Chance (1.93 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) looks quite strong at the top of their rotation. With a 2-1 record, Chance has the only victories by a SP for the Red Sox (Clemens is 0-1 and fellow current rotation members
Nixey Callahan,
Sadie McMahon, and
Jon Lester are a combined 0-9).
#New York Gothams
Willie McCovey led a 15-3 clobbering of Miami with a 4 hit, 2 HR, 4 RBI effort. SP
Carson Smith began a rehab stint at AAA Hartford, hoping to rejoin
New York in short order.