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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 2007
Page
8
Toronto defeats New York 4 to 1 while Minnesota shuts out Detroit 2 0. Baltimore edges Kansas City 3 to 2 and Texas blasts Los Angeles Angels 7 to 4 for a strong AL showing.
A packed slate lists a dozen games across the majors. Oakland visits Boston, Minnesota battles Detroit, Toronto travels to Baltimore, and more as St. Louis, Colorado, San Diego and others host or visit. Clocked times range from 1:05 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. local.
A dense compendium lists leaders across batting and fielding categories. Notables include HITS leader Suzuki Seattle with 227, MOrdonez Detroit 208, Jeter New York 198, and home run leader Rodriguez New York with 52. Stolen bases highlight Crawford Tampa Bay with 50, while strikeout leaders feature Santana Minnesota at 231 and Kazmir Tampa Bay at 229.
Blue Jays beat New York 4 1 in Toronto as Jesse Litsch allowed five hits over 7 1 3 innings in the finale at Yankee Stadium. New York remains in playoff contention as Detroit falters, but they trail idle Boston by two games in the AL East.
In San Francisco the depleted Padres fall to 4th straight loss losing wild card lead. Omar Vizquel drives in a season high four runs as Barry Zito earns first win vs San Diego. Padres struggle with injuries.
Major League Baseball posted a record total attendance of 76,215,082 with one week left in the season, surpassing last year’s 76,042,787. Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez threw on flat ground after boot protection for his sore right foot was removed and planned a bullpen session if the foot responds well.
Padres trade for Jason Lane from the Houston Astros for a player to be named or cash to address injury depleted outfield. Lane to join today as Drew Macias and Chase Headley also moved up from Double-A San Antonio. Yadier Molina and Mark Mulder both undergo season ending surgeries for knee cartilage and rotator cuff cleanup respectively.
Detroit Randell White plans to retire after this season with the Minnesota Twins. The popular outfielder and designated hitter called it a 99 percent chance he will hang up his spikes this week. White was an All-Star in 2003, splitting time with the Padres and Royals.
In Oakland Catir reports manager Bob Geren and second baseman Mark Ellis will stay with the Athletics as the club picked up contract options. Geren is extended through 2009 and Ellis through 2008 securing leadership positions for the near future. In Arlington Texas Kelvin Escobar, a 17 game winner, will miss his scheduled start to rest his shoulder ahead of the playoffs.
Padres face depleted outfield with one week left as Milton Bradley suffers a torn ACL after a manager confrontation with umpire Mike Winters at Petco Park. Bud Black spun Bradley to the ground amid Sunday’s 7-3 loss to Colorado, with the commissioner's office reviewing possible baiting by Winters. Padres GM Kevin Towers vows due process and support for Bradley as they open a series in San Francisco.
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