| Breaking News |  | Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, September 1st, 2003: Here are the current team power rankings:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Philadelphia Phillies (131.9, +)
2) Chicago Cubs (116.7, +)
3) Minnesota Twins (110.9, ++)
4) San Diego Padres (109.4, --)
5) Florida Marlins (107.9, +)
6) Kansas City Royals (106.2, -)
7) Toronto Blue Jays (102.9, ++)
8) Milwaukee Brewers (101.6, --)
9) Seattle Mariners (101.5, o)
10) Detroit Tigers (97.6, +)
11) Colorado Rockies (97.5, --)
12) Chicago White Sox (96.3, -)
13) Cincinnati Reds (93.6, ++)
14) Houston Astros (92.3, o)
15) New York Yankees (90.7, ++)
16) San Francisco Giants (89.3, -)
17) Texas Rangers (86.3, +)
18) Arizona Diamondbacks (86.1, ++)
19) Baltimore Orioles (83.7, --)
20) Los Angeles Dodgers (81.7, ++)
21) New York Mets (81.0, --)
22) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (80.7, --)
23) St. Louis Cardinals (79.1, --)
24) Boston Red Sox (71.3, -)
25) Atlanta Braves (70.8, +)
26) Cleveland Indians (70.6, +)
27) Pittsburgh Pirates (69.8, ++)
28) Oakland Athletics (69.6, -)
29) Montreal Expos (67.7, --)
30) Anaheim Angels (57.4, -)
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 | National League Names Rookie of Month
Monday, September 1st, 2003: Matt Murton was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 21-year-old right fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen August's National League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.
In 28 games Murton batted .337 for Milwaukee, slapping 34 hits in 101 at-bats with 1 home run, drove in 16 runs and scored 15 times.
During the current season Murton is batting at a .280 clip with 13 home runs and 80 RBIs. He has played in 132 games and scored 60 times.
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 | AL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Monday, September 1st, 2003: Youngster B.J. Upton emerged as the latest American League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Baltimore deserved the honor, batting .307 with 6 home runs and 23 runs batted in. Is the month of August a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Upton enjoy the limelight.
In 118 games this year Upton has posted a .278 average and put up these numbers: 16 home runs, 59 RBIs and 85 runs scored.
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| Yesterday's Games - American League | | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | | New York | Boston | 15-5 | 1:05 pm | L.Hernandez (15-11, 3.74 ERA) | T.Ritchie (4-12, 5.90 ERA) | | Toronto | Cleveland | 8-6 | 1:05 pm | T.Davey (1-0, 5.52 ERA) | J.Guthrie (8-13, 5.94 ERA) | | Chicago | Detroit | 4-3 | 1:05 pm | B.Hennessey (7-13, 6.23 ERA) | M.Burns (2-1, 3.64 ERA) | | Anaheim | Kansas City | 3-7 | 2:05 pm | B.Penny (16-10, 3.70 ERA) | J.Washburn (12-14, 4.00 ERA) | | Tampa Bay | Oakland | 10-0 | 4:05 pm | V.Zambrano (12-10, 4.13 ERA) | A.Prieto (4-9, 6.25 ERA) | | Baltimore | Seattle | 3-6 | 4:05 pm | H.Nomo (13-11, 5.23 ERA) | T.Hudson (13-13, 3.79 ERA) | | Minnesota | Texas | 5-3 | 2:05 pm | O.Perez (19-4, 3.25 ERA) | D.Davis (11-11, 5.12 ERA) |
| Yesterday's Games - National League | | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | | Montreal | Florida | 9-11 | 1:05 pm | A.Fernandez (15-10, 4.25 ERA) | N.Figueroa (2-2, 6.10 ERA) | | Philadelphia | New York | 8-2 | 1:05 pm | K.Wood (15-8, 2.88 ERA) | A.Sele (7-14, 6.34 ERA) | | Milwaukee | Chicago | 4-5 | 2:05 pm | G.Majewski (1-0, 1.50 ERA) | P.Neshek (0-1, 5.40 ERA) | | St. Louis | Cincinnati | 7-1 | 1:05 pm | J.Westbrook (9-14, 4.30 ERA) | J.de la Rosa (3-4, 6.93 ERA) | | San Diego | Houston | 10-0 | 2:05 pm | R.Dempster (17-8, 2.57 ERA) | J.Francis (5-14, 6.01 ERA) | | Atlanta | Pittsburgh | 8-9 | 1:05 pm | T.Van Poppel (1-3, 6.25 ERA) | H.Slocumb (3-6, 3.63 ERA) | | San Francisco | Arizona | 0-2 | 9:05 pm | M.Kinney (8-15, 5.24 ERA) | M.Mulder (12-10, 3.58 ERA) | | Colorado | Los Angeles | 5-4 | 8:05 pm | R.Halladay (16-7, 2.42 ERA) | J.Stephens (0-1, 5.67 ERA) |
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| Today's Games - American League | | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team | | New York (66-71, Road: 28-40) | Toronto (76-61, Home: 37-28) | 1:05 pm | LHP S.Hitchcock (12-11, 4.23 ERA) | LHP M.Hendrickson (12-6, 5.86 ERA) | | Cleveland (56-81, Road: 26-40) | Detroit (73-63, Home: 42-25) | 1:05 pm | RHP B.Colon (6-17, 5.81 ERA) | RHP J.Weaver (13-3, 3.33 ERA) | | Anaheim (49-88, Road: 23-45) | Minnesota (83-53, Home: 39-28) | 2:05 pm | RHP G.Meche (10-13, 4.58 ERA) | RHP W.Miller (6-7, 4.28 ERA) | | Kansas City (77-60, Road: 41-25) | Texas (68-69, Home: 35-33) | 2:05 pm | RHP R.Pavlik (12-8, 4.66 ERA) | RHP L.Cormier (13-10, 4.43 ERA) |
| Today's Games - National League | | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team | | Montreal (58-80, Road: 31-38) | Florida (77-59, Home: 43-25) | 1:05 pm | RHP C.Carpenter (14-11, 3.96 ERA) | RHP A.Cook (19-5, 2.65 ERA) | | Atlanta (60-77, Road: 26-43) | New York (65-71, Home: 28-40) | 1:05 pm | LHP C.Wilson (6-12, 4.95 ERA) | LHP J.Smiley (12-8, 4.49 ERA) | | St. Louis (61-76, Road: 29-40) | Chicago (85-52, Home: 44-24) | 2:05 pm | RHP M.Morris (12-8, 3.50 ERA) | LHP R.Ankiel (11-6, 5.19 ERA) | | Cincinnati (70-66, Road: 32-33) | Milwaukee (79-57, Home: 38-28) | 2:05 pm | RHP A.Harang (11-10, 3.30 ERA) | LHP C.Hernandez (11-6, 3.82 ERA) | | San Francisco (71-66, Road: 38-33) | Arizona (61-76, Home: 31-39) | 4:05 pm | LHP B.Zito (9-10, 4.66 ERA) | LHP A.Pettitte (11-11, 4.14 ERA) | | Houston (69-67, Road: 32-33) | Los Angeles (64-72, Home: 32-37) | 9:05 pm | RHP J.Towers (12-12, 5.13 ERA) | RHP A.Eaton (9-11, 3.80 ERA) |
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