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| Manager Terry Francona stated that Brandon Moss was sent to the hospital on Saturday night to have his appendix removed, according to the AP. Before the game against the Rays, Moss felt ill and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for an emergency appendectomy. He got out of successful surgery just after 11 p.m. EDT. Francona said, "He was feeling ill and the medical team felt that rather than just an abdominal flu, there was a possibility of appendicitis. We took him over there right before the game, which is probably a good idea. We were trying to be safe rather than sorry, and he’s having it removed."
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| Kason Gabbard gave up one run in four innings on Saturday in a rehab start with Double-A Frisco, according to the AP. Gabbard threw just 30 pitches in the first three innings but needed 35 more to finish the fourth, when he walked three batters and forced in a run. Gabbard said he became a “little fatigued” in his final inning. He did register six strikeouts and said, "I was happy with my outing." |
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| Frank Thomas, DH, Oakland Athletics | Saturday 5/3, 11:14 PM CT |
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| Frank Thomas went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Texas. |
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| David Murphy went 1-for-4 and belted a three-run homer in Saturday's 6-3 win over Oakland. |
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| Jose Guillen, RF, Kansas City Royals | Saturday 5/3, 10:53 PM CT |
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| Jose Guillen had a tough day at the plate in Saturday's 4-2 win over Cleveland, as he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts, while leaving four men on base. |
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| David Ortiz, DH, Boston Red Sox | Saturday 5/3, 10:27 PM CT |
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| David Ortiz went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs in Saturday's 12-4 rout over Tampa Bay. |
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| James Shields was rocked for seven runs on 10 hits over a mere 3.2 innings of work against the Red Sox on Saturday, with three walks and three strikeouts. |
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| Craig Monroe started in center field in place of the injured Carlos Gomez (headache) on Saturday against Detroit, and took advantage of the playing time as he went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer. |
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| Curtis Granderson went 2-for-4 with one RBI and blasted his fourth homer of the season in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Minnesota. |
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| Brian Bass, P, Minnesota Twins | Saturday 5/3, 9:19 PM CT |
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| Reliever Brian Bass took the hill in place of the injured Scott Baker in the fourth inning against Detroit on Saturday, and held on to nail down a win, as he held the Tigers scoreless over four innings, with only three hits allowed. |
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| Justin Verlander lost his fifth game of the season on Saturday, as Detroit fell to Minnesota 4-1. Verlander surrendered four runs on seven hits over seven innings, with two walks and five strikeouts. Half of the damage came on a two-run homer by Craig Monroe. |
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| Manager Ron Washington commented on his plans at catcher, according to MLB.com. Washington noted that he is planning to alternate Gerald Laird and Jarrod Saltalamacchia two games at a time. Laird will catch Sunday against the Athletics and Monday against the Mariners. Saltalamacchia will catch Tuesday and Wednesday, and then it will be back to Laird. Washington added, "I'm just trying to get them back-to-back at-bats. It was a matter of how I was going to do it. I'm trying to figure out how to get them both the most playing time. We've got two good catchers; I need to get two of them in there. We'll just see how it goes. At some point it will take care of itself."
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| Carlos Gomez sat out Saturday night's game against the Tigers due to a nagging headache after being hit in the head by a throw in Friday's outing, according to MLB.com. Gomez said he did not sleep favorably on Friday night and showed up to the Metrodome with a headache on Saturday. He did not take batting practice and commented that he would spend the game "chilling" in the dugout.
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| German Duran is starting at second base against Oakland tonight, according to the Dallas Morning News. Ian Kinsler has been scratched due to a sore hamstring. |
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| Ian Kinsler has been scratched for tonight's game due to a sore hamstring, according to the Dallas Morning News. German Duran is covering his spot at second base. |
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| Scott Baker, P, Minnesota Twins | Saturday 5/3, 7:46 PM CT |
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| Scott Baker left Saturday's game against the Tigers after three innings due to an apparent groin injury, according to the AP. Baker yielded just one hit with two strikeouts in three innings, and was replaced by reliever Brian Bass in the fourth. |
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| Chris Shelton, who was recently recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma, is starting at first base against the A's on Saturday night and is hitting eighth in the order.
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| Rajai Davis, CF, Oakland Athletics | Saturday 5/3, 7:18 PM CT |
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| Rajai Davis, recently claimed off waivers from the Giants, is starting in center field against the Rangers on Saturday night and is slotted ninth in the order.
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| Reggie Willits performed well while handling the DH role in Saturday's 3-1 win over Baltimore, as he went 2-for-3 with one RBI. |
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| Francisco Rodriguez nailed down his 12th save of the season in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Orioles, as he held the team hitless in the ninth inning, with one strikeout. |
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| Jon Garland, P, Los Angeles Angels | Saturday 5/3, 5:42 PM CT |
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| Jon Garland improved to 4-3 for the season in Saturday's 3-1 win over Baltimore. Garland only allowed one run on three hits over eight innings, with one walk and one strikeout. |
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| Luke Scott, LF, Baltimore Orioles | Saturday 5/3, 5:35 PM CT |
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| Luke Scott went 1-for-3 and registered the Orioles' lone RBI in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Angels. |
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| Daniel Cabrera was dealt his first loss of the season on Saturday, as the Orioles fell to the Angels 3-1. Cabrera allowed three runs on six hits over 7.1 innings, with two walks and six strikeouts. |
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| Howie Kendrick could be ready for a rehab start, according to the AP. Kendrick, who was placed on the DL on April 18 due to a strained left hamstring, may make a rehab start with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday. Manager Mike Sciosca said, "It’s not a matter of him getting at-bats. There’s a lot of stuff, prep stuff, like taking a swing, getting out of the box."
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| Josh Hamilton has been named the AL Player of the Month for April, according to the AP. Hamilton hit .330 (38-for-115) with six homers and a major league-leading 32 RBI in the season’s first month. It is the first career Player of the Month award for Hamilton, who was the first overall pick of the 1999 draft.
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| Cliff Lee, P, Cleveland Indians | Saturday 5/3, 4:45 PM CT |
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| Cliff Lee has been named the AL Pitcher of the Month for April, according to the AP. Lee won each of his five starts to earn the first monthly honor of his career. In 37.2 innings, Lee allowed just one home run, 19 hits, four earned runs and two walks. He struck out 32 batters and had an ERA of 0.96 and a WHIP of 0.56. |
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| Carlos Quentin blasted his eighth homer of the season in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Toronto. He went 1-for-3 overall, with one RBI. |
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| The Yankees enjoyed a rather massive surge of offense from the top of their lineup in today's 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. |
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| Seattle catcher Kenji Johjima was reportedly in the midst of a two-day rest as his hitting woes left need for reflection and focus, but Johjima was behind home plate today despite those reports and performed well, going 2-for-4 at the dish. |
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| We filed a report earlier today concerning the surge in base-running prowess Seattle OF Ichiro Suzuki has enjoyed in recent games, and today he kept that string going in a 6-1 loss to the New York Yankees. Ichiro went 2-for-4 at the plate with two singles, and yet another stolen base, his 11th of the season. |
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| Yankee RHP Mike Mussina was in strong form for New York today, leading his team to an impressive 6-1 over the Seattle Mariners. Mussina pitched six innings, allowing just one run on seven hits, failing to surrender a single walk while striking out five. |
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| Seattle phenom Felix Hernandez suffered through rough day on the mound as the Mariners fell 6-1 to the New York Yankees. Hernandez completed just 5 2/3 innings, surrendering six runs (all earned) on 12 hits in his second loss of the season. He also surrendered three walks and pitched three strike outs, allowing one home run to OF Johnny Damon in the 6th inning with a man onboard. |
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| Alex Rios, RF, Toronto Blue Jays | Saturday 5/3, 3:13 PM CT |
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| Toronto RF Alex Rios has been getting good work done for the Blue Jays as the leadoff man this season and continued to do in their 5-2 over the Chicago White Sox today. |
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| Toronto enjoyed a strong outing from CF Vernon Wells in their 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox today. Wells went 3-for-5 at the plate, all singles, to collect three RBIs. |
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| The Chicago White Sox struggled to get their bats going in today's 5-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Only 1B Paul Konerko managed to post multiple hits on the day, going 2-for-4 at the plate, both singles, both failing to drive in a run. |
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| Toronto RHP Jesse Litsch had his best stuff working off the mound today as the Blue Jays put the Chicago White Sox to bed, 5-2. |
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| Detroit manager Gary Sheffield has informed the press he will be giving DH Gary Sheffield a day of rest on Sunday as the Tigers visit Minnesota, according to CBSSports. |
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| The Chicago Cubs have recalled RHP Sean Gallagher from Triple-A Iowa and, in response, optioned LHP Rich Hill down to Iowa, according to MLB.com. |
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| Seattle OF Ichiro Suzuki is starting to rediscover the power of his legs, according to the Sports Xchange. |
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| Ian Kennedy, P, New York Yankees | Saturday 5/3, 1:29 PM CT |
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| Yankee RHP Ian Kennedy is believed to be headed for a demotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, according to the Sports Xchange. |
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| Seattle catcher Kenji Johjima received the first of two promised days off on Friday against the Yankees, according to the Sports Xchange. |
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| Boston CF Jacoby Ellsbury responded well from the rest earned with a minor groin injury and the adjoining time off from action. Ellsbury had taken batting practice on Thursday and was returned to action in full on Friday night as the Red Sox faced the Tampa Bay Rays, going 1-for-3 at the plate with two walks and key additions in the Sox's surge in the 4th inning. |
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| The Boston Red Sox report RHP Curt Schilling is close to throwing, according to MLB.com. |
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| The Boston Red Sox report RHP Curt Schilling is close to throwing, according to MLB.com. |
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| Brian Wolfe, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Saturday 5/3, 12:28 PM CT |
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| The Toronto Blue Jays report RHP Brian Wolfe has yet to pick up a baseball since landing on the 15-day disabled list on April 18th and is at least a week to 10 days away from returning to duty, according to MLB.com. |
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| B.J. Upton, CF, Tampa Bay Rays | Saturday 5/3, 12:14 PM CT |
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| Tampa Bay CF B.J. Upton reports his recently-injured shoulder is improving quickly and he hopes to be back in action sooner rather than later, according to MLB.com. |
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| The Detroit Tigers report LHP Dontrelle Willis has completed his first rehab start without pain, according to MLB.com. |
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| The Rangers have officially placed RHP Jason Jennings on the 15-day disabled list, according to MLB.com. |
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| Texas has recalled LHP A.J. Murray from Triple-A Oklahoma and have scheduled him to make the start against Oakland today, according to MLB.com. |
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