| Jamie Moyer, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Monday 5/5, 11:53 PM CT |
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| Jamie Moyer was at his best on Monday night, on the mound and at the plate. The Phillies left-hander allowed two runs on six hits, walking none and striking out five. Moyer went 2-for-3 at the plate with a run producing single in the win. |
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| Kevin Millwood allowed seven runs on nine hits in just three innings of work, his shortest start of the season. Millwood and the Rangers lost their 10th straight road game as the Mariners beat Texas 7-3 on Monday night. |
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| Richie Sexson hit his seventh home run of the season in the Mariners 7-3 over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. |
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| Wladimir Balentien hit his second home run in his first six games helping the Mariners defeat the Rangers 7-3 on Monday night. |
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| Jarrod Washburn allowed three runs on four hits, walked none and struck out three as the Mariners beat the Rangers 7-3 on Monday night. |
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| John Shelby, 2B, Chicago White Sox | Monday 5/5, 11:31 PM CT |
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| John Shelby hit his fourth homer of the season for High-A Winston-Salem on Monday. |
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| Ryan Tucker lowered his ERA to 0.89 for Double-A Carolina after throwing seven scoreless innings. He allowed three hits, one walk and struck out five. |
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| Carlos Carrasco won his third game of the season for Double-A Reading after throwing seven scoreless innings. He allowed two hits, two walks and struck out seven. |
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| Eulogio de la Cruz improved his record to 4-1 after throwing seven scoreless innings for Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday. He allowed five hits, one walk and struck out nine. |
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| Jason Isringhausen pitched the ninth inning of St. Louis' 6-5 win over Colorado on Monday night for his 11th save in 14 chances. Once again his ninth inning work was an adventure as Izzy had to induce Garrett Atkins into a 5-4-3 double play after Helton drew a one-out walk. |
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| Kendry Morales blasted two home runs for Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday, giving him five for the season. |
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| Lance Broadway lowered his ERA to 1.10 after throwing five scoreless innings for Triple-A Charlotte on Monday. |
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| Mitch Talbot threw seven scoreless innings for Triple-A Durham on Monday to improve his record to 3-3. He didn’t allow any walks and struck out eight. |
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| Brad Hawpe, RF, Colorado Rockies | Monday 5/5, 11:20 PM CT |
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| Brad Hawpe recorded two hits in Monday's loss to the Cardinals, including a solo home run. |
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| Randy Flores earned his first win of the season after working a trying but scoreless eighth inning to help secure a 6-5 win over Colorado. |
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| Francisco Cordero walked Ryan Theriot to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning, but was able to retire Derrek Lee to remain perfect in five save chances this season in a 5-3 win over the Cubs. |
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| Jonathan Papelbon registered his tenth save of the season as the Red Sox defeated the the Tigers 6-3 on Monday night. |
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| Jeremy Bonderman allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings of work on Monday night, walking two and striking out four. |
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| David Ortiz, who sat out of Sunday's game with a sore knee, helped the Red Sox beat the Tigers on Monday night with his sixth home run of the season. |
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| Kevin Youkilis hit his fourth home run of the season as the Red Sox beat the Tigers 6-3 on Monday night. |
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| Daisuke Matsuzaka won his fifth game of the year despite walking a career-high eight batters in five innings innings of work. Dice-K was nibbling for most of the five innings he pitched, but he didn't allow a hit until Curtis Granderson's two-out RBI single in the fourth which allowed the Sox to defeat the Tigers 6-3 on Monday night. |
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| Mike Lowell hit his first home run and drove in his first runs of the 2008 season on Monday night. In a 6-3 win over the Tigers, Lowell started the Boston scoring with a two run shot of Jeremy Bonderman in the top half of the second inning. |
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| Brett Tomko, P, San Diego Padres | Monday 5/5, 10:12 PM CT |
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| Brett Tomko went seven shutout innings in his best start of the season, but Angels starter Ervin Santana was better. Tomko allowed only one runner as far as second and struck out the side in the third inning on just 13 pitches. |
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| Brandon Wood hit his first home run on Monday night as the Angels put a 4-0 shutout on the Royals. |
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| Garret Anderson hit a two-run home run in a four-run ninth inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels past the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Monday night. |
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| Ervin Santana won his sixth straight game on Monday night with complete-game four-hit shutout against the Royals. Santana allowed four hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out nine. |
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| Geovany Soto hit his sixth home run of the season in a losing effort on Monday night as the Reds defeated the Cubs by the score of 5-3. |
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| Adam Dunn, LF, Cincinnati Reds | Monday 5/5, 9:29 PM CT |
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| Adam Dunn hit a two-run home run on Monday night to help the Reds end a five-game losing streak. |
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| Aramis Ramirez missed his third straight game with a sore left wrist, which was hit by a pitch on Friday. Mark DeRosa started at third base. |
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| Johnny Cueto bounced back on Monday night and had the command that made him a spring training sensation. Cueto was able to locate his 95 mph fastball resulting in a Reds 5-3 victory over the Cubs.
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| Matt Stairs, DH, Toronto Blue Jays | Monday 5/5, 9:14 PM CT |
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| Matt Stairs was the entire Blue Jays offense on Monday night as the big left-hander homered to help the Toronto beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 1-0 Monday night for a four-game sweep. |
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| B.J. Ryan, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Monday 5/5, 9:09 PM CT |
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| B.J. Ryan earned his fifth save of the season on Monday night, but it wasn't easy. The big left-hander walked three batters in the top of the ninth with a one run lead, but induced a double play ball of the bat of Pablo Ozuna to end the game. |
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| Dustin McGowan improved to 2-2 on the season with a hard fought 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. The right-hander allowed no runs on four hits, walked no batters while striking out six. |
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| Javier Vazquez suffered a 1-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. A tough loss for the right-handed veteran who allowed one run while scattering eight hits, walked one and struck out nine over 7.2 innings of work. |
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| Ian Kinsler returns to the starting lineup on Saturday when Texas visits Oakland for a Monday night division battle. |
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| Alexei Ramirez is set to come off the restricted list on Tuesday and will rejoin the White Sox for their series against the Twins in Chicago, according to manager Ozzie Guillen, notes MLB.com.
"Right now, yes," Guillen said. "He should be back."
Ramirez was unable to travel with the team to Toronto because of problems with his work visa that would have prevented him from re-entering the United States if he left the country. |
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| Joe Crede, 3B, Chicago White Sox | Monday 5/5, 8:24 PM CT |
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| Joe Crede, who seemed to finally be healthy from a nagging back issue that caused him to miss most of the 2007 season, was scratched from Monday's lineup because of a migraine.
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| After struggling with a .210 average the White Sox have moved Nick Swisher to sixth in the batting order. Orlando Cabrera will hit at the top of the order for the struggling White Sox offense. |
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| B.J. Ryan, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Monday 5/5, 8:11 PM CT |
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| The AP reports that less than one year after he had Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow, B.J. Ryan has been cleared to pitch in consecutive games for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Ryan had season-ending surgery last May 10 and started this season on the disabled list. |
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| Glen Perkins is the most logical candidate to replace the injured Scott Baker in the Twins rotation, if in fact Baker isn't able to take his turn this week. Baker's threw a two-hitter to win his first game of the season a week ago Saturday for Triple-A Rochester. He allowed one walk and struck out seven.
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| According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Right-hander Kevin Slowey will be activated from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Thursday in Chicago against the White Sox while the Twins try to figure out what to do with injured right-hander Scott Baker. |
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| Boof Bonser gave up six runs in the first inning Sunday against Detroit but found out his team has the ability to bail him out, this according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. While he pitched five shutout innings after the first, the Twins offense eventually got untracked against starter Kenny Rogers and carried it over to the Tigers bullpen. "That six-spot killed me,'' Bonser said, "I was just able to buckle down and throw six innings, give my team a chance. We pulled it off." |
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| Matt Kemp, RF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Monday 5/5, 7:35 PM CT |
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| Matt Kemp appears to have finally earned everyday playing time for the Dodgers. The Dodgers outfielder has been in the starting lineup for every game the last two weeks (since April 20). He is 20-55 with eight extra base hits and six stolen bases in that span. |
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| Orlando Hudson returns to the lineup tonight when the Diamondbacks host Jamie Moyer and the Phillies. Hudson, who has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, will bat third behind Chris Young and Eric Byrnes. |
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| Eric Gagne, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Monday 5/5, 6:57 PM CT |
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| It isn't surprising to hear Brewers general manager Doug Melvin tell Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Eric Gagne According to the report, Gagne remains the club's closer despite the veteran right-handers off-and-on struggles this season.
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| Ian Snell, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Monday 5/5, 6:49 PM CT |
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| Ian Snell's record dropped to 2-2 with Sunday's loss to the Nationals. His 5.09 ERA and 1.65 WHIP are very concerning, especially for the most consistent piece of a Pirates rotation. Snell's strike outs are down on the season. He has only 22 in 34.2 innings of work for a career low 5.53 K/9. |
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| Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds | Monday 5/5, 6:40 PM CT |
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| Joey Votto, with more playing time, has begun to show flashes of his talent. The Reds first baseman has started to hit for power, but it's his plate discipline that's always been the question mark. However, that patience has started to grow as Votto accepted two walks on Sunday, which gives him three in the last two games. This is significant because Votto has only seven free passes on the season. |
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| Dan Uggla, 2B, Florida Marlins | Monday 5/5, 6:32 PM CT |
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| Dan Uggla, who is traditionally a slow starter, is hitting .267 with seven home runs, 19 RBI and 18 runs scored so far this season. The right-hander is 5-14 with three home runs and seven RBI in the first four games of May. |
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| Gary Sheffield has been moved from the Tigers' designated hitter role into left field for tonight's game against Boston. Magglio Ordonez will serve in the DH role for Detroit. |
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| Jason Marquis walked five, allowed seven hits and all but looked like a right-hander throwing batting practice in his in 5.1 innings of work in Saturday's loss to the Cardinals. Marquis walked the bases loaded in the first, but was saved by a gold glove play at first base by Derek Lee. |
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| Dontrelle Willis suffered a minor setback on Sunday. The team revealed that Willis tweaked his knee while fielding a groundball during Friday's rehab assignment. |
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| The Red Sox placed Brandon Moss on the 15-day disabled list on Monday. Moss will spend the time recovering from an emergency appendectomy. |
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| Manny Ramirez is back in left field for tonight's game against the Tigers. On Sunday, with David Ortiz scratched due to a sore knee, ManRam was the designated hitter. |
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| Jimmy Rollins went 4-for-4 with two RBI in an extended spring training game on Monday. The Phillies shortstop is on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his eight-year career because of a sprained left ankle. |
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| Ivan Rodriguez is hitting in the ninth spot on Monday night when the Tigers host the Red Sox.
Third baseman Carlos Guillen is now hitting third and new left fielder Gary Sheffield is in the six-hole for tonight's game. Jim Leyland told the media on Sunday he was going to make some changes to his lineup.
The biggest move is that Jacque Jones was designated for assignment and his replacement, Matthew Joyce, will start in right field and hit seventh. |
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| As expected, the Red Sox recalled Craig Hansen from Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday.
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| Bill Bray, P, Cincinnati Reds | Monday 5/5, 5:21 PM CT |
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| The Reds optioned Bill Bray to Triple-A Louisville on Monday. The move corisponded with the team activating David Weathers from the disabled list.
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| The Reds activated David Weathers from the 15-day disabled list on Monday. The right-hander has appeared in eight games this season, pitched 7.1 innings, walked eight and struck out only one.
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| Adam Dunn, LF, Cincinnati Reds | Monday 5/5, 5:15 PM CT |
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| Adam Dunn, and his .221 average, is hitting sixth in the Reds lineup on Monday night versus the Cubs. |
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| Ryan Freel, CF, Cincinnati Reds | Monday 5/5, 5:12 PM CT |
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| Ryan Freel is leading off and playing center field for the Reds on Monday night. Facing the Cubs and Ryan Dempster, skipper Dusty Baker has given Corey Patterson the night off. |
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| Matt Joyce, LF, Detroit Tigers | Monday 5/5, 5:02 PM CT |
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| Matthew Joyce, who was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Monday, is in the Tigers starting lineup against the Red Sox and Dice-K.
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| David Ortiz is back in the starting lineup on Monday after being held out Sunday with a sore knee. |
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| Scott Kazmir, who had a history of controlling the Red Sox bats, had an average debut. The left-hander allowed three runs, on six hits, walked three and struck out five. He threw 90 pitches in four innings of work. Considering his first start was against a hot Red Sox offense, his first test was an overall success. |
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| Let's keep Darrell Rasner's start on Sunday in perspective. If the organization believed he could be this good, he would've been with the team at the start of April. His next start, against the Tigers on Saturday, will offer a more definitive indicator of what owners can expect from the Yankees' new No. 5 starter. |
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| Nick Swisher certainly hasn't helped the White Sox during their recent offensive slumber. The leadoff heater is batting .210 with a .675 OPS through the first month and week of the season. |
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| Joe Girardi keeps hoping, day after day, that today will be the day Robinson Cano gets on track. this according to Newsday. Cano's homer in the third yesterday again gave Girardi reason to think he might be on the verge of regaining his stroke: "Maybe today gets him going, I'm not sure." Cano is hitting only .154. Because of that, he has mostly been talking to reporters either to explain his offensive doldrums or to translate for close buddy Melky Cabrera, who happens to be leading the team in homers with six. |
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| Oliver Perez is set to take the hill tonight when the Mets battle the Dodgers in Los Angeles, according to MLB.com. In two starts against the Dodgers last season, Perez finished 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA.
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| Santiago Casilla is still yet to allow a run over 16.1 innings of work, according to MLB.com. That is the longest season-opening scoreless streak by an A's reliever since Jim Corsi began the 1995 season with an 18.1-inning streak. |
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| Max Scherzer will make his first start of the season when the Diamondbacks host the Phillies tonight, according to MLB.com. |
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| Antonio Bastardo picked up a victory in his debut with Double-A Reading on Saturday, according to MLB.com. Bastardo is now 3-0 with a 1.24 ERA in six starts between Class-A Clearwater and Reading. |
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| Ervin Santana will look to remain unbeaten when he takes the mound against the Royals tonight, according to MLB.com. He was 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA in two starts against Kansas City last season. |
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| Bartolo Colon threw two innings in extended spring training in Sarasota, Florida, today, according to the Boston Globe. He threw 19 pitches during the game, then threw another 16 pitches in a bullpen session.
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| Matt Joyce, LF, Detroit Tigers | Monday 5/5, 3:14 PM CT |
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| Matthew Joyce has been called up from Triple-A Toledo, according to MLive.com. Struggling outfielder Jacque Jones has also been designated for assignment. |
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| Jacque Jones has reportedly been designated for assignment, according to MLive.com. The Tigers also purchased the contract of outfielder Matt Joyce from Triple-A Toledo. |
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| Matt Kemp, RF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Monday 5/5, 2:43 PM CT |
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| Matt Kemp has been named the NL Player of the Week, according to the AP. Kemp batted .407 (11-for-27) in six games this past week, while racking up league highs of 11 RBI and six stolen bases. He also had four doubles and scored seven runs.
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| Jack Cust, LF, Oakland Athletics | Monday 5/5, 2:36 PM CT |
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| Jack Cust has been named the AL Player of the Week, according to the AP. Cust hit .500 last week with three home runs, a double and four RBI.
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| Albert Pujols has reached base safely in all 32 games for the Cardinals this season, according to MLB.com. |
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| Vernon Wells has a poor track record against Javier Vazquez, tonight's opposing hurler for Chicago, according to MLB.com. Wells is only 4-for-29 (.138) over his career against Vazquez. |
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| Javier Vazquez will be in action when the White Sox face the Blue Jays tonight in Toronto, according to MLB.com. Vazquez is 3-2 this season, with a 3.72 ERA and 1.22 WHIP over 38.2 innings, with 37 strikeouts. |
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| Peter Moylan has been transferred to the 60-day DL due to a bone spur in his right elbow, according to the AP. |
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| Martin Prado has been placed on the 15-day DL due to his sprained left thumb, according to the AP. |
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| The Braves have acquired infielder Greg Norton from the Mariners for a player to be named or cash considerations, according to the AP. Norton played in six games for the Mariners before he was designated for assignment on Wednesday. He batted .435 (9-for-22) for Seattle and .409 (9-for-22) in seven outings at Triple-A Tacoma. The team also placed infielder Martin Prado on the 15-day DL with a left thumb injury. They transferred reliever Peter Moylan to the 60-day DL as well.
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| Johnny Cueto will make his seventh start of the season when he takes the hill against the Cubs tonight, according to MLB.com. Cueto has allowed 21 runs over 35 innings this season, but has 33 strikeouts with only six walks, and still holds a strong 1.09 WHIP. His 5.40 ERA is his only stat which is unfavorable right now. |
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| Derrek Lee, 1B, Chicago Cubs | Monday 5/5, 1:17 PM CT |
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| Derrek Lee has hit 12 homers over his career at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, according to MLB.com. |
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| Ryan Dempster will look to remain unbeaten when he takes the hill against the Reds tonight in Cincinnati, according to MLB.com. Dempster is 4-0 with a 3.16 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 37 innings, with 22 strikeouts. |
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| Gary Sheffield is 6-for-10 with two doubles, a homer, and two RBI lifetime against Daisuke Matsuzaka, tonight's opposing hurler for Boston, according to MLB.com. |
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| David Ortiz has a poor track record against Jeremy Bonderman, today's opposing hurler for Detroit, according to MLB.com. Ortiz is only 4-for-24 with a double, a home run, and five strikeouts over his career against the Tigers' righty. |
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| Manny Ramirez has been stuck on 496 career homers since April 19, as he has not hit one over his last 47 at-bats, according to MLB.com. |
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| Mike Lowell is yet to register an RBI (or a homer) over 54 at-bats this season, according to MLB.com. He recently returned from the DL due to his thumb ailment. |
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| Jeremy Bonderman has been suffering with control problems so far this season and will look to get on track tonight when the Tigers host the Red Sox, according to MLB.com. Bonderman has allowed 23 walks over 35 innings, with a dismal 1.60 WHIP. |
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| Daisuke Matsuzaka will aim to remain unbeaten when the Red Sox battle the Tigers at Comerica Park tonight, according to MLB.com. Dice-K is currently 4-0 with a 2.52 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. He is 2-1 against the Tigers, and his loss came at Comerica Park, when he surrendered six runs over five innings last season. |
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| John Smoltz is headed to the bullpen upon his return from the DL, according to the AP. Smoltz admitted he is not entirely certain how many bullets he may have left in his right arm, and he added, "I know I can do the role. It has everything to do with how my body reacts. The best avenue to come back is to slowly come back. It does me no good to come back to just pitch five innings. There’s no reason to fight it, complain or pout. I will just attack the problem. I see it like a puzzle and I just find different pieces. I’m fired up about the challenge. It may not work but I’m fired up about it. My success has confused people. I know it’s four games and two runs but it’s been five innings at a time and it was getting harder to do that. The up and down, pitch an inning and sitting down, an inning and pitch, an inning and sitting down, an inning, by the fourth inning was getting to me. I am completely at peace with where I am. If a fortune teller tells me that’s it, then I’m fine with it. I may still pitch 30 or 40 games this season, but not as a starter. I’m focused on doing what it takes this year. We have a very good team. The results haven’t been good. In about five months, we’re going to see how this works out."
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| Kyle Farnsworth's appeal of his three-game suspension will be heard on Tuesday, according to the NY Daily News. To refresh your memory, Farnsworth was suspended three games and fined $2,000 for throwing behind Manny Ramirez's head during battle with the hated rival Red Sox. |
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| Roger Clemens apologized Monday for unspecified mistakes in his personal life but denied having an affair with a 15-year-old, according to the AP. The Daily News reported last week that Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country singer Mindy McCready that began when she was 15. The newspaper also linked Clemens to former Manhattan bartender Angela Moyer and Paulette Dean Daly, a former wife of golfer John Daly. Clemens said, "Even though these articles contain many false accusations and mistakes, I need to say that I have made mistakes in my personal life for which I am sorry. I have apologized to my family and apologize to my fans. Like everyone, I have flaws. I have sometimes made choices which have not been right. I believe my personal life has nothing to do with the accusations of steroid and HGH use. I have already made clear that I did not use them. Now, I have been accused of having an improper relationship with a 15-year old girl. Nothing could be further from the truth. This relationship has been twisted and distorted far beyond reality. It is just one of many, many accusations that are utterly false. I realize that many people want me to simply confess and apologize for the conduct that I have been accused of, but I cannot confess to, nor apologize for, things I did not do. I have apologized to my family for my mistakes, and having offered this apology to the public, I would ask that you let me and my family deal with these matters in private."
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| Jimmy Rollins left on Sunday for a rehab stint in Clearwater, Florida, where he will determine when he plays, and with which group, the Class-A affiliate or the extended spring-training participants, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. |
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| Ben Johnson has been released by the Mets, according to the NY Daily News. He was still being hindered by an ankle injury that he sustained last season. |
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| Ramon Castro is close to returning to the Mets and may be activated for this weekend's series against the Reds, according to the NY Daily News. He is recovering from a right hamstring strain. |
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| Matt Wise, P, New York Mets | Monday 5/5, 9:53 AM CT |
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| Matt Wise may be activated for next weekend's series against the Mets, according to the NY Daily News. Wise is on the DL with | |
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