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| Richie Sexson, who sat out last night due to personal reasons, was ejected on Thursday after charging the mound because of an up and in fastball, according to the Miami Herald. Felix Hernandez hit Ian Kinlser after he hit an earlier home run, and in the bottom of the inning when Keith Gabbard game up and in, Sexson charged the mound, threw his helmet and was the only player ejected. |
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| Lance Berkman had two more hits on Thursday night as he continues to hit the ball like few players in recent memory with a run of 23 hits in 48 AB good for a .479 average. |
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| Miguel Tejada had another two hits, along with two runs scored, as he continues to thrive in the third hole in the Astros order where he is batting .359 in 78 AB. |
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| Michael Bourn stole two bases on Thursday night to give him 15 on the year, though these were his first steals in 11 games as he has been dealing with a strained groin. |
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| John Lannan, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 5/8, 10:51 PM CT |
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| John Lannan evened his record at 3-3 by limiting the Astros to one run over six innings. Lannan allowed seven hits and a walk on the evening. |
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| Nick Markakis produced all the offense the Orioles needed on Thursday night as he hit a 3-run home run in a 4-1 victory over the Royals. |
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| Tony Pena Jr. continues to struggle at the plate, though on Thursday night he went 1-for-3 with the Royals lone RBI off of Daniel Cabrera. |
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| Luke Hochevar made his fourth start of the season on Thursday night and the result was seven innings of five hit ball, though he allowed four runs on the night to fall to 2-2 on the year. |
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| Daniel Cabrera threw a complete game three hitter to improve to 4-0 in his career against the Orioles. Cabrera struck out seven and walked one in his fifth career complete game. |
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| Troy Percival suffered his first blown save of the season as he blew an eight inning shutout of starter Edwin Jackson on Thursday night as he allowed four hits and three runs in one inning. |
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| Jesse Litsch had another solid outing on Thursday night as he held the Jays to three runs in seven innings as he allowed zero walks on the night. |
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| Edwin Jackson shut out the Blue Jays for eight innings before he was pulled after throwing 112 pitches. Jackson allowed one walk and six hits while picking up three K on the night. He picked up a no-decision thanks to a blown save by Troy Percival. |
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| Vernon Wells, CF, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 5/8, 10:27 PM CT |
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| Vernon Wells hit his fifth home run of the season in the ninth inning to help force extra innings in a game the Jays ultimately lost to the Rays. |
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| Dioner Navarro hit a grand slam in the 13th inning to help the Rays to an 8-3 victory over the Jays. Navarro had three hits and two runs on the night. |
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| Ryan Braun, LF, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 5/8, 10:21 PM CT |
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| With Prince Fielder getting the day off, Ryan Braun went 0-for-5 while leaving five runners on base for the Brew Crew. |
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| Mark Hendrickson needed 109 pitches to get just 13 outs Thursday night, but he allowed only one run to keep his team in the game, though he wasn't involved in the decision. |
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| Carlos Villanueva lasted five innings on Thursday night, but it was a brutal five innings as he issued two walks, allowed 10 hits and was beaten for seven runs to fall to 1-4 on the year. |
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| Matt Treanor hit his first home run of the season on his way to a career-high three RBI on the night. |
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| Kason Gabbard (back) was activated from the the DL on Thursday as the team optioned A.J. Murray to Triple-A, according to the Associated Press. |
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| David Ortiz, DH, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 5/8, 9:28 PM CT |
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| David Ortiz had two more hits on Thursday night and now has multiple hits in six of his last eight starts to raise his average to .239. |
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| Ben Broussard was designated for assignment on Thursday and the team will go with a platoon of Frank Catalanotto and Chris Shelton at first base, according to MLB.com. The Rangers called up Travis Metcalf to take the open roster spot. |
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| Curtis Granderson went 0-for-4 on Thursday night and is now 0-for-10 in his last two games. |
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| Justin Verlander was hit hard yet again on Thursday as he allowed nine hits and five runs over six innings to fall to 1-6 on the year. |
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| Josh Beckett dominated the vaunted Tigers lineup on Thursday night for seven innings as he held them to one run on six hits and no walks. He also punched out eight batters to improve to 4-2. |
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| Kevin Youkilis only went 1-for-5 on Thursday but the one hit was a home run, his fifth in the last five games. |
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| Mike Jacobs, 1B, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 5/8, 9:06 PM CT |
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| Mike Jacobs was out of the starting lineup on Thursday night for the Marlins due to a tight left quadriceps, according to MLB.com. "I should be able to pinch-hit, no problem," he said. "If I had to, I could go in. I definitely want to play today, but I think it's better that I don't, just to give it another day. I should be able to play tomorrow, no problem. It should be a lot better tomorrow." |
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| Michael Young was out of the starting lineup on Thursday because of his injured hip flexor, but he hopes to be back in the lineup on Friday, according to the Star Telegram. |
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| Four teams showed interest in trading for Derrick Turnbow, but when nothing could be worked out so the team decided to place him on irrevocable waivers with the hope of sending him to the minors, according to MLB.com. "If a team comes to me and says, 'I have interest in Turnbow, but I can't take any money on my payroll,' they're asking me to eat his contract and they'll give me a marginal prospect," GM Doug Melvin said. "My response is that if I have to eat his money, I want a prospect in return who is worth at least $1 million. That's why a lot of these guys don't get claimed." |
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| Scott Kazmir hopes he was able to fix the mechanical issues that have crept into his motion with a recent bullpen session on Wednesday, according to MLB.com. "Everything I was throwing [in the session] was right on point," said Kazmir on Thursday. "I was hitting every one of my spots. The slider was working good, the changeup was working good. More importantly everything was sound. Everything just felt like it was perfect mechanics." |
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| Freddie Bynum was recalled by the Orioles and he will start at shortstop for the foreseeable future over Luis Hernandez, according to MLB.com. "To be honest with you," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said, "there have been a lot of plays that could've been made and should've been made that weren't made. So we gotta try something different. That's it." |
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| Dallas Braden was sent to the minors on Thursday in part to clear roster space for the expected return of Keith Foulke and Rich Harden, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Jose Guillen, RF, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 5/8, 7:46 PM CT |
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| Jose Guillen injured his arm on Wednesday night and as a result he was not in the starting lineup on Thursday night, according to MLB.com. "It was real bad," Guillen said. "It went from my shoulder straight down my arm, and started tingling in my hand." |
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| Carlos Beltran is battling the flu and opposing pitchers as he is hitting under .220, but the team believes things will change for the better soon, according to MLB.com. "If your timing is off, you could have the greatest swing in the world, but you're not going to be consistent," hitting coach Howard Johnson said. "That's kind of where he's at." |
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| Despite a batting average under .200, Rickie Weeks will continue to remain the Brewers leadoff hitter, according to MLB.com. "We don't have a ton of leadoff-type guys, but we do have some guys with on-base percentages at .360 or better," manager Ned Yost said. "You could move some of those guys up to the top of the lineup. We're not there yet." |
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| Curt Schilling had another successful throwing session on Thursday as he threw 25 pitches from 60 feet with no pain, according to MLB.com. "Another good step," Schilling said. |
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| Yadier Molina had two hits and an RBI as he continues to ride right along with a .302 batting average. |
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| Ryan Ludwick, RF, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 5/8, 7:02 PM CT |
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| Ryan Ludwick blasted two solo home runs on Thursday to push his average up to .363. He is nine for his last 13. |
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| Matt Holliday had four hits that led to three runs scored on Thursday for the Rockies star. |
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| Omar Quintanilla had three hits and two runs for the Rockies batting in the hole while playing second base for the Rockies. |
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| Kyle Lohse, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 5/8, 6:47 PM CT |
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| Kyle Lohse had a second straight horrid outing as he lasted just four innings giving up eight hits, five walks and seven runs to the Rockies to pick up the loss. |
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| Jorge De La Rosa evened his record at 1-1 thanks to 5.2 innings of five hit, two run ball in his second start since joining the Rockies. |
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| Jeff Mathis, C, Los Angeles Angels | Thursday 5/8, 6:41 PM CT |
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| Jeff Mathis has a growing reputation as a great receiver, thrower and teammate, according MLB.com. The team is 13-5 with Mathis behind the plate. |
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| Elijah Dukes, RF, Washington Nationals | Thursday 5/8, 6:27 PM CT |
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| With all the injuries to the team's catchers, outfielder Elijah Dukes will be recalled to active duty on Friday, according to the Washington Post. |
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| Johnny Estrada will be placed on the DL on Friday with ulnar neuritis in his throwing elbow, according to the Washington Post. "I'm done trying to just battle through," Estrada said. "I've got to look out for what's best for me and my career." |
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| Paul Lo Duca will be placed on the DL on Friday with a broken bone in his right hand, according to the Washington Post. |
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| Just a day after saying that he wouldn't be placed on the DL, John McDonald was placed on the DL on Thursday with a sprained right ankle, according to the Associated Press. “I’m walking on it but I can’t run on it,” he said. “I wrenched it pretty good. The ligaments have got to heal up.” |
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| Just a day after saying that he wouldn't be placed on the DL, David Eckstein was placed on the DL on Thursday with a strained hip flexor, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Joe Borowski reported that his his arm felt great after his first bullpen session on Thursday, according to MLB.com. "A huge difference," he said. "I could see my arm speed, compared with the way it was before, was decidedly better." |
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| Pat Neshek, P, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 5/8, 5:47 PM CT |
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| Pat Neshek felt a pop in his elbow on Thursday and had to be removed from the game with a right elbow strain, according to the Associated Press. "I felt something tweak," Neshek said. "It kind of rolled over real quick like a snap. I'll get it checked out [Friday] morning and make sure nothing happened." |
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| Former Indians outfielder Jason Michaels was traded to the Pirates on Thursday for a minor league player to be named later, according to MLB.com. |
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| Doug Davis, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 5/8, 5:34 PM CT |
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| Doug Davis had a CT scan on Thursday that showed the his thyroid cancer has not spread and that his surgery was a success, according to MLB.com. "The cancer did not spread and it will not spread from here on out," Davis said. |
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| Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 5/8, 5:29 PM CT |
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| In our daily look at the plight of Ryan Howard, today was a good day as he went 1-for-4 with an RBI and only one K. |
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| Eric Byrnes, LF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 5/8, 5:26 PM CT |
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| Eric Byrnes went 0-for-5 on Thursday to drop his average to .232 thanks to a hideous run of 5-for-45 (.111). |
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| Eric Bruntlett stole his third base of the season on Thursday in addition to putting up two hits, a run and an RBI. |
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| Mark Reynolds had three hits on Thursday and he stole his fourth base for the D'backs. |
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| Brett Myers, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 5/8, 5:15 PM CT |
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| Brett Myers needed 101 pitches to get through five innings on Friday as he fell to 2-3 with a loss to the D'backs. Myers allowed seven runs, six earned, on nine hits and three walks. |
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| Brandon Webb, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 5/8, 5:09 PM CT |
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| Brandon Webb improved to 8-0 with his 13th career complete game against the Phillies. Webb, who became the first NL pitcher to win his first eight starts since Pedro Martinez in 1997, allowed two earned runs with no walks in nine innings. |
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| Nick Swisher went 0-for-4 on Thursday to drop his average to .200 on the season thanks to a 10-for-70 stretch. |
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| Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 5/8, 5:04 PM CT |
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| Joe Mauer returned to the lineup after a day off to go 2-for-3 to raise his average up to .346. |
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| Michael Cuddyer went 1-for-3 on the day but the big news was that he stole two bases. |
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| Juan Uribe, 2B, Chicago White Sox | Thursday 5/8, 4:57 PM CT |
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| Juan Uribe hit s home run, his third of the season, though he is still hitting under his weight at .191. |
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| Carlos Quentin had two hits, and RBI and stole his third base of the season for the Sox on Thursday. |
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| Jermaine Dye went 2-for-3 on Thursday with a home run, the third straight game he has gone yard. |
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| Adrian Gonzalez pushed his average up to .307 on Thursday thanks to three hits in five at bats. |
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| Free agent to be Mark Teixeira went 1-for-4 on Thursday with an RBI and a walk, but he is still batting just .254 on the year. |
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| Yunel Escobar had two hits and scored three runs for the Braves on Thursday. |
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| Wil Ledezma, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 5/8, 4:44 PM CT |
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| Wilfredo Ledezma made his first start of the season on Thursday and he lasted four innings while giving up one run that was unearned. He allowed two hits and three walks in the game. |
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| Heath Bell, P, San Diego Padres | Thursday 5/8, 4:40 PM CT |
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| Heath Bell was credited with a blown save on Thursday by allowing a runner put on base by Cla Meredith to score. Still, Bell allowed no earned runs to score and lowered his ERA to 2.29. |
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| Freddy Sanchez went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Giants. |
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| Jason Bay, LF, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 5/8, 3:53 PM CT |
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| Jason Bay went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Giants. |
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| Steve Holm, C, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 5/8, 3:47 PM CT |
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| Steve Holm went 1-for-4 and collected his first two RBI of the season on Thursday in a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh. His hit was good for a double. |
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| Matt Cain, P, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 5/8, 3:41 PM CT |
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| Matt Cain surrendered five runs on nine hits over 6.1 innings in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Pirates. Cain did have five strikeouts, with only one walk. He falls to 1-3 for the season, with a 4.50 ERA. |
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| Manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected in the bottom of the sixth inning in today's game against the division rival White Sox, according to the AP. Gardenhire was tossed by plate umpire Doug Eddings for arguing a pitch that was called a ball to Paul Konerko. |
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| Robinson Cano went 2-for-3 with one RBI, and recorded his fourth home run of the season in Thursday's 6-3 win over Cleveland. |
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| Mike Mussina notched his fifth win of the season on Thursday, as the Yankees topped the Indians 6-3. Mussina allowed three runs on four hits over five innings, with no walks and three strikeouts. |
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| Casey Blake, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 5/8, 3:20 PM CT |
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| Casey Blake went 1-for-3 and collected two RBI in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Yankees. His hit was good for a double, his eighth of the season. |
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| Paul Byrd, P, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 5/8, 3:11 PM CT |
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| Paul Byrd was dealt his third loss of the season against the Yankees on Thursday. Byrd was rocked for five runs on eight hits over 6.1 innings, with no walks or no strikeouts. He surrendered three home runs. Byrd is now 1-3 with a 4.28 ERA. |
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| Jimmy Rollins will join the team in San Francisco on Friday at AT&T Park, according to the Philadelphia Enquirer. |
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| Buddy Carlyle was forced out of action against San Diego due to an apparent head injury, according to the AP. Pitching in his second inning of relief, Carlyle fielded a bunt along the first base line from Kevin Kouzmanoff, and made the tag as the third baseman collided with him, sending both players to the ground.
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| Manager Clint Hurdle has decided to go with Chris Iannetta over Yorvit Torrealba as the starting catcher today, according to the Denver Post. Torrealba was told he would start today, but Hurdle changed his mind. Iannetta is now making his fifth straight start. |
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| Nick Swisher is hitting sixth in the White Sox order today, according to the Star Tribune. He dropped down in the order, and Alexei Ramirez is batting leadoff. |
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| A.J. Pierzynski is sitting out today, according to the Star Tribune. Toby Hall got the call at catcher, and is batting ninth in the order. |
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| Carlos Quentin is batting second in the White Sox order today, according to the Star Tribune. Alexei Ramirez is leading off as well, while Nick Swisher moved down to sixth in the order. |
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| Nick Punto, SS, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 5/8, 1:38 PM CT |
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| Nick Punto was scratched for Thursday action due to cramps in his left hamstring, according to the Star Tribune. Cold weather was expected in Chicago today (it is currently 51 degrees) and Punto was benched as a precaution. |
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| Manny Acosta had his third save taken away when an official scorer realized he mistakenly awarded one in the previous night following the Braves' 5-2 win over the Padres, according to the AP. Acosta entered the game with a 5-2 lead after Will Ohman got the first out of the ninth inning. Acosta retired Callix Crabbe and Khalil Greene to end the game. Braves official scorer Jack Wilkinson awarded Acosta his third save, and the save was included on the boxscore and postgame report.
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| Jo-Jo Reyes was forced out of action in the third inning today, due to an apparent blister on his throwing hand, according to the AP. |
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| Victor Martinez is sitting out today's game due to neck stiffness, according to MLB.com. The ailment forced him to miss Tuesday as well, and relegated him to the DH role on Wednesday. Manager Eric Wedge said, "He sucked it up to play Wednesday. He doesn't have great numbers against Yankees starter Mike Mussina, and it's a day game after a night game, so we're going to give him a day."
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| Travis Hafner is struggling and is sitting out today's game for "mental rest", according to MLB.com. He has also been out of the lineup for three of the last seven games. |
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| Matt Diaz, LF, Atlanta Braves | Thursday 5/8, 12:53 PM CT |
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| Matt Diaz started his second consecutive game against the Padres on Thursday and will likely be in the Braves' lineup at least five times in the next seven days, according to MLB.com. That does not mean the team is going to abandon Gregor Blanco in his left field platoon role. The team is heading into a stretch where almost all they will see are left-handed starters, giving the right-handed-hitting Diaz plenty of playing time after a couple of weeks where he hardly started at all. |
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| Omar Vizquel, SS, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 5/8, 12:28 PM CT |
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| The Giants are hopeful that Omar Vizquel can return some time this weekend, according to MLB.com. The 41-year-old shortstop played his fourth game in a Minor League injury rehab stint on Wednesday, while going 2-for-4 with a run scored for Class-A San Jose. Manager Bruce Bochy suggested that Vizquel could fill a roster spot vacated by second baseman Ray Durham. Bochy noted that the Giants must decide before they begin a 10-game homestand Friday whether Durham, who's bothered by a tight right hamstring and has been out of the lineup for four consecutive games, will go on the 15-day DL. Vizquel is trying to rebound from left knee surgery.
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| Conor Jackson is listed as day-to-day following a brutal collision in Wednesday's game against the Phillies, according to the AP. In the eighth inning of action, Shane Victorino took off for first base after he struck out and the ball got past Arizona catcher Chris Snyder. Both players arrived at the base simultaneously, resulting in the collision as Victorino’s helmet caught Jackson on the right side of his face under his eye. Jackson was forced to leave the game but never lost consciousness, and the Diamondbacks do not yet know if he suffered a concussion.
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| Shawn Estes, P, San Diego Padres | Thursday 5/8, 12:13 PM CT |
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| The Padres have purchased the contract of lefty Shawn Estes from Triple-A Portland, according to the AP. The team also placed pitcher Kevin Cameron on the DL. Estes was 4-2 with a 3.67 ERA over six starts for Portland, and Manager Bud Black said, "I think he’s best suited to start, but we’ll see how it plays out."
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| Kevin Cameron has been placed on the 15-day DL due to a right elbow sprain, according to the AP. The team also purchased the contract of lefty Shawn Estes from Triple-A Portland. |
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| Omar Infante had been activated from the DL, according to the Miami Herald. Backup catcher Brayan Pena has been placed on the 15-day DL due to a mid-back strain. Infante has recovered from a broken left hand. |
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| Brayan Pena, C, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 5/8, 11:58 AM CT |
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| Brayan Pena has been placed on the 15-day DL due to a mid-back strain, according to the Miami Herald. The team also activated infielder Omar Infante. |
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| Ray Durham, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 5/8, 11:43 AM CT |
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| Ray Durham could be headed for the DL, according to CBSsports. He has been slowed by a tight right hamstring, and missed his third straight game on Wednesday. |
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| Alex Gonzalez is progressing slowly from his compression fracture in his left knee, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Manager Dusty Baker said, "He hit and took some groundballs. He's not moving too good." |
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| Anthony Reyes has been on the Rockies' radar as a possible trade option for their struggling rotation, according to Rocky Mountain News. The Rockies are also interested in Josh Fogg of Cincinnati and Julian Tavarez of Boston. They need a starter for Sunday, as Mark Redman has been demoted to the pen due to disappointing play. |
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| Greg Reynolds is expected to get called up from Triple-A and start in the rotation in place of Mark Redman on Sunday, according to the Denver Post. Redman has been demoted to the bullpen due to poor play. |
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