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| Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings allowing three earned runs though he fell to 2-5 on the season. |
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| John Danks, P, Chicago White Sox | Tuesday 5/13, 11:55 PM CT |
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| It was, in a vast understatement, a pitcher's duel as the White Sox fell in disappointing fashion to the LA Angels, 2-0. Chicago LHP John Danks pitched 6 1/3 innings, failing to allow a single run on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts. |
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| Brian Wilson, P, San Francisco Giants | Tuesday 5/13, 11:54 PM CT |
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| Brian Wilson converted his 12th save in 14 chances this year for the Giants against the Astros. |
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| Joe Crede, 3B, Chicago White Sox | Tuesday 5/13, 11:52 PM CT |
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| The White Sox must have lost their sticks on the way to the park, for the box score reveals the team was held to no runs on just three hits in the 2-0 loss to the LA Angels. Of those three hits, only one was produced by a man that found himself on base twice. 3B Joe Crede went 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk, also adding one of nine strikeouts on the evening in a game that fails to match depiction. |
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| Matt Cain, P, San Francisco Giants | Tuesday 5/13, 11:51 PM CT |
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| Matt Cain pitched eight strong innings to pick up his second victory of the season for the Giants. Cain threw 114 pitches while allowing two runs on seven hits and four walks. |
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| Garrett Atkins hit his seventh home run of the season for the Rockies as he socked two hits to push his average even higher up to .335. He know has an 11-game hitting streak. |
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| Jeff Francis had another terrible outing on Tuesday as he fell to 0-4 after allowing 13 hits and eight runs in 4.2 innings. |
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| Randy Johnson struggled through five innings allowing nine hits and four runs, but he hung on long enough to pick up his third victory of the season. |
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| Stephen Drew, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks | Tuesday 5/13, 11:38 PM CT |
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| Stephen Drew went deep for the fifth time this season as he had two hits, two runs and three RBI for the B'backs from the second spot in the order on Tuesday night. |
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| Troy Glaus, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals | Tuesday 5/13, 11:35 PM CT |
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| Troy Glaus hit his second home run of the season on Tuesday as he went 2-for-5 with three RBI for the Cardinals. |
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| Nate McLouth, CF, Pittsburgh Pirates | Tuesday 5/13, 11:33 PM CT |
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| Nate McLouth's average continues to tumble, it's down to .305, but he hit his 10th home run of the season while knocking in his 30th and 31st runs of the season. |
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| Ronny Paulino replaced on injured Ryan Doumit early in the game and he came up big at the plate with two hits, two runs and two RBI for the Pirates. |
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| Albert Pujols extended his hitting streak to 12-games on Tuesday night thanks to his 8th home run of the season. Pujols also walked twice and has now reached base in all 40 games he has played this season. |
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| Matt Stairs, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Tuesday 5/13, 11:12 PM CT |
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| Toronto DH Matt Stairs continues to hit well, putting his team in position for the 5-3 win this evening over Minnesota. Stairs went 1-for-1 with two walks at the plate, hitting his fifth home run of the year to add one RBI and two runs scored. |
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| B.J. Ryan, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Tuesday 5/13, 11:08 PM CT |
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| Toronto closer B.J. Ryan picked up his fourth win of the month of May and his sixth save of the season, helping the Jays put Minnesota down for the count, 5-3. Ryan pitched one inning, allowing one hit and one strikeout. |
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| Toronto RHP Jesse Litsch didn't last too long into the game, but he earned the win and now stands at 5-1 on the season as the Blue Jays put the 5-3 win on the Minnesota Twins. Litsch pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits with no walks and two strikeouts. |
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| The Twins struggled to get the offense going this evening, suffering the 5-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, but leadoff man CF Carlos Gomez tried his best to improve the results. Gomez went 2-for-4 with his third home run of the season, totaling one RBI on the night. |
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| Phil Dumatrait had his second straight strong start on Tuesday night as he held the Cardinals to three runs over six innings to pick up a no-decision. |
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| The Twins suffered the 5-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays this evening, giving RHP Kevin Slowey his third loss of the season. Slowey pitched 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three runs (all earned) on five hits, walking two and striking out 5. |
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| Kyle Lohse, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Tuesday 5/13, 10:54 PM CT |
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| Kyle Lohse lasted seven innings on Tuesday night allowing four runs on just five hits and a walk in a no-decision. |
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| The Tigers' offense is struggling to find answers as they suffer the 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals this evening, but 1B Miguel Cabrera continues his efforts to show the way despite the struggles. Cabrera went 2-for-2 this evening with two walks. |
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| Jose Guillen, RF, Kansas City Royals | Tuesday 5/13, 10:41 PM CT |
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| Tonight it was the Kansas City Royals emerging with the 3-2 win over Detroit, and it was DH Jose Guillen proving deadly with the bat to support the cause. Guillen is struggling with back spasms, yet he hit the batter's box and went 2-for-4 hitting two doubles to gather two RBIs. |
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| Zack Greinke, P, Kansas City Royals | Tuesday 5/13, 10:37 PM CT |
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| Kansas City RHP Zack Greinke left with no decision in the Royals' 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers this evening, but his efforts continue to indicate the hurler is finally coming into this own. Greinke pitched six innings, allowing two runs (both earned) on nine hits with two walks and two strikeouts. |
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| The Texas Rangers pulled the 5-2 victory over Seattle this evening, using a strong outing from catcher Gerald Laird as the guiding light for victory. Laird went 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk, adding three runs scored and one RBI. |
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| Seattle suffered the 5-2 loss to Texas this evening, but catcher Kenji Johjima continues to work towards better offerings. Today Johjima went 1-for-4 at the dish with his fifth double of the season, adding one RBI to an otherwise boring stat line. |
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| The Texas Rangers picked up the 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners this evening, led by the effort of LHP Kason Gabbard . In his sixth start of the season, Gabbard pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (both earned) on five hits with one walk and two strikeouts. |
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| Russell Martin had three hits on Tuesday night to boost his batting average to .302 for the Dodgers. |
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| The kid is a supreme talent, but Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez is learning that talent does not always equal success in the majors. Hernandez suffered his fourth loss of the season this evening as the Mariners fell 5-2 to the Texas Rangers, pitching six innings to give up three runs (two earned) on six hits with five walks and three strikeouts. |
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| Ryan Braun, LF, Milwaukee Brewers | Tuesday 5/13, 10:16 PM CT |
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| Ryan Braun continued his hot run of late with two more hits, and an RBI, on Tuesday night. |
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| Bill Hall, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers | Tuesday 5/13, 10:14 PM CT |
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| Bill Hall powered his ninth ball into the seats on Tuesday for the Brew Crew as he upped his average to .200. |
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| The Yanks suffered a troublesome 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays after 11 innings this evening, a night that saw continued struggles for the bulk of an offense that managed just six hits and seven strikeouts. The top offender on the evening was 2B Robinson Cano , going 0-for-4, and while he failed to earn a single strikeout, he stranded four men on-base. |
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| Brad Penny, P, Los Angeles Dodgers | Tuesday 5/13, 10:11 PM CT |
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| Brad Penny had another rough outing on Tuesday as he allowed nine hits and five runs to pick up his fourth loss. Penny has now allowed a whopping 19 hits in his last 10.2 innings. |
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| Eric Gagne, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Tuesday 5/13, 10:08 PM CT |
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| Eric Gagne earned his 10th save on Tuesday night as he allowed one hit, one walk and no runs in the ninth inning just three days after he was demoted from the position. |
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| Give full credit to Tampa Bay RHP Edwin Jackson, for he gave the Rays all he had and held them in a game that fell in their favor after 11 innings. Jackson pitched seven innings, failing to allow a single run on five hits, posting one walk and five strikeouts. |
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| Khalil Greene went deep for the third time this season on Tuesday night on his way to three RBI for the Padres. |
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| The Yankees suffered the heartbreaking 2-1 loss in 11 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays, but starter Chien-Ming Wang continues to prove his value. Tonight he left with no decision, pitching seven innings to allow one run on seven hits, walking three and striking out two. |
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| Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the Cubs 4-3 loss to the Padres. |
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| It took 11 innings to get the job done, but the Tampa Bay Rays emerged victorious 2-1 over the New York Yankees. Few of the batters let their best effort loose at the plate, but catcher Dioner Navarro went 2-for-3 with a walk, and while none of those offerings led to a run scored, they set the tone for a hard-fought win. |
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| Jason Marquis fell to 1-3 as he allowed 10 baserunners and four runs to the Padres in 5.2 innings. |
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| Trevor Hoffman worked a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his seventh save of the season. |
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| Shawn Estes, P, San Diego Padres | Tuesday 5/13, 9:50 PM CT |
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| Shawn Estes, the Padres new fifth starter, picked up his first victory since 2005 by holding the Cubs to two earned runs over 5.1 innings. |
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| Luke Scott, LF, Baltimore Orioles | Tuesday 5/13, 9:48 PM CT |
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| The Orioles got nice pitching, but they needed the offense to hold off the Boston Red Sox tonight for a 5-4 win. DH Luke Scott led the way, going 3-for-4 at the plate with his second home run of the season, taking Josh Beckett deep in the 3rd inning with two runners on base and two outs on the board. Scott left with three RBIs and two runs scored. |
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| Jerry Hairston Jr., subbing for an injured Jeff Keppinger, went 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the Reds. |
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| The Baltimore Orioles fought to a rewarding 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox this evening, giving RHP Jeremy Guthrie his second win of the season. Guthrie pitched six innings, surrendering three runs (two earned) on eight hits with just one walk and seven strikeouts. |
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| Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds | Tuesday 5/13, 9:42 PM CT |
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| Joey Votto hit his eighth home run of the season on Tuesday night for the Reds. |
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| Edinson Volquez improved to 6-1 thanks to holding the Marlins to a single run in six innings. Volquez also allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out five. |
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| Every player in the top half of the Boston batting order got on base this evening, but the end result was a disappointing 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Leading the way, as usual, was LF Manny Ramirez , going 2-for-4 at the plate with a walk, hitting his 12th double of the season to gather three total bases with one RBI and one run scored. |
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| Mark Hendrickson suffered his second loss of the season as he allowed eight hits, five walks, and four runs in five innings to the Reds. |
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| The Red Sox got in hole early and were unable to bring it back, suffering the 5-4 loss to Baltimore. Ace Josh Beckett let the early innings get away, handed a 3-run lead in the first only to watch it fall as he surrendered five runs (all earned) on 11 hits over 5 2/3 innings of work. Beckett walked two, struck out five, but the end result was his third loss of the season. |
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| Ryan Zimmerman hit his sixth home run of the season on Tuesday though his average is still languishing at .239.We |
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| Brian Schneider had a three hit night on Tuesday to push his average up to .321. |
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| Ryan Garko, 1B, Cleveland Indians | Tuesday 5/13, 9:27 PM CT |
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| The Indians pulled the 4-0 win over Oakland this evening and it was 1B Ryan Garko providing the comfort in that final score. Garko went 1-for-4 at the plate, the one hit coming in the form of a three-run homer in the 8th inning to secure the win. |
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| Billy Wagner extended his run of scoreless innings to 15.2 on Tuesday as he picked up his eighth save against the Nationals. |
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| The Indians didn't shock the world with a offensive explosion, but the hits needed were there to secure the 4-0 shutout victory over Oakland. DH Travis Hafner seems to have responded to the slight move up in the order, going 2-for-4 at the dish with one RBI and one run scored. |
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| John Lannan, P, Washington Nationals | Tuesday 5/13, 9:23 PM CT |
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| John Lannan allowed 12 hits, one walk and four runs in six innings to fall to 3-4 on the year. |
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| John Maine, P, New York Mets | Tuesday 5/13, 9:19 PM CT |
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| John Maine improved to 5-2 on the year thanks to six innings of two hit, one run ball against the Nationals. |
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| While the offense for Oakland failed to show, the right arm of starter Justin Duchscherer was working just fine. Duchscherer pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing just one run on four hits, walking two and striking out six. |
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| Ryan Church continues to be the Mets most consistent offensive player as he had two more hits, including his eighth home run of the year, in addition to four RBI. |
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| The offense was unable to solve the arm of Cleveland starter Paul Byrd, leaving Oakland with a 4-0 loss and a lack of players to note. On the bright side, CF Ryan Sweeney went 2-for-2 at the plate, the only player to post multiple hits on a night when no player in green and gold managed to get past first base. |
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| Mark Kotsay, CF, Boston Red Sox | Tuesday 5/13, 9:11 PM CT |
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| Mark Kotsay went 0-for-3 but he scored two runs for the Braves. |
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| Not ready to let the dream die, Chipper Jones had another three hits on Tuesday to push his average back up to .415. |
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| Jo-Jo Reyes had a poor outing on Tuesday night as he permitted 11 hits and five runs in 6.2 innings for the Braves. |
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| Paul Byrd, P, Boston Red Sox | Tuesday 5/13, 9:06 PM CT |
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| Oakland and Cleveland locked horns this evening, and while the offense was more than enough for a 4-0 win for Cleveland, it was the work of RHP Paul Byrd that ruled the night. Byrd pitched 7 1/3 innings, shutting the A's out with no runs earned on just five hits. |
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| Brad Lidge, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Tuesday 5/13, 9:05 PM CT |
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| Brad Lidge picked up his 10th save of the season though he allowed his first earned runs of the season to see his ERA rise to 0.50. |
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| Shane Victorino had two hits, a run scored and his sixth stolen base of the season on Tuessday. |
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| Jayson Werth, RF, Philadelphia Phillies | Tuesday 5/13, 8:58 PM CT |
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| Jayson Werth had three hits on Tuesday night leading to four RBI for the Phillies. |
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| Jeff Keppinger fouled a ball off his knee and the report was terrible as the early season hitting star fractured his left kneecap, according to MLB.com. |
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| There were rumors floating that rookie Clayton Kershaw might be called up to pitch on Sunday, but he will not be, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. Chan Ho Park of Hong-Chih Kuo will likely make the start. |
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| Manuel Corpas will remain with the Rockies though the possibility of sending him to the minors is still possible, according to MLB.com. "It's still the inconsistency of repeating his delivery and maintaining a consistent arm slot," Hurdle said. "But he had two solid outings before that, so I think that's going to keep him in play. I'm confident we'll find a way to keep him moving forward." |
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| Ryan Doumit, C, Pittsburgh Pirates | Tuesday 5/13, 8:42 PM CT |
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| Ryan Doumit injured the thumb on his left hand while receiving a pitch behind the plate and had to be removed from the game, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Ronny Paulino took over. |
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| Scott Baker, P, Minnesota Twins | Tuesday 5/13, 8:39 PM CT |
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| Minnesota RHP Scott Baker was in the bullpen throwing a light "tennis shoe" session today in an effort to test his strained right groin muscle, according to MLB.com. |
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| Jose Vidro, DH, Seattle Mariners | Tuesday 5/13, 8:24 PM CT |
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| Seattle DH Jose Vidro is out of tonight's game versus Texas, according to MLB.com. |
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| Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Tuesday 5/13, 7:49 PM CT |
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| Ryan Howard is batting .171 with a hideous 54 K in just 140 AB, but don't count his manager as someone is overly worried, according to MLB.com. "All players go through it," manager Charlie Manuel said. "Go back and look. Sometimes players go a long time before they hit a home run. They'll go 30, 40 at-bats before they get a hit. Sometimes, you know what you're doing wrong and you can't stop it. That's the game. That's the nature of the game. ... Howard's going to hit." |
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| Lineup changes for the Cleveland Indians have hit the field this evening, according to MLB.com. Shorstop Jhonny Peralta has been moved into the 2nd spot in the batting order, a surprising move for a player in the midst of an 0-for-11 slump (sporting just five hits in his last 42 at-bats). |
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| Kevin Kouzmanoff will be held out of the Padres starting lineup on Tuesday after making 39-straight starts, according to MLB.com. "I told [Kouzmanoff] last night that he wasn't going to start today," manager Bud Black said. "That doesn't mean he's not going to be in there. I told him to be ready to play. I think he needed to get off his feet, watch a game this year." |
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| Mike Jacobs, 1B, Kansas City Royals | Tuesday 5/13, 7:40 PM CT |
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| Mike Jacobs, out since May 7th with an injured quadriceps, is edging closer to a return to the lineup, according to MLB.com. Jacobs is available to pinch hit, and he has been taking batting practice recently. |
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| J.D. Drew, RF, Boston Red Sox | Tuesday 5/13, 7:39 PM CT |
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| Boston RF J.D. Drew has left tonight's game with Baltimore early following an apparent wrist injury, according to the Boston Globe. |
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| Barry Bonds, OF, San Francisco Giants | Tuesday 5/13, 7:36 PM CT |
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| Barry Bonds has been charged with 14 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice on Tuesday, according to ESPN. This is basically just a reworking of the charges that had previously been charged to Bonds in November of last year. |
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| Rafael Soriano threw a 10-minute bullpen session that included sliders and fastballs and reported no pain in his elbow, according to MLB.com. Soriano will look to throw a simulated game on Friday or Saturday, and if that goes well he will likely be sent on a brief minor league assignment. |
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| Despite ongoing rumors of a pending trade, the Detroit Tigers have waived OF Jacque Jones , according to the Sports Network. |
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| John Lackey, P, Los Angeles Angels | Tuesday 5/13, 7:23 PM CT |
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| Angels manager Mike Scioscia announced RHP John Lackey will be making his season debut on Wednesday as LA faces the Chicago White Sox, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. |
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| The Cleveland Indians report RHP Jake Westbrook , currently on the 15-day DL with a strained left intercostal muscle, is scheduled to make a rehab appearance with Class A Lake County on Saturday against Lexington, according to MLB.com. |
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| Yovani Gallardo underwent successful knee surgery on Tuesday, according to MLB.com. "[Dr. William Raasch] said it was very, very straightforward," Brewers assistant GM Gord Ash said. "It went very well." |
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| The Tampa Bay Rays report LHP David Price is nearing return, according to MLB.com. |
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| Dan Uggla, 2B, Florida Marlins | Tuesday 5/13, 7:10 PM CT |
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| With all the attention focused on Lance Berkman, few people have caught on to the fact that Dan Uggla is almost as hot, according to MLB.com. "He's carried us for about a week now," hitting coach Jim Presley said. "I know he got off to a slow start, but he's stayed aggressive." |
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| Jose Guillen, RF, Kansas City Royals | Tuesday 5/13, 7:07 PM CT |
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| The Kansas City Royals has moved OF Jose Guillen to the role of DH as they face the Detroit Tigers this evening, according to MLB.com. |
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| Updating an earlier report, the Orioles are also without catcher Ramon Hernandez this evening as they face the Boston Red Sox, according to the Associated Press. |
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| The Red Sox report manager Terry Francona will be away from the team for a couple of days following the death of his mother-in-law, according to the Boston Globe. |
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| Chris Ray, P, Baltimore Orioles | Tuesday 5/13, 6:49 PM CT |
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| The Orioles report RHP Chris Ray and LHP Adam Lowewen is tentatively scheduled to throw a full bullpen session next weekend, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
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| Chris Capuano will likely have to undergo a second Tommy John surgery on his injured elbow, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He previously had the surgery in 2002. |
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| Tony Pena Jr. tried wearing contacts but when they caused blurred vision in one eye he decided to go with a pair of prescription glasses, according to MLB.com. |
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| Melvin Mora, 3B, Baltimore Orioles | Tuesday 5/13, 6:38 PM CT |
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| The Orioles and Red Sox are under way, but Baltimore has a couple of lineup surprises for us to review. For starters, 3B Melvin Mora has been pulled from the evening's lineup after a batting practice accident, taking a line drive to the right shoulder (we will update with injury news should we learn it is needed). |
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| Yadier Molina will likely be facing disciplinary action from the team as a result of his temper tantrum on Monday night, according to the Associated Press. “We’ll hear something,” manager Tony La Russa said of Molina's eruption after arguing balls and strikes. “It’s not going to go unnoticed.” |
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| Todd Helton, 1B, Colorado Rockies | Tuesday 5/13, 6:28 PM CT |
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| Todd Helton will not be in the lineup on Tuesday night as he will be given the night off since the Rockies are facing the D'backs lefty Randy Johnson, according to the Denver Post. Jeff Baker will start in his place. |
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| Tyler Johnson will have arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder before the end of the week to take care of what is being called capsulitis, according to MLB.com. |
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| Rocco Baldelli took batting practice on Tuesday and was able to take 50 swings in the cage, according to the Tampa Bay Tribune. Baldelli, out with a “mitochondrial disorder,” appears to be on the way to regaining his health. “I did a lot of tests when I had the last muscle biopsy done,” said Baldelli. “They found some things out, but it’s not worth me discussing because they have to do confirmation tests on all the tests they’ve already done. They’re running all the secondary tests now, so that’s what I’m waiting on.” |
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| Andruw Jones, CF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Tuesday 5/13, 5:42 PM CT |
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| Andruw Jones is not in the Dodgers lineup for the second straight game, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. |
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| Nomar Garciaparra (left calf) still is not healthy enough to return to game action, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. "I felt like I could push it more, so that was good," he said. "I was able to run harder. But at the same time, I couldn't do as much as I wanted to do. There was some tightness and some soreness there, so I had to back off." |
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| Nick Adenhart was sent down to the minors to work on a few things a day after posting a decent start for the Angels (5.2 innings, four runs to earn his first victory), according to MLB.com. "They stressed to me to go back and work on command and consistency," Adenhart said. "I knew John [Lackey] was coming back, so I understand the situation." |
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| Vladimir Guerrero hit a home run and knocked in four runs on Monday night with a 3-run home run, his first long ball in 15 games, according to MLB.com. |
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| Claudio Vargas was recalled to the Mets to take the roster spot of starter Nelson Figue | |
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