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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Russell Martin had three hits on Tuesday night to boost his batting average to .302 for the Dodgers. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the Cubs 4-3 loss to the Padres. |
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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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| Jerry Hairston Jr., subbing for an injured Jeff Keppinger, went 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the Reds. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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, Florida Marlins | 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Claudio Vargas was recalled to the Mets to take the roster spot of starter Nelson Figueroa and he will start on Wednesday, according to MLB.com. |
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| Angel Pagan (shoulder) was placed on the DL on Tuesday, according to MLB.com. Third baseman Fernando Tatis was recalled to take his roster spot. |
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| The Pirates have purchased the contract of right-handed reliever Marino Salas from Triple-A Indianapolis today, according to the AP. Salas replaces the demoted John Van Beschoten on the Pirates' roster.
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| Tony Abreu, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers | Tuesday 5/13, 2:55 PM CT |
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| Tony Abreu has been transferred to the 60-day DL, according to the AP. The team also placed Rafael Furcal on the 15-day DL due to stiffness in his lower back, and purchased the contract of Luis Maza from Triple-A Las Vegas, to fill Furcal's spot on the roster. |
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| Manager Terry Francona will miss the two-game series against the Orioles following the death of his mother-in-law in Arizona, according to the Sports Network. Francona and his family flew to Tucson, and bench coach Brad Mills will manage the Red Sox while he is away. |
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| Miguel Tejada was hit with pitches on both wrists over the weekend against the Dodgers, and commented on his ailment, according to CBSsports.com. Tejada said, "I feel like I'm in handcuffs. It's OK. I'm happy for God to not see that my wrist broke this time. I got hit pretty good a couple times already. I remember last year when I broke my hand, when I got hit the first one on Saturday I was nervous because I get a bad memory from last year." |
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| As a follow-up to a previous story, Pedro Martinez will pitch in a simulated game on Wednesday against major league hitters, according to the AP. Martinez said, "Pitching and being great is not about talking. It’s not talking that defines greatness. Greats are defined inside the white lines. That’s where you become great or you become whatever you are. As far as Port St. Lucie and rehab, I’m nothing. Nothing counts. It’s all wasted words. It’s something that you just have to wait for it to heal. Now I’m about to get back. Hopefully, it won’t happen again."
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| Pedro Martinez is expected to pitch in an extended spring training game on Wednesday as he begins an every-five-days program, according to the NY Daily News. He is rehabbing from a strained left hamstring. Pedro said, "My arm is feeling great. My arm really hasn't given me any problems and now a hamstring. A hamstring, out of all cases a hamstring. Go figure."
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| Al Reyes, P, New York Mets | Tuesday 5/13, 11:38 AM CT |
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| Al Reyes said he felt fine following an extended spring start on Monday, and could be activated on Tuesday, according to the Star Tribune. He is recovering from right shoulder inpingement. |
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| Mark Prior, P, San Diego Padres | Tuesday 5/13, 11:33 AM CT |
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| Mark Prior had an MRI on his surgically repaired right shoulder on Monday, and could fly to Alabama to meet with Dr. James Andrews, according to the SD Union-Tribune. Prior has been experiencing discomfort in his surgically repaired right shoulder during his recent throwing sessions. Andrews performed the surgery on Prior last year. |
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| Adam Bostick remains the favorite candidate for Wednesday's spot start in the rotation, according to the NY Post. He would be called up from Triple-A New Orleans. |
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| Luis Castillo is being slowed by a strained right quadriceps and was not in the Mets' starting lineup against Washington on Monday, according to the NY Post. Castillo said the quad had been bothering him in recent days, but he attempted to play through it. He also noted that the injury flared up when he was rounding the bases on his first-inning triple on Sunday. |
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| Orlando Hernandez threw without a boot for a second straight day on Monday, and indicated he could be throwing off the mound within a week, according to the NY Post. Hernandez said, "I try to come back in two weeks, three weeks. When I feel good, I'll be back." Hernandez said he expects to start running within the next few days as well.
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| Ray Durham, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers | Tuesday 5/13, 11:10 AM CT |
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| Ray Durham is a day or two away from returning to the Giants' lineup, according to the SF Chronicle. He is nursing a right hamstring strain. |
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| The Rockies are still trying to acquire Julian Tavarez, according to the Denver Post. The Red Sox designated Tavarez for assignment on Monday to free up a roster spot for Sean Casey. Colorado has been talking with Boston about the 34-year-old Tavarez for more than a week but cooled when the asking price for the pitcher got too high. Now that Tavarez is in limbo (the Red Sox have nine days to trade or release him), the discussions are heating up, with a deal possible to happen within the next few days. Colorado has told teams it would be willing to deal from its outfield depth, in particular, at Triple-A, where Cory Sullivan is making $1 million.
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| Lee Gardner, P, Florida Marlins | Tuesday 5/13, 9:41 AM CT |
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| Lee Gardner has started a light tossing program, according to the Palm Beach Post. He has been on the DL since April 18 with a sore right elbow. |
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| Josh Willingham is eligible to come off the DL today, but that won't happen, according to the Palm Beach Post. He has been out since April 28 with a lower back strain. He might take batting practice today, possibly followed by a minor-league rehab stint later in the week. |
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| Jacque Jones wants to play for the Marlins, according to the Sun-Sentinel. He was recently designated for assignment by the Tigers. The Tigers have until Friday to trade or release him. Either way, they are on the hook for what's left of his $5.5 million salary (about $4.05 million). Any team that acquires him would make the Tigers pay much of the remaining money.
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| Eric Byrnes, LF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Tuesday 5/13, 9:12 AM CT |
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| Eric Byrnes is nearing full health again following a bout with a hamstring ailment, according to the East Valley Tribune. But he still arrives at the park five or six hours before game time to get treatment. Byrnes said, "I haven't worked this hard in my career to get on the field. Now my legs are getting better and hopefully the results are going to follow."
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| Matt Wise, P, New York Mets | Tuesday 5/13, 8:30 AM CT |
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| Matt Wise is expected to be activated from the DL on Thursday, according to MetsBlog. Luis Castillo could be placed on the DL to make room for Wise. |
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| Joe Smith, P, New York Mets | Tuesday 5/13, 8:26 AM CT |
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| Joe Smith is to be sent down on Wednesday, according to MetsBlog. The team is making room on the roster for either Adam Bostick or Willie Collazo. One of them will start in the rotation on Wednesday, and only for one start. |
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| As previously reported, the Cubs will pursue Jim Edmonds when he clears waivers on Wednesday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The Cubs are looking for a left-handed hitter and still believe Edmonds has a little left in the tank after being released by San Diego. |
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| Pedro Martinez is frustrated over his slow recovery from his strained left hamstring, according to FanNation.com. He is feeling dejected, but declined to state how healthy he'll be able to stay, or how effective he will be when he returns to action. Martinez said he believes there's no reason to say things like that right now because he thinks he basically needs to get back to the team, rather than proclaim what he'll do when he gets there.
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