| Jason Bay, LF, Boston Red Sox | Wednesday 5/14, 11:35 PM CT |
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| In the midst of the pitching clinic RHP Todd Wellemeyer was putting on against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the best hitter on the Pittsburgh team was falling well short of setting a standard for others to follow. LF Jason Bay went 0-for-4 with one strikeout and three men left on base. |
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| Craig Italiano allowed only two hits and two walks in six scoreless innings for Low-A Kane County to improve his record to 5-0 on Wednesday. He struck out four batters. |
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| Jeremy Hellickson improved to 4-0 for High-A Vero Beach on Wednesday after allowing two runs on five hits in six innings. He struck out nine batters. |
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| Mike Hessman hit his 18th home run of the season for Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday. |
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| Scott Downs, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Wednesday 5/14, 10:40 PM CT |
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| Scott Downs picked up his fifth save of the season and secured Roy Halladay's fourth victory of the yar as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday night. |
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| Justin Morneau his his seventh home run of the season but it wasn't enough as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday night. |
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| Boof Bonser, P, Minnesota Twins | Wednesday 5/14, 10:32 PM CT |
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| Boof Bonser allowed five runs on five hits, walked three and struck out three in his fifth loss of the season. |
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| Roy Halladay, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Wednesday 5/14, 10:28 PM CT |
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| Roy Halladay, who has been the victim of poor run support all season getting only 3.14 runs per outing, got four runs from a Matt Stairs grand slam in the top of the first and held on for his fourth victory of the season. The Toronto horse allowed four runs on nine hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out eight in 6.2 innings of work. |
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| Light-hitting Joey Gathright accounted for all of the Royals' runs batted in helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Wednesday night. Gathright drove in two runs with a second inning single. |
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| Joakim Soria, P, Kansas City Royals | Wednesday 5/14, 10:20 PM CT |
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| Joakim Soria picked up his 10th save in as many chances with a perfect ninth inning as the Royals scored a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. |
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| Justin Verlander allowed two runs on six hits, walked three and struck out three in a tough luck 2-0 loss to rookie Luke Hochevar and the Royals. The Tigers starter suffered his seventh loss of the season. |
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| Luke Hochevar allowed four hits, walked three and struck out five while pitching six scoreless innings for his third win of the season. |
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| Mariano Rivera earned his 11th save of the season as the Yankees ended the Rays' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night. |
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| James Shields allowed two runs on six hits, walked two and struck out six, but took the 2-1 loss to the Yankees and Mike Mussina on Wednesday night. |
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| Mike Mussina allowed one run on five hits, walked one and struck out four in 6.1 innings to win his fifth consecutive decision. He improved to 18-7 in 31 starts against Tampa Bay, which held on to its slender lead in the AL East. |
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| Joba Chamberlain struck out the side in the eighth to earn his 10th hold of the season as the Yankees held on to score a 2-1 victory over the Rays on Wednesday night.
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| Robinson Cano went 4-for-4 and and drove in a run with an RBI single to help the Yankees end the Tampa Bay Rays' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night. |
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| Ryan Garko, 1B, Cleveland Indians | Wednesday 5/14, 8:33 PM CT |
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| Ryan Garko hit a solo home run, C.C Sabathia pitched a complete-game five-hit shutout and the Indians defeated the A's 2-0 on Wednesday night. |
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| Grady Sizemore was half of the Cleveland offense as C.C. Sabathia shutout the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Wednesday night. The Cleveland center fielder hit a solo home run that gave the Indians a 1-0 lead, all they would need with last year's Cy Young winner on the mound. |
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| Warthogs first baseman Brandon Allen, the 22-year-old Texan in the White Sox farm system, hit for the cycle as part of a 5-for-5 ballgame. Allen scored four runs and drove in two, according to MILB.com.
"I'm disappointed we couldn't come out with the win, obviously," said Allen. "As for the cycle, the game's all about getting on base and scoring runs, and I was glad to be to be able to do that today."
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| John Lackey, P, Los Angeles Angels | Wednesday 5/14, 8:17 PM CT |
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| John Lackey was officially taken off of the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday afternoon, which is where he’s been since the beginning of the season with a strained right triceps.
The Angels are hoping that he can quickly regain the form that led to his 19-win season from a year ago. Lackey faces off against the White Sox and Jose Contreras tonight in Los Angeles. |
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| The Tigers team website reports that Gary Sheffield's days as a regular outfielder appear to be over.
After just over a week in left field, Sheffield was out of the lineup on Wednesday for a day off. When he returns on Thursday, however, he'll be back at designated hitter.
Manager Jim Leyland made the decision and talked with Sheffield about it prior to Wednesday's game. Leyland saw signs that Sheffield is still being bothered by his right shoulder, a sign Sheffield confirmed. |
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| Jake Westbrook , who threw a 70-pitch simulated session on Tuesday, was originally scheduled to make a rehab start for Single-A Lake County on Saturday, but Soloff said it's likely the start might be pushed back to Sunday, according to MLB.com. Soloff was still waiting to gauge how Westbrook was feeling from Tuesday's effort. |
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| Jason Varitek hit his fourth home run of the season on Wednesday afternoon but it wasn't enough as Boston lost 6-3 to division rival Baltimore. |
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| Mariano Rivera gave up his the first run all season on Tuesday night when Gabe Gross hit an RBI single giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees sending the Rays into first place in the AL East. |
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| J.J. Putz, P, Seattle Mariners | Wednesday 5/14, 6:53 PM CT |
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J.J. Putz , the Seattle closer, worked two scoreless innings before starter Jarrod Washburn made his first relief appearance since 1999, and only his 11th in 265 games over 11 major league seasons. Putz, who earned his first win of the season, allowed one hit, walked one and struck out two.
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| The Toronto Star reports that when it comes to the new-look Blue Jays, another day, another platoon. Manager John Gibbons said on Tuesday that newcomer Brad Wilkerson and Shannon Stewart will split leadoff duties for the foreseeable future. |
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| The Rays and Scott Kazmir have agreed to terms on a contract extension, this according to the Tampa Tribune. The contract will keep Kazmir in Tamap at least through 2011, with the team holding an option for 2012. The deal, which begins next season, guarantees Kazmir at least $28.5 million and could be worth up to $39.5 million.
Kazmir said after avoiding arbitration and agreeing to a one-year, $3.875-million deal for 2008 in January that he wanted to see more from the Rays before locking into a long-term deal. |
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| Mark Teixeira, who missed the last two games with tightness in his back, is penciled into the starting lineup for the Braves on Wednesday in Philadelphia. |
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| Seattle starter Jarrod Washburn earned his first career save as the Mariners defeated the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. |
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| Miguel Cairo, 1B, Seattle Mariners | Wednesday 5/14, 5:25 PM CT |
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| Miguel Cairo hit a two-out RBI single in the 12th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat Texas 4-3 on Wednesday to avoid a sweep. |
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| Scott Feldman allowed one run on six hits, walked none and struck out four in seven innings of work. The Rangers ended up losing the extra-inning affair 4-3 to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon. |
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| Carlos Silva allowed two runs on five hits, walked none and struck out four as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. |
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| Jay Payton, LF, Baltimore Orioles | Wednesday 5/14, 5:07 PM CT |
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| Jay Payton hit a grand slam home run to left field scoring Freddie Bynum, Guillermo Quiroz and Brian Roberts in the seventh inning of Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Red Sox. |
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| George Sherrill registered a league high 15th save on Wednesday afternoon as the Orioles beat John Lester and the Red Sox, 6-3. |
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| Daniel Cabrera allowed three runs on 10 hits, walked none and struck out three in winning his fourth game against one loss. Cabrera worked a strong seven innings, made pitches when he needed them and stranded a boat load of runners. |
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| Jon Lester, P, Boston Red Sox | Wednesday 5/14, 4:53 PM CT |
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| Jon Lester allowed two runs on five hits, walked two and struck out four in six innings of work as the Red Sox lost 6-3 to the Orioles on Wednesday afternoon. |
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| Kurt Suzuki, C, Oakland Athletics | Wednesday 5/14, 4:28 PM CT |
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| Kurt Suzuki, who replaced the slumping Travis Buck in the leadoff spot for the A's in mid-April, gave way to Raja Davis in Wednesday's game against C.C. Sabathia. |
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| Mike Sweeney, 1B, Oakland Athletics | Wednesday 5/14, 4:26 PM CT |
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| The Oakland A's penciled in a peculiar lineup for Wednesday's game against C.C. Sabathia and the Indians. Slugger Mike Sweeney is hitting second in the lineup and in front of Jack Cust and Frank Thomas. |
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| Rajai Davis, CF, Oakland Athletics | Wednesday 5/14, 4:21 PM CT |
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| Rajai Davis , the A's second option in center field since Chris Denorfia went on the disabled list, is starting and batting leadoff tonight when Oakland visits Cleveland. |
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| Carlos Silva left his start against the Rangers on Wednesday due to mild lower back tightness, the Seattle Times reports. The right-hander had allowed five hits and two runs over 6.1 innings. |
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| The Rays designated Scott Dohmann for assignment on Wednesday, the Tampa Tribune confirms. |
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| C.J. Wilson, P, Texas Rangers | Wednesday 5/14, 2:56 PM CT |
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| Manager Ron Washington confirms that C.J. Wilson is still the Rangers closer. Eddie Guardado shut the door on Tuesday night. "I said in Spring Training that Eddie would get some opportunities to save ballgames," Washington tells MLB.com. "That might be a week from now, or it might be four or five days from now. I'm glad to have him. The situation is going to dictate. If C.J. can't go, Eddie is going to get the ball." |
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| Joe Borowski, P, Cleveland Indians | Wednesday 5/14, 2:53 PM CT |
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| Joe Borowski will test his strained right triceps when he twirls for the Low-A Lake County Captains on Monday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. |
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| Melvin Mora, 3B, Baltimore Orioles | Wednesday 5/14, 1:39 PM CT |
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| Updating a previous report, Melvin Mora received a cortisone shot in his right shoulder on Wednesday, the Baltimore Sun reports. The Orioles are off on Thursday. |
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| Updating a previous report, Ramon Hernandez has been pulled from Wednesday's lineup because he felt more soreness in his left wrist while swinging a bat in pre-game warm-ups, the Baltimore Sun reports. Guillermo Quiroz will start in his place. |
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| Melvin Mora, 3B, Baltimore Orioles | Wednesday 5/14, 12:59 PM CT |
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| Melvin Mora is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, the Baltimore Sun reports. Aubrey Huff is starting at third base. Mora is day-to-day due to a sore right shoulder. |
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| Coco Crisp, CF, Boston Red Sox | Wednesday 5/14, 12:57 PM CT |
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| Coco Crisp continues to be bothered by headaches and nausea and is not in Wednesday's lineup. "I feel off-and-on better and weird. I woke up feeling better, did some late Mother's Day shopping... but then started feeling sick again," he informs the Boston Globe. "My head is messed up... a heavy-type feeling." |
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| Ramon Hernandez is listed as the starter for Wednesday's tilt against the Red Sox, according to the Baltimore Sun. The backstop hasn't played since May 9 due to a sore left wrist. |
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| Julio Lugo, SS, Boston Red Sox | Wednesday 5/14, 12:52 PM CT |
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| Julio Lugo is out again on Wednesday due to a concussion, and he will be examined by team doctors in Boston on Thursday, the Boston Globe reports. Alex Cora is starting in his place. |
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| Jim Hoey, P, Baltimore Orioles | Wednesday 5/14, 12:49 PM CT |
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| Jim Hoey underwent right shoulder surgery in early May and will miss the remainder of the season, the Baltimore Sun reports. |
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| Jonathan Van Every was called up on Wednesday and will start in center against the Orioles, the Boston Globe confirms. The 28-year-old outfielder was batting .287-6-20 over 40 games for Triple-A Pawtucket. |
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| The Red Sox have placed Clay Buchholz on the 15-day DL due to a torn fingernail on his right middle finger, the Boston Globe reports. |
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| Marlon Byrd, CF, Texas Rangers | Wednesday 5/14, 11:58 AM CT |
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| The Rangers activated Marlon Byrd from the DL on Wednesday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram confirms. Infielder Travis Metcalf was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma. Byrd had been out due to a sore left knee. |
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| Bobby Abreu, RF, New York Yankees | Wednesday 5/14, 11:28 AM CT |
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| Bobby Abreu is struggling with the Tampa pitching staff. In the last two games the Yankee right fielder is 0-for-8 with three strikeouts. |
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| Matt Joyce, LF, Detroit Tigers | Wednesday 5/14, 11:24 AM CT |
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| Matt Joyce recorded another multi-hit effort on Tuesday night in KC. The Tigers outfielder hit a home run for the second straight finishing the game 2-for-4. |
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| C.J. Wilson, P, Texas Rangers | Wednesday 5/14, 9:45 AM CT |
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| C.J. Wilson has struggled in his last two outings (six runs, 1.2 innings), but he isn't worried. "It's not really anything I'm concerned about from a pitching standpoint at all," he tells the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Every once in a while you get some really lucky breaks that go against you." Eddie Guardado got a save in Wilson's place on Tuesday. |
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| Mark Ellis, 2B, Oakland Athletics | Wednesday 5/14, 9:33 AM CT |
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| Mark Ellis remains day-to-day with a sore left hamstring. He sat out on Tuesday and doesn't expect to play on Wednesday, the Oakland Tribune reports. Donnie Murphy started in his place. "It's feeling better today than it did on Sunday," Ellis says. "It's not long term." |
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| Delmon Young started on Tuesday night despite a sore left ankle, the Minneapolis Star Tribune notes. He twisted the joint on Monday. "I told him to be honest, go out there and if you can run that's fine. If you can play that's fine," manager Ron Gardenhire says, "but if you're going to be limping around out there I'll take you off the field." Young went 0-for-4. |
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| Manager Mike Scioscia isn't ready to pull the plug on Gary Matthews Jr. as his leadoff hitter. The outfielder is struggling at .223 on the year and .212 in May. "Gary hasn't hit his stride yet, but as far as the bats we need to get going, he's the best option to lead off now without taking somebody out of the lineup. We're not at that point right now," Scioscia tells the Los Angeles Times. |
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| Carlos Rosa, P, Kansas City Royals | Wednesday 5/14, 8:55 AM CT |
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| Carlos Rosa has earned a promotion up to Triple-A Omaha, the Kansas City Star notes. The 23-year-old right-hander was 4-2 with a 1.20 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts over 45.0 innings (eight starts) at Double-A. |
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| Mark Buehrle, P, Chicago White Sox | Wednesday 5/14, 8:39 AM CT |
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| Mark Buehrle insists nothing is wrong with his arm, although the results aren't good and the radar gun is only showing 85 mph. "It's different than [last season] because before I was hit hard and wasn't making my pitches and they were getting hits," Buehrle explains to the Chicago Tribune. "That's why it doesn't feel the same as before, because I've been making quality pitches. Sometimes they're putting the ball where our guys aren't." |
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| Victor Martinez appeared to injure his left quad in a play at the plate on Tuesday night, but he stayed in the game, the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes. |
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| Jorge Sosa, P, Seattle Mariners | Wednesday 5/14, 7:51 AM CT |
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| The Mets designated Jorge Sosa for assignment on Tuesday night. The reliever owned a 7.06 ERA and 1.89 WHIP. If he's not traded within 10 days, Sosa could become a free agent or accept a gig at Triple-A New Orleans. |
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| Coco Crisp, CF, Boston Red Sox | Wednesday 5/14, 7:48 AM CT |
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| Coco Crisp left Tuesday's game in the bottom of the sixth inning due to an illness. The Boston Globe explains that a migraine and an upset stomach were both offered as explanations. |
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| J.D. Drew, RF, Boston Red Sox | Wednesday 5/14, 7:41 AM CT |
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| J.D. Drew doesn't expect to play on Wednesday, but he also doesn't think he'll be out long after injuring his left wrist on Tuesday. "It's day to day right now," Drew tells the Boston Globe. "I rolled it pretty good. It's one of those plays you can't protect it. The ball hit the web of my glove, but when it jammed into the ground, my wrist went along with it." X-rays were negative, but Drew may undergo an MRI. |
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| Due to Monday's off-day, the Orioles will take the opportunity to skip Steve Trachsel in the rotation. Jeremy Guthrie started on Tuesday, and he'll be followed by Daniel Cabrera, Garrett Olson, and Brian Burres, the Baltimore Sun notes. |
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| Melvin Mora, 3B, Baltimore Orioles | Wednesday 5/14, 7:29 AM CT |
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| Melvin Mora is day-to-day after taking a ground ball to the right shoulder prior to Tuesday's tilt with the Red Sox. "I got hit in the same spot I got hit in spring training," he informs the Baltimore Sun. "It hurt. It gave me a headache." Aubrey Huff took Mora's spot at third base on Tuesday night. |
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| Mark Teixeira hopes to play on Wednesday. He tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his back felt "much better" on Tuesday. Teixeira was forced out of the lineup on Monday due to back spasms. |
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| Julio Borbon stole three bases for High-A Bakersfield on Tuesday, giving him 15 steals this season. |
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| Greg Halman, OF, Seattle Mariners | Wednesday 5/14, 1:05 AM CT |
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| Greg Halman launched two home runs for High-A High Desert on Tuesday, giving him eight home runs this season. |
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| Nolan Reimold went 2-for-5 with his fifth homer of the season for Double-A Bowie on Tuesday. |
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| Mike Napoli, C, Los Angeles Angels | Wednesday 5/14, 12:05 AM CT |
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| The Angels were working hard to produce and grind out runs this evening, struggling to keep up with the Chicago starter John Danks, but the stolen bases (three total) and gifts from bad relief pitching served the opportunity needed to take the 2-0 win. The primary source of offense came from one of three players. Catcher Mike Napoli went 1-for-3 with one RBI, one stolen base, and one runner left onboard. |
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| Jered Weaver, P, Los Angeles Angels | Wednesday 5/14, 12:00 AM CT |
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| The Angels emerged from the offerings of poor relief pitching from the Chicago White Sox to steal a 2-0 win, helped in large part by the work of their own starter, RHP Jered Weaver . Weaver went seven innings, surrendering just one hit with no runs allowed, two walks and six strikeouts also added to the box score. |
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