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| Chad Billingsley struck out eight batters in just five innings of work though he allowed the Cubs to score four runs thanks to seven hits and three walks. |
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| Ryan Dempster allowed three runs over 5.1 innings to pick up a no-decision against the Dodgers. Dempster walked only two batters on the night, but he had only one strikeout. |
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| CC Sabathia, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 6/5, 11:50 PM CT |
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| C.C. Sabathia continued to confound with a another sub par outing on Thursday night for the Indians. Sabathia lost his eighth game of the year after allowing five runs, four earned, on nine hits and three walks. |
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| Milton Bradley continued his recent tear by going 3-for-4 with a home run, his 13th of the season, for the Rangers on Thursday night. |
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| Michael Young had three hits, including his sixth home run, leading to two runs and two RBI on Thursday night for the Rangers. |
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| Ian Kinsler, 2B, Texas Rangers | Thursday 6/5, 11:42 PM CT |
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| Ian Kinsler lost his 19-game hitting streak on Thursday as he went 0-for-4 against the Indians. |
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| Joey Gathright had a hit, scored a run, and stole his 15th and 16th bases of the year on Thursday night. David DeJesus also stole his fifth base of the year against the White Sox. |
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| Jim Thome, DH, Chicago White Sox | Thursday 6/5, 10:16 PM CT |
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| Jim Thome went deep for the 12th time this year knocking in his 31st RBI of the year for the Sox. |
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| Gil Meche, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 6/5, 10:10 PM CT |
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| Gil Meche lost for the eighth time on Thursday night after walking four batters and permitting seven hits over 5.2 innings against the White Sox. Meche allowed five runs, four earned, in the loss. |
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| Jose Contreras improved to 6-3 with yet another dominating performance, this time holding the Royals to just one run over seven innings. Contreras had three strikeouts, allowed two walks, and now sports a 2.76 ERA. |
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| Brian McCann went deep for the 11th time this season and plated two runs in the Braves victory over the Marlins. |
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| Ricky Nolasco allowed 11 hits and three walks on his way to permitting the Braves to scored seven times in 5.2 innings to fall to 5-4. |
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| Hanley Ramirez hit a home run, his third in two nights, after a stretch of 18 games without going deep for the Marlins. |
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| Rafael Soriano picked up his third save of the season for the Braves on Thursday night. Since returning from his injured elbow, Soriano has allowed one run in five innings with two saves. |
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| Chipper Jones had four hits, including the 400th home run of his career, for the Braves on Thursday night as he ended the contest batting .418. He also stole his first base of the season. |
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| Joe Mather, RF, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 6/5, 9:45 PM CT |
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| Joe Mather hit his first home run in the midst of a 2-for-5 game that included three runs scored. |
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| Ryan Franklin allowed an extra inning walk-off home run to Elijah Dukes on Thursday night to pick up his second loss and third blown save. |
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| Tim Redding, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 6/5, 9:35 PM CT |
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| Tim Redding picked up a no-decision despite allowing six runs in 5.2 innings on Thursday night to the Cardinals. Redding struck out only one batter while allowing two home runs. |
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| Elijah Dukes, RF, Washington Nationals | Thursday 6/5, 9:31 PM CT |
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| Elijah Dukes had his best game of the season in the second game of the Nationals and Cardinals double-header as he went 4-for-6 including a game-winning home run in the 10th inning off of Ryan Franklin.
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| Miguel Tejada went 0-for-4 from the third hole in the Astros order on Thursday dropping his average down to .302. |
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| Brandon Backe lost his seventh game on Thursday night after allowing four runs in six innings. Backe allowed nine hits and two walks while striking out one. |
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| Paul Maholm, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Thursday 6/5, 9:14 PM CT |
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| Paul Maholm pitched eight solid innings for the Pirates allowing three runs, two earned, in his fourth win of the season. |
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| Jason Michaels hit a three run homer on Thursday night giving him home runs in back-to-back AB during which time he racked up an amazing seven RBI. |
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| Jon Lester, P, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 6/5, 8:57 PM CT |
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| Jon Lester allowed just one run over 6.1 innings to improve to 4-3. Lester walks no one on the night while striking out five in the effort against the Rays. |
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| James Shields was saddled with the loss as he allowed four runs in just one inning of work before being ejected for throwing at Coco Crisp. |
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| Asdrubal Cabrera was held out of the Indians lineup for one more day due to his injured hip, according to MLB.com. Cabrera, who was injured in batting practice while fielding ground balls on Wednesday is expected back in the lineup for the Indians next contest. |
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| Kevin Melillo was acquired by the Blue Jays on Thursday from the Athletics for cash consideration, according to Slam Sports. Melillo was sent to Triple-A Syracuse while infielder Hector Luna was outrighted. |
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| Jeff Fiorentino was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday after the team outrighted Luis Hernandez to Triple-A, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
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| Manny Ramirez had a home run and five RBI before he was forced from the Red Sox game on Thursday night with a strained hamstring, according to the Providence Journal. Manny seemed to tweak the leg while batting. Eventually he drew a walk and was replaced by a pinch runner. |
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| Cameron Maybin started this year slowly, but of late the 21 year old future star has been scalding the ball at Double-A, according to MLB.com. Maybin is 9-for-17 with three home runs and seven RBI the past four games, and he has 17 hits in his last 10 starts. |
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| Greg Norton, LF, Atlanta Braves | Thursday 6/5, 8:12 PM CT |
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| Greg Norton was scratched from the Braves lineup on Thursday as his twisted knee hasn't responded well enough to allow him to play, according to MLB.com. |
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| Jimmy Rollins was removed from the Phillies game on Thursday after failing to run out a pop-up, and after the game he didn't shy away from the media, according to MLB.com. "He has two rules -- be on time and hustle; and I broke one of them today," Rollins said of manager Charlie Manuel. "I know better. Sometimes the manager gets you. I just have to go out there and make sure I don't do it again." |
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| James Shields was ejected from the Sox and Rays game on Thursday after he threw a pitch at Coco Crisp that started a brawl, according to the Associated Press. Crisp was hit by a pitch from James Shields, likely a retaliatory strike for Crisp trying to injure Akinori Iwamura on Wednesday night, and he then charged the mound. Shields threw a huge punch that missed, at which point Crisp got in several punches.
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| Coco Crisp, CF, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 6/5, 7:24 PM CT |
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| Coco Crisp was ejected for inciting a brawl in the Sox and Rays game on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. Crisp was hit by a pitch from James Shields, likely a retaliatory strike for Crisp trying to injure Akinori Iwamura on Wednesday night, and he then charged the mound. Shields threw a huge punch that missed, at which point Crisp got in several punches. |
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| Jacoby Ellsbury left the Sox game on Thursday with a strained right wrist, according to the Associated Press. Ellsbury was injured while making a diving catch, but the good news is that x-rays were negative. |
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| Jemile Weeks, brother of Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks, was drafted 12th overall by the A's in the 2008 MLB Entry Draft, according to MLB.com. |
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| Coco Crisp, CF, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 6/5, 5:11 PM CT |
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| Coco Crisp has an injured left thumb, but it appears that he will still be in the starting lineup for the Red Sox on Thursday, according to the Providence Journal. |
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| Dustin Pedroia is mired in a 7-for-49 slump (.143) over the last 12 games that has dropped his average to .273 from .304, according to the Providence Journal. "It's like all guys go through," said Francona. "He's trying too hard. It's the human nature part. It's a little bit of a lot of things." |
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| Sean Casey, 1B, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 6/5, 5:03 PM CT |
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| Sean Casey will start at first base for the Red Sox on Thursday forcing Kevin Youkilis to the bench, according to the Providence Journal. |
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| Supporting a story by the AP yesterday, it does in fact appear that Vernon Wells is well ahead of schedule in his recovery from a broken left wrist and that he could return to the Jays lineup by late next week, according to MLB.com. "He could be back in the middle of next week or the end of next week, probably," said manager John Gibbons, who then smiled. "If all goes Wells. ... I didn't expect him to start doing anything probably until six weeks. What's it been, four? He's drinking his milk." |
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| Mark Mulder, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 6/5, 4:53 PM CT |
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| Mark Mulder, continuing to experience problems with his twice operated on shoulder, has decided that he will no longer try to force his arm back into the slot it previously held in his throwing motion. Instead, he will basically try and "short arm the ball" throwing more like a catcher, according to MLB.com. |
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| Matt Holliday (hamstring) had his rehab process slowed on Thursday as the Sky Sox game with the Salt Lake Bees was deemed to be too wet for Holliday to play, according to MLB.com. |
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| Nick Punto, SS, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 6/5, 4:43 PM CT |
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| Nick Punto was placed on the DL on Thursday due to a strained left hamstring, according to the Miami Herald. Infielder Matt Macri was recalled from Triple-A to fill the open roster spot. |
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| Albert Pujols hit a pinch hit home run in the first game of the Cardinals double-header with the Nationals. Pujols had been expected to sit out the game due to a sore calf. |
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| Rod Barajas, C, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 6/5, 4:29 PM CT |
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| Rod Barajas returned to action on Thursday and went 0-for-3 for the Jays a day after being pulled due to lower back tightness. |
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| Dustin McGowan had another rough outing on Thursday permitting five runs, on seven hits and two walks, to the Yankees in 5.1 innings on the hill. He ended up with a no-decision. |
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| B.J. Ryan, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 6/5, 4:19 PM CT |
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| B.J. Ryan allowed a game-winning pinch hit home run by Jason Giambi on Thursday to pick up the loss and a blown save for the second straight outing. |
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| Chien-Ming Wang continued an awful run of pitching on Thursday as he allowed seven runs, six earned in a no-decision against the Blue Jays. |
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| Jason Giambi hit his 12th home run of the season in a pinch hitting role for the Yankees on Thursday to win the game in the bottom of the ninth inning for the Yanks. |
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| Matt Stairs, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 6/5, 4:09 PM CT |
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| Matt Stairs hit his seventh home run of the season on Thursday which helped lead to a three hit, five RBI afternoon for the Jays DH. |
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| The Astros have chosen catcher Jason Castro with the 10th overall pick in Thursday's draft, according to MLB.com. |
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| Felipe Lopez, 2B, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 6/5, 3:53 PM CT |
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| The Nationals selected right-handed pitcher Aaron Crow with the ninth overall pick in today's draft, according to We'veGotHeart.com. |
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| Alexi Casilla went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles. |
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| Scott Baker, P, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 6/5, 3:40 PM CT |
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| Scott Baker only allowed two runs on five hits over five innings in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Baltimore, and he was dealt a no decision in his first game back from his strained right groin ailment. |
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| Nick Markakis went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and led the Orioles to a close 3-2 win over the Twins on Thursday. |
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| Garrett Olson surrendered two runs on eight hits over 6.1 innings in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Twins, with one walk and one strikeout. |
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| The White Sox have selected Georgia University shortstop Gordon Beckham with the eighth overall selection in Thursday's draft, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
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| The Reds have selected first baseman Yonder Alonso with the seventh overall pick in today's draft, according to MLB.com. |
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| Felipe Lopez, 2B, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 6/5, 3:15 PM CT |
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| Felipe Lopez went 1-for-2 and generated the Nationals' only RBI in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Cardinals. |
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| John Lannan, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 6/5, 3:11 PM CT |
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| John Lannan allowed two runs on four hits over six innings of work in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Cardinals, with four walks and no strikeouts. |
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| Troy Glaus, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 6/5, 3:08 PM CT |
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| Troy Glaus went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Thursday's 4-1 win over Washington. |
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| Todd Wellemeyer threw six scoreless innings, with five hits allowed, in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Nationals, with one walk issued and five strikeouts. |
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| The Marlins have reeled in high school catcher Kyle Skipworth with the sixth overall pick in Thursday's draft, according to the Palm Beach Post. |
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| Jay Bruce, RF, Cincinnati Reds | Thursday 6/5, 2:53 PM CT |
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| Jay Bruce went 0-for-4 in Thursday's 5-0 loss to the Phillies, and has now went hitless in back-to-back games. |
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| Chase Utley, 2B, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 6/5, 2:49 PM CT |
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| Chase Utley went 0-for-4 in Thursday's 5-0 victory over the Reds, while leaving four men on base. |
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| Homer Bailey surrendered five runs on four hits over 6.1 innings, and was dealt a loss in his first start of 2008 on Thursday, as Cincinnati fell to the Phillies 5-0. Bailey issued four walks with one strikeout. |
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| Cole Hamels, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 6/5, 2:41 PM CT |
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| Cole Hamels hurled a complete game shutout in Thursday's 5-0 win over Cincinnati, with three walks and four strikeouts. |
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| Florida State catcher Buster Posey fell to the Giants at pick five of the draft, according to the AP. |
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| Melvin Mora, 3B, Baltimore Orioles | Thursday 6/5, 2:23 PM CT |
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| Left-handed hurler Brian Matusz has been selected fourth overall by the Orioles in today's draft, according to the AP. The University of San Diego prospect is believed to be the most polished pitcher in the draft. |
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| John Buck, C, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 6/5, 2:10 PM CT |
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| The Royals have tagged first baseman Eric Hosmer with the third pick in Thursday's baseball draft, according to the AP. |
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| Infielder Pedro Alvarez has been selected with the second overall pick in today's draft by the Pirates, according to the AP. |
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| Jimmy Rollins may have been benched, according to Philly.com. Rollins hit a pop fly into shallow left field with two outs and a runner on second in the third inning this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. The ball was dropped, and Rollins only got to first, while he should have reached second. Rollins took the field in the top of the fourth inning, but was gone by the top of the fifth. |
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| Jimmy Rollins was forced out of action against the Reds in the fourth inning today due to an undisclosed injury, according to the AP. |
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| B.J. Upton, CF, Tampa Bay Rays | Thursday 6/5, 1:34 PM CT |
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| The Rays have selected shortstop Tim Beckham with the number one overall pick in the baseball draft Thursday, according to the AP. |
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| Ronnie Belliard, who is recovering from a strained left calf, will begin his rehab assignment today at Single-A Potomac, according to the AP. |
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| Odalis Perez, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 6/5, 12:58 PM CT |
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| Manager Manny Acta commented that the Nationals are likely to recall a starter from Triple-A Columbus to replace the ailing Odalis Perez on Saturday, according to the Washington Times. Perez is nursing shoulder tendinitis, but hopes to miss just one start. |
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| Paul Lo Duca, who is nursing a fractured right hand, is expected to begin a rehab assignment over the weekend, according to the Washington Times. He will likely work at Single-A Potomac. |
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| Scott Baker, P, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 6/5, 12:38 PM CT |
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| Scott Baker has been activated from the DL and returned to the mound against the Orioles Thursday, according to ESPN.com. Baker has recovered from his strained right groin, and Manager Ron Gardenhire said, "He's a guy we've counted on from the beginning. Hopefully he'll get back and get going here and be one of our solid starters." |
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| Scott Hatteberg, who was designated for assignment by the Reds last week, is now a free agent, according to the Providence Journal. |
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| Ken Griffey Jr. has returned to the Reds' lineup Thursday after missing the first three games of the four-game set against the Phillies, according to the AP. The 38-year old outfielder was out due to general soreness. |
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| Homer Bailey was recalled from Triple-A Louisville, and made his first start of the season Thursday against the Phillies, according to MLB.com. To make room on the roster, the team optioned Daniel Herrera to Louisville.
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| Brian Wolfe, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 6/5, 12:07 PM CT |
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| Pitcher Brian Wolfe has been activated from the DL, and optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, according to CBSsports.com. |
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| Yorvit Torrealba has been fined for three games due to his altercation on Tuesaday with Matt Kemp and the Dodgers, according to the AP. Matt Kemp was frustrated by an eighth inning strikeout and following what he thought was a hard tag, Kemp pushed Torrealba, who immediately pushed back before both players ended up tackling each other to the ground, leading to both benches clearing. He has also been fined an undisclosed amount of money.
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| Matt Kemp, CF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 6/5, 11:56 AM CT |
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| Matt Kemp has been suspended for four games due to his involvement in Tuesday's scuffle with the Rockies, according to the AP. He has also been fined an undisclosed financial amount.
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| Jorge Posada is in the Yankees' starting lineup today against the Blue Jays, according to the AP. He has spent more than five weeks on the DL with his shoulder injury. |
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| Jorge Posada is back in action for the Yankees, but it has been revealed that he is not fully healthy, according to the NY Post. He is capable of playing, but determined that he will
undergo labrum surgery after the season. He said, "I don't think it's going to be 100 percent, but it's good enough. I think it's good enough to get going here. There's no discomfort. Obviously something's messed up in there. We're going to have to get that fixed after the season."
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| Asdrubal Cabrera has been nursing a hip ailment, but is expected to return to the Indians' lineup today, according to MLB.com. Manager Eric Wedge said, "He should be OK. The hip jammed on him pregame, but we thought he was all right to play. It was irritating him a bit. I talked with head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff, and Cabrera felt better after getting treatment."
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| Matt Macri, 3B, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 6/5, 10:44 AM CT |
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| Matt Macri has been optioned to Triple-A Rochester, according to CBSsports.com. The team activated hurler Scott Baker from the DL Wednesday night, and Macri was seen as expendable to make room on the roster. |
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| Omar Quintanilla sustained a bruised wrist while fielding a Matt Kemp shot during action with the Dodgers on Wednesday, according to the Denver Post. He was not forced to leave the game following the injury. |
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| Brad Hawpe, RF, Colorado Rockies | Thursday 6/5, 9:59 AM CT |
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| Brad Hawpe is eligible to come off the DL on Friday, according to the Denver Post. He is recovering from a strained right hamstring. |
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| Troy Tulowitzki is expected to begin his rehab assignment within the next week, according to the Denver Post. He will first undergo a few more days of drills at Coors Field to test the strength in his torn left quadriceps tendon. He said, "It's getting really close if there are no setbacks." |
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| Denny Bautista, who was recovering from right shoulder tendinitis, could return from the DL on Friday, according to the Detroit Free Press. Manager Jim Leyland said there is a "good chance" that will happen. |
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| Manager Joe Torre previously commented that Clayton Kershaw would be skipped whenever the Dodgers didn't need a fifth starter, but he has now confirmed that Kershaw will make his normal start on Tuesday, according to the OC Register. |
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| Mike Gonzalez needs one more week of rehab at Triple-A Richmond before returning to the Braves, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is coming off elbow-reconstruction surgery, and Manager Bobby Cox noted that he is doing well, and added, "He probably needs to go a few more times to get his breaking ball back in order. His velocity is 91-93 mph, not far off his mid-90s form."
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| Curt Schilling threw 25 fastballs off a mound on Wednesday, according to the Providence Journal. He threw 22 strikes during the session, but did not throw any breaking balls. Manager Terry Francona said Schilling is still in the arm-shoulder strengthening stage, and will increase to 35 pitches in his next session Friday. |
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| Esteban Loaiza is going to be used as a reliever as well as an emergency starter, according to the Daily Herald. Manager Ozzie Guillen said, "My concern was the bullpen, the way we were using it. We've got to protect our pitchers the best we can. Loaiza can do both. He's going to be the long man and an emergency starter. That's the way we're going to start with him."
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| Travis Hafner, who is recovering from a right shoulder strain, will begin swinging the bat this weekend, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
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| Freddie Bynum rode the pine on Wednesday in favor of Alex Cintron at shortstop, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
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| Adam Loewen, P, Baltimore Orioles | Thursday 6/5, 8:10 AM CT |
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| Adam Loewen, who is recovering from left elbow soreness, is scheduled to return to the Orioles at the end of June, according to the Baltimore Sun. Manager Dave Trembley said, "I would think he is going to have to pitch for a couple weeks, at least a couple weeks in the minors. He'll probably start, so he can warm up and go out there and build himself up. I wouldn't expect him until the end of June. I think that is realistic."
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