| Jason Giambi, 1B, New York Yankees | Wednesday 6/11, 11:58 PM CT |
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| The Yankees made it interesting late, but Oakland held on to take the 8-4 win. The Yanks were led, once again, by first baseman Jason Giambi , going 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and his 15th home run of the season, totaling two RBIs and two runs scored on the night. |
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| Khalil Greene had two hits, including his sixth home run of the year, to knock in his 25th run of the season while pushing his average up to .217. |
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| Randy Wolf, P, Houston Astros | Wednesday 6/11, 11:38 PM CT |
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| Randy Wolf continued his solid work on the hill on Wednesday night as he held the Dodgers to four hits, one walk and just one run over seven innings in his fifth win of the year. |
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| Chad Billingsley gave up four runs over seven innings to the Padres to lose his seventh game of the season. Billingsley, who entered the game averaging 10.06 K/9, only struck out three batters on the night. |
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| Andy LaRoche, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates | Wednesday 6/11, 11:31 PM CT |
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| Andy LaRoche made his major league debut on Wednesday night, not at his traditional third base, but at first base, according to MLB.com. "Hopefully, I won't make too much of a fool out of myself," said LaRoche. He didn't look out of place at the plate as he hit a home run. |
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| The reports of Vladimir Guerrero's demise may have been warranted after early struggles this season, but he's starting to heat up and get back into form, according to the Los Angeles Times. |
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| Willy Taveras had just as single hit but he also stole his 24th base of the season for the Rockies on Wednesday night. |
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| Fred Lewis, LF, San Francisco Giants | Wednesday 6/11, 11:15 PM CT |
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| Fred Lewis had two hits and stole his 12th base of the season for the Giants on Wednesday night, though Bengie Molina was unable to hold onto his throw home on a Yorvit Torrealba game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning. |
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| Marlon Byrd, CF, Texas Rangers | Wednesday 6/11, 11:13 PM CT |
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| The Rangers had their sticks working in full force this evening, whopping the Royals 11-5. Outfielder Marlon Byrd failed to drive in a single run, but he was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two walks and two doubles to total three runs scored on the night. |
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| Ubaldo Jimenez matched Tim Lincecum of the Giants by pitching seven scoreless innings on Wednesday night for the Rockies. On the night, Jimenez walked only one batter while permitting just four hits. |
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| Tim Lincecum, P, San Francisco Giants | Wednesday 6/11, 11:10 PM CT |
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| Tim Lincecum held the Rockies scoreless over seven innings in Colorado while striking out seven batters to lower his ERA to 1.99. |
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| The Rangers brought more than enough offense to the party this evening, dismissing the Royals 11-5. The leader in the clubhouse is outfielder David Murphy , going 3-for-5 at the dish with two home runs to total five RBIs and two runs scored. |
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| Jason Kendall had a solid all-around outing on Wednesday night as he has two hits, two RBI, two runs scored and a SB for the Brew Crew. |
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| Kyle Davies, P, Kansas City Royals | Wednesday 6/11, 11:05 PM CT |
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| In just his third start this season, Kansas City RHP Kyle Davies pitched well but watched as relief pitching failed to support his cause, falling 11-5 to Texas. Davies pitched six innings, allowing just one run on six hits with five walks and three strikeouts. |
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| Carlos Lee, LF, Houston Astros | Wednesday 6/11, 11:04 PM CT |
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| Carlos Lee hit his 13th home run of the season on Wednesday night, part of a big night that included three hits, two runs and two RBI. |
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| Manny Parra, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Wednesday 6/11, 11:00 PM CT |
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| Manny Parra was far from his best on Wednesday night as he allowed 10 hits and five runs in 5.1 innings, but he held on long enough to let his offense earn him his fifth win of the season. |
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| Kansas suffered the slings of the Texas offense tonight, falling 11-5 in a game that carried plenty of hits, not nearly enough pitching, and more than a few runs scored. For the Royals, second baseman Mark Grudzielanek was the weapon of choice, going 2-for-5 at the plate with his 14th double and second home runs of the season, totaling four RBIs on the night. |
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| Brandon Backe lost his eighth game of the year on Wednesday night and saw his ERA rise to 5.00 after allowing five runs in four innings against the Brewers. |
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| Corey Hart, RF, Milwaukee Brewers | Wednesday 6/11, 10:53 PM CT |
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| Corey Hart hit two of the Brewers season best five home runs on Wednesday night against the Astros, on his way to four RBI. |
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| Mark Reynolds, 3B, Arizona Diamondbacks | Wednesday 6/11, 10:48 PM CT |
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| Mark Reynolds hit his 15th long ball of the year on Wednesday night, a 3-run shot off of Billy Wagner in the ninth inning. |
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| Billy Wagner picked up his fourth blown save as he allowed a 3-run home run to Mark Reynolds on Wednesday night. |
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| Brandon Webb, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Wednesday 6/11, 10:42 PM CT |
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| Brandon Webb was pulled after throwing 58 pitches, 40 for strikes, in five innings against the Mets. Webb allowed five hits, he didn't walk anyone, and permitted three runs to score. |
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| Oakland RHP Santiago Casilla continues to work through rehab in the minors and could rejoin the A's as soon as this weekend, according to MLB.com. |
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| Mike Pelfrey dominated the D'backs for eight innings on Wednesday night allowing just one run, though he ended up with a no-decision after Billy Wagner picked up his fourth blown save of the year. |
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| Carlos Beltran hit a game-winning two run home run off of Edgar Gonzalez in the 13th inning on Wednesday night. |
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| Orioles pitching coach Rick Kranitz spoke with the media today and believes RHP Daniel Cabrera is struggling due to flaws in his delivery, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
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| Ryan Spilborghs was out of the lineup on Wednesday to rest his back, but once healthy he could find himself with more playing time in center field at the expense of Willy Taveras, according to MLB.com. "Nobody stays hot the entire time, so when guys can piggy-back off one another -- until a guy just takes off and runs away with the position -- that's always a good thing to have," manager Clint Hurdle said. |
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| Jeff Bennett fell to 0-4 on Wednesday night as he was pounded for seven runs in just two innings in a spot start for Jair Jurrens who missed his turn in the rotation because of a sprained ankle. |
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| Joel Zumaya, P, Detroit Tigers | Wednesday 6/11, 10:10 PM CT |
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| Updating an earlier story, Detroit reliever Joel Zumaya failed to impress in his fourth minor-league rehab start, leaving questions about plans to call him back to the majors on Friday, according to MLB.com. |
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| Ryan Theriot had two hits and knocked in two runs as he is now hitting .322 on the year. |
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| Kosuke Fukudome had two runs, two walks and three RBI, with two coming on his fifth home run of the season, for the Cubs. |
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| Ryan Dempster dominated the Braves with 11 strikeouts and nary a walk, as he hurled a complete allowing two runs in his eighth win of the season. |
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| Yankee reliever Mariano Rivera has appeared in four consecutive games, but manager Joe Girardi has hinted they will not look his way tonight, according to MLB.com. |
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| Josh Bard, C, San Diego Padres | Wednesday 6/11, 9:55 PM CT |
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| Josh Bard has been out since May 22nd with a high ankle sprain, and he is about a week away from returning to baseball activities, according to MLB.com. "Bardo is making progressing. He's in full-blown rehab mode. He's on a stationary bike ... he's starting to do things in the weight room," Padres manager Bud Black said. |
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| Jason Kubel, DH, Minnesota Twins | Wednesday 6/11, 9:52 PM CT |
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| Minnesota designated hitter Jason Kubel enjoyed a wonderful evening with the stick this evening as the Twins put the 8-5 win on the Indians. Kubel went 3-for-4 at the plate, including his eighth home run of the season to total two RBIs. |
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| Matt Capps, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Wednesday 6/11, 9:50 PM CT |
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| Matt Capps pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Nationals to pick up his 16th save of the season. |
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| Cristian Guzman went 1-for-5 on Wednesday night as each of the first seven hitters in the Nationals order had a single hit. |
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| Minnesota put eight runs on the board with 10 hits to get the win, 8-5, over Cleveland. The effort was led by first baseman Justin Morneau , going 2-for-5 at the dish with two doubles to total three RBIs on the night. |
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| Ian Snell, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Wednesday 6/11, 9:42 PM CT |
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| Ian Snell won his third game of the season on Wednesday as he limited the Nationals to just one run over six innings for the Pirates. |
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| Joe Nathan, P, Minnesota Twins | Wednesday 6/11, 9:41 PM CT |
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| Minnesota reliever Joe Nathan closed out the 8-5 win over Cleveland this evening to get his 17th save of the season. Nathan pitched the ninth, needing just 13 pitches to influence one ground out, one fly out, and one strikeout to seal the deal. |
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| Minnesota RHP Nick Blackburn picked up his fifth home run of the season, leading his Twins to an 8-5 victory over Cleveland. Blackburn pitched six innings to allow two runs (both earned) on seven hits with one walk and five strikeouts. |
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| Alfonso Soriano could miss up to six weeks after learning that his left hand was broken by a pitch from Jeff Bennett, according to the Associated Press. Soriano will wear a splint for three weeks, and then build strength back in the hand before rejoining the lineup. |
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| The Indians suffered the 8-5 loss to Minnesota this evening despite a strong effort from outfielder Grady Sizemore . Sizemore went 2-for-5 at the plate with his 14th double of the season as well as his 13th home run, good for three RBIs on the night. |
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| Joe Borowski, P, Cleveland Indians | Wednesday 6/11, 9:29 PM CT |
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| Cleveland reliever Joe Borowski hasn't been the picture of stability this season but hopes of a reversal of fortunes had come alive with better results over recent weeks. Tonight he may have ruined that momentum, out of position for the save but still in the game in the ninth in the 8-5 loss to Minnesota. Borowski pitched one inning, giving up two runs (both earned) on three hits on just 24 pitches. |
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| John Lannan, P, Washington Nationals | Wednesday 6/11, 9:29 PM CT |
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| John Lannan threw six solid innings on Wednesday night though he lost his seventh game of the year to the Pirates. On the night, Lannan didn't walk a single batter while allowing seven hits and two runs. |
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| Ryan Doumit, C, Pittsburgh Pirates | Wednesday 6/11, 9:26 PM CT |
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| Ryan Doumit homered for the third time in two games on Wednesday night and added three more hits to give him seven hits in his last two games. |
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| Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Wednesday 6/11, 9:22 PM CT |
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| Ryan Howard went 0-for-3 with another strikeout on Wednesday, his 90th, to drop his average to .208. |
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| Boston needed just seven hits to score six runs, beating Baltimore 6-3 this evening. Leadoff man Jacoby Ellsbury helped the cause, going 1-for-4 at the dish with his 29th stolen base. |
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| Andrew Miller had another in a series of solid outings on Wednesday as he allowed just one run over seven innings of work. Miller also struck out seven and permitted just a single walk. |
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| Cole Hamels, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Wednesday 6/11, 9:11 PM CT |
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| Cole Hamels struck out 13 Marlins batters and allowed only two runs, both solo home runs by Jorge Cantu, over eight innings in a no-decision. |
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| Boston RHP Bartolo Colon improved to 4-1 this evening with a 6-3 win over Baltimore, pitching six innings to allow just one run on five hits, surrendering one walk and seven strikeouts. |
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| Jorge Cantu, 3B, Florida Marlins | Wednesday 6/11, 9:08 PM CT |
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| Jorge Cantu had a big night on Wednesday as he homered twice, both solo shots, in the Marlins victory over the Phillies. |
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| Dan Uggla, 2B, Florida Marlins | Wednesday 6/11, 9:05 PM CT |
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| Dan Uggla hit a game-winning walk off home run for the Marlins off of Tom Gordon with one out in the ninth inning on Wednesday night. |
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| Baltimore LHP Garrett Olson suffered his second loss of the season as the Orioles fell to the Red Sox 6-3. Olson pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing six runs (all earned) on seven hits with three walks and no strikeouts. |
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| The Red Sox have completed a 6-3 win over the Orioles, though Baltimore scattered nine hits through the evening. Every batter but one found a way to get on base, second baseman Brian Roberts being the one to go without. Roberts went 0-for-5 with one strikeout and three runners left on base. |
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| Jason LaRue, C, St. Louis Cardinals | Wednesday 6/11, 8:58 PM CT |
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| Jason LaRue hit his first home run of the year on Wednesday as he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI for the Cardinals against his former team, the Reds. |
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| Jay Bruce, RF, Cincinnati Reds | Wednesday 6/11, 8:56 PM CT |
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| Jay Bruce went 1-for-4 on Monday to lower his average to .381 since he began his major league career. |
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| Yankee LHP Andy Pettitte has told reporters that he has pondered what he will do next season and realizes that future may not include the New York Yankees, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Johnny Cueto fell to 5-6 on Wednesday as he allowed six runs to the Cardinals over five innings. Cueto allowed two home runs, five hits and a massive total of eight free passes. |
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| Braden Looper hurled a complete game shutout over the Reds limiting them to just three hits and zero walks in his 8th win of the year. |
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| Ryan Ludwick, RF, St. Louis Cardinals | Wednesday 6/11, 8:46 PM CT |
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| Ryan Ludwick went 2-for-4 with his 16th home run of the year for the Cardinals who improved to 13 games above .500 with the victory over the Reds. |
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| The work of Justin Verlander was good enough for the win, but Detroit brought the offense as well, putting a 5-1 win on the Chicago White Sox. Outfielder Marcus Thames was the man of the hour, going 1-for-3 with ihs seventh home run of the season to total three RBIs. |
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| The Detroit Tigers are sure to be happy with tonight's 5-1 win over the White Sox, happines in large part due to the work of RHP Justin Verlander . Verlander pitched the full game, going nine to allow just one run on four hits with no walks and three strikeouts. |
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| Chipper Jones (quadriceps) returned to the lineup on Wednesday night for a suddenly depleted Braves squad, according to MLB.com. "I'm sore, but I've got to go," said Jones. People are going to have to realize that I'm not dogging it," Jones said. "I'm just trying to stay in the game." |
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| The White Sox suffered the 5-1 loss at Detroit this evening, totaling four hits over nine innings in a pathetic outing. The game left RHP Javier Vazquez with his fifth loss of the season, going six innings to allow five runs (all earned) on 10 hits with three walks and nine strikeouts. |
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| Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki joined the list of players using this week to reach career milestones, according to MLB.com. |
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| The Twins believe LHP Francisco Liriano could return to the club in short order, according to MLB.com. |
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| Alfonso Soriano was hit by a pitch square on the left hand, and he is currently en route to the hospital for x-rays, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Coco Crisp, CF, Kansas City Royals | Wednesday 6/11, 8:02 PM CT |
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| Boston outfielder Coco Crisp has had his appeal of a recent suspension scheduled, according to MLB.com. |
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| Detroit may have been forced to bring RHP Freddy Dolsi in a way they had not planned, but they are beyond ecstatic with the results, according to MLB.com. |
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| Paul Konerko, 1B, Chicago White Sox | Wednesday 6/11, 7:40 PM CT |
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| Chicago first baseman Paul Konerko is out of the lineup this evening as the White Sox face the Detroit Tigers. |
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| Jorge Cantu, 3B, Florida Marlins | Wednesday 6/11, 7:32 PM CT |
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| Mike Jacobs was given Wednesday night off because the Marlins were facing tough lefty Cole Hamels, and as a result Jorge Cantu started his first game this season at first base, according to MLB.com. "We're giving Jacobs a day, because Hamels is a left-hander," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "It's almost like a day off for Jorge. Instead of playing third, play first. But then tomorrow, he will go back to playing third base. |
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| Juan Rincon, P, Cleveland Indians | Wednesday 6/11, 7:27 PM CT |
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| Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire told reporters he still intends to cut the pitching staff from 13 members to 12 following tomorrow's game in Cleveland, according to MLB.com. |
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| Baltimore relief pitcher Chad Bradford celebrated a milestone this evening, according to MLB.com. |
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| Chris Aguila was called up from Triple-A New Orleans on Wednesday to help the Mets fill in for the loss of Ryan Church and Moises Alou, according to MLB.com. "I wouldn't look at myself as a big home run guy," Aguila said. "I was swinging the bat pretty good, and happened to hit some home runs." |
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| The Tigers report RHP Jeremy Bonderman will be examined by a specialist next week to determine the cause of a blood clot that kept him off the mound last weekend, according to MLB.com. |
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| C.J. Wilson, P, Texas Rangers | Wednesday 6/11, 7:05 PM CT |
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| The Rangers are happy with recent work from their relief pitching, namely Eddie Guardado and C.J. Wilson , and plan to continue with the dual effort that is paying dividends, according to MLB.com. |
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| Cleveland catcher Victor Martinez has left tonight's game with right elbow inflammation. |
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| Kevin Gregg doesn't mind working for his saves often pitching more than one inning, though the team would like to curtail any issues of possible overuse, according to MLB.com. "You don't want to make that a common practice," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "He was rested and he's pretty good when he's rested." |
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| Steve Kline, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Wednesday 6/11, 6:32 PM CT |
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| Veteran lefty Steve Kline was released from the Phillies on Wednesday a day after he was suspended for bumping an umpire, according to MLB.com. |
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| The Angels used a late-inning rally to surpass the Rays of Tampa Bay 4-2, an effort capped by another strong outing from reliever Francisco Rodriguez . K-Rod faced three hitters in the ninth, allowing one walk with two ground outs and one fly out to complete the win and pick up his 27th save of the season. |
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| Bill Hall, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers | Wednesday 6/11, 6:17 PM CT |
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| Bill Hall will not be in the Brewers lineup on Wednesday as he will be replaced in the starting lineup by Craig Counsell, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. |
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| The Tigers will hand the ball to Eddie Bonine on Saturday when the meet with the Dodgers, making his major league debut, according to MLB.com. |
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| Conor Jackson, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks | Wednesday 6/11, 6:07 PM CT |
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| Conor Jackson will play left field on Wednesday night while Chad Tracy in the lineup at first base, according to the Arizona Republic. |
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| Cleveland infielder Josh Barfield has been withheld from practice and will also be held out of tonight's lineup as the Indians face the Twins due to a sprained middle finger on his left hand, according to MLB.com. |
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| David Riske, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Wednesday 6/11, 5:49 PM CT |
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| David Riske threw a 30-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday and said he felt no pain in his injured elbow, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. |
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| Ryan Zimmerman was told by doctors that his injured shoulder will require him to miss at least another 4-6 weeks, according to the Washington Post. The team is still hopeful that he will be able to avoid surgery, though Dr. Tim Kremcheck reported that he gives the rehab only a 70% chance of working. |
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| John Lackey, P, Los Angeles Angels | Wednesday 6/11, 5:44 PM CT |
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| The Angels waited until late in the game to take command, but they put the runs up and got the 4-2 win over Tampa Bay. RHP John Lackey got the win, going 7 1/3 innings to allow two runs (both earned) on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. |
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| Tampa Bay LHP Scott Kazmir was stellar on the mound today but the offense failed to score the runs and the relief pitching gave it all way in the late innings as the Rays fell 4-2 to the Angels. Kazmir pitched 6 2/3 innings to allow three runs (all earned) on six hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts. |
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| Ryan Church, RF, New York Mets | Wednesday 6/11, 5:39 PM CT |
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| Ryan Church, on the DL with post-concussion symptoms, will not return to active duty until he is cleared by a neurologist, according to MLB.com. |
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| It started as a pitcher's duel but the offense came late as the Angels emerged 4-2 over the Rays today. Tampa Bay managed just five total hits with second baseman Akinori Iwamura serving as the only hitter with more than one, going 2-for-4 with a triple, adding one run scored to the stat line. |
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| Elijah Dukes, RF, Washington Nationals | Wednesday 6/11, 5:33 PM CT |
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| Elijah Dukes had a run in with his manager Manny Acta on Tuesday night, in full view of TV cameras, according to MLB.com. Apparently there was a miscommunication that required Dukes, Acta and GM Jim Bowden to have a sit down meeting after the game. |
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| They waited until late innings to get the job done, but the Angels managed to pull the 4-2 win at home over the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon, an effort led by shortstop Maicer Izturis . Izturis went 2-for-4, both singles, to total two RBIs on the day. |
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| Moises Alou, LF, New York Mets | Wednesday 6/11, 5:22 PM CT |
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| Moises Alou is not in the Mets lineup on Wednesday because of his sore calf, and he will be given another MRI to determine the extent of his latest setback, according to the Journal News. |
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| Joel Zumaya, P, Detroit Tigers | Wednesday 6/11, 5:07 PM CT |
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| Detroit manager Jim Leyland spoke with reporters in Chicago before their matchup with the White Sox and addressed the progress of relievers Joel Zumaya and Fernando Rodney, according to MLive.com. |
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| Chris Duncan, LF, St. Louis Cardinals | Wednesday 6/11, 4:47 PM CT |
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| Updating an earlier report, Chris Duncan has been recalled from Triple-A and will play first base for the Cardinals now that Albert Pujols has been placed on the DL due to an injured calf, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Albert Pujols is headed to the DL with a strained left calf and will likely miss at least three weeks, according to the Associated Press. Chris Duncan was recalled from Triple-A and will likely play first base until Pujols returns. |
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| Tampa Bay outfielder Rocco Baldelli , out of action since May of 2007 with a mitochondrial disorder, is expected to meet with team officials in the coming days to discuss a potential move to join one of their minor-league affiliates, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Angels infielder Chone Figgins may return from the disabled list on Friday, according to MLB.com. |
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| The Mariners report RHP Felix Hernandez , despite finishing eight full innings of work in today's 2-1 win over Toronto, is suffering from pain in his right calf muscle, according to the Seattle Times. |
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