| Mark Ellis, 2B, Oakland Athletics | Thursday 6/12, 11:52 PM CT |
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| Mark Ellis had two more hits on Thursday night giving him eight in his last four games as his average has climbed from .232 to .250. |
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| Joe Blanton, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 6/12, 11:45 PM CT |
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| Joe Blanton lost his ninth game of the season thanks to a grand slam by Hideki Matsui as the Athletics lost 4-1 on Thursday night. |
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| Andy Pettitte held the Athletics to just one run over eight innings on Thursday night as he won his sixth game of the season. Pettitte found success by limiting his walks allowing only one on the night along with permitting just five hits. |
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| Hideki Matsui knocked in all four Yankees runs on Thursday night as he hit a grand slam off Joe Blanton in the Yankees victory over the Athletics, 4-1. |
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| Jamey Carroll went 4-for-4 for the Indians on Thursday to raise his average .028 points. He also scored a run and knocked one in. |
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| Ben Francisco had a big day for the Indians hitting from the third slot in the order with four hits in five trips to the plate. He also knocked in three runs. |
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| Aaron Laffey limited the Twins to just one run over six innings to pick up his fourth victory of the season for the Indians. |
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| Livan Hernandez was abysmal on Thursday allowing 12 hits and seven runs to the Indians in his fourth loss of the season. |
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| Jimmy Rollins, SS, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 6/12, 9:51 PM CT |
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| Jimmy Rollins had two hits on Thursday which led to a run scored and his 12th stolen base of the season. |
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| Jeremy Hermida went 1-for-3 on Thursday leaving his batting average at a middling .257. |
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| Scott Olsen, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 6/12, 9:44 PM CT |
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| Scott Olsen allowed two runs, one earned, in picking up his third loss of the season on Thursday. Olsen walked only one with seven strikeouts, but he faced a hot Jamie Moyer who pitched a shutout for eight innings. |
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| Jamie Moyer, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 6/12, 9:41 PM CT |
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| Jamie Moyer had a no-hitter into the sixth inning and ultimately held the Marlins scoreless for eight innings to pick up his seventh win. |
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| Troy Glaus, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 6/12, 9:34 PM CT |
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| Troy Glaus hit his eight long ball of the year on Thursday but it wasn't nearly enough as the Cardinals lost 6-2 to the Reds. |
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| Brandon Phillips knocked in three runs for the Reds on Thursday on a bases loaded triple that broke open a close game in the seventh inning. |
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| Bronson Arroyo rebounded from two poor starts last week to pitch beautifully on Thursday night as he worked six scoreless innings against the Cardinals. He also went 2-for-2 at the plate with his first home runs of the season. |
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| Joel Pineiro, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 6/12, 9:22 PM CT |
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| Making his first start since May 20th, Joel Pineiro held the Reds to two runs over five innings to pick up a no-decision. Pineiro struck out six and only walked one while needing just 69 pitches in the outing. |
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| Esteban Loaiza will likely be released in order to create a spot on the roster for Adam Russel who has been recalled from Triple-A, according to MLB.com. |
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| Miguel Batista will be removed from the rotation and replaced by knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, according to MLB.com. "We're trying to line up our ducks the best way we can to protect ourselves," manager John McLaren said of the switch. "[Batista and Dickey] will switch roles until we get J.J. [Putz] back." |
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| J.J. Putz, P, Seattle Mariners | Thursday 6/12, 9:02 PM CT |
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| J.J. Putz will be out of action at least through this weekend due to discomfort in his right elbow which turned out to be a hyperextension of his elbow, MLB.com. The good news is that his UCL seems to be intact meaning he wont need Tommy John surgery. |
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| Jonathan Albaladejo doesn't have a strained muscle in his elbow, the injury is actually a stress fracture that will cause him to miss the rest of the season, according to ESPN. |
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| Phil Hughes, P, New York Yankees | Thursday 6/12, 8:54 PM CT |
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| Phil Hughes had an x-ray on his injured right rib on Thursday and the results where positive with Hughes being cleared to being throwing in about two weeks, according to ESPN. |
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| Justin Upton, RF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 6/12, 8:20 PM CT |
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| Justin Upton is really struggling hitting only .140 with 43 K over his last 93 AB, and there are internal debates going on in the D'backs front office over whether or not Upton should be sent to the minors to work on his problems, according to the Arizona Republic. "Optioning him out isn't that appealing," GM Josh Byrnes said. "We're committed to him for a reason. We believe in him. Obviously for extended stretches he has shown how good he can be." |
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| Francisco Cordero returned to the Reds on Thursday after being unavailable the past two days because of the flu, according to MLB.com. "One guy out of the equation changes the whole bullpen," manager Dusty Baker said. "One guy is one-seventh of your bullpen." |
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| Travis Hafner continues to take dry swings in the batting cage while working on exercises to strengthen his injured shoulder, according to MLB.com. |
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| Fausto Carmona threw his first bullpen session on Thursday since injuring his left hip on May 24th, according to MLB.com. Carmona threw 35 pitches, all fastballs and changeups, and reported after the outing that he felt fine. "It went very well," head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff said. "If all progresses well, he'll throw a 50-pitch, all-pitch bullpen Saturday." |
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| Tim Hudson, P, Atlanta Braves | Thursday 6/12, 7:52 PM CT |
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| Tim Hudson held the Cubs to just one run on Thursday before he was treated for dehydration, according to MLB.com. "He couldn't bend his fingers," after being removed from the game Braves manager Bobby Cox said.
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| Jayson Werth, RF, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 6/12, 7:48 PM CT |
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| Jayson Werth will serve as the Phillies backup catcher the next day or two as normal backup catcher Chris Coste will be away with his wife who just gave birth to their second child, according to MLB.com. "Physically, catching, the physical stuff, I don't think will be a problem," he said. "If anything it will be the game-calling and knowing the hitters." |
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| Brian Giles, RF, San Diego Padres | Thursday 6/12, 7:43 PM CT |
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| Brian Giles hit a home run, just the fourth of the season, for the Padres on Thursday. |
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| Blake DeWitt, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 6/12, 7:41 PM CT |
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| Blake DeWitt went 0-for-3 on Thursday and now has just seven hits in his last 37 AB (.189) to drop his average to .281, this after a huge month of May that earned him Rookie of the Month honors. |
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| Adrian Gonzalez belted his 18th home run of the season while knocking in two runs to push his total to 60 on the year. |
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| Hiroki Kuroda was handed his sixth loss of the season on Thursday as he permitted five hits, four walks and six runs in just 2.1 innings against the Padres. |
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| Jake Peavy, P, San Diego Padres | Thursday 6/12, 7:28 PM CT |
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| Jake Peavy had a triumphant first effort back as he he hurled six shutout innings against the Dodgers, according to the Associated Press. “I’ve got a long way to go to be where I want to be,” said Peavy. “But I was able to make some good pitches when I had to. I wasn’t asked to grind it out because of the score. I was able to pitch to contact.” |
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| Fred Lewis, LF, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 6/12, 7:14 PM CT |
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| Fred Lewis went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI for the Giants in their 10-7 victory over the Rockies. |
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| Greg Reynolds dropped to 1-4 after getting pounded for 10 hits and eight runs in just 3.1 innings against the Giants. |
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| Brian Wilson, P, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 6/12, 6:50 PM CT |
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| Brian Wilson struck out two batters in an inning of work on Thursday against the Rockies to pick up his 19th save of the season. |
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| Todd Helton, 1B, Colorado Rockies | Thursday 6/12, 6:44 PM CT |
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| Todd Helton produced two hits and two runs on Thursday as he raised his average to .297 on the year. |
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| Jonathan Sanchez needed 109 pitches to make it through five innings, yet he somehow managed to record the win despite allowing seven runs to the Rockies. |
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| Ray Durham, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 6/12, 6:36 PM CT |
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| Ray Durham recorded two hits and two RBI for the Giants and is now hitting .305 on the year. Durham's second hit was the 2,000th of his career. |
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| Kevin Millar, 1B, Baltimore Orioles | Thursday 6/12, 6:30 PM CT |
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| Kevin Millar was forced from the Orioles and Red Sox game on Thursday with a left knee contusion, according to the Associated Press. X-rays were negative and he is being listed as day-to-day. |
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| Jim Edmonds hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and then hit a home run in the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings for the Cubs. |
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| Jeff Francoeur went deep for the eighth time this season on Thursday on his way to two hits and two RBI for the Braves. |
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| Blaine Boyer might have blown the save in the ninth inning, but it was Manny Acosta who picked up the loss in the 11th inning on Thursday. This was the Braves 21st straight loss in a one run game on the road, tied for the longest streak in major league history, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Carlos Zambrano allowed two runs over seven innings on Thursday against the Braves. Zambrano struck out only three batters on the day with three walks to pick up the no-decision. |
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| Tim Hudson, P, Atlanta Braves | Thursday 6/12, 6:04 PM CT |
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| Tim Hudson limited the Padres to just one run over 6.2 innings on Thursday, but he picked up a no-decision after Blaine Boyer blew the save in the ninth inning. |
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| Juan Rincon, P, Cleveland Indians | Thursday 6/12, 5:51 PM CT |
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| Juan Rincon was outrighted to Triple-A on Thursday, according to The Sports Network. Rincon has three days to decide whether or not he wants to accept the assignment. Third baseman Brian Buscher was recalled to take the roster spot. |
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| Victor Martinez will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his injured elbow on Friday and will miss upwards of two months, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
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| Jeff Weaver, P, Cleveland Indians | Thursday 6/12, 5:32 PM CT |
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| Jeff Weaver was released from the Brewers organization on Thursday a day after he allowed eight runs and 11 hits in six innings at Triple-A, according to MLB.com. |
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| Michael Bourn had two hits and stole two bases from the seventh spot in the order for the Astros. |
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| Ryan Braun, LF, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 6/12, 5:22 PM CT |
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| Ryan Braun had two hits, scored a run, knocked on in and stole two bases for the Brewers on Thursday. |
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| Corey Hart, RF, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 6/12, 5:19 PM CT |
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| Corey Hart had only one hit on Thursday but it was his 10th home run of the year, a three runs shot, for the Brewers. |
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| Bryan Bullington was demoted to Triple-A on Thursday after two weeks of inactivity, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. |
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| Jose Valverde, pitching a meaningless inning with the game well out of reach, did what many closers do in such situations, he imploded. Valverde allowed three hits and a walk which led to two runs allowed. |
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| Ben Sheets, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 6/12, 5:06 PM CT |
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| Ben Sheets struck out a season-high nine batters on his way to picking up his seventh victory of the season. Sheets walked two and allowed seven hits to the Astros in the victory. |
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| Jason Varitek will miss the Red Sox game on Thursday night because of strep throat, according to the Boston Herald. |
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| Eric Hurley had a solid start to his major league career on Thursday as he held the Royals to four runs, including two home runs, over six innings of work in a no-decision. |
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| Ian Kinsler, 2B, Texas Rangers | Thursday 6/12, 4:53 PM CT |
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| Ian Kinsler hit his ninth home run of the year, a solo shot off of Brian Bannister on Thursday. |
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| Alex Gordon, 3B, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 6/12, 4:48 PM CT |
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| Alex Gordon had two hits, including his seventh home run of the season, and knocked in two runs while scoring twice for the Royals. |
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| Joakim Soria, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 6/12, 4:44 PM CT |
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| Joakim Soria returned from tightness in his rear end on Thursday to throw a scored ninth inning to pick up his 15th save of the year. |
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| Brian Bannister used a career-high 127 pitches to make it through seven innings against the Rangers on Thursday as he allowed four runs in a no-decision. |
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| Chris Young, CF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 6/12, 4:37 PM CT |
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| Chris Young went 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI from the leadoff spot for the D'backs. |
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| Johan Santana was at his dominating best on Thursday striking out 10 D'backs while holding them scoreless over seven shutout innings. Unfortunately, Billy Wagner blew the save in the ninth before Aaron Heilman blew the game in the 10th. |
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| Dan Haren, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 6/12, 4:28 PM CT |
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| Dan Haren worked six strong innings on Thursday permitting the Mets to score only two runs in a no-decision. Haren, as always, exhibited tremendous control walking none while striking out five. |
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| Billy Wagner blew his third straight save on Thursday by allowing two runs wasting a tremendous effort by Johan Santana. Wagner's effort resulted in his ERA being pushed to 2.33 after it was at 0.36 just a week ago. The Mets went on to lose in 10 innings to the D'backs, 5-4. |
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| Ryan Doumit, C, Pittsburgh Pirates | Thursday 6/12, 3:48 PM CT |
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| Ryan Doumit went 2-for-3 with three RBI in Thursday's 7-5 victory over Washington. Most of the damage came on a two-run homer, which was his ninth of the season. |
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| Tom Gorzelanny allowed three runs on six hits over 5.2 innings in Thursday's exciting 7-5 win over the Nationals, with three walks and six strikeouts. |
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| Cristian Guzman went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Pirates. |
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| Jason Bergmann allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits over 4.1 innings in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Pirates, with one walk and two strikeouts. |
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| Jermaine Dye, RF, Chicago White Sox | Thursday 6/12, 3:32 PM CT |
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| Jermaine Dye went 0-for-3 but recorded Chicago's lone RBI (on a sacrifice fly) in Thursday's 2-1 loss to Detroit. |
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| Albert Pujols has officially been placed on the 15-day DL due to his strained left calf, according to the AP. Pitcher Joel Pineiro has been activated from the DL, as an adjoining move. |
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| Joel Pineiro, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 6/12, 3:14 PM CT |
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| Joel Pineiro has been activated from the DL, according to the AP. He has recovered from a strained right groin. Albert Pujols was placed on the DL as well. |
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| Jorge Velandia has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, according to the AP. Josh Barfield has been placed on the 15-day DL, and Velandia covers his spot on the Indians' roster. |
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| Josh Barfield has landed on the 15-day DL, according to the AP. He has been taken down by a left finger sprain. Jorge Velandia has been called up from Triple-A Buffalo to cover his spot on the roster. |
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| Victor Martinez has been placed on the 15-day DL due to inflammation in his right elbow, according to the AP. Martinez winced after a swing in the first inning of the Indians’ 8-5 loss to Minnesota on Wednesday. He was then lifted from the game after grounding out to shortstop. Manager Eric Wedge said, "It nicked him up on one of his swings. The elbow is something that’s been bothering him on and off all year. It must have been one of those swings that bit him a little more than usual." Catcher Yamid Haad will fill his spot on the Indians' roster.
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| Mark Buehrle only allowed one run on seven hits over eight innings in Thursday's tough 2-1 loss to the rival Tigers, with one walk and six strikeouts. He was in control, but ended his day with a no decision. Octavio Dotel gave up a solo homer to Miguel Cabrera in the bottom of the ninth at Comerica Park to end the game. |
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| Kenny Rogers only surrendered one earned run on four hits over eight innings of work in Thursday's 2-1 win over the White Sox, with one walk and one strikeout. He pitched great, but left the game with a no decision. Miguel Cabrera broke the 1-1 tie with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth. |
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| Miguel Cabrera went 1-for-4 and crushed a game-ending solo homer in Thursday's 2-1 victory over the AL Central-leading White Sox. |
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| Brandon Webb, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 6/12, 2:37 PM CT |
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| Brandon Webb is a little sore after sustaining a bruise (above his right hip) when struck by a line drive by Carlos Delgado of the Mets, but he is not injured, according to MLB.com. Webb has experienced a decrease in velocity on his pitches, but is not concerned, as he stated, "I don't know what to say about it. My arm doesn't hurt as of yet, so I'm not concerned. I think all pitchers, over the course of the year, go through a span where they have a dead-arm period, and I think that's what this is. I don't know, we'll see."
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| Kason Gabbard is penciled into the rotation to start on Saturday, according to MLB.com. |
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| Chone Figgins is expected to be activated from the DL on Friday, according to the AP. Brandon Wood is set to be optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake to make room on the roster. |
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| Aaron Hill, 2B, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 6/12, 2:18 PM CT |
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| Aaron Hill is having a hard time dealing with his concussion, according to TSN.ca. Hill said, "This is so annoying and frustrating. If it was something else, it's easy to grind through an ankle or a knee, hip, arm, whatever, you can fight through that stuff. They've got painkillers for those types of things. But doing something with the brain, you don't want to mess with it. I would, but way too many people have told me I shouldn't, and I'm listening for a change."
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| Right-handed pitcher Kameron Loe has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma, according to the AP. Eric Hurley was recalled for today's start against the Royals, and Loe was optioned to make room on the roster. |
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| Eric Hurley has been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma, according to the AP. The Rangers optioned pitcher Kameron Loe to Oklahoma as an adjoining move. |
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| Ben Broussard has reportedly been claimed by the Cubs, according to ESPN 1000 Radio. He has been signed to a minor league deal. |
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| Aaron Boone, 1B, Washington Nationals | Thursday 6/12, 1:55 PM CT |
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| Aaron Boone was forced out of action today in the sixth inning against the Pirates due to a strained neck, according to the AP. |
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| Left-handed pitcher Joe Thatcher has been optioned to Triple-A Portland, according to the AP. The team activated Jake Peavy from the DL, and Thatcher was seen as expendable to make room on the roster. |
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| Jake Peavy, P, San Diego Padres | Thursday 6/12, 1:48 PM CT |
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| Jake Peavy has officially been activated from the DL, according to the AP. The team optioned lefty Joe Thatcher to Triple-A Portland as an adjoining move. |
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| Milton Bradley was not in action today against the Royals, according to the Star Telegram. |
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| Matt Capps, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Thursday 6/12, 1:30 PM CT |
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| Manager John Russell stated that he will rest closer Matt Capps for Thursday's finale against the Nationals, according to MLB.com. Capps has pitched in four games in as many days, and Russell doesn't want to push him one more day. |
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| Moises Alou, LF, New York Mets | Thursday 6/12, 1:21 PM CT |
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| Moises Alou is still being bothered by tightness in his left calf and commented that a return trip to the DL is a possibility, according to MLB.com. He underwent an MRI on Wednesday, and the results are yet to be determined. |
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| J.J. Hardy, SS, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 6/12, 1:12 PM CT |
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| J.J. Hardy traveled back to Milwaukee to have his ailing left shoulder evaluated by team doctors, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Hardy re-aggravated his left shoulder catching a throw in from the outfield Wednesday night. When he picked up a bat after the fifth inning of action, he said if felt like "it was 1,000 pounds" because he had a "dead arm." The official diagnosis was irritation in Hardy's shoulder, the same one he had surgically repaired in 2004, and ended his season at Triple-A Indianapolis. It isn't known yet if the current injury is related to that torn labrum. Hardy is unsure how much time he will miss but said, "I don't know. We'll see what the doctor says, but I feel like I can play today (Thursday). I think the fact that we don't know exactly what it is is annoying because it's been lingering for a while."
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| Paul Lo Duca could return from the DL this weekend, according to the Washington Times. |
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| Odalis Perez, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 6/12, 12:57 PM CT |
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| Odalis Perez could land on the DL due to shoulder tendinitis, according to the Washington Times. |
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| Matt Kemp, CF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 6/12, 12:51 PM CT |
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| Matt Kemp's suspension for his altercation with the Rockies has been reduced to two games, according to the LA Daily News. |
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| J. Brent Cox was placed on the minor league DL due to shoulder tendinitis, according to the NY Daily News. |
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| The team has stated that Tyler Clippard will make another spot start on Saturday, according to MLB.com. He will cover for Odalis Perez, who could ultimately land on the DL. Perez hasn't pitched since June 3, due to shoulder tendinitis, and has already missed a start because of the injury.
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| Carlos Rosa, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 6/12, 12:36 PM CT |
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| Right-handed pitcher Carlos Rosa has been recalled from Triple-A Omaha, according to the Kansas City Star. |
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| Brett Tomko, P, San Diego Padres | Thursday 6/12, 12:32 PM CT |
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| Brett Tomko has been designated for assignment by the Royals, according to the Kansas City Star. Right-handed pitcher Carlos Rosa has been recalled from Triple-A Omaha as an adjoining move. |
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| Kevin Hart, P, Chicago Cubs | Thursday 6/12, 12:23 PM CT |
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| Right-handed pitcher Kevin Hart has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa, according to the AP. Infielder Micah Hoffpauir has been recalled from Iowa as an adjoining move. |
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| Infielder Micah Hoffpauir has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa, according to the AP. The team also optioned right-handed pitcher Kevin Hart to Iowa. |
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| Eric Patterson has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa, according to the AP. Alfonso Soriano has been placed on the 15-day DL, and Patterson will fill his spot on the roster. |
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| Alfonso Soriano has been officially placed on the 15-day DL due to his broken left ring finger, according to the AP. The team recalled Eric Patterson from Triple-A | |
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