| Juan Rivera, LF, Los Angeles Angels | Thursday 7/10, 11:57 PM CT |
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| Juan Rivera had three hits and scored two runs as the Angels starter in the outfield in place of the struggling Gary Matthews Jr. |
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| Michael Young pushed his average up to .302 thanks to four hits in seven trips to the plate on Thursday night. |
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| Howie Kendrick had a big Thursday night with his first two home runs of the season as he went 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBI for the Angels. |
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| In a game with 21 runs scored, Eddie Guardado was one of the few hurlers who appeared who escaped unscathed as he worked a scoreless eighth inning on Thursday night. |
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| John Lackey, P, Los Angeles Angels | Thursday 7/10, 11:43 PM CT |
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| John Lackey was given a 10-2 lead on Thursday night but he couldn't hold on to the lead as he allowed an amazing 15 hits over 5.2 innings which led to six runs scored by the Rangers. Lacked also walked five guys on the night for an astronomical total of 20 base runners in 5.2 innings. |
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| Billy Butler, 1B, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/10, 10:49 PM CT |
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| Billy Butler feels a newfound maturity has come over him after his latest demotion, and the 22 year old is intent on making his mark with a more serious attitude, according to the Kansas City Star. "I&;m trying to be a better teammate," he said. "I think I have a different demeanor." |
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| Francisco Liriano picked up his seventh victory on Thursday night as he held the Durham Bulls to just three hits and one walk over seven innings. He also struck out eight batters on the night. |
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| Jermaine Dye, RF, Chicago White Sox | Thursday 7/10, 10:09 PM CT |
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| Jermaine Dye didn't make the All-Star team on Thursday but he continued to produce on the field by going 2-for-4 with his 20th home runs of the season for the Sox. |
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| Mark Teahen, RF, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/10, 10:06 PM CT |
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| Mark Teahen had two hits including his 10th home run, an inside the park job, for the Royals on Thursday night. |
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| Joakim Soria, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/10, 10:03 PM CT |
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| Another night, another save for Joakim Soria who picked up his 24th of the year on Thursday night. |
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| Mark Buehrle worked seven scoreless innings before the Royals got to him for two runs in the eighth inning as he fell to 6-8 on the year. |
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| Zack Greinke, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/10, 9:56 PM CT |
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| Zack Greinke wasn't involved in the decision on Thursday night, but he still dominated the White Sox holding them to just one run over seven innings. On the night Greinke walked one while striking out eight. |
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| Aubrey Huff, DH, Baltimore Orioles | Thursday 7/10, 9:48 PM CT |
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| Another night, another two hits for Aubrey Huff who with this evening's effort pushed his average up to .288. |
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| George Sherrill picked up his sixth blown save of the season and then his fourth loss as the Orioles fell 6-5 on Thursday. |
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| Jeremy Guthrie wasn't involved in the decision on Thursday, but he still held the Blue Jays to two runs, one earned, over seven innings. |
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| John Parrish had a second quality start for the Jays as he held the Orioles to three runs over seven innings in a no-decision on Thursday. |
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| Melvin Mora, 3B, Baltimore Orioles | Thursday 7/10, 9:30 PM CT |
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| Melvin Mora went 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Orioles on Thursday to extend his hitting streak to five games. |
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| Adam Lind, LF, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 7/10, 9:26 PM CT |
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| Adam Lind went 3-for-4 on Thursday night as he knocked in the winning run in the ninth inning off of Orioles closer George Sherrill. |
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| Jonny Gomes, DH, Tampa Bay Rays | Thursday 7/10, 9:22 PM CT |
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| Jonny Gomes blasted his seventh home run from the eighth hole in the order for the Rays in their humiliating 13-2 loss to the Indians. |
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| Aaron Laffey rebounded from two poor outings to pick up his fifth win on Thursday night as he held the Rays to two runs over six innings. |
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| The Yanks failed to support the efforts of their pitcher this evening, ruining a good outing to fall 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The pitcher in question was Mike Mussina , going six innings to allow just two runs (both earned) on nine hits with no walks and five strikeouts. |
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| Andy Sonnanstine lost his fourth game against 10 victories on Thursday night as he allowed six runs, all earned, over 5.1 innings. On the night, Andy didn't walk a batter, but he also didn't have a single strikeout. |
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| Bobby Abreu, RF, New York Yankees | Thursday 7/10, 9:12 PM CT |
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| The Yanks managed just seven total hits as a team in taking the 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates this evening, though outfielder Bobby Abreu attempted to get 'em on track. Abreu went 1-for-3 at the dish with one walk, driving in two runs on his single to give the Yanks their only runs. |
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| Ben Francisco had a career best four RBI on Thursday night as the Indians stopped a 10-game losing streak with a 13-2 victory over the Rays. |
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| David DeJesus is batting over .300 for the Royals this season (.307) while leading the American League with a .459 batting average with RISP, according to MLB.com. "I just think the same thing," he said. "Just hit a pitch I can do something with. I don't try to do too much. |
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| Travis Hafner's shoulder is slowly improving, but there is still no timetable established as to when he might be healthy enough to return to the Indians lineup, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "For three or four weeks, there was no progress. But the last couple of weeks it's started to come around." |
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| Gerald Laird, who is currently on the DL with a hamstring injury, will spend the next week at the teams training facility in Surprise with an eye to rejoining his teammates next Thursday or Friday, according to MLB.com. "It's obvious we miss Gerald," manager Ron Washington said. "We miss his experience." |
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| Hank Blalock will play three games at Double-A Frisco starting on Monday, and if all goes well he is hopeful of returning to the starting lineup on Friday, according to MLB.com. "If Hank is ready, I want Hank," manager Ron Washington said. |
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| The Seattle Mariners added a right handed bat on Thursday to replace the released Richie Sexson as the club traded a player to be named later to the Pirates in exchange for Craig Wilson, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. |
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| Jose Molina, C, New York Yankees | Thursday 7/10, 7:38 PM CT |
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| Jose Molina started his sixth straight game at catcher for the Yankees as Jorge Posada continues to strengthen his injured shoulder, according to MLB.com. "Posada threw today to the bases," manager Joe Girardi said. "He threw better, and it's the best his arm strength has been." |
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| Josh Hamilton hit a game-winning home run on Wednesday night as he continues to mash pitchers at a prolific rate for a player who was out of the game for 3 1/2 years due to personal problems, according to MLB.com. |
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| Emil Brown, RF, Oakland Athletics | Thursday 7/10, 6:56 PM CT |
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| Emil Brown hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning on Thursday in the Athletics 3-2 victory over the Mariners. |
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| Willie Bloomquist had three hits and a stolen base for the Mariners from the leadoff spot on Thursday. |
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| Ryan Sweeney, CF, Oakland Athletics | Thursday 7/10, 6:49 PM CT |
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| Ryan Sweeney had two hits on Thursday before he dislocated his left pinkie, an injury that forced him to be removed from the game, according to the Associated Press. |
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| R.A. Dickey, P, Seattle Mariners | Thursday 7/10, 6:38 PM CT |
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| R.A. Dickey hurled seven innings of shutout ball at the Athletics on Thursday in the Mariners 3-2, 11 inning loss. |
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| Brandon Morrow suffered his first blown save of the year when Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki took him deep in the ninth inning with two solo shots that sent the game into extra innings. Eventually the Mariners succumbed 3-2 in 11 innings. |
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| With the news that Vernon Wells will likely miss at least a month of action due to his injured hamstring, the Jays might be considering calling up former draft pick Travis Snider, according to the Globe and Mail. |
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| Vernon Wells, CF, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 7/10, 5:53 PM CT |
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| The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Vernon Wells on the 15-day disabled list due to his strained left hamstring. The injury is expected to keep Wells out of action four to six weeks, according to the AP. |
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| Evan Longoria won the fan vote in the American League and was named to the All-Star team on Thursday, according to MLB.com. |
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| Denard Span, RF, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 7/10, 5:30 PM CT |
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| Denard Span stole his fifth base of the season on Thursday, though it was his 4-for-4 outing at the plate that really opened some eyes. |
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| Marcus Thames didn't go deep on Thursday but he did produce three hits to push his average up to .282 for the Tigers. |
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| Kevin Slowey looked terrible on Thursday permitting nine hits, two walks and six runs over just 3.2 innings again the Tigers. |
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| Kenny Rogers had another effective outing on Thursday as he allowed three runs over seven innings against the Twins. Rogers permitted nine hits and two walks, while striking out only one batter. |
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| Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 12th home run of the year on Thursday as he went 2-for-5 with four RBI for the Reds. |
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| Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota Twins | Thursday 7/10, 5:07 PM CT |
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| On his originally scheduled day off, Joe Mauer came off the bench in the top of the ninth and hit a sacrifice fly scoring Denard Span and extending the game into extra-innings. The Twins would go on to beat the Tigers 7-6. |
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| Todd Jones, P, Detroit Tigers | Thursday 7/10, 4:53 PM CT |
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| Todd Jones's blew his second save of the year in Thurday's game against the Twins. The Twins got three hits and scored two runs off Jones, before he was removed from the game in the top of the ninth. |
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| David Ross, C, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 7/10, 4:51 PM CT |
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| David Ross hit two of the Reds seven home runs on Thursday after entering the game with but a single long ball in 94 games. |
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| Justin Morneau tied a career high going 5-for-5 with a game winning home run in the 11th inning during Thursday afternoon's thriller against the Detroit Tigers. |
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| According to the AP, Johnny Damon is hoping to start hitting off a tee on Monday. “It depends if the swelling goes down,” Damon said Thursday. “If it feels good, I’ll start hurrying up.” |
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| With the release of Richie Sexson, it's possible Kenji Johjima could see some time at first base, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. |
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| According to PA Sports Ticker, the Cleveland Indians have officially released former closer Joe Borowski. |
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| Kip Wells, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/10, 2:51 PM CT |
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| Kip Wells will return to the Colorado Rockies rotation for the second half of the season after he makes two more rehab starts, according to ColoradoRockies.com. |
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| David Price, P, Tampa Bay Rays | Thursday 7/10, 2:39 PM CT |
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| former first overall selection David Price has been impressing scouts, with a mid-90's fastball that has movement, according to MLB.com. |
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| Former first overall pick Bryan Bullington was claimed off of waivers by the Cleveland Indians, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He will be sent to Triple-A Buffalo to work on his game. |
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| Ian Kinsler, 2B, Texas Rangers | Thursday 7/10, 2:00 PM CT |
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| When John Lackey pitches for the Angels, it is usually not a good match-up for the opposition, but Ian Kinsler is an exception. In his career, the Rangers second baseman is 5-for-12 with two home runs off the L.A. righty. |
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| Mariano Rivera could start for the American League in the All-Star Game, according to the Providence Journal. |
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| David DeJesus is just 4-for-25 in his last five games, and faces an even bigger challenge tonight in White Sox hurler Mark Buehrle. DeJesus is hitting just .179 for his career off the lefty. |
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| Edgar Renteria was not in the starting lineup for the Detroit Tigers today after suffering a mild hamstring injury on Wednesday, according to Tigers.com. The injury is not thought to be serious and Renteria could be back in the lineup tomorrow. |
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| Jared Wells, P, Seattle Mariners | Thursday 7/10, 1:07 PM CT |
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| Pitcher Jared Wells was called up when Erik Bedard was placed on the 15-day DL, according to Mariners.com. |
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| Erik Bedard, P, Seattle Mariners | Thursday 7/10, 1:01 PM CT |
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| Erik Bedard was placed on the 15-day disabled list with tightness in his shoulder, according to the Seattle Times. |
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| Richie Sexson was released by the Seattle Mariners today, according to the Seattle Times. |
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| Matt Holliday will be the starting right fielder for the National League in the All-Star Game, according to MLB.com. He will replace the injured Alfonso Soriano in the lineup. |
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| A.J. Burnett, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 7/10, 11:26 AM CT |
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| A.J. Burnett's chances of being traded have waned recently, according to the Toronto Star. With Dustin McGowan's injury, and two teams already acquiring pitchers, Burnett may wind up staying in Toronto this season. |
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| Luis Munoz, P, Seattle Mariners | Thursday 7/10, 11:17 AM CT |
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| Luis Munoz has been called up from Double-A to take the roster spot of John Van Benschoten, who was demoted, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. |
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| Kevin Millwood has a sore right groin, but he will make his next start on either Friday or Saturday, depending on how he feels after today's bullpen session, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Michael Ballard will likely get the start tonight in his major league debut for the Texas Rangers, as they face off against the Los Angeles Angels, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Dustin McGowan has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will miss a minimum of four weeks, according to the Associated Press. "Right now, we're probably looking at longer than four weeks," said Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi. |
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| Jose Vidro, DH, Seattle Mariners | Thursday 7/10, 9:54 AM CT |
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| Despite a .212 average against righties, Jose Vidro will remain as the team's cleanup hitter against right-handed pitchers, hitting behind Raul Ibanez, according to the Seattle Times. "He's still got that reputation that'll make guys think about not giving Ibanez anything to hit," Seattle manager Jim Riggleman said. |
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| Brandon Inge was recalled from his rehab assignment and will re-join the Tigers, according to the Detroit News. |
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| Jorge Posada said he will need another shoulder surgery after the season, according to the New York Times. He has been the designated hitter if four of the last five games, as Jose Molina continues defensive duties behind the plate. |
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| Bobby Crosby, SS, Oakland Athletics | Thursday 7/10, 9:08 AM CT |
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| Bobby Crosby worked out, taking batting practice and running on Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The paper reports he will probably not go on a rehab assignment and could return a week from Friday. |
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| Sean Gallagher will start on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "This is an amazing opportunity for me, considering what this organization has accomplished in the past with their pitchers," he said. |
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| Matt LaPorta, OF, Cleveland Indians | Thursday 7/10, 8:46 AM CT |
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| Matt LaPorta, the key piece in the CC Sabathia trade, went 3-for-6 in a doubleheader in his first action with the Indians Double-A affiliate, the Akron Aeros, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
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| Jason Varitek got out of a 6-for-63 slump by going 2-for-4 with an RBI, according to the Boston Globe. |
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| Gary Matthews Jr. will be sitting on the bench for the time being, according to the Los Angeles Times. Juan Rivera will continue to start in his place. |
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| Matt Thornton, along with Octavio Dotel and Scott Linebrink, could handle some closing duties, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The paper stated that Linebrink is option 1A, Thornton 1B and Dotel 1C. |
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| Octavio Dotel is an option to close out ballgames while Bobby Jenks is on the DL, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Manager Ozzie Guillen said he will mix and match closers depending on the situation. |
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| Roy Halladay will not pitch tonight against the Orioles as scheduled. Instead, the team is pushing his start back to tomorrow so he can face the Yankees, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
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