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| Jeremy Hermida hit his second homer in four games, this one a two run shot in LA. |
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| In his first career start with the Marlins, Chris Volstad nearly went the distance on Friday in Los Angeles. The lone run scored came in the bottom of the ninth when Russell Martin singled to center with two outs, scoring Delwyn Young. He struck out six, walked one and allowed four hits. Kevin Gregg came on for the save as the Marlins won 3-1. |
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| Trevor Hoffman struck out the only batter he faced on Friday, Brad Lillibridge, to record his 17th save of the season. |
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| Scott Hairston finished 2-for-4 tonight with two runs scored. He hit his third triple of the season to go with his 15th double. Hairston is 13-for-24 over his last seven games. |
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| Jake Peavy, P, San Diego Padres | Friday 7/11, 11:17 PM CT |
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| Jake Peavy threw seven shutout innings on Friday against the run-thirsty Atlanta Braves. He allowed four hits and struck out seven. |
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| Yoslan Herrera has been called up from Double-A Altoona to replace Phil Dumatrait in Saturday's start against the St. Louis Cardinals, according to the AP. |
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| The AP reports that the Pirates put scheduled Saturday starter Phil Dumatrait on the 15-day disabled list and recalled RHP Yoslan Herrera from Double-A Altoona to start against the Cardinals. |
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| Billy Wagner pitched a perfect ninth against Colorado for his 21st save in 27 chances. |
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| Shane Victorino missed the cycle by a mere home run. He finished Firday's game 3-for-6, but his biggest hit was a two-run triple off of Tony Pena in the ninth. |
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| Jayson Werth, RF, Philadelphia Phillies | Friday 7/11, 10:37 PM CT |
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| Jayson Werth's 12th inning single beat the Diamondbacks on Friday night. |
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| Chris Young, P, San Diego Padres | Friday 7/11, 10:34 PM CT |
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| MLB.com reports that Chris Young threw around 50 pitches in three innings and said he felt good, both physically and when it came to his stuff. |
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| Bill Hall, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers | Friday 7/11, 10:31 PM CT |
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| Bill Hall filled in as a pinch-hitter on Friday and finished the game 1-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored. |
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| Jay Bruce, RF, Cincinnati Reds | Friday 7/11, 10:29 PM CT |
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| Jay Bruce scored three times including the go ahead run when he crossed the plate on a wild pitch in the eigth. |
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| Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Friday 7/11, 10:26 PM CT |
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| Ryan Howard took Diamondbacks' starter Doug Davis yard in the second inning on Friday. |
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| Ryan Braun, LF, Milwaukee Brewers | Friday 7/11, 10:23 PM CT |
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| Ryan Braun hit his 23rd HR of the season on Friday. |
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| MLB.com tells us that Yunel Escobar was scratched from Fiday night's lineup after reaggravating his left shoulder. |
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| Austin Kearns is heating up. On Friday he went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. He also drew two walks. |
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| Tim Redding, P, Washington Nationals | Friday 7/11, 10:07 PM CT |
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| Tim Redding threw six shutout innings at home against the Astros on Friday. He gave up seven hits, no walks and struck out six. |
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| Damion Easley came thru in a big way on Friday when he cranked a solo shot in the eighth that would be enough for the Mets win. He was 2-for-3 on the night |
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| Ronnie Belliard went 3-for-4 with two homers and five RBI Friday. |
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| Aaron Cook, P, Colorado Rockies | Friday 7/11, 9:36 PM CT |
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| Aaron Cook rebounded from his roughest outing of the season by giving up just one run in six innings on Friday in New York. He did not factor in the decision. |
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| Al Reyes, P, New York Mets | Friday 7/11, 9:30 PM CT |
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| Al Reyes pitched one scoreless rehab inning for Class A Vero Beach on Thursday. |
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| Oliver Perez worked his third straight impressive start on Friday against the Rockies. Although he didn't factor in the decision, he allowed just two hits and one run over six innings while striking out seven. However, Oliver gave up an alarming six walks. |
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| Yadier Molina continues to dominate lefties. He entered Friday nights game batting .373 against southpaws and manager Tony La Russa batted him fifth. He went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI. |
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| Matt Stairs, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Friday 7/11, 8:51 PM CT |
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| With Alex Rios on vacation and Vernon Wells on the DL, Matt Stairs will be called upon to hit in the middle of the Blue Jays lineup. He crushed a three-run homer on Friday against the Yankees. |
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| Kyle Lohse, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Friday 7/11, 8:41 PM CT |
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| Kyle Lohse threw seven shutout innings against the Pirates on Friday to improve to 11-2 on the season. |
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| Rick Ankiel, CF, St. Louis Cardinals | Friday 7/11, 8:37 PM CT |
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| Rick Ankiel went 3-for-3 with a walk on Friday. He hit his 20th home run of the year and picked up three RBI in the process. |
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| Jaime Garcia made his Major League debut on Friday. He tossed two scoreless innings in relief against the Pirates. |
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| Dmitri Young, 1B, Washington Nationals | Friday 7/11, 8:23 PM CT |
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| The AP reports that Dmitri Young left Friday night's game with soreness in his lower back. He walked off the field under his own power, with an 0-1 count. |
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| Wily Mo Pena, LF, Washington Nationals | Friday 7/11, 8:10 PM CT |
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| MLB.com tells us that Nationals outfielder Wily Mo Pena has been playing with a sore left shoulder for more than a month. |
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| Zach Duke, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Friday 7/11, 8:09 PM CT |
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| Zach Duke was hit all over the yard on Friday by the St. Louis Cardinals. He gave up 10 hits and five earned runs in six innings pitched. |
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| Roy Oswalt, P, Houston Astros | Friday 7/11, 7:31 PM CT |
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| Roy Oswalt, returning from a hip injury, left after one inning on Friday night with a with a left hip abductor strain, according to MLB.com. |
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| MLB.com reports that LHP Jaime Garcia will initially be used out of the bullpen during his stint with the Cardinals. |
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| MLB.com reports that Jeff Francis , whose endured left shoulder inflammation before the Rockies placed him on the disabled list July 3, threw from 120 feet without pain on Friday. |
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| Mark Reynolds was held out of the lineup on Friday. He made three (3) errors on Thursday. |
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| Kerry Wood, P, Chicago Cubs | Friday 7/11, 5:32 PM CT |
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| Kerry Wood picked up his 24th save of the season, despite walking a batter and giving up two hits. The Giants scored their only run of the game in the inning. |
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| Chris Aguila did not last long with the Mets. He managed just 12 at-bats during his brief stay in New York. |
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| Robinson Cancel was called up prior to Friday night's game to be a third catcher. Chris Aguila was designated for assignment. |
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| Kosuke Fukudome did not start against the San Francisco Giants Friday, July 11, after fouling a pitch off his leg Thursday, July 10.
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| Mike Fontenot has as an impressive July going for him thru his first seven games. He is hitting .389 with three home runs, five RBI, seven runs and six walks to go with just one strike out. |
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| Cedrick Bowers made just two appearances for the Rockies before being sent back down to Colorado Springs. |
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| Ryan Speier, P, Colorado Rockies | Friday 7/11, 4:32 PM CT |
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| After 10 days in the minors, the Colorado Rockies recalled Ryan Speier on Friday from Triple-A Colorado Springs after sending left-hander Cedrick Bowers to the Sky Sox. |
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| In his first start in 10 days, Jason Marquis looked very good. He allowed no runs over seven innings, walked two and scattered four hits. |
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| Tyler Walker, P, San Francisco Giants | Friday 7/11, 4:10 PM CT |
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| Tyler Walker returned from a sore right knee on Friday and gave up a three-run shot to the Cubs' Aramis Ramirez at Wrigley. The hit allowed Walker to take his fifth loss of the season. |
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| Aramis Ramirez hit his third home run in the last six games to power the Cubs past the Giants on Friday. His blast accounted for all three of the Cubs' RBI in the game. |
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| Matt Cain, P, San Francisco Giants | Friday 7/11, 4:03 PM CT |
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| Matt Cain, who threw eight shutout innings against the Cubs as recently as July 1, was stellar again on Friday in Wrigley. He gave up no runs over seven innings while striking out nine. Unfortunately, he left with no decision. |
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| Lance Berkman is currently in a slump, as he is only 4-for-26 (.154) over his last nine games. |
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| Hanley Ramirez is on fire so far in July, as he has generated 20 hits over his last 10 games, consisting of six doubles and four homers, to go along with nine RBI and nine runs scored. |
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| Rickie Weeks has been struggling, but will remain in the leadoff spot in the order, according to Brewers.com. Manager Ned Yost said, "I've seen Rickie when he's good. He's a guy that can be a real igniter at the top of that lineup. He caught fire late last year and did a nice job. There could be a lot of offensive production at the top of that lineup when Rickie gets going."
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| Randy Winn, RF, San Francisco Giants | Friday 7/11, 2:36 PM CT |
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| Randy Winn apparently injured his knee when he fouled a ball off of it during Friday action. |
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| Roger Bernadina has been optioned to Triple-A Columbus, according to the AP. The team recalled outfielder Ryan Langerhans, and demoted Bernadina to make room on the roster. |
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| Outfielder Ryan Langerhans has been recalled from Triple-A Columbus, according to the AP. The team sent down outfielder Roger Bernadina to Columbus, as a corresponding move. |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer indicates that Aaron Harang should be back in about two weeks. His MRI confirmed that he has a right forearm strain, and he will be re-examined this weekend. GM Walt Jocketty commented, "We want to make sure he's 100 percent. But he should be ready at the end of the two weeks."
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| Double-A outfielder Justin Maxwell will be out another month with a right wrist injury that has shelved him since May 29, according to the Washington Times. Nationals' GM Jim Bowden said, "Like so many of our injured players, he's another month away." |
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| Scott Hairston is hot right now as he is 11-for-20 (.550) with three doubles, five homers, and eight RBI over his last six games, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
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| David Wright will replace Alfonso Soriano on the NL All-Star roster, according to the AP. Soriano will not be able to participate due to his left hand injury, but will still attend the All-Star festivities. |
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| Outfielder Travis Denker has been optioned to Triple-A Fresno, according to the AP. The team called up infielder Ivan Ochoa as an adjoining move. |
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| Kevin Hart, P, Chicago Cubs | Friday 7/11, 11:59 AM CT |
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| The Cubs called up reliever Kevin Hart on Friday. Hart struggled with the club earlier this season, but the 25-year-old right-hander has posted a 3.35 ERA over 10 starts at Triple-A Iowa. |
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| The Cubs have optioned reliever Michael Wuertz to Triple-A Iowa. He is 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA but has allowed nine runs (six earned) over his last six appearances. |
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| Ivan Ochoa, SS, San Francisco Giants | Friday 7/11, 11:31 AM CT |
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| The Giants have purchased the contract of infielder Ivan Ochoa from Triple-A Fresno, according to the AP. The team optioned Travis Denker to Fresno to make room on the roster. |
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| John Baker, C, Florida Marlins | Friday 7/11, 10:34 AM CT |
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| Manager Fredi Gonzalez indicated that John Baker is going to platoon with Brad Hoover at catcher while Matt Treanor is out of action, according to the Miami Herald. Baker was given the start on Thursday, and Gonzalez said, "He caught a heck of a game. My biggest thing is, for catchers and home-plate umpires, when you don't notice them, that's when you think they've done a good job. You didn't notice Baker back there."
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| Dan Uggla, 2B, Florida Marlins | Friday 7/11, 10:28 AM CT |
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| Dan Uggla commented on his first game back from a sprained ankle on Thursday, according to the Miami Herald. He went 0-for-3 against Los Angeles, but drew two walks and said, "I'm about 85 percent. There's still some pain. But it's to a point where I can actually run and tolerate it. Probably the biggest test is going to be able to run the bases."
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| Chris Volstad is set to make his first career start with the Marlins tonight against the Dodgers, according to the Miami Herald. He said, "I always thought I would make it to the majors. There was never a doubt in my mind." President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest added, "You're looking at what could be the start of maybe a very productive major-league career, and that's fun."
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| Reggie Abercrombie has accepted an assigment with Triple-A Round Rock, according to the Houston Chronicle. He was designated for assignment on Sunday. Astros' GM Ed Wade said, "Reggie's got a chance to get back and help us. He's got big-league ability, so for him to go back to Round Rock is a win-win. It gives him an opportunity to play every day as promised and gives us an alternative down there if something happens at the major-league level."
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| Jorge De La Rosa is expected to be yanked from the Rockies' rotation after the All-Star break, according to the Rocky Mountain News. Skipper Clint Hurdle said, "We need to get better and we know that. We continue to put opportunities out there and guys need to move on them." Pitching coach Bob Apodaca added, "The break gives us a chance to realign the guys we have, split up the left-handers, and it also gives us a chance to check out some alternatives."
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| John Van Benschoten, who was demoted to Triple-A following his start on Wednesday, could return to the team this season, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. GM Neal Huntington said, "He's not out of the picture. We needed someone to give us some innings right now, and John wasn't going to be able to pitch for another five days."
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| Tony Clark, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks | Friday 7/11, 7:57 AM CT |
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| Tony Clark is believed to be on the D-Backs' radar, according to the East Valley Tribune. The team would reportedly like to use him as a pinch-hitter, as well as a clubhouse presence. |
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| Merkin Valdez might be sent to visit Dr. James Andrews in Alabama regarding the continuing soreness in his pitching elbow, according to the SF Chronicle. |
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| Dave Roberts, LF, San Francisco Giants | Friday 7/11, 7:14 AM CT |
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| Dave Roberts has swung the bat very well over his three rehab games at Triple-A Fresno, with a double, triple, home run and three RBI, according to the SF Chronicle. He could potentially return to the Giants sooner than the 45-to-60 at-bats manager Bruce Bochy estimated he would need. Bochy said, "I think he'll be a huge addition. With Dave's experience and ability to play left and center, his speed, his left-handed bat, it would be similar to getting a free agent because we really haven't had that all year. He has some weapons that can help us, whether it's coming off the bench or starting."
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| Matt Kemp, CF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Friday 7/11, 1:13 AM CT |
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| Matt Kemp, batting lead off and playing centerfield, knocked in his 48th run of the season in addition to stealing his 20th base on Thursday night. |
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| Hanley Ramirez won the Marlins game with the Dodgers on Thursday night in the 11th inning on his fifth hit of the game, his 23rd home run of the season. |
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| Making his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery, Josh Johnson threw 87 pitches, 56 of which were strikes, on Thursday night. John didn't walk a batter, struck out six Dodgers, and allowed three runs over six innings. |
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| Chan Ho Park, P, Los Angeles Dodgers | Friday 7/11, 12:04 AM CT |
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| Chan Ho Park turned around four solid starts on Thursday night as he allowed nine hits and a walk in four innings against the Marlins. Park permitted four runs to score, three of which were earned. |
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