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| Zack Greinke will start the opener of the second half for the Royals, this according to the team website.
"We set it up that way because we believe our most effective starting pitcher up to this point, pitching twice in the division in the first six games against Chicago and Detroit, is Greinke," manager Trey Hillman said. "So we want him pitching in our own division and starting it off." The Royals ace will be followed, in order, by Gil Meche, Brian Bannister, Luke Hochevar and Kyle Davies. |
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| James Shields will be the first to take the mound after the All Star break, this according to the team website.
"I think it's an important game," Shields said. "You want to start the second half off strong.
Shield has started 10 games at the Trop where he is 5-1 with a 2.13 ERA. After Scott Kazmir threw 104 pitches Sunday he is not expected be used in Tuesday's All-Star Game.
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| Kip Wells, P, Kansas City Royals | Sunday 7/13, 10:16 PM CT |
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| Kip Wells, who had surgery to remove a blood clot in his hand, will make one more rehab start Wednesday at Double-A Tulsa, according to the AP. The team will evaluate him after his Wednesday work and make a decision on when he will join the rotation. |
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| John Lackey, P, Los Angeles Angels | Sunday 7/13, 9:48 PM CT |
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| John Lackey will take the mound for the first game following the All Star break. The team didn't make any official announcement about who would follow Lackey. However, it's believed that Joe Saunders, who missed Sunday's start to a new addition to the family, will start Saturday or Sunday. |
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| According to the Twins team website, Kevin Slowey is suffering from an infected fingernail on his right middle finger.
Minnesota's coaching staff became aware of the injury on Sunday morning after his poor performance against the Tigers that saw him last only 3.2 innings.
"It wasn't an issue until last night, when it started getting really sore," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "It wasn't supposed to be an issue, now it's turned into an issue."
Slowey said he noticed a change in his finger when he woke up on Friday morning following his start against Detroit on Thursday. |
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| Red Sox manager Terry Francona said after Sunday's 2-1 win over the Orioles that Clay Buchholz will get the Friday start after the All Star game against the Los Angles Angels. The scheduling will allow Jon Lester and Josh Beckett extra rest. |
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| Kenny Rogers is scheduled to start for the Tigers in their Thursday game following the All Star break. He finished the first half with a no-decision against the Twins after allowing three runs on nine hits in seven innings of work. |
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| Matt Harrison earned a second start after winning his major league debut. In his second start the rookie left-hander allowed five runs on seven hits, walked two and didn't record a strikeout over 2.2 innings of work against the White Sox lineup. |
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| Jose Contreras was hit hard for the second straight start. The veteran right-hander allowed seven runs, on 10 hits, walked two and struck out two over four innings in a 12-11 loss to the Rangers on Sunday afternoon. |
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| Jermaine Dye homered in Chicago's 12-11 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon Dye went 4-for-5 with three RBI and three runs. Dye lead the way in a 22-hit attack by the Sox. |
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| Carlos Quentin hit his 22nd home run of the season in Sunday's 12-11 loss to the Texas Rangers. |
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| Ian Kinsler extended his hitting streak to 25 games in Sunday's 12-11 win over the AL Central first place Chicago White Sox. |
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| Justin Duchscherer had his 18-inning scoreless streak end when Howie Kendrick beat the throw to first on a two-out grounder in the fourth, allowing Vladimir Guerrero to score. |
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| Jack Cust, LF, Oakland Athletics | Sunday 7/13, 6:23 PM CT |
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| Jack Cust went 2-for-2 on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't enough as the Angels scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to earn a 4-3 win over the A's. |
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| Jonathan Papelbon allowed one run on three hits, walked none and struck out one earning his 28th save of the season. |
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| Daniel Cabrera allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits, walked six and struck out two and the Orioles lost their 48 game of the season to Boston 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. |
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| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched six scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox found their way back into first place in AL East. The Japanese import once again struggled with his command walking five in his 10th win of the season. , but worked around four hits and five walks. Jonathan Papelbon escaped in the ninth for his 28th save of the season and 100th of his career. lead going into the All-Star break, defeating the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 Sunday. |
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| Brandon Morrow picked up his ninth save finishing off John Buck and David DeJesus of the Royals for a 4-3 Seattle win on Sunday afternoon. |
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| Rookie catcher Jeff Clement hit a two-run home run helping the Mariners to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon. The home run broke an 0-for-15 slump that had dropped his average to .159 in 107 at-bats. |
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| Carlos Silva allowed two runs on six hits, walked one and struck out five in a no-decision against the Royals on Sunday afternoon. |
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| Joakim Soria suffered his second loss of the season on Sunday allowing the Mariners the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning. Soria heads into the All Star Game with a 1-2 record and 25 saves. |
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| Kyle Davies, P, Kansas City Royals | Sunday 7/13, 5:29 PM CT |
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| Kyle Davies gave up a two-run home run to rookie catcher Jeff Clement ending his chance to pick up his first victory in his last six starts. Davies allowed three runs on six hits, walked one and struck out four in the 4-3 loss to Seattle on Sunday afternoon. |
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| The Yankees wore black armbands on their left sleeve Sunday at Toronto in honor of former player Bobby Murcer, who passed on Saturday. The players will continue to wear the bands for the remainder of the season. The team also announced during the broadcast of their 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays that Mike Mussina will start against Oakland on Friday, the first game following the All-Star break. |
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| Rototimes sources report that the Blue Jays front office, pitching A.J. Burnett on three-days rest to showcase him for a All Star break trade, are in heavy discussions with the Philadelphia Phillies. With a solid performance against the Yankees on Sunday the Jays are now in a position to leverage his assets. |
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| Matt Joyce, LF, Detroit Tigers | Sunday 7/13, 4:23 PM CT |
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| Matt Joyce hit a solo home run to center off Brian Bass in the eighth inning helping the Tiger defeat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Sunday afternoon. |
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| Xavier Nady, RF, New York Yankees | Sunday 7/13, 3:58 PM CT |
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| Xavier Nady had three more hits today, as he continues to draw interest from contending teams. He went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, and is now hitting .321 with 56 RBI on the year. |
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| The good news for Jeremy Sowers is that he struck out eight Tampa Bay Rays. The bad news is that he only worked four innings because he walked seven hitters, and did not qualify for the win. |
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| Akinori Iwamura collected two walks but went 0-for-3 today, and is just 5-for-25 in his last seven games. He struck out in all three of those at-bats. |
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| Andy Marte, 3B, Cleveland Indians | Sunday 7/13, 3:24 PM CT |
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| Andy Marte went 2-for-4 in the Indians game this afternoon, hitting his first home run of the year and doubling his RBI total to two on the season. |
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| Scott Kazmir had the worst outing of his season, giving up five runs in six innings on eight hits, two of which were home runs in the the Rays 5-2 loss to the Indians. |
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| Andy Pettitte wasn't terrible, but he still got the loss in today's game against Toronto. He threw six innings, and though he struck out six batters, he gave up four runs and eight hits. |
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| Jason Giambi is having a poor July, and was hitting just .138 on the month coming into today's game, but he went 2-for-4 today with a home run and the Yankees lone RBI. |
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| A.J. Burnett once again proved what he can do when he's on, as he threw 8.1 innings in the Blue Jays victory over New York, allowing one earned run on six hits while striking out eight. |
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| Nick Blackburn made a solid start but got the loss as he threw seven innings while allowing two earned runs on five hits while striking out four against Detroit. |
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| Justin Verlander continues to improve, as he threw seven innings, allowing four hits and giving up just two earned runs while striking out eight in the Tigers 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. |
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| Carlos Gomez went 0-for-4 in today's game, dropping his batting average to .253, and he is now in a 3-for-39 slump. |
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| Clete Thomas hit a double and his first career home run while driving in two in the Tigers 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. |
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| Raul Ibanez, LF, Seattle Mariners | Sunday 7/13, 2:18 PM CT |
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| The Arizona Diamondbacks are talking with the Seattle Mariners about acquiring Raul Ibanez, according to the East Valley Tribune. |
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| Justin Morneau will participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Scott Kazmir, who is starting for Tampa Bay today, will not pitch in the All-Star game, according to the Tampa Tribune. Rays manager Joe Maddon asked Red Sox and AL manager Terry Francona not to pitch him in the game. |
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| Magglio Ordonez will play a game in Single-A on Monday, and if all goes well, he will be activated on Thursday, according to MLive.com. |
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| Justin Morneau faces off today against Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, which bodes well for Morneau. For his career, he is hitting .368 off of him with two home runs in 19 at-bats. He also has an on-base percentage of .478 against Verlander. |
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| Bobby Jenks, P, Chicago White Sox | Sunday 7/13, 11:29 AM CT |
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| Bobby Jenks will go on a minor league rehabilitation over the All-Star break and should be back with the team on Friday, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
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| A.J. Pierzynski has a lower left bone bruise, and though the injury is not thought to be serious, he will not be in today's lineup, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
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| Dustin Moseley got called up from Triple-A and will make the start today in place of Joe Saunders, who is with his wife after the birth of their child, according to the Los Angeles Times. |
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| Chone Figgins has been put on the bereavement list and will not rejoin the team until Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times. His father suffered a stroke, and he went to Florida to attend to him. |
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| Joe Saunders will miss today's start as rumored, confirms the Los Angeles Times. His wife gave birth to a baby girl during Saturday night's game. |
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| Bobby Kielty asked for his release from the Red Sox Triple-A team and it was granted, according to the Boston Globe. |
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| Josh Barfield has regained the range of motion on his injured left middle finger and will begin his rehab soon, with hopes to play before the year is over, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. |
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| Dontrelle Willis will alter his famous delivery in an attempt to better his mechanics, according to the Detroit Free-Press. "When you're trying to change your mechanics, you have to take it one day at a time," Willis said. |
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| Ichiro Suzuki declined an invitation to participate in the Home Run Derby due to his sore hamstring, according to the Seattle Times. |
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| Carl Crawford is struggling at the plate and will likely get today off, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| The 26-pitch bullpen session of Rays closer Troy Percival went well, and he may be activated from the disabled list by next weekend, according to the Tampa Tribune. "It's the first time I pitched without having my leg taped up in six weeks, and it felt great," Percival said. |
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| B.J. Upton, CF, Tampa Bay Rays | Sunday 7/13, 9:08 AM CT |
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| B.J. Upton is hitting .219 since June 15, and was given yesterday off to rest and work on his swing, according to the Tampa Tribune. "I just wanted to give him a chance to think about it, digest it, see if it's what I think it is and then move on from there, Rays manager Joe Maddon said." |
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| Mark Grudzielanek got hit number 2,000 on Saturday in the Royals 5-4 victory over Seattle, according to the Kansas City Star. He was treated with champagne, a cake and other things after the game, the paper said. |
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| Brandon McCarthy threw two innings, giving up a run on two hits along with two strikeouts in a rehab start in the Arizona Rookie League, according to the Dallas Morning News. His fastball was clocked at 86-90 MPH. |
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| Vicente Padilla will throw a bullpen session in Nicaragua on Monday, and then another in Minnesota on Thursday, and if all goes well, he will start next Sunday against the Twins, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Xavier Nady, RF, New York Yankees | Sunday 7/13, 8:26 AM CT |
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| The New York Yankees are interested in Pirates outfielder Xavier Nady, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Tampa Bay and the New York Mets are also interested, according to the paper. |
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| Nick Punto, SS, Minnesota Twins | Sunday 7/13, 7:50 AM CT |
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| Nick Punto has a sprained knuckle on his left ring finger and he will likely not play today, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. |
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| Carlos Gomez will continue to play and bat leadoff despite being in a 3-for-35 slump, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "We know what we have with him. We have a free swinger and a guy who can ignite your team," said manager Ron Gardenhire. |
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