| Geoff Blum, 3B, Houston Astros | Tuesday 9/2, 11:45 PM CT |
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| Geoff Blum was hitless in four at-bats before coming up in the 11th inning, when he hit a two-run home run off of Cubs closer Kerry Wood that wound up being the difference in the Astros 9-7 win over Chicago. |
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| Geovany Soto collected three hits in six at-bats, including his 21st home run of the season in the Cubs 9-7 loss to the Astros. |
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| Hunter Pence helped lead the red-hot Houston Astros to a 9-7 win over the Cubs by going 4-for-6 with a double and triple. |
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| Bob Howry, P, Chicago Cubs | Tuesday 9/2, 11:34 PM CT |
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| Cubs reliever Bob Howry has had better days. He did not get a single Houston Astro out, but he did let four of them score in the sixth inning of the Astros 9-7 win. |
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| Andy LaRoche, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates | Tuesday 9/2, 11:31 PM CT |
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| Andy LaRoche has been horrific while with the Pirates, but he did help their cause greatly by hitting a solo home run in the team's 3-2 win over the Reds. |
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| Aaron Harang lost his 15th game of the season, though he did not pitch poorly, surrendering just three runs in six innings as the Pirates downed the Reds 3-2. |
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| Ian Snell, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Tuesday 9/2, 11:26 PM CT |
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| Ian Snell threw a good game for the Pirates, earning his sixth victory in the team's 3-2 win over the Reds. Snell gave up just one earned run in six innings of work. |
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| Pat Burrell, LF, Philadelphia Phillies | Tuesday 9/2, 11:24 PM CT |
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| The Phillies beat the Nationals 4-0, but Pat Burrell went hitless in four at-bats while striking out twice and is really scuffling at the plate. |
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| Willie Harris was awful for the Nationals, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in the Phillies 4-0 win against Washington. |
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| Cole Hamels, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Tuesday 9/2, 11:18 PM CT |
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| Cole Hamels tossed a great game against the Washington Nationals, hurling 7.1 innings of shutout ball while striking out six. |
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| A three-run home run was the contribution made by Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur in the Braves 16-14 win over the Marlins. He was 1-for-5 and scored twice. |
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| Dan Uggla, 2B, Florida Marlins | Tuesday 9/2, 11:11 PM CT |
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| Dan Uggla hit a home run in the Marlins 16-14 loss to Atlanta, but he still got only one hit in six at-bats, and continues to struggle. |
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| Kelly Johnson and the Braves combined with the Marlins to score 30 runs and accumulate 36 hits in the Braves 16-14 win. Johnson had four of those hits and drove in four of the runs. |
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| Anibal Sanchez has had a rough go of it since returning from the DL, and Tuesday was a prime example, as he surrendered six runs in just three innings to the Braves. |
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| Rickie Weeks went 4-for-6 with a home run with two runs socred but the Brewers still lost to the Mets in extra innings, 6-5. |
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| Carlos Beltran had a sore knee, but he still managed to 2-for-3 with three RBI, as he launched a three-run shot off of Milwaukee's Manny Parra to help lead the Mets to a 6-5 win. |
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| Manny Parra, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Tuesday 9/2, 10:54 PM CT |
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| Manny Parra did not throw well, going five innings and allowing five runs in the Brewers 6-5 extra inning loss to New York. |
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| David Ortiz, DH, Boston Red Sox | Tuesday 9/2, 10:49 PM CT |
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| David Ortiz got on base four times, with three hits in three at-bats plus a walk in the Red Sox 14-2 beat down of the Orioles. He also hit two doubles and drove in four runs. |
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| Dustin Pedroia helped fuel the Red Sox to a 14-2 win over the Orioles by going 3-for-5 with a double, home run and fiver RBI. |
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| Lou Montanez has done nothing but hit for the Orioles since his call-up from the minors. And once again, even in a losing effort, he went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Baltimore's 14-2 loss to the Red Sox. |
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| Jon Lester, P, Boston Red Sox | Tuesday 9/2, 10:41 PM CT |
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| Jon Lester won his 13th game of the year, allowing one run in five innings, though he did walk four batters as the Red Sox slaughtered the Orioles, 14-2. |
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| Billy Butler, 1B, Kansas City Royals | Tuesday 9/2, 10:36 PM CT |
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| Royals designated hitter Billy Butler had a big game, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to lead Kansas City to a 5-2 win over the A's. |
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| A's first baseman Daric Barton was one of the few successful Oakland hitters, going 3-for-3 with two RBI in the team's 5-2 loss to Kansas City. |
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| Royals hurler Zack Greinke picked up his tenth win of the season in the team's 5-2 win against Oakland. Grienke went seven innings, striking out eight and allowing just two runs. |
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| Paul Konerko has finally showed some signs of life recently, and in the White Sox 9-3 win on Tuesday, he continued to prosper, going 2-for-4. |
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| Victor Martinez finally hit his first home run of the season in the Indians 9-3 win over the White Sox. |
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| John Danks, P, Chicago White Sox | Tuesday 9/2, 10:18 PM CT |
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| White Sox hurler John Danks had a rough night, lasting just four innings while giving up eight hits and four earned runs while picking up his 8th loss of the year to the Indians, 9-3. |
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| After a nice August in which he hit over .300, Seattle backstop Jeff Clement started September where he had left off in July, going 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in the Mariners 6-4 loss to Texas. His average is now at .228. |
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| Marlon Byrd went 0-for-3 with a walk, but his Rangers teammates did not need him as they took down the Mariners 6-4 anyway. |
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| It took the Texas Rangers just 5.2 innings to record 11 hits and score five times off of pitcher Ryan Feierabend in the Mariners 6-4 loss on Tuesday. |
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| Frank Francisco picked up his third save of the season in the Rangers 6-4 win over the Mariners, and he did it in impressive fashion, striking out the side. Of the ten outs necessary to get his three saves, Francisco has recorded strikeouts on seven of them while allowing just a single base runner. |
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| Rays first baseman Carlos Pena went 2-for-4 with a double in Tampa's 7-2 losing effort to the Yankees. It was his 19th two-bagger of the season. |
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| Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-3, scored three runs and hit his 30th home run of the season for the Yankees in their 7-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. |
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| Matt Garza, P, Tampa Bay Rays | Tuesday 9/2, 9:47 PM CT |
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| Matt Garza was not as good as he had been recently, giving up six runs, four earned, in five innings as the Rays were taken down by the Yankees, 7-2. |
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| Despite giving up 10 hits, Mike Mussina held the Rays to just two runs in six innings while striking out eight and picking up his 17th win of the year in the Yankees 7-2 win. |
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| Edgar Renteria continues to hit for the Tigers, and went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in the team's 5-4 loss to the Angels. |
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| Chone Figgins was on base three times with a hit and two walks, and wound up stealing three bases in the Angels 5-4 win over Detroit. |
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| Fernando Rodney gave up a run in the top of the ninth inning that allowed the Angels to beat the Tigers 5-4. As you might expect, the inning involved two walks. |
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| Francisco Rodriguez is now just three saves away from tying the all-time single season saves record, as he shut down the Detroit Tigers in the ninth inning of the Angels 5-4 win to pick up his 54th save of the year. |
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| Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota Twins | Tuesday 9/2, 9:20 PM CT |
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| Joe Mauer did his part, but it still was not enough, as the Minnesota Twins were downed by the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5. Mauer went 2-for-3 with a run scored and hit his 67th RBI. |
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| Alex Rios, RF, Toronto Blue Jays | Tuesday 9/2, 9:18 PM CT |
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| Alex Rios went 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to help lead the Blue Jays past the Twins, 7-5. |
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| Twins pitcher Glen Perkins got a no-decision, but his team took the loss, 7-5, to the Blue Jays. Perkins went five innings and gave up four runs. |
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| One game after throwing eight innings of one run baseball, Blue Jays hurler David Purcey managed just three innings, allowing seven hits and five runs in Toronto's 7-5 win over the Twins. |
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| Joe Mather, RF, St. Louis Cardinals | Tuesday 9/2, 9:07 PM CT |
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| Cardinals outfielder Joe Mather broke a bone in his wrist, and will not play again this season, according to MLB.com. |
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| Justin Upton, RF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Tuesday 9/2, 9:04 PM CT |
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| Outfielder Justin Upton was scratched from the lineup on Tuesday as he is dealing with headaches after he got hit in the head with the ball on a pickoff attempt, according to DBacks.com. |
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| Rays closer Troy Percival was, as expected, activated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, according to the AP. |
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| In an effort to keep him healthy, the Chicago Cubs are giving hurler Rich Harden a few extra days of rest, and he will skip his next start, according to Cubs.com. |
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| Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton hit a two-run single, and his RBI total for the season is now 120, meaning he joins Rafael Palmeiro, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez as the only Rangers to knock in that many runners this decade, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
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| Koby Clemens, son of The Rocket, was arraigned and a court date was set for December 2 after he and two teammates were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, according to MLB.com. |
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| Johnny Damon has been named the Yankees nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, given to a player each year for their contributions off the field, according to Yankees.com. |
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| Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome was given the night off on Tuesday, as he is just 16-for-87 (.184) in his last 29 games, according to MLB.com. |
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| Carlos Guillen may not be able to return for the Tigers on the weekend as he continues to experience back pain, according to Tigers.com. |
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| Johnny Cueto is expected to return to the rotation on Saturday to face the Cubs.
Cueto has been sidelined since late August because of soreness behind his elbow. It was later diagnosed as a posterior strain caused by a hyperextension. |
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| The Orioles will skip Jeremy Guthrie's next start, this according to the team website. The move is precautionary. The staff wants to make sure that they don't overwork their opening day starter. |
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| Ben Sheets, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Tuesday 9/2, 7:41 PM CT |
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| Ben Sheets told JS Online that he expects to take his next turn in the rotation. That start would be Saturday against San Diego.
Sheets left Monday's game against the Mets in the fifth inning after throwing just over 50 pitches with left groin tightness. |
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| Yovani Gallardo, who tore the ACL in his right knee early in the season, threw two simulated innings on Tuesday at Miller Park, this according to JS Online.
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| Manager Eric Wedge said that Aaron Laffey had a spot in the Indians' rotation waiting for him once he healthy enough to return, but today's news on Laffey's elbow injury trumps Wedge's intentions. Laffey was not part of the September callups today. The reason he wasn't on that list is elbow inflammation that sprouted up in his last two starts at Triple-A Buffalo. According to the Indians' team website Laffey will miss the rest of the season.
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| Jesus Flores, C, Washington Nationals | Tuesday 9/2, 7:27 PM CT |
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| Jesus Flores was attended to at home plate for the better part of 10 minutes during Tuesday's game against the Phillies. The Washington catcher had to be taken off the field in a ambulance after a collision with Chase Utley at home plate. Flores suffered some sort of leg injury. |
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| Cole Hamels, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Tuesday 9/2, 6:58 PM CT |
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| Cole Hamels, who would be on normal rest for Sunday's showdown with the Mets on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball," could miss the game if he throws over 100 pitches tonight against the Nats. The Phillies team website reports, that starting Sunday and then Sept. 12 against Milwaukee would give Hamels five straight starts on four days' rest, something he hasn't done since last season. |
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| The Mets purchased the contract of left-hander Jonathon Niese from Triple-A New Orleans on Tuesday.
Niese is starting tonight against the Brewers. |
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| CC Sabathia, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Tuesday 9/2, 6:46 PM CT |
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| With CC Sabathia earning his ninth Brewers victory without a loss lowering his ERA to 1.43, he has been the hot topic in the debate for National League Most Valuable Player and the Cy Young award race. |
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| Carlos Quentin is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday. The left fielder is still suffering from a sore left forearm.
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| New York Newsday reports that General manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday that Joba Chamberlain will not start next season in the Yankees' rotation.
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| Adam Jones, CF, Baltimore Orioles | Tuesday 9/2, 5:52 PM CT |
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| Adam Jones is in the lineup for the second straight game since being activated from the disable list on Monday. The outfielder is hitting second behind behind Brian Roberts and playing his usual center field. |
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| Pat Burrell, LF, Philadelphia Phillies | Tuesday 9/2, 5:44 PM CT |
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| Pat Burrell, who did not start yesterday, did show a good sense of humor before the game. "I'm still available to come in defensively late in the game," Burrell told the team website. Burrell is of course typically replaced late in games for defensive purposes. |
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| Dan Giese, P, New York Yankees | Tuesday 9/2, 5:39 PM CT |
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| THe Yankees activated Dan Giese from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. The Yankees will continue to use Giese in relief, not in a starting role like earlier in the season. |
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| Kazuo Matsui was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. The second baseman was rehabbing a back injury.
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| Carlos Beltran, who was questionable for tonight's game in Milwaukee with a sore knee, is in the starting lineup.
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| The Boston Globe made a big deal of the one year anniversary of Clay Buchholz's no-hitter, but did qualify the report with his recent progress on the farm. Buchholz struck out 10 in his last regular-season start at Double-A Portland, and he will make at least one start in the Eastern League playoffs. |
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| Mark Lowe, P, Seattle Mariners | Tuesday 9/2, 4:38 PM CT |
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| Mark Lowe was recalled by the Mariners from Triple-A Tacoma today. He has not been with the big club for the last week due to a foot injury. |
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| The Rangers announced that catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia will miss the rest of the season with a strained right forearm muscle, this according to the Dallas Morning News.
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| Lance Broadway has been brought back to Chicago following a brief stint with Triple-A Charlotte, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
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| Josh Fields, 3B, Chicago White Sox | Tuesday 9/2, 3:51 PM CT |
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| Josh Fields has been recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
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| Jared Burton has been activated from the DL following his bout with a strained lat, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. |
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| Jordan Zimmerman won't be recalled by the Nationals as he is dealing with biceps tendinitis, according to Nationals.com. GM Jim Bowden said, "We felt it was better that we handle him like we did with John Lannan, where we shut him down. Jordan will be in big league camp. He has a chance to make our rotation out of Spring Training."
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| Cristian Guzman and Bronson Arroyo share the NL Player of the Week award, according to the AP. Guzman led the league in batting with a .552 average (16-for-29), with one homer and six RBI. Arroyo led the NL in innings pitched with 16 while going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA, including the Reds’ first complete game of the season against the Astros on Tuesday.
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| Aubrey Huff, DH, Baltimore Orioles | Tuesday 9/2, 3:06 PM CT |
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| Aubrey Huff has been named the AL Player of the Week, according to the AP. Huff earned the honor by hitting .478 (11-for-23) with four doubles, two home runs and seven RBI.
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| Ross Ohlendorf has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and is slated to make his first start with the Pirates Wednesday against the Reds, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. |
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| Jason Pridie has been recalled by Minnesota, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Ryan Jorgensen has been recalled by the Twins, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Matt Macri, 3B, Minnesota Twins | Tuesday 9/2, 2:32 PM CT |
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| Matt Macri is back in Minnesota as he was promoted from the minors, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Jose Mijares has been promoted to the Twins, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Matt Tolbert has been recalled from Triple-A Rochester, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Richie Gardner has been designated for assignment by the Brewers, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The team moved him to make room for catcher Angel Salome on the roster. |
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| Chris Capuano has been transferred from the 15 to the 60-day DL, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The team moved him to free up a roster spot for infielder Mat Gamel. |
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| Brian Wolfe, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Tuesday 9/2, 1:52 PM CT |
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| Brian Wolfe has been called up from Triple-A Syracause, according to the AP. |
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| The Jays have recalled Curtis Thigpen from Triple-A Syracuse, according to the AP. |
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| Scott Richmond has been promoted from Triple-A Syracuse, according to the AP. |
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| Kevin Mench, LF, Toronto Blue Jays | Tuesday 9/2, 1:39 PM CT |
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| Kevin Mench has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, according to the AP. |
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| Shaun Marcum has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, according to the AP. Marcum was sent to Syracuse August 23 after going 3-2 with a 6.19 ERA in seven starts since coming off the DL July 22. He had missed 27 games with a sore elbow.
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| Brad Wilkerson has been activated from the DL following his bout with back spasms, according to the AP. |
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| Justin Upton, RF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Tuesday 9/2, 1:10 PM CT |
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| Justin Upton is considered day-to-day and may not play Tuesday after getting struck in the head by a pick-off attempt on Monday night, according to the East Valley Tribune. |
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| Robert Andino has been recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque just a few days after being sent down, according to the Miami Herald. |
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| Eulogio De La Cruz is back with the Marlins as he has been recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque, according to the Miami Herald. |
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| Dallas McPherson has been promoted from Triple-A Albuquerque, according to the Miami Herald. |
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| Radhames Liz has been brough back from Triple-A Norfolk a few days after being sent down, according to the AP. |
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| Bob McCrory, P, Baltimore Orioles | Tuesday 9/2, 12:04 PM CT |
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| Bob McCrory has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, according to the AP. |
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| As expected, Kam Mickolio has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk, according to the AP. |
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| Yusmeiro Petit isn't a household fantasy name, but the 23 year old has allowed just 10 total runs in his six starts since taking over for Micah Owings. He has 18 strike outs in 23 innings, while walking just two. |
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| John Lannan, P, Washington Nationals | Tuesday 9/2, 11:55 AM CT |
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| John Lannan squares off against the Phillies tonight. The lefty is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in two career starts versus Philadelphia, and has the tough mound task of stalling the bats of the Phils and outpitching fellow southpaw Cole Hamels. |
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