| Jack Wilson, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates | Sunday 9/7, 11:48 PM CT |
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| Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson threw on Sunday as he recovers from a contusion to his right finger, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He may be able to play in the team's series against he Astros. |
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| Nyjer Morgan will play winter ball for the Pirates this offseason, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Joining him will be relievers Jesse Chavez and Dave Davidson, and outfielders Steve Pearce and Chris Duffy. |
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| Zack Greinke struck out eight in Sunday's game against the Cleveland Indians, and he and fellow starter Gil Meche have a combined 325 strikeouts on the season, according to the Kansas City Star. That is the most by a Royals tandem since 1997. |
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| Tony Clark, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks | Sunday 9/7, 11:26 PM CT |
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| Usually, the Diamondbacks make their rookies wear costumes on the way home from road trips at the end of the year, but after losing to the Dodgers and falling further behind them in the division, Tony Clark told the rookies to change because it was an inappropriate time, according to the Arizona Republic. |
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| The Dodgers will have broadcaster Vin Scully back for a 60th season of calling games, according to the Los Angeles Times. However, he plans to take it year-by-year after that, saying, "I'm really weary talking about beyond this afternoon. ... There's a beginning, a middle and an end for all of us. I know that I have a lot more yesterdays than I have tomorrows." |
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| J.J. Putz, P, Seattle Mariners | Sunday 9/7, 11:00 PM CT |
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| J.J. Putz picked up his 12th save of the season on Sunday, and now has 98 for his career, good for second on the all-time saves list for the Mariners, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. |
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| Carlos Silva was scratched from his start on Sunday, and with his wife expecting a child this week, Silva is leaving to be with her and may miss another start, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. |
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| Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins went 1-for-10 in both games of his team's doubleheader against the Mets. Rollins went 1-for-5 in game one, but went hitless in five at-bats in the second game, a 6-3 Mets victory. |
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| Carlos Delgado hit two home runs off of Phillies starter Cole Hamels, and went 3-for-4 with four RBI in the Mets 6-3 win over Philadelphia. His RBI gave him an even 100 on the season. |
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| Cole Hamels, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Sunday 9/7, 10:19 PM CT |
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| Cole Hamels allowed five runs in five innings in the Phillies 6-3 loss to the Mets. The lefty saw his record fall to 12-9. |
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| Needing a win to salvage a split in the Mets doubleheader with the Phillies, Johan Santana pitched well, going 7.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits while striking out six in New York's 6-3 win. |
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| The Pittsburgh Pirates tied the record for most consecutive losing seasons in the history of professional sports with their loss on Sunday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Pirates have not had a winning record in 16 years. |
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| Matt Brown, 3B, Los Angeles Angels | Sunday 9/7, 9:20 PM CT |
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| The Los Angeles Angels recalled Matt Brown, Freddy Sandoval and Bobby Wilson from Triple-A on Sunday, according to the Orange County Register. |
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| Despite his considerable talents, Giants prospect and 2008 draftee Buster Posey will not be called up to the big leagues at the end of the Single-A playoffs in San Jose, according to the San Jose Mercury News. |
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| Phillies outfielder Geoff Jenkins will take batting practice on Monday as he attempts to return from a strained hip flexor, according to MLB.com |
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| Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Sunday 9/7, 8:51 PM CT |
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| Ryan Howard hit his 40th home run of the season on Sunday, and is the first Phillies player in team history to have 40 or more home runs three seasons in a row, according to Phillies.com. |
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| Alex Rodriguez went 0-for-10 in the series against his former team, the Seattle Mariners, according to the Seattle Times. The paper also notes that he went hitless in just one other series this season, against the Rangers, whom he also played for. |
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| After his bullpen session on Sunday, Marlins closer Kevin Gregg said he just has to deal with the pain in his knee, and that he should be able to pitch through it, according to the Palm Beach Post. |
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| Marlins catcher Matt Treanor had to leave the team's game against the Cardinals after he hit a foul ball off his knee in the second inning, according to the Palm Beach Post. |
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| Dmitri Young, 1B, Washington Nationals | Sunday 9/7, 8:11 PM CT |
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| Dmitri Young has been activated from the 15-day disabled list, according to Nationals.com. He was put on the DL because he had trouble getting his diabetes under control. |
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| Royals pitcher Brian Bannister has not won a game in 12 starts, but the team thinks he has gotten better in the last eight, according to Royals.com. "When he was going through the bad streak, he had multiple bad innings and multiple bad starts. He stopped that as of probably four outings ago," Royals manager Trey Hillman said. |
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| Vicente Padilla will return to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday when the team heads to Seattle to face off against the Mariners, according to TexasRangers.com. |
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| David Ortiz said, "My hand is not OK. It's still bothering me," according to RedSox.com. However, he did say that pain was not the problem, just occasional clicking, and he will play through it. |
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| Manny Ramirez continues to bomb away with the Dodgers, as he went 2-for-3 with one run scored in Los Angeles' 5-3 win over Arizona. |
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| Adam Dunn, LF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Sunday 9/7, 6:53 PM CT |
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| Adam Dunn hit his 36th home run of the year in a 2-for-4 performance against the Dodgers, but Arizona fell by the score of 5-3. |
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| In the battle of phenom vs. phenom, Clayton Kershaw's Dodgers beat Max Scherzer's Diamondbacks, 5-3, but Scherzer had the better individual performance. Kershaw last just four innings, giving up three earned runs, striking out four and allowing two home runs. |
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| Max Scherzer started for the Diamondbacks Sunday and threw five innings, giving up three runs while striking out 11 in his team's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers. |
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| Geoff Geary threw a 50-pitch simulated game on Sunday, and will be back in the Astros bullpen on Tuesday, according to Astros.com. |
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| Nate Schierholtz continues to rake, as he went 2-for-3 in the Giants 11-6 win over the Pirates. Schierholtz is hitting .500 so far on the season. |
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| Pirates shortstop Brian Bixler had an awful game in his team's 11-6 loss to the Giants. In his three at-bats in the game, he did not make contact, striking out all three times. |
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| San Francisco catcher Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-3 with a double and five RBI in the Giants 11-6 win over the Pirates. |
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| Jeff Karstens went just three innings, as he allowed eight runs (five earned) on six hits, as he suffered the loss in the Giants 11-6 win over Pittsburgh. |
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| Fantasy owners expecting to get Mets closer Billy Wagner back for the stretch run may have to come up with a new plan. The lefty experienced further elbow discomfort after throwing to just a single batter in his simulated game on Sunday, according to the N.Y. Post. |
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| The Pirates Nate McLouth dove for a line drive and missed, and the ball hit him in the face, forcing him to leave the game and get three stitches, according to the AP. |
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| Derek Jeter, SS, New York Yankees | Sunday 9/7, 5:56 PM CT |
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| Derek Jeter hit a solo home run, his tenth of the year, in a 2-for-3 day, but the Yankees succumbed to the Mariners, 5-2. |
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| Adrian Beltre reached 13 games with his hitting streak by helping Seattle to a 5-2 win over the Yankees. Beltre went 2-for-3 on the day, with a home run and two RBI. |
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| Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina suffered his eighth loss of the season, tossing six innings and surrendering four earned runs in his team's 5-2 loss to Seattle. |
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| Jason Bay, LF, Boston Red Sox | Sunday 9/7, 5:42 PM CT |
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| Jason Bay hit his 27th home run of the season, and collected his 94th RBI in a 2-for-5 performance in the Red Sox 7-2 win over the Rangers. |
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| It was an uneventful day for Rangers shortstop Michael Young, as he failed to get a hit in four at-bats, and failed to make contact in three of those at-bats, striking out three times in the Rangers 7-2 loss to Boston. |
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| Paul Byrd, P, Boston Red Sox | Sunday 9/7, 5:36 PM CT |
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| Paul Byrd had a very nice game for the Red Sox, pitching six shutout innings against the Rangers, helping Boston to a 7-2 win. |
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| Chipper Jones got three hits in six at-bats, but it was not enough, as the Braves fell to the Nationals by the score of 7-4. |
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| Michael Bourn went 0-for-4, but he did take a walk and steal his 37th base of the season as the Astros beat the Rockies 7-5. |
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| Brad Hawpe, RF, Colorado Rockies | Sunday 9/7, 5:29 PM CT |
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| Brad Hawpe had two hits, including a three-run home run, though the Rockies bullpen blew a lead and the team fell to the Astros, 7-5. |
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| Jose Valverde got save number 40 on the season, striking out the side when closing out the Astros 7-5 victory over the Rockies. |
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| Anderson Hernandez did not get a base hit, but he was still on base four times, going 0-for-3 with four walks in Washington's 7-4 win over Atlanta. |
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| Elijah Dukes, RF, Washington Nationals | Sunday 9/7, 5:16 PM CT |
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| In an otherwise forgettable day for Elijah Dukes, his bases loaded double in the 14th inning scored all three Nationals runners, as Washington took down the Braves, 7-4. Dukes was 0-for-6 in the game before that at-bat. |
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| B.J. Ryan, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Sunday 9/7, 5:12 PM CT |
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| B.J. Ryan has had a relatively successful season as the Blue Jays closer, but his lack of command has been a bit of an issue, according to BlueJays.com. "It's not a velocity issue. It's his command. I had the surgery, and I know sometimes you lose a little bit of a feel for the ball," said Jays pitching coach Brad Arnsberg. |
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| Brad Penny, P, Los Angeles Dodgers | Sunday 9/7, 5:05 PM CT |
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| There is a possibility that Dodgers hurler Brad Penny will be back with the team after next weekend, according to Dodgers.com. Penny threw a bullpen session on Friday and is scheduled to throw two more before being activated. |
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| Takashi Saito threw 16 pitches without pain in a simulated game on Sunday, and he could be ready to go by next weekend if everything goes right, according to Dodgers.com. |
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| Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota Twins | Sunday 9/7, 4:51 PM CT |
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| Despite going 3-for-5 and scoring a run, Twins catcher Joe Mauer could not lead his team to a win over the Tigers, falling by the score of 7-5. |
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| Miguel Cabrera had two hits in five at-bats, including his 32nd home run of the season, to help the Tigers to a 7-5 win over the Twins. |
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| Minnesota's Glen Perkins lost just his fourth game of the year by allowing five runs (three earned) in 5.2 innings in the Twins 7-5 loss to the Tigers. |
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| Victor Martinez was the DH for the Indians, and he got two hits in three at-bats while driving in all three Cleveland runs in their 3-1 win over the Royals. |
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| Jose Guillen went 2-for-3 and scored the Royals lone run in their 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians. |
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| Cliff Lee, P, Cleveland Indians | Sunday 9/7, 4:34 PM CT |
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| Indians pitcher Cliff Lee won his 21st game of the season by throwing 7.1 innings and giving up just one run on seven hits in the Tribe's 3-1 win over the Royals. |
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| Francisco Rodriguez is now two short of tying the all-time single season saves record, as he accumulated his 55th of the season by striking out two White Sox in the ninth inning of the Angels 3-2 win. |
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| Jermaine Dye has had better games than the one he played in the White Sox 3-2 loss to the Angels. Dye went 0-for-3 and struck out twice. |
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| After a rough end to the month of August, Joe Saunders has had a much better September, and continued that Sunday by leading the Angels to a 3-2 win over the White Sox. Saunders went 7.1 innings and surrendered two earned runs on four hits. |
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| Greg Dobbs, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies | Sunday 9/7, 4:21 PM CT |
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| Greg Dobbs had a double, home run, scored twice and knocked in three in a 2-for-4 performance Sunday against New York. The Phillies wound up with a 6-2 victory. |
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| David Wright went 1-for-4 and knocked in one run, but the Mets lost to the Phillies by the score of 6-2. |
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| Jamie Moyer, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Sunday 9/7, 4:15 PM CT |
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| Jamie Moyer continued his great season, winning his 13th game of the year by going seven innings and allowing just two hits in the Phillies 6-2 win over the Mets. |
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| Albert Pujols had just one hit in four at-bats, but it was an important two-run home run that would propel the Cardinals to a 3-1 win against the Marlins. It was his second home run in as many days. |
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| Mike Jacobs, 1B, Kansas City Royals | Sunday 9/7, 4:06 PM CT |
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| Marlins first baseman Mike Jacobs hit his 30th home run of the year in a 2-for-3 effort, but it was not good enough, as Florida lost 3-1 to the Cardinals. |
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| Adam Wainwright had a great outing against the Marlins, throwing eight innings and allowing just one run on six hits while striking out six in the Cardinals 3-1 win. |
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| Headley went 2-for-5 with his ninth home run of the season for the Padres on Sunday. |
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| Young came within four outs of a perfect game on Sunday before allowing a home run to Gabe Kapler. He finished the game with his fifth win of the season, allowing two hits, one run, no walks and striking out five. |
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| Rodriguez left Sunday's game in the second inning with a left oblique strain, the Associate Press reports. |
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| Longoria, activated from the DL on Saturday, took 60 swings before Sunday's game, the Associated Press reports. |
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| Dickerson was scratched from Sunday's lineup with a sore ankle, but he pinch hit in the ninth inning. |
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| Soriano went 0-for-3 but continued his onslaught for fantasy owners by swiping two bases on Sunday. |
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| Wood entered Sunday's game with a two-run lead but picked up the loss after allowing three runs, two earned. |
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| Matt Garza, P, Tampa Bay Rays | Sunday 9/7, 3:02 PM CT |
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| Garza lost his ninth game of the season on Sunday despite allowing only one run in seven innings. He allowed four hits, one walk and struck out seven. |
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| Purcey threw eight scoreless innings on Sunday to improve his record to 3-5. He allowed six hits, three walks and struck out seven. |
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| Byrd returned to the starting lineup on Sunday after missing time with a sprained thumb. |
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| Backe will miss his scheduled start on Monday with tightness in his forearm near his elbow, the Houston Chronicle reports. |
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| Silva has been scratched from Sunday's start with a stiff back and will be replaced by Ryan Feierabend, reports the Seattle Times. He injured his back shagging flyballs on Saturday. |
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| The Angels called up Jepsen from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday. |
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| John Maine, P, New York Mets | Sunday 9/7, 1:37 PM CT |
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| Maine, recovering from a bone spur in his shoulder, was told to wait another week before picking up a baseball, reports the New York Daily News. He was originally told that he could throw on Sunday. |
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| The Red Sox designated McBeth for assignment. |
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| The Red Sox activated Colon (neck) from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Triple-A Pawtucket. |
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| The Red Sox recalled Hansack from Triple-A Pawtucket. |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Dickerson was scratched from Sunday's game with a sore left ankle. |
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| Brian Barton, LF, St. Louis Cardinals | Sunday 9/7, 12:50 PM CT |
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| Barton (oblique) has increased the aggressiveness of his workouts recently and hopes to return from the DL on Tuesday, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. |
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| Jack Wilson, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates | Sunday 9/7, 12:43 PM CT |
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| Wilson is still unable to throw due to a swollen finger, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He has missed five games with the injury. |
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| Wagner, recovering from a strained forearm, could return as early as Tuesday but will likely need at least one appearance before he is reinstated as the Mets' closer, according to Newsday. |
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| According to the Dallas Morning News, Byrd is unlikely to play on Sunday due to his sprained thumb. |
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| The Seattle Times reports Washburn has a torn abdominal muscle with a small hole in it that will keep him out for at least a week. |
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| Dan Meyer, P, Florida Marlins | Sunday 9/7, 11:42 AM CT |
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| The Oakland Tribune reports that Meyer will be demoted to long relief with Sean Gallagher returning to the starting rotation this week. |
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| Kendrick (hamstring) took grounders on Saturday and is scheduled to run on Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times. |
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| Erick Aybar, SS, Los Angeles Angels | Sunday 9/7, 11:33 AM CT |
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| Aybar (hamstring) took grounders on Saturday and is scheduled to run on Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times. |
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| Alex Gordon, 3B, Kansas City Royals | Sunday 9/7, 11:26 AM CT |
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| Gordon (hip) took soft-toss batting practice before Saturday's game, according to the Kansas City Star. |
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| Olivo should see more playing time at catcher than John Buck for the rest of the season, according to the Kansas City Star. |
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| The Padres purchased Ekstrom's contract from Double-A Portland on Saturday. |
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| Scott Lewis, P, Cleveland Indians | Sunday 9/7, 11:07 AM CT |
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| The Indians have recalled Lewis from Double-A Akron. He is expected to start on Wednesday. |
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| Indians manager Eric Wedge has no current plans to give Barfield a start at second base, reports the Akron Beacon Journal. |
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| The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Hafner's 20-day rehab assignment ended Saturday. The Indians have not decided whether to activate him or give him simulated work as he recovers from a shoulder injury. |
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| Adam Miller, P, Cleveland Indians | Sunday 9/7, 10:53 AM CT |
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| Miller will play in the Dominican Winter League this off-season, reports The Cleveland Plain Dealer. He missed most of this season with a finger injury, and the Indians have not decided whether he will start or relieve this winter. |
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| Scott Lewis, P, Cleveland Indians | Sunday 9/7, 10:45 AM CT |
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| The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Lewis will start on Wednesday in place of Anthony Reyes, who will miss the start with soreness in his elbow. |
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| Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon is considering giving Iwamura the day off on Sunday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
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| Crawford (finger) is on schedule to return in a limited role as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement during the last week of the season, reports the St. Petersburg Times. |
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