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| Jason Berken was bad again on Saturday, pitching just four innings as the Orioles got routed by the Angels 11-4. |
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| Sean O'Sullivan kept the Angels in the game Saturday night, allowing four earned runs in 5.2 innings, as the Halos eventually broke out and pummeled the Orioles 11-4. |
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| Adam Jones, CF, Baltimore Orioles | Saturday 7/4, 11:41 PM CT |
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| Adam Jones went 3-for-4 with two RBIs on Saturday night, good for his first multi-RBI game since June 13, but the Orioles still lost to the Angels, 11-4. |
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| Vladimir Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs, his most since August 6 last season, on Saturday as the Angels crushed the Orioles 11-4 in Anaheim. |
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| Clint Barmes clubbed his tenth home run of the season on Saturday, and drove in two runs, but the Rockies fell to the Diamondbacks 9-6 at home. |
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| Yusmeiro Petit was lit up in his first start back from the disabled list on Saturday, allowing four earned runs in just three innings of work. The Diamondbacks still won, though, 9-6 in Denver. |
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| Aaron Cook, P, Colorado Rockies | Saturday 7/4, 11:20 PM CT |
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| Aaron Cook was tagged for two earned runs in an injury-shortened five inning outing on Saturday, and took a no-decision as the Rockies lost 9-6 to Arizona. |
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| Mark Reynolds hit his 23rd home run of the season on Saturday night as the Diamondbacks pounded the Rockies 9-6. |
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| Stephen Drew, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks | Saturday 7/4, 11:16 PM CT |
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| Stephen Drew went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs on Saturday as the Diamondbacks outslugged the Rockies 9-6 in Denver. |
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| Jason Bartlett kept up his amazing season on Saturday, going 2-for-3 while hitting his eighth home run. It wasn't enough, however, as Tampa was beaten handily by Texas, 12-4. |
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| Michael Young helped pace the Rangers to a 12-4 rout of the Rays on the Fourth of July, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. |
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| Andruw Jones went 2-for-5 went a home run and four RBIs, his most since September 21, 2006, on Saturday, as the Rangers blew out the Rays 12-4. |
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| David Price, P, Tampa Bay Rays | Saturday 7/4, 10:05 PM CT |
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| David Price got rocked on Saturday, surrendering six earned runs in in just 1.1 innings of work, as the Rangers routed the Rays 12-4 in Arlington. |
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| Josh Hamilton will not rejoin the Rangers on Sunday as originally planned because his scheduled rehab start was rained out on Saturday, according to Marc Lancaster of the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Aaron Cook, P, Colorado Rockies | Saturday 7/4, 9:54 PM CT |
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| The Denver Post's Dave Krieger is reporting that Rockies ace Aaron Cook left the game on Saturday after having "the wind knocked out of him" on a dive. |
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| Ben Francisco went 3-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBIs as the Indians beat Oakland 5-2 on the Fourth of July. |
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| Grady Sizemore had his second straight two-hit game on Saturday, and drove in two runs as the Indians dispatched Oakland 5-2. |
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| Orlando Cabrera had one of his better games of the season on Saturday, going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a steal, but it wasn't enough, as Cleveland defeated the A's 5-2 on the Fourth of July. |
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| Carl Pavano, P, Minnesota Twins | Saturday 7/4, 9:08 PM CT |
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| Carl Pavano won his seventh start of the season on Saturday, striking out three in 6.2 innings of the work as the Indians defeated the A's 5-2. |
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| Vin Mazzaro, P, Oakland Athletics | Saturday 7/4, 9:05 PM CT |
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| Vin Mazzaro lost for the third straight start on Saturday, surrendering four earned runs in six innings as the Indians won 5-2. |
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| Chien-Ming Wang is headed to the disabled list with a right shoulder strain, according to The Journal News. |
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| Hanley Ramirez hit another home run on Saturday, his 14th of the season, and contributed two RBIs as the Marlins beat the Pirates 5-3 on the Fourth of July. |
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| Emilio Bonifacio was 3-for-4 with a steal and two runs scored on Saturday, as the Marlins beat the Pirates 5-3 at home. |
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| Zach Duke, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Saturday 7/4, 7:55 PM CT |
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| Zach Duke took his seventh loss of the season on Saturday, allowing four runs in six innings of work, as the Marlins beat Pittsburgh 5-3 on the Fourth of July. |
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| Andrew Miller scattered seven hits over 6.2 innings of work on Saturday, while allowing three earned runs, which was enough to earn his third victory of the season, as the Marlins beat Pittsburgh 5-3. |
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| Andy LaRoche, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates | Saturday 7/4, 7:49 PM CT |
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| Andy LaRoche went 2-for-4 with a home run on Saturday, but the Pirates lost 5-3 to the Marlins in Miami. |
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| Henry Blanco is headed to the disabled list with a strained right hamstring, according to Corey Brock of MLB.com. |
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| Pablo Sandoval left Saturday's game in the sixth inning with a skinned knee, according to the San Jose Mercury News. |
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| Heath Bell, P, San Diego Padres | Saturday 7/4, 6:48 PM CT |
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| Heath Bell pitched 1.2 innings on Saturday to secure his 23rd save of the season, as the Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4. |
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| David Eckstein picked up his 32nd and 33rd RBIs of the season on Saturday, helping the Padres to a 7-4 victory over the Dodgers on the Fourth of July. |
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| Manny Ramirez hit his first post-suspension home run on Saturday, his seventh of the season, but it wasn't enough as the Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 in San Diego. |
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| Everth Cabrera led the Padres to victory on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored as the Friars beat the Dodgers 7-4 on the Fourth of July. |
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| Josh Geer, P, San Diego Padres | Saturday 7/4, 6:37 PM CT |
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| Josh Geer kept the Padres in the game with six gutty innings on Saturday, but took a no-decision as the Padres beat Los Angeles 7-4. |
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| Randy Wolf, P, Los Angeles Dodgers | Saturday 7/4, 6:35 PM CT |
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| Randy Wolf struck out eight in six effective innings of work on Saturday, but took a no-decision as the Dodgers lost 7-4 to the Padres in San Diego. |
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| Justin Morneau paced the Twins to victory on Saturday, going 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs as the Twinkies beat Detroit 4-3. |
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| Magglio Ordonez homered for only the second time since April 27 on Saturday, and drove in all three Tigers runs in a 4-3 losing effort in Minnesota. |
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| Francisco Liriano went seven innings for the second straight start on Saturday, but took a no-decision as the Twins beat the Tigers 4-3. |
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| Edwin Jackson struck out nine in 6.1 innings of work on Saturday, but did not factor into the decision as the Tigers lost 4-3 to the Twins on the Fourth of July. |
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| Jimmy Rollins reached base three times and drove in two runs on Saturday, as the Phillies beat the Mets 4-1 in Philadelphia. |
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| Shane Victorino went 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI as the Phillies beat the Mets 4-1 on the Fourth of July. |
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| Fernando Nieve was mostly ineffective on the Fourth of July, walking six and surrendering four runs in 5.2 innings of work, and the Mets lost 4-1 to the Phillies. |
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| Alex Cora, SS, New York Mets | Saturday 7/4, 6:14 PM CT |
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| Alex Cora had his first three hit game since June 16 on Saturday, but he was the only Met hitting, as the Amazins lost 4-1 to the Phillies in Philadelphia. |
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| Jamie Moyer, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Saturday 7/4, 6:12 PM CT |
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| Jamie Moyer won his third straight start on Saturday, and lowered his ERA to below 6.00, as the Phillies beat the hapless Mets 4-1. |
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| Carlos Lee, LF, Houston Astros | Saturday 7/4, 5:51 PM CT |
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| Carlos Lee helped contribute to an offensive day to forget for Houston on Saturday, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, as the Astros got dominated by San Francisco and Tim Lincecum 9-0. |
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| Pablo Sandoval upped his average to .333 on Saturday, going 2-for-2 with an RBI as the Giants rolled Houston 9-0 at home. |
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| Aaron Rowand, CF, San Francisco Giants | Saturday 7/4, 5:46 PM CT |
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| Aaron Rowand was 2-for-4 with two RBIs on the Fourth of July, as the Giants easily beat Houston 9-0. |
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| Tim Lincecum, P, San Francisco Giants | Saturday 7/4, 5:42 PM CT |
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| Tim Lincecum was masterful again on Saturday, striking out nine Astros in seven innings of work, as San Francisco rolled to an 9-0 victory on the Fourth of July. |
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| Russ Ortiz, P, Colorado Rockies | Saturday 7/4, 5:42 PM CT |
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| Russ Ortiz had a disastrous outing on Saturday, surrendering eight earned runs in just 5.2 innings of work while walking five, as the Astros got dominated by Tim Lincecum and San Francisco 9-0. |
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| Adam Lind, DH, Toronto Blue Jays | Saturday 7/4, 5:33 PM CT |
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| Adam Lind continued his torrid 2009 hitting on the Fourth of July, socking his team leading 17th home run, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Jays lost 6-5 to the Yankees in 12 innings. |
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| Jorge Posada homered in the fourth inning on Saturday, and also singled in the game winning run in the 12th inning, as the Yanks outlasted the Blue Jays 6-5 in New York. |
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| Robinson Cano had one of the worst games of his career on Saturday, going 0-for-6 while stranding ten runners, but the Yankees still beat the Blue Jays 6-5 in 12 innings. |
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| Roy Halladay was largely ineffective in his second start since coming off the disabled list on June 29, allowing five earned runs and three home runs in seven innings as the Blue Jays eventually lost to the Yankees 6-5 in 12 innings. |
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| Brett Tomko, P, Oakland Athletics | Saturday 7/4, 5:19 PM CT |
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| Brett Tomko earned his first win since April 6, 2008 on Saturday, as the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 6-5 in 12 innings. |
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| Alberto Callaspo paced the Royals to a 6-4 victory over the White Sox on the Fourth of July, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored. |
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| Gordon Beckham went 2-for-4 on Saturday, including his third major league home run, but it wasn't enough as Chicago lost 6-4 to the Royals in Kansas City. |
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| Jermaine Dye hit his 19th home run of the season on Saturday, but the White Sox lost 6-4 to the Royals in Kansas City. |
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| Gavin Floyd, P, Chicago White Sox | Saturday 7/4, 5:03 PM CT |
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| Gavin Floyd failed to pitch at least six innings for the first time since May 17 on Saturday, and took the loss as the Royals beat Chicago 6-4 on the Fourth of July. |
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| Luke Hochevar wasn't overly effective on the Fourth of July, allowing nine hits, including two home runs, but still got his second straight win as the Royals beat the White Sox 6-4. |
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| Chris Woodward went 2-for-3 on Saturday, and drove in the winning run in the ninth inning as the Mariners beat Boston 3-2 at Fenway Park. |
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| Russell Branyan drove in two more runs on Saturday, giving him 45 for the season, as the Mariners beat the Red Sox 3-2 at Fenway Park. |
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| Jason Varitek hit his 12th home run of the season on Saturday, driving in both Sox runs, but Boston fell to Seattle 3-2. |
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| Garrett Olson walked four in six innings on Saturday, but also struck out five and surrendered only two runs, as the Mariners scored in the ninth to beat Boston 3-2. |
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| Brad Penny, P, San Francisco Giants | Saturday 7/4, 4:45 PM CT |
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| Brad Penny was solid on the Fourth of July, striking out six in six innings while surrendering only two runs, but took a no-decision as the Red Sox lost 3-2 to the Mariners. |
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| Colby Rasmus, CF, St. Louis Cardinals | Saturday 7/4, 4:41 PM CT |
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| Colby Rasmus hit a towering first inning home run on the Fourth of July, his second in four games, but it wasn't enough, as the Reds beat the Cardinals 5-2. |
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| Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds | Saturday 7/4, 4:40 PM CT |
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| Joey Votto stayed hot on the Fourth of July, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a home run as the Reds beat St. Louis 5-2. |
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| Willy Taveras was 3-for-5 with a steal on the Fourth of July, as the Reds beat the Cardinals 5-2. |
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| Brad Thompson lost for the third straight start on Saturday, surrendering five runs (four earned) in five innings as Cincinnati beat St. Louis 5-2. |
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| Micah Owings notched his sixth win of the season on Saturday as the Reds beat the Cardinals 5-2. Owings went 6.2 innings and allowed two runs on six hits while walking two and striking out six. He also went 1-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run. |
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| Tommy Hanson did not factor into the decision on Saturday as the Braves fell to the Nationals by a score of 5-3. Hanson went seven innings and allowed one run on three hits while walking one and striking out five. |
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| John Lannan, P, Washington Nationals | Saturday 7/4, 3:32 PM CT |
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| John Lannan moved to 6-5 on the year Saturday as he picked up the win in the Nationals' 5-3 defeat of the Braves. Lannan went eight innings and allowed three runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out one. |
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| Milton Bradley reached base three times on Saturday in the Cubs' 11-2 loss to the Brewers. Bradley went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, a two RBI. |
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| Rich Harden got hammered by the Brewers on Saturday as the Cubs fell 11-2. Harden went only two innings and allowed seven runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out one. He is now 5-5 on the year. |
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| Casey McGehee had a monster day at the dish on Saturday in the Brewers' 11-2 win over the Cubs. McGehee went 4-for-5 with a triple, a home run, three runs scored, and five RBI. He was a double short of the cycle. |
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| Braden Looper notched his seventh win of the season on Saturday as the Brewers demolished the Cubs 11-2. Looper went six innings and allowed two runs on six hits while walking three and striking out three. |
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| Adam Dunn, LF, Washington Nationals | Saturday 7/4, 2:40 PM CT |
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| The Miami Herald is reporting that Nationals' outfielder Adam Dunn hit his 300th career home run on Saturday against the Braves. Dunn took rookie Tommy Hanson deep in the bottom of the seventh. Dunn was 2-for-3 in the game with two RBI. |
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| Updating a previous report, Blue Jays' beat writer Jordan Bastian is reporting on his Twitter page that Yankees' starter Chien-Ming Wang left the game with a right shoulder strain. He is set to undergo an MRI later today. |
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| The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that Yankees' starter Chien-Ming Wang left Saturday's start in the top of the sixth with an unspecified injury. On the previous pitch, Blue Jays' DH Adam Lind hit a go-ahead two-run homer. |
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| Thanks to a slight tweak in the rotation, White Sox' ace Mark Buehrle will make two more starts before the All-Star break, according to MLB.com. Buehrle was originally scheduled to start Wednesday, but instead he has been moved up to Tuesday which will allow him to return on Sunday. |
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| According to the Dallas Morning News, the Texas Rangers have promoted top prospect Justin Smoak to Triple-A. Smoak was the team's first round pick in the 2008 draft. |
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| According to Metsblog.com, the team has removed pitcher Tim Redding from the rotation to make room for Oliver Perez. Redding will be used as a long reliever going forward. |
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| Matt Downs, 2B, San Francisco Giants | Saturday 7/4, 1:36 PM CT |
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| The San Francisco Giants have optioned infielder Matt Downs to Triple-A Fresno in order to make room for Rich Aurilia's activation from the bereavement list, according to TSN. Downs hit only .194 with the Giants since his call up. |
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| Rich Aurilia, 1B, San Francisco Giants | Saturday 7/4, 1:32 PM CT |
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| TSN is reporting that the Giants have activated infielder Rich Aurilia from the bereavement list. He was out while attending the funeral of his father. |
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| The Twins have recalled pitcher Anthony Swarzak from Triple-A Rochester to replace the injured Kevin Slowey, according to TSN. Swarzak is expected to take Slowey's spot in the rotation for the time being. |
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| TSN is reporting that the Twins have placed starter Kevin Slowey on the 15-day DL with a strained right wrist. In a corresponding move, the team promoted pitcher Anthony Swarzak from Triple-A. |
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| Sean Rodriguez has been sent back to Triple-A Salt Lake by the Angels, according to TSN. The team recalled Howie Kendrick in the corresponding move. |
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| According to TSN.ca, the Angels have recalled infielder Howie Kendrick from Triple-A Salt Lake. In a corresponding move, the team optioned infielder Sean Rodriguez. |
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| According to the Baltimore Sun, Orioles' shortstop Cesar Izturis took live batting practice before Friday's game and is expected to go out on a rehab assignment in the next few days. Izturis is still recovering from an appendectomy. |
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| The New York Daily News is reporting that Mets' pitcher Oliver Perez has rejoined the team in anticipation of his activation next week. Perez has been confirmed as the starter for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers. |
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| According to MLB.com, Cubs' manager Lou Pinella has decided to move Alfonso Soriano down from his leadoff spot in the order. Soriano is hitting sixth on Saturday, while Kosuke Fukudome takes over the leadoff duties. |
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| David Ortiz, DH, Boston Red Sox | Saturday 7/4, 12:27 PM CT |
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| David Ortiz is not in the Red Sox lineup for their Saturday afternoon game against the Mariners. He is being replaced by Rocco Baldelli as the DH. |
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| Brendan Ryan, SS, St. Louis Cardinals | Saturday 7/4, 12:21 PM CT |
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| Cardinals' beat writer Matthew Leach is reporting on his Twitter page that shortstop Brendan Ryan was a late scratch from Saturday's game with "gastrointestinal stress." He was replaced by Tyler Greene in the lineup. |
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| According to MLB.com, Padres' pitcher Cha Seung Baek threw 40 pitches in a simulated game on Friday. Baek is said to be recovering well from a strained right forearm. |
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| MLB.com is reporting that the Dodgers have moved pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL. Kuo is still recovering from a strained left elbow. |
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| MLB.com is reporting that the Diamondbacks have activated starter Yusmeiro Petit to start Saturday's game. Petit has been out of the rotation since he went on the DL in May. |
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| Jorge Posada is back in the Yankees' lineup for their game Saturday against the Blue Jays. Posada has missed the last two games with swelling on his injured thumb. |
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| According to MLB.com, Cardinals' closer Ryan Franklin is unavailable for Saturday's game against the Reds. Franklin has pitched in three consecutive games, and he may get the rest of the weekend off. |
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| Jeff Baker, 2B, Chicago Cubs | Saturday 7/4, 9:37 AM CT |
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| MLB.com is reporting that the Cubs plan to use newly acquired Jeff Baker in a multitude of roles going forward. The Cubs traded for Baker on July 2. |
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| MLB.com is reporting that the Yankees plan to give third baseman Alex Rodriguez a day off at some point during their weekend series against the Blue Jays. A-Rod homered in the first game of the series on Friday. |
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| Scott Downs, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Saturday 7/4, 8:39 AM CT |
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| MLB.com is reporting that Blue Jays' closer Scott Downs could be activated this weekend after throwing a successful bullpen session on Friday. Downs has been out with a strained big toe in his left foot. |
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| Matt Herges, P, Colorado Rockies | Saturday 7/4, 8:24 AM CT |
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| MLB.com is reporting that the Indians are expected to designate pitcher Matt Herges for assignment to make room for the newly acquired Wilson Abreu. Herges is 2-1 with a 3.55 ERA this season. |
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| Mark Ellis, 2B, Oakland Athletics | Saturday 7/4, 8:16 AM CT |
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| According to MLB.com, A's infielder Mark Ellis missed the start of Friday's game in Cleveland due to the birth of his child. He was in attendance in CLeveland on Friday night, but he was not in time to start. |
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| MLB.com is reporting that Giants' catcher Bengie Molina got the day off on Friday. He was replaced by Eli Whiteside behind the plate. It was just a routine day off, and was not due to injury. |
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| Kyle Lohse, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Saturday 7/4, 7:54 AM CT |
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| According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cardinals' starter Kyle Lohse is expected to need only one more rehab start before he is able to return to the rotation. Lohse is scheduled to pitch on Tuesday in Triple-A Memphis. |
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| Placido Polanco went 3-for-8 with two runs scored and three RBI in the Tigers' 11-9, 16-inning win over the Twins on Friday. |
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| Justin Morneau was 3-for-7 with a double, a walk and an RBI in the Twins' 11-9 marathon, 16-inning loss to the Tigers on Friday. |
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| Manny Ramirez was 0-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup on Friday night. |
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| Adrian Gonzalez was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the Padres 6-3 loss to the Dodgers on Friday. |
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| Rafael Furcal went 4-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in the Dodgers' 6-3 win over the Padres on Friday. |
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| Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-5 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored in the Giants' 13-0 win over the Astros. |
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| Ryan Sadowski just keeps getting it done. The young hurler tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and a walk in the Giants' convincing 13-0 win over Houston. |
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| Aubrey Huff, 1B, Detroit Tigers | Saturday 7/4, 12:12 AM CT |
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| Aubrey Huff was 2-for-4 with a three run homer in the Orioles' 6-4 win over the Angels on Friday. |
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| In his return to action on Friday night, Ervin Santana was promptly rocked by the Orioles. He allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits and three walks over just five inning. He was took the loss as the Angels fell 6-4. |
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