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| Gary Sheffield (DH - DET) | |
| 5/15/08 | The left-field experiment for Sheffield is over. He has resumed the role of DH for Detroit. Manager Jim Leyland believes playing the field would not help his shoulder to heal. He will see some time in left this weekend as the team travels to Arizona for interleague play. |
| Jason Bartlett (SS - TB) | |
| 5/15/08 | Bartlett was scratched from Thursday's game as he dealt with a family situation. It is unknown if he will be available for the Rays over the weekend in St. Louis. |
| Nathan Haynes (OF - TB) | |
| 5/15/08 | Haynes cleared waivers and the Rays are waiting to see if he will accept assignment to AAA. |
| Mark Ellis (2B - OAK) | |
| 5/15/08 | Ellis remains out of the lineup with his strained hamstring. He has not played since Sunday. He likely won;t play Friday either but a trip to the DL seems unlikely. |
| Ian Kennedy (P - NYY) | |
| 5/15/08 | Kennedy has been re-called from Triple-A and will start on Thursday against the Rays. |
| Alex Hinshaw (P - SF) | |
| 5/15/08 | Giants purchased the contract of Hinshaw from Triple-A. He'll be making his major league debut. Good for him, nothing else. |
| Merkin Valdez (P - SF) | |
| 5/15/08 | Giants placed Valdez on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow strain. |
| Carlos Gomez (OF - MIN) | |
| 5/15/08 | Because Gomez has the flu, he did not start today against the Blue Jays. He told manager Ron Gardenhire that he could play, but the manager rested him and kept him available as a late-game pinch-runner. He is batting .272 with 22 runs, 12 extra-base hits, 14 RBI, and 16 stolen bases in 147 at-bats. |
| Nick Johnson (1B - WSH) | |
| 5/15/08 | Nationals placed Johnson on the 15-day disabled list with a torn tendon sheath in his right wrist. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. |
| Alex Rodriguez (3B - NYY) | |
| 5/15/08 | Rodriguez will run the bases today and this could be his final test before starting a rehab assignment. He hopes to be back with the Yankees on Tuesday. |
| Kei Igawa (P - NYY) | |
| 5/15/08 | Yankees optioned Igawa to Triple-A. |
| Mark Mulder (P - STL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Mark Mulder expressed optimism Wednesday, a day after he threw a bullpen session, and the left-hander hopes to return to game action soon. Mulder, who is recuperating from 2007 rotator cuff surgery, made five Minor League rehabilitation starts before returning to the disabled list with what the Cardinals called a "mild rotator cuff strain." He sat for a week before getting back on the mound on Tuesday, and he felt no ill effects after his most recent mound session. "I just feel a lot better," Mulder said. "I didn't really think that a few days would do much. I just kind of thought it would feel the same. But throwing yesterday, my arm felt a lot better. Why, I'm not really sure, but it just did." Mulder likely benefited from the time off, but perhaps a greater benefit in the long run was the ability to start with a fresh 30 days on his rehabilitation clock. He does not need to spend 15 more days shelved before he returns to Minor League games, and Mulder believes he is close to being ready to get back in a game. |
| Tyler Johnson (P - STL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Tyler Johnson underwent surgery on his ailing left shoulder on Wednesday, and while the procedure was successful, Johnson will be out for quite a long time. According to a release from the team, Johnson had "arthroscopic surgery with debridement of scar tissue" in his pitching shoulder. He is expected to be unavailable for what the team said is "a minimum of six months." Johnson was initially diagnosed with tendinitis and a rotator cuff strain, though the club has more recently called his injury "capsulitis." The operation brings an end to a lengthy period of uncertainty. Johnson first came down with shoulder trouble early in Spring Training, and he didn't appear in a single Grapefruit League game. Rehabilitation appeared to take, though, and Johnson finally began throwing off a mound recently. |
| Jason Kendall (C - MIL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Jason Kendall has thrown out 40.7 percent of would-be base stealers this season (11-for-27). |
| David Riske (P - MIL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Brewers reliever David Riske hyper-extended his right elbow throwing a pitch in the eighth inning Wednesday and will be examined by the team's physician on Thursday. |
| Manny Parra (P - MIL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Parra pitched 6 2/3 giving up 7 hits and only 1 earned run against the Dodgers Wednesday night. He also hit a 2-run double to help his cause. However he did not record a win as Guillermo Mota blew his first save of the season. |
| Guillermo Mota (P - MIL) | |
| 5/15/08 | After recording his first save Monday, Mota blew his first save Wednesday against the Dodgers. |
| Brett Myers (P - PHI) | |
| 5/15/08 | Brett Myers is just awful right now...and I am trying to be nice. Myers continues to think he can blow away batters with his fastball without setting them up with other pitches. The result was that Myers allowed 3 solo HR's, 6 ER and 9 hits in only 4.1 innings before being pulled. Myers, 2-4 and with a 5.91 ERA, will try to bounce back at Washington next Monday. |
| Chris Coste (C - PHI) | |
| 5/15/08 | Chris Coste is giving manager Charlie Manuel something to think about. Coste had his 3rd 4-hit game of his career and 2nd of this season on Wednesday. Coste had 4 singles in 4 at bats and scored twice to raise his average to .339 in 59 plate appearances this season. |
| Ryan Howard (1B - PHI) | |
| 5/15/08 | Ryan Howard is still teasing with his power ability. Howard goes to the plate and tries to pull everything, even with the shift on, and the next at-bat goes deep the opposite way. Howard was 1-4 last night with his 8th HR and 21st rbi and he improved his average to .182 on the season. |
| Chase Utley (2B - PHI) | |
| 5/15/08 | Chase Utley got back on track last night, and did so against a lefthander. Utley was 1-4 on the night but belted his 14th HR of the season. Utley is batting .323 with 14 HR's and 30 rbi's on the season. |
| Jimmy Rollins (SS - PHI) | |
| 5/15/08 | Jimmy Rollins is looking more and more comfortable at the plate. Rollins was 2-5 Wednesday night with 2 rbi's, a run scored and a stolen base. Rollins is batting a solid .286 in only 63 at bats this season. |
| Kip Wells (P - COL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Wells has begun riding a stationary bike and will resume baseball activities next week. He could return by mid-June. |
| Troy Tulowitzki (SS - COL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Tulowitzki has begun strengthening exercises on his torn left quadriceps and isn't feeling any pain. He's still expected to be out until mid-July. |
| Josh Newman (P - COL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Rockies recalled Newman from Triple-A. |
| Ryan Speier (P - COL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Rockies placed Speier on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder contusion. |
| John Smoltz (P - ATL) | |
| 5/15/08 | Smoltz threw on flat ground from 120 feet. He could begin a rehab assignment next week. |
| Wandy Rodriguez (P - HOU) | |
| 5/15/08 | Rodriguez should finish up his rehab assignment this week and be back with the Astros on Wednesday. |
| Ben Francisco (OF - CLE) | |
| 5/15/08 | Francisco went 1-for-3 yesterday and is hitting .286 (8-for-28) for the Tribe, but he has yet to homer this year. The Indians are looking for someone with pop to his bat. |
| Grady Sizemore (OF - CLE) | |
| 5/15/08 | Sizemore went 1-for-3 with his seventh home run last night. He has three leadoff homers this season and 14 in his career. |
| Jake Westbrook (P - CLE) | |
| 5/15/08 | Westbrook threw a 70-pitch simulated session on Tuesday, and he will probably pitch a rehab game for Class A Lake County on Sunday. The Indians have not set a time for his return to their rotation. |
| Joe Borowski (P - CLE) | |
| 5/15/08 | Borowski (DL: strained triceps) threw the last of his bullpen sessions in Cleveland yesterday. He will pitch a simulated game at Great American Ball Park tomorrow. If he tolerates the simulated session well, he will go on a rehab assignment. |
| C.C. Sabathia (P - CLE) | |
| 5/15/08 | Sabathia (3-5) pitched a complete game, five-hit, 2-0 shutout over the Oakland Athletics last night. He walked two and struck out 11. He has had five consecutive quality starts, after a poor beginning to 2008. As a team, the Indians have a major league-leading seven shutouts. Cleveland starters have pitched 43 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings since last Friday. |
| Matt Tolbert (IF - MIN) | |
| 5/15/08 | Tolbert got the start at 2B last night and went 2-for-5. He is batting .282. Expect him to get decent playing time with Nick Punto out and with Brendan Harris slumping. |
| Joe Mauer (C - MIN) | |
| 5/15/08 | Mauer has hit safely in 21 of his last 23 games, batting .373 over that period. He went 1-for-4 last night. |
| Boof Bonser (P - MIN) | |
| 5/15/08 | Bonser (2-5) has had difficulty early in his starts three times in a row. He gave up a grand slam to DH Matt Stairs in the first inning to give Toronto a 4-0 lead last night. The Blue Jays beat the Twins, 6-5. He has allowed 17 runs in his last three starts and has twice allowed four or more runs in the first inning. |
| Scott Baker (P - MIN) | |
| 5/15/08 | Baker (DL: groin injury) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session this morning. If he pitches without problems, he will go out on a rehab assignment. |
| Denard Span (OF - MIN) | |
| 5/15/08 | Span went 3-for-4, including a home run, for AAA Rochester last night. He has homered in three straight games. |
| Evan Meek (P - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | Evan Meek will remain in the Pirates organization after all. Tampa Bay rejected the return of the Rule 5 Draft pick and will receive an undisclosed amount of cash from the Pirates in exchange for Pittsburgh's right to retain Meek. Meek made nine appearances for the Pirates and allowed 10 runs on 11 hits and 12 walks before management felt forced to designate the 25-year-old righty for assignment in order to bring up another bullpen arm. |
| Jack Wilson (SS - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | Wilson will join Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday and play in both of the Indians' home games Thursday and Friday. The veteran shortstop will then travel with the team to Louisville, Ky., for two more games over the weekend before the Pirates determine where Wilson will go from there. |
| Ronald Belisario (P - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | Double-A righty Ronald Belisario has been placed on Altoona's 15-day disabled list because of a right hand injury. His roster spot will be taken by right-hander Juan Mateo, whom the organization just signed to a Minor League contract |
| Paul Maholm (P - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | This season, Maholm has dropped all three road starts, accounting for all of his losses. Contrasting to the 9.60 ERA Maholm has on the road this season is his 2-0 record and 2.05 ERA at home. Opponents are hitting .394 against him on the road, while they have hit below the Mendoza line (.200) in Maholm's starts at PNC Park. |
| Evan Meek (P - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | The Pirates will find out on Wednesday afternoon whether the Rays have decided to buy back Rule 5 Draft pick Evan Meek for $25,000. Wednesday marks the end of a 10-day period in which the Pirates had to work out a trade to keep the now 25-year-old right-hande |
| Ronny Paulino (C - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | Paulino was batting .224 with 13 RBIs in 20 games, and had two critical hits in Tuesday’s victory, a game-tying RBI double in the seventh and the go-ahead RBI single in the 10th. He should play more with Doumit on the DL |
| Raul Chavez (C - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | The Pirates purchased the contract of 35-year-old catcher Raul Chavez from Triple-A Indianapolis. He was batting .306 in the minors with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 26 games. |
| Ryan Doumit (OF/C - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit will be sidelined at least a month after breaking his left thumb on a passed ball. Doumit was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday after an examination in Pittsburgh, confirmed the break. Surgery will not be necessary for the team’s top offensive player in the early part of the season. |
| Marino Salas (P - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | Salas is the first Pirates pitcher to win in his major league debut since Paul Maholm on Aug. 30, 2005, at Milwaukee. |
| Damaso Marte (P - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | Pirates reliever Damaso Marte worked a perfect seventh and has retired 31 of his last 36 batters |
| Ryan Doumit (OF/C - PIT) | |
| 5/14/08 | Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit left Tuesday night’s game after one inning, not long after injuring his left thumb while muffing a high strike for a passed ball. |
| Kenji Johjima (C - SEA) | |
| 5/14/08 | Catcher Kenji Johjima was the designated hitter Wednesday so that manager John McLaren could keep his hot bat in the lineup and also give catcher Jeff Clement a chance to start. Johjima was 4-for-8 in the series going into Wednesday with game-tying hits in both games, including a three-run home run to tie Monday's game with two outs in the top of the ninth. |
| Miguel Cairo (1B/3B - SEA) | |
| 5/14/08 | First baseman Miguel Cairo is getting more playing time with Richie Sexson's suspension and an injury to Jose Vidro (back spasms). Cairo is taking advantage of it. He extended his hitting streak to five games with a single in the sixth inning Wednesday |
| Wladimir Balentien (OF - SEA) | |
| 5/14/08 | Mariners outfielder Wladimir Balentien's two-run home run Monday night gave him four homers in 13 games this season. |
| Jose Vidro (DH - SEA) | |
| 5/14/08 | Seattle DH Jose Vidro missed the game Tuesday with back spasms. |
| Carlos Silva (P - SEA) | |
| 5/14/08 | Carlos Silva overcame a sluggish start to retire 17 of his last 19 batters before leaving with one out in the seventh because of tightness in his lower back. |
| Ichiro Suzuki (OF - SEA) | |
| 5/14/08 | Ichiro led the game off with a bloop single to left, extending his hitting streak to a dozen games — the longest active streak in the majors. Ichiro had entered the night hitting .405 in May. |
| Jeff Clement (DH - SEA) | |
| 5/14/08 | Mariners rookie Jeff Clement, who entered Monday's game with a .125 batting average, came up with his first multi-hit effort. Clement had a single in a five-run first inning by the Mariners, then later added a double and scored the tying run in the sixth. |
| Brandon Allen (IF - CHW) | |
| 5/14/08 | Brandon Allen, 22-year-old Texan, hit for the cycle as part of a 5-for-5 ballgame, scored four runs and drove in two for Winston Salem |
| A.J. Pierzynski (C - CHW) | |
| 5/14/08 | A.J. Pierzynski extended his hit streak to six games |
| Paul Konerko (1B - CHW) | |
| 5/14/08 | Konerko has four hits in 17 at-bats to start this road trip, holding a .218 average with five home runs and 22 RBIs. He was moved down a spot in the order. |
| Jermaine Dye (OF - CHW) | |
| 5/14/08 | Dye enteredTuesday's contest with 11 hits in his last 22 at-bats, covering six games. The right fielder has three home runs, five RBIs and a .955 slugging percentage over that stretch. |
| Mark Buehrle (P - CHW) | |
| 5/14/08 | Buehrle is 1-5 with a 4.76 ERA lifetime against the Angels, and is winless in his last 12 regular-season starts against them since pitching a four-hitter at Anaheim on Aug. 8, 2001. |
| Jim Edmonds (OF - CHC) | |
| 5/14/08 | The Chicago Cubs have signed Jim Edmonds. |
| Felix Pie (OF - CHC) | |
| 5/14/08 | The Cubs have sent Felix Pie to AAA Iowa. |
| Scott Dohmann (P - TB) | |
| 5/14/08 | Dohmann was designated for assignment. |
| Al Reyes (P - TB) | |
| 5/14/08 | Reyes was activated from the DL. |
| Jim Hoey (P - BAL) | |
| 5/14/08 | Hoey underwent arthroscopic surgery on his pitching shoulder and will miss the remainder of the season. |
| Travis Metcalf (3B - TEX) | |
| 5/14/08 | Metcalf was optioned to AAA with the return of Marlon Byrd. |
| Marlon Byrd (OF - TEX) | |
| 5/14/08 | Byrd was activated from the DL. |
| Jacque Jones (OF - FA) | |
| 5/14/08 | Jones was released by the Tigers. |
| Ryan Speier (P - COL) | |
| 5/14/08 | Speier is listed as day-to-day with a bruised right rotator cuff. |
| Jason Hirsh (P - COL) | |
| 5/14/08 | Hirsh threw a two-inning simulated game Tuesday. He's eyeing a mid-June return. |
| Mark Teixeira (1B - ATL) | |
| 5/14/08 | Teixeira is hoping to return to the lineup Wednesday. |
| Rafael Soriano (P - ATL) | |
| 5/14/08 | Soriano threw a bullpen session Tuesday. He could then face live hitters during batting practice Friday. |
| Nick Johnson (1B - WSH) | |
| 5/14/08 | Johnson is day-to-day with a strained tendon in his right wrist. |
| Clay Buchholz (P - BOS) | |
| 5/14/08 | Red Sox placed Buchholz on the disabled list with a broken nail on his right middle finger. |
| Jon Van Every (OF - BOS) | |
| 5/14/08 | Red Sox recalled Van Every from Triple-A. |
| Tyler Johnson (P - STL) | |
| 5/14/08 | reliever Tyler Johnson will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, general manager John Mozeliak confirmed on Tuesday. Dr. Neal Elattrache will perform the procedure on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Johnson tried for more than two months to address his shoulder trouble non-surgically, and got as far as throwing off a mound. However, the rehab didn't progress as well as he or the team hoped, so he will have an operation. "It's just not responding," Mozeliak said on Tuesday afternoon. |
| Mark Mulder (P - STL) | |
| 5/14/08 | Mark Mulder's down time was brief. Mulder threw off a mound on Tuesday, seven days after he was shut down due to what the Cardinals called a mild rotator cuff strain. He threw 40 pitches -- all of them sinking fastballs -- under the watch of pitching coach Dave Duncan. "He's trying to get the same sinker that he had prior to surgery," Duncan said Tuesday. "We're trying to recover that. It's not quite there yet, but we're working on it. That's a big key for him." Mulder underwent a second operation in September to repair rotator cuff damage in his pitching shoulder. He went on a Minor League rehabilitation assignment, making five starts at three levels before being shut down. However, the seven-day break seems to have eased Mulder's discomfort. "Physically, he feels good," Duncan said. "He was going after it pretty hard for a while. Take a little break, and he felt good today." Once Mulder is ready to begin pitching in games, he gets a new 30-day clock for a Minor League rehab assignment. |
| Jason Isringhausen (P - STL) | |
| 5/14/08 | No matter how much he wants to be on the mound with a lead in the ninth, Cardinals reliever Jason Isringhausen won't face a situation like that anytime soon. Speaking to the media prior to Tuesday night's game against Pittsburgh, manager Tony La Russa said he would prefer for the struggling righty to pitch in low-leverage situations -- moments when he won't dramatically affect the outcome of the game. But La Russa admitted that may not always be the case. "There's no doubt he's going to appear in important situations, because we don't have any pitchers," La Russa said. "I just don't think you'll have the luxury of giving him four or five appearances in non-pressure situations." |
| Brad Lidge (P - PHI) | |
| 5/14/08 | Brad Lidge allowed his first earned run of the year but it was not totally his fault. Lidge pitched the 9th, walked 2 batters and allowed a hit that should have been caught but was misplayed by Jayson Werth in CF. Regardless, Lidge still sports a 0.50 ERA, earned his 10th save and has 19 K's in 18 innings. |
| Tom Gordon (P - PHI) | |
| 5/14/08 | Tom Gordon continues to impress while lowering his ERA even more. Gordon has become a very reliable 8th inning set-up guy for the Phillies and was used again in the 8th Tuesday night. Gordon allowed a hit and struck out 1 in his inning of work. Gordon sports a 3.63 ERA with 8 holds and 17 K's in 17.1 innings. |
| J.C. Romero (P - PHI) | |
| 5/14/08 | J.C. Romero bounced back from his loss on Sunday with a solid inning of relief Tuesday versus the Braves. Romero allowed a hit and a walk but struck out the final batter of the inning to escape further damage. Romero sports a 1.65 ERA on the season with 4 Holds and 15 K's in 16.1 innings. |
| Kyle Kendrick (P - PHI) | |
| 5/14/08 | Kyle Kendrick was roughed up in the first inning for 3 ER, but settled down to shutout the Braves for the next 5 innings. Kendrick allowed only the 3 ER in the first and 6 total hits over 6 innings to earn the win. Kendrick, 3-2, looks to build on this outing at home on Sunday versus Toronto. |
| Jayson Werth (OF - PHI) | |
| 5/14/08 | Jayson Werth was the offensive hero of the game but almost became the goat defensively. Werth, starting in CF, misplayed a routine fly ball late in the game that resulted in the first earned run on the season for Brad Lidge. At the plate Werth was 3-4 and tied a career high with 4 rbi's. Werth has 18 rbi's and is batting .271 on the season. |
| Pat Burrell (OF - PHI) | |
| 5/14/08 | Pat Burrell had a solid game at the plate to push his average over .300. Burrell was 2-4 with a single and a double and is now batting .305 on the season. On the double, Burrell took the pitch the other way with authority which will mean more trouble for opposing pitchers. |
| Ryan Howard (1B - PHI) | |
| 5/14/08 | Ryan Howard continues to show glimpses of coming out of his slump and Tuesday was no different. Howard was 2-4 with a double, rbi and a run scored and hit the ball hard. Howard now has 20 rbi's and is batting .181 on the season. |
| Shane Victorino (OF - PHI) | |
| 5/14/08 | Shane Victorino started in RF last night versus the Braves, but it had no effect on his offense. Victorino went 2-5 with a double, stolen base and a run scored. Victorino is now batting .240 and starting to look more comfortable at the plate. |
| David Purcey (P - TOR) | |
| 5/14/08 | Purcey is expected to make a spot start Friday against Philadelphia. In seven starts at AAA, he has a 2.22 ERA with 52 strikeouts and 16 walks. He walked seven batters in his lone start for the Blue Jays earlier this season. |
| Dontrelle Willis (P - DET) | |
| 5/14/08 | Willis made a rehab start Monday and lasted 5.2 innings before tiring. Willis will make at least one more rehab start on Saturday. |
| Hank Blalock (3B - TEX) | |
| 5/14/08 | Blalock is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday and could return to the team as soon as Friday. |
| Mark Ellis (2B - OAK) | |
| 5/14/08 | Ellis missed Tuesday's game with a hamstring strain. He is currently day-to-day. |
| Steve Trachsel (P - BAL) | |
| 5/14/08 | Trachsel will have his next rotation turn skipped due to two off days this week for Baltimore. He is 2-4 with a 6.75 ERA this season and warrants no fantasy consideration. |
| Melvin Mora (3B - BAL) | |
| 5/14/08 | Mora was scratched from Tuesday's game after taking a grounder off his shoulder. He will undergo some test on the shoulder and is considered day-to-day. |
| Ty Wigginton (3B/2B - HOU) | |
| 5/14/08 | The Astros' thirdbaseman missed Tuesday's game with soreness in his ribs after he was drilled there by a pith Monday. X-rays were negative and Wigginton is day-to-day. |
| Brad Ausmus (C - HOU) | |
| 5/14/08 | Ausmus collected hit number 1,500 Tuesday night. He is the eighth catcher to have 1,500 hits and 100 stolen bases. |
| Dennys Reyes (P - MIN) | |
| 5/14/08 | Reyes gave up a run against Toronto last night - the first run that he has allowed since August 6, 2007 - a stretch of 14 1/3 scoreless innings over 23 appearances. |
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