| Bobby Jenks, P, Chicago White Sox | Saturday 5/17, 11:55 PM CT |
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| Bobby Jenks worked a perfect ninth inning for his 10th save in 12 chances as the White Sox defeated Barry Zito and the Giants on Saturday night. |
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| Scott Linebrink, who has become the primary setup man for the White Sox, pitched the eighth before giving way to Bobby Jenks who worked the ninth for his 10th save in 12 chances on Saturday night. |
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| Mark Buehrle, P, Chicago White Sox | Saturday 5/17, 11:39 PM CT |
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| Mark Buehrle allowed one run on seven hits, walked three and struck out one while pitching into the seventh inning as the Chicago White Sox scored a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. |
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| Boston starter Tim Wakefield gave up three runs and six hits in 5.1 innings and left the second game of the doubleheader with a 5-1 lead. Unfortunately the Sox were unable to hold the lead resulting in a no-decision for the knuckleballer. |
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| Mike Timlin, P, Boston Red Sox | Saturday 5/17, 11:27 PM CT |
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| Mike Timlin pitched the ninth for his first save and the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Saturday to complete a sweep of their day-night doubleheader. |
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| Mike Lowell, 3B, Boston Red Sox | Saturday 5/17, 11:25 PM CT |
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| Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer and doubled in a pair of runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Saturday and complete a sweep of their day-night doubleheader. |
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| Carlos Gomez was out of the Saturday night lineup at Coors Field with a sore right wrist, injured while making a catch against the wall in center field in the ninth inning of Friday's game. |
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| Todd Jones, P, Detroit Tigers | Saturday 5/17, 10:56 PM CT |
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| Todd Jones pitched the ninth for his sixth save in six chances. |
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| Armando Galarraga allowed two runs on one hit, walked five and struck out three and the the Detroit Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Saturday, snapping a five-game losing streak. |
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| The Braves rallied from a 5-1 deficit with three runs in the ninth off Huston Street, who came into the game in a non-save situation. Street allowed three runs on three hits, didn't allow a walk and struck out one. |
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| Jack Cust, LF, Oakland Athletics | Saturday 5/17, 10:30 PM CT |
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| Jack Cust hit a solo home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday night to end a season-worst four-game losing streak. |
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| George Sherrill pitched a perfect ninth inning, striking out one, for his 17th save in 19 chances. |
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| Brian Burres, P, Baltimore Orioles | Saturday 5/17, 10:15 PM CT |
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| Brian Burres allowed two runs on four hits, walked two and struck out three and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Saturday night. |
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| Nick Markakis homered and drove in three runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. |
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| Vicente Padilla matched his victory total from last season by winning his fourth consecutive decision over five starts and his sixth of the year as the Rangers wore out the Rangers for the second consecutive game. The right-hander allowed two runs and five hits over seven innings. |
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| Rod Barajas, C, Toronto Blue Jays | Saturday 5/17, 9:57 PM CT |
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| Rod Barajas pitched 6.1 strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday night.
Burnett allowed two runs on four hits, walking three and striking out eight. |
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| Rod Barajas, C, Toronto Blue Jays | Saturday 5/17, 9:57 PM CT |
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| Rod Barajas hit two homers, including a grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday night. |
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| Rod Barajas, C, Toronto Blue Jays | Saturday 5/17, 9:53 PM CT |
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| Rod Barajas hit two homers, including a grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday night. |
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| Following up on an earlier report, Rangers' outfielder Josh Hamilton , the major league RBI leader, left Saturday night's game against Houston because of general soreness, this according to ESPN. Hamilton asked manager Ron Washington to move him to right field for Saturday night's game and had already talked about taking Sunday off as well.
"I'm sore from that first-inning catch, or almost-catch," Hamilton said before the game. "I landed on my shoulder and right hip. I must have kicked myself in my left calf or something, because it's killing me." |
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| Brian Bannister gave up six runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings of work falling to the Marlins 7-3 on Saturday night. The right-hander walked two and struck out five in the loss. |
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| Josh Hamilton was forced to leave Saturday's game in the fifth inning due to what is being reported as "exhaustion."
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| Joakim Soria, P, Kansas City Royals | Saturday 5/17, 8:29 PM CT |
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| The Royals extended Joakim Soria to a three-year contract with an additional three options for 2012, '13 and '14.
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| Jonathan Papelbon got the final three outs to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Brewers 5-3 on Saturday. The right-hander recorded his 12th save, despite giving up a solo homer to Ryan Braun with two out. |
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| David Ortiz, DH, Boston Red Sox | Saturday 5/17, 7:44 PM CT |
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| David Ortiz hit a three-run home run to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Brewers 5-3 on Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader. |
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| Daisuke Matsuzaka remained unbeaten, holding Milwaukee to a pair of unearned runs pitching into the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Brewers 5-3 on Saturday.
Matsuzaka, who won his seventh game of the season, gave up seven hits over 6.2 innings and tied the Angels' Joe Saunders for the AL lead in wins. |
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| Ervin Santana, who was coming off his worst outing of the season, gave up four runs on five hits in six innings in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers. He walked three, hit a batter and struck out five.
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| Delmon Young, who was 3-for-4 on Friday night, added 13 points to his average. In 15 May games he has six multi-hit games. |
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| Dana Eveland fell a third of an inning short of recording a quality start on Friday night. The left-hander allowed two runs on six hits in 5.2 innings. |
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| Joakim Soria, P, Kansas City Royals | Saturday 5/17, 6:49 PM CT |
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| It had to eventually happen to Joakim Soria. The KC closer was finally scored on Friday night as Jeremy Hermida hit a 2-run home run in the ninth inning to pull the Fish within one run. Soria was able to strike out the next two hitters and secure his 11th save of the season. |
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| Joey Gathright is starting in center field on Saturday night with David DeJesus in right. Gathright is leading off as the Royals square off against Florida and left-hander Scott Olsen. |
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| Just when the closer-less Indians believed they had a replacement for the injured Joe Borowski, the player blows up in the ninth inning. Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Masa Kobayashi , rallying the Cincinnati Reds to their season-high fifth straight victory Saturday, 4-2 over the Cleveland Indians. |
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| Gary Sheffield is scheduled to get Saturday night off with Matt Joyce playing left field for the second straight game. |
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| George Sherrill picked up his 16th save in 18 opportunities on Friday night, pitching a perfect ninth inning. Sherrill has been good despite his lack of command. His 10 walks in 20 innings is concerning and his K Rate is south of his 2007 numbers. |
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| Joaquin Benoit earned his seventh hold of the season on Friday by setting down the side in the eighth inning. The right-hander has held opponents scoreless in seven of his eight appearances in May. |
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| Matt Garza, P, Tampa Bay Rays | Saturday 5/17, 4:42 PM CT |
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| Matt Garza failed to make it out of the fifth inning on Saturday versus the Cardinals. It ended what had been a brilliant run by Tampa starters. A run in which the rotation had combined for a 1.03 ERA.
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| B.J. Upton, CF, Tampa Bay Rays | Saturday 5/17, 4:30 PM CT |
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| B.J. Upton was 3-for-5 in Saturday afternoon's loss to the Cardinals. The center fielder added two runs to his stat line. Upton's power numbers can't be found. His at-bat to home run ratio is just under 50:1, far below last year when the young outfielder hit 24 home runs in 474. |
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| Andy Pettitte was dealt his fifth loss of the season on Saturday, as the Yankees were defeated by the Mets 7-4 at Yankee Stadium. Pettitte allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings, with two walks and seven strikeouts. |
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| Derek Jeter, SS, New York Yankees | Saturday 5/17, 3:46 PM CT |
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| Derek Jeter had a solid outing in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Mets. Jeter went 3-for-4 with two RBI and notched his second homer of the year, which came off of Mets' ace Johan Santana. |
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| Fausto Carmona is set to battle the Reds today, according to MLB.com. Carmona is 4-1 this season with a 2.40 ERA, but still has a poor 1.64 WHIP, due to 35 walks over 48.2 innings. He only has 18 strikeouts as well. |
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| Ervin Santana will aim to remain unbeaten when the Angels host the Dodgers today, according to MLB.com. Santana is 6-0 with a 2.63 ERA and stellar 0.97 WHIP over eight starts. |
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| Hector Luna, 3B, Toronto Blue Jays | Saturday 5/17, 1:45 PM CT |
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| Hector Luna has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, according to the AP. Pitcher David Purcey has been sent back to Syracuse to make room on the roster for Luna. |
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| David Purcey has been sent back to Triple-A Syracuse, according to the AP. Shortstop Hector Luna has been called up as well. |
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| Sean Casey, 1B, Boston Red Sox | Saturday 5/17, 1:28 PM CT |
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| Sean Casey is penciled in to start at first base today against Jeff Suppan and the Brewers, according to the Boston Globe. Kevin Youkilis will man third base in place of Mike Lowell, who gets the game off with three games to be played in about a 36 hour span. They are playing a double-header today. |
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| Jacoby Ellsbury will start in center field today against Jeff Suppan and the Brewers, according to the Boston Globe. Coco Crisp is not quite 100%, after working through his illness earlier this week, but said he can pinch run or play defense (or even pinch hit). |
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| Andy Pettitte is dueling with Mets' ace Johan Santana today at Yankee Stadium, according to MLB.com. Pettitte has made 16 starts against the Mets dating back to 1997, while going 7-3 with a 3.42 ERA. Pettitte is only 3-4 this season with a 4.40 ERA and 1.45 WHIP and is in need of a solid performance as he only lasted four innings in his last game against the Rays. |
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| Alex Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a homer off top pitching prospect David Price over five at-bats in extended spring training, according to the NY Daily News. A-Rod also fielded three grounders at third base. He struck out twice, but this was a good day for him in his rehab from his strained right quad. |
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| Hideki Okajima has been shut down for a few days due to a sore left wrist, according to MVN.com. |
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| Dan Giese, P, New York Yankees | Saturday 5/17, 11:24 AM CT |
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| Dan Giese was dominant against the Louisville Bats in Triple-A, as he hurled a three-hit complete game shutout, according to MyPinstripes.com. |
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| Doug Mathis, P, Texas Rangers | Saturday 5/17, 11:17 AM CT |
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| Rookie Doug Mathis is listed as the Rangers' starting pitcher for Tuesday against Minnesota, according to the Star-Telegram. |
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| Luis Mendoza threw a bullpen session on Friday and had no problem with the blister that forced him out of his rehab start on Wednesday, according to the Star-Telegram. It was also a finger blister than landed him on the DL at the start of the season. This blister isn't believed to be as severe this time and Mendoza will make another rehab start on Sunday. |
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| Hank Blalock made it clear on Friday that his left hamstring feels fine, according to the Star-Telegram. Blalock was scheduled to make a rehab start Thursday night (for Frisco), but was a late scratch because the hamstring tightened up on him after he cooled down after batting practice. Blalock said, "There was no setback or anything and nothing grabbed on me. I just need to train through the weekend and try back again on Monday. I'm trying to stay positive." Blalock ran Friday and took batting practice.
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| Infielder Michael Aubrey has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, according to MLB.com. The team optioned lefty hurler Jeremy Sowers to Buffalo to make room on the roster. |
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| Jeremy Sowers has been optioned to Triple-A Buffalo, according to MLB.com. The team recalled infielder Michael Aubrey from Triple-A, and Sowers was seen as expendable to open a roster spot. |
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| Right-handed hurler Freddy Garcia will be on the radar of the Red Sox, Braves, Yankees, Mets, White Sox, Rangers, and Mariners when the free agent is ready to audition, according to MetsBlog.com. |
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| Jose Vidro, DH, Seattle Mariners | Saturday 5/17, 9:17 AM CT |
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| Jose Vidro didn't start again on Friday due to his nagging back ailment, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He has been cleared to pinch hit however, and Vidro said, "I felt I had better movement today, but there's still a sore spot close to the spine. So they wanted to check that out. I was free to take some swings today, but I can't do too much. It's mostly when I bend over or lean backward."
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| Gary Matthews Jr. returned to the Angels' lineup on Friday, according to the LA Daily News. He returned to his second spot in the order. He was given the day off on Thursday so he could work with hitting coach Mickey Hatcher in the batting cage. Manager Mike Sciosca said, "Mickey said he hit the ball really well. He's just trying to get a feel and hopefully he's taken some steps toward that. Now we'll see if he can carry that into a game." Matthews has been struggling at the plate, which is why he was given the day off to work on his hitting on Thursday.
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| Howie Kendrick didn't go through any of the agility or running drills Friday, according to the LA Daily News. Manager Mike Scioscia said that shouldn't be viewed as a setback, however, and added, "He wasn't supposed to run Friday. He was supposed to take a couple of days off and evaluate it and see where he is."
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| Chone Figgins reportedly ran the bases at a good pace on Friday, according to the LA Daily News. He continued to test his strained right hamstring, and Manager Mike Sciosca commented, "Figgy ran the bases at a good pace and felt no indications of where he was. We'll see how long it's going to be when he's going to be able to run at 100 percent and see how he responds. Two weeks is not bad for somebody to be out where you can put him right back in. When you start getting close to three weeks, then there will probably be some things that we need to do."
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| Jose Guillen, RF, Kansas City Royals | Saturday 5/17, 8:22 AM CT |
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| Jose Guillen is hot right now, and attributes his recent success to a drop in body weight, according to the Kansas City Star. He admitted that he showed up to spring training overweight and out of shape, and said, "This is all my fault. I really showed up this season completely out of shape. It took me a while to get to where I needed to be. I showed up at spring training at 235 pounds. I know better than that." He has since trimmed down to 210 pounds and remarked, "I can tell you I feel more comfortable, and it shows at the plate. That’s a big difference. I was just not ready coming into spring training."
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| Kenji Johjima went 2-for-4 and delivered a two-run homer in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Padres. |
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| Miguel Batista lost his fifth game of the season on Friday, as San Diego defeated Seattle 6-4. Batista was lit up for six runs on nine hits over 5.1 innings, with three walks and one strikeout. |
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| Alexei Ramirez connected on his first homer of the season in Friday's 2-0 win over the Giants in San Francisco. It was a two-run blast and Ramirez single-handedly carried the White Sox offense to the win. |
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| Gavin Floyd, P, Chicago White Sox | Saturday 5/17, 7:27 AM CT |
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| Gavin Floyd threw six scoreless innings in Friday's 2-0 win over the Giants. He only allowed four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. |
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| Joe Saunders, P, Los Angeles Angels | Saturday 5/17, 12:07 AM CT |
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| Joe Saunders enjoyed another solid outing in Friday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers, as he only allowed two runs on five hits over 7.1 innings of work, with two walks and one strikeout. Both runs against came on an Andre Ethier two-run homer. |
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