| Tim Hudson, P, Atlanta Braves | Sunday 6/1, 11:52 PM CT |
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| It appears the cramp that Tim Hudson experienced in Sunday afternoon's game in Cincinnati is actually a strained left hamstring, this according to MLB.com.
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| Alfredo Figaro threw a complete game shutout three-hitter for Low-A West Michigan on Sunday to improve his record to 7-2. |
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| J.P. Arencibia hit his 10th homer of the season for High-A Dunedin on Sunday. |
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| Ryan Church, who had been out of the lineup since he was hurt May 20 trying to break up a game-ending double play at Atlanta, hit a home run and a double in his first start since suffering the head trauma. |
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| Greg Halman, OF, Seattle Mariners | Sunday 6/1, 10:58 PM CT |
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| Greg Halman went 3-for-4 with his 16th homer of the season for High-A High Desert on Sunday. |
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| Max Ramirez hit his 14th home run of the season for Double-A Frisco on Sunday. He is now hitting .376-14-42 this season. |
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| Carlos Beltran hit his second home run in as many games and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Sunday night. |
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| The city of New York and Mets fans abound may be begging for manager Willie Randolph's head, but if there is one thing his staff does well it's scout opposing pitchers and plan an attack. Willie and his staff have Japanese import Hiroki Kuroda's number. In two starts this year against the Mets, Kuroda has yet to make it out of the fourth inning. |
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| Matt Kemp, CF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Sunday 6/1, 10:40 PM CT |
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| Matt Kemp had three hits and drove in the only run for Los Angeles in Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Mets. All three hits were singles. |
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| Jose Reyes, SS, New York Mets | Sunday 6/1, 10:35 PM CT |
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| Jose Reyes has reached base safely in 32 straight games, one shy of Darryl Strawberry's single-season club record. Reyes singled in the first inning, stole second, and then scored a looping single by David Wright. |
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| Johan Santana pitched into the eighth inning earning his 100th career win, and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Sunday night. Santana allowed a run in the first inning, was struck for six hits, walked three and struck out six. |
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| Texas' Ian Kinsler stretched his career-best hitting streak to 16 games with a sixth-inning single in Sunday's loss to Oakland. |
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| Josh Hamilton hit his American League leading 15th home run on Sunday against the A's. The center fielder recorded two RBI to add to his lead leading 63. |
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| Aaron Hill, 2B, Toronto Blue Jays | Sunday 6/1, 9:24 PM CT |
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| Aaron Hill, who left Thursday's game after a collision with shortstop David Eckstein and suffered a concussion, missed his third straight game Sunday. |
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| Adrian Gonzalez went 2-for-4 in Sunday's win over the Giants recording two RBI and a run scored. One of his two hits was his 16th home run of the season. |
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| Randy Wolf, P, Houston Astros | Sunday 6/1, 9:01 PM CT |
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| Randy Wolf allowed one run on four hits in six innings, but wasn't involved in the decision of the 4-3 loss to the Giants because Tim Lincecum was just as good. When Wolf exited the game in the seventh inning on Sunday neither offense had scored. |
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| Tim Lincecum was dominate in the first seven innings on Sunday allowing only one runner to reach second base in that span. But he ran into a trouble in the eighth when Jody Gerut led off with a single and Tadahito Iguchi walked to open the frame ending his day. Linecum walked four and struck out only two, which is not typical for the hard-throwing right-hander. Lincecum pitched well enough to win Sunday, taking a shutout into the eighth inning but ended up with a no-decision.
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| Fred Lewis, LF, San Francisco Giants | Sunday 6/1, 8:51 PM CT |
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| Lewis hit a two-run, game-tying triple off Trevor Hoffman, and scored the winning run on Jose Castillo's infield single as the Giants avoided a sweep by beating the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday.
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| Orlando Hudson hit a three-run homer, his second in three days and sixth of the season. The jolt gave Dan Haren and the Diamondbacks a 3-0 first inning lead which resulted in a 5-0 victory over the Nationals on Sunday. |
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| Conor Jackson is expected to miss three to five days with a strained right quad, this according to the AP. Arizona manager Bob Melvin said Jackson could be available to pinch hit. |
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| Chad Tracy, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks | Sunday 6/1, 8:38 PM CT |
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| Chad Tracy went 2-for-4 and hit his second HR of the season in the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 victory over the Nationals on Sunday. |
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| Jason Bergmann's eight-inning complete game on Saturday night was the Nationals' first since Aug. 15, 2006, this according to the AP. The 261 games between complete games was the major leagues' longest drought. |
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| Shawn Hill, P, Washington Nationals | Sunday 6/1, 8:33 PM CT |
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| Shawn Hill isn't healthy, not 100 percent at least, and the evidence came in a miserable four innings of work Sunday against Arizona. The Nats right-hander has been taking pain killers and receiving injections for a sore elbow and missed a start last week because of the pain. |
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| Dan Haren, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Sunday 6/1, 8:29 PM CT |
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| Haren was outstanding for seven innings on Sunday helping the Diamondbacks post back-to-back shutouts for the first time since May 26-27, 2006, at Cincinnati. Haren allowed four hits, walked three and struck out five in the win. |
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| Tigers' manager Jim Leyland continues to be creative with his starting lineups. Carlos Guillen started in left field for the first time in his career as a way for Leyland to get Brandon Inge, Guillen and Miguel Cabrera in the lineup together. |
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| Miguel Batista allowed three runs on five hits, walked four and struck out two in 5.1 innings of work Sunday. |
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| Jeremy Bonderman allowed a career-high 12 hits but only three earned runs in seven innings of work. The right-hander was not involved in the decision on Sunday as the Tigers scratched out four runs in the ninth inning to win their 24th game of the season. |
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| J.J. Putz, P, Seattle Mariners | Sunday 6/1, 8:03 PM CT |
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| J.J. Putz began the ninth by striking out Ivan Rodriguez but then walked Brandon Inge allowed Curtis Granderson and Placido Polanco to single giving the Tigers 4-3 lead, and eventually the win on Sunday. Putz suffered his third loss of the season. |
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| Zach Miner, P, Detroit Tigers | Sunday 6/1, 7:56 PM CT |
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| Zach Miner eared his second win of the season by throwing a scoreless eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers scored four times in the ninth inning off struggling J.J. Putz to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5 Sunday. |
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| Magglio Ordonez went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs to help the Tigers start a four-run ninth inning as Detroit outlasted Seattle, 7-5 on Sunday.
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| Miguel Cabrera's two-run double sparked a four-run ninth inning as Detroit outlasted Seattle, 7-5, in the finale of a three-game weekend series at Safeco Field. |
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| Jack Cust, LF, Oakland Athletics | Sunday 6/1, 7:36 PM CT |
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| Jack Cust finished May hot and began June with the same fire. The A's left-fielder hit a home run and drove in two runs as the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 13-8 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday to end their four-game losing streak. |
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| Scott Feldman allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits, walked two and struck out two in six innings of work. |
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| Greg Smith, P, Colorado Rockies | Sunday 6/1, 7:14 PM CT |
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| Greg Smith suffered through his worst start of the season allowing seven runs on seven hits in five innings of work. The rookie wasn't involved in the decision as the A's scored nine-runs in the seventh inning for a 13-8 comeback win over the Rangers. |
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| Rookie Jose Arredondo got credit for the victory after three innings of scoreless relief in the Angels 4-3 come from behind over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. |
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| Jon Garland, P, Los Angeles Angels | Sunday 6/1, 7:02 PM CT |
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| Jon Garland threw 115 pitches over five innings, matching his shortest outing in 12 starts with the Angels. He allowed three runs on five hits, walked four and struck out three in the no-decision. |
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| A.J. Burnett allowed two runs on three hits, walked three and struck out eight over eight innings. However, B.J. Ryan blew his first save of the season spoiling the Burnett effort. |
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| B.J. Ryan, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Sunday 6/1, 6:48 PM CT |
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| B.J. Ryan hit Howie Kendrick with a bases-loaded fastball in the ninth inning to force in the tying run. One pitch later shortstop Maicer Izturis singled home the game-winner to give the Los Angeles Angels a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
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| Jose Bautista went 3-for-4 and was the lone bright spot for in the Pirates 7-4 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday. |
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| Troy Glaus, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals | Sunday 6/1, 6:42 PM CT |
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| Troy Glaus hit his fourth home run of the season helping the Cardinals' to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. |
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| Ian Snell, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Sunday 6/1, 6:38 PM CT |
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| Ian Snell allowed six runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out three in on four inning of work as the Pirates lost 7-4 to the Cardinals. |
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| Ryan Franklin made the ninth inning of the Cardinals 34th victory of the season exciting. Something that is becoming routine for the right-hander. Franklin got three outs for his sixth save in eight attempts, but not before he gave up a single and double with two outs before retiring Doug Mientkiewicz on a fly to left. |
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| Skip Schumaker drove in a career-high three runs to help the Cardinals to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. |
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| Braden Looper continued his torrid hitting and helped his cause on Sunday in the Cardinals' 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The St. Louis starter had two singles, scored twice, and drove in a run to raise his batting average to .429 on the season. |
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| Shawn Chacon allowed just two hits but issued two walks and hit two batters with pitches in the first inning of Sunday's loss to the Brewers. Chacon was pulled after throwing 40 pitches in one inning of work.
"He just struggled in that inning after that blown call by the umpire," Houston manager Cecil Cooper said, noted the AP. "I thought it was the best thing to take him out right there." |
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| Russell Branyan hit his second home run in the weekend series against the Astros and Milwaukee scored a 10-1 victory on Sunday recording a three-game sweep of Houston. |
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| Dave Bush, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Sunday 6/1, 5:58 PM CT |
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| Dave Bush allowed one run on four hits, walked none and struck out five in seven innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 10-1 on Sunday. |
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| Ryan Braun, LF, Milwaukee Brewers | Sunday 6/1, 5:54 PM CT |
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| Ryan Braun went 1-for-4 and drove in two runs helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 10-1 to finish off a sweep of the weekend series. Braun's only hit was a home run, his second of the series and his 15th of the season. |
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| Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez remained winless since April 8 as the Chicago Cubs scored a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The right-hander allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits, walked three and struck out five over five innings. |
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| Chicago rookie Sean Gallagher allowed three runs on six hits, walked none and struck out eight in 5.2 innings of work, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday. |
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| Jim Edmonds has found a new home, and in the unlikely colors of blue. Edmonds, tripled and drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the injury riddled Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday to complete a perfect seven-game homestand. Since arriving in Chicago Edmonds has hit .300 with one home run and 5 RBI, and he's accomplished this in 11 games. |
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| Alfonso Soriano went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and the Chicago Cubs, best home team in baseball, defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday afternoon. The victory was the Cubs seventh straight. |
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| Brian Burres allowed seven runs on 12 hits, walked one and struck out two, lasting only four innings in a 9-4 loss to the Red Sox. |
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| J.D. Drew, RF, Boston Red Sox | Sunday 6/1, 5:10 PM CT |
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| J.D. Drew went 2-for-3 with three RBI and the Boston Red Sox won their 35th game of the season in a 9-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. |
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| Mike Lowell hit his seventh home run of the season and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 on Sunday. |
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| Manny Ramirez hit his 501st home run just a day after he joined the 500 home run club on Saturday. ManRam now has 11 home runs on the season and has raised his average to .294 with his three hit performance in Sunday's 9-4 victory over the scuffling Orioles. |
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| Bartolo Colon won his third straight game in as many starts and the Boston Red Sox found their lost offense this weekend at the expense of the Baltimore Orioles in a 9-4 victory Sunday. The former Cy Young winner allowed four runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out five in six innings of work. |
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| Derek Jeter, SS, New York Yankees | Sunday 6/1, 4:43 PM CT |
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| Derek Jeter hit his third home run of the season and was the lone Yankees run producer in a 6-1 loss to the Twins on Sunday afternoon. |
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| Darrell Rasner suffered his second straight loss as the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees 6-1 on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees' right-hander allowed four runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out eight over 5.1 innings of work. |
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| Brian Bass, P, Baltimore Orioles | Sunday 6/1, 4:33 PM CT |
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| The Minnesota's bullpen came through with scoreless relief Sunday after starter Nick Blackburn was hit in the nose by a line drive during the Twins' 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees. Brian Bass won his second game of the year after taking the ball in the fifth inning and throwing 1.2 innings of one hit ball. |
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| Michael Cuddyer went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs in the Twins' 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday. Cuddyer was 5-for-10 with five RBI's this weekend against Yankee pitching. |
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| Paul Byrd, P, Boston Red Sox | Sunday 6/1, 4:24 PM CT |
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| Paul Byrd, who has been roughed up on the road this year, lasted only 4.1 innings in Sunday's 6-1 loss to Kansas City. The right-hander and was charged with six runs and nine hits. He dropped to 0-5 in six road starts.
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| Grady Sizemore went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run but it wasn't enough as the Indians dropped their second straight game, 6-1, to Kansas City. Sizemore homered with one out in the eighth to spoil Brian Bannister's shutout attempt. |
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| Brian Bannister pitched into the eighth to help Kansas City beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 on Sunday. Bannister gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four to earn his first win in four starts. |
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| Jacoby Ellsbury slowed down on Sunday. He went 3-for-5 with only one stolen base against the Orioles. Ellsbury was also caught attempting to take second base. He has swiped eight bags over the past four games. |
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| Luke Scott, LF, Baltimore Orioles | Sunday 6/1, 3:58 PM CT |
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| Luke Scott went 2-for-4 with a double, homer, two runs, and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Red Sox. The outfielder has socked three long balls over his last eight games. |
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| J.D. Drew, RF, Boston Red Sox | Sunday 6/1, 3:55 PM CT |
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| J.D. Drew went 2-for-3 with a homer, walk, one run, and three RBI in Sunday's win over the Orioles. |
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| Jim Thome, DH, Chicago White Sox | Sunday 6/1, 3:53 PM CT |
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| Jim Thome went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles on Sunday. The effort doesn't seem remarkable until you realize that the DH hasn't hit two doubles in a game since August 19, 2006. |
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| Andy Sonnanstine scattered 10 hits over 5.2 innings of work against the White Sox on Sunday. He held the opposition to three runs and took a no-decision. Sonnanstine has now served up 55 hits over his last 35.2 frames. |
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| Mark Buehrle went six innings against the Rays on Sunday and allowed seven hits and three runs. The veteran southpaw walked two and struck out five in the no-decision. |
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| Gabe Gross, RF, Tampa Bay Rays | Sunday 6/1, 3:44 PM CT |
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| Gabe Gross did a pretty good job of filling in for a resting Carl Crawford on Sunday. The backup outfielder hit a two-run triple to tie the game at 3-3 in the fifth inning, and he socked a walk-off solo homer in the 10th. |
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| Jair Jurrjens has a blister on his right thumb, and he reluctantly admits that it might be the reason for some of his issues. "It's just my location and my velocity is down a little bit," Jurrjens tells MLB.com. "I don't know. Maybe I'm just scared to put pressure on the thumb... If I didn't think I was going to be able to do the job, I'd have said something, but I took the ball, so there are no more excuses." Jurrjens has been treating the blister with cream and seeing some good results. |
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| Justin Upton, RF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Sunday 6/1, 3:37 PM CT |
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| Justin Upton was a late scratch on Sunday due to flu-like symptoms, MLB.com reports. Jeff Salazar started in his place. |
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| Jamie Moyer, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Sunday 6/1, 3:30 PM CT |
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| Jamie Moyer picked up his fourth win in as many starts by defeating the Marlins on Sunday. The southpaw allowed five hits and five runs over seven innings. Moyer walked none and struck out three. |
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| Mike Jacobs, 1B, Kansas City Royals | Sunday 6/1, 3:25 PM CT |
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| Mike Jacobs typically struggles against southpaws, but he took Jamie Moyer deep twice on Sunday. The Marlins first baseman finished the game with four RBI. |
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| Chase Utley, 2B, Philadelphia Phillies | Sunday 6/1, 3:23 PM CT |
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| Chase Utley extended his league-leading home run total when he swatted his 20th long ball on Sunday. He finished the day 1-for-2 with two runs, two walks, and a stolen base. Utley is also the first NL player to reach 50 RBI this year. |
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| Adam Dunn, LF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Sunday 6/1, 3:19 PM CT |
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| Adam Dunn followed up his 10-homer May by swatting another solo shot on Sunday. He is up to 15 homers on the year. |
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| Brian McCann went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's loss to the Reds. |
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| Jay Bruce, RF, Cincinnati Reds | Sunday 6/1, 3:15 PM CT |
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| Jay Bruce celebrated his walk-off homer on Saturday by going 2-for-3 with a home run, walk, two RBI, and two runs on Sunday. The rookie was also caught stealing. |
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| Mark Teixeira had only one hit on Sunday, but it was a solo homer. The first baseman has gone deep in three of his last four games. |
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| Johnny Cueto held the Braves to four hits and two runs over seven innings on Sunday and improved to 4-5. The rookie opened with five hitless frames but allowed two solo homers in the seventh. It was his longest outing since April 24. |
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| Richie Sexson is out again on Sunday, and Miguel Cairo will make his fifth straight start at first base. "We've put Cairo out there and to be honest, he's energized us," manager John McLaren explains to the Seattle Times. "He's given us great defense. He's given us a different look, gives us some speed, contact hitter and we've played pretty good. So in the situation we're in, I'm not going to change it. We're starting to play good. Again, it's about Miguel, it's not about Richie." McLaren also suggests that the move is not permanent. |
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| The Braves pitching staff may be jinxed. Blaine Boyer left Sunday's game in the seventh inning due to an undisclosed injury, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Boyer landed awkwardly after a delivery. |
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| Nick Blackburn took a Bobby Abreu line drive off the face on Sunday. He left during the fifth inning and was replaced by Brian Bass. Blackburn was hit on the right side of the face and walked off under his own power, the Minneapolis Star Tribune notes. |
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| Mark Prior, P, San Diego Padres | Sunday 6/1, 2:35 PM CT |
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| Mark Prior will undergo season-ending right shoulder surgery this week, MLB.com reports. The anterior capsule of his joint needs to be repaired. Prior signed a one-year deal with the Padres in December. |
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| Jesus Flores is back in the lineup on Sunday after missing Saturday's game, the Washington Post notes. The backstop took two foul balls off the mask on Friday and experienced headaches and nausea. |
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| Ryan Zimmerman remains out of the lineup on Sunday and will miss his seventh straight game. He is dealing with a sore left shoulder and may undergo an MRI, the Washington Post reports. "It's still a day-to-day kind of thing," Zimmerman explains. "It doesn't feel that bad today. We'll just see how it reacts with a day off (on Monday)" |
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| Tim Hudson, P, Atlanta Braves | Sunday 6/1, 2:22 PM CT |
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| Tim Hudson left his start on Sunday in the seventh inning due to a left leg injury. |
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| Matt Holliday will begin a Triple-A rehab assignment on Thursday, the Denver Post reports. He will spend three days with the Sky Sox and test his injured left hamstring. |
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| Brad Hawpe, RF, Colorado Rockies | Sunday 6/1, 2:01 PM CT |
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| Brad Hawpe will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Colorado Springs on Monday, the Denver Post reports. He is out due to a sore right hamstring. |
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| Ryan Spilborghs is out of the lineup on Sunday, one day after injuring his left wrist. X-rays were negative. "It's just a bruise. Thankfully, nothing is broken," Spilborghs informs the Denver Post. "It's sore, but I hope I can get in there today." |
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| Howie Kendrick is out of the lineup on Sunday. The Angels are giving him a day off after two straight starts, the Orange County Register reports. "We want him to feel his way back into it," manager Mike Scioscia says. "I think his hamstring is fine. Everything seems to be where it needs to be." Sean Rodriguez will start in his place. |
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| Doug Mathis has been moved up in the rotation to start on Monday against the Indians, the AP reports. |
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| Vicente Padilla is on his way to Nicaragua to attend a family matter, the Dallas Morning News reports. His scheduled start has been pushed from Monday to Tuesday. If he can't return in time, A.J. Murray would be called up. |
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| Mike Lieberthal signed a one-day, minor league contract with the Phillies on Sunday. He will officially retire as a member of the Phillies, the team he played for from 1994-2006. "To put everything I had into the Phillies for 13 years, it’s pretty special," Lieberthal tells the AP. "You don’t see too many players who stay with one team in any sport for that long of a period. It’s definitely an honor to come here and finish with the Phillies." |
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| Kelvin Jimenez was sent down to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, the AP reports. |
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| The Cardinals called up reliever Mark Worrell on Sunday, the AP reports. Worrell, 25, was 1-1 with a 1.88 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 21 appearances at Triple-A Memphis. |
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| Jack Wilson, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates | Sunday 6/1, 1:07 PM CT |
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| Jack Wilson is back in the lineup on Sunday, one day after missing a contest due to tightness behind his left knee, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. |
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| Carlos Ruiz, C, Philadelphia Phillies | Sunday 6/1, 1:05 PM CT |
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| Carlos Ruiz is not in the lineup for Sunday's tilt with the Marlins, but his left hand is fine. "I'm ready to go," Ruiz tells MLB.com. "I feel very good." He took a pitch off the hand on Saturday. Chris Coste is starting in his place on Sunday. |
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| Ryan Doumit, C, Pittsburgh Pirates | Sunday 6/1, 1:03 PM CT |
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| Ryan Doumit tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he is "days away" from returning to the lineup. He fractured the tip of his left thumb on May 13. Doumit caught Zach Duke's bullpen session on Sunday morning and was pleased. "There was one ball that kind of jammed me a little bit," Doumit explains. "But the next pitch, the pain went away." The Pirates are thinking about sending him on a short rehab assignment. |
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| Victor Martinez is still dealing with a lingering left hamstring issue, and he was not in the starting lineup on Sunday. "Victor needs the day," manager Eric Wedge explains to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "When he hits, his lower half is real active. It all comes into play with him... He still feels it when he runs." Martinez initially injured his hamstring on March 31. |
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| Carlos Quentin will get the day off on Sunday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Nick Swisher is starting in left field, and Brian Anderson is in center. |
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