| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| The Yankees will call up reliever Scott Patterson on Sunday, the New York Daily News reports. The 28-year-old right-hander is 1-0 with a 3.04 ERA over 22 appearances at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. |
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| The Reds called up reliever Gary Majewski on Sunday, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Majewski was 2-1 with a 3.76 ERA over 22 appearances at Triple-A Louisville. |
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| Josh Fogg, P, Cincinnati Reds | Sunday 6/1, 11:12 AM CT |
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| The Reds placed Josh Fogg on the 15-day DL on Sunday due to a sore back, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. |
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| The Brewers lineup has a "backup" feel on Sunday. Manager Ned Yost is starting Joe Dillon at second base, Gabe Kapler in center, Mike Rivera behind the plate, and Craig Counsell at shortstop, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel notes. They are replacing regular starters Rickie Weeks, Mike Cameron, Jason Kendall, and J.J. Hardy. |
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| Jeff Karstens left his Triple-A start on Saturday due to a groin injury, the New York Post report. He was on the DL earlier in the season due to a groin issue. |
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| Merkin Valdez will need a minor league rehab assignment before coming off the DL, and he remains roughly two weeks away from returning, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. He is on the DL due to a strained right elbow. |
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| Jake Peavy, P, San Diego Padres | Sunday 6/1, 9:39 AM CT |
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| Jake Peavy hopes to return to the rotation within the next two weeks. "That's realistic, absolutely," he informs the San Diego Union-Tribune. Peavy has been happy with his flat-ground throwing sessions. He is on the DL due to a strained right elbow. |
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| The Giants are trying to trade reliever Erick Threets, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The southpaw is due to come off the minor league DL this week. He is out due to a right intercostal strain. |
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| Mark Mulder, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Sunday 6/1, 9:32 AM CT |
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| Mark Mulder has backed off his previous statement about retiring rather than undergoing another operation. "What I meant was, I should be better by now," he explains to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "You invest so much in getting back and then it doesn't happen. If they were to tell me, 'This procedure will do it. You'll be back.' I'd do it in a heartbeat. But if it's what they 'think' might improve it, I'm over that." Mulder will throw in the outfield on Sunday in his latest effort to stretch out his left shoulder. |
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| Jesus Flores felt better on Saturday, but he was held out of the lineup due to residual effects of his work on Friday. The catcher took two foul balls off his mask and felt headaches and nausea. "It's like, I feel tired," Flores explains to the Washington Post on Saturday. "I think it's from the pressure I had last night in the head." Wil Nieves started in his place. Tests showed that Flores did not suffer a concussion. |
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| Carlos Ruiz, C, Philadelphia Phillies | Sunday 6/1, 9:20 AM CT |
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| Carlos Ruiz took a pitch off the left hand on Saturday. X-rays were negative, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Ruiz is day-to-day with a bruise. |
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| Blake DeWitt has been fielding ground balls at second base prior to games, the Los Angeles Times reports. |
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| Moises Alou could begin a minor league rehab assignment in the week ahead and return to the Mets by next weekend, the New York Post reports. The outfielder is on the DL due to a strained left calf. |
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| Luis Maza, 2B, Los Angeles Dodgers | Sunday 6/1, 9:08 AM CT |
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| Luis Maza has started three straight games at shortstop, partially because Chin-lung Hu is struggling at the plate. "He's trying too hard," hitting coach Mike Easler informs the Los Angeles Times. Maza is hitting .257, and Lu is down to .170. |
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| Luis Castillo tried to talk his way into the lineup on Saturday, to no avail. The Mets say he has a strained left hip flexor, but Castillo tells the New York Post it is a quad injury. The ailment is different from the quad malady that caused the second baseman to miss three games earlier this year. "I want to be out there, especially since we're starting to play a little better," Castillo admits. |
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| Blake DeWitt went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Saturday. The rookie closed out May with a .322 average, five homers, 18 RBI, and 14 runs over 26 games. |
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| Jose Reyes, SS, New York Mets | Sunday 6/1, 8:55 AM CT |
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| Jose Reyes was a quiet 1-for-3 with two walks and a stolen base on Saturday, but he extended his hitting streak to 16 games. |
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| Carlos Villanueva is currently working as a reliever, but he still envisions himself as a starter in the long run. So do the Brewers. "(Manager Ned Yost) said he still sees me as a starter (at some point)," Villanueva informs the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The 24-year-old right-hander posted a 6.43 ERA over nine starts before being moved to the bullpen. |
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| Kazuo Matsui will get the day off on Sunday, the Houston Chronicle reports. Mark Loretta will start in his place. |
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| Ross Wolf, P, Florida Marlins | Sunday 6/1, 8:43 AM CT |
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| The Marlins outrighted pitcher Ross Wolf on Saturday, the Miami Herald reports. Wolf, 25, was pitching for Triple-A Albuquerque. |
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| Michael Bourn was held out of the lineup on Saturday in order to clear his head. "Bourn needs a break more than anything else," manager Cecil Cooper informs the Houston Chronicle. "I think that's the primary reason. He's been really grinding and churning." Darin Erstad started in his place on Saturday. |
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| Ryan Spilborghs will undergo an MRI on his injured left wrist on Sunday. "I think it's just a deep bruise. That's what I hope, anyway," he tells the Denver Post. Spilborghs took a pitch off the wrist on Saturday. |
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| Jerry Hairston Jr. went 2-for-6 with one run and one RBI in Saturday's win over the Braves. The utility man has multiple hits in six of the last eight games and has scored a run in eight consecutive contests. |
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| Rich Hill, P, Chicago Cubs | Sunday 6/1, 8:23 AM CT |
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| Rich Hill returned to the Triple-A mound on Friday night. He had been out since May 16 due to back spasms. Hill lasted three innings and allowed three runs. He also walked three and struck out five. "I feel like I'm throwing the ball as well as I have in a long time," Hill told the Des Moines Register. "It's been a couple weeks since I've been in a game, but I feel good after not being able to get into a rhythm since Day One of spring training." |
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| Mike Gonzalez worked two innings for Double-A Mississippi on Saturday. It was his second rehab outing as he comes back from Tommy John surgery. "He just needs to get back competitive," manager Bobby Cox informs the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Gonzalez will likely spend two weeks in rehab before moving up. |
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| Brandon Moss went 4-for-5 with three home runs in Saturday's Triple-A win over Durham. All three were solo shots, and two of the long balls came off prospect Jeff Niemann. Moss added an RBI single and a fourth run. |
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| John Smoltz tossed a scoreless inning for Low-A Rome on Saturday, and the veteran hurler could come off the disabled list as soon as Monday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He is out due to right shoulder inflammation. |
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