| Randy Wolf, P, Houston Astros | Friday 6/6, 11:53 PM CT |
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| Randy Wolf outdueled Johan Santana Friday, limiting the Mets to one run on seven hits and two walks while striking out two over seven innings in San Diego's 2-1 win. |
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| Ryan Doumit, C, Pittsburgh Pirates | Friday 6/6, 11:38 PM CT |
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| Ryan Doumit was 0-for-4 at the plate Friday in his first game back from a fractured thumb. Doumit hadn't played since May 14th. |
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| Dmitri Young, 1B, Washington Nationals | Friday 6/6, 11:28 PM CT |
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| Dmitri Young did not play Friday due to the flu, according to the AP. Aaron Boone played first in place of Young, and Kory Casto replaced Boone at third. |
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| Aaron Rowand, CF, San Francisco Giants | Friday 6/6, 11:26 PM CT |
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| Aaron Rowand will be re-examined on Saturday after leaving Friday's game in the seventh inning with an injury to his right quad, according to the AP. |
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| The Astros recalled Reggie Abercrombie from Triple-A Round Rock Friday. Abercrombie was hitting .288 with nine homers, 25 RBI and 14 steals for Round Rock. |
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| The Astros designated Jose Cruz Jr. for assignment Friday. Cruz was hitting just .122 and had only one extra-base hit in 49 at-bats. The team has recalled Reggie Abercrombie from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Cruz on the roster. |
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| Rich Hill, P, Chicago Cubs | Friday 6/6, 10:59 PM CT |
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| Rich Hill made his second start for Triple-A Iowa since suffering from back spasms, allowing one run on one hit with seven walks and five strikeouts. |
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| Geovany Soto didn't start Friday because of a swollen finger that he apparently aggravated on a swing, according to MLB.com. "He's got a little bit of swelling in his bottom hand," manager Lou Piniella said. "We're trying to figure out why the bottom hand leaves the bat. The one that should leave is the top hand. He swings and when the bottom hand comes off, somehow the top hand rubs over the finger and he has a little swelling in there." |
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| An MRI Friday on Todd Wellemeyer's elbow came back negative. However, the right-hander's next start is still in question. |
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| Tim Lincecum, P, San Francisco Giants | Friday 6/6, 10:12 PM CT |
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| The Giants are an undeniably bad team, but that hasn't kept Tim Lincecum from getting off to a fantastic start. The righty held the Nats to one run on five hits while striking out five over seven innings Friday to pick up his eighth win of the season against just one loss. |
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| Jorge Cantu, 3B, Florida Marlins | Friday 6/6, 10:08 PM CT |
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| Jorge Cantu was the offensive star for the Marlins Friday, picking up a pair of solo homers and a double in an 11-3 loss to Cincinnati. |
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| Jay Bruce, RF, Cincinnati Reds | Friday 6/6, 10:05 PM CT |
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| Jay Bruce entered Friday's game coming off of two straight hitless contests. He then struck out in his first at-bat Friday before finishing the night 3-for-4 with two walks, two runs and three RBI. |
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| Brandon Webb picked up his 11th win of the season Friday, limiting the Pirates to one run on three hits while striking out three over seven innings of work. |
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| Aaron Rowand, CF, San Francisco Giants | Friday 6/6, 9:25 PM CT |
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| Aaron Rowand had to exit Friday's game after six innings due to an apparent right hip injury, according to SportsTicker. |
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| Alex Gonzalez, coming back from a fractured knee, has been running for a week now but but had to dial it back a little, according to MLB.com. "Hitting and fielding feels good -- the problem is the running," said Gonzalez. "I still feel something there. I'm running 70-75 percent, but that's good." |
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| Jeff Keppinger ran the bases on Friday at the club's spring complex and is expected to do so again on Saturday and could DH in an extended camp game on Sunday before starting a rehab assignment, according to MLB.com. He is working his way back from a broken left kneecap. |
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| Josh Willingham dressed out during batting practice Friday, stretched out with the team and also shagged some fly balls, but that doesn't mean he's close to returning to the lineup, manager Fredi Gonzalez told MLB.com. "It'll be a while, because he hasn't played in over a month," Gonzalez said. "He's got to get his legs in shape -- he's got to get his arm in shape. He hasn't picked up a ball. You hate to run him back in there, then his legs go bad." Willingham is coming back from lower back soreness. |
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| Paul Lo Duca took batting practice and played catch without any problems on Friday and will start his rehab assignment with Single-A Potomac on Sunday, according to MLB.com. The catcher will play a couple games for Potomac before heading to Triple-A Columbus for a couple of more games before being activated from the disabled list sometime during the Nats' next road trip. Lo Duca is coming back from a fractured hand. |
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| Mike Gonzalez, who is coming back from Tommy John surgery, threw in the bullpen Friday before the Braves' game against the Phillies and plans to report to Triple-A Richmond on Sunday for one or two injury rehab appearances, according to the AP. He's already appeared in four rehab games for Double-A Mississippi, not allowing a run. Barring a setback, Gonzalez hopes to join the Braves bullpen sometime next week. |
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| The Royals traded former AL Rookie of the Year Angel Berroa to the Dodgers Friday in exchange for minor league infielder Juan Rivera. Berroa hasn't appeared in a game with the Royals this year but has hit .291 with 10 home runs and 27 RBI in 51 games for Triple-A Omaha. |
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| Eric Byrnes, LF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Friday 6/6, 7:55 PM CT |
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| Eric Byrnes is making progress in his recovery from tears in both hamstrings, according to MLB.com. "He did some agility drills today," manager Bob Melvin said. "It was the first day for that. We'll progressively lead into the running part, which he is champing at the bit to do, but it was the first day that he did agilities out on the field." |
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| Ray Durham, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers | Friday 6/6, 7:52 PM CT |
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| Ray Durham was back in the starting lineup Friday after being limited to pinch-hitting duty Wednesday, according to MLB.com. The veteran was originally absent from the lineup, but he talked his manager, Bruce Bochy, into inserting him in there. "I didn't put him in there, and he came in and said he felt great and feels nothing in the calf," Bochy said. "So he's in there." |
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| Todd Wellemeyer did not travel with the Cardinals to Houston but instead flew to St. Louis to meet with team doctors to have what manager Tony La Russa described as a "soreness near his biceps" checked out, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The team is officially referring to the pitcher's ailment as right elbow inflammation. La Russa said there Wellemeyer's next start might be in question. "You always treat it like it's a big deal," La Russa said, "and hope for the best." |
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| Rick Ankiel, CF, St. Louis Cardinals | Friday 6/6, 6:56 PM CT |
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| Rick Ankiel did not travel with the team to Houston but instead flew to St. Louis to meet with with team doctors about the infection in his right knee, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The outfielder has been unavailable for several days because of swelling and irritation in his knee. |
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| LaTroy Hawkins began serving a three-game suspension Friday after his penalty was upheld by the commissioner's office, according to the AP. Hawkins was disciplined for throwing at the Orioles' Luke Scott last month. "I'm disappointed, but you move forward," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "You move forward and you find a way to use your bullpen one guy short." |
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| The Red Sox recalled Brandon Moss from Triple-A Pawtucket Friday. He replaces Chris Carter on the roster. |
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| Brad Hawpe, RF, Colorado Rockies | Friday 6/6, 6:23 PM CT |
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| The Rockies activated Brad Hawpe from the DL Friday. He had been out with a strained hamstring. To clear a roster spot, the team optioned Cory Sullivan to Triple-A Colorado Springs. |
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| Albert Pujols is in the lineup tonight despite a tight calf. Pujols, who hasn't started the last two games, said he is playing at 40 percent. |
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| The Padres recalled Craig Stansberry from Triple-A Portland Friday. Stansberry was batting .232 with four homers and 19 RBI at Portland. |
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| The Padres activated Clay Hensley from the DL Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Portland. Hensley is making his way back from shoulder surgery. |
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| Manny Ramirez's right knee and hamstring are still tight, so he is not in tonight's starting lineup, according to The Providence Journal. Manager Terry Francona said Ramirez reported that his leg is sore, but was hopeful the slugger would be back in the lineup on Saturday. On another note, Manny said that his spat with teammate Kevin Youkilis is "in the past". |
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| The Cardinals recalled right-hander Mitchell Boggs from Triple-A Memphis on Friday. He takes the roster spot of right-hander Mike Parisi who was optioned to the team's top affiliate.
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| Mike Parisi, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Friday 6/6, 3:50 PM CT |
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| The Cardinals optioned Mike Parisi to Triple-A Memphis on Friday, which means the right-hander won't get the start Saturday for the injured Joel Piniero. |
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| Chipper Jones told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he would like to play at least four more years and that he would prefer to spend those years with the Braves.
"I don't think there's any reason I can't play through 40," he said, "long as I don't let my body go, which is not going to happen. I'm too active year-round to let my body go. |
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| Denny Bautista has been activated on Friday for the weekend's series against Cleveland. Bautista has been on the disabled list since May 3 with right shoulder tendinitis. |
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| Barry Bonds, OF, San Francisco Giants | Friday 6/6, 12:35 PM CT |
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| Barry Bonds has pleaded not guilty to 15 federal charges of misleading a grand jury, this according to the AP.
Bonds pleaded not guilty to similar accusations in December, but a judge ordered prosecutors to rewrite the slugger's indictment to fix legal infirmities in the document. The new indictment includes no new allegations.
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| Second baseman Tadahito Iguchi was placed on the disabled list with a separated right shoulder, this according to MLB.com. He suffered the injury in the seventh inning of the Padres' 2-1 victory over the Mets at PETCO Park on Thursday night.
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| Abraham Nunez was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans by the Mets on Thursday night, according to the Associated Press. Nick Evans was optioned back to Double-A. |
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| Mets manager Willie Randolph said left fielder Moises Alou will not come off the 15-day disabled list on Friday, this according to the AP.
Randolph said his outfielder will likely be activated Tuesday when the Mets return to Shea to face the Arizona Diamondbacks. Alou is eligible to return on Friday. |
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| Mark Mulder, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Friday 6/6, 11:00 AM CT |
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| The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Mark Mulder threw from a bullpen mound on Thursday. This was the first time in three weeks that the left-hander has done such. The note reports that his mechanics were different throwing from a lower, more "natural" arm slot.
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| Rick Ankiel, CF, St. Louis Cardinals | Friday 6/6, 10:14 AM CT |
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| The Rick Ankiel updates continue to surface. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Friday morning that the Cardinals center fielder underwent a second examination between games of Thursday's doubleheader.
After staying at the team's hotel during the afternoon game, Ankiel was examined before departing with the club for Houston. Manager Tony La Russa told the paper the infection had shown progress and that Ankiel might play this weekend.
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| Albert Pujols is an uncertainty for tonight's game against the Houston Astros, this according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Pujols cited a late-night charter flight and the chance his injured calf might tighten as the reason. |
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| Once again the Denver Post is waving the white flag for the Colorado Rockies. The paper has been doing their own scouting work on league organizational scouts. The report notes that Yankee scouts have not turned up at a Rockies game recently, an indication that while the paper has given up all hope on the last place team (22-38) the front office hasn't issues a "For Sale" sign on their players yet. Closer Brian Fuentes is an obvious target for a New York team looking for an eighth-inning upgrade over Kyle Farnsworth. |
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| Ronny Paulino was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis after Thursday's win over the Astros.
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| Dan Uggla, 2B, Florida Marlins | Friday 6/6, 8:49 AM CT |
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| Dan Uggla was back with his teammates on Thursday night in Atlanta, after missing Wednesday's action to catch the birth of his second child. The second baseman went 3-for-5 with a run and a stolen base.
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| The Astros purchased the contract of catcher Humberto Quintero from Triple-A Round Rock and optioned J.R. Towles to their top affiliate after Thursday's game, this according to the Canadian Press.
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| The Astros optioned J.R. Towles to Triple-A Round Rock after Thursday's game and purchased the contract of catcher Humberto Quintero from its top affiliate, this according to the Canadian Press. |
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| Kosuke Fukudome hit his fourth home run of the season on Thursday night as he went 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Dodgers. |
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| Jeff Kent, 2B, Los Angeles Dodgers | Friday 6/6, 12:22 AM CT |
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| Jeff Kent hit two home runs, one in the sixth inning and one in the eighth, though it wasn't enough to lead the Dodgers to a victory over the Pirates. |
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| Ryan Doumit, C, Pittsburgh Pirates | Friday 6/6, 12:18 AM CT |
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| Ryan Doumit was activated from the DL late Thursday night, according to the Miami Herald. He had been out since May 14th with a fractured left thumb. |
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| Jose Reyes, SS, New York Mets | Friday 6/6, 12:15 AM CT |
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| Jose Reyes continued to provide a spark from the top of the lineup for the Mets as he had two hits, two steals, and a run scored against the Padres. |
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| Tadahito Iguchi went 3-for-4 with an RBI before being forced from the game due to a strained right shoulder. |
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| Continuing to pitch like he wants no part of the minors, Mike Pelfrey went six innings against the Padres on Thursday night allowing just a single run in a no-decision. |
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| Josh Banks, P, San Diego Padres | Friday 6/6, 12:00 AM CT |
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| Josh Banks had his second straight excellent start for the Padres as he held the Mets to just one run over six innings, though it was only good enough for a no-decision. |
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