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| Casey Kotchman went 0-for-3 with an RBI as the Braves took down the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4. He is hitting just .152 since he was traded to the Braves. |
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| Chris Young, CF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 8/7, 11:50 PM CT |
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| Chris Young went 0-for-4 in the Diamondbacks 6-4 loss to Atlanta on Thursday. He ran his August batting average to .185. |
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| In the best start of his young career, Braves pitcher Charlie Morton earned his third victory by throwing seven innings and allowing just five hits and no earned runs against Arizona. |
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| Yusmeiro Petit saw his record fall to 1-3 with the Diamondbacks loss to Atlanta. Petit threw well once again, hurling five innings and giving up just two earned runs, but it wasn't quite good enough as the Braves won 6-4. |
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| Raul Ibanez, LF, Seattle Mariners | Thursday 8/7, 11:37 PM CT |
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| Raul Ibanez hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Dan Wheeler of the Rays to send Seattle home victoriously. The Rays chose to pitch to Ibanez even though hitting behind him was Adrian Beltre, who was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts on the evening. |
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| B.J. Upton, CF, Tampa Bay Rays | Thursday 8/7, 11:32 PM CT |
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| After being benched Wednesday for not hustling, B.J. Upton returned to the lineup and went 0-for-4 in the Rays loss to Seattle. |
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| Felix Hernandez held the Tampa Bay Rays to one run on four hits in eight innings as the Mariners beat the Rays 2-1. |
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| Andy Sonnanstine threw a great game, going 7.1 innings, allowing one run on five hits and striking out four in the Rays loss to Seattle. |
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| Roger Clemens wants his defamation suit against Brian McNamee to remain in Texas instead of New York, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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| Dodgers closer Takashi Saito had a day of throwing scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times. He will begin pitching off a mound in the last week of August. |
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| White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski went 0-for-5 in his team's loss to the Tigers, dropping his batting average to .288. |
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| Miguel Cabrera had been two for his last fifteen, but he broke through in the Tigers win over Chicago, going 3-for-3 with two walks, a home run, and three RBI. |
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| White Sox pitcher Javier Vazquez lost his tenth game of the season by surrendering five runs in seven innings in a loss to Detroit. |
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| Tigers reliever Fernando Rodney picked up his second save of the year, going 1.1 innings while striking out two and walking none. |
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| Robinson Cano got three hits and raised his average to .266 in the Yankees win over Texas. |
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| Scott Feldman pitched well, but picked up his fifth loss of the season as the Yankees downed the Rangers 3-0. Feldman went seven innings, giving up two earned runs while striking out four. |
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| Mike Mussina won his 15th game of the season by allowing no earned runs in seven innings while striking out six in New York's 3-0 win over Texas. |
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| Corey Patterson went 1-for-5 in the Reds loss to Houston, and in his last four games he is 2-for-14. |
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| Carlos Lee, LF, Houston Astros | Thursday 8/7, 9:34 PM CT |
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| Carlos Lee has knocked in at least one run in each of his last four games, and he has accumulated eight RBI in those games. Lee went 3-for-3 with two RBI and two walks in Houston's win over the Reds. |
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| Josh Fogg, P, Cincinnati Reds | Thursday 8/7, 9:31 PM CT |
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| Josh Fogg was hit hard, getting the loss in Cincinnati's 7-4 loss to Houston. Fogg gave up six earned runs in four innings, and his ERA rose to a hideous 7.98. |
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| Roy Oswalt, P, Houston Astros | Thursday 8/7, 9:29 PM CT |
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| Roy Oswalt was solid, throwing seven innings, allowing nine hits but just one run while striking out six to pick up his ninth win of the year. |
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| Scott Rolen, 3B, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 8/7, 9:22 PM CT |
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| Batting in the eight hole, Toronto third baseman Scott Rolen went 1-for-3, scored two runs and drove in two as the Jays beat the A's 6-4. |
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| Daric Barton hit his fifth home run of the season, and second if five days in Oakland's loss to Toronto. He wound up going 1-for-3 in the contest. |
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| B.J. Ryan, P, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 8/7, 9:17 PM CT |
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| B.J. Ryan picked up his 22nd save of the year in the Blue Jays win over Oakland. |
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| Justin Duchscherer got a no decision, but allowed four runs in five innings on seven hits and two walks in the A's 6-4 loss to Toronto. |
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| Justin Upton, RF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 8/7, 8:52 PM CT |
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| Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton will begin his minor league rehab assignment as soon as Monday, and has been taking live batting practice on the field, according to MLB.com. |
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| Josh Fields, 3B, Chicago White Sox | Thursday 8/7, 8:49 PM CT |
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| Josh Fields has not started a game in the month of August, in part because of his poor defensive play, reports WhiteSox.com. "He is still working on it, but we need him to step it up and be better in the field," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said. |
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| The Colorado Rockies were swept in a doubleheader by Washington, but outfielder Matt Holliday had a nice day, going 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base. |
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| Emilio Bonifacio went 2-for-5, stole a base, drove in a run and scored in the Nationals victory over the Rockies. |
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| Ubaldo Jimenez walked six batters and gave up six earned runs on eight hits and took his tenth loss as the Rockies lost to the Nationals 6-3. |
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| Odalis Perez, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 8/7, 8:04 PM CT |
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| Odalis Perez picked up his fifth victory of the season in the second game of the Washington-Colorado doubleheader. Washington won 6-3 behind Perez, who went six innings, allowing just two earned runs on six hits. |
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| Yankees outfielder Melky Cabrera was not in the starting lineup tonight, the fourth consecutive game he has been on the bench, according to Yankees.com. |
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| Vernon Wells will start a rehab assignment on Friday in Triple-A, reports the Toronto Star. He could be activated for the Jays weekend series in Boston. |
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| Phil Hughes, P, New York Yankees | Thursday 8/7, 6:14 PM CT |
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| Phil Hughes will throw 60 pitches in a rehab start tonight for Triple-A Scranton, according to the Lower Hudson Journal News. He will make a few more starts after that in order to build his arm strength. |
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| Magglio Ordonez has been hitting the ball very well lately, but he does not have a very good match-up tonight against White Sox hurler Javier Vazquez. Ordonez is just 6-for-29 (.209) and has never drawn a walk against the righthander. He only has one extra base hit off Vazquez, a double, and his slugging percentage is a tiny .241. |
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| Pedro Feliz, 3B, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 8/7, 5:56 PM CT |
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| The condition of Phillies third baseman Pedro Feliz's back has improved, and he could begin a rehab assignment next week, according to Phillies.com. |
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| The Chicago Cubs used former Notre Dame football player Jeff Samardzija as a starter in the minor leagues, but now they are re-thinking that strategy, and he may wind up being the team's closer of the future, according to MLB.com. |
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| In all likelihood, the St. Louis Cardinals are not going to re-sign Jason Isringhausen for next season, and MLB.com is reporting that no one should be surprised if the Cleveland Indians take a long, hard look at him. |
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| Ben Sheets, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 8/7, 5:31 PM CT |
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| Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets has struggled recently, and some scouts believe he will continue to do so because of how many innings he has accumulated this year, according to MLB.com. |
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| Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston will be returning to the team next season, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Nationals outfielder Lastings Milledge continued his torrid August with a 3-for-4, two home run day in the team's 6-3 win over Colorado. Milledge collected four RBI on the afternoon. |
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| Troy Tulowitzki got on base twice, with a walk and a single in a 1-for-3 day in the Rockies loss to Washington. |
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| Jason Bergmann was not as bad as his 1-8 record had made him look, and he proved that tonight with a solid seven inning performance. He surrendered just one run on seven hits while striking out seven against the Rockies. |
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| Jeff Francis lost his eighth game of the season, throwing just 5.1 innings and allowing five earned runs on eight hits, including two home runs. |
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| Manny Ramirez keeps making the Dodgers faithful happy, as he hit another home run for L.A., his fourth, and collected two RBI to help the Dodgers take down St. Louis. |
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| Troy Glaus, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 8/7, 4:13 PM CT |
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| Like many of his Cardinals brethren, Troy Glaus failed to get a hit in St. Louis' 4-1 loss to the Dodgers. |
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| Clayton Kershaw went seven innings, giving up just one run on three hits and striking out seven in the Dodgers 4-1 win over St. Louis. |
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| Kyle Lohse, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 8/7, 4:04 PM CT |
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| Kyle Lohse threw seven innings, but allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out five to earn the loss in the Dodgers 4-1 victory over St. Louis. |
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| Hank Blalock, who remains on the DL with right shoulder inflammation, hopes to be back with the Rangers when they head to Boston to battle the Red Sox next week, according to the Star-Telegram. He said, "My swing feels good, I feel strong, and my body feels good." |
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| Jason Ellison has been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma, according to the Star-Telegram. The team placed David Murphy on the 15-day DL as the corresponding move. |
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| As expected, David Murphy has been placed on the 15-day DL due to his right knee sprain, according to the Star-Telegram. Jason Ellison has been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma as the corresponding move. |
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| Bobby Abreu, RF, New York Yankees | Thursday 8/7, 3:42 PM CT |
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| Bobby Abreu, who will become a free agent following the 2008 campaign, would like to remain with the Yankees, according to MLB.com. He said, "I'm a free agent at the end of the year, so you understand how that is. Here is where I want to be, but we still have this season to play. There's still a long time before we talk about that. Things have been great here. I really like it. This is a team that's always in competition for the playoffs and it seems like you always have the opportunity to make it to the World Series. You can't find that everywhere."
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| Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 8/7, 3:28 PM CT |
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| Ryan Howard went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Marlins at home. He left three men on base. |
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| Cole Hamels, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 8/7, 3:25 PM CT |
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| Cole Hamels allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits over 6.1 innings in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Marlins, with one walk and seven strikeouts. |
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| Hanley Ramirez went 1-for-3 with an RBI double in Thursday's 3-0 win at Philadelphia. He also registered two walks, and a stolen base, his 27th of the season. |
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| Chris Volstad hurled six scoreless innings, with only three hits allowed, in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Phillies. He also registered three strikeouts and four walks. |
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| Scott Eyre, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 8/7, 2:51 PM CT |
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| The Phillies have claimed reliever Scott Eyre, who has been designated for assignment earlier in the week by the Cubs, according to the AP. The Phillies sent right-hander Brian Schlitter to Chicago in the trade between NL division leaders.
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| Tim Redding, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 8/7, 2:34 PM CT |
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| Tim Redding was struck in the right leg by a fly ball while standing in the outfield during batting practice Thursday, according to the Washington Post. |
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| Adrian Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Mets. The Padres only registered six hits today. |
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| Kevin Kouzmanoff went 0-for-4 in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Mets. He left a team-high five men on base. |
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| David Wright went 3-for-5 and hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Padres Thursday at Shea Stadium. |
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| Johan Santana allowed two earned runs on four hits over seven innings in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Padres at Shea Stadium, with three walks and seven strikeouts. He exited the game with a 3-1 lead, but the Padres scored a run in the eighth and ninth innings to tie the game, leaving Santana with a no decision instead of his 10th win with the Mets. David Wright hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to win the game for New York. |
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| Joe Torre stated before Thursday's game against the Cardinals that Jason Schmidt likely won't return this season, according to the LA Daily News. Torre said, "Yes, for this year. At this juncture, a lot would have to happen in a hurry for him to be able to pitch for us at this level. He would have to start throwing bullpens (now), and then his rehab probably would take him through the second week of September at this point. I think it would be a long shot."
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| Ramon Castro exited Thursday's game against the Padres after the fourth inning due to recurring pain in his right ankle, according to Mets.com. |
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| The Rays have claimed reliever Chad Bradford off waivers from the Orioles, according to ESPN. The Rays will send a player to be named to the Orioles at a later time. |
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| Brendan Donnelly has been called up from Triple-A Buffalo, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. Matt Ginter has been placed on the 15-day DL as the adjoining move. |
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| Brad Penny, P, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 8/7, 12:41 PM CT |
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| Brad Penny is set to be activated from the DL to start Friday against the Giants, according to the AP. He has recovered from mild tendinitis in his right shoulder. |
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| The Phillies are not interested in re-signing Freddy Garcia after watching him work out in front of several teams earlier in the week, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Assistant GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said, "He's got a ways to go. For us, I don't think we believe that he's a guy that could help us this year. He threw OK. The feeling is that he's going to come back, but he probably couldn't help us in September."
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| Garrett Mock, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 8/7, 11:50 AM CT |
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| Garrett Mock has been recalled from Triple-A Columbus, according to the AP. He fills the roster spot for outfielder Elijah Dukes, who landed on the DL due to a strained right calf. |
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| Elijah Dukes, RF, Washington Nationals | Thursday 8/7, 11:46 AM CT |
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| Elijah Dukes has been placed on the 15-day DL due to a strained right calf, according to the AP. The Nationals recalled pitcher Garrett Mock from Triple-A Columbus as the adjoining move. |
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| Chris Ray, P, Baltimore Orioles | Thursday 8/7, 11:34 AM CT |
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| Chris Ray who is slowly recovering from right elbow surgery, does not expect to return to the Orioles this season, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
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| Brian Giles, RF, San Diego Padres | Thursday 8/7, 11:28 AM CT |
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| The Red Sox are one of the teams that has put a claim on Brian Giles, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. They have a 48-hour period in which to try to work out a trade with San Diego. |
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| Ryan Church, RF, New York Mets | Thursday 8/7, 11:25 AM CT |
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| The Mets aren't counting on Ryan Church returning from post-concussion syndrome this season, according to the NY Daily News. "I'm not optimistic about that," manager Jerry Manuel said. "It's very foreign to all of us and we just aren't sure as to where it could go. And historically, it hasn't gone in our direction. We've been going through this, I don't know how long. Two months? Whatever. But, if it does turn out to be something favorable for us, it would be very, very welcome." Church took batting practice with the team yesterday and fielded balls in the outfield and is expected to go through an examination either today or tomorrow. |
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| Carl Crawford has missed three straight games, but noted that his sore left hamstring is now feeling much better, according to the St. Petersburg Times. He said, "I feel strong enough to go full speed. That was the reason we wanted to rest these three days so I can play at full speed and not have to worry about playing at like 70 percent."
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| Ichiro Suzuki stretched his hitting streak to 12 games with a single against the Twins Wednesday, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He is batting .401 over the streak, with seven multi-hit efforts. |
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| Miguel Batista has been dropped from the Mariners' starting rotation and will not make his scheduled start on Saturday, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. |
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| Eric Byrnes, LF, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 8/7, 9:16 AM CT |
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| If Eric Byrnes' rehab work continues to make favorable strides and the results of an MRI exam this month look positive, Byrnes said Wednesday that he expects to be activated from the 60-day DL and be available for Arizona's stretch run, according to the Arizona Republic. He sustained a torn left hamstring, but said, "My ego is not big enough to say I'm going to come in and try to be the hero in September. That's not the idea. It's to get healthy enough to play and help this team in whatever capacity I can."
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| David Aardsma, who is nursing a strained right groin, is nearing his return to Boston's bullpen, according to the Boston Globe. He threw an inning in Pawtucket Tuesday night and is likely to be activated from the DL for this weekend's series against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. |
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| Kevin Youkilis is officially listed as having a right hand contusion, according to the Boston Globe. Manager Terry Francona said, "A pretty good bruise. The good news is that there's no break. By the time I got out there, it was already turning black. I think the trainers think there's a decent chance he'll play Friday. So that's good news. It sounds like it's a matter of a day or two, as opposed to something that looked like it had a chance to be bad."
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| Maicer Izturis sat out his fifth straight game Wednesday due to a sprained thumb, but manager Mike Sciosca said he was available if needed, according to the LA Times. |
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| The Reds were hoping that shutting down Jared Burton for the three-game series right before All-Star break along with the All-Star break would be enough for him to recover from his strained right latissimus muscle, but at three weeks later, he is still suffering from the injury, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Burton said, "It's frustrating. I was going to try to test it Monday in a game situation but it wouldn't cooperate. It feels good when I long toss, but when I get on the mound and go at game speed, I feel it."
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| Jason Pridie was named the Twins' minor league player of the month for July, according to the Star Tribune. He batted .330 with seven homers and 19 RBI over the month. |
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| Michael Cuddyer, who is recovering from a strained tendon in his left index finger, went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's rehab outing with Triple-A Rochester, according to the Star Tribune. That was the first contest of a double-header, and he went 0-for-3 in the second game. |
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| Freddy Sanchez has been hot since the All-Star break, as he is hitting .400 (22-for-55) with three doubles, three homers, and nine RBI over 15 games, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. |
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| Michael Bourn missed his 10th straight start Wednesday due to his sprained right ankle, but may be ready to return to the lineup for the series opener against the Reds Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He said, "I feel pretty good. I took fly balls two days ago, and I didn’t feel pretty bad. I move better to the left, going to the left, than going to the right. Maybe I’ll be ready."
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| Geoff Geary, who is nursing a right groin injury, was unavailable for a second straight game Wednesday, but is almost ready to return to the hill, according to the Houston Chronicle. Manager Cecil Cooper said, "I’m going to say one more day for Geary. He felt awful good Tuesday. He threw off the mound a little bit and felt not as bad as we thought."
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| Keith Foulke, who is recovering from right shoulder inflammation, allowed three hits and three runs in two innings at Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, according to the SF Chronicle. |
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