| Andre Ethier, RF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Friday 9/5, 11:56 PM CT |
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| Andre Ethier went 5-for-5 in a big game against the Diamondbacks on Friday night. He tallied his 20th home run to go with five RBI. It was a career-high for RBI in a game. |
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| J.J. Putz, P, Seattle Mariners | Friday 9/5, 11:51 PM CT |
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| J.J. Putz earned his 11th save of the season on Friday night. With Jason Giambi at the plate and representing the tieing run, he got the slugger to pop out to thrid base. Putz allowed half of the Yankees two hits on the night. |
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| Brandon Morrow threw 7.2 innings of no-hit ball in his major debut as a starter. The converted reliever gave up an RBI double to Wilson Betemit with two outs in the eighth and was removed promptly afterwards. He did walk three while striking out eight. |
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| Victor Martinez finally got the nod behind the plate against the Royals. He had not caught since June because of elbow surgery. Martinez was sharp at the plate with two singles, driving in a run in the fifth inning. He finished 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. |
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| Ubaldo Jimenez allowed three runs and five hits, struck out six, hit two batters and walked one in six-plus innings. It was just his second win in a month. |
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| Juan Uribe, 2B, Chicago White Sox | Friday 9/5, 11:09 PM CT |
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| Juan Uribe hit a pair of two-run home runs off of Darren Oliver on Friday. The shots came in the second and third innings. |
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| Brian Giles, RF, San Diego Padres | Friday 9/5, 11:05 PM CT |
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| Brian Giles had four hits including an eighth-inning solo home run that tied the score 2-2 against the Brewers on Friday. It was just his 11th home run of the season. |
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| CC Sabathia, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Friday 9/5, 11:01 PM CT |
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| CC Sabathia struck out nine in seven innings in a no-decision appearance against the Padres on Friday night. He gave up five hits and just one run. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-out RBI. Milwaukee won 3-2 in 11 innings. |
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| J.J. Hardy, SS, Milwaukee Brewers | Friday 9/5, 10:56 PM CT |
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| J.J. Hardy had a walk-off RBI single in the 11th winning against the Padres on Friday night to end the Brewers' four-game losing streak. It was Hardy's fourth straight game with an RBI. |
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| Braden Looper threw 7.1 shutout innings against the Marlins on Friday but the save was blown in the ninth. He walked none, gave up four hits and struck out six. |
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| Chris Perez, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Friday 9/5, 10:48 PM CT |
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| Chris Perez blew his second consecutive save on Friday win he gave up a ninth inning home run to Mike Jacobs. It was the Cardinals league-leading 30th blown save of the season. |
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| Mark Buehrle reeled off six shutout innings against the Angels on Friday night. He struck out seven while earning his 12th win of the season. |
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| Coco Crisp, CF, Kansas City Royals | Friday 9/5, 10:40 PM CT |
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| Coco Crisp went 3-for-5 with three RBIs for Boston while hitting out of the nine-hole. He is hitting .323 in the spot in the batting order. |
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| Mike Lowell came off the disabled list to go 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs, helping Boston beat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Friday night. He had been suffering from a strained oblique muscle. He homered in his first at-bat since Aug. 12. The third baseman added a two-run single in the fourth and an RBI double in the ninth. |
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| Josh Beckett struck out seven over five scoreless innings in his first start in nearly three weeks. It was his 12th win of the season. |
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| Justin Morneau connected for his second grand slam of the season on Friday night off of Armando Galarraga to blow open a 2-1 game with the Tigers. |
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| Armando Galarraga yielded six runs in six innings to the Twins on Friday. He only gave up three hits while walking a season-high six batters and striking out four. |
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| Francisco Liriano had a season-high nine strikeouts in seven innings while improving to 5-0 since returning to the Twins lineup last month. He did give up two homers, though, both to Marcus Thames before leaving in the eighth with no outs. |
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| Marcus Thames hit his 23rd and 24th home runs of the season on Friday against the Twins. Both shots came off of Francisco Liriano and were the only two runs the Tigers scored all night. |
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| Jair Jurrjens picked up his first win since August 9th on Friday night against the Nationals. It took him 98 pitches to get through five innings, after which he was pulled. He gave up six hits and one run while walking three and striking out six. |
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| Kelly Johnson continued his hot September with three more hits on Friday night. He recorded two runs and two RBI. In five September games, he is hitting .571 with six runs and eight RBI. |
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| Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds | Friday 9/5, 9:50 PM CT |
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| Joey Votto hit his 18th home run of the season on Friday night. He added a double, two runs and three RBI to his line by the end of the 10-2 whupping of the Cubs. |
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| Rich Harden threw Friday without experiencing any problems according to the AP. He missed his last start with discomfort in his arm. |
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| Bronson Arroyo threw an impressive 6.1 innings against the Cubs on Friday night. He allowed just one run on four hits while striking out six. |
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| Jay Bruce, RF, Cincinnati Reds | Friday 9/5, 9:30 PM CT |
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| Jay Bruce hit his first career grand slam on Friday night off of Jon Lieber. He was 2-for-3 with four RBI and a walk in the Reds 10-2 victory over the Cubs. He also had two errors giving him nine on the season. |
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| Aubrey Huff, DH, Baltimore Orioles | Friday 9/5, 9:25 PM CT |
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| Aubrey Huff missed Friday night's game against Oakland due to the birth of his daughter. He should return to the lineup on Saturday. |
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| Ted Lilly, P, Chicago Cubs | Friday 9/5, 9:22 PM CT |
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| Ted Lilly lasted just two innings on Friday night against the Reds. He was tagged for five runs on four hits and three walks. |
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| Brian Bass, P, Baltimore Orioles | Friday 9/5, 9:18 PM CT |
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| After being acquired earlier in the day, Brian Bass pitched 1.2 innings for the Orioles on Friday. He surrendered two runs on two hits and two walks. |
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| Rajai Davis, CF, Oakland Athletics | Friday 9/5, 9:15 PM CT |
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| After three Baltimore pitchers combined to issue six walks and hit a batter, the fourth pitcher of the inning, Randor Bierd, yielded Rajai Davis' first career grand slam. He had entered earlier in the eighth as a pinch runner for Jack Cust. |
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| Jeff Francoeur left Friday night's game after being hit by a pitch on his hand. |
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| Anthony Reyes left tonight's game after three innings with a sore right elbow according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Reyes, working with a 2-0 lead, seemed to be cruising, but didn't come out for the fourth inning on a cool night at Kauffman Stadium. |
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| The AP reports that Evan Longoria will take 20 to 40 swings on Saturday. Longoria has been out since Aug. 11 with a fractured wrist and the Rays want him to take two or three days of regular batting practice before activating him off the DL. |
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| Andy Sonnanstine lost for the first time in seven starts, allowing four runs and five hits in six innings against the Blue Jays on Friday. |
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| Mike Pelfrey allowed just four hits over seven innings against the Phillies on Friday but left with a loss. Phillies third baseman Greg Dobbs connected for a two-out, two-run homer off of him in the seventh - the only earned runs Pelfrey allowed. |
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| Brett Myers, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Friday 9/5, 8:51 PM CT |
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| Brett Myers improved to 6-1 since the All-Star break with an excellent performance in New York on Friday. He lasted eight innings and shutout the Mets' usually productive lineup. He struck out 10 while allowing just three hits. |
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| Roy Halladay picked up his 18th win of the season on Friday against the Rays. He threw seven innings, struck out seven and surrendered one earned run. He had been 1-3 with a 4.82 ERA in four starts against the Rays this season. Halladay, who is 10-3 in his past 13 starts, has never lost to the same team four times in one season. |
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| Alex Rios, RF, Toronto Blue Jays | Friday 9/5, 8:44 PM CT |
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| Alex Rios was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI on Friday night against the Rays. |
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| In his first start since being recalled from the minors, Dustin Moseley was knocked out of the game in the second inning by the White Sox. He retired just four of the 12 batters he faced, allowing four runs on six hits including a two-run home run by Juan Uribe. |
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| Pablo Ozuna, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers | Friday 9/5, 8:18 PM CT |
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| Pablo Ozuna joined the Dodgers 40-man roster on Friday. |
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| MLB.com reports that Jake Westbrook had successful arthroscopic surgery on his right hip in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday. He is still recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent earlier in the summer.
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| Joel Pineiro will will move to the bullpen, as the Cardinals shift to a four-man rotation over the next week according to MLB.com. Pineiro, who last started on Monday in Arizona, will not start again until Sept. 12, the opener of the Cards' series against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. |
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| Justin Duchscherer has been shut down for the season according to MLB.com. Duchscherer has been on the disabled list with a strained right hip since Aug. 19 -- the same hip the 30-year-old had surgery on last July. "He's not," Geren said matter-of-factly when asked when Duchscherer would throw again. "He's shut down. He's going to go to see [Dr. Byrd, who] did his surgery last year, to get reevaluated." |
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| The Boston Globe reports that Marlon Byrd was apparently hurt in the first inning of Friday night's game while diving for Dustin Pedroia's eventual double. Brandon Boggs replaced him in the lineup. |
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| Alex Gordon, 3B, Kansas City Royals | Friday 9/5, 7:46 PM CT |
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| MLB.com reports that Alex Gordon participated in infield drills on Friday as he continues to recover from a torn hip flexor. He has been out since August 23. "The MRI update from yesterday shows there is healing going on," manager Trey Hillman said. "To what degree, it's tough to tell, but there is healing, and he was froggy to get out and do something. So we just had controlled ground balls. No hitting yet, though." |
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| Charlie Morton may be done for the season. MLB.com reports that the right-hander has been shut down for at least 10 days after complaining of back discomfort. |
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| David Murphy, sidelined with a sprained ligament in his knee, may be in danger of being shut down for the remainder of the season. Although he has participated in batting practice, doctors have not cleared him to do any running. |
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| MLB.com reports that Carlos Zambrano said Friday he was encouraged by the MRI results that showed he has tendinitis in his shoulder, The Cubs pitcher wanted to also correct reports saying he had missed his scheduled MRI exam. "Thank God it was nothing serious," Zambrano said of the test results. |
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| The New York Post reports that Pedro Martinez told reporters today that he feels healthy and will start as scheduled Saturday against the Phillies. Martinez had been excused from the final three games of the road trip this week so he could work out at Shea Stadium with personal trainer Chris Correnti, in part because he had trouble getting loose in his start last weekend in Miami. |
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| The Boston Herald reports that Kevin Youkilis' back is ok, but that he will miss Friday's game due to a personal matter. All indications are that he will rejoin the club tomorrow. |
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| Shawn Hill, P, Washington Nationals | Friday 9/5, 6:19 PM CT |
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| Shawn Hill had bone spurs removed from his elbow on Friday according to the Washington Post. It was thought that he might need a second Tommy John surgery so this is good news for Hill fans. |
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| Jeff Gray, P, Oakland Athletics | Friday 9/5, 6:15 PM CT |
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| The AP reports that the Oakland Athletics recalled right-hander Jeff Gray from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday to provide help to an overworked bullpen.
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| Sean Casey, 1B, Boston Red Sox | Friday 9/5, 5:30 PM CT |
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| Sean Casey was activated from the 15-day DL on Friday according to the Providence Journal. However, despite first baseman Kevin Youkilis' unavailability, Casey is not starting. He will be available to pinch hit. He was on the disabled list due to a bad neck. |
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| J.D. Drew, RF, Boston Red Sox | Friday 9/5, 5:19 PM CT |
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| J.D. Drew will take batting practice and shag flyballs on Friday. He has not played since August 17th due to a herniated disc. The Providence Journal reports that he hopes to be back in three to four days. |
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| The AP reports that Josh Beckett has been activated from the DL and will start Friday's game at Texas. He is only expected to throw 60-75 pitches. He has been sidelined since August 17 with right shoulder inflammation. |
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| Doug Mathis will undergo right shoulder surgery to have his bursa sac removed according to the Star-Telegram. He should begin throwing again in two months. |
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| Kevin Youkilis is not in the Red Sox lineup on Friday for the third straight game. He has a sore back but is not expected to land the disabled list. |
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| Mark Kotsay is starting at first base for the injured Kevin Youkilis (back) against the Rangers on Friday. He is also hitting clean up. He has played first just one other time this season. |
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| Mike Lowell is making his first appearance since August 12th on Friday against the Rangers. He had been out with a strained oblique. |
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| Ray Durham, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers | Friday 9/5, 4:16 PM CT |
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| Ray Durham is in the starting lineup on Friday night against the Padres. It's his first start since spraining his shoulder on August 26th. |
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| Jonathon Niese will make his second career start on Tuesday against the Nationals according to MetsBlog.com. He lasted just three innings last Tuesday and surrendered five runs. |
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| Tadahito Iguchi, who was recently released by the Padres, has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Phillies, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. |
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| Dewayne Wise has been activated from the DL, according to the AP. The 30-year-old hurler had been sidelined since August 21 with a strained left adductor. |
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| The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel believes that the signing of Mike Lamb could be an indication that Russell Branyan isn't expected back due to his right oblique strain. |
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| Updating a previous report, Carlos Quentin is going to undergo surgery on his broken wrist Monday and could miss the remainder of the season, according to the AP. |
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| Carlos Quentin's season could be in jeopardy after the team received MRI results on his left forearm and wrist Friday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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| Lou Palmisano has been designated for assignment by the Brewers, according to the AP. The team acquired veteran infielder Mike Lamb off waivers from Minnesota as the corresponding move. |
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| Mike Lamb, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers | Friday 9/5, 12:57 PM CT |
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| Mike Lamb has been acquired by the Brewers after clearing waivers with Minnesota, according to the AP. Catcher Lou Palmisano has been designated for assignment to make room on the roster. |
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| Carlos Guillen will miss the trip to Minnesota this weekend while dealing with a pinched nerve, according to the Detroit Free Press. |
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| Brian Bass, P, Baltimore Orioles | Friday 9/5, 12:14 PM CT |
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| Brian Bass has been dealt from the Twins to the Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Ronnie Belliard may be done for the remainder of the season after sustaining a strained right groin in Thursday's game against Atlanta, according to the AP. |
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| Takashi Saito, who is recovering from a right elbow sprain, throw a 32-pitch bullpen session Thursday, according to the LA Times. He did not report any pain or discomfort following the session. |
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| Brad Penny, P, Los Angeles Dodgers | Friday 9/5, 10:56 AM CT |
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| Brad Penny, who is recovering from right shoulder inflammation, threw a bullpen session Thursday and is optimistic he can return to the Dodgers this season as a reliever, according to the LA Times. |
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| Melky Cabrera has been recalled from Triple-A Scranton, according to the Sports Network. |
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| Kevin Gregg, who is recovering from a sore left knee, played catch on Tuesday, according to the Palm Beach Post. Pitching coach Mark Wiley indicated that his session was a success. |
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| Mitch Maier, CF, Kansas City Royals | Friday 9/5, 10:24 AM CT |
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| Mitch Maier, who is recovering from facial fractures, participated in on-field activities prior to Thursday's game against Cleveland, according to the Kansas City Star. |
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| Chris Dickerson has been making a solid impact with the Reds since his August 12 promotion from Triple-A Louisville, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He went 2-for-3 with a double Thursday, and has now hit safely in seven straight games. 16 of his 26 hits have went for extra bases as well, with eight doubles, two triples, and six homers. |
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| Mike Lamb, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers | Friday 9/5, 8:51 AM CT |
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| Mike Lamb has cleared waivers and has been unconditionally released by the Twins, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Delmon Young returned to the Twins' lineup Thursday after missing Wednesday due to a sore right ankle, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Carlos Gomez's playing time has been decreasing as manager Ron Gardenhire wants to keep his best bats in the lineup during a tight AL Central race against the White Sox, according to the Star Tribune. |
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| Jack Wilson, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates | Friday 9/5, 8:02 AM CT |
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| The swelling on Jack Wilson's bruised right index finger went down significantly Thursday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Wilson said, "It's a stupid injury because it could have been avoided. I've done it before but never this bad."
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| Freddy Sanchez sat out of the starting lineup Thursday as a precaution after being hit by a pitch on the underside of his right forearm near the heel of his hand Wednesday night, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He said, "Usually, the day after is when it's the sorest." |
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| Pitching coach Jeff Andrews was impressed with Ross Ohlendorf's performance in his first major league start Wednesday against Cincinnati, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Andrews said, "I thought he did really well. He used his strength, which is his fastball. He made them speed up their bats. He attacked inside on both sides of the plate. He used his breaking ball ahead on the count well. He knew where to go with the breaking ball. His changeup is very usable."
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| Hunter Pence could be a sleeper for a Gold Glove, as he is tied for the major league lead with 15 outfield assists and is yet to make an error, according to the Houston Chronicle. Pence said, "It’s something I like to focus on and take some pride in (playing good defense). The award would be an honor. I don’t go out there like I deserve a Gold Glove or this and that. I try to go out there and play the game the right way and help my team win."
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| Manager Cecil Cooper and the Astros' staff have been pleased with infielder David Newhan, and the club is looking for ways to get him more at-bats, according to the Houston Chronicle. Newhan has started seven of the last nine games at second base, but Cooper is considering moving him to the outfield for the first time this year. Cooper stated, "He’s making plays and getting hits. He’s done a good job. A lot of it is getting the opportunity. He’s getting to play more. He’s making some eyes go open a little bit, and we’ll keep giving him a chance. He can run, he’s a good defender and can steal some bases."
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