Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was out of the lineup Thursday. A day after being kneed in the thigh in a home plate collision. Manager Tony La Russa said Molina was pretty sore with a deep bruise and he was hoping the catcher would only be sidelined a few games. Molina was injured when Chicago Cubs [...]
Thursday American League Capsules. TORONTO 6, CHI WHITE SOX 4 CHICAGO Shaun Marcum outdueled Gavin Floyd and benefited from a six-run explosion in the eighth inning in the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Both pitchers took three-hit shutouts into the eighth inning, but Marco Scutaro broke up the scoreless tie [...]
Athletics second baseman Mark Ellis will miss the rest of the season. And could be headed for surgery to fix a shoulder injury that has taken longer to heal than initially expected. It’s especially disappointing for Ellis considering he can become a free agent after this season. He has spent his first seven years in [...]
Righthander Junichi Tazawa is expected to forego professional baseball in Japan. And attempt to sign with a Major League Baseball team, according to an article posted Thursday on the Japan Times web site. Tazawa, 22, was expected to be one of the top players taken during the Japanese baseball amateur draft this fall. However, he [...]
The San Diego Padres claimed right-hander Scott Patterson off outright waivers from the New York Yankees on Thursday. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Padres transferred catcher Michael Barrett to the 60-day disabled list. Patterson will join the Padres for Friday night’s game against San Francisco. The 29-year-old Patterson made his big league [...]
The first two games of this weekend series between the Chicago Cubs. And Houston Astros have been postponed because of the potential impact of Hurricane Ike. Baseball officials also were anticipating that Sunday’s series finale also might be postponed. One of the scenarios under consideration was to play a doubleheader Monday, and make up the [...]
Thursday National League Capsules. PHILADELPHIA 6, MILWAUKEE 3 PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia Phillies snapped two streaks. Ryan Howard hit his 43rd home run of the season and drove in three runs as the Phillies ended a two-game skid with a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The win moved the Phillies (79-67) within three games of [...]
The Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday activated outfielders Andruw Jones and Delwyn Young from the 15-day disabled list. And reinstated right-handed reliever Scott Proctor from the 60-day DL. On the first day that teams were allowed to expand rosters to 40, the Dodgers also recalled outfielder Jason Repko, right-hander James McDonald and left-hander Eric Stults [...]
Monday National League Capsules. ARIZONA 8, ST. LOUIS 6 PHOENIX Stephen Drew became the fourth major leaguer to hit for the cycle this season and finished with a career-high five hits as the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame an early four-run deficit to post an 8-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Ironically approximately four hours after [...]
The Seattle Mariners activated pitcher Carlos Silva from the 15-day disabled list. To start Monday night against the Texas Rangers. The right-hander, out since Aug. 16 with right elbow tendinitis, made his last start on Aug. 15 at Minnesota, allowing nine runs in 3 1-3 innings. With teams allowed to expand their rosters to 40, [...]