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Thu Jul 17 23:06:57 2008 |
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Troy Glaus belted two of the Cardinals four
solo homers, and St. Louis staved off a ninth inning rally to hold on for a
4-3 win over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a four-game set at Busch
Stadium
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Thu Jul 17 22:30:05 2008 |
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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Brandon Inge belted a key two-run homer to
lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the
opener of a four-game series at Camden Yards.
Gary Sheffield also hit a two-run hom
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Thu Jul 17 21:23:38 2008 |
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - New York's Pedro Martinez will miss his
next turn in the rotation after receiving a cortisone shot on Thursday to
eliminate inflammation and promote healing in his right groin.
Martinez had been
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Thu Jul 17 20:48:44 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Pitcher Hideo Nomo, who at the time was
just the second Japanese player to reach the majors, officially retired on
Thursday.
He announced his retirement after 12 seasons in the majors on his website
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Thu Jul 17 20:41:17 2008 |
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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees have reportedly reached an
agreement with Richie Sexson, the first baseman who was released by the
Seattle Mariners last week.
According to the New York Post, Sexson will receive
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Thu Jul 17 19:46:22 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies bolstered a thin
starting rotation on Thursday, acquiring pitcher Joe Blanton from
the Oakland Athletics for three minor league prospects.
The Phillies sent infield
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Thu Jul 17 19:20:45 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies bolstered a thin
starting rotation on Thursday, reportedly acquiring pitcher Joe Blanton from
the Oakland Athletics for three minor league prospects.
According to the Philadel
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Thu Jul 17 18:47:39 2008 |
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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired veteran
first baseman Tony Clark Thursday in exchange for minor league pitcher Evan
Scribner from the San Diego Padres.
Clark spent the 2005 through 2007 seasons wit
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Thu Jul 17 18:25:02 2008 |
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder Jerry
Hairston Jr. on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, while activating infielder
Jolbert Cabrera from the 15-day DL.
The Reds have placed four different shortsto
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Thu Jul 17 18:16:30 2008 |
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz
was sent to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday to begin a rehabilitation
assignment.
Ortiz has been on the disabled list since June 3 with a partially torn
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Thu Jul 17 17:03:26 2008 |
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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers activated outfielder
Magglio Ordonez from the 15-day disabled list prior to Thursday's game with
the Baltimore Orioles.
Ordonez has been sidelined since right oblique spasms ca
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Thu Jul 17 14:56:48 2008 |
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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks signed pitcher
Daniel Schlereth, their first round pick in the 2008 Major League Baseball
Draft, on Thursday.
Schlereth, 22, went 2-0 with a 1.81 earned run average for th
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Thu Jul 17 14:33:52 2008 |
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians are expected to
recall infielder Asdrubal Cabrera from Triple-A Buffalo before Friday's
series-opening game against the Seattle Mariners.
After hitting .283 in 45 games
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Thu Jul 17 13:16:04 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Expect the San Diego Padres to undergo a much-needed
facelift in the coming weeks.
Although not hopelessly far out of the race in the cookie dough-soft National
League West at the moment, there are wisely no grand illusion
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Thu Jul 17 11:52:26 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Once again the Orioles find themselves in familiar
territory as they begin the so-called second-half of the 2008 season on
Thursday.
Heading into the Midsummer Classic, Baltimore not only dropped back-to-back
games agains
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Thu Jul 17 10:43:34 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - While the Mets are surely glad to have put the first part
of the season behind them, they are still carrying something with them from
that up- and-down half. New York tries to extend a nine-game winning streak
tonight in the
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Thu Jul 17 10:42:31 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Last year, the Colorado Rockies went on an incredible
late-season run to clinch a playoff spot. They are going to have to do the
same thing this year if they want to get in, and begin that quest tonight in
the opener of a fo
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Thu Jul 17 10:41:30 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres start up their
post All-Star break schedules tonight at Busch Stadium in the first of four
consecutive meetings between the teams.
Tonight's series opener features an intriguing
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Thu Jul 17 10:39:56 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers were picked by just about everybody to
reach the postseason this year. However, if the team is going to live up to
those expectations, it is going to have to have a big second half, which gets
underwa
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Wed Jul 16 22:52:34 2008 |
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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Matthew Brown and Mark Saccomanno's back-to-
back RBI hits highlighted a six-run ninth inning which propelled the Pacific
Coast League over their International League counterparts, 6-5, at the Triple-
A All-S
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