Thursday Recap
Baltimore scored 4 in the 8th to beat Tampa Bay 10-7, completing the sweep. 
The White Sox edged Detroit 4-3 on a Zach Miner throwing error. (Tigers pitchers and errors? Where have we seen that before?) Manny Ramirez clocked two homers as Boston bested Cleveland 14-9, the Royals shut out the Yankees 7-0, and Nick Swisher homered twice as Oakland silenced Seattle 6-2.
The White Sox edged Detroit 4-3 on a Zach Miner throwing error. (Tigers pitchers and errors? Where have we seen that before?) Manny Ramirez clocked two homers as Boston bested Cleveland 14-9, the Royals shut out the Yankees 7-0, and Nick Swisher homered twice as Oakland silenced Seattle 6-2. A 5 run 6th pushed Pittsburgh past the Mets 8-4, the Reds beat the Brewers 6-5 in 10, Washington edged Philadelphia 7-6, and the Giants beat the Braves 4-2. Houston pounded the Padres 7-1, St Louis crushed the Cubs 11-1, Brad Penny won his 13th as the Dodgers defeated the Rockies 5-4, and Eric Byrnes' 3 run walk off blast gave the Diamondbacks a 7-4 win over Florida.
Standings
The Yankees have won 7 of 10 and are 7.5 games behind Boston in the AL East. Toronto has won 5 in a row, Baltimore has won 4 straight and 7 of 10, and Tampa Bay has lost 6 in a row and 7 of 10. Detroit leads Cleveland by 1.5 games in the AL Central. Minnesota has lost 4 in a row and 7 of 10. The Angels may have lost 7 of 10, but Seattle is now 4 games back in the AL West because they've lost 7 straight and 8 of 10. Texas has won 4 straight. The Mets lead Atlanta by 4 games in the NL East, Florida has dropped 4 straight games. Milwaukee's lead is now 2 games over the Cubs in the NL Central, Pittsburgh has lost 8 of 10 to drop into the cellar. Arizona has won 6 straight and 7 of 10 to go 1.5 back behind the Dodgers in the NL West. San Diego has dropped 7 of 10 to go 2 games back. Cleveland leads Seattle by 4 and the Yankees by 4.5 in the AL Wild Card. Arizona leads the NL Wild Card by a half a game over San Diego, 1 game over the Cubs, 1.5 over Atlanta, 2.5 over the Phillies, and 4 over Colorado.
News and Notes
- It was a rough night for Chase Utley, but it could've been much worse.
Utley broke his hand when he was hit by a pitch in the Phils' 7-6 loss to Washington, but he'll only be out 3 weeks, according to assistant GM Ruben Amaro. Utley is obviously disappointed, but "As breaks go, it's not that bad of a break," Abraham Nunez will fill in for now, but the team will look for a second baseman before the deadline.
Utley broke his hand when he was hit by a pitch in the Phils' 7-6 loss to Washington, but he'll only be out 3 weeks, according to assistant GM Ruben Amaro. Utley is obviously disappointed, but "As breaks go, it's not that bad of a break," Abraham Nunez will fill in for now, but the team will look for a second baseman before the deadline. - Brad Penny left his start against Colorado with an abdominal cramp, but still picked up his 13th win.
- Curt Schilling threw 5 scoreless innings in his rehab start in AAA.
- According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN, the Nationals are close to signing Dmitri Young to a 2 year, 10 million dollar contract extension.
- Kerry Wood the reliever threw a scoreless innning for Mid A Peoria, and will pitch another rehab inning today.
- The Reds activated Juan Castro from the DL as they placed Pedro Lopez on it. Fernando Rodney will be going to the minors for rehab. The Royals recaleld Jason Shiell from the minors. The Mets optioned Joe Smith to AAA. Utley was placed on the DL, Joe Thatcher (recently acquired) was brought up by the Padres, and John Lannan was brought up by Washingto to start yestersday's game and got ejected.
Weekend Preview
Friday
The Yankees will host Baltimore in a suspended game. The Yankees scored 4 runs in the 8th inning to take an 8-6 lead. The Yankees are up with two outs in the top of the 8th with Derek Jeter on 2nd. Pettitte will faces Guthrie right after in the regularly scheduled match. Bonser faces Byrd in Cleveland, Garland faces Toronto, Robertson-Weaver in LA, and King Felix against Oakland. Moyer faces the Pirates, Hill in Cincy, Peavy in Houston, and Zito against the Marlins. (10pm ESPN)
Saturday
The Mets play 2 with Washington. El Duque pitches the first at 12, and Pelfrey goes at 7. Miller-Saunders, Maddux-Sampson, and Smoltz-Davis are the pitching matchups for the 4pm FOX games. Gaudin goes in Seattle, Clemens in Baltimore, and Halladay-Buehrle in Chicago. Jon Lester makes his 2nd start in Tampa Bay. Marshall-Harang in Cincy, Billingsley-Francis in Denver, and Willis-Cain in San Francisco.
Sunday
How about Santana-Sabathia to start your day! Wang-Cabrera in Baltimore, Dice-K-Kazmir, Vazquez against Toronto, and DiNardo-Washburn in Seattle. Bonderman faces Escobar in LA (8pm ESPN). Maine faces Washington, Zambrabo faces the Reds, Snell in Philly, Young-Jennings, and Gallardo in St Louis. The Dodgers get a look at Ubaldo Jimenez in Denver, Mitre-Morris, and Hudson-Hernandez.
Rumors
- Sources say that the Braves have made a killer offer for Mark Teixeira. Atlanta has offered Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, and AA lefty Matt Harrison for jusr Tex. The Dodgers will now likely focus on pitching, and the Angels would only be able to offer 2 players. So it looks like the Braves will win out. If the Twins decide to sell, Carlos Silva and Luis Castillo would be dealt. Castillo would be of great interest to the Mets. The Marlins will not deal Dontrelle Willis. Arizona has shown mild interest in Adam Dunn. The Rockies are interested in Dan Wheeler. The Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Braves and Cubs all are interested in Royals right-hander Zack Greinke, but it is doubtful the Royals would trade him unless they were overwhelmed. The Dodgers have been replaced by the Indians as the front runners for Octavio Dotel. (Ken Rosenthal)
- Teixeira could go to the Braves or Angels. Both teams have made strong offers, and Atlanta is interested in Eric Gagne. The Rangers don't want to deal CJ Wilson, but could trade Ron Mahay. The Rangers want young pitching in return and the Braves' best prospects are two left-handers: Jo-Jo Reyes and Matt Harrison. Right-handers Joey Devine, Kyle Davies and Manny Acosta are also possible. The Angels are interested in Paul Konerko. Cleveland is interested in Kenny Lofton. (TR Sullivan)
- The Marlins could be softening their stance on Willis. Tony Gwynn Jr has been the subject of several rumors, but the Brewers have resisted in trading him for now. Russ Springer is not likely to be traded by the Cardinals, but Juan Encarnacion might. The Cubs are in serious talks to acquire Ryan Church from Washington. Boston is interested in Ty Wigginton. Seattle is interested in Willis and Jason Jennings. The Mets could get Jose Contreras, Sammy Sosa, Mark Grudzielanek, Wigginton, and Mark Loretta. The Yankees are interested in Salomon Torres. (Jim Molony)
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