Around The Majors- Wednesday

I'll recap yesterday's games, go through the news and notes, tell y'all what's up today, and get you inside one of the nicest big league parks with staff writer Adam Ehrenreich.

Tuesday Recap
Tampa Bay scored 11 runs in the 8th inning to beat Baltimore 15-8. Carl Crawford and Akinori Iwamura each drove in 3 for the Rays. Travis Hafner homered and drove in two as Cleveland edged Minnesota 6-5. Torii Hunter drove in 2 for the Twins. Johnny Damon hit a 2 run homer off of Daisuke Matsuzaka in the 7th to lead the Yankees past the Red Sox 5-3. Alex Gordon drove in 3 as the Royals tamed the Tigers 6-3. Texas edged the White Sox 4-3, and Toronto got 3 in the 8th to beat Oakland 5-4. The Angels scored 4 in the 8th and beat Seattle 10-6, behind 4 hits and 3 RBI's from Vladdy Guerrero.
Freddy Sanchez homered and drove in 5 as the Pirates bested the Reds 6-4. Ryan Howard hit a 2 run homer off of Guillermo Mota in the 10th inning to lead the Phillies over the Mets 4-2. Carlos Delgado accounted for the Met runs. A sac fly by Alejandro de Aza in the 11th lifted Florida past Atlanta 4-3. Jeremy Hermida drove in 2 for the Fish. The Cubs scored 4 in the 7th to best the Brewers 5-3. Jacque Jones drove in 2 for the Cubbies. Braden Looper threw 7 shutout innings and Chris Duncan drove in 4 as the Cardinals shut out the Astros 7-0. In game 2, and Adam LaRoche single in the 8th led the Pirates past the Reds 4-3. San Diego scored 6 runs off of Brandon Webb and beat the Diamondbacks 6-4. Khalil Greene and Josh Bard each drove in 2 for the Pads. Shea Hillenbrand drove in 2 as the Dodgers nipped the Nats 4-3. The Giants got 2 RBI's from Randy Winn in a 3-1 win over Colorado.

News and Notes
- Mike Mussina will be skipped in his next turn in the rotation, being replaced with highly touted prospect Ian Kennedy. He'll start Saturday against Tampa. It may be the beginning of the end to a storied Mussina career that borders on HOF but will probably fall just short.
- Ben Sheets was activated from the DL and will start tonight in a huge game against the Cubs. Milwaukke has fallen into 3rd place in the NL Central.
- Esteban Loaiza was claimed off of waivers by the Dodgers, as they try to shore up an injured and ineffective rotation. Alex Cintron was placed on the restricted list.

Wednesday On Tap
Today, Jeff Francis threw a complete game six hit shutout as the Rockies rocked the Giants 8-0. Garrett Atkins homered twice and drove in 4 for Colorado. Toronto-Oakland and Washington-Los Angeles have both gone into extra frames, and the Angels are holding a late inning lead over Seattle.
At 7 on ESPN2, Roger Clemens opposes Josh Beckett in The Bronx as the Yankees and Red Sox do battle. Rays and O's go at 7 with James Shields taking the hill for Tampa. It's Santana and Sabathia as the Twins and Indians tussle. Miller and Greinke go in a critical series for the Tigers, and Garland faces Loe deep in the heart of Texas.
Philadelphia wants to stay in the NL East race and send Jaime Moyer to the mound against Oliver Perez of the Mets. Harang and Snell go in Pittsburgh, and the Braves send Buddy Carlyle against the Marlins and Dontrelle Willis. Huge game in the NLC as Ben Sheets returns opposite Carlos Zambrano and the Cubbies. St Louis sends Kip Wells to Houston against Roy Oswalt, and Micah Owings and Greg Maddux duel at Petco.