Around The Majors- Wednesday

More of the same from yesterday with last night's games, some day baseball (the savior of midweek boredom), today's Fantasy Spin, news and notes, and finally concluding with a preview of tonight's action.

Last Night
-Joe Girardi's Yankees managerial debut began successfully as Chien-Ming Wang allowed 2 runs over 7 innings, outdueling Roy Halladay in a 3-2 win over Toronto. Melky Cabrera homered in the win, as Chamberlain and Rivers closed out the Jays for the win.
-The evening started poorly for the Mets, and ended that way as a Robert Andino homer (his first as a big leaguer) in the 10th off of Matt Wise gave Florida a 5-4 win. Starter Pedro Martinez left in the 4th inning with a strained hamstring, but not before giving up 4 runs in his first 2 innings and allowing homers in the first two frames (to Dan Uggla and Luis Gonzalez) for the first time in his career. The Mets battled back with 3 in the 4th and 1 in the 5th to tie the score and then the bullpens brought the game to the 10th where Andino won it for the Fish. Angel Pagan drove in 2 in the Met loss.
-Jon Garland allowed just 1 run over 8 innings as the Angels toasted the Twins 9-1. Boof Bonser pitched well, but took the loss as Vladimir Guerrero drove in 3 for the Halos. Garrett Anderson and Maicer Izturis each drove in 2 in the victory.
-The Rockies and Cardinals finally got a game in this season, and it didn't disappoint. A Yadier Molina homer in the 5th gave St Louis a 1-0 lead going to the 8th, where a Matt Holliday fielder's choice scored a run to tie it, and a walk to Jayson Nix by loser Ryan Franklin gave Colorado a 2-1 lead they wouldn't relinquish. Taylor Buchholz got the win for the Rox, and Fuentes and Corpas closed the game out. The starters, Kip Wells and Kyle Lohse both had good outings.
-Boston and Oakland resumed their series with Dice-K and Blanton both pitching good games, but the Red Sox came out on top with a 2-1 decision. A Jack Cust homer off Dice-K gave Oakland the lead, but an RBI single by Ellsbury in the 5th and a run scoring double by Jason Varitek in the 6th gave Okajima and Papelbon enough support to secure the win.
-In another tight contest from Petco, San Diego scored 2 in the 4th on a Scott Hairston home run which was enough to defeat Houston 2-1. Chris Young's only allowed run was a bases loaded walk to Michael Bourn, and the team of Thatcher, Meredith, Bell, and Hoffman closed it out for the Padres. Brandon Backe allowed the 2 runs over 5 innings in defeat.
-It was a wild one in Seattle as a Josh Hamilton homer off of JJ Putz in the 9th gave Texas a 5-4 win over the homestanding Mariners. Vicente Padilla and Felix Hernandez both spun good games, but the Rangers started the madness in the 8th by scoring twice off of Eric O'Flaherty. Seattle then scored three times in the bottom half on an Ian Kinsler error and a Joaquin Benoit wild pitch. Putz was then summoned to quell the hysteria, but the two run Hamilton dinger gave Texas the lead, and then CJ Wilson pitched the 9th to close it out.
-Matt Cain threw 5 and 2/3 scoreless but couldn't earn the win. Derek Lowe was masterful until the 7th where he walked in a run and then allowed an RBI single to Eugenio Velez. LA then scored twice in the bottom half on a Rafael Furcal single, and won it off Keichi Yabu in the 9th. Takashi Saito picked up the win for the Dodgers.

Day Games
-Brian Bannister threw 7 scoreless innings of 2 hit ball as the Royals shut out the Tigers 4-0. Kenny Rogers allowed 2 runs over 6 innings to take the loss. Billy Butler drove in 2 for KC and Nunez and Soria pitched the final 2 frames to preserve the shutout.
-Ted Lilly allowed 4 runs in 4 2/3 as the Brewers canned the Cubs 8-2 in Wrigley. Jason Kendall had 2 RBI and a steal for Milwaukee, Rickie Weeks homered to lead off the game, and Corey Hart stole 2nd and 3rd in the same inning for the Brewers. Jeff Suppan threw 6 solid innings for the win.
-Bottom of the 9th in Boston, as Jon Lester and the Red Sox hold a 5-0 lead over Oakland.

News & Notes
-Pedro Martinez will go on the 15 day DL with his hurt hamstring and could be out 4-6 weeks according to Peter Gammons.
-Dodgers 3B coach Larry Bowa has been suspended 3 games for arguing a call last night.
-Carlos Zambrano left his start on Monday due to a cramp caused by low potassium. He should be fine, as Lou Piniella told MLB.com. Sources told SprungOnSports that Cubs fans are starting a banana drive so that Z can stay healthy.
-Jorge Posada will be scratched from tonight's Yankees-Jays game due to a sore shoulder, according to ESPN Radio in New York. Jose Molina will start and bat 8th.

Fantasy Spin
-After hitting a big homer in his first big league game, Cubs OF Kosuke Fukudome is being hyped like crazy. I asked Baseball America's Jim Callis on what should be expected from the Japanese sensation:
"Good player, I see him more as .280 with a good OBP and 15-20 HR." So fantasy owners shouldn't go overboard, but Cubs fans should be happy with what he brings to the table. ESPN fantasy writer Jason Grey said that he should hit around 15 homers with a lot of doubles, a good OBP, and plus defense.
-Grey also talked with SOS about Royals closer Joakim Soria, who struck out the side today and earned a save in Monday's win over Detroit. Grey said that he's "As underappeciated as any closer in the game." So try to get him on the cheap as he's highly recommended by yours truly.

Wednesday Night Preview
AJ Burnett and Mike Mussina face off as Toronto and New York go at it at 7pm on ESPN2. Other notable matchups includes Carmona and Vazquez in Chicago, Haren and Arroyo in the 'Natti, and Lincecum-Billingsley in LA