Brewers 2B Durham hurts hamstring.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Brewers 2B Durham hurts hamstring. Brewers second baseman Ray Durham strained his right hamstring and left a game against the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth inning Friday night. Durham singled in the first inning and was caught stealing. He also struck out. The ...
Blue Jays right-hander Shaun Marcum needs ligament replacement surgery.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Blue Jays right-hander Shaun Marcum needs ligament replacement surgery. In his right elbow, and is expected to miss the entire 2009 season. "It's going to be tough," the 26-year-old Marcum said of the long layoff ahead of him. "It's tough just ...
Friday National League Capsules.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Friday National League Capsules. FLORIDA 14, PHILADELPHIA 8 MIAMI The Philadelphia Phillies found out the hard way that there was a team hotter than them in the National League. Mike Jacobs drove in four runs and Cameron Maybin went 4-for-5 and scored three ...
Mike Lowell is expected to miss Boston weekend series against the Toronto Blue Jays because of a sore hip.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Mike Lowell is expected to miss Boston weekend series against the Toronto Blue Jays because of a sore hip. Leaving the Red Sox without their third baseman as they close in on a playoff berth. In other news Friday, the Red ...
Oakland Athletics designated hitter Jack Cust struck out, for the 186th.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Oakland Athletics designated hitter Jack Cust struck out, for the 186th. And 187th time this season Friday night to break the American League record. Cust struck out on a checked swing against Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez leading off the second inning ...
Monday National League Capsules.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Monday National League Capsules. CHI CUBS 6, HOUSTON 1 MILWAUKEE Ted Lilly picked up right where Carlos Zambrano left off - for at least six innings. Lilly took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and led the Chicago Cubs to their third consecutive ...
Firing the manager of a skidding playoff contender with only 12 games left.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Firing the manager of a skidding playoff contender with only 12 games left. In the regular season is unprecedented in baseball. It's the front-office equivalent of a suicide squeeze play. But Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio insists that replacing manager ...
Monday American League Capsules.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Monday American League Capsules. BOSTON 13, TAMPA BAY 5 ST. PETERSBURG, Florida David Ortiz was one of six players to hit home runs as the Boston Red Sox crushed the Tampa Bay Rays, 13-5, on Monday to pull even atop the American ...
Without a quality pitching performance, the Tampa Bay Rays may lose their lead in the American League East.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Without a quality pitching performance, the Tampa Bay Rays may lose their lead in the American League East. For the first time since July. As a result of Monday's 13-5 loss to Boston, the Rays are percentage points ahead of the ...
After tossing a no-hitter, Chicago Cubs righthander Carlos Zambrano on Monday.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »After tossing a no-hitter, Chicago Cubs righthander Carlos Zambrano on Monday. Was named the National League Player of the Week. Making his first start on Sunday since September 2 due to tendinitis in his right shoulder, Zambrano struck out 10 batters ...