Guzman to NY, Claggett DFA, Kennedy to SWB  —  In a move that seemed to catch every player in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees clubhouse offguard, the New York Yankees called up speedy outfielder Freddy Guzman this morning.  To make room for Guzman on the 40-man roster …

Holliday, bullpen help Cardinals sink Marlins  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday (FSY) drove in three runs to top 100 RBIs for the third time in his career and the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen rescued struggling Todd Wellemeyer (FSY) in an 11-6 victory over the Florida Marlins on Monday night.

Tigers capitalize on errors, rally to beat Blue Jays  —  DETROIT (AP) — Marco Scutaro's (FSY) second error of the game allowed Brandon Inge (FSY) to score from second base in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday night.

Scout says Chicago White Sox's Alex Rios is ‘a teaser’  —  One scout calls him tease, but Guillen backs struggling outfielder  —  Right fielder Alex Rios almost over runs Kevin Youklis' single in the first.  (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune / September 7, 2009)

It's over!  Rays end 11-game skid, knock off Orioles  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Having finally rid themselves of an embarrassing losing streak that ended their playoff hopes, the Tampa Bay Rays can turn their attention toward concluding the season on a positive note.

Girardi gives Bruney yank despite ejection  —  Here's a window into how it works when a manager is ejected - when Joe Girardi, who was thrown out of Sunday's game in the fifth inning, was asked about Brian Bruney's rocky ninth inning of relief, Girardi perhaps let slip who was still calling …

Two-Run Eighth Gives the Yankees a Victory  —  Brett Gardner used his churning legs to treat the Los Angeles Angels the same way the Angels have treated the Yankees in game after exasperating game.  Gardner was an annoyance on the bases Monday night, scoring the winning run as the Yankees won, 5-3, at Yankee Stadium.

A healthy Hudson presents choices  —  Retaining veteran could pay off in future for Braves  —  ST. LOUIS — Tim Hudson will have to wait a few more months before regaining all of the arm strength that he possessed before undergoing Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery last year.

The Grandstand: Jim Riggleman wasn't entirely wrong  —  Jim Riggleman recently made a comment about how baseball isn't a physically taxing sport.  It drew a fair amount of attention, but he certainly isn't the only person who feels this way.  —  In fact, I can't say that I disagree with him.

Inbox: Where are Chico, Martis?  —  Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers Nats fans' questions  —  I recently read about the September callups for the Nationals.  I was shocked not to see Matt Chico's name on the list.  I really liked him in 2007 when he was the team's most consistent starting pitcher.

Reynolds not worried about strikeout totals  —  Slugger focused on helping D-backs with homers, steals  —  PHOENIX — Mark Reynolds knows what most people want to talk to him about.  —  “Everyone always wants to ask about the strikeouts,” he said.  —  So let's get that out of the way first.

The Rise Of Center Field  —  I don't know if you've noticed or not, but there are a lot of really good center fielders in baseball right now.  There is so much talent in center field that we could be seeing the dawning of the greatest group of talent to ever play the position at the same time.

'09 starts anew for Sox righty Daisuke Matsuzaka  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  There are forgotten men, and then there's Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats].  —  For a while it looked like Harry Lime or Keyser Soze would appear at Fenway Park [map] before Matsuszaka …

Baltimore Orioles decide to shut down rookie hurler Brian Matusz  —  BALTIMORE — Pitcher Brian Matusz is being shut down by the Baltimore Orioles, who are wary of overextending the rookie left-hander in his first professional season.  —  “It's the right thing to do for Matusz and it's …