Ballbug http://www.ballbug.com/ MLB Buzz Bot en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:16 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:16 -0400 Descalso's Slam, Wainwright's Arm Carry Cards (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p7#a130522p7 Associated Press:
Descalso's Slam, Wainwright's Arm Carry Cards  —  SAN DIEGO — Daniel Descalso hit his first career grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, and Adam Wainwright won for the first time at Petco Park as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 Tuesday night.

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p7#a130522p7 Mike Trout hits for cycle, collects 5 RBIs as Angels drub Mariners (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p6#a130522p6

Associated Press:
Mike Trout hits for cycle, collects 5 RBIs as Angels drub Mariners  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 01:45:05 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p6#a130522p6 Rosario Helps Rockies Beat D-Backs 5-4 in 10 (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p5#a130522p5 Associated Press:
Rosario Helps Rockies Beat D-Backs 5-4 in 10  —  DENVER — Wilin Rosario drove in Carlos Gonzalez with a one-out single in the 10th inning to lift Colorado past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night after the Rockies squandered a late four-run lead.  —  Gonzalez hit a double …

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:01 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p5#a130522p5 Johnson, Jennings Homer as Rays Beat Blue Jays (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p4#a130522p4 Associated Press:
Johnson, Jennings Homer as Rays Beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time in three starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Cobb (5-2) allowed one run and three hits in 6 1-3 innings …

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 00:15:05 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p4#a130522p4 Straily, Cespedes Push A's Past Rangers 1-0 (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p3#a130522p3 Associated Press:
Straily, Cespedes Push A's Past Rangers 1-0  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night.

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 00:10:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p3#a130522p3 Orioles snap 6-game skid with 10th-inning win over Yankees (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p2#a130522p2

Associated Press:
Orioles snap 6-game skid with 10th-inning win over Yankees  —  BALTIMORE — Nate McLouth homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Dickerson hit a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:01 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p2#a130522p2 Travis Snider's pinch-hit slam gets Pirates by Cubs (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p1#a130522p1

Associated Press:
Travis Snider's pinch-hit slam gets Pirates by Cubs  —  PITTSBURGH — Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:07 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130522/p1#a130522p1 No plans to dismantle White Sox (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p15#a130521p15

Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
No plans to dismantle White Sox  —  But Beckham playing shortstop in minor league rehab assignment is interesting development  —  Chicago White Sox GM Rick Hahn on the state of the team.  —  General manager Rick Hahn said it's too early to consider rebuilding the White Sox, although there was an interesting development Monday night.

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 23:50:06 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p15#a130521p15 Young and Howard Lift Phillies Over Marlins (Associated Press) http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p14#a130521p14 Associated Press:
Young and Howard Lift Phillies Over Marlins  —  MIAMI — Delmon Young homered and Ryan Howard added three hits and three RBIs to help carry the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  —  Tyler Cloyd (1-0) allowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings.

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 23:35:05 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p14#a130521p14 Chris Sale to miss Wednesday start (Doug Padilla/ESPN) http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p13#a130521p13 Doug Padilla / ESPN:
Chris Sale to miss Wednesday start  —  CHICAGO — Left-hander Chris Sale will not make his scheduled start Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox because of a mild case of tendinitis in his left posterior shoulder, the Chicago White Sox announced Tuesday night.

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:04 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p13#a130521p13 Rays notes: Maddon takes issue with Escobar gesture (Roger Mooney/TBO.com) http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p12#a130521p12

Roger Mooney / TBO.com:
Rays notes: Maddon takes issue with Escobar gesture  —  TORONTO - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said during spring training that he anticipated a time when he would have to call SS Yunel Escobar into his office to discuss some on-field behavior.  —  That time has arrived.

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 18:40:02 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p12#a130521p12 Game 43: Reds vs. Mets at 7:10 PM (Michael Baron/Metsblog) http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p11#a130521p11

Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Game 43: Reds vs. Mets at 7:10 PM  —  The Good: Rick Ankiel has a five-game hitting streak, during which he's hitting .368.  He's 7-for-23 in seven games with the Mets.  —  The Bad: Mets starting pitchers are 3-8 with a 5.64 ERAin the month of May.  Overall, they're 10-18 with a 4.45 ERA, 10th worst in the Major Leagues.

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:04 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p11#a130521p11 Harper playing too hard for own good? (Michael Rosenberg/Sports Illustrated) http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p10#a130521p10

Michael Rosenberg / Sports Illustrated:
Harper playing too hard for own good?  —  The Nationals' Bryce Harper is one of the best young players in baseball, but he can't continue to play with reckless abandon.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Bryce Harper returned to the Washington Nationals' lineup Monday night, in the best ballpark atmosphere in the world …

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:04 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p10#a130521p10 Altuve leaves Boras to rejoin former agency (Brian McTaggart/MLB.com) http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p9#a130521p9

Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Altuve leaves Boras to rejoin former agency  —  Astros second baseman pushing for second straight All-Star appearance  —  HOUSTON — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve recently left agent Scott Boras and signed with Scott Pucino and Wil Polidor of Octagon — the agency that originally represented …

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p9#a130521p9 Vogelsong out four to six weeks with broken hand (Chris Haft/MLB.com) http://www.ballbug.com/130521/p8#a130521p8 Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Vogelsong out four to six weeks with broken hand  —  Righty pitches five shutout innings before suffering injury while batting  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Vogelsong's eventful life took another dramatic turn Monday night, turning elation into frustration.  —  Vogelsong fractured two bones …

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