THT Daily: Santana Rocks
Major League News for August 20
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Game of the Day
Yesterday’s Home Runs
Top Minor League Performances
Player News
Stats
Yesterday’s Results
American League TOR 9 BAL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) NYA 8 BOS 5 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 9 TB 4 (Recap and Boxscore) TEX 7 DET 6 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 6 KC 4 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 7 CHA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 3 SEA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) National League FLA 4 ATL 3 (Recap and Boxscore) NYN 2 COL 0 (Recap and Boxscore) PHI 12 WAS 10 (Recap and Boxscore) STL 5 CHN 3 (Recap and Boxscore) CIN 5 PIT 1 (Recap and Boxscore) HOU 3 MIL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) SD 2 ARI 1 (Recap and Boxscore) LAN 5 SF 2 (Recap and Boxscore)
Today’s Games
Visitors Home Starts NYY - Lidle C. (1-2, 3.86) BOS - Wells D.* (2-2, 6.06) 1:05 WAS - Traber B.* (3-1, 5.49) FLA - Sanchez A. (4-2, 3.70) 7:05 PIT - Gorzelanny T.* (2-3, 3.74) ATL - Smoltz J. (10-6, 3.62) 7:05 CWS - Contreras J. (11-5, 3.78) DET - Verlander J. (14-6, 3.14) 7:05 OAK - Haren D. (11-9, 3.45) TOR - Lilly T.* (10-11, 4.26) 7:07 HOU - Pettitte A.* (11-13, 4.65) CIN - Arroyo B. (10-8, 3.45) 7:10 TEX - Eaton A. (3-2, 3.86) TB - Shields J. (5-6, 4.75) 7:15 PHI - Lieber J. (5-9, 5.10) CHC - Hill R.* (3-5, 6.90) 8:05 LAD - Billingsley C. (4-3, 3.16) SD - Park C. (7-7, 4.68) 10:05 ARI - Hernandez L. (10-9, 5.36) SF - Lowry N.* (5-7, 4.21) 10:15
Standings
The graphics next to each team are called “sparklines.” They depict each team’s performance over the last month. Each “up” bar is a victory and a “down” bar is a loss. There are horizontal lines for home games and red bars represent games decided by two runs or less. “PWins” is short for Projected Wins, based on each team’s Run Differential, and is often a better measure of a team’s true strength. Other team graphs and stats can be found on our Team Page.
American League East Pwins Diff NYA 74 48 .607 0.0 71 3BOS 69 54 .561 5.5 65 4
TOR 66 58 .532 9.0 65 1
BAL 55 69 .444 20.0 55 0
TB 49 75 .395 26.0 50 -1
American League Central DET 79 45 .637 0.0 76 3
CHA 73 50 .593 5.5 71 2
MIN 72 51 .585 6.5 69 3
CLE 56 67 .455 22.5 67 -11
KC 45 81 .357 35.0 47 -2
American League West OAK 70 54 .565 0.0 64 6
LAA 66 59 .528 4.5 64 2
TEX 65 60 .520 5.5 67 -2
SEA 56 68 .452 14.0 59 -3
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 75 48 .610 0.0 71 4
PHI 61 62 .496 14.0 63 -2
ATL 58 65 .472 17.0 63 -5
FLA 57 66 .463 18.0 59 -2
WAS 54 70 .435 21.5 54 0
National League Central STL 66 57 .537 0.0 63 3
CIN 64 60 .516 2.5 60 4
MIL 59 65 .476 7.5 54 5
HOU 59 65 .476 7.5 61 -2
CHN 53 70 .431 13.0 50 3
PIT 47 77 .379 19.5 54 -7
National League West LAN 66 58 .532 0.0 67 -1
SD 62 62 .500 4.0 62 0
ARI 62 62 .500 4.0 61 1
SF 59 65 .476 7.0 61 -2
COL 59 65 .476 7.0 64 -5
Wildcard Standings American League CHA 73 50 .593 0.0 MIN 72 51 .585 1.0 BOS 69 54 .561 4.0 TOR 66 58 .532 7.5 LAA 66 59 .528 8.0 National League CIN 64 60 .516 0.0 SD 62 62 .500 2.0 ARI 62 62 .500 2.0 PHI 61 62 .496 2.5 MIL 59 65 .476 5.0
Game of the Day
The Yankees are one game away from sweeping a crucial five-game series from the Red Sox after last night’s 8-5 win in extra innings. This one was filled with drama, as Boston’s Curt Schilling pitched seven fine innnings and left with a 5-3 lead. But rookie sensation Jonathan Papelbon gave up a game-tying single to Derek Jeter with two out in the ninth; the Red Sox loaded the bases against Mariano Rivera with one out in the ninth, but couldn’t plate a run; and then Jason Giambi and Jorge Posada hit home runs to give the Yankees their three-run advantage in the top of the tenth.
NY YANKEES (8) VS BOSTON (5) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS
NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .296
D Jeter ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .337
B Abreu rf-3b 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .397
J Giambi 1b 4 2 3 5 0 1 2 .261
C Wilson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
A Rodriguez dh-3b 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .287
R Cano 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .328
J Posada c 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .270
M Cabrera lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .290
N Green 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .179
a-B Williams ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
A Guiel rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Totals 40 8 12 8 3 14 17
a-struck out swinging for N Green in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - J Giambi (19, C Schilling); M Cabrera (18, J Papelbon); R Cano
(24, C Hansen). HR - J Giambi 2 (36, 4th inning off C Schilling 2 on, 0 Out,
10th inning off C Hansen 0 on, 0 Out), J Posada (16, 10th inning off C Hansen 1
on, 1 Out). SF - J Giambi. RBI - J Giambi 5 (101), D Jeter (76), J Posada 2
(65). 2-out RBI - D Jeter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Posada
3, R Cano 1. GIDP - R Cano. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - J Damon (3, bobble); R Cano (8, ground ball). PB - J Posada.
DP: 1 (N Green-R Cano-J Giambi).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
M Loretta 2b 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 .309
D Ortiz dh 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 .286
M Ramirez lf 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 .330
K Youkilis 1b 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .293
M Lowell 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .288
W Pena rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .295
G Kapler rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
a-E Hinske ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267
D Mirabelli c 5 0 1 1 0 2 7 .200
A Cora ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .282
Totals 43 5 13 5 5 6 27
a-struck out swinging for G Kapler in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (26, M Mussina); D Ortiz (24, M Rivera). HR - D Ortiz
(44, 5th inning off R Villone 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Ramirez (100), K Youkilis 2
(64), D Mirabelli (20), D Ortiz (117). 2-out RBI - D Mirabelli, D Ortiz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, D Mirabelli 4, A Cora 1.
GIDP - M Lowell. Team LOB - 13.
FIELDING: E - C Schilling (2, throw). DP: 1 (M Loretta-A Cora-K Youkilis).
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NY YANKEES - 000 300 011 3 -- 8
BOSTON - 200 110 100 0 -- 5
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 4 7 3 3 0 2 0 3.61
R Villone 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2.84
M Myers 1/3 0 1 1 2 0 0 2.82
S Proctor 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.47
M Rivera (W, 5-5) 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1.88
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 7 6 3 3 1 7 1 3.84
M Timlin (H, 19) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.05
J Lopez (H, 8) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15
J Papelbon (B, 6) 2 2 1 1 1 5 0 1.00
C Hansen (L, 1-1) 1 3 3 3 0 2 2 6.60
M Timlin pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
J Lopez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
WP - J Papelbon. IBB - M Ramirez 2 (by M Myers, M Rivera), M Lowell (by M
Rivera). HBP - D Jeter (by M Timlin). Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 62-42; R
Villone 40-23; M Myers 16-6; S Proctor 30-21; M Rivera 30-15; C Schilling
109-75; M Timlin 3-2; J Lopez 6-2; J Papelbon 42-28; C Hansen 23-15. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Mussina 5-5; R Villone 2-3; M Myers 1-0; S Proctor 1-3; M
Rivera 3-2; C Schilling 7-7; M Timlin 0-0; J Lopez 0-0; J Papelbon 0-1; C
Hansen 0-1. Batters faced: M Mussina 18; R Villone 10; M Myers 3; S Proctor 7;
M Rivera 10; C Schilling 27; M Timlin 2; J Lopez 1; J Papelbon 9; C Hansen 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Joe West.
T--4:17. (Plus rain delay totaling 55 minutes in the 2nd). Att--36,155.
Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.
The following graph tracks the game’s Win Probability, courtesy of Fan Graphs.
Yesterday’s Home Runs
The following stats are provided by Hit Tracker, which logs the projected distance of each home run (if it were to land uninterrupted at field level) and its “standard” distance, which is corrected for weather conditions. You can read their daily updates at the Hit Tracker Blog.
Hitter Pitcher True Dist. Std. Dist. HR # Hafner, Travis CLE Seo, Jae TB 450 449 38 Ortiz, David BOS Villone, Ron NYY 420 421 44 Hart, Corey MIL Clemens, Roger HOU 415 412 4 Duncan, Chris STL Mateo, Juan CHC 402 411 14 Harper, Brandon WAS Wolf, Randy PHI 408 410 1 Encarnacion, Juan STL Mateo, Juan CHC 391 409 17 Giambi, Jason NYY Hansen, Craig BOS 395 407 36 Giambi, Jason NYY Schilling, Curt BOS 403 405 35 Peralta, Jhonny CLE Meadows, Brian TB 405 404 11 Garciaparra, Nomar LAD Morris, Matt SF 432 399 14 Ramirez, Aramis CHC Isringhausen, Jason STL 377 398 30 Delgado, Carlos NYM Jennings, Jason COL 426 395 29 Swisher, Nick OAK Wellemeyer, Todd KC 399 395 26 Lieberthal, Mike PHI Astacio, Pedro WAS 386 393 5 Johnson, Reed TOR Ortiz, Russ BAL 424 392 11 Garko, Ryan CLE Seo, Jae TB 394 392 3 Francoeur, Jeff ATL Willis, Dontrelle FLA 389 389 23 Tejada, Miguel BAL Halladay, Roy TOR 415 386 22 Molina, Bengie TOR Bedard, Erik BAL 413 384 13 Sexson, Richie SEA Santana, Ervin LAA 408 381 26 Bay, Jason PIT Harang, Aaron CIN 402 378 27 Nunez, Abraham PHI Schroder, Chris WAS 389 373 2 Willingham, Josh FLA Cormier, Lance ATL 373 373 18 Glaus, Troy TOR Bedard, Erik BAL 387 369 33 Harper, Brandon WAS Wolf, Randy PHI 362 365 2 Sanders, Reggie KC Saarloos, Kirk OAK 380 364 11 Beltran, Carlos NYM Jennings, Jason COL 387 362 35 Posada, Jorge NYY Hansen, Craig BOS 351 360 16 Hunter, Torii MIN Cotts, Neal CWS 360 356 17 Branyan, Russell TB Westbrook, Jake CLE 353 352 12 Hatteberg, Scott CIN Santos, Victor PIT 376 348 12 Dunn, Adam CIN Santos, Victor PIT 355 324 37 Grudzielanek, Mark KC Duchscherer, Justin OAK 285 276 6 Drew, J.D. LAD Morris, Matt SF NA NA 12
Top Minor League Games
The following list, provided by First Inning, includes the top minor league batting (based on Runs Created) and pitching (based on Game Score) performances from yesterday.
ORG LVL PLAYER POS AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes ARI A+ Jereme Milons RF 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 runs scored CIN A+ Cody Strait RF 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 runs scored CIN A+ Jay Garthwaite LF 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 DET A Jeramy Laster RF 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 LA A Lucas May DH 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 .536 OBP during past week LA A+ Juan Apodaca C 4 3 0 0 3 1 1 5 RBI MIN A William Luque 3B 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 NYY A Austin Jackson LF 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 NYY AAA Ben Davis C 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 NYY A+ Victor Hall CF 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes ATL AAA Jason Shiell 7.0 3 0 0 6 4 0 BAL AA Beau Hale 7.0 3 0 0 8 0 0 CHC AAA Les Walrond 7.2 4 1 1 5 0 1 CHC AA Sean Gallagher 7.0 3 0 0 5 4 0 DET AA Jair Jurrjens 7.0 4 0 0 5 0 0 HOU AAA Ezequiel Astacio 7.0 2 0 0 6 2 0 HOU A+ Jimmy Barthmaier 7.0 3 0 0 6 1 0 MIN A Alexander Smit 7.0 2 0 0 9 3 0 48 K over last 33 IP SD AA Michael Ekstrom 9.0 8 0 0 5 0 0 STL A+ Cory Meacham 7.1 4 1 1 6 1 0
Player News
Player news items are provided by CBS SportsLine.com.
Chone Figgins singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 3-2 Sunday to send the Mariners to their 11th straight loss. “I don’t know if there’s a word to describe it,” said Seattle closer J.J. Putz, who surrendered Figgins’ hit. “There’s been games where we haven’t played very well, and games where we’ve played really well and just didn’t get the ‘W.’
Sixteen batters, 16 outs. As Roy Halladay got deeper in the game, the Baltimore Orioles began to wonder if they’d ever manage a hit off Toronto’s ace. “He had me worried there for a while that we might not get one,” Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo said, “but he kind of tired a bit.” Although rookie Brandon Fahey ended the no-hit bid with a one-out single in the sixth inning, Halladay earned his major league-leading 16th win, leading the Blue Jays to a 9-2 victory Sunday. Halladay (16-3) allowed two runs, four hits and a walk in seven innings, striking out two.
Derek Lowe wanted to talk about his hitting. There was a lot to be said for his pitching too. He allowed five hits in eight plus innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Sunday. Lowe (11-8) also had two hits and an RBI for the Dodgers, who improved to 19-3 over their last 22 games. “I got to a .100 there for a moment,” Lowe joked. Lowe has won four of his last five starts since ending a three-game losing streak on July 29. “I’ve always loved the end of the year when every game and every pitch matters,” Lowe said. “If anything I focus more. If I could keep that same focus and intensity over 34 starts instead of 10 I’d have better years.” Lowe retired 13 straight after giving up a third-inning single to Eliezer Alfonzo. The 32-year-old veteran won his fourth decision in the last five and recorded his 22nd win in August, his highest total of any month. “Lowe was the best I’ve seen since he was in Boston,” Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel said. “He didn’t throw above the knees. He’s like (Greg) Maddux with more speed.”
Johan Santana held the White Sox offense to one run in seven innings Sunday in Minnesota’s 7-3 victory over the White Sox on Sunday, cutting Chicago’s lead to one game in the AL wild-card race. The Venezuelan lefty wasn’t his usual overpowering self on Sunday as he pitched with a blister and split nail on the middle finger of his left hand. He allowed six hits and struck out five, but got better as the game went on. After allowing at least one runner to reach in each of the first five innings, he retired the last nine hitters he faced to help the Twins take two of three in the weekend series.
Texas’s Josh Rupe and three more relievers slowed Detroit down after they scored six runs in the second inning against the Rangers’ John Koronka on Sunday. Rupe (1-0) gave up only three hits over 2 2/3 innings after entering in the second inning. Akinori Otsuka pitched the ninth inning Sunday vs. Detroit and earned his 26th save in 29 chances.
Clay Hensley came through for the San Diego Padres one day later than expected. Hensley, scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday with an injury, pitched four strong innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday after starter Chris Young left after one inning with a strained muscle in his upper back. Hensley combined with five other relievers to hold the Diamondbacks in check, and with Mike Cameron’s bases-loaded single in the 10th inning and four hits from Brian Giles, helped the Padres to a 2-1 win over Arizona.
Aaron Harang allowed one run and five hits in seven innings Sunday vs. Pittsburgh with nine strikeouts. His career-high 13 wins are the most by a Reds pitcher since Jimmy Haynes went 15-10 in 2002.
Chris Duncan homered for the third consecutive game to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Sunday. With one out in the first inning, Duncan hit his 14th homer of the season off Cubs starter Juan Mateo. “He’s been so relentless. One thing you admire is when a guy looks the same every day. … He’s just out there playing hard and making a lot of things happen,” Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. Chris Carpenter (12-6) allowed two runs and seven hits for St. Louis Sunday at the Chicago Cubs. He struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter.
The Houston Astros needed a good starting pitching performance Sunday after they used five relievers Saturday night. Luckily for them, they had Roger Clemens on the mound. Clemens struck out seven in seven innings to get his 346th career win, leading the Astros over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1. Clemens (5-4) gave up six hits and one run to improve to 3-0 with a no-decision in his last four starts. He allowed just one runner past second base, lowering his ERA to 2.58, and threw 80 of his 108 pitches for strikes. Astros manager Phil Garner was most impressed with Clemens’ decision to pitch the seventh inning and save a weary, and struggling bullpen.”
Travis Hafner homered in his third straight game to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-4 on Sunday. Jhonny Peralta went 2-for-4 and hit his first career grand slam.
In the absence of aces, Orlando Hernandez has become one of the New York Mets’ most dependable starters. Hernandez won for the fifth time in six decisions in a 2-0 victory over Colorado on Sunday that completed a three-game sweep of the Rockies. Hernandez (9-9) struck out eight in six innings, and allowed five hits and one walk.
Guillermo Mota was traded to the Mets by the Indians Sunday for a player to be named. “Our scouts have seen him, feel that the velocity is good. He’s healthy,” Mets general manager Omar Minaya said. “Hopefully a change of scenery, change of leagues can hopefully produce better results.” Mota missed more than a month of 2005 due to a sore elbow. He is expected to report Tuesday, when New York opens a three-game series against St. Louis, and the Mets will make a roster move then.
The Detroit Tigers acquired Neifi Perez from the Chicago Cubs on Sunday for a minor leaguer, adding infield depth less than a week after losing second baseman Placido Polanco because of a shoulder injury. In the trade, the Tigers gave up catcher Chris Robinson.
Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano looked “as good as can be anticipated” when evaluated by team doctors on Sunday and will begin a throwing program Tuesday. “He looks as good as he could possibly look given the way he started out,” Dr. Dan Buss said. Liriano said he’ll throw around 50 or 60 times on Tuesday and hopes that he will be able to return to the team at some point this season.
Dontrelle Willis pitched seven innings to win for only the second time in his past eight starts as the Florida Marlins averted a series sweep by beating the Atlanta Braves 4-3 Sunday. Willis (8-10) allowed only four hits and three runs, two earned. He gave up a tying two-run homer to Jeff Francoeur in the sixth. He retired 11 in a row before Andruw Jones walked with two out in the sixth. Francoeur followed with his 23rd homer to tie it at 3.
Willy Taveras extended his career-high hitting streak to 23 games with a first-inning single on Sunday at Milwaukee. He was 2-for-5, adding a bunt single, and is hitting .333 during the streak.
The Phillies optioned RHP Scott Mathieson to Triple-A Scranton to make room for LHP Jamie Moyer. Moyer, a native of Sellersville, Pa., was acquired from Seattle for two minor leaguers on Saturday.
Jeff Francoeur homered Sunday to improve to 7-for-16 (.438) against Florida’s Dontrelle Willis.
Mike Maroth wants to make his next start for the Tigers after giving up one run over six innings for Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, his third rehab start, but acknowledged he had tenderness in his surgically repaired elbow. He spent several minutes in Jim Leyland’s office before Sunday’s game, but the manager was not in the mood to discuss the plan for Maroth. “I don’t know – next question,” Leyland bristled. All five Tigers starters will go in succession, but Tuesday starter Kenny Rogers would lose his second start if Maroth is added to the rotation later in the week. Eventually, rookie Zach Miner’s rotation spot could go to Maroth.
Astros RHP Roy Oswalt, scratched from his scheduled start Saturday due to a bruised right hand, is listed as day to day and will start Wednesday against the Reds, the team said.
The Seattle Mariners placed reliever Mark Lowe on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of tendinitis in his right elbow and recalled Sean Green from Triple-A Tacoma. “We want to be cautious with this kid because he’s got a good arm, and we don’t want to him to be out for a considerable amount of time,” manager Mike Hargrove said.
Yankees right-hander Carl Pavano allowed one earned run in four innings for Double-A Trenton in a minor league rehab start Sunday.
Lyle Overbay had three hits Sunday at Baltimore and is 19-for-47 (.404) over his last 13 games.
Randy Wolf struck out a season-high eight over five-plus innings on Sunday against Washington. He has won his last seven decisions dating to 2005. He yielded six runs and nine hits with three walks.
The Red Sox recalled left-hander Javier Lopez from Triple-A on Sunday and optioned righty Jermaine Van Buren to Pawtucket. It is Lopez’s third stint with the Red Sox this season, but his first since the team acquired similarly named Javy Lopez from the Baltimore Orioles. Van Buren, who allowed three runs in 1 1/3 innings Saturday, was 1-0 with a 11.77 ERA in 10 appearances with Boston in 2006.
Abraham Nunez has gone through enough hard times this season that he isn’t going to take anything for granted now. Nunez homered and tied a career high with four RBI to help the Philadelphia Phillies hold on for a 12-10 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
The Astros designated catcher Eric Munson for assignment and recalled catcher J.R. House. House will back up Brad Ausmus, who leads all NL catchers with 852 innings caught.
The Reds reinstated RHP Matt Belisle from the 15-day DL on Sunday.
The Reds placed LHP Chris Michalak on the bereavement list Sunday and purchased the contract of Norris Hopper from Triple-A Louisville. To make room on the 40-man roster for Hopper, pitcher Mike Burns was designated for assignment.
The Angels placed OF Curtis Pride (back) on the 15-day DL and recalled RHP Greg Jones from Triple-A Salt Lake.
After placing Huston Street on the 15-day DL with a strained groin muscle the A’s brought up LHP Ron Flores from Triple-A Sacramento.
The Red Sox optioned LHP Craig Breslow to Triple-A Pawtucket of the IL. The Rangers optioned RHP Scott Feldman to Triple-A Oklahoma. Royals recalled UTL Andres Blanco from Triple-A Omaha of the PCL. Athletics sent UTL D’Angelo Jimenez outright to Triple-A Sacramento of the PCL on Friday. The Giants placed UTL Jose Vizcaino on release waivers Friday.
The Blue Jays purchased the contract of LHP Davis Romero from Triple-A Syracuse.
The San Diego Padres purchased the contract of infielder Manny Alexander from Triple-A Portland on Sunday to replace injured shortstop Khalil Greene. To make room for Alexander, the Padres optioned right-hander Mike Thompson to Portland.
San Diego pitcher Chris Young left Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning with a strained back muscle. Young faced three batters in the inning when he allowed a leadoff single to Eric Byrnes. Young, who threw 12 pitches, then picked Byrnes off first base. He retired the next two batters and did not come out for the second inning. Young, 9-5 with a 3.80 ERA, was replaced by Jon Adkins.
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