THT Daily: Zambrano Gets Six
Major League News for May 29
Player News
Yesterday’s Results
Today’s Games
Standings
Top Minor League Performances
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Player News
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Brandon Webb (shoulder) expects to return before the All-Star break.
Webb played catch from 115 feet Tuesday and called it his best throwing session thus far. “I talked to some people, and they said it could be between four -to six weeks, and then I think Bartolo Colon was out the whole year with this,” he said. “It just depends on the person and how they treat it, probably.” He’ll attempt to pitch on flat ground early next week.
Multiple sources now maintain that Rockies manager Clint Hurdle won’t make it through the weekend.
Then again, if the Rox go out and sweep the Padres at Coors Field, we could all be signing a different tune on Monday. One thing is for sure: Dragging this out for weeks on end won’t help anyone, or anything. Stay tuned.
Brett Myers will have a second opinion on his ailing right hip before he makes any decision about surgery.
Myers is obviously hoping to the avoid the procedure. “I don’t know what I am going to do,” Myers told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “First I am going to get a second opinion. . . . I am going to explore every option I need to to keep pitching, but if he tells me, ‘It’s over, you need to have [surgery] now or you could cause damage,’ I will have it. I have to. It’s a no-brainer.”
Pirates manager John Russell announced Thursday that closer Matt Capps (elbow) will avoid the disabled list.
Capps will throw a side session at PNC park Friday afternoon and could be game-ready by the end of the weekend. “I don’t think I ever thought about the disabled list,” Russell said Wednesday. “We didn’t think it was going to be a two-week thing. He felt good enough to play some catch [Thursday], and that’s a great sign.”
Carlos Zambrano was suspended by Major League Baseball for six games.
Zambrano will not appeal the decision and will miss one start because of the suspension, which begins Thursday. He bumped into umpire Mark Carlson during his tirade Wednesday after being tossed from the game for disputing a call. It’s unclear who’ll start in his place at this point.
Following an MRI on his ailing right hip, surgery may be an option for Brett Myers.
The MRI revealed fraying and possible tearing in the labrum of the hip. He’ll seek a second opinion before making a decision. “It is possible that Brett will not make his next start. That decision as well as any decision on a possible DL stint or surgery will be determined at a later date,” general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said in a statement. Myers is 4-3 with a 4.66 ERA in 10 starts for the Phillies this season.
Rangers owner Tom Hicks is open to selling control of the team.
Hicks has had full control of the club since he purchased the team for $250 million in 1998. “I’ve been trying to sell a minority interest in the Rangers,” Hicks said. “I’ve had a number of interested parties that I’m talking to. Now I’m prepared to expand that to people who are interested in a controlling interest.” Giving up controlling interest would require the approval of the other 29 owners. Hicks said a sale could be completed between now and the end of the season.
Ryan Doumit (wrist) has been cleared to resume rehabilitation immediately after a CT scan on Thursday showed good healing.
According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Doumit will wear a cast for a short time, but could resume throwing as early this week. His estimated return in June looked in doubt earlier this week, but he could be back on track. Still, expect the Pirates to show caution with his rehab.
Major League Baseball is reviewing Carlos Zambrano’s tirade from Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Pirates.
Them and everyone else. After getting thrown out of Wednesday’s game following a disputed call at the plate, Zambrano bumped into umpire Mark Carlson, among other things. He’s likely facing a suspension for the incident, but MLB spokesman Pat Courtney told ESPNChicago.com’s Bruce Levine that they are uncertain when a ruling will be handed out.
Yesterday’s Results
For the full scoop regarding yesterday’s games, read “And That Happened” at Shysterball.
American League BAL 5 DET 1 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 2 TB 1 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 3 MIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) National League LAN 2 CHN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) ARI 5 ATL 2 (Recap and Boxscore)
Check out Fangraphs’ scoreboard to see all the games in action.
Today’s Games
National League --------------- Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM (R) Chad Billingsley (6-2) vs. (L) Ted Lilly (5-4) Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 PM (R) Brian Moehler (1-3) vs. (R) Ross Ohlendorf (5-4) Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (L) Ross Detwiler (0-0) vs. (L) J.A. Happ (2-0) Florida Marlins at New York Mets, 7:10 PM (L) Sean West (0-0) vs. (R) Mike Pelfrey (4-1) Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers, 8:05 PM (R) Johnny Cueto (4-2) vs. (R) Braden Looper (4-3) San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies, 9:10 PM (R) Chris Young (4-2) vs. (R) Jason Marquis (6-3) Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM (R) Jair Jurrjens (4-2) vs. (R) Jon Garland (4-3) St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 PM (R) Joel Pineiro (5-4) vs. (R) Matt Cain (5-1) American League --------------- Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers, 5:05 PM (L) Josh Outman (2-0) vs. (R) Tommy Hunter (0-0) New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 PM (L) Andy Pettitte (4-1) vs. (L) Cliff Lee (2-5) Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 PM (L) Dontrelle Willis (1-1) vs. (R) Brad Bergesen (1-2) Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:07 PM (R) Tim Wakefield (6-2) vs. (R) Casey Janssen (0-1) Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays, 7:38 PM (R) Scott Baker (2-5) vs. (R) James Shields (3-4) Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals, 8:10 PM (L) Clayton Richard (1-0) vs. (R) Brian Bannister (4-1) Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers, 8:35 PM (R) Edgar Gonzalez (0-0) vs. (R) Scott Feldman (3-0) Seattle Mariners at LA Angels of Anaheim, 10:05 PM (L) Jason Vargas (1-0) vs. (R) John Lackey (1-0)
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 BOS 28 20 .583 0.0 27 1NYA 27 20 .574 0.5 25 2
TOR 27 23 .540 2.0 28 -1
TB 23 27 .460 6.0 28 -5
BAL 22 26 .458 6.0 21 1
American League Central DET 26 20 .565 0.0 27 -1
MIN 24 25 .490 3.5 26 -2
KC 23 24 .489 3.5 23 0
CHA 21 25 .457 5.0 20 1
CLE 21 28 .429 6.5 24 -3
American League West TEX 27 19 .587 0.0 25 2
LAA 24 22 .522 3.0 22 2
SEA 22 26 .458 6.0 20 2
OAK 18 26 .409 8.0 20 -2
National League East Pwins Diff NYN 26 20 .565 0.0 26 0
PHI 25 20 .556 0.5 24 1
ATL 23 24 .489 3.5 22 1
FLA 22 26 .458 5.0 20 2
WAS 13 33 .283 13.0 18 -5
National League Central STL 28 19 .596 0.0 27 1
MIL 27 20 .574 1.0 25 2
CIN 26 20 .565 1.5 24 2
CHN 23 23 .500 4.5 23 0
PIT 21 26 .447 7.0 24 -3
HOU 18 27 .400 9.0 19 -1
National League West LAN 34 15 .694 0.0 33 1
SD 24 23 .511 9.0 20 4
SF 23 23 .500 9.5 23 0
ARI 21 27 .438 12.5 21 0
COL 18 28 .391 14.5 21 -3
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 AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO Notes CLE AA Nicholas Weglarz.. 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 R NYY A+ Jesus Montero..... 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 R PHI A Anthony Gose...... 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 SB OAK AAA Aaron Cunningham.. 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 NYM AA Joshua Thole...... 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 KC A Eric Hosmer....... 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 OAK A+ Jemile Weeks...... 6 3 0 0 1 0 2 ARI AA Cyle Hankerd...... 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 CIN AAA Daniel Dorn....... 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 COL AAA Eric Young........ 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 SB STL AAA Jonathan Jay...... 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 OAK A Dustin Coleman.... 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 ORG LVL PLAYER IP H R ER SO BB HR Notes NYY A Brett Marshall.... 6 5 0 0 9 1 0 NYY A+ D.J. Mitchell..... 6 3 2 1 8 2 0 COL AA Esmil Rogers...... 7 3 3 2 5 2 0 MIL A+ Jeremy Jeffress... 5 3 2 2 9 5 0 KC AAA Luke Hochevar..... 6 8 3 2 6 1 0 13 GB CIN A Matthew Fairel.... 6 4 0 0 5 2 0 12 GB BOS AA Junichi Tazawa.... 5 3 2 2 7 2 1 BAL A+ Zachary Britton... 7 4 2 1 5 4 0 13 GB CHC AA Casey Coleman..... 7 7 3 3 3 1 0 DET A Casey Crosby...... 6 4 0 0 5 4 0 BAL AA Jake Arrieta...... 6 6 2 2 5 3 0 ATL A+ Cole Rohrbough.... 5 5 3 3 4 2 0 10 GB
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