Nationals manager Davey Johnson has doubts that left-hander Ross Detwiler will return to the mound this season.
Astros tab righty Peacock for series finale
Right-hander Brad Peacock, who has been putting up terrific numbers at Triple-A Oklahoma City, will be recalled to make the start in Sunday’s game against the Twins at Target Field.
Healing Broxton likely a few days from return
Injured reliever Jonathan Broxton hopes to be days away from returning to the Reds’ bullpen after a lengthy disabled list stint because of a flexor mass strain in his right elbow.
Matheny gives struggling Carpenter day off
Matt Carpenter had strict orders to show up on time to the ballpark on Saturday. Carpenter, known to arrive to the facility hours in advance of many of his teammates, is mired in a 1-for-29 funk that has dropped his average to .304 from .325 over the last week.
Gorzelanny’s next start in question
Tom Gorzelanny’s Wednesday start is in doubt after the left-hander got hit by a line drive in the second inning on Friday.
Rehabbing Anderson eyes another sim game
Rehabbing lefty Brett Anderson, fresh off two simulated innings of live batting practice Friday, will do the same on Tuesday. Except he’ll pitch without a screen that day, and he’ll do so in Stockton, Calif., home of Oakland’s Class A affiliate.
SABR panel discusses changing media landscape
How does a reporter’s job change when the news cycle never ends? The Society for American Baseball Research posed that question to a distinguished media panel on Saturday at the downtown Marriott, and the answers were enlightening and expansive.
Manny remains content with Rangers at Triple-A
Manny Ramirez went 2-for-3 for Triple-A Round Rock on Friday night against Fresno. He is now hitting .280 in 22 games with a .415 slugging percentage.
Upon return, B.J.’s main focus is contributing
Though he posted a .177 batting average and .565 OPS through his first 84 games, B.J. Upton can now make every attempt to live up to expectations over the remainder of the season as he was activated from the DL and inserted into the red-hot Braves lineup Saturday.
Multihit streak puts Johnson in elite Braves company
During Friday night’s 6-4 win over the Phillies, Chris Johnson became the first Braves player in the Atlanta era (since 1966) to notch eight consecutive multihit performances. The only other players in franchise history to do this were Hank Aaron (1959), George Sisler (1928) and Walter Barbare (1921).
Kemp’s recovery from ankle injury going slow
Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp, who’s on the 15-day disabled list, continues his slow recovery from what turned out to be a significantly sprained left ankle.
Hosmer makes first start in right field this season
Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer looked at the lineup card posted on the bulletin board and saw, to his surprise, that he was playing right field and not first base in Saturday’s game against the Mets.
Today’s MLB starting lineups: August 3
Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
Discussions between A-Rod, MLB said to stall
Discussions between Alex Rodriguez and Major League Baseball over the length of a suspension A-Rod is willing to accept reported have stalled. Sources were quoted as saying there is a “wide gap” between the sides.
Friday marks 40th anniversary of Brett’s debut
Friday marks the 40th anniversary of Hall of Famer George Brett’s first Major League game on Aug. 2, 1973.
MLB Notebook: Darvish continues to pile up K’s
Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish fanned 14 with no walks in seven scoreless innings and picked up his 10th win of the year on Thursday against the D-backs.
Angels rout Blue Jays to snap six-game slide
Mark Trumbo hit his 24th home run as the Angels built an early seven-run lead and Garrett Richards cruised to a victory with two runs allowed on four hits in seven innings on Thursday night against the Blue Jays.