Jake Westbrook pitched six solid innings to earn his 100th career win, and the Cardinals scored all their runs in the third inning for a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night at Miller Park.
Pierre steals 600th career base in Philadelphia
After swiping third base in the first inning on Thursday night, Marlins left fielder Juan Pierre joined an exclusive list — becoming just the 14th player in MLB history to steal as many as 600 bases.
Flowers, Santiago deliver series win for White Sox
Tyler Flowers clubbed a two-out, three-run homer off Justin Grimm in the sixth inning to give Hector Santiago, subbing for Jake Peavy, and the White Sox a 3-1 win over the Rangers on Thursday in Arlington.
Dempster turns in quality outing as Sox edge Jays
Ryan Dempster tossed six innings of one-run ball to earn his second victory of the season and guide the Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Blue Jays in front of 25,851 at Rogers Centre on Thursday.
McCann productive in rehab start with Gwinnett
After four games with Class A Rome, Brian McCann continued his rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI single against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a 4-1 loss.
McLouth believes he can handle facing lefties
Orioles outfielder Nate McLouth, who has been on an offensive tear, hopes there will come a time this season when he can get some consistent at-bats off left-handed pitching.
Haren extends string of Nats’ pitching dominance
On Thursday, Dan Haren displayed the form the Nationals expected when they signed him as a free agent during the offseason. The Nationals also showed how deep their rotation is. For the second consecutive night, the Nationals got eight strong innings out of their starter, topping the Braves, 3-1.
O’s to promote veteran Garcia for Saturday’s start
As expected, the Orioles will promote right-hander Freddy Garcia to make Saturday’s start against the Angels.
Freese back in lineup against Brewers
David Freese was back in the starting lineup Thursday night after being given a couple of days off. Manager Mike Matheny said the team hoped the time off would help Freese end his recent skid.
Madson has scar tissue removed, feels better
On Thursday, Angels reliever Ryan Madson — who spent the past week in Arizona getting treatment — planned to play catch prior to the game against the Orioles.
Crain may see increased chances against lefties
The loss of a relief specialist for the White Sox, with Donnie Veal optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, means a right-handed reliever such as Jesse Crain could get more late-inning work against left-handed hitters.
Back better, Victorino slated to return Friday
Shane Victorino missed his seventh consecutive game Thursday, but he should be ready to return to the Red Sox’s lineup vs. the Rangers on Friday in a clash featuring two first-place teams.
April showers, bring May … snowstorms?!
Mother Nature isn’t quite done wreaking havoc on Major League Baseball this season, even though April showers have supposedly passed.
Rockies sign Oswalt to Minor League deal
The Rockies have signed veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt to a Minor League contract and assigned him to extended spring camp.
Roenicke: No set eighth-inning man for now
A day after John Axford surrendered his sixth home run of the young season and received his third loss, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said matchups would determine his eighth-inning strategy in the days to come.
Broadcaster says Buchholz used foreign substance
Clay Buchholz, who is 6-0 with a 1.01 ERA and was named the American League Pitcher of the Month, responded to accusations on Thursday that he cheated during his start against the Blue Jays the previous night.
Padres come to life late, bat around to rally in eighth
The Padres won, 4-2, after a four-run gift of an eighth inning was helped along by some cumbersome Cubs play and timely at-bats from a San Diego lineup that was unproductive for most of the afternoon.