http://mlbnewsblog.com Updated with the latest Major League Baseball News! Tue, 13 May 2008 04:26:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Asdrubal Cabrera delivered a home run in the first game of a doubleheader Monday and the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history in the nightcap. The drive helped Cleveland win 3-0. The fielding gem wasn’t enough to complete the sweep. “It’s a triple play but I’m not going to talk ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/tribe-can%e2%80%99t-complete-sweep-of-jays/ Minutes into the game, Livan Hernandez and the Minnesota Twins watched another ball sail over the wall for the other side. Boston’s Manny Ramirez made it a league-most 42 home runs allowed by the Twins, who just shrugged off the early deficit and went back to playing the way they always ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/livan-settles-down-to-beat-red-sox/ Texas Rangers designated hitter Milton Bradley left Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners in the seventh inning with a strained right shoulder. Read the full story. http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/rangers-dh-bradley-leaves-game-pa-sportsticker/ Ryan Braun hit two home runs for the second game in a row, and St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and manager Tony La Russa both were ejected from the Milwaukee Brewers’ 8-3 victory Monday night. Braun followed up Sunday’s two-homer performance by hitting two more off stingy Cardinals starter ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/braun-homers-twice-again-as-brewers-beat-cards-ap/ Carlos Zambrano won his fifth straight decision and Alfonso Soriano homered in a six-run fifth Monday night as the Chicago Cubs won their fourth straight, beating the San Diego Padres 12-3. Pitching with an extra day’s rest after his start Sunday was scratched because of rainy conditions, Zambrano (6-1) allowed ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/zambrano-wins-fifth-straight-decision-for-cubs-ap/ Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips hit two-run homers in the seventh inning Monday night, breaking open a tied game and sending right-hander Aaron Harang to a long-awaited victory, 8-7 over the surging Florida Marlins. The Marlins arrived with a seven-game winning streak and the best record in the major leagues. Read ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/harang-gets-long-awaited-win-reds-beat-marlins-8-7-ap/ Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, and it wasn’t enough for the Cleveland Indians to complete a doubleheader sweep. Shannon Stewart hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Aaron Hill added a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland 3-0 on Monday ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/blue-jays-3-indians-010/ The race in the AL Central is wide open because two supposedly potent teams have been mediocre. Read the full story. http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/indians-tigers-are-dual-disasters-yahoo-sports/ Two days after pronouncing himself unfit to close games for the Milwaukee Brewers, Eric Gagne says he’s ready for another shot at a save. He’s just not sure when his next chance will come. “I want to go out there as soon as I can,” Gagne said before Monday’s game ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/gagne-i%e2%80%99m-ready-to-close-again-ap/ Matt Garza pitched seven scoreless innings and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat nemesis Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees 7-1 for their fifth consecutive victory Monday night. Garza (2-1) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out three while holding the Yankees in check with help from three double ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/rays-7-yankees-1/ Matt Garza pitched seven scoreless innings and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat nemesis Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees 7-1 for their fifth consecutive victory Monday night. Garza (2-1) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out three while holding the Yankees in check with help from three ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/garza-outpitches-pettitte-rays-beat-yankees-ap/ Miguel Tejada returned to where he began his career, ready to face many of his former fans with a clear conscience. Last month, Houston’s star shortstop told the Astros he’s actually 33, two years older than what the Oakland Athletics and everybody else thought when he signed with the organization ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/tejada-happy-to-be-back-in-bay-area-ap/ Following their 8-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the second game of their doubleheader Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates optioned righthander John Van Benschoten to Class AAA Indianapolis of the International League. Read the full story. http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/pirates-demote-rhp-van-benschoten-pa-sportsticker/ Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history Monday night. Cabrera made a diving catch on a line drive by Toronto’s Lyle Overbay, touched second base and then tagged out Marco Scutaro. Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki made the last unassisted triple play, on April 29, ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/indians-2b-cabrera-turns-unassisted-triple-play/ Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history Monday night. Cabrera made a diving catch on a line drive by Toronto’s Lyle Overbay, touched second base and then tagged out Marco Scutaro. Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki made the last unassisted triple play, on April 29, ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/indians-2b-asdrubal-cabrera-turns-unassisted-triple-play/ A number of multi-hit games earned Lance Berkman a second weekly award. Read the full story. http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/astros-1b-berkman-named-player-of-week-pa-sportsticker/ Fausto Carmona gave Cliff Lee a tough act to follow. Carmona pitched a five-hitter for Cleveland’s second consecutive shutout over the struggling Toronto Blue Jays, a 3-0 victory in Monday’s doubleheader opener. Lee, 6-0 with a major league-leading 0.81 ERA, was scheduled to start the second game for the Indians. Carmona (4-1) struck ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/carmona-comes-through-for-tribe/ Alex Rodriguez’s strained right quadriceps will keep him from playing this week, causing the AL MVP to miss this weekend’s series against the crosstown rival New York Mets. “It’s still not where it needs to be. I don’t see him playing this week,” New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/alex-rodriguez-out-another-week-ap/ Manny Ramirez was back in Boston’s lineup, with a blast. After homering only once in his last 19 games, Ramirez hit a two-run shot in the first inning for the Red Sox at Minnesota on Monday. It was the 498th of his career and came off Twins starter Livan Hernandez. Ramirez, who ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/back-in-the-lineup-for-boston-manny-hits-no-498/ Pedro Martinez plans to throw a simulated game against minor leaguers Wednesday, another step toward returning to the New York Mets’ rotation from a frustrating leg injury. Martinez, who strained his left hamstring April 1 during his season debut, 1, threw a bullpen session Monday. The injury has been difficult ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/frustrated-martinez-ready-for-simulated-game-ap/ Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing streak and the Pirates’ six-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Monday in the second game of a doubleheader. In the opener, Freddy Sanchez hit a three-run ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/braves-beat-pirates-8-1-to-split-dh-ap/ The return of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was pushed back further Monday as the team announced he will miss the remainder of the week. Read the full story. http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/rodriguez-to-miss-rest-of-week-pa-sportsticker/ Fausto Carmona gave Cliff Lee a tough act to follow. Carmona pitched a five-hitter for Cleveland’s second consecutive shutout over the struggling Toronto Blue Jays, a 3-0 victory in Monday’s doubleheader opener. Lee, 6-0 with a major league-leading 0.81 ERA, was scheduled to start the second game for the Indians. Read the full ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/indians-3-blue-jays-0/ AccuScore breaks down Astros first baseman Lance Berkman’s hot start to the season. Read the full story. http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/berkman-tearing-it-up-yahoo-sports/ Alex Rodriguez’s strained right quadriceps will keep him from playing this week, causing him to miss this weekend’s series against the crosstown rival New York Mets. “It’s still not where it needs to be. I don’t see him playing this week,” New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Monday ... http://mlbnewsblog.com/2008/05/12/a-rod-improving-but-not-ready-to-rejoin-yankees-ap/