NL East Rumors & News
Dobbs is back, will Worley be next?
The Phillies Files | Morning Call — The Phillies need another starting pitcher for Monday’s doubleheader against Florida, and manager Charlie Manuel didn’t give any clues before Friday’s game as to who that would be. Now, though, we’ve got a pretty good idea. Vance Worley, who started...
Philadelphia Phillies 9 mins agoLowe has bone chip in elbow, says he’ll pitch through it
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — MIAMI – An MRI on Derek Lowe’s sore elbow showed no ligament or tendon damage, but a bone chip that’s become lodged in the joint. The Braves veteran believes he can pitch through the discomfort. Lowe, who missed his regular rotation turn Friday against the Florida Marlins, said he plans to make his next scheduled start Wednesday against Pittsburgh. “Right now there’s really nothing you can do [about the bone chip],” said Lowe, who doesn’t know if he’ll need surgery to remove the chip after the season. He said he’s been assured it won’t do ...
Atlanta Braves 38 mins agoReaction and fallout from Nyjer Morgan's suspension
Nationals Journal | Washington Post — Let's try to sort this out, point by point: -Nyjer Morgan will appeal the eight-game suspension handed down by Major League Baseball for his recent actions, and his hearing will come Sept. 10, for both this suspension and the seven-game suspensions. Morgan is in the lineup tonight, playing center field and leading off. -Left-handed reliever Doug Slaten will appeal his three game suspension and be available to pitch tonight. No appeal hearing has been set. -Third base coach Pat Listach's suspensions has been reduced from three games to two. He will begin serving Sunday. Hitting coach Rick Eckst...
Washington Nationals 1 hour agoGame 135 discussion thread: Nationals at Pirates
Nationals Journal | Washington Post — The Nationals have gone 17 consecutive series on the road without a series win, and if that streak ever ends it should be this weekend. The Pirates are, by 4 1/2 games over the Baltimore Orioles, the most woeful team in the majors. Tonight, they'll throw Zach Duke against Livan Hernandez. I got to the post a little late tonight. Through 1 1/2, the Nationals are tied 0-0, Ryan Zimmerman having been stranded after a double in the first. Talk about the rest of the game right here. Baltimore Orioles - Washington Nationals - Ryan Zimmerman - Pittsburgh Pirates - Zach Duke
Washington Nationals 1 hour agoDickey serves up two long balls in loss
Mets Blog | ESPN New York — The good news for R.A. Dickey: Having now logged 139 1/3 innings with the Mets this season, he again is qualified for the National League ERA leaderboard. AP Photo/Charles Cherney R.A. Dickey allowed three-run homers to Alfonso Soriano and Blake DeWitt. The bad news: After giving up three-run homers to Alfonso Soriano and Blake DeWitt and suffering the loss in the Mets' 7-6 defeat against the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, Dickey's ERA shot up from 2.57 to 2.91. "Two two-out, three-run home runs will beat you every time," said Dickey, who was charged with seven runs...
New York Mets 1 hour agoFlorida Marlins: Stats support throwing at Morgan a second time
Florida Marlins Blog | South Florida Sun-Sentinel — Wednesday’s game sparked plenty of debate as to whether Nyjer Morgan was out of line for stealing two bases after getting hit by a pitch and his team trailing 14-3 in the fourth inning. Or were the Marlins in the wrong for throwing at him a second time. According to Trent McCotter, Vice President of the [...]
Florida Marlins 1 hour agoFive Florida Marlins penalized for brawl; Washington Nationals' Nyjer Morgan will appeal his latest multi-game suspension
Palm Beach Post — Five Marlins were suspended a total of 15 games and fined $12,500 Friday for their roles in Wednesday's bench-clearing brawl with the Washington Nationals.
Florida Marlins 1 hour agoCubs blast Dickey as Mets lose again
New York Daily News — David Wright and the Bisons fought nobly, but lost to Chicago 7-6, in R.A. Dickey's worst outing as a Met. Taking advantage of their friendly home confines, the Cubs blasted two three-run homers off the knuckleballer (9-6).
New York Mets 1 hour agoClay Hensley will be Florida Marlins closer for now; Leo Nunez out
Fish Tank | Palm Beach Post — Lost in the drama of Wednesday's Fight Night between the Marlins and Nationals was right-hander Leo Nunez, who pitched a scoreless eighth inning when the Marlins led 16-10. That wasn't to just give Nunez a little work in a blow out. Manager Edwin Rodriguez said Nunez will pitch earlier in ...
Florida Marlins 2 hours agoMets starter Johan Santana will test pectoral muscle by playing catch on Saturday
Newark Star-Ledger — Team will know more afterward
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- Bruces says he's nearing return Cincinnati Enquirer Right fielder Jay Bruce is getting there. But the Reds went into Friday's game with three healthy outfielders. "It's a lot better today," he said of his strained side. "I'm doing strength things to make sure it's strong."
- Dodgers-Giants: Friday lineups Dodgers Blog | Riverside Press-Enterprise The Dodgers welcome back Rafael Furcal and immediate insert him into the starting lineup, after the shortstop went 3 for 5 with a double, triple and homer in two games in Albuquereque. Giants (74-60) Andres Torres, CF (.282, 14 HR, 60 RBIs) Freddie Sanchez, 2B (.292, 3, 35) Aubrey Huff, 1B (.289, 22, 77) Pat Burrell, LF (.265, 12, 36) Jose Guillen, RF (.354, 1, 5) Buster Posey, C (.329, 10, 52) Pablo Sandoval, 3B (.273, 12, 58) Juan Uribe, SS (.249, 17, 17) Barry Zito, P (8-10, 4.07 ERA) Rafael Furcal, SS (.316, 8, 39) Ryan Theriot, 2B (.289, 2, 29) Andre Ethier, RF (.294, 20, 71) Matt Kemp, C...
- Cook’s ERA at Petco: It’s a beautiful thing All Things Rockies | Denver Post SAN DIEGO – Aaron Cook owns Petco Park. OK, so he doesn’t technically own it. But he pitches there better than any other pitcher in the major leagues. Yes, including the Padres’ pitchers. Cook, who’ll start tonight for the first time in a month, is 6-1 with a 2.15 ERA in 10 starts at Petco. That’s the lowest of any [...]
- Rockies going retro vs. Padres’ rookie All Things Rockies | Denver Post SAN DIEGO – Rockies hitters will have to go retro tonight. Video vault? They have one tape of Padres lefty Cory Luebke, who’ll make his major league debut after tearing up Double A and Triple A. Far as anyone knows, no Rockies hitter has ever faced Luebke. The tape they have is from an appearance against the team’s Double A affiliate in [...]
- Dodgers activate Rafael Furcal and start him; A.J. Ellis called back up Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times Rafael Furcal, bad back and all, returned to the Dodgers on Friday and was immediately inserted back in the lineup. Furcal, currently scheduled to be the highest-paid Dodger next season ($13 million), has continued to battle injuries this season. He has appeared in only 76 of the Dodgers’ 134 games. He last played on Aug. 2 before straining his lower back. He also missed most of May because of a sore hamstring. He hit a home run in his final rehab game at triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday. When Furcal has played this year, however, he has been the shortstop the...
- Fantasy baseball injury analysis: Justin Morneau done but Alex Rodriguez can still help ESPN With fantasy playoffs just around the corner, everyone wants to know who's in and who's out. At this point it's perhaps easier to identify who will n...
- Chasing the perfect Ricky Nolasco season is a fool's errand ESPN I'm searching for the correct words to describe how I feel about Florida Marlins starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco. He is obviously talented, but it's no...
- Start/sit advice, two-start pitchers, rankings for Week 22 of the 2010 fantasy baseball season ESPN Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the schedule for weekly lineup setters in Week 22 of the fantasy baseball season.
- Start 'em, sit 'em advice for Segment 2, Week 9 of Baseball Challenge ESPN AJ Mass gives advice for those setting their lineups for the ninth week of Segment 2 of the ESPN Baseball Challenge game.
- Fantasy baseball starts/sits, pickups and pitcher rankings for Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, Sept. 5 ESPN Daily notes for fantasy baseball lineups for Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, Sept. 5.