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Angels | Arkansas affiliation extended According to USATODAY.com, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have extended their agreement with Double-A Arkansas through the 2010 season. Mariners | Rowland-Smith to start Thursday MLB.com reports Seattle Mariners SP Ryan Rowland-Smith (2-1, 4.11 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Oakland Athletics. Athletics | Smith to start Thursday MLB.com reports Oakland Athletics SP Greg Smith (5-12, 3.91 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Seattle Mariners. Angels | Lackey to start Thursday MLB.com reports Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP John Lackey (10-2, 3.22 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Minnesota Twins. Twins | Baker to start Thursday MLB.com reports Minnesota Twins SP Scott Baker (7-3, 3.91 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Diamondbacks | Webb to start Thursday MLB.com reports Arizona Diamondbacks SP Brandon Webb (18-4, 2.85 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the San Diego Padres. Mets | Martinez will start Thursday MLB.com reports New York Mets SP Pedro Martinez (4-3, 4.96 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Atlanta Braves. Braves | Hampton will start Thursday MLB.com reports Atlanta Braves SP Mike Hampton (2-1, 6.92 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the New York Mets. Blue Jays | Halladay will start Thursday MLB.com reports Toronto Blue Jays SP Roy Halladay (14-9, 2.64 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the New York Yankees. Yankees | Ponson to start Thursday MLB.com reports New York Yankees SP Sidney Ponson (7-3, 4.19 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Toronto Blue Jays. Phillies | Moyer starting Thursday MLB.com reports Philadelphia Phillies SP Jamie Moyer (11-7, 3.64 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Washington Nationals. Nationals | Redding starting Thursday MLB.com reports Washington Nationals SP Tim Redding (8-8, 4.66 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Philadelphia Phillies. Giants | Palmer to start Saturday MLB.com reports San Francisco Giants SP Matt Palmer (0-1, 23.14 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Florida Marlins. Marlins | Johnson to start Thursday MLB.com reports Florida Marlins SP Josh M. Johnson (3-0, 3.38 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the San Francisco Giants. Dodgers | Lowe to start Thursday MLB.com reports Los Angeles Dodgers SP Derek Lowe (9-10, 3.99 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Colorado Rockies. Rockies | De La Rosa to start Thursday MLB.com reports Colorado Rockies SP Jorge De La Rosa (6-6, 6.16 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cubs | Zambrano to pitch Thursday MLB.com reports Chicago Cubs SP Carlos Zambrano (12-5, 3.38 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Cincinnati Reds. Indians | Lee to start Thursday MLB.com reports Cleveland Indians SP Cliff Lee (17-2, 2.43 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Kansas City Royals. Royals | Greinke to start Thursday MLB.com reports Kansas City Royals SP Zack Greinke (9-8, 3.92 ERA) will start Thursday, Aug. 21, against the Cleveland Indians. Giants | Sanchez hopes to resume playing catch The San Francisco Chronicle reports San Francisco Giants SP Jonathan Sanchez (shoulder) said he hopes to resume playing catch Thursday, Aug. 21, after an MRI exam revealed a mild rotator-cuff and shoulder-capsule injury. Sanchez said, "I feel great. I knew there was nothing (seriously) wrong with it." Giants | Winn hits another game-opening homer The San Francisco Chronicle reports San Francisco Giants OF Randy Winn hit his 16th career game-opening home run Wednesday, Aug. 20, against the Florida Marlins. Giants | Wilson blows save for first time since May Henry Schulman, of The San Francisco Chronicle, reports San Francisco Giants CL Brian Wilson had his first blown save since May 2, ending his streak of saves at 24, when he blew a save Wednesday, Aug. 20, against the Florida Marlins. Marlins | Olsen's run of bad luck continues Juan C. Rodriguez, of The South Florida SunSentinel, reports Florida Marlins SP Scott Olsen has now lost five consecutive decisions and his winless streak is at six. More importantly, the Marlins are 0-6 in those games. Olsen has a 5.04 ERA over that stretch, during which the Marlins are averaging just 2.3 runs per game. Marlins | Lo Duca injured Wednesday The Miami Herald's Clark Spencer reports Florida Marlins C Paul Lo Duca (hand) injured his left hand when San Francisco Giants IF Ivan Ochoa's bat struck the back of his mitt on a pitchout during the Wednesday, Aug. 20, game between the two teams. No further details were available on his condition. Giants | Cain allows first home run in over two months The Palm Beach Post reports San Francisco Giants SP Matt Cain allowed his first home run in 13 starts, a span of 94 innings, when he allowed a home run by Florida Marlins OF Jeremy Hermida. New York Mets SS Jose Reyes hit a home run on June 4. Marlins | Hermida makes most of drop to eighth spot The Palm Beach Post reports Florida Marlins OF Jeremy Hermida, who was dropped to the eighth spot in the batting order after entering the game in a 1-for-23 slump, hit a two-run home run with two out in the fourth inning Wednesday, Aug. 20, against the San Francisco Giants. Marlins | More on Ramirez injury Updating a previous item, The Palm Beach Post is reporting Florida Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez (thumb) had X-rays come back negative on his bruised right thumb. There is a chance he may miss the Thursday, Aug. 21, game against the San Francisco Giants. Marlins | Baker hits three-run homer Joe Capozzi, of The Palm Beach Post, reports Florida Marlins C John Baker hit a pinch hit, three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to briefly tie the game against the San Francisco Giants, but the Giants rallied for a 6-5 win on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Dodgers | Loney not in lineup Wednesday The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports Los Angeles Dodgers 1B James Loney did not start Wednesday, Aug. 20, against the Colorado Rockies. Loney was 1-for-15 against Rockies SP Jeff Francis. IF Casey Blake took his place at first. Dodgers | Kershaw soaking up lessons from Maddux Diamond Leung, of The Riverside Press-Enterprise, reports Los Angeles Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw has been talking constantly with SP Greg Maddux regarding how to handle batters and general tips about pitching. "It's pretty obvious he knows a lot," Kershaw said. "We talked about how to attack hitters." Rockies | Iannetta does agility drills The Denver Post reports Colorado Rockies C Chris Iannetta (foot), who missed the past two games after his foot swelled, had X-rays come back negative. Iannetta did agility drills before the Wednesday, Aug. 20, game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rockies | Melhuse's option to Colorado Springs delayed The Denver Post reports Colorado Rockies C Adam Melhuse was kept with the parent club one extra day on Wednesday, Aug. 20, because C Chris Iannetta (foot) was still not at 100 percent. Nationals | Team has interest in Taveras Troy E. Renck, of The Denver Post, is reporting the Washington Nationals have interest in Colorado Rockies OF Willy Taveras, provided they can move OF Lastings Milledge to a new outfield position. Rockies | Atkins continues futility against Billingsley The Denver Rocky Mountain News reports Colorado Rockies 3B Garrett Atkins is now 0-for-13 against Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chad Billingsley. Dodgers | LA errors aid Colorado in victory The Denver Rocky Mountain News reports the Los Angeles Dodgers committed four errors for the first time since Aug. 18, 2005, in a 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The miscues were keys to three of the Rockies runs. Rockies | Francis earns first win since June The Denver Rocky Mountain News reports Colorado Rockies SP Jeff Francis allowed three runs, one of which was earned, in six innings on Wednesday, Aug. 20, against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-3 win. Francis earned his first victory since June 18, despite allowing two hits in each of the first four innings. Dodgers | Martin plays third on Wednesday According to The Denver Rocky Mountain News, Los Angeles Dodgers C Russell Martin played third base on Wednesday, Aug. 20, against the Colorado Rockies. Rockies | Pair of Hawpe run-scoring hits aid in Wednesday win Tracy Ringolsby, of The Denver Rocky Mountain News, reports Colorado Rockies OF Brad Hawpe had a pair of run-scoring singles to aid his team Wednesday, Aug. 20, in a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Padres | Gerut hitting well against Haren The Associated Press reports San Diego Padres OF Jody Gerut is 5-for-8 with a double and a home run in his career against Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren. Padres | Giles two hits shy of moving up all-time list The Associated Press reports San Diego Padres OF Brian Giles is two hits shy of moving into seventh place on the team's all-time list for hits with 787. Padres | Hitting many homers on road The Associated Press reports the San Diego Padres have hit 31 home runs on the road since the All-Star break, which is the most in the majors. Diamondbacks | Snyder goes yard Wednesday The Associated Press reports Arizona Diamondbacks C Chris Snyder hit a home run Wednesday, Aug. 20, and has hit three home runs in the last seven days. Padres | Kouzmanoff goes deep Wednesday The Associated Press reports San Diego Padres 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff hit his 19th home run of the season Wednesday, Aug. 20. Diamondbacks | Rauch records save Wednesday The Associated Press reports Arizona Diamondbacks RP Jon Rauch recorded his 18th save of the season and first with the team Wednesday, Aug. 20. Padres | Peavy loses Wednesday The Associated Press reports San Diego Padres SP Jake Peavy gave up a season-high six runs (five earned) and five hits while walking four and striking out two in five innings Wednesday, Aug. 20. It was his third loss in his last four starts. It was Peavy's shortest outing since May 14. He is now 11-11 with a 4.88 ERA against the Arizona Diamondbacks and has pitched five or fewer innings in nine of 25 career starts against them. Diamondbacks | Haren struggles in win Wednesday The Associated Press reports Arizona Diamondbacks SP Dan Haren gave up five runs and a season-worst 11 hits while striking out four Wednesday, Aug. 20. He did not walk a hitter for the eighth time in 26 starts. It was Haren's seventh win in his last eight stars. He has lasted six or less innings in three of his last four starts. Diamondbacks | Dunn homers Wednesday The Associated Press reports Arizona Diamondbacks OF Adam Dunn hit his National League-leading 34th home run Wednesday, Aug. 20. It was his second home run in as many games. He also walked for his major league-leading 91st time in the seventh inning Wednesday. Giants | Sanchez not done for year Geoff Lepper, of MLB.com, reports San Francisco Giants SP Jonathan Sanchez (shoulder) underwent an MRI Wednesday, Aug. 20, that revealed a mild strain, according to manager Bruce Bochy. The team does not plan on shutting him down for the rest of the season. He is expected to begin a throwing program within the next few days. Marlins | Ramirez leaves with injury Joe Frisaro, of MLB.com, reports Florida Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez (thumb) left the game Wednesday, Aug. 20, after he appeared to jam his right thumb while stealing second base. He is listed as day-to-day. Dodgers | Young still experiencing pain Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com, reports Los Angeles Dodgers OF Delwyn Young (oblique) is still experiencing discomfort from an oblique strain while rehabbing with Triple-A Las Vegas. Dodgers | Saito throwing Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com, reports Los Angeles Dodgers CL Takashi Saito (elbow) has been throwing off flat ground every other day. There is no timetable for his possible return. Dodgers | Brazoban pitches Wednesday Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com, reports Los Angeles Dodgers RP Yhency Brazoban (arm) earned a save with Triple-A Las Vegas Wednesday, Aug. 20. He could be called up in September if he remains healthy. Dodgers | Wade likely to return soon Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com, reports Los Angeles Dodgers RP Cory Wade (shoulder) will likely return to the team without going on a rehab assignment. Dodgers | Proctor throws bullpen session Wednesday Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com, reports Los Angeles Dodgers P Scott Proctor (elbow) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Aug. 19, and is scheduled to start a rehab assignment next week. Dodgers | Schmidt throws bullpen session Wednesday Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com, reports Los Angeles Dodgers SP Jason Schmidt (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Wednesday, Aug. 20, and hopes to start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas next week. Orioles | Olson optioned The Sports Network reports the Baltimore Orioles optioned SP Garrett Olson to Triple-A Norfolk Wednesday, Aug. 20. Red Sox | Buchholz optioned Nick Cafardo, of The Boston Globe, reports the Boston Red Sox optioned SP Clay Buchholz to Double-A Portland Wednesday, Aug. 20, to work out his pitching issues, according to manager Terry Francona. Royals | Maier injury update Updating a previous report, The Associated Press reports Kansas City Royals OF Mitch Maier (face) broke three bones in his face after being hit by a pitch Wednesday, Aug. 20. An X-ray revealed three fractures below his right eye. Padres | Estes has infection Mike Ritter, of MLB.com, reports San Diego Padres SP Shawn Estes (infection) has an infection underneath one of his fingernails. He threw with Triple-A Portland Tuesday, Aug. 19, giving up four runs and nine hits in four innings. His next start will be pushed back two days. Cardinals | LaRue goes yard Wednesday R.B. Fallstrom, of The Associated Press, reports St. Louis Cardinals C Jason LaRue went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a home run Wednesday, Aug. 20. Cardinals | Molina scratched from lineup R.B. Fallstrom, of The Associated Press, reports St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina (foot) was scratched from the lineup Wednesday, Aug. 20, with a bruised left foot. Cardinals | Schumaker records three hits Wednesday R.B. Fallstrom, of The Associated Press, reports St. Louis Cardinals OF Skip Schumaker recorded three singles, an RBI and scored twice Wednesday, Aug. 20. He is hitting 14-for-30 (.467) during his seven-game hitting streak. Pirates | Doumit goes deep Wednesday R.B. Fallstrom, of The Associated Press, reports Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit recorded three hits and hit his 13th home run of the season Wednesday, Aug. 20. He is hitting .538 (14-for-26) with five RBIs against the St. Louis Cardinals. He leads all National League catchers with a .333 average. Cardinals | Wellemeyer wins fourth straight Wednesday R.B. Fallstrom, of The Associated Press, reports St. Louis Cardinals SP Todd Wellemeyer won his fourth straight start Wednesday, Aug. 20, and added an RBI single. He is now 3-0 with a 3.45 ERA against the Pittsburgh Pirates this year. In his career, he is 4-1 with a 3.42 ERA against the Pirates. Rangers | Bradley returns to lineup Wednesday The Associated Press reports Texas Rangers OF Milton Bradley (knee) returned to the lineup Wednesday, Aug. 20, and hit a home run. Rangers | Hit six homers Wednesday The Associated Press reports the Texas Rangers hit six home runs Wednesday, Aug. 20, to match a season high. They also hit back-to-back homers for the sixth time this year. Tigers | Robertson roughed up Wednesday The Associated Press reports Detroit Tigers SP Nate Robertson gave up eight runs and eight hits in just 3 2/3 innings Wednesday, Aug. 20. Rangers | Pitchers have high ERA The Associated Press reports Texas Rangers pitchers entered the day Wednesday, Aug. 20, with a major league-high ERA of 5.43, 5.82 by the starters. They had given up seven or more runs in 10 of their last 11 games. Rangers | Hamilton homers Wednesday The Associated Press reports Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton recorded three hits including his 29th home run of the season Wednesday, Aug. 20. He has a major league-leading 115 RBIs on the season. Rangers | Metcalf goes yard twice Wednesday The Associated Press reports Texas Rangers 3B Travis Metcalf hit two home runs Wednesday, Aug. 20. It was his first career multi-homer game. Rangers | Millwood throws complete game Wednesday The Associated Press reports Texas Rangers SP Kevin Millwood threw his second complete game of the season Wednesday, Aug. 20. He struck out three and walked one in his 15th career complete game. Red Sox | Pedroia staying consistent David Ginsburg, of The Associated Press, reports Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games. Eight of his last 15 hits have gone for extra bases. Red Sox | Timlin makes 1,049th career appearance David Ginsburg, of The Associated Press, reports Boston Red Sox RP Mike Timlin made his 1,049th career appearance Wednesday, Aug. 20. He is now one outing short of tying the major league record for most appearances by a right-handed relief pitcher. Orioles | Mickolio makes debut Wednesday David Ginsburg, of The Associated Press, reports Baltimore Orioles P Kam Mickolio made his major league debut Wednesday, Aug. 20, giving up three hits and a run. Red Sox | Buchholz hammered Wednesday David Ginsburg, of The Associated Press, reports Boston Red Sox SP Clay Buchholz gave up five runs and three hits while walking three in 2 1/3 innings Wednesday, Aug. 20, which was the shortest start of his career. He is 0-7 in nine starts since May 2.
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