Russell Branyan (Mariners):
Wakamatsu says he's going to stick with Russell Branyan in the No. 2 spot for the time being. He likes what he saw from the lineup last night.
Seattle Times
Coco Crisp (Royals):
With outfielder Coco Crisp expected to rejoin the club for Thursday’s series finale, the Royals must make a roster move to clear space. Crisp missed the series’ first two games while on bereavement leave following the death of his great grandmother.
Players on bereavement leave do not count against a club’s 25-man active roster. Barring an injury, the player most at risk appears to be infielder Tug Hulett, who has just three at-bats in eight games since his May 23 recall from Omaha.
Kasnas City Star
Brian Barton (Braves):
Outfielder Brian Barton was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett before Wednesday's game. He pinch-ran for Francoeur in the ninth inning and was caught stealing. Pitcher Jorge Campillo was placed on the 15-day DL with right shoulder tendinitis to make room on the roster.
Braves Official Site
Braden Looper (Brewers):
Braden Looper couldn't get the out he needed to qualify for what should have been an easy win, but the Brewers held on to defeat the Marlins, 9-6, on a long night at Land Shark Stadium.
Brewers Official Site
Emil Brown (Mets):
The Mets filled the void on their 25-player roster created by Martinez's injury by purchasing the contract of right-handed-hitting veteran outfielder Emil Brown from their Triple-A Buffalo affiliate. He was to have joined the Mets for Wednesday's game. Brown, 34, had been acquired, for a player to be named, from the Padres last week and assigned to Buffalo. He was batting .315 in four games.
Mets Official Site
J.D. Drew (Red Sox):
The new 1-2 punch of Pedroia and J.D. Drew paid off right out of the gate in this one. Pedroia led off the game with a single up the middle and Drew followed by clubbing a two-run homer to right. It was No. 200 of Drew's career, and it gave Beckett a 2-0 lead before he even threw a pitch.
Red Sox Official Site
Jason Marquis (Rockies):
Marquis gave up three runs on five hits, just one of them hard, and a walk in the first inning but, as Tracy said, "did a tremendous job recovering" until Pence's leadoff homer in the seventh. Charged with five runs in six innings, Marquis has given up 14 runs, 13 earned, and 20 hits in 9 2/3 innings in his two starts against the Astros this season.
Rockies Official Site
Placido Polanco (Tigers):
The Tigers lead the American League in ERA, but they are ninth in team batting average at .268. They have one player with an average over .300, with Miguel Cabrera hitting .351. Besides that, other key veterans have had relatively quiet bats thus far such as Magglio Ordonez (.276, 19 RBIs), Curtis Granderson (.272) and Placido Polanco (.251, one home run).
Tigers Official Site
Miguel Flores (New Hampshire):
The American Defenders of New Hampshire of the Canadian American Association have signed right-handed pitcher Miguel Flores to a contract for the 2009 season.
Flores, 21, was a 16th round (485th overall) pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2008 amateur draft. He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals to start the season and went on to make 12 appearances (three starts) posting a 1-2 record, 3.19 ERA, and earned one save. The Cerritos Junior College product was promoted in late-August to Johnson City for the remainder of the 2008 campaign. While in the Appalachian League, Flores made two appearances (one start) and putting together a 1-0 record and didn't allow a single earned run over 7.1 innings.
Flores was released by the organization during minor league camp this past spring.
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