Yankees starter Andy Pettitte, who said "
I didn't make the adjustments I needed to make," didn't make it out of a seven-run fifth inning for the Angels.
Alex Rodriguez
hit two home runs (career #569 and #570) to pass Rafael Palmeiro, who says he's "
not on that list," for 10th all-time on the career home run list.
A-Rod,
who's not an All-Star for the first time since 1999, will have the opportunity to rest up. But he is tearing it up lately hitting .407 with eight homers and 22 RBI in his last 16 games.
Jeff Francoeur
hit a two-run single in his first at bat as a Met.
The Mets have
signed 29 of their 39 picks in last month's MLB First-Year Player Draft. The deadline to sign players in August 17th.
Ted Lilly
got his 100th career victory as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 5-2. But the guys in the clubhouse tell Lilly, "
You have 200 to go.''
Without Ryan Zimmerman in the lineup,
the Nats are being creative. In the process,
they beat the Houston Astros 13-2 last night.
The A's
traded Jack Hannahan to Seattle for Double-A pitcher Justin Souza.
As Mark Zwolinski of the
Toronto Star writes, "
The Blue Jays are becoming the authorities in the AL East on walk-off losses." Last night, the Jays suffered their third such loss in the past 10 games.
Melvin Mora had
the game-winning hit in the 12th inning against the Jays last night.
The
Mets will likely start Oliver Perez to begin the second half.
Mets first baseman
Carlos Delgado spent yesterday with a dozen Puerto Rican high school seniors.
Mets demoted
Nick Evans to Triple-A Buffalo.
Peter Schmuck of the
Baltimore Sun writes about
change coming to the Orioles.
Juan Uribe on the error that made Jonathan Sanchez's perfect game a no-hitter: "
I didn't feel good that I didn't make the play. I wanted to do something, I wanted to make the play, but maybe if I go back (on the ball), maybe it's a base hit. An error is better than a base hit."
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti said of the no-no: "I waited for a while, let everybody else clear out and
had a little cry. It was wonderful."
Tigers rookie pitcher
Rick Porcello won't start again until June 22nd.
John Smoltz got his
first win as a Red Sox starter.
The 'Stros
will start Wandy Rodriguez in their first game after the All-Star break.
Nelson Cruz, the Rangers right fielder, said of the Home Run Derby: "You always dream about being in the Home Run Derby. I think I have a chance. I think
I’m going to do well."
The
Rangers fell out of first place in the A.L. West after losing to Seattle last night.
“
I’ll never moan and groan if they want to put me at short,” said Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis.
Justin Upton
had a career-high four hits in last night's win over the Marlins.
Jake Fox
might catch some as the Cubs second catcher with Geovany Soto on the DL.
Brad Radke is now
a member of the Twins Hall of Fame.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said the White Sox
might be willing to make a trade, per Joe Cowley of the
Chicago Sun-Times.
Growing up, White Sox rookie Gordon Beckham's favorite sport was football. ''As a child,
he never dreamed of playing baseball in the major leagues,'' his mother told Carol Slezak of the
Chicago Sun-Times. ''It was actually shocking that he chose [to pursue baseball in college].''
Bill Shaikin of the
Los Angeles Times believes that
the Dodgers shouldn't let Roy Halladay get away.
After shutting out the Marlins last night,
Dan Haren's N.L.-leading ERA dropped from 2.16 to 2.01.
Rays catcher
Dioner Navarro was hospitalized for tests after a foul tip off of the catcher's mask.
Marc Lancaster of
The Tampa Tribune writes, "barring a significant injury to a player the Rays can't adequately replace internally,
status quo seems the likely outcome."
The
Pirates will stick with their rotation (Paul Maholm, Charlie Morton, Zach Duke, Ross Ohlendorf and Virgil Vasquez) after the All-Star break, which gives all pitchers 10 days off.
Diamondbacks third baseman
Mark Reynolds is on the verge of becoming arbitration-eligible based on his performance, which could be costly to the D'Backs in 2010.
