Give a listen to our daily Fantasy podcast!
Brett Myers feeling good after rehab outing
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Myers pitched three scoreless innings for Double-A Akron Friday. He gave up a hit and walked one over 28 pitches.
"I felt good and more importantly I feel good today," said Myers, who will make another rehab start Tuesday. The Indians will decide on his activation following that.
Chris Dickerson hits three-run blast
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
The Orioles were losing 12-4 to start the bottom of the eighth inning. They scored six runs in the frame to make the final score 12-10. Dickerson provided the last three runs with a three-run homer to right field off Kyle Farnsworth.
Dickerson went 1 for 4 with his first HR of the season. He's batting .320 over 25 at-bats. That said, Dickerson has gone 7 for 17 (.412) over his last five games with six RBI.
J.J. Hardy homers again to extend streak
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Hardy went 2 for 3 with his eighth home run of the season. He went deep in the second inning off Jeremy Hellickson for a solo shot. Hardy added a walk, scored twice and is batting .236 on the year.
Hardy, who was hitting .188 on May 2, is on a 12-game hitting streak in which he's gone 16 for 45 (.356) with five homers and nine RBI.
Stephen Drew OK after back issue
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Drew went 1 for 3 on Friday and is batting .238. His lone hit was a double and he walked twice.
Alex Rios on 12-game hit streak
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Rios' solo shot came with two outs in the first inning against starter C.J. Wilson. Rios went 2 for 3 with a walk in the game. He's batting .297.
Rios has a 12-game hitting streak. Over the streak, Rios has gone 19 for 49 (.388) with four homers and nine RBI.
Franklin Gutierrez rehabbing in right field
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
“We want him to play some right field as well as center field for a couple of reasons,” manager Eric Wedge said. "One…I think it’s easier to stay healthy if you’re playing left field or right field versus center field. Two, [Michael] Saunders has been great in center field."
The Mariners will not activate Gutierrez until he's fully healthy. He could use the entire 20 days allotted to him in his rehab before he returns.
“Like I told you (media) guys and I told him, too, I need him to be not just able to play up here, but able to come up here and play every day, steal a base and do some things," Wedge said. "Because otherwise, we’re going to end up right back where we are right now.”
Josh Donaldson homers for A's
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Donaldson hit a solo blast in the seventh inning off James Shields to score the first run of the game for the A's.
He finished 2 for 3 and is batting .323 on the year. Donaldson has hit in six straight games with three doubles, two homers and two RBI over that span.
Kevin Gausman Ks 10 in Double-A win
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Gausman, who has reportedly given up his powdered doughnut diet with a promotion to Baltimore on the horizon, improved to 2-4 with Bowie as he allowed just a run on four hits and a walk over six frames with 10 Ks against Trenton.
Gausman has given up two or fewer runs in five straight starts as there has been growing speculation he could become an answer for a Baltimore starting staff that has struggled with injuries and performance.
"It's nice. Anytime you put another win in that column, it feels good," said Gausman, whose other victory came on April 11. "I'm definitely excited. I felt good, and going forward, hopefully I can keep doing the same thing."
Baltimore GM Dan Duquette squashed rumors that Gausman was coming up to the show. He's not on his way yet, but if he keeps pitching this well, it will be hard for the Orioles to hold him back.
Reid Brignac traded to Yankees
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Brignac was designated for assignment by the Rockies on Thursday. He hit .250 with a homer and six RBI over 48 at-bats with Colorado.
Carlos Villanueva relegated to bullpen
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
Villanueva did a decent job as a starter, going 1-3 with a 3.93 ERA over eight outings with 36 strikeouts over 52 2/3 innings.
