Alex Gordon has 10-game hit streak
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(8:17 pm ET) Royals outfielder
Alex Gordon now has a
10-game hitting streak going after a first-inning single Wednesday in Houston, the
Kansas City Star reports. That put his average up to .356.
Gordon, following his first at-bat in Wednesday's game, has gone 19 for 36 (.528) over his streak with four doubles and two RBI.
Adam Dunn playing through back issue
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(8:14 pm ET) White Sox designated hitter
Adam Dunn is not fully healed from the back spasms that flared up Saturday, CSN Chicago reports. But Dunn will
continue to play through the issue.
Dunn, who said his problem is more related to fielding, was the DH Wednesday against Boston.
"It takes so long to get loose," Dunn said. "I have to probably go two or three batters before I normally do just to go and get loose again. Other than that, it’s pretty much the same."
Chicago is off Thursday before opening a three-game series against Miami Friday.
"Laying down, that hurts it worse and sitting down makes it stiff," Dunn said. "So, I’m sure I’ll be walking around doing some stuff. Again, I never had any back problems. I don’t consider this a back problem really. But I don’t know. I guess it just has to run its course."
Dunn hit his 11th home run of the year Monday. With two on, Dunn sent a first-inning fastball from Jon Lester to right field. Dunn finished 1 for 3 with a walk. Dunn is hitting .172/.268/.428 in 145 at-bats.
John Lannan making progress
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(8:10 pm ET) Phillies pitcher
John Lannan is expected to throw to hitters for the first time May 29, as he continues to recover from a left knee injury at extended spring raining in Clearwater.
Lannan has been on the disabled list since April 18 with a strained quadriceps tendon and has been limited to bullpen sessions.
Roy Halladay begins rehab program
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(8:07 pm ET) Phillies starting pitcher
Roy Halladay reported to the team's spring training facility Wednesday to begin his post-surgery rehab program, according to MLB.com. Halladay underwent surgery on his right shoulder last week.
Halladay is expected to be out until at least late August.
Chase Utley might end up on DL
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(8:05 pm ET) Phillies second baseman
Chase Utley might need to go to the disabled list because of his right rib injury, according to MLB.com.
Utley iwill have an MRI Thursday when the team returns to Philadelphia. Utley suffered the injury during batting practice Tuesday.
"It definitely scared me a little bit," he said Wednesday. "My first swing I took in BP, I felt something. My second swing, I felt it again. My third swing, I felt it again. After the fourth swing, I realized something wasn't right. That's when I told Charlie [Manuel] I have some pain in my side. He told me to go see [head athletic trainer] Scott [Sheridan]. He took me out of the game."
If Utley has a strained oblique, that could require a DL trip, and the team should know Thursday. He said he felt OK Wednesday, but not much better than he did the day before. Utley has missed 256 games over the last three seasons.
"You want to be careful with these things, because they could linger and get worse if you try to play through it," Utley said. "I think we caught it early enough, but it's hard to know until we have some imaging on it."
Curtis Granderson has first extra-base hit
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(8:04 pm ET) Yankees outfielder
Curtis Granderson had two hits in his first two at-bats Wednesday against the Orioles in Baltimore.
Granderson's second hit was his first extra-base hit of the season, a double, since returning from the disabled list.
Earlier Wednesday, Granderson and Joe Girardi discussed his struggles at the plate and said he was on the verge of getting hot. It appears they were correct.
Madison Bumgarner excellent in no-decision
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(7:52 pm ET) Giants starting pitcher
Madison Bumgarner pitched more than well enough to win Wednesday, but the offense struggled in a 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Nationals.
Bumgarner went seven innings, allowing four hits and two walks. The run came on a solo home run by Bryce Harper that opened the scoring in the sixth inning. Bumgarner struck out five on 115 pitches but earned a no-decision.
Bumgarner's ERA dropped to 2.89 as he bounced back from his worst start of the season. Bumgarner (4-2) will go for his fifth win Tuesday against the Athletics.
Jose Bautista single-handedly beats Rays
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(7:47 pm ET) Blue Jays outfielder
Jose Bautista went 4 for 4 with two homers and four RBI Wednesday against Tampa Bay. His RBI single in the bottom of the 10th won the game after his solo homer in the ninth tied it and sent it to extras. He added an RBI single in the first inning and also homered in the fourth off starter Jeremy Hellickson.
Bautista, who has 11 homers and 27 RBI, added a walk and is batting .275. The 32-year-old has four homers in his last eight games, though they have come in two multi-HR efforts.
Casey Janssen allows Tampa to tie game
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(7:42 pm ET) Blue Jays closer
Casey Janssen allowed an RBI single to James Loney in the ninth to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead Wednesday. Janssen gave up a run on two hits with a strikeout. The Blue Jays scored in the bottom half to send the game into extra innings, so Janssen had a no-decision.
Janssen has allowed three earned runs on five hits and a walk in his last two appearances to raise his ERA to 2.40 from 0.69.
Marcus Stroman becomes option for Friday
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(7:38 pm ET) The Blue Jays may turn to the team's No. 5 prospect
Marcus Stroman, who just returned from a 50-game suspension, to make Friday's start against the Orioles, MLB.com reports.
The other options appear to be Chad Jenkins and prospect Sean Nolin, which have been previously reported.
Stroman's next scheduled start is Friday after making an appearance with Double-A New Hampshire. He struck out six over five scoreless innings in that outing.
"Stroman, Nolin, you got those guys that we're high on," manager John Gibbons said Wednesday. "Those are guys we're going to count on down the road."
