White, Di Fino chat replay (5/7)
Wilson Valdez heads to independent ball
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by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
Matt Garza not to be limited Sunday
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by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
The Cubs do not plan to limit Garza based on situations, including whether he throws a high number of stressful innings. Garza threw just 81 pitches Tuesday in his first start since recovering from a lat injury.
Jarrod Dyson close to running
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Dyson is already doing hitting and throwing drills -- while wearing a boot -- but has not yet begun running. He hopes to do so Tuesday, according to MLB.com.
"With a high ankle sprain, you can't really rush it," Dyson said. "You've got to make sure you are able to go out there and help the team. I'm not going to say I want to be 100 percent, but if I'm close, then I am ready to roll."
The Royals have lost seven of eight games since Dyson injured himself May 15, and he is not expected to return to the field for another two or three weeks.
Reds suspend Jose Arredondo
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"It was a disciplinary action we took, nothing major, but something we felt we had to address," Jocketty said.
Arredondo did not make the team out of spring training about has been pitching at Triple-A Louisville. He has a 4.15 ERA, with 35 strikeouts and 20 walks in 21 1/3 innings.
Stephen Drew dealing with soreness
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by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
"I ran so hard to get to second, just the way I hit the bag, all my force bent my back in the middle," Drew said. "It was awkward."
Drew has been held without a hit in his last 17 at-bats. He is hitting .125 with one home run and four RBI in his last 12 games.
Ross Detwiler ready to return
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by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
Detwiler was skipped in the rotation previously due to back spasms suffered in his last start.
Edinson Volquez bumped back a day
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Jed Lowrie sits fourth straight
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by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
Lowrie has missed four consecutive games with the injury. He was hitting .301 with three home runs and 21 RBI in 173 at-bats before getting hurt.
Chris Heisey making progress
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by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
"I thought I was ready to go," Heisey told the Cincinnati Enquirer Saturday. "I've never hurt my hamstring before. It's definitely tough to reinjure it, but at the same time I'm learning and hopefully I can prevent it in the future."
Heisey thinks he will be able to come off the disabled list soon, but knows that it is not something that will happen any day. He still needs to go out on another rehab assignment, most likely.
"It won't be long," Heisey said, "but it won't be in the next couple of days, which is not soon enough for me."
No Ryan Ludwick until August
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by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
"People seem to be under the impression that I’ll be back in the middle of July and that’s a complete lie," Ludwick said. "I can't even resume baseball activities until July 3, so it's at least the middle of August. I can't even throw a baseball or swing a bat until July. I've got a whole lot of stuff to do. I've got to get in baseball shape, as they call it. You take three, four months from throwing a baseball, it's going to take a while to get your arm back in shape."
Ludwick has been out since opening day, and he has begun doing rehabilitation work, but is not close to returning. Judging by his words, he should not be expected back until August at the earliest.
