Albert Pujols joined the Cardinal wounded last night. He went down with a strain hamstring and was helped off the field by teammates. He’ll be DLed today and the Cardinals are calling up Chris Duncan.
Pujols joins Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Matt Clement, Mark Mulder, Jason Isringhausen, Brad Thompson, and Tyler Johnson.
It’ll be interesting to see their total DL time at the end of the season.
Scores
STL 7 CIN 2
LAN 7 SD 2
ATL 5 CHN 10
MIL 1 HOU 6
WAS 7 PIT 6
ARI 9 NYN 5
PHI 4 FLA 5
SF 5 COL 10
TB 1 LAA 6
SEA 1 TOR 3
TEX 6 KC 5
MIN 0 CLE 1
CHA 4 DET 6
NYA 3 OAK 1
BAL 10 BOS 6
Transactions
Baltimore Orioles
Oscar Salazar purchased from the minors; Steve Trachsel designated for assignment.
Cincinnati Reds
Gary Majewski placed on the Bereavement List; Jerry Hairston Jr. placed on the DL (15-day, fractured left thumb); Danny Herrera called up from the minors; Jolbert Cabrera purchased from the minors.
Colorado Rockies
Seth Smith sent to the minors; Matt Holliday removed from the DL.
Detroit Tigers
Dontrelle Willis sent to the minors.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chin-lung Hu sent to the minors; Andy LaRoche called up from the minors.
Milwaukee Brewers
Hernan Iribarren called up from the minors.
New York Mets
Ryan Church placed on the DL (15-day, mild concussion); Raul Casanova designated for assignment; Moises Alou removed from the DL; Marlon Anderson removed from the DL.
New York Yankees
Morgan Ensberg released.
San Diego Padres
Wilfredo Ledezma designated for assignment; Joe Thatcher called up from the minors.
St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Wainwright placed on the DL (15-day, sprained right middle finger).
Texas Rangers
Luis Mendoza removed from the DL; Mendoza sent to the minors.
Washington Nationals
Ronnie Belliard removed from the DL; Tyler Clippard sent to the minors.
Daily Rumors from MLB Trade Rumors
– Kansas City will not be putting starter Gil Meche on the market.
– The Blue Jays were interested in Erik Bedard, but they are going to hold off since the starter is struggling.
– Stephen Strasburg, the player expected to be the top prospect in next years draft, is going to be advised by Scott Boras.
– Morgan Ensberg and Ben Broussard have been released by the Yankees.
– The Indians are going to wait at least a month before fielding offers for CC Sabathia and Paul Byrd.
– Randy Wolf stock is still increasing.
– Steve Trachsel was DFA by the Orioles and is expected to retire.
– The Blue Jays signed first round pick David Cooper.
– Wil Ledezma has also been DFA by the Padres; he’s expected to be picked up by someone.
– They polled readers about each teams first round picks during the draft and posted the results.
Around the Web
Injury Report
Top Prospect Alert’s Top MiLB Performances.
BA Prospect Blog
All Star Voting
Today’s Matchups
SEA at TOR, 12:37
Hernandez (4-5) vs Marcum (5-3)
TB at LAA, 3:35
Kazmir (6-1) vs Lackey (2-1)
WAS at PIT, 7:05
Lannan (4-6) vs Snell (2-6)
BAL at BOS, 7:05
Olson (5-1) cs Colon (3-1)
MIN at CLE, 7:05
Blackburn (4-4) vs Byrd (3-5)
CHA at DET, 7:05
Vazquez (6-4) vs Verlander (2-9)
STL at CIN, 7:10
Looper (7-5) vs Cueto (5-5)
ARI at NYN, 7:10
Webb (11-2) vs Pelfrey (2-6)
PHI at FLA, 7:10
Hamels (6-4) vs Miller (4-5)
ATL at CHN, 8:05
Jurrjens (6-3) vs Dempster (7-2)
MIL at HOU, 8:05
Parra (4-2) vs Backe (4-7)
TEX at KC, 8:10
Padilla (7-3) vs Davies (2-0)
SF at COL, 9:05
Lincecum (8-1) vs Jimenez (1-6)
LAN at SD, 10:05
Billingsley (4-6) vs Wolf (4-4)
NYA at OAK, 10:05
Rasner (3-3) vs Duchscherer (5-4)
