Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jay Bruce has been named National League Player of the Week for the period ending April 29th. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network. Bruce hit .476 (10-for-21) in six games last week, leading the Majors in slugging percentage (1.143) and total bases (24), while tying for the lead [...]
Archive | April, 2012
Brewers Purchase Contract of RHP Chulk
Posted on 30 April 2012.
Inneed ofa fresh arm in the bullpen in anticipation of their trip out west, the Brewers purchased the contract of right-handed reliever Vinnie Chulk from Triple-A Nashville this past weekend. To make room for Chulk, the Brewersoptioned reliever Mike McClendon to Nashville after throwing 96 pitches in two appearances last week. The 33-year-old Chulk has [...]
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Hellickson, Rays Look to Continue Home Record
Posted on 30 April 2012.
Tune into Sun Sports at 6:30 p.m. to watch the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Seattle Mariners. Following a brief road trip, the Tampa Bay Rays get the chance to add to the best home record in the majors. Another superb start from Jeremy Hellickson at Tropicana Field might help, but he’ll have to [...]
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Corbin Set for Debut in D-backs’ Series Finale
Posted on 30 April 2012.
Helped by the Miami Marlins’ struggles at the plate, the Arizona Diamondbacks saw three solid outings by their starters over the weekend. Patrick Corbin will try to continue that run of solid outings in his major league debut Monday when he takes the mound for the Diamondbacks in the finale of a four-game series at [...]
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Corbin Set for Debut in D-backs’ Series Finale
Posted on 30 April 2012.
Helped by the Miami Marlins’ struggles at the plate, the Arizona Diamondbacks saw three solid outings by their starters over the weekend. Patrick Corbin will try to continue that run of solid outings in his major league debut Monday when he takes the mound for the Diamondbacks in the finale of a four-game series at [...]
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Hudson’s Solid Return Leads Braves to Win
Posted on 30 April 2012.
Tim Hudson’s fastball wasn’t great. His sinker sometimes stunk. His cutter didn’t always do what he wanted. None of that mattered on Sunday. It was a great day for Hudson. Seven months to the day after his last big league start which ended in a season-ending loss to the Phillies — and five months after [...]
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Alvarez Ends Drought, Blue Jays Beat Mariners 7-2
Posted on 29 April 2012.
With his idol watching from the visitors’ dugout, Henderson Alvarez ended a long wait between wins on Sunday. Edwin Encarnacion hit his third home run in three games, Alvarez won for the first time since August and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Mariners 7-2. Alvarez (1-2) allowed one run and six hits in six-plus [...]
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Freddy Garcia Being Demoted to Yankees Bullpen
Posted on 29 April 2012.
Struggling Yankees starter Freddy Garcia says he’s going to the bullpen. Garcia was shifted to a relief role Sunday, a day after he gave up six runs to the Detroit Tigers in 1 2-3 innings. The outing boosted his ERA to 12.51. Manager Joe Girardi said rookie David Phelps is a likely candidate to make [...]
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