MLB: News and Notes 6/1/12 Santana's no-hitter, Braun, Sandoval, Minor and Carlos Lee Updates

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Congratulations to Johan Santana!

As I write this, he has just thrown the first no-hitter in Mets history. It took 134 pitches, but Santana was able to no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals, being effectively wild with five walks against eight strikeouts. I felt that he deserved special attention on an otherwise quiet MLB night.




Ryan Braun  OF MIL


Braun left Friday's game early after straining his right hip legging out an infield hit.


The good news is that Braun is officially listed as day-to-day, but adds to his injury problems, which include soreness in his Achilles. Braun's manager, Ron Roenicke, said that it would not necessarily keep him out of the lineup, but could limit his running ability on the base paths. He had one hit and stole a base before leaving.


Source: Washington Post





Pablo Sandoval  3B SF


Sandoval may soon embark on a rehab assignment with High-A San Jose while recovering from a fractured bone in his hand.


This is good news for a Giants squad that has struggled to score runs, even with the emergence of Melky Cabrera as a legitimate star. Manager Bruce Bochy said the Panda will need four to five games before he'll get the call to the majors. Sandoval was placed on the disabled list May 3 with a fractured hamate bone, and was originally expected to be out four to six weeks.




Source: Rotoworld




Mike Minor   SP ATL

The Braves will skip Minor in the rotation after his scheduled start got rained out on Friday in Washington. He was scheduled to matchup with Stephen Strasburg.

This move is largely based on the 24-year-old's season-long struggles. Among the best pitching prospects in the deep Brave farm system, Minor broke camp with the major league club and has been up-and-down throughout the season. He gave up four earned runs in each of his past two starts, at Cincinnati and against the Nationals respectively, and was 0-3 in his previous seven starts.


Carlos Lee  1B HOU

Lee is expected to sit out Saturday's game against the Reds after straining his left hamstring while attempting to beat out a double-play.

He will miss Saturday's game, and could miss more time, depending on how he recovers over the next day or so. He will be re-evaluated by the team on Saturday, and then may skip another game or two. The injury doesn't seem to be as serious as Kemp's. Lee was enjoying decent success, batting .299 with moderate power numbers - four homers and 23 RBI.




Source: Brian McTaggart on Twitter

MLB: News and Notes 5/31/12 Kemp, Tulowitzki, Jones and Morse Updates

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Matt Kemp   OF  LAD


Kemp re-aggravated his strained left hamstring on Wednesday, landing the slugger on the DL for the second time this season with the same injury. He is expected to miss another four weeks.

Kemp played in only two games before re-injuring his left hamstring, an injury that kept him on the DL from May 13 to May 28. He strained another part of his hamstring on Wednesday, different than the point of his initial strain, and is also considered a Grade 1 strain. That is good news for Kemp and his owners, but expect to be without the All-Star for at least four weeks.




Source: Jim Peltz LA Times




Troy Tulowitzki   SS COL

The Rockies placed Tulowitzki on the 15-Day DL after the star shortstop strained his left groin muscle on Wednesday.

Tulowitzki hurt himself running out of the batter's box against the Astros Wednesday, straining his left groin muscle in the process. The injury is not believed to be particularly serious, and the disabled list stint is precautionary if anything. An MRI Thursday revealed nothing concerning, so he should be able to go in a couple weeks or so. Tulowitzki was having a slow season - at least by his standards - before the injury, batting .286 with eight HR, 27 RBI and 33 runs scored.




Source: The Republic



Adam Jones    CF BAL


Jones is in the starting lineup Friday for the Orioles after getting hit on the wrist by a pitch on Wednesday.

There was fear that the centerfielder would have to miss a game or two after getting hit by Brandon Morrow in the sixth inning of the Orioles' 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays. Now that we know he won't miss any time, fantasy owners can breathe easy. Jones is enjoying a career year, batting .314 with 16 HR, 36 RBI and 38 runs scored. He also snapped his 20-game hitting streak Wednesday, going 0 for 2 with a walk and the hit-by-pitch.




Source: Eduardo Encina Baltimore Sun



Michael Morse  1B/OF WAS

Morse was expected to make his season debut Friday against Atlanta, but will have to wait until Saturday after the Nationals-Braves game was rained out.

Morse was one of the most productive hitters in baseball last season, hitting 31 home runs and driving-in 95 runs in 522 at-bats. The Nationals were sad to hear that a strained right lat would keep their rising young first baseman out this long, but Morse is finally healthy and ready to contribute.



Source: Kelly Parsons Washington Times