Martis to AAA
To make room for Scott Olsen to return from the disabled list, the Nationals have sent Shairon Martis to Syracuse according to Federal Baseball as well as ESPN and MASN. Martis had won his first five decisions before recently losing three decisions in a row.
Scott Olsen will be activated before the series with the Marlins this week.
The Phillies will hope to end a 3 game skid tonight as the Baltimore Orioles travel to Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies(36-28, 1st in the NL East) have lost 5 of their last 6 since taking 2 of 3 to the Mets but still hold a 3 game lead in the division. The Orioles(29-37, 5th in the AL East) are fresh off taking 2 out of 3 at home to the New York Mets and are 4-2 in their last games.
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Friday @ 7:05PM EST – Hill,BAL(2-1,5.91 ERA) vs. Bastardo,PHI(2-1,5.25 ERA)
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Saturday @ 7:05PM EST – Bergesen,BAL(4-2,3.79 ERA) vs. Happ,PHI(4-0,3.53 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 1:35PM EST – Guthrie,BAL(4-7,5.42 ERA) vs. Hamels,PHI(4-2,4.48 ERA) |
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| The New York Mets have now lost 3 consecutive series in a row and the injuries are starting to catch up with them. They hope to rebound this weekend at home against the defending Champion Rays. The Mets(33-31, 2nd in NL East) have lost 6 of their last 9 including the last two in Baltimore. The streaky Rays have lost 2 in a row after winning 6 straight games. For more Mets news, check The Real Dirty Mets Blog. |
| Friday @ 7:10PM EST – Sonnanstine,TB(5-6,6.65 ERA) vs. Nieve,NYM(1-0,2.08 ERA) |
| Saturday @ 4:10PM EST -Shields,TB(5-5,3.52 ERA) vs. Santana,NYM(8-4,3.29 ERA) |
| Sunday @ 1:10PM EST – Niemann,TB(6-4,4.21 ERA) vs. Pelfrey,NYM(5-2,4.56 ERA) |
| The Marlins with the lowest MLB payroll, welcome in the highest MLB payroll in the New York Yankees. The Marlins(33-35, 3rd place NL East) managed to salvage the final game of a 3 game set in Boston, taking the rain shortened contest 2-1. The Yankees(37-29, 2nd place in AL East) look to recover after the bats fell asleep against the last place Nationals this week, losing 2 of 3 to the Nats at The New Yankee Stadium. |
| Friday @ 7:10PM EST – Pettite,NYY(6-3,4.52 ERA) vs. West,FLA(2-1,3.00 ERA) |
Saturday @ 7:10PM EST -Burnett,NYY(5.3,4.46 ERA) vs. Johnson,FLA(6-1,2.76 ERA)
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| Sunday @ 5:05PM EST – Sabathia,NYY(6-4,3.67 ERA) vs. Volstad,FLA(4.7,4.75 ERA) |
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| The Braves also took the final game of a 3 game set in Cincinnati this week. The Braves(31-34, 4th in the NL East) have lost 4 of 6 and draw a tough assignment continuing interleague play in Boston this weekend. The Red Sox(40-26, 1st in the AL East) have now won 8 of their past 11 games and will try to stay hot and hold onto 1st place in the American League East. For additional Braves coverage check out Braves Baseball Blog. |
| Friday @Â 7:10PM EST- Kawakami,ATL(3-6,4.54 ERA) vs. Matsuzaka,BOS(1-4,7.55 ERA) |
Saturday @ 7:10PM EST – Lowe,ATL(7-4,4.08 ERA) vs. Beckett,BOS(7-3,4.15 ERA)
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| Sunday @1:35PM EST-Jurrjens,ATL(5-5,2.89 ERA) vs. Wakefield,BOS(9-3,4.39 ERA) |
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| The Nationals surprised a lot of people this week, going into the Bronx and taking 2 out of 3 games from the New York Yankees. The Nationals’(18-46, 5th in NL East) young pitching held up very well, and they had a chance to win every single game in the series. Their weekend opponent is the Blue Jays(37-31 3rd in AL East) are fresh off a series sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies and will look to gain ground in the AL East. For additional Nats insight, head to CenterfieldGate.com. |
| Friday @7:05PM EST-Tallet,TOR(4-4,4.87 ERA) vs. Zimmerman,WAS(2-3,5.37 ERA) |
| Saturday @ 7:05PM EST – Cecil,TOR(2-1,4.38 ERA) vs. Detwiler,WAS(0-3,5.23 ERA) |
| Sunday @ 1:35PM EST – Romero,TOR(3-3,3.73 ERA) vs. Martis,WAS(5-1,4.76 ERA) |
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Umm...this guy seems awfully familiar
The Braves (29-28) won the second game of a four game set versus Pittsburgh last night to climb over the .500 mark  for only the second time this season since April 16th.  Derek Lowe (7-3) notched his seventh win of the season, pitching seven strong innings while only allowing 3 earned runs. Yunel Escobar looks to be returning to form going 3 for 4 including the 2 run go ahead single in last night’s victory.
New Closer? He prefers the one hand point to the sky celebration
In what appears to be a possible reversal of roles, Mike Gonzalez pitched a scoreless eighth inning while Rafael Soriano got his 5th save of the season. Soriano has quietly been having a very impressive season thus far sporting these numbers (27IP 15H 3R 9BB 37SO 0.87 WHIP 0.98 ERA). The Braves continue their series with the Pirates later tonight (7Pm) and will send their young stud Jair Jurrjens (5-3 2.84era) to the mound in a faceoff versus the recetly acquired former brave Charlie Morton. For more info on the braves go to http://www.nleastchatter.com/BravesBaseballBlog/
All in favor say Aye
The Marlins (29-31) opened up a three game set with the Cardinals last night with a victory in dramatic fashion thanks to a walk off solo homerun off the bat of Jeremy Hermida in the bottom of the 9th. Josh Johnson (5-1) battled Chris Carpenter and received a no decision pitching seven strong innings while only allowing three runs. Marlins starting catcher John Baker was forced to leave the game early in the top of the 6th inning after a vicious swing by Albert Pujols knocked off his mask, leaving a cut over his left eye. The Marlins will continue their series vs the Cardinals tonight (7:10pm) in another good pitching match-up Chris Volstad (4-5 3.65era) vs. Adam Wainwright (5-4 3.35era).
Spelling Bee Champions?
The Nationals (15-41) opened their three game set with the Reds with a loss last night. In a day where Nationals fans had something to be hopeful for with the #1 pick Stephen Strasburg , scheduled starter Jordan Zimmermann was scratched from the game due to elbow soreness. One of their former #1 picks from the 2007 draft Ross Detwiler (0-3 5.06 era) stepped in and picked up his third loss of the season despite giving his team a “quality start” pitching six innings allowing three earned runs. Ryan Zimmerman continued his hot hitting going 2 for 4. The Nationals continue their series at home tonight (7:05 pm), rookie Shairon Martis( 5-1 5.31era) will take the mound vs. Aaron Harang (5-6 4.11era).
