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TOP NEWS: Ichiro extended his hitting streak to 27 games Wednesday night with a single in the third inning. Also TOP NEWS: White Sox infield prospect Gordon Beckham will be called up today. American League News Jeff Niemann threw a complete-game two-hitter against the Royals, striking out nine and walking one. Kelvin Escobar is on schedule to start his first game of the season on Saturday. Evan Longoria sat out Wednesday night's game with a nagging hamstring injury. The Yankees will flip Chien-Ming Wang and Phil Hughes in the rotation. Wang will now rejoin the starting rotation and start today against the Rangers, sending Hughes to the bullpen. Asdrubal Cabrera was place on the 15-day DL because of a sprained left shoulder he sustained on Tuesday night. He is likely to be out two-to-four weeks. Ian Kinsler went 2-for-3 with an RBI, two walks, and a run scored. Josh Beckett won his third straight decision Thursday night after taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning. Jered Weaver struck out a career-high 10 batter over seven innings of one-run ball for the win. Kevin Youkilis had to leave the game Wednesday night in the eighth inning after Josh Anderson ran over his ankle at first base. Ben Zobrist hit his 10th homer of the season against the Royals on Wednesday night. Yes, I said Ben Zobrist hit his 10th homer of the season. Luke Scott came off the bench Thursday night to hit his 12th homer of the season. Clayton Richard gave up five runs over 5 1/3 innings for his first loss of the season. Cliff Lee now has 10 straight Quality Starts (QS) for the Indians. Thursday night Lee handled the Twins, giving up one run over eight innings. Scott Feldman, now 5-0 with a 3.79 ERA, beat the Yankees Thursday night after giving up two runs over 6 1/3 innings. So far so good for Nolan Ryan and his young pitchers. National League News The Pirates traded Nate McLouth to the Braves for pitchers Charlie Morton and Jeff Locke along with outfielder Gorkys Hernandez. Randy Johnson will attempt to win his 300th game today at 4:25. Wednesday night's game was postponed due to rain and the Nats and Giants will be playing a double-header today. The Braves released future Hall of Famer Tom Glavine to save some cash. Brandon Phillips went 3-for-5 Wednesday night, hitting his 10th homer, driving in three RBI, scoring three runs scores, and stealing two bases. Because of the Nate McLouth deal, the Pirates called up highly their highly touted prospect Andrew McCutchen. Kyle Lohse had to leave Wednesday's game in the third inning with right forearm discomfort. Trackback(0)
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Tags: Kelvin Escobar Evan Longoria Chien-Ming Wang Phil Hughes Asdrubal Cabrera Ian Kinsler Jered Weaver Kevin Youkilis Jeff Niemann Ben Zobrist Ichrio Luke Scott Clayton Richard Cliff Lee Gordon Beckham Josh Beckett Scott Feldman Nate McLouth Charlie Morton Jeff Locke Gorkys Hernandez Tom Glavine Kyle Lohse Jorge Cantu Chad Billingsley Johnny Cueto Ryan Howard J.A. Happ Johnny Cueto Brandon Phillips Hunter Pence Randy Johnson
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