Jarrod Saltalamacchia left Friday’s game with an apparent head injury.
Saltalamacchia was hit in the side of the head after a ball deflected off Ty Wigginton in the fifth inning. Kelly Shoppach has replaced him behind the plate. Stay tuned for an update on his status.
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Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Albert Pujols could be used at third base during interleague play.
The Angels are looking to get Pujols, Kendrys Morales, and Mark Trumbo in the same lineup without a designated hitter, and haven’t ruled out the possibility of trying Pujols at third base, though nothing is imminent. Pujols appeared at third base in seven games with the Cardinals in 2011.
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Emilio Bonifacio left Friday’s game against the Indians with an undisclosed injury.
Bonifacio was injured on a slide while attempting to steal second base in the fifth inning. We’ll know more on his status following the game.
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Rangers president and CEO Nolan Ryan said he doesn?t expect Josh Hamilton’s contract situation to be resolved until after the season.
The Rangers reportedly reopened contract discussions earlier this month, but Hamilton is ultimately expected to test the free agent market, and will likely have serious competition for his services. “It’s hard to predict what will happen, things just have to play out,” Ryan said. “We’re certainly hoping we can work a deal out. I think they’re probably of the mindset to go through the season, see what happens and see what the market is. What that timetable is, I don’t know. If I had to guess, it would be at the end of November or in December.”
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Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Shaun Marcum is ”still a little sore” from a cramp suffered Thursday but isn’t expected to miss his next start.
Marcum had cramping issues, and lasted just five innings in his last start, but this doesn’t appear to be a serious injury. For now, consider him day-to-day.
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Jose Tabata was benched Friday for not running out a ground ball.
“We?ve seen it happen a couple of times,” manager Clint Hurdle said. “They understand here that when that happens, there’s something else that’s going to happen: You?re going to sit with me and watch.” It sounds like the one-game benching for Tabata is team protocol. He’ll likely be back in the lineup Saturday.
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Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com reports that the Giants didn’t make an offer to Melvin Mora.
This conflicts with a Venezuelan newspaper report that claimed Mora was in negotiations with the Giants and expected to travel to the U.S. this weekend. According to Baggarly, the Giants had a ”one text conversation” with Mora’s agent, but there is ”absolutely no offer made.” Mora turned a minor league contract from the Rangers this offseason, and is reportedly considering an offer from the Reds.
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Lance Berkman is not in Friday’s lineup.
Berkman was a late scratch Tuesday, and missed time earlier this week, but we’re assuming this is just a scheduled day off. Matt Carpenter is starting at first base, hitting second.
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Carlos Beltran (knee) returned to the Cardinals lineup Friday.
Beltran had been out since Monday with knee/foot soreness. He’ll avoid the disabled list, but continue to view him as day-to-day, for now.
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Josh Hamilton returned to the Rangers lineup Friday.
As expected. Hamilton was given a routine day off Thursday. The impending free agent slugger is hitting .404/.458/.838 batting line, 18 home runs and 45 RBI in 35 games played this season
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