 | Borowski, Joe - P - Cle 
2008-05-08 19:15:20
Joe Borowski said his arm felt great after his first bullpen session Thursday morning. He threw 25 pitches and reported no ill effects. |
 | Cain, Matt - SP - SF
2008-05-08 19:13:07
Matt Cain's string of quality starts ended at three Thursday when he allowed five runs on nine hits in a 5-4 loss to the Pirates. Cain tweaked his hamstring in his last outing and was clearly not at 100% today. He struck out five, walked one and threw 113 pitches in 6 1/3 innings. |
| Martinez, Victor - C - Cle 
2008-05-08 19:12:38
Victor Martinez is still bothered by a stiff neck that kept him out of Tuesday's series opener at New York and limited him to DH Wednesday. Martinez was not in the lineup for Thursday's afternoon game in The Bronx. |
| Hafner, Travis - DH - Cle
2008-05-08 19:12:01
Travis Hafner was not in the lineup Thursday afternoon to give him a "mental" day off. It was his second consecutive day off as he was held out of the lineup Wednesday night to give Victor Martinez at-bats at DH. |
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 | Slowey, Kevin - SP - Min
2008-05-08 19:09:23
Kevin Slowey allowed three runs and four hits over five innings Thursday in a 6-2 loss to the White Sox. Slowey, making his first start in over a month after a stretch on the DL for biceps tendonitis, looked good until the fifth inning when he gave up two homers, and a double. He finished with four strikeouts and no walks. |
 | Rivera, Mariano - P - NYA
2008-05-08 19:05:56
Mariano Rivera pitched another scoreless inning in Thursday's win, picking up his ninth save of the season. He allowed a one-out double off the top of the right field wall, but stranded the runner. He's thrown 14 scoreless innings to begin the season and has struck out 12 hitters without issuing a walk. |
| Byrd, Paul - SP - Cle
2008-05-08 19:03:21
Paul Byrd coughed up three home runs in Thursday's loss to the Yankees. In his third loss of the season, Byrd allowed five earned runs in 6 1/3 innings. He did not record a strikeout or a walk in the game. |
| Michaels, Jason - OF - Cle
2008-05-08 19:02:11
The Pirates acquired OF Jason Michaels and cash from the Indians in exchange for a player to be named on Thursday. |
 | McDonald, John - SS/2B - Tor
2008-05-08 18:58:51
Utility man John McDonald was placed on the 15-day DL on Thursday with a sprained ankle. Joe Inglett, Marco Scutaro, and recent callup Jorge Velandia will handle the middle infield positions while McDonald and David Eckstein are on the DL. |
| Eckstein, David - SS - Tor
2008-05-08 18:56:57
David Eckstein was placed on the 15-day DL on Thursday with a sore hip flexor. The Blue Jays called up utility man Joe Inglett from the minors. |
