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atl

2B Marcus Giles Foot pinch-hit last game, "?" Friday vs Philadelphia.

clev

OF Casey Blake Hamstring missed last 2 games, "?" Friday vs Minnesota.
Manager Eric Wedge said Blake could be back in the lineup tonight against Minnesota.

chic

3B Aramis Ramirez Groin missed last game, probable Friday vs Pittsburgh.

cws

OF Aaron Rowand Shoulder injured last game, probable Friday vs Seattle.

det

OF Magglio Ordonez Illness missed last game, downgraded to expected to miss Friday vs Kansas City.

kc

DH Calvin Pickering Personal out.

nym

OF Eric Valent Hip missed last game, "?" Friday vs Florida.
OF Cliff Floyd Ribs missed last 2 games, "?" Friday vs Florida.
2B Kazuo Matsui Eye missed last game, probable Friday vs Florida.

sea

3B Adrian Beltre Back left last game, upgraded to probable Friday vs Chicago White Sox.

tbay

P Jesus Colome Shoulder is expected to be placed on the 15 day DL.
Doug Waechter will be recalled to replace him in the Tampa Bay bullpen.

stl

The Cardinals will place Cal Eldred on the disabled list today.
Eldred will be replaced on the roster by Jimmy Journell. ''No matter the situation, he's not going to be ready to pitch for awhile and we can't keep pitching short,'' manager Tony LaRussa said.

tor

Vernon Wells is playing through strained ribs.
Wells suffered the injury Monday against the A's. ''I feel it when I swing and a little when I run,'' Wells said. ''If it gets worse then obviously I don't need to be doing something where I could be out for a couple of weeks, but I know where my pain threshold is.''

wash

The Nationals will skip Zach Day's next start, putting him into the pen until April 20.

 

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Foulke may get a rest
Winning pitcher Keith Foulke is expected to be rested tonight after having to throw 53 pitches to get through the final two innings last night. After the Sox broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the eighth, Foulke loaded the bases in the ninth before getting pinch-hitter Ruben Sierra to foul out.
``I'm just struggling right now,'' said Foulke (1-1). ``I can't find a groove and can't get comfortable out there. I've struggled plenty of times in my career but not too many times will I have trouble throwing strikes. I couldn't throw my change(up) all the way to the plate and I was throwing my curve high.'' Foulke insisted he'll be available to pitch tonight in the first of three games vs. the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Fenway Park.
``I got stretched out tonight and I wasn't throwing hard enough to actually hurt myself,'' he reasoned.

 

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