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<TABLE width=480 border=0><THEAD><TR><TD align=middle>Thursday, August 11</TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD><TABLE width=480 border=0><THEAD><TR bgColor=#99ccdd><TD></TD></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE width=480 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=200>St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly cloudy with a 40-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 80.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies, 3:05 p.m.</TD><TD>Mostly cloudy with 40-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 85.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>New York Mets at San Diego Padres, 3:35 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly cloudy. Winds blowing left to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 75.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>Arizona Diamondbacks at Florida Marlins, 7:05 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 90.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves, 7:35 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly cloudy with 30-percent chance of rain. Light and variable winds. Game-time temperature: Around 85.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>Washington Nationals at Houston Astros, 8:05 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly cloudy with 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 90.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.</TD><TD>Mostly clear. Winds blowing from right field to left field 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 75.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE width=480 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=200>Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics, 3:35 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left field to right field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 75.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>Tampa Bay Devil Rays, at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly clear. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 90.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>Texas Rangers at New York Yankees, 7:05 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly clear. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 90.</TD></TR><TR><TD width=200>Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals, 8:10 p.m.</TD><TD>Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 90.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=blackheader noWrap bgColor=#000000 colSpan=5>Results for: Date 'Aug. 11, 2005'</TD><TD class=blackheader noWrap align=right bgColor=#000000></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=5 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=statsbold> Date</TD><TD class=statsbold> Player</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>The Braves recalled Brayan Pena (C) Atl from Triple-A Richmond Thursday to replace the injured Johnny Estrada on the roster, according to the AP. Pena hit .130 (3-for-23) in nine games with the Braves earlier in the season.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>The Braves placed Johnny Estrada (C) Atl on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a lumbar and cervical strain, according to the AP. He has not played since Friday.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Kip Wells (P) Pit will make his next scheduled start on Saturday against Houston, according to the AP. He was forced to miss his last start due to a split fingernail.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Carlos Beltran (OF) NYM collided with Mike Cameron while going after a sinking liner in the seventh inning of Thursday's game against the Padres, according to the AP. Beltran got up after a few minutes and walked off the field on his own power. Cameron was carried off the field on the stretcher.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Mike Cameron (OF) NYM was taken off the field on a stretcher after a diving, head-to-head collision with Carlos Beltran in the seventh inning of Thursday's game against the Padres, according to the AP. Cameron lay on the field for several minutes as he was tended to by trainers from both teams. He was wearing a neck brace and was immobilized while being carried off the field. </TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Garret Anderson (OF) LAA was out of the starting lineup Thursday for the second straight day with a knee injury, according to the AP. He aggravated the tendinitis in his right knee while making a sliding catch Tuesday against the A's. Manager Mike Scioscia expected Anderson to return to the starting lineup tonight, but he decided to wait another day.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Rafael Palmeiro (1B) Bal officially returned to the Orioles on Thursday after serving his 10-day suspension for failing a steroid test, according to the AP. "I was told by my attorney not to talk about the situation," Palmeiro said. "The time will come soon to tell my side of the story." He then went on to say, "I'm not sure when I'm going to play, probably in the next couple of days. But it will not be tonight. I'm just going to take it one day at a time."</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Vernon Wells (OF) Tor didn't start Thursday's game because the Blue Jays wanted to rest him, according to the AP. However, he did enter the game as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>The Cubs recalled John Koronka (P) ChC from Triple-A Iowa to replace Rich Hill on their roster, according to the AP. This will be the second stint with the Cubs for Koronka, who was 1-2 with a 7.63 ERA in three starts in June. Manager Dusty Baker said he will be used in relief.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>The Cubs sent Rich Hill (P) ChC back to Triple-A Iowa to make room on the roster for John Koronka. Hill was 0-2 with an 8.57 ERA in seven appearances overall with the Cubs. He started Wednesday's game against Cincinnati and allowed six runs, four hits and four walks in three-plus innings.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>The Pirates recalled Nate McLouth (OF) Pit from Triple-A Indianapolis to replace the injured Jody Gerut on the roster, according to the AP. McLouth was hitting .297 with five home runs and 39 RBI in 109 games with the Indians. He was 0-for-2 in a previous stint in Pittsburgh back in late June.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>The Pirates placed Jody Gerut (OF) Pit on the 15-day DL with an irritated tendon in his right knee, according to the AP. Gerut was hitting .222 with two RBIs in four games with the Pirates. He began the season on the DL while recovering from offseason surgery on the same knee. "This isn't related to any previous injury," Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon said. </TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Albert Pujols (1B) StL was given a routine day off Wednesday to rest up, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Lew Ford (OF) Min was held out of the starting lineup last night, in part because he failed to execute a sacrifice bunt the day before and in part to rest his sore hip flexor, according to the Star-Tribune. He entered the game as a pinch-hitter and singled in the tying run.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Cole Hamels (P) Phi will be shut down for 4-6 weeks due to his ailing back, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. A CT scan last week revealed that the stress reaction in his back that bothered him last season has resurfaced.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Rob Mackowiak (OF) Pit missed last night's game with a sore knee after fouling a pitch off the joint Tuesday. He's day-to-day.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon said Craig Wilson (1B) Pit can begin doing more range-of-motion exercises and is "getting closer" to swinging a bat, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Wilson is on the disabled list with a broken left hand.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>The Rangers are leaning toward moving James Baldwin (P) Tex into the rotation to start Saturday's game, according to the Star-Telegram.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Recently designated for assignment by the Rangers, Ron Mahay (P) Tex cleared waivers yesterday and was outrighted to Double-A Frisco, according to the Dallas Morning News. He'll work as a starter there.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Brady Clark (OF) MLW said he should return Friday from the bruised ribs that knocked him out of last night's game, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Brandon Backe (P) Hou said yesterday that he will not be able to throw his scheduled bullpen session today, according to the Houston Chronicle. He'll throw on flat ground today and has no schedule beyond that.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Rafael Soriano (P) Sea tossed a simulated game on Wednesday, as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery, according to the Seattle Times. He's close to resuming his rehab assignment and could return to action next month.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Although the Mariners have made no announcement, Ryan Franklin (P) Sea is expected to start Saturday's game after returning from a 10-day suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy, according to the Seattle Times.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Cristian Guzman (SS) Was missed yesterday's game with an abscess in his lower right molar, according to the Washington Post.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Preston Wilson (OF) Was could be benched when Jose Guillen returns to action, according to the Washington Post. He has struck out 29 times in 78 at-bats with the Nationals, and the club wants to see what rookie Brandon Watson can do the rest of the way.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Even when Jose Guillen returns to action, Brandon Watson (OF) Was may not lose his role with the Nationals, according to the Washington Post. "He'll certainly play a large portion of those [remaining] games, because we didn't bring him up here to play here and there," manager Frank Robinson said.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>After missing today's scheduled start due to inflammation in his spine, Randy Johnson (P) NYY may miss his next start, which is slated for Tuesday, according to the New York Daily News. "My gut is (he'll pitch) sometime past next Tuesday," GM Brian Cashman said. "We want to do it right and get it right."</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>The New York Daily News reports that Chien-Ming Wang (P) NYY has tested his torn rotator cuff by throwing from 120 feet on flat ground. Although he should throw off a mound next week, he still is not likely to return to action this season.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>When Jaret Wright returns from his injury, possibly Monday, he likely will replace Aaron Small (P) NYY in the Yankees rotation, according to the New York Daily News.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Jeff Duncan (OF) NYM asked for and was granted his release from the Mets organization, according to the New York Daily News.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>A's manager Ken Macha said the club likely would decide Friday whether Scott Hatteberg (1B) Oak will require a trip to the disabled list, according to the Contra Costa Times. He's nursing a strained rib cage.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>The Denver Post reports that Dan Miceli (P) Col is expected to miss at least six weeks due to the multiple broken bones in his left foot, which means his season may be over. </TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Since the soreness in the shoulder of Wade Miller (P) Bos is in the front of the joint, not the back, it appears he has tendinitis, rather than a problem with his rotator cuff issues, according to the Boston Globe. Miller hopes to return to action when eligible.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Wily Mo Pena (OF) Cin will travel back to Cincinnati today to have his sore wrist examined after leaving last night's game due to the injury. "The doctors are just going to check it out, because I think it's the same thing I did last year," Pena said. "It doesn't hurt bad like last year, but I can feel it."</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Garret Anderson (OF) LAA said he doesn't expect to require offseason surgery on his sore knee, which kept him from playing last night, according to the LA Times. "I never heard any pop or anything — it's tendinitis, and I just have to deal with it," said Anderson. "Some days are better than others. There's no rhyme or reason to it." Anderson expects to play on Thursday.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Having tested his sore hamstring by taking batting practice and doing some light jogging Wednesday, Paul Lo Duca (C) Fla said he could return to action on Friday, according to the Sun-Sentinel.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>After Kerry Wood (P) ChC hit 100 mph on the radar gun during last night's appearance, manager Dusty Baker appeared to leave the door open on a possible return to the rotation for Wood, according to the Daily Southtown. "I don't know," Baker said. "He's throwing the ball great. We've got to figure this thing out."</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Since Aramis Ramirez (3B) ChC still has a problem with his strained right quadriceps, manager Dusty Baker has told the third baseman to not put unnecessary stress on the muscle, according to the Daily Southtown. "He hasn't been 100 percent for a while," Baker said. "I told him 'Hey, man, play smart, we can't afford to lose you. We gotta have you for the next at-bat or the next day.'"</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Dustin Hermanson (P) CWS is battling problems with his lower back again, so manager Ozzie Guillen plans to rest the closer as much as possible this weekend, according to the Daily Southtown. "It puts me in a spot because either you are in or you are out," Guillen said. "If I play him, it has a chance to get worse."</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Joe Crede (3B) CWS was held out of yesterday's game, as manager Ozzie Guillen plans to rest Crede's ailing back regularly the rest of the season, particularly for day games that follow a night contest, according to the Daily Southtown. He hopes to avoid offseason surgery on his back. "The doctors would have to say there's a 100 percent chance you need it, because that's the last thing I want," Crede said.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Shawn Estes (P) ARZ is slated to throw his first bullpen since suffering a stress reaction in his left foot on Tuesday, according to the Arizona Republic. He will need several more such sessions before beginning a rehab assignment or a series of simulated games.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Juan Castro (SS) Min left Wednesday's game in the 10th inning with a knee strain, according to the AP. He's day-to-day.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Wily Mo Pena (OF) Cin is day-to-day after hurting his left wrist on a check-swing in the sixth inning of Wednesday's game, according to the Reds' official web site. </TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Jose Guillen (OF) Was struck out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning on Wednesday night after not being expected to play during the Nationals' current series in Houston because of his rotator cuff injury.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Chris Duffy (OF) Pit didn't start for the third straight game on Wednesday night because of a strained hamstring, but he did pinch hit in the ninth inning.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>As expected, Mark Redman (P) Pit made his scheduled start for the Pirates on Wednesday night despite being bothered by neck and back pain recently. Redman allowed five runs on six hits in five innings of work, but he also struck out five.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=statspink vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=statspink>Jose Cruz Jr (OF) LAD was 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and a walk in his Dodgers debut on Wednesday night. He batted sixth and played right field.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=stats vAlign=top noWrap>Aug. 11</TD><TD class=stats>Mark Kotsay (OF) Oak could be the A's designated hitter on Thursday after missing time recently with back problems, according to the AP. He did not play on Wednesday night.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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