Top Astros prospect Troy Patton got called up to Triple-A and might get a September call up.
John Smoltz isn’t clear when he will make his next start for the Braves.
Carlos Villanueva has been great out of the bullpen for the Brewers.
Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter got shelled in his first start.
Cubs skipper Lou Pinella and coach Gerald Perry are helping Jacque Jones and Felix Pie with their struggles at the plate.
Bob Melvin is trying to shake his Diamondbacks lineup by making some changes to it.
Jason Schmidt has a long road back to the Dodgers.
Barry Bonds has played in 74 of the 81 games the Giants have played.
Hanley Ramirez was supposed to miss Tuesday’s game with a hamstring injury but provided some late-inning heroics.
Pedro Martinez threw a simulated game for the Mets on Tuesday.
The Nationals signed one of their sandwich round picks, Michael Burgess and he will report to the Gulf Coast Nationals.
The Padres top pick Nick Schmidt threw a bullpen session at PETCO Park.
Ryan Freel returned from the DL for the Reds.
The Rockies lost Jason Hirsh to the DL with an ankle injury.
