Professional Baseball News

Player Moves:
On May 11, Danny Lehmann was promoted from AA New Britain to AAA Rochester.  On May 16, Craig Manuel was assigned from AA Harrisburg to A Hagerstown.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Lance Berkman (.311) went 3-for-5 with 2 runs, 2 RBI and 1 strikeout for Texas.  Brock Holt (.198) doubled for AAA Pawtucket, Anthony Rendon (.350) went 1-for-3 with a triple and 2 RBI and Rick Hague (.271) went 2-for-5 with a double and 1 RBI for AA Harrisburg and Jeremy Rathjen (.217) homered for A Great Lakes.

Complete Owls stats are here.

Tony Cingrani:
Yesterday, Cincinnati optioned Tony Cingrani to AAA Louisville.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Mike Ojala (1-1, 5.87) earned a hold for AA Jacksonville.

Lance Berkman (.299) went 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI for Texas.  Anthony Rendon (.350) tripled and homered and drove in 3 RBI and Rick Hague (.257) doubled and homered and also drove in 3 RBI for AA Harrisburg.  Read more.

Complete Owls stats are here.

David Aardsma:
David Aardsma may be headed to Japan.  After requesting and receiving his release from Miami on May 15, he is reportedly being pursued by the Hanshin Tigers.

Philip Humber:
Philip Humber, designated for assignment by Houston on May 12, has accepted an outright assignment to AAA Oklahoma City.

Matt Langwell:
Matt Langwell is part of a AAA Columbus strong bullpen.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Tony Cingrani (2-0, 3.27) got a no-decision as Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati, 5-3, and Lucas Luetge (0-1, 10.50) was the losing pitcher as Cleveland defeated Seattle, 6-3.  Bryan Price (1-0, 0.00) recorded a save for AA Akron, Jared Rogers (1-2, 2.55) got a no-decision for Hi-A Jupiter, Tyler Duffey (3-1, 2.37) got a no-decision for A Cedar Rapids and Taylor Wall (1-1, 1.93) earned a hold for A Wisconsin.

Lance Berkman (.293) went 2-for-4 for Texas.  Rick Hague (.25) went 2-for-3 with 2 runs for AA Harrisburg.

Complete Owls stats are here.

Philip Humber:
The most unlikely pitcher to throw a perfect game? (Astros County)

Tony Cingrani:
Tonight, Tony Cingrani (2-0, 2.89) is scheduled to start for Cincinnati at Philadephia.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Brock Holt (.190) went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a RBI for AAA Pawtucket. Jeremy Rathjen was hit by a pitch in the head and removed from the game.  Read more.

Complete Owls stats are here.

Tim Byrdak:
Byrdak threw his first bullpen session since shoulder surgery (SNY.TV)

Player Moves:
Yesterday, Houston sent Philip Humber outright to AAA Oklahoma City. Also, AAA New Orleans released David Aardsma.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Lance Berkman (.293) went 2-for-4 with a run, 2 RBI, a walk and a strikeout for Texas. Rick Hague (.240) went 2-for-3 with a run and a walk and Anthony Rendon (.348) homered for AA Harrisburg.

Complete Owls stats are here.

Player Moves:
On May 10, Philadelphia optioned Joe Savery to AAA Lehigh Valley.  Also on May 10, Atlanta activated Paul Janish from the 15-day DL and optioned him to AAA Gwinnett.  On May 12, Houston designated Philip Humber for assignment.  On May 13, Craig Manuel was promoted from A Hagerstown to AA Harrisburg, joining Rick Hague and Anthony Rendon.

Player of the Week, May 6-12:
On Monday, Anthony Rendon was named Offensive Player of the Week for the Eastern League. 

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Joe Savery (3-1, 3.00) earned a hold and then was the losing pitcher for AAA Lehigh Valley.

Lance Berkman (.286) tripled for Texas.  Rick Hague (.230) went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and 2 strikeouts and Anthony Rendon (.356) went 3-for-5 with a RBI and a strikeout for AA Harrisburg.

Complete Owls stats are here.

Philip Humber:
Humber takes move to bullpen in stride (MLB.com)

Tony Cingrani:
Tomorrow, Tony Cingrani (2-0, 2.63) is scheduled to start for Cincinnati against Milwaukee.

Bobby Bramhall:
On Tuesday, Philadelphia signed Bobby Bramhall to a minor league contract and assigned him to AAA Lehigh Valley, filling his former roommate Joe Savery’s roster spot.

Jameson Taillon:
Taillon hurt in Curve loss (MLB.com)

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Complete Owls stats are here.

2013 First-Year Draft Class:
Sizing Up The Draft Class Of 2013 (Baseball America)

Tony Cingrani:
Consistent mechanics, repertoire key for Cingrani (MLB.com)

Anthony Rendon:
Q&A with "Mark Sanchez" (The Patriot-News)

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Josh Geer (1-2, 3.60) earned a save for AA San Antonio.

Anthony Rendon (.286) went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts for AA Harrisburg. 

Complete Owls stats are here.

Player Moves:
Yesterday, Philadelphia recalled Joe Savery from AAA Lehigh Valley.

Tony Cingrani:
Cingrani works through two Soriano blasts (Southtown Star)

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Jared Rogers (1-2, 2.49) was the winning pitcher for Hi-A Jupiter.

Brock Holt (.185) with 2-for-4 with a run, a RBI and 2 strikeouts for AAA Pawtucket.

Complete Owls stats are here.

Paul Janish (Thanks, Joe Welsh!):
On Friday, Paul Janish began a second rehab assignment with AAA Gwinnett.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Philip Humber (0-7, 8.82) was the losing pitcher as Detroit blanked Houston, 9-0.  Matt Langwell (2-1, 2.87) earned a hold for AAA Columbus, Joe Savery (3-0, 0.68) was the winning pitcher in relief for AAA Lehigh Valley and Bryan Price (0-0. 0.00) earned a hold for AA Akron. 

Lance Berkman (.303) doubled for Texas.  Josh Rodriguez (.234) went 2-for-4 with a 2-run homer for AA Binghamton, Anthony Rendon (.291) went 2-for-4 with a walk and 2 strikeouts for AA Harrisburg and Jeremy Rathjen (.227) went 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout for A Great Lakes. 

Complete Owls stats are here.