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Bartolo Colon - ...on 09/08/08 10:58am / Boston Red Sox Comments (0)
	Colon has been activated from the disabled list and sent to AAA. He won't be there long, as the team will call him back up to start one game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Brandon Backe - P ...on 09/08/08 10:19am / Houston Astros Comments (0)
	Backe, who experienced soreness in his arm during a bullpen session on Saturday, was scratched from Monday's start. He'll be replaced by Alberto Arias. It's unclear when Backe, who has thrown a career-high 163 2-3 innings, will return to the mound.

Billy Wagner - P ...on 09/08/08 12:17am / New York Mets Comments (0)
	Wagner is likely out for the rest of the season, according to the Mets. Wagner has been sidelined since Aug. 3 because of a tender pitching elbow. He has tried several times to return, but hasn't been able to shake the pain. He tested his arm Sunday and had disappointing results. He will be re-examined Monday and is likely done for the season, manager Jerry Manuel said. Wagner is 0-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 27 saves in 34 chances. He is in the third season of a four-year, $43 million contract. The Mets are 22-11 since Wagner went down.

Nate McLouth - CF ...on 09/07/08 5:02pm / Pittsburgh Pirates Comments (0)
	McLouth left the Pittsburgh Pirates' game against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fourth inning Sunday after being struck near his left eye by a batted ball. The All-Star center fielder dived for a sinking liner hit by Pablo Sandoval. The ball bounced in front of McLouth and ricocheted off him into left field, allowing three runs to score on the play. McLouth left with a cut above his left eyebrow that required three stitches, and was replaced by Nyjer Morgan. McLouth also required treatment from a Pirates trainer after he was hit by a pitch in the third.

Nate Schierholtz - RF ...on 09/07/08 4:30pm / San Francisco Giants Comments (0)
	Schierholtz hit his first major league home run in the Giants' 7-6 win over the Pirates on Saturday. Schierholtz was part of the American team that lost to Cuba in the semifinals before beating Japan to win the bronze medal at the Summer Games in Beijing last month. He returned to the United States and joined the Giants’ Triple-A team in Fresno before being called up last Tuesday. He is 9-for-15 (.474) with two doubles and five runs in four major league games.

Freddy Sanchez - 2B ...on 09/07/08 4:27pm / Pittsburgh Pirates Comments (0)
	Sanchez had four hits and two RBIs for Pittsburgh in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Giants. Sanchez is 6-for-10 in his last two games after going 1-for-7 in his previous four.

Roy Oswalt - P ...on 09/07/08 4:24pm / Houston Astros Comments (0)
	Oswalt threw a one-hitter in the Astros' 2-0 win over the Rockies on Saturday night. Oswalt struck out six, walked two and hit two batters. He threw 102 pitches and gave up only a leadoff single to Brad Hawpe in the fifth inning. Oswalt got his fifth career shutout, and first since a two-hitter on June 12, 2005, against Toronto. He extended his scoreless innings streak to 23 1-3 over three starts. After a tough start to the season, Oswalt has been untouchable recently, going 8-1 with an 2.12 ERA in his last 11 starts.

Jarrod Washburn - P ...on 09/07/08 3:30pm / Seattle Mariners Comments (0)
	Washburn will play catch Sunday to test his strained abdominal muscle, according to the Everett (Wash.) Herald. Washburn, who believes he was hurt while dodging a line drive in his last start, isn't sure when he'll pitch again. Washburn is 5-14 with a 4.72 ERA this season, and hasn't won since July 27.

Carlos Silva - P ...on 09/07/08 3:27pm / Seattle Mariners Comments (0)
	Silva has been scratched from his start against the New York Yankees because of stiffness in his back. Silva said he has sharp pain in his upper back. The right-hander first felt the ache on Saturday during a workout. He came in Sunday morning and told team trainers and manager Jim Riggleman he could not start. Silva is 4-14 with a 6.53 ERA in his first season after signing a $48 million, four-year contract with Seattle. He returned last Monday from two weeks on the disabled list with tendinitis in his pitching elbow.

Matt Treanor - C ...on 09/07/08 2:36pm / Florida Marlins Comments (0)
	Treanor left Sunday's game, not long after fouling a ball off his left knee in the second inning. Treanor grounded out to end the inning and then took his position, but walked off the field during warmups. Treanor is batting .232 with two home runs and 20 RBIs in 61 games this season.

Todd Wellemeyer - P ...on 09/07/08 1:51pm / St. Louis Cardinals Comments (0)
	Wellemeyer gave up three runs and five hits with seven strikeouts in eight innings in the Cardinals' 5-3 win over the Marlins on Saturday. Wellemeyer threw a career-high 119 pitches on Saturday. He is 4-2 in his last nine starts with a 2.83 ERA.

Albert Pujols - 1B ...on 09/07/08 1:49pm / St. Louis Cardinals Comments (0)
	Pujols hit a two-run home run in the Cardinals' 5-3 win over the Marlins on Saturday. Pujols is batting .464 (32-for-69) with seven home runs, 10 doubles, 18 RBIs and 14 runs in his last 18 games. "The last two months of this season has been the best that I've swung the bat since 2006," said Pujols, who is hitting .360. "Last year was a little up and down. I couldn't find myself at the plate, where I feel right now. The last six weeks, I'm driving the ball the other way. I feel great at the plate, seeing the ball better."

- ...on 09/07/08 1:44pm / Cincinnati Reds Comments (0)
	Dickerson was held out of the Reds' starting lineup Sunday with a sore left ankle. He is listed as day-to-day. The rookie right fielder is batting .314 (27-for-86) with six home runs, 13 RBIs and 17 runs in 22 games this season.

Jason Marquis - P ...on 09/07/08 1:39pm / Chicago Cubs Comments (0)
	Marquis gave up two runs and five hits with five walks in 7 1-3 innings in the Cubs' 14-9 win over the Reds Saturday for his 10th victory of the season. Marquis has been solid lately, going 2-1 with a 1.77 ERA in his last three starts.

Mark DeRosa - 2B ...on 09/07/08 1:38pm / Chicago Cubs Comments (0)
	DeRosa had a three-run homer in the Cubs' 14-9 win over the Reds Saturday. DeRosa has career highs in home runs (20) and RBIs (83).

Derrek Lee - 1B ...on 09/07/08 1:34pm / Chicago Cubs Comments (0)
	Lee went 4-for-6 with two doubles and three RBIs in the Cubs' 14-9 win over the Reds Saturday. Lee's RBIs on Saturday were his first since Aug. 26. He is batting .296 with 18 home runs and 80 RBIs on the season.

Alfonso Soriano - LF ...on 09/07/08 1:32pm / Chicago Cubs Comments (0)
	Soriano homered three times in the Cubs' 14-9 win over the Reds Saturday. Soriano, who finished with four hits and four runs Saturday, has a team-high 27 homers on the season. Soriano was the Cubs' Mr. September last season, leading their final surge toward the NL Central title by hitting a club-record 14 homers in the month.

Ryan Zimmerman - 3B ...on 09/07/08 1:29pm / Washington Nationals Comments (0)
	Zimmerman went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs in Washington's 8-5, 10-inning win over the Braves on Saturday. Zimmerman, who is batting .287 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs on the season, is hitting .439 (18-for-41) with three home runs, nine RBIs, six doubles and 11 runs in his last 10 games.

Elijah Dukes - CF ...on 09/07/08 1:26pm / Washington Nationals Comments (0)
	Dukes had four hits, including two homers, in Washington's 8-5, 10-inning win over the Braves on Saturday, his second two-homer game in a span of 10 days. Dukes is batting .364 (12-for-33) with four home runs, 10 RBIs and 10 runs in his last nine games.

- ...on 09/07/08 1:21pm / Cleveland Indians Comments (0)
	The Indians recalled Lewis from Double-A Akron and the left-hander will start in his major league debut Wednesday at Baltimore. Lewis strained a muscle during spring training and did not pitch until June 6. He went a combined 8-4 with a 2.40 ERA with Akron and Triple-A Buffalo. Lewis, who was 6-2 with a 2.33 ERA in 13 starts with the Aeros, takes the spot of Anthony Reyes, who will miss at least one start with a sore right elbow. Reyes left his start Friday at Kansas City after only three innings with elbow stiffness.

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