Roy Halladay and Jon Lester square off in a brilliant pitching battle...Dave Duncan does wonders with Joel Pineiro as the Cards surprise again...Chris Iannetta steps in for the Rockies and saves the day...Jose Reyes gets on base 6 times to spark Mets win...and Joe Saunders goes to 5-0 for the Angels by tossing 8 more scoreless innings...   more »

John Smoltz was placed on the 15-day disabled list today with no scheduled timetable for return.   more »

All the recaps from an abbreviated Monday night schedule...   more »

Check out Joe Hamrahi's weekly appearance on the Buffman and Wrench show. The discussion this week focused on the Tampa Bay Rays, division races, and Roger Clemens! You can download the show at the site or listen to the podcast on iTunes. Joe joins the show about 65 minutes into the broadcast and the segment lasts about 30 minutes.

Tampa Bay's James Shields 2-hits Boston on the way to a sweep of the Red Sox...New York's Carlos Delgado, Chicago's Paul Konerko, Pittsburgh's Nate McLouth, and Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips each power their team to wins with 2 home runs apiece...Paul Moholm quiets the Phillies with the day's 2nd 2-hit pitching performance...Chien-Ming Wang outduels C.C. Sabathia, and Brandon Webb gets the better of Jake Peavy...   more »

Matt Kemp and the Dodgers slam the Rockies...the Indians, Padres, Cardinals, and White Sox walk off with wins...Erik Bedard returns to the mound to pitch Seattle to victory...and Edwin Jackson and Tampa Bay get the best of Boston again...   more »

Randy Johnson is impressive in win over the Padres, Carl Crawford triples twice and walks off with a Rays win over the Red Sox, Wil Nieves hits his first major league home run...a walk off shot against the Cubs, Scott Olsen pitches the Marlins to a shutout win over the Brewers, and Frank Thomas pays immediate dividends for Oakland...   more »

From time to time I will highlight some of the articles I feel deserve some extra attention here at BDD. Tonight is one of those times...   more »