The Boston Red Sox today made the following roster moves. Curt Schilling was activated from the 15-day disabled list. To make room for Schilling, lefthanded pitcher Javier Lopez was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket of the International League, effective after Sunday’s game. The Sox also placed infielder Eric Hinske on the bereavement list. To take Hinske’s spot on the active roster, outfielder Brandon Moss has been recalled from Pawtucket.

Schilling will start for the Red Sox on Monday night, when Boston opens a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim. The righthander is 6-4 with a 4.20 earned run average in 15 starts with the Red Sox in 2007. He was placed on the disabled list on June 22, retroactive to June 19, with tendonitis in his right shoulder.

Moss, 23, will be making his major league debut on the Red Sox’ active roster and will wear #44. The lefthanded batter is hitting .290 with 13 homers and 67 RBI in 111 games at Pawtucket this season. He is second in the International League in doubles (34) and total bases (196-tied), is tied for third in hits (119) and ranks fourth in games (111), at bats (411), and RBI.

From the Cubs media department today...

The Chicago Cubs today placed outfielder Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day disabled list with a right quad strain. In corresponding roster moves, Chicago has selected infielder Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa and designated infielder Brian Dopirak, currently at Single-A Daytona, for assignment. In addition, pitcher Wade Miller has been placed on waivers to grant his unconditional release.

Patterson will wear uniform No. 3 and looks to make his major league debut tonight in Houston when the Cubs face the Astros at 7:05 p.m. CT.

Patterson, 24, is hitting .299 (135-for-451) with 23 doubles, six triples, 14 home runs and 62 RBI in 111 games with Iowa this season. The left-handed hitter was named to the 2007 Pacific Coast League All-Star squad and has made appearances at second base, left field and right field this season. He batted .291 (37-for-127) in July and has 16 stolen bases this year.

Originally drafted by the Cubs in the eighth round of the 2004 Draft, Patterson was named the sixth-best Cubs minor league prospect by Baseball America heading into the 2007 season. His brother, Corey, played with the Cubs from 2000-2005.  The Pattersons would become the 10th set of brothers to play for the Cubs.

Soriano, 31, is hitting .297 (132-for-444) with 18 home runs and 42 RBI in 104 games for Chicago after signing an eight-year deal with the club on November 20, 2006. He earned National League Player of the Month honors for June, batting .336 (41-for-122) with 11 home runs and 18 RBI.

Miller, 30, was 0-1 with a 10.54 ERA (16 ER/13.2 IP) in three starts for Chicago this season before he landed on the 15-day disabled list with middle back spasms April 23. Signed by the Cubs as a minor league free agent in January of 2006, Miller was transferred to the 60-day disabled list June 26. He went 0-2 with a 4.57 ERA (11 ER/21.2 IP) in five September starts for the Cubs last season.

Dopirak, 23, was selected by Chicago in the second round of the 2002 Draft and is hitting .259 (86-for-332) with 16 home runs and 54 RBI between Single-A Daytona and Double-A Tennessee this season. The right-handed hitter was added to the club’s 40-man roster in November of 2005.

Once again, B*nds is ignored at Dodger Stadium...

I'm enjoying a nice summer evening at Dodger Stadium with my wife on Saturday night. It was a warm and balmy summer evening. I could close my eyes and imagine Don Sutton humming one fastball after another right by frustrated hitters. This daydream was interrupted by the erruption of boos. Loud ones, ones that made me question whether we were playing the Giants and not the D-backs (who were on the verge of their 3 game sweep of the Dodgers on the road).

The message board over the left field pavillon announced that in San Diego, the egotistical b*rry had allegedly tied the home run record set by the class act himself, Hammerin' Hank Aaron. I thought, "oh god, please don't let them show that abomination. This place will go crazy." Instead we were shown A-Rod hitting his 500th home run. I like it.

I like almost as much as the scoreboard referring to the Angels as Anaheim rather than LA. I applaud the person making these choices in the best interest of the fans there at Dodger Stadium. It pays to know your audience.