Atlanta    

Chipper Jones - Missed 1 game (eye injury).
Charlie Morton - Contract purchased from Richmond (AAA).
Rafael Soriano - Right elbow injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to June 6).
    
Baltimore    

Oscar Salazar - Missed 1 game (leg injury).
    
Boston    

Julio Lugo - Stomach virus, day-to-day.
    
Cincinnati    

Danny Herrera - Optioned to Louisville (AAA).
Gary Majewski - Missed 4 games (bereavement list).
    
Colorado    

Edwin Bellorin - Recalled from Colorado Springs (AAA).
    
NY Mets    

Chris Aguila - Designated for assignment by the New York Mets.
    
San Diego    

Scott Hairston - Hyperextended elbow, day-to-day.
    
St. Louis    

Joe Mather - Optioned to Memphis (AAA).
Mark Worrell - Optioned to Memphis (AAA).
Anthony Reyes - Recalled from Memphis (AAA).
Jason Isringhausen - Missed 26 games (hand injury).
    
Texas    

Robinson Tejeda - Designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers.
    
Washington    

Tyler Clippard - Recalled from Columbus (AAA).
Odalis Perez - Left shoulder injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to June 4).

Following their 20-2 loss to the Phillies on Friday night, the St. Louis Cardinals added two relievers including closer Jason Isringhausen -- activated from the 15-day disabled list -- to provide some fresh arms to their depleted bullpen that turned to infielder Aaron Miles at the end of Friday's blowout.  The Cardinals also added reliever Anthony Reyes and sent down reliever Mark Worrell and outfielder Joe Mather to Triple-A Memphis.

Isringhausen will not resume his role of closer immediately and will start by pitching the middle to late innings while Ryan Franklin continues at the closer role.  Isringhausen worked on his mechanics and his mental state while completing his rehab assignment and received helpful advice from pitchers Chris Carpenter and Josh Kinney during his assignment.

When Isringhausen returns to the closer spot, he will continue his pursuit of 300 career saves.  The Cardinals reliever is 22nd on the All-Time Saves list with 292 and needs just eight more to reach the milestone.

Reyes gives the Cardinals an additional long reliever out of the bullpen replacing Mark Worrell who struggled in his short stay with the club.  For Reyes, it is a return to the Major League roster where he made nine appearances and went 1-1 with a 5.27 ERA earlier this season.

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Waiting has not paid off for the Atlanta Braves.  In need of opening a roster spot for Charlie Morton to make his first Major League start, the Braves finally gave up on waiting for reliever Rafael Soriano to become healthy enough to pitch and placed him on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 6 -- the day after his last appearance.  The decision was similar to one the team needed to make on Mark Kotsay who failed to recover from back problems despite the Braves giving him about a week to recover before placing him on the DL.

Soriano spent six weeks on the DL earlier this season before returning on May 28 and made five appearances between May 28-June 5.  In those five appearances, Soriano notched two saves and posted a 1.80 ERA in five innings of work.  After his last appearance, Soriano experienced a recurrence of elbow discomfort that he has suffered from since spring training and was made unavailable on a daily basis due to the discomfort.

Officially, Soriano, 28, was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to right elbow inflammation and is eligible to return from the DL as soon as Saturday during the Braves series with Soriano's former team, the Mariners.

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Most expected Brad Penny to be the ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff this season.  His latest outing against the Tigers where he gave up seven runs on seven hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings en route to his seventh consecutive losing decision also saw Penny's shoulder discomfort worsen.  On Sunday, Penny is expected to return back to Los Angeles and have an MRI on the same right shoulder that has been bothering him for over a month.

Penny experienced pain during pre-game warm-ups but did not tell manager Joe Torre because he knew how depleted the team's bullpen was due to Chan Ho Park nursing his own shoulder ailment. 

Torre's first season as manager of the Dodgers has seen the manager dealing with new injuries on an almost daily basis with Penny added to a list of injured players that currently includes Rafael Furcal, Andruw Jones, Gary Bennett, Nomar Garciaparra, Tony Abreu and Jason Schmidt.  If Penny needs to miss a start, the Dodgers have spot starter Hong-Chih Kuo available.  If Penny needs to go on the DL, the Dodgers would most likely recall a starting pitcher from Triple-A to take his spot or strategically use upcoming off days on June 16 and June 23 to work around Penny's injury.

- Derrek Lee went 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk, and Reed Johnson blasted a 3-run home run as the Cubs rebounded to beat the Blue Jays, 6-2. Jason Marquis tossed 7 innings of 4-hit ball for Chicago.
- Curtis Granderson tripled and drove in 2, Miguel Cabrera homered and knocked in 2 more, and Ivan Rodriguez went 3-for-4 as the Tigers hammered the Dodgers, 12-7. Andre Ethier doubled and homered, and James Loney and Delwyn Young each collected 3 hits for Los Angeles.
- Matt Garza gave up just one run on 3 hits over 7 innings, and Jason Bartlett drove in 2 runs to lead the Rays to a 4-1 win over the Marlins.
- Delmon Young went 3-for-6 with an RBI, and Brian Buscher had 3 hits, 3 RBI, and scored twice as the Twins rallied for 5 runs in the 12th inning to close out the Brewers, 9-4.
- Brian Roberts singled, doubled twice and drove in 2 runs, Adam Jones picked up 3 hits and scored 2 runs, and the Orioles scored twice in the bottom of the 9th inning to walk-off with a 9-8 victory over the Pirates. Jose Bautista doubled, homered, and drove in 3 runs for Pittsburgh.
- Brandon Jones singled, doubled, and homered, and Yunel Escobar reached base 4 times, scored 2 runs and drove in 2 more as the Braves knocked off the Angels, 9-4.
- Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-5 with a double, a 10th inning home run, and 2 RBI, and Coco Crisp added a solo homer of his own in extra innings to help the Red Sox get by the Reds, 6-4. Tim Wakefield and Edinson Volquez each pitched 7 strong innings for their respective clubs.
- Kyle Lohse yielded just 2 runs through 8 innings of work, and Adam Kennedy propelled the offense with a 2-run home run as the Cardinals edged the Phillies, 3-2.
- Jorge De La Rosa struck out 8 while allowing just one in 5 brilliant innings, and Willy Taveras singled, doubled, walked, and stole 5 bases as the Rockies took advantage of 2 Chicago miscues to blank the White Sox, 2-0.
- Alex Rodriguez reached base 4 times, homered, and scored 3 runs, and Melky Cabrera singled, doubled, walked 3 times, and drove in 2 runs as the Yankees doubled up the Astros, 8-4. Johnny Damon added 3 hits for New York, and Carlos Lee went 3-for-4 with a 3-run home run for Houston.
- Jody Gerut went 3-for-5 with a game tying 2-run home run in the 8th inning, and Kevin Kouzmanoff doubled and hit a 3-run homer in the 10th inning to lead the Padres to an extra inning win over the Indians, 8-3.
- Mike Aviles went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, a home run, 2 RBI, and 4 runs scored, and John Buck had 2 hits, a homer, and 3 RBI as the Royals pounded Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks, 12-3. Orlando Hudson had 3 hits for Arizona.
- Rich Harden threw 6 spectacular innings, striking out 9 while allowing just one hit, and Kurt Suzuki led the offense with 3 hits as the Athletics shut out the Giants, 4-0. Matt Cain gave up 3 runs while striking out 11 in 7 innings of work for San Francisco.
- Jesus Flores reached base 3 times, hit a home run, and collected 3 RBI, Tyler Clippard tossed 6 solid innings, and the Nationals got to the Seattle bullpen to score 3 late runs and beat the Mariners, 5-2.

Saturday's Scoreboard

American League

National League

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago Cubs « 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 11 1 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 W:J.Marquis(5-3) L:R.Halladay(8-6) HR: CHC- R.Johnson (3) TOR- None   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Los Angeles 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 7 13 1 Detroit « 0 0 1 6 3 1 0 1 X 12 15 3 W:E.Bonine(1-0) L:B.Penny(5-9) HR: LOS- A.Ethier (6) DET- M.Thames (9), M.Cabrera (10)   Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Tampa Bay « 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4 5 0 W:M.Garza(5-3) L:M.Hendrickson(7-5) S:T.Percival (15) HR: FLA- None TAM- J.Gomes (5)   Final(10) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E San Diego « 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 8 13 0 Cleveland 0 0 0