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Date	Player	News
7/4/2008	Bobby Jenks, RP (CWS)	Jenks said the soreness he has felt lately just under his left shoulder is improving with rest and does not expect to go on the disabled list. Analysis: The problem started Saturday, and Jenks aggravated the condition by pitching the next day against the Cubs. He has 18 saves in 21 chances.
7/4/2008	Paul Konerko, 1B (CWS)	Konerko hopes to come off the disabled list early next week after a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Charlotte this weekend. Analysis: Konerko strained his left oblique during batting practice on June 15 and landed on the disabled list for the first time in his career two days later. Besides the oblique problem, the three-time All-Star has been bothered by a sore right hand. The result is a .215 average, eight homers and 30 RBIs. Konerko said the time off has allowed him to heal, and he felt his timing was starting to return during batting practice the past few days.
7/4/2008	Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B (Cle)	Indians prospect Cabrera was fined an undisclosed amount but played for Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, one night after throwing his helmet and raising his bat toward plate umpire Jason Klein while getting ejected. Analysis: Cabrera went 1-for-6 in a 7-6, 13-inning loss to the Rochester Red Wings. It was announced that he would be fined by the International League but not serve a suspension for his actions in Wednesday night's game. The switch-hitting Cabrera was optioned by Cleveland on June 11, when he was hitting just .184 through 52 games. With Buffalo, he has played in 23 games is batting .323.
7/3/2008	Ray Durham, 2B (SF)	Durham went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored in the Giants' 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Analysis: Durham is 7-for-14 with a home run, five doubles, four RBIs and four runs scored in his last four games after going 2-for-15 in his previous four games.
7/3/2008	Jim Edmonds, CF (ChC)	Edmonds went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in the Cubs' 6-5 win over San Francisco on Wednesday night. Analysis: Edmonds is making Cubs management look smart for signing him in mid-May after his disastrous start with San Diego led to his release. After hitting .178 with one home run and six RBIs in 26 games with the Padres, Edmonds is batting .292 with eight homers and 24 RBIs in 35 games with the Cubs.
7/3/2008	Orlando Hudson, 2B (Ari)	Hudson went 4-for-5 with a run in the Diamondbacks' 4-3 loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday. Analysis: Hudson was just 6-for-33 (.182) in his last nine games before Wednesday's performance. He's batting .317 at Chase Field and .281 on the road.
7/3/2008	Mike Cameron, CF (Mil)	Cameron had two RBI singles including the game-winner in the ninth inning of the Brewers' 4-3 win over Arizona on Wednesday. Analysis: Cameron was 4-for-23 in the first eight games of the Brewers' road trip before Thursday's breakthrough. "I wasn't trying to think too hard," he said. "It was just a curveball and I put a good swing on it. It ended up being a big hit."
7/3/2008	Ubaldo Jimenez, SP (Col)	Jimenez held San Diego to one run in 6 1-3 innings of an 8-1 victory on Wednesday. Analysis: Jimenez won for the second time in three starts after going 0-6 with a 4.84 ERA over his previous 13 outings.
7/3/2008	Garrett Atkins, 3B (Col)	Atkins went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs in the Rockies' 8-1 win over San Diego on Wednesday. Analysis: Atkins had gone 4-for-23 (.174) with four strikeouts in his previous six games to drop his season batting average down to .298. Wednesday's performance boosted it back up to .304.
7/3/2008	Troy Glaus, 3B (StL)	Glaus had two home runs and four RBIs in the Cardinals' 8-7 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday. Analysis: It was the third straight two-hit game for Glaus, who's 12-for-28 (.429) with three homers, seven RBIs and five runs scored in his last seven games.
7/3/2008	David Wright, 3B (NYM)	Wright went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in the Mets' 8-7 loss to St. Louis on Wednesday. Analysis: It was the second consecutive three-hit game for Wright, who's 15-for-29 (.517) with four homers, nine RBIs and eight runs scored in his last eight games.
7/3/2008	Rafael Soriano, RP (Atl)	Assistant general manager Bruce Manno said Soriano should return to the team "in a couple of days," after attending to some personal matters in the Dominican Republic. Soriano has been on the disabled list since June 13 with inflammation in his right elbow. Analysis: Soriano has had persistent discomfort in his elbow, but MRI exams and other tests have not found any structural damage.
7/3/2008	Tom Glavine, SP (Atl)	Glavine said he is encouraged about the reduced pain in his left elbow after some aggressive exercises on Wednesday, and the Braves pitcher hopes to begin throwing off the mound in about two weeks. Analysis: Glavine was placed on the disabled list June 11 with a tear in his flexor tendon. He said if he continues to improve he should be able to begin throwing soon after the All-Star break. Glavine is watching the calendar, with an eye on the start of the 2009 season, as he monitors the progress of his elbow. He says if has to have surgery, he doesn't want to wait so long that he wouldn't be ready for spring training.
7/3/2008	Argenis Reyes, 2B (NYM)	The Mets purchased Reyes' contract from Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday. Analysis: Reyes was batting .290 with 11 doubles, 13 steals and 22 RBIs in the minors.
7/3/2008	Chris Aguila, RF (NYM)	The Mets purchased Aguila's contract from Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday. Analysis: Aguila was batting .288 with 17 homers and 43 RBIs in the minors after going 1-for-6 with the Mets last month.
7/3/2008	Luis Castillo, 2B (NYM)	Castillo played the ninth inning as part of a double switch Wednesday night after the New York Mets had determined the second baseman would be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained hip flexor. Analysis: That half-inning of defense in an 8-7 loss to the Cardinals will sideline the three-time Gold Glove winner and All-Star until at least the first game after the All-Star break. Castillo did not play the previous two games. Interim Mets manager Jerry Manuel said Castillo was to undergo an MRI exam on Thursday, adding "What part of the body, I don't know."
7/3/2008	Brent Lillibridge, SS (Atl)	The Braves optioned Lillibridge to Triple-A Richmond on Thursday. Analysis: Lillibridge is hitting .154 in 26 at-bats. He was recalled from Richmond on June 21 and started six games at shortstop.
7/3/2008	Martin Prado, 2B (Atl)	The Braves activated Prado from the disabled list Thursday. Analysis: Manager Bobby Cox listed Prado as the starter at second base against the Phillies, but he watched Prado take batting practice before announcing the move. Prado missed 55 games since he was placed on the disabled list on May 5 with a sprained left thumb. He was hitting .282 in 18 games. Prado was 5-for-19 (.263) in five games with Double-A Mississippi in his injury rehabilitation assignment.
7/3/2008	Matt Albers, RP (Bal)	Diagnosed with a torn labrum, Albers has opted for a rehabilitation program rather than an operation and a lengthy recovery. He made the decision Wednesday after visiting with orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Alabama. Analysis: The right-hander rejoined the Orioles on Thursday, but won't do much more than put on his uniform and do some running through the weekend. Then he will head to the team's training complex in Florida to begin his rehab process. He has targeted his return for late August or early September. The 25-year-old Albers is 3-3 with a 3.49 ERA in 28 games. He would love to add to those stats, but knows there's a chance he won't be able to play again until 2009.
7/3/2008	J.A. Happ, SP (Phi)	The Phillies will call up Happ from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to pitch against Johan Santana and the New York Mets on Friday night, manager Charlie Manuel said Thursday. Analysis: Happ, 25, will be making his second major league start, both against the Mets. He gave up seven hits, including three homers, and five runs in four innings of an 8-3 loss to the Mets in Philadelphia on June 30, 2007. "I think he knows what it's like now," Manuel said. Happ is 5-6 with a 3.54 ERA in 17 starts for Lehigh Valley.
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