Barons Blog

Another day fell off the calendar without the arrival of Joe Saunders' baby girl. As a result, Saunders made his scheduled start Tuesday.

John Russell's assessment of Phil Dumatrait's first start since coming of the DL almost was entirely positive -- despite the lefty allowing seven runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings -- primarily because Dumatrait reported no pain in his arm.

Albert Pujols' last visit to Yankee Stadium was a blur. He plans to savor his next one -- a trip to the 2008 All-Star Game in New York.

After days of trade talks circling the A's clubhouse, Oakland made a deal official on Tuesday by announcing the trade of pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Chicago Cubs in a six-player deal.

The Orioles got some devastating news regarding Adam Loewen on Tuesday, when they revealed that the southpaw had re-aggravated the stress fracture in his left elbow that caused him to miss almost all of last season.

Span has outfield covered

As Steve Pearce heads back to Triple-A Indianapolis after his short stint with the big league club, the Pirates prospect does so with the organization's checklist of what must be done for him to be ready for a full-time return.

The Indians transferred reliever Scott Elarton from the restricted list to the 15-day disabled list with a non-baseball medical condition Tuesday.

In hopes of boosting their struggling offense, the Padres purchased the contract of outfielder Chip Ambres and recalled first baseman Brian Myrow from Triple-A Portland prior to Tuesday's game against the Florida Marlins.