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I can hardly believe our baby puppy Finn is going to be 18 weeks old today already. Some MLB news Tuesday: Boston Red Sox pitcher Brandon Workman was suspended 6 games for throwing a pitch behind Evan Longoria near the head area during the Red Sox 3-2 win last Friday against the Rays. Workman has appealed the suspension and will make his scheduled start Wednesday night in Cleveland. Rays starting pitcher David Price hit 2 batters during last Fridays game and was not ejected nor given any suspension. Rays really got off scott free on that one. Los Angeles Angels left fielder Josh Hamilton made his return off the disabled list Tuesday night. Hamilton has been out since April 9th due to a torn ligament in his left thumb. Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout left the game after the first inning due to back discomfort. Trout missed the last two games due to back stiffness and then returned to the Angels starting lineup Tuesday night. Trout called it mid-back discomfort. He will be checked out by a doctor in Houston on Wednesday to see what exactly is going on. Washington Nationals activated Ryan Zimmerman from the 15 day disabled list Tuesday. Zimmerman has been out since April 12th due to a fractured right thumb. Zimmerman, once a gold glove third baseman, started his first ever game in left field on Tuesday. Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Harrison underwent spinal fusion surgery Tuesday that could possibly end his career. Harrison had a planned lumbar disk fusion in his lower back Tuesday. Harrison will remain hospitalized for at least two nights. After winning 18 games in 2012, and then getting a 5 year $55 million contract, Harrison only made two starts last season before two operations on a herniated disk in his back. Following 4 starts this season, Harrison was diagnosed with significant nerve irritation and a forward displacement of his vertebrae. Harrison is 49-33 with a 4.15 ERA while starting 100 of his 132 games, all with the Texas Rangers since 2008. Tampa Bay Rays right fielder WIll Myers will miss at least 2 months due to a small stress fracture in his right wrist. MLB Scores Tuesday: Games In American League Parks: Oakland Athletics 5 New York Yankees 2- 10 innings A tight well pitched game in the Bronx that required bonus baseball. Bottom 1st: Mark Teixeira hit a RBI single- Yankees 1 Athletics 0 Top 5th: Brandon Moss hit a solo home run- Athletics 1 Yankees 1 Bottom 6th: Mark Teixeira hit a solo home run- Yankees 2 Athletics 1 In the Top of the 8th, with 2 outs and nobody on, Alberto Callaspo walked. Stephen Vogt pinch hit for Craig Gentry and Vogt drills a game tying RBI double to the gap- Athletics 2 Yankees 2 The game would remain tied into the Top of the 10th inning. Top 10th: Brandon Moss hit a solo home run- Athletics 3 Yankees 2 Top 10th: Jed Lowrie hit a RBI double- Athletics 4 Yankees 2 Top 10th: Kyle Blanks hit a RBI single- Athletics 5 Yankees 2 Athletics overcome a 1 run deficit twice in the game and then score 3 runs in the Top of the 10th to beat Yankees 5-2. Cleveland Indians 5 Boston Red Sox 3 A tight back and forth affair in Cleveland Tuesday. Bottom 1st: Michael Brantley hit a RBI single- Indians 1 Red Sox 0 Bottom 1st: Lonnie Chisenhall hit a RBI single- Indians 2 Red Sox 0 Bottom 1st: Ryan Raburn grounded into double play, Michael Brantley scored- Indians 3 Red Sox 0 Top 3rd: Xander Bogaerts hit a solo home run- Indians 3 Red Sox 1 Top 6th: Jonathan Herrera hit a RBI single- Indians 3 Red Sox 2 Top 7th: Dustin Pedroia hit a RBI double- Red Sox 3 Indians 3 Bottom 7th: Michael Bourn hit a 2 run RBI double- Indians 5 Red Sox 3 Indians beat Red Sox for a second straight night in Cleveland 5-3. Toronto Blue Jays 5 Detroit Tigers 3 The final score would indicate that this game would a 0-0 tie going into the Top of the 9th inning. That is when things changed dramatically. Top 9th: Anthony Gose walked and then stole second Jose Reyes singled putting runners at first and third with nobody out Melky Cabrera popped out to shortstop Jose Bautista then delivers the first run of the game with a RBI single- Blue Jays 1 Tigers 0 Jose Bautista to second on pickoff attempt at third Edwin Encarnacion walked Kevin Pillar then hit a pinch hit RBI sacrifice fly- Blue Jays 2 Tigers 0 Following a pitching change, Brett Lawrie puts an exclamation point on the inning hitting a 3 run home run giving the Blue Jays a 5-0 lead. So we go to Bottom of the 9th inning with Blue Jays holding what appears to be a pretty safe 5-0 lead, right, right? Things would get a little interesting. Ian Kinsler walked Torii Hunter lined out to right Miguel Cabrera walked Victor Martinez struck out swinging So the Tigers are down to their final out in the person of J.D. Martinez. J.D. Martinez does not want to go home quite yet, hitting a 3 run home run bringing the Tigers to within 5-3. Following a pitching change, Don Kelly strikes out swinging to the end the game. Blue Jays hold on to win 5-3 over the Tigers. Baltimore Orioles 8 Texas Rangers 3 Houston Astros 7 Los Angeles Angels 2 On Monday, Houston Astros signed first base prospect John Singleton to a 5 year $10 million contract. The deal also includes 3 club options which could pay him $35 million over 8 years. Astros acquired Singleton in a trade with the Phillies for Hunter Pence in July of 2011. On Tuesday Singleton made his MLB debut and he picked up his first MLB hit, a solo home run. He also got a RBI with a bases loaded walk. Games In National League Parks: Chicago Cubs 2 New York Mets 1 A tight game in Chicago with some late game drama. Top 1st: Curtis Granderson hit a RBI sacrifice fly- Mets 1 Cubs 0 Mets would leave 10 runners on base letting many golden opportunities to score more runs get away. In the Bottom of the 8th, Chris Coghlan hit a game tying solo home run- Mets 1 Cubs 1 In the Bottom of the 9th, with 2 outs and a runner at second base, Nate Schierholtz stepped to the plate to deliver some magic. Schierholtz hits a walk off RBI single to deep right giving the Cubs a 2-1 walk off win. Washington Nationals 7 Philadelphia Phillies 0 Seattle Mariners 7 Atlanta Braves 5 A wild back and forth affair in Atlanta. Bottom 1st: Freddie Freeman hit a RBI single- Braves 1 Mariners 0 Bottom 1st: Evan Gattis hit a 3 run home run- Braves 4 Mariners 0 Top 2nd: Brad Miller hit a RBI single- Braves 4 Mariners 1 Top 2nd: James Jones hit a RBI single- Braves 4 Mariners 2 Bottom 2nd: B.J. Upton hit a solo home run- Braves 5 Mariners 2 In the Top of the 4th inning with 2 runners on base and nobody out, and pitcher Erasmo Ramirez due to bat, Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon sends up a pinch hitter, Stefen Romero to bat for the pitcher. And it paid off big time, as Romero hit a game tying 3 run home run- Mariners 5 Braves 5 Top 7th: John Buck hit a 2 run home run- Mariners 7 Braves 5 Mariners overcome a 4-0 deficit and a 5-2 deficit to comeback and win 7-5 over the Braves. Cincinnati Reds 8 San Francisco Giants 3 Miami Marlins 1 Tampa Bay Rays 0 The lone run of the game is scored in the Bottom of the 5th when Christian Yelich draws a bases loaded walk to allow Garrett Jones to walk on home to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. Henderson Alvarez made sure that lead was secure throwing a complete game shutout as Marlins blank the Rays 1-0. Kansas City Royals 8 St. Louis Cardinals 7 A wild offensive affair in St. Louis Tuesday. Bottom 2nd: Kolten Wong hits his first career home run, it just happens to be a grand slam homer giving the Cardinals a 4-0 lead. Top 5th: Alcides Escobar hit a RBI triple- Cardinals 4 Royals 1 Top 5th: James Shields hit a RBI double- Cardinals 4 Royals 2 Top 5th: Nori Aoki hit a RBI single- Cardinals 4 Royals 3 Top 5th: Alex Gordon hit a 3 run home run- Royals 6 Cardinals 4 Bottom 5th: Oscar Taveras hit a RBI sacrifice fly- Royals 6 Cardinals 5 Bottom 5th: Jhonny Peralta hit a RBI double- Royals 6 Cardinals 6 Bottom 6th: Peter Bourjos hit a solo home run- Cardinals 7 Royals 6 Top 8th: Alcides Escobar reached on infield single to second, Salvador Perez scored- Royals 7 Cardinals 7 Top 9th: Eric Hosmer hit a RBI single- Royals 8 Cardinals 7 Royals outlast the Cardinals in a wild offensive back and forth affair 8-7. Minnesota Twins 6 Milwaukee Brewers 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 4 Colorado Rockies 2 Chicago White Sox 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 San Diego Padres 1 MLB Schedule Wednesday: Games In American League Parks: Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees 7pm Starting Pitchers: Jesse Chavez- Athletics vs. Vidal Nuno- Yankees Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians 7:05pm Starting Pitchers: Brandon Workman- Red Sox vs. Corey Kluber- Indians Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers 7:08pm Starting Pitchers: R.A. Dickey- Blue Jays vs Rick Porcello- Tigers Miami Marlins at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: Tom Koehler- Marlins vs. David Price- Rays Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers 8:05pm Starting Pitchers: Budd Norris- Orioles vs. Nick Martinez- Rangers St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals 8:10pm Starting Pitchers: Adam Wainwright- Cardinals vs. Jason Vargas- Royals Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins 8:10pm Starting Pitchers: Marco Estrada- Brewers vs. Ricky Nolasco- Twins Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros 8:10pm Starting Pitchers: Garrett Richards- Angels vs. Zach Cozart- Astros Games In National League Parks: Seattle Mariners at Atlanta Braves 12:10pm Starting Pitchers: Hisashi Iwakuma- Mariners vs. Mike Minor- Braves Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres 6:40pm Starting Pitchers: Francisco Liriano- Pirates vs. Ian Kennedy- Padres Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals 7:05pm Starting Pitchers: A.J. Burnett- Phillies vs. Stephen Strasburg- Nationals San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds 7:10pm Starting Pitchers: Ryan Vogelsong- Giants vs. Tony Cingrani- Reds New York Mets at Chicago Cubs 8:05pm Starting Pitchers: Daisuke Matsuzaka- Mets vs. Edwin Jackson- Cubs Daisuke Matsuzaka slots back into the Mets rotation as the Mets are unsure of when Dillon Gee will return off the disabled list and due to all the extra inning games in Philadelphia over the weekend, the Mets needed a fresh arm. So they sent Rafael Montero back to the minor leagues to work on being more consistent. Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies 8:40pm Starting Pitchers: Josh Collmenter- Diamondbacks vs. Jordan Lyles- Rockies Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10pm Starting Pitchers: John Danks- White Sox vs. Josh Beckett- Dodgers. Another busy day in MLB on Wednesday with every team in action.