News: Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Rafael Betancourt left Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees with an apparent leg injury. After Betancourt threw a ball on a 1-1 pitch to Mark Teixeira in the eighth inning, catcher Kelly Shoppach went to the mound and was followed by manager Eric Wedge and trainer Lonnie Soloff. Betancourt talked with them briefly and left the field without throwing any warmup pitches. The right-hander entered the game with the Indians leading 4-2 and runners on second and third. His replacement, Matt Herges, gave up a game-tying double to Teixeira.
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Thats back-to-back stellar outings for Maine, who has allowed just seven hits and one earned run in a pair of wins. Control issues remain a hindrance to Maines potential, as he handed out two free passes Sunday and has issued 32 this year for a very poor 4.99 BB/9 ratio. Hes consistently had plus stuff though, and is worth giving the nod when he toes the rubber next, scheduled for June 5 in Washington.
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News: Cleveland SS Jhonny Peralta went 3-for-4 on Sunday in a win over the Yankees. Peralta singled home a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Indians beat New York in walk-off fashion. Peralta drove in three runs in the game. He’s hitting .269.
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Thats back-to-back stellar outings for Maine, who has allowed just seven hits and one earned run in a pair of wins. Control issues remain a hindrance to Maines potential, as he handed out two free passes Sunday and has issued 32 this year for a very poor 4.99 BB/9 ratio. Hes consistently had plus stuff though, and is worth giving the nod when he toes the rubber next, scheduled for June 5 in Washington.
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New York Mets OF Angel Pagan (leg) left the game against the Florida Marlins Sunday, May 31, in the fourth inning, due to an apparent right leg injury, according to Yahoo! Sports. He was replaced in center field by OF Jeremy Reed.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed RP Donnie Veal (groin) on the 15-day disabled list, due to a strained right groin, according to USAToday.com. The move is retroactive to Saturday, May 30. He suffered the injury when he slipped on the mound while throwing a pitch to Houston Astros OF Hunter Pence.
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News: Kansas City C John Buck (back spasms) is still in the hospital on Sunday a day after injuring his lower back while preparing to bat against the White Sox. Buck was placed on the 15-day disabled list and catcher Brayan Pena was recalled from Triple-A Omaha to take his roster spot for the Royals’ game against the White Sox on Sunday. Manager Trey Hillman says he has no indication how long Buck might remain in the hospital or whether the “a slight herniation in his lower back” might require surgery.
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Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton was out of the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Athletics due to a recurring groin problem.
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Martinez, who suffered a left knee contusion Saturday, did not start against the Yankees Sunday, the Associated Press reports.
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MLB.com is reporting that the Pirates have placed reliever Donnie Veal on the 15-day DL retroactive to Saturday with a strained right groin. Veal injured himself on a 3-2 pitch to Hunter Pence in Saturday’s game.
Our View: Veal is not seeing much work with the Pirates this season, but expect him to stay on the roster since he was a Rule 5 pick earlier this year. Veal has very limited fantasy value, so this injury shouldn’t affect too many fantasy squads.
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