Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Geoff Jenkins injured his shoulder this Sunday when he was accidentally hit by the barrel of his broken bat. Jenkins who immediately came out of the game at Florida is expected to be ready for the start of the Phillies’ series starting on Tuesday against the New York Mets. Jenkins bat broke on contact with the ball, and the left-handed hitter was hit on the right side close to his neck. The tickets continue to sell for the Phillies games despite this setback.

The Athletics traded SP Joe Blanton to the Phillies for three minor leaguers. This was the only deal the Athletics could make after Philadelphia insisted they needed a starting pitcher. The three minor leaguers involved are left-hander Josh Outman, second baseman Adrian Cardenas and outfielder Matt Spencer. This trade should make the fans stand in long lines for the tickets just to see how it turns out.

The Chicago White Sox have placed closer Bobby Jenks on the 15-day disabled list with left scapula bursitis, which causes pain the upper back.  Jenks has not been able to pitch for the White Sox since June 29th. He will be eligible to return the first game after the All-Star break.  The White Sox will see their closer sidelined with a 1.95 ERA and 18 saves.  Chicago has recalled pitcher D.J. Carrasco to take the spot of Jenks.  Carasco has pitched in seven games at Triple A Charlotte, and was supporting a 2.38 ERA along with a 1-1 record and 1 save.  The 31 year old pitcher has not not made an appearance in the Major Leagues since 2005 when he was with the Kansas City Royals. 

The Detroit Tigers were in destructive mood last Friday night as they came up with a matchless performance to beat the Colorado Rockies by 7-1 in their home turf. The Tigers continued their rich vein of form in this baseball game and have won the last three games that they have played. Eddie Bonine was the mainstay pitcher for the Tigers as he allowed only 5 hits over eight innings. The Detroit fans were absolutely thrilled to watch this game live and appreciated the super efforts of Bonine and Curtis Granderson. Tickets to the Detroit Tigers games are currently on sale and die hard fans will be surely getting their copy of tickets for the forthcoming games.

The Tampa Bay batters were in absolute destruction mode as they showcased some of their hitting talents to score a thumping 15-3 victory over Florida Marlins last Wednesday night. The Tampa Bay Rays have sealed the series by winning the first two games and most of their batters are in a good run of form lately. James Shields was the super pitcher for the Rays as he struck out five in seven innings and allowed on four hits and one run. The highlight of this baseball game was the 10 run score in the fifth inning that sealed the fate of the Marlins. This huge game will ensure that more and more Rays fans will be buying tickets for the games ahead.

The Oakland Athletics came up with a superlative display of baseball skills to overcome four home runs by Florida Marlins and thereby beat them by 7-6 at home last Friday night. The Athletics by winning this game has registered their sixth victory this season and are looking pretty for many more wins.   Kurt Suzuki played really well last Friday and his two run homer and two run double along with the winning shot off Marlin’s pitcher Doug Waechter sealed the victory for the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics fans are rushing to the ticket counters to grab their copy of tickets for the team’s forthcoming games as they have been on top of their game this month. 

The General Manager Bill Bavasi was shown the exit door by the top brass of Seattle Mariners last Monday and Bavasi regrets for the offences that he had committed after his firing from the job. Bavasi held all the 25 roster players in the clubhouse room and gave them a serious bashing publicly for the poor showing by them this season. This season was the poorest showing for the Mariners in the major league baseball with a record of 24-25. Both the players as well as the fans were upset by some remarks by Bavasi. Seattle Mariners management expects good sale of tickets for the home games during the upcoming season. 

The New York Yankees came through trumps with a 4-1 win margin over the Oakland Athletics last Thursday night and there was no better way that Hideki Matsui could have celebrated his 34^th birthday than by hitting a grand slam in the game. Andy Pettitte was the other star performer for the Yankees as he notched up five hits and allowed only a single run in eight innings. The Yankees fans are very much delighted with the way the game had progressed on Thursday and are buying tickets in a rush expecting their team to perform even better during their forthcoming games. The Yankees manager Joe Girardi was pleased with the way his boys played on Thursday. 

The calf injury that slugger Albert Pujols sustained in the game against Cincinnati Reds has now put him on a 15 day disabled list with the St. Louis Cardinals. The management has recalled Chris Duncan to start as the first baseman as a replacement for Pujols in its upcoming games. The MRI scan on his calf has showed signs of muscle strains and he could be possibly out of action for a minimum of 3 weeks. The manager of the Cardinals Tony La Russa is expecting that Pujols recovers pretty fast after undergoing the physiotherapy treatment. Pujols fans who had bought tickets to watch him play will have to settle watching the game without their super baseball player in action. 

The Tampa Bay Rays’ win over the Chicago White Sox created such an excitement in the winning camp that we hadn’t witnessed for a very long time. Gabe Gross’s winning homer in the 10th inning brought about this exciting victory. He was immediately thronged by his teammates and joined in their mad celebration. Joe Maddon, the team’s coach was a very happy man since this win had resulted in a 3-1 series win. There is going to be a huge increase in the number of tickets being sold out for the next game between the Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays.