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Posted on Tue, Feb. 26, 2008 10:15 PM
Grudzielanek, Guillen unlikely to play in early spring games
Lefty John Bale is scheduled to start today’s game and pitch two innings. Plans also call for Luke Hochevar and Brian Lawrence to pitch two innings apiece before Ron Mahay, Yasuhiko Yabuta and Carlos Rosa each work one inning.
Upcoming pitching plans:
•Thursday’s intrasquad game: Jorge De La Rosa and Brett Tomko will work two or three innings apiece. Also Tyler Lumsden, Leo Nuñez and Ryan Braun.
•Friday vs. San Diego in Peoria, Ariz.: Gil Meche and Hideo Nomo, two or three innings. Also Joel Peralta, Jimmy Gobble, Joakim Soria and Brandon Duckworth.
•Saturday vs. Texas in Surprise: Zack Greinke and Mike Maroth, two or three innings. Also Julio Pimentel, Mahay, Rosa and Yabuta.
•Sunday vs. Texas in Surprise: Brian Bannister and Kyle Davies, two or three innings. Also Gobble, Nuñez, Peralta and Braun.
BASEBALL NEWS
•MRI FOR KAZMIR: Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir missed a scheduled intrasquad game appearance after feeling discomfort in his elbow. The Rays said the 24-year-old, who agreed to a $3,785,000, one-year contract last month, would undergo an MRI exam later in the day. His status was to be updated today.
•MRI FOR KAZMIR: Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir missed a scheduled intrasquad game appearance after feeling discomfort in his elbow. The Rays said the 24-year-old, who agreed to a $3,785,000, one-year contract last month, would undergo an MRI exam later in the day. His status was to be updated today.
•VIZQUEL HURT: Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee today and is expected to miss four to six weeks.
•BARRY TO THE BAY?: Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said that the team has had internal discussions regarding controversial free-agent slugger Barry Bonds. Andrew Friedman, Rays vice president of baseball operations, called the report a “non-story.”
•TONY TACTIC: Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said that his pitchers will bat eighth this season.
EXHIBITION SCORES
•N.Y. Mets 4, Michigan 4, tie
•Detroit 17, Florida Southern 4
•Florida 7, Univ. of Miami 2
•Florida St. vs. Philadelphia, ppd.
HIGHLIGHTS
•David Wright homered his first time up for the Mets on Tuesday. New York’s game against the University of Michigan was worked by an umpiring crew of four women.
•Alejandro De Aza had two hits and an RBI for the Marlins.
•Colin Kaline, grandson of Tigers Hall of Famer Al Kaline, went zero for four and played second base for Florida Southern in their game against Detroit.
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