ROYALS-INDIANS: Friday’s game between Kansas City and Cleveland was postponed by rain. No makeup date was announced. Both managers said they would use Friday’s scheduled starters today. Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar (1-1) will oppose Cleveland left-hander C.C. Sabathia — weather permitting, of course. More rain is in the forecast.
RANGERS: Milton Bradley had three hits against his former team, and Texas took advantage of four errors to beat Oakland 4-3 — the Rangers’ first three-game winning streak of the season.
Texas beat Joe Blanton (2-5) and sent the Oakland opening day starter to 0-5 at home this year — the most home losses by a pitcher in the majors.
Earlier, Texas placed right-handed starter Jason Jennings on the 15-day disabled list with soreness in his forearm. Jennings left Tuesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals after throwing his second pitch of the third inning.
RAYS: Tampa Bay placed right-hander Gary Glover on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder tendinitis and recalled outfielder Justin Ruggiano. Glover was 0-1 with a 1.69 ERA in nine games. Ruggiano was 3-for-10 in five games with Tampa Bay before being sent down to Class AAA Durham on April 25.
TIGERS: Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire will miss the three-game weekend series against Detroit after his older brother died suddenly at his Oklahoma home. Mike Gardenhire, 55, died on Thursday, prompting Ron Gardenhire to return to his home state to be with his family for the funeral. Exactly when Gardenhire returns to the team has not been decided. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
WHITE SOX: The Chicago White Sox placed utilityman Alexei Ramirez on the restricted list. Ramirez, a Cuban defector, has a work visa that would prevent him from re-entering the United States if he leaves the country. The White Sox are playing the Blue Jays in Toronto. Ramirez will work out in Chicago this weekend, taking batting practice and doing fielding drills, then rejoin the roster when the White Sox return home Tuesday for a three-game series with Minnesota.
YANKEES: Bobby Murcer was back in the TV booth for the New York Yankees’ game against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night and feeling better after a brain biopsy in early March. The longtime announcer and former All-Star outfielder, who turns 62 this month, had surgery in December 2006, four days after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, but returned to the broadcast booth last season. His March biopsy showed no cancer, and Murcer said Thursday doctors put him on steroids to help his recovery.
Meanwhile, Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will be sidelined for at least five weeks with a sore shoulder. Surgery has been ruled out for now. Posada thinks he hurt the shoulder as a result of compensating during spring training for a sore muscle in his right side, an injury that caused him to be scratched from the starting lineup on March 7.
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