Baseball Notes | Nationals honor Va. Tech victims
Baseball Notable The Washington Nationals wore Virginia Tech baseball caps during last night's home game against Atlanta as a tribute to the victims of Monday's shooting rampage at the school.
Baseball Notable
The Washington Nationals wore Virginia Tech baseball caps during last night's home game against Atlanta as a tribute to the victims of Monday's shooting rampage at the school.
Nationals players wore burgundy hats with "VT" in orange, and manager Manny Acta, pitching coach Randy St. Claire, and other coaches wore white "VT" caps with burgundy stitching.
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed righthander Jason Schmidt on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation.
Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia said slugger Vladimir Guerrero would be sidelined till Friday with a bruised right wrist.
Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez, last year's National League batting champion, was out of the lineup with a sore left wrist.
The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Scott Podsednik on the 15-day DL with a pulled groin muscle and called up reliever Boone Logan from triple-A Charlotte.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano expects to miss about a week after straining his left hamstring while diving for a ball.
The father of former Braves pitcher John Rocker was killed in a traffic accident in Warner Robbins, Ga. Jake Rocker, 63, of Macon, Ga., was struck by a dump truck as he made a left turn, according to police. The truck driver, Angelo Raffield Jr., was not hurt, and no citations were issued, police said.
- Associated Press