Austin Kearns

They appear to have a good opportunity to create further separation in the standings with Stephen Strasburg taking the hill opposite Mike Minor on Saturday afternoon at Turner Field. Ryan Zimmerman went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and Ian Desmond and Rick ...  

ATLANTA — The opener of the Washington Nationals’ biggest series yet this year — perhaps their biggest series in seven years — reached a crucial point Friday night in the seventh inning. Their four-run lead over the Atlanta Braves had withered to one.  

The Miami Marlins have placed Austin Kearns on the disabled list with a tight right hamstring and have recalled center fielder Kevin Mattison according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald: #marlins expected to place of austin kearns on DL, recall of kevin mattison — clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) May 24, 2012 Kearns, 32, is in his twelfth season as a pro, his first with Miami. He was off to a hot start this season, going .375...  

Austin Kearns landing on the DL could mean Gaby Sanchez returns from Triple-A New Orleans sooner rather than later. The Marlins are even more vulnerable to left-handed pitching with the right-handed hitting Kearns unavailable. He has been a lefty killer ...  

He has nine home runs in May. --2B Omar Infante had four hits and ... Manager Ozzie Guillen, after Miami's 14-7 loss to San Francisco on Thursday. --OF Austin Kearns (right hamstring strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to ...