-Dexter Sports
12:11 PM

With a lot of great baseball action last night, I have no idea where to start. We saw Angels pitcher Joe Saunders get his 5th victory. He is now 5-0 with a 2.08 ERA. Both Baltimore and Florida picked up win number 15 on the year and with a Tiger win and Indian loss, we seen both team's records go to 12-15 respectively. After an interesting night, lets look at some news around the league.

• Derrek Lee has now tied the record for most homers in April by a Cub. Lee blasted number 8 last night off Brewers ace Ben Sheets. Lee holds the record with Sammy Sosa and Lee Walls. This wasn't the biggest story of the night though. Mike Cameron made his debut for the Brewers a good one, going 3-5 and showing he could be a major spark to this offense. Ben Sheets was also the story, as he gave up a 7 walks, a career high.

• The Arizona Diamondbacks catching squad has only thrown out 16 % of runners so far this year. That is good enough for 2nd to last in the NL. The Diamondbacks carry three catchers on the roster, including Robbie Hammock, Chris Synder and Miguel Montero. Montero will be used as Randy Johnson's personal catcher and a pinch hitter mainly.

• The Phillies claimed former padres infielder Oscar Robles off waivers yesterday. Robles will be optioned to AAA Lehigh Valley, who could use any help possible. They are 3-23 on the season. Robles could fill in later in the year as a backup infielder.

• The Rockies option Pitching Prospect Franklin Morales today. The move makes room to bring up second baseman Omar Quintanilla, to try and shorten up the hitting woes at second base. Again, why not Ian Stewart? Maybe if Quintanilla struggles they will finally get the picture.

• Former Nationals reliever Ray King was granted his release after refusing an assignment to AAA Columbus. Though King isn't the cream of the crop, who blames him for asking for a release. Some team in contention could give him a shot as a middle reliever/lefty specialist. Teams that shoot to my mind right now are the Phillies, Tigers, Marlins, and maybe the Cubs. King has a 5.68 ERA with 4 holds.

• Chris Shelton will get a chance in Texas to play first base. The Rangers are looking for a spark, with 3B Hank Blalock on the DL and 1B Ben Broussard struggling. The Rangers also designated Jason Botts for an assignment, meaning his days in Arlington could be numbered considering he seems to want out of the organization. The 27 year old has shown a lot of power in the minors, but has never been able to harness it in the bigs. The Rangers also called up outfielder Brandon Boggs. Shelton was hitting .354 with 3 HRs and 18 RBIs.