Jeff Karstens News

Indianapolis dropped a 5-4 decision to Louisville, with all the damage coming in one inning.

Karstens, who is on the 15-day disabled list because of shoulder inflammation, said he will throw a bullpen session today.

Indianapolis blew a three-run lead late, but won anyway over Buffalo, 8-6. Starter Daniel Cabrera went six, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks.

Jeff Karstens has pitched in Altoona before, as a minor leaguer for Trenton in 2005, and of course, he remembers the ballpark's most recognizable feature.

Alderson, now a full-fledged member of the Altoona rotation for the first time since 2010, was lights out from pitch number one on Sunday.

This one starts early, at 4:05. The matchup is a bit better than last night, although Drew Smyly is no slouch -- he was drafted in 2010, but he carved up the minors, and now he's striking out a batter an inning in the majors.

RHP Jeff Karstens threw a bullpen session Thursday and is scheduled to throw another Sunday.

Grant Brisbee writes about the worst trade of the last five years at SB Nation today , and it might surprise you to see that he chose the Octavio Dotel for James McDonald deal from the 2010 trade deadline.

The Minnesota Twins' It Gets Better video is due out in the next week or so, and slowly -- very slowly -- other baseball teams are contributing to the project that started after several news stories about young people killing themselves.

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Erik Bedard, the veteran left-hander who showed the way the Bucs pitching staff still follows, went down early, but the Pirates didn't have time to dwell on the temporary loss of their elder.

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Amidst the excitement about the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff striking everyone out in the Cardinals organization except the squirrel today, one story might be overlooked.A Pirates starter Jeff Karstens was throwing at PNC Park.A Kristy Robinson tweeted a picture, but it's a little difficult to tell it's Karstens.

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It's not any secret that Meek hasn't been his old self this year; until his fastball velocity comes back he's pretty unlikely to be a useful relief pitcher.

In the first month of the post-Pujols era, the Cardinals have a run differential of plus-50. Amazing.