Around the Horn - 6/20

Some news first. Curt Schilling has revealed he's going to undergo season ending, and possibly career ending, shoulder surgery.

Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya is expected to return from his season long trip from the DL tonight when the team travels to San Diego.

Travis Hafner will not have to have surgery on his rotator cuff, but he's not close to coming back.

The Mariners fired John McLaren yesterday and reports have the Blue Jays firing John Gibbons prior to tonight's game. Former Jays manager Cito Gaston will take over.

Carlos Zambrano could miss significant time for the Cubs due to a shoulder problem.


Round 3 of Interleague play went as follows:

Rays 3 Cubs 0
The Rays take the sweep on Carl Crawford's grand slam on Thursday.

Twins 3 Nationals 0
Twins outscored the Nationals 22-6.

White Sox 3 Pirates 0
The White Sox scored 37 runs in the series. Jermaine Dye capped the sweep with a 2 HR, 6 RBI game.

Blue Jays 0 Brewers 3
John Gibbons to go out with a whimper. Former Blue Jay David Bush had a no-hitter Thursday into the 8th inning before the Brewers almost blew an 8-0 lead.

Rangers 2 Braves 1
Michael Young's 9th walk off single gave the Rangers the series after the bullpen blew yet another lead.

Orioles 3 Astros 0
Two one-run games and one two-run game. The Orioles ruined Miguel Tejada's home coming. The former Oriole only went 2-12.

Athletics 1 Diamondbacks 2
Two blowouts and then a pitcher's duel decides the finale, 2-1. Justin Upton delivered a game winning home run in the 8th inning.

Indians 0 Rockies 3
Rockies came into the series 14 games under .500. How long until C.C. Sabathia gets dealt?

Royals 3 Cardinals 0
Royals pitching limited the Cardinals to 4 runs in the series.

Angels 1 Mets 2
Mets took the series, but lost their manager.

Mariners 1 Marlins 2
The final demise for John McLaren. Rumor has it that players like Richie Sexson are soon to follow.

Red Sox 2 Phillies 1
The best in the NL is still not as good as the best in the AL.

AL wins this round by a whopping 25-14 margin.