The Day in Review

I got nothing.

Injury News

• Brad Penny has returned to the LA DL (does that look funny to anyone else?) with right shoulder inflammation. It's the same reason he was on the DL earlier in the year and there's no reports yet on his MRI. 
• Troy Percival is definitely oft-injured this year - he's day-to-day for the battered Tampa Bay Rays after spraining his right knee. Another DL stint is possible.
• Chris Young, the San Diego pitcher, hit the DL with a strained right forearm, and he sounds like he wants to call it a lost season and start on next year. I can't blame him, especially because the Padres have been abysmal for much of this season (only Washington and Seattle have fewer wins). 

Notable Performances

• Mark Kotsay had a 5-for-5 cycle tonight, the first for Atlanta in 21 years. This doesn't make him fantasy-relevant, of course, but it's neat for baseball lovers.
• Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez, and Juan Uribe hit 4 straight homers for the White Sox. This may be the first time all year we've heard from any of these players.
• Randy Winn, who has nice career second-half numbers if you're looking to replace Carlos Lee, went 2-for-4 and drove in 2 runs as the Giants lost to the Astros.
• Carlos Pena hit another home run tonight. I don't know that we've ever mentioned this, but his post-Break OPS is 100 points higher than his pre-Break numbers. It's probably too late to get him, but he's had a very nice August after his terrible start this year. 30 homers is very possible; it would be a disappointment to those who drafted him early but I think it's about what should have been expected from him at the outset.
• Ryan Ludwick (OPS-ing 1.178 in August) drove in all three runs for St. Louis tonight. After what looked like a fall-off in June, he continues to hit the cover off the ball for the Cardinals.

This is so much information, I think it makes up for the lack of a post today. Look for spot starters to show up tomorrow. That's what you need to know about the day.