Benched Tuesday night in favor of Bobby Hill, Pirates 3B Ty Wigginton’s numbers since opening day :
44 AB, 6 hits, 2 runs, 0 HR’s, 1 RBI, 0 steals, 1 walk, .136 BA, .159 slugging percentage, .156 OBP
Recovering from the flu, Cubs SS Nomar Garciaparra :
49 AB, 8 hits, 6 runs, 0 HR’s, 4 RBI’s, 0 steals, 4 walks, .163 BA, .183 slugging percentage, .236 OBP.
The Astros are saying that OF Lance Berkman might be making a rehab apparence with Round Rock or Corpus Christi this weekend.
Brad Penny could return to the Dodgers’ starting rotation by next week, if not sooner.