Diamondbacks
After two Tommy John surgeries and more than two years of rehabilitation, Daniel Hudson — along with outfielder Cody Ross — was activated from the disabled list as the rosters expanded for September. Hudson last pitched in a Major League game on June 26, 2012 when he suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in a game against the Braves. After having Tommy John surgery performed and going through a near year-long rehab process, Hudson was just a week away from returning to the big leagues when he re-tore the ligament during a Minor League outing. A second surgery was required, and this time the team erred on the side of caution and took it slowly with his rehab process.
Dodgers
Looking to jump-start a slumping Yasiel Puig, manager Don Mattingly dropped his center fielder to the sixth spot in the Dodgers’ batting order in time for Monday’s series opener against the Nationals.
“Just hopefully he’ll relax and get back to what he does,” Mattingly said. “Wanted to take little pressure off of him.”
Puig went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the 6-4 Dodgers loss. He entered the night 2-for-27 over his prior eight games, striking out 10 times and lowering his average to .298. He batted .216 overall in August
Giants
Outfielder Gary Brown and right-hander Brett Bochy likely will receive the most attention among the second round of minor leaguers to join the Giants. Brown was the Giants’ first-round selection in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. Bochy is the son of Giants manager Bruce Bochy. He finished 4-4 with a 3.83 in 35 appearances this year for Fresno, all but two in relief. He accumulated 47 strikeouts in 54 innings. Right-hander Matt Cain and second baseman Marco Scutaro were transferred from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list to clear 40-man roster room.
Padres
Cory Spangenberg rewarded the Padres immediately for promoting him from Double-A San Antonio on Monday. The 23-year-old first-round Draft pick in 2011 made a pair of nice defensive plays and also collected his first hit and RBIs in the Majors, all in front of his family, who traveled from Pennsylvania to see his debut.
“Definitely a fun day,” Spangenberg said. “Just to get the first ground balls, the first at-bats out of the way. To get the win especially was great.”
Rockies
The Rockies transferred left-hander Boone Logan to the 60-day disabled list to make room for infielder Rafael Ynoa on the 40-man roster. In 25 innings for the Rockies, Logan, who signed a three-year, $16.5 million contract this past winter, surrendered 20 runs (19 earned) on 31 hits and 11 walks. He did strike out 32 batters across that span but Logan was scored upon in 12 appearances.
Compiled by Rachel Lister from wire reports.
