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Tulowitzki's 3-run HR helps Rockies beat Miami 8-4 (The Associated Press)

MIAMI (AP) The Colorado Rockies began the night 14½ games out of first place in the NL West, the biggest deficit in the majors.

 

Giants-Marlins Preview (The Associated Press)

A lack of run support has prevented Anibal Sanchez from sporting a better record for the Miami Marlins. He has not needed much help from his teammates in order to achieve success against the San Francisco Giants.

 

Marlins confident Oviedo will pitch this year (The SportsXchange)

Team president David Samson said the team expects RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo to pitch for the Miami Marlins sometime this year. The team had no comment on a published report that said Oviedo received his visa Wednesday to return to the United States.

 

National League notebook -- Wednesday, May 23, 2012 (The SportsXchange)

Arizona: CF Chris Young was given a start off after starting the previous five games since being activated from the disabled list Friday. "He probably came back a little too early," manager Kirk Gibson said. With an off day today, Young will get two days off. ... C Miguel Montero (groin) rode a bike, played catch and took some swings before the game. "Hitting is a little challenging because you have to stretch out your back leg," Montero said. The D-back are hoping Montero can return Friday.

 

Rockies' Herrera goes on DL with hamstring strain (The Associated Press)

MIAMI (AP) Infielder Jonathan Herrera has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Colorado Rockies with a strained right hamstring, and infielder D.J. LeMahieu was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

 

MLB roundup: Oviedo receives pardon from U.S. government (The SportsXchange)

Dominican pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo, formerly known as Leo Nunez, received a pardon from the U.S. State Department, a mandatory requirement that allows for him to obtain a visa to travel to the United States and resume his career with the Miami Marlins, according to an ESPNdeportesLosAngeles.com report.

 

Report: Marlins' Oviedo receives pardon (The SportsXchange)

Dominican pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo, formerly known as Leo Nunez, received a pardon from the U.S. State Department, a mandatory requirement that allows for him to obtain a visa to travel to the United States and resume his career with the Miami Marlins, according to an ESPNdeportesLosAngeles.com report.

 

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Highlight MLB Schedule for May 24, 2012 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The 2012 MLB regular season is well underway with a full month of baseball already in the books. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape and many surprises have already occurred along the way. The beginning of the year brings promise but at this point in the season anything can still happen.

 

Tale of Two Tulos: Rockies shortstop taketh, then giveth away in loss to Marlins (Big League Stew)

Fans of the Colorado Rockies haven't had a whole lot to get excited about during their ballclub's league-worst 4-16 month of May. However, when those rare moments have occurred, you can safely bet it was something produced by the bat of Carlos Gonzalez or the golden glove of shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. On Tuesday night, it was the latter. Tulowitzki's signature defensive play has always been the incredibly graceful backhand and jump-throw combo from deep in the hole at short. But over the years he's also proven to be just as graceful as his idol Derek Jeter at flagging down balls ticketed for center field. After chasing them down, he often punctuates the play with a standard pirouette and an accurate throw. On this Tulotastic play, however, Tulowitzki had to combine elements from both, using the pirouette and jump-throw together, to retire Miami's Bryan Petersen and create one of the smoothest defensive gems we've seen in 2012. That was the good.

 

The Juice: Bryce Harper’s triple against Halladay keys Nats win, Dodgers roar back (Big League Stew)

The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. Three years in the making: Bryce Harper hit his third triple of the season already, and he drove in two runs against Roy Halladay to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory at Philadelphia on Tuesday night. The 19-year-old said in Mark Zuckerman's Nats Insider — in a post titled "Broad Street Beatdown" — that he's actually been scouting Halladay for three years and he couldn't wait to exploit a perceived weakness. Harper's two-run triple put the Nats ahead in the third inning and keyed their sixth straight victory at Citizens Bank Park. "I've been watching him for about three years," Harper said. "He throws a first-pitch curveball to so many people, and they just let it get over the plate. So I was just really trying to get something up in that situation and get something going. We had two guys on, and you had to get them in." Halladay, who came in with a dominating record against Washington, reflected on what's going wrong in Philly , which has lost four straight and is 21-23 overall. Dodger time: The injury riddled Los Angeles Dodgers improved to 30-13 by picking up an unlikely 8-7 victory at Arizona. Ivan DeJesus muscled-up for a two-out, two-run, go-ahead double in the ninth against closer J.J. Putz, and shortstop Dee Gordon hung in there on defense to help turn an acrobatic game-ending double play with runners at the corners in the bottom of the ninth. Arizona squandered a five-run lead in the seventh, and is 11 1/2 games out of first place. The Dodgers are 7-2 without Matt Kemp in the lineup. Waino bueno once again: Adam Wainwright tossed his first shutout since August 2010, a 4-0 victory against San Diego , which gave the St. Louis Cardinals' top starter a big sense of relief. Wainwright said he told teammate Jake Westbrook this might be the best feeling he's ever had pitching — which is saying something given Wainwright's accomplishments. Waino missed the 2011 season because of Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery: