Looks like going to bed at a reasonable time made me miss a great Red Sox-Rays finish. I'm telling you - the Rays are not going away, even if my man B.J. Upton has been dropped to seventh in the order because he can't hit anymore.

Who's off: Nobody

First pitch: The Cards and Mets get NL action underway at 12:10 p.m. ET at injury-plagued CitiField, while the AL starts up with a pair of 7:05 games. Here's the full schedule.

Pitcher to start: Thanks for nothing (except those eight strikeouts), Luke Hochevar. We're 64-68.

Tonight, we'll go with our pal John Lannan (7.3 percent owned) against the Marlins, Frisbee-throwing Chad Gaudin (6.1 percent owned) against the Braves, and Princeton-educated Ross Ohlendorf (5.5 percent owned) against the D'backs. Go get 'em, fellas.

On to the news:

Pedro Martinez's agent is apparently in discussions with the Phillies about the former ace returning to the big leagues. Since Pedro and Don Zimmer are both old men at this point, maybe now they can have a fair fight. 

FRIDAY

First pitch: The Cards and Cubs get the NL slate underway with a Wrigley matinee at 2:20 p.m. ET, while AL action begins with a pair of games at boring old 7:05. Here's the full schedule.

Pitcher to start: Not this time, John Lannan. We're 50-52.

Tonight, we'll take Nick Blackburn (40.8 percent owned), who pitches well every time out, and Seattle's Brandon Morrow (13.9 percent owned), who is slowly but surely making progress as a starter. I thought about leaving Morrow out, but life's no fun if you don't take a death-defying risk once in awhile.