3B Pablo Sandoval breaks a bone in his right wrist in San Francisco’s 3 – 0 loss to the Nationals. Sandoval was back to form, hitting .313 with 5 home runs and 14 RBI in the early going, after struggling and finishing the season on the bench in 2010. The extent of the injury will only be revealed in x-rays taken the next day.

Andre Ethier extends his hitting streak to 25 games with a 5th-inning double off Clayton Richard as the Dodgers beat the Padres, 3 – 2, tying Steve Sax (1986) and Paul Lo Duca (2003) for second-longest in team history. Willie Davis, who put together a 31-game streak in 1969, holds the record since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, CA. The news is not all good for the Dodgers, however, as they place 3B Casey Blake on the disabled listwith a staph infection in his left elbow; he undergoes surgery and won’t be back for a month.

The Cleveland Indians are having the best April in the team’s 110-year history as today’s 9 – 5 win over Detroit moves their record to an American League-best 17-8. The key hit today is a walk-off grand slam by Carlos Santana off losing pitcher Joaquin Benoit.