Detroit 2B Ian Kinsler didn't start Thursday but had a pinch-hit, RBI double in a 5-4 loss to the Yankees. Despite hitting .317 with 11 HRs, 30 RBIs, 7 stolen bases, and a .906 OPS, Kinsler is not among the top five A.L. second basemen in terms of All-Star voting to date.
Milwaukee LF Ryan Braun doubled in a 4-1 win over Philadelphia.
Dodgers CF Joc Pederson went hitless in a 7-2 loss to the Cubs and made his first error of the season.
Reliever Scott Feldman did not play in Houston's 3-0 loss to Arizona.
Reliever Richard Bleier did not play in the Yankees' 5-4 win over Detroit.
June 3, 2000: RF Gabe Kapler homers in his first two at-bats as a Texas Ranger (see bio)
June 3, 1971: Chicago Cubs P Ken Holtzman pitches his second career no-hitter, scoring the lone run in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati (see bio)
June 3, 1950: Boston Braves LF Sid Gordon drives in seven runs with a grand-slam home run, a two-run shot, and a sac fly. He goes on to hit a total of 27 home runs this season, four of them grand slams (see bio)
Happy birthday:
Kansas City Royals C Jim Gaudet, who converted to Judaism after his playing career ended, is 61