Joba Chamberlain?s fastballs reached 96 miles an hour against the Tigers, and he pitched comfortably at 92 to 94 while allowing one run and three hits, with three walks and six strikeouts over seven innings. Until Wednesday's start, there had been a growing sentiment that Chamberlain would be better suited for late-inning relief work. Chamberlain is now 4-1 with a 2.85 earned run average as a starter, with more strikeouts than innings pitched. ?He?s got such good stuff that I?m sure we?ll debate this forever,? Manager Joe Girardi said. ?But that?s what we think he can do.?

Cubs' prospect Jay Jackson had his first effective start of 2009 as he went seven innings while giving up just one earned run in a Double-A start. Jackson struck out four, scattered four hits and three walks in the outing. His ERA now stands at 6.64 for the season. Click here to view RealGM's prospect page on Jay Jackson.

Phil Hughes fired six shutout innings to beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 11-0. He allowed two singles and two walks, striking out six and reclaiming, for the moment, his reputation. ?That was the old Phil Hughes that we need him to be,? said catcher Jose Molina, whose grand slam capped a 10-run seventh inning. ?If he keeps throwing that way, he?s going to be here for a long time.? ?There were points last year ? I?m not going to lie ? I was pretty lost,? he said. ?I felt like I had forgotten how to pitch. Things weren?t falling into place for me. I just tried to keep working as hard as I could.?

Dellin Betances gave up two earned runs while striking out six in 6.1 innings of work on his start on Sunday. The Yankees' prospect has a 4.22 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 21.1 innings. Click here to view RealGM's prospect page on Dellin Betances.

Jacoby Ellsbury stole home and the Red Sox ran off with a three-game sweep of the Yankees. Ellsbury surprised left-hander Andy Pettitte with his dash home in the fifth inning that gave the Red Sox their 10th straight win, 4-1 Sunday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

The Phillies completed a sweep of the Marlins on Sunday afternoon, pushing Florida's losing streak to six games. The Marlins, who began the season with eleven wins in twelve games, are now 11-7. They are in the midst of their longest losing streak since an eight-game slide from Aug. 15-22, 2007. "We're not an 11-1 team, and we're not an 0-6 team -- we're somewhere in the middle," manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

Tim Lincecum struck out 12 while earning his first victory of the season and the Giants beat the Diamondbacks 5-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight win, according to an Associated Press report. Bengie Molina went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs in San Francisco?s first road victory of the season in seven tries.

Giants pitcher Randy Johnson nearly no-hit the Diamondbacks in a 2-0 win on Sunday, notching the 296th victory of his career. Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, then Arizona's Augie Ojeda lined a double to left field on the first pitch of the inning to end the no-no bid. It would have been Johnson's third career no-hitter.

Buster Posey continues to shred Single-A pitching, going 3-for-3 with a homer, a double and two walks on Wednesday against Bakersfield. Posey is now batting .462/.563/.885 for a mind-blowing OPS of 1.448. Click here to view RealGM's prospect page on Buster Posey.

Buster Posey continues to light up the California League, going 3-for-4 with a double and a walk on Tuesday. The catcher is now batting .391/.481/.696 for an OPS of 1.177. This is Posey's third consecutive multi-hit game for Single-A San Jose. Click here to read RealGM's prospect page on Buster Posey.