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The Padres cut ties with veteran second baseman Orlando Hudson and placed shortstop Jason Bartlett on the DL, while recalling infielders Everth Cabrera and Alexi Amarista on Thursday.

Aaron Harang allowed four hits with no walks over seven scoreless innings as the Dodgers cruised past the Padres on Thursday night, avoiding their first three-game skid of the season.

Padres left fielder James Darnell exited Thursday's game against the Dodgers in the sixth inning after partially dislocating his left shoulder leaping for a fly ball. He will have an MRI on Friday.

With key players in both the Cardinals and Dodgers dugouts out with injuries, the matchup between division leaders will shift its focus to the mound. Friday's first game features two of the top seven ERA pitchers in the National League with Ted Lilly (2.11) and Lance Lynn (1.81) squaring off against each other.

Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out. Here are the May 17 Mane Men of the Day.

The Angels will travel to Petco Park for the first time as Interleague Play kicks off Friday. San Diego sends Jeff Suppan to the hill against Halos ace Jered Weaver.

A day after Bobby Valentine said that he didn't think Daisuke Matsuzaka was close to being ready to pitch in the Major Leagues, the righty made his manager look prophetic.

Shortstop Mike Aviles lost his temper in the top of the seventh inning on Thursday night, and the result was his first Major League ejection.

Coming off a pair of subpar outings that were reminiscent of the struggles he endured for much of the 2011 season, Astros starter J.A. Happ righted the ship with his most impressive performance of the year Thursday night.

Roy Halladay kept the Cubs in check while Carlos Ruiz and Hunter Pence combined for five RBIs to pace the offense as the Phillies rose above .500 for the first time since Opening Day.

Those early weeks of the season, when every call to the bullpen left manager Bobby Valentine searching for an antacid tablet, now seem like a very long time ago. Relief has come to Boston in big, impenetrable doses, evidenced again in Thursday night's 5-3 victory over the Rays.

Major League ERA leader Brandon Beachy threw his first career complete game, and he drove in a run as part of a 12-hit Atlanta attack, as the Braves toppled the Marlins, 7-0, on Thursday night at Turner Field.

Andy Pettitte's second start on his comeback tour should draw a little less attention than the first one, when the Yankees and Reds -- who send Bronson Arroyo to the hill -- open a three-game Interleague series Friday night in New York.

The 2012 version of the Windy City Series will kick off Friday at Wrigley Field as White Sox righty Phil Humber takes the mound against Cubs righty Jeff Samardzija.

When Jeff Samardzija throws the first pitch for the Cubs in their Friday afternoon game against the White Sox at Wrigley Field, it will signify a powerful and memorable moment for Major League Baseball in 2012: the return of Interleague Play.

Starting pitcher James McDonald carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and finished with 11 strikeouts, while Andrew McCutchen banged out two homers and Rod Barajas added another as the Pirates scored a 5-3 victory over Washington on Thursday night at Nationals Park.

While Friday will mark the beginning of Interleague Play for the Red Sox and Phillies, it'll also be the first time Boston has faced Jonathan Papelbon since he signed with Philadelphia in the offseason.

For the second consecutive game, Jose Bautista and J.P. Arencibia came through with a pair of homers to lead the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory on Thursday night in front of 31,266 fans.

Thoroughly dominant during Interleague Play last season, Rays starter James Shields will be more than happy to take the hill on Friday as his team begins a three-game series against the Braves at Tropicana Field.

The Indians' Justin Masterson opposes the Marlins' Carlos Zambrano when the two teams meet Friday at Progressive Field to begin Interleague Play.