Starting Five: Hudson, Boone Complete Long Road Back to Majors

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead.

You Oughta Know ...
That Tuesday marked the day for roster expansion, which usually means opportunities for young players, but two veterans made emotional returns to the big leagues: Atlanta's Tim Hudson and Houston's Aaron Boone.

Hudson, who had been out for 13 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery, picked up a victory over the Marlins in his return. Pitching on the same mound where Hudson was hurt last year, he gave up two runs in the first but then nothing else through 5 1/3 innings.

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Boone returned to the active roster for the first time after undergoing open-heart surgery in spring training. Boone did not get into the game, but was happy to be back nonetheless.

"It's good to be in this position and back here after all that has gone through in my life this year. I'm excited about it," he said.

From The Trainer's Room ...
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones sprained his ankle rounding first base. X-rays were negative, but Baltimore manager Dave Trembley said it was a "pretty good sprain."

Numbers Game ...
Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher hit his 13th homer at Camden Yards, by far his most at any ballpark as a visitor. Swisher has hit eight homers as a visitor in Seattle, Tampa and Texas. His 13 homers in Baltimore have come in just 85 at-bats. He has at least 100 at-bats in all the ballparks where he's hit eight homers.

In Their Own Words ...
"He got out of it with no runs, which is kind of hard to do. He felt good enough to go back out and have a crisp ninth. So, it worked out about as well as it could." -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona, on bringing in Jonathan Papelbon with the bases loaded and no outs in the eighth. It was the first time in nearly two years that Papelbon had entered in a save situation with no outs in the eighth. The last time, in September 2007, he blew the game. Papelbon got out of the jam in the eighth and pitched a perfect ninth for his first two-inning save in the regular season since 2006.

Advance Scouting ...
Brad Penny will make his Giants debut at Philadelphia (7:05 PM ET). The Giants will be eager to see if Penny can fare better in the National League than he did in the AL. Penny's most eagerly-anticipated start will be in a couple weeks when he faces the Dodgers. When asked by a reporter what it will be like to pitch in a stadium full of 42,000-Dodger haters, he interrupted: "42,001."