You can't blame Bud Black for playing the hand he was dealt in San Diego. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Merkin Valdez (right elbow strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 13. 

Tim Lincecum, All-Star. 

--RHP Merkin Valdez (right elbow strain) is eligible to come off the DL Friday. 

Tim Lincecum, All-Star. 

--RHP Merkin Valdez (right elbow strain) is eligible to come off the DL Friday. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Merkin Valdez (right elbow strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 13. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks returned home from a seven-game road trip stumbling a bit. 

Bill Neukom has run a half dozen marathons, rides horses, is fresh off hip replacement surgery and has a penchant for bow ties. 

What a weird double-header for Omar Vizquel. 

--C Bengie Molina went 4-for-4 in the first game and had six hits overall in the double-header. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Merkin Valdez (right elbow strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 13. 

Dan Uggla likes batting with the game on the line. 

Dan Uggla will be sad to see the calendar flip to June. 

The first rainout at Dolphin Stadium in nearly four years may have frustrated baseball fans in Miami, but it also set the stage for a historic Sunday for San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel.