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The Juice: Bryce Harper’s triple against Halladay keys Nats win, Dodgers roar back (Big League Stew)

The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. Three years in the making: Bryce Harper hit his third triple of the season already, and he drove in two runs against Roy Halladay to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory at Philadelphia on Tuesday night. The 19-year-old said in Mark Zuckerman's Nats Insider — in a post titled "Broad Street Beatdown" — that he's actually been scouting Halladay for three years and he couldn't wait to exploit a perceived weakness. Harper's two-run triple put the Nats ahead in the third inning and keyed their sixth straight victory at Citizens Bank Park. "I've been watching him for about three years," Harper said. "He throws a first-pitch curveball to so many people, and they just let it get over the plate. So I was just really trying to get something up in that situation and get something going. We had two guys on, and you had to get them in." Halladay, who came in with a dominating record against Washington, reflected on what's going wrong in Philly , which has lost four straight and is 21-23 overall. Dodger time: The injury riddled Los Angeles Dodgers improved to 30-13 by picking up an unlikely 8-7 victory at Arizona. Ivan DeJesus muscled-up for a two-out, two-run, go-ahead double in the ninth against closer J.J. Putz, and shortstop Dee Gordon hung in there on defense to help turn an acrobatic game-ending double play with runners at the corners in the bottom of the ninth. Arizona squandered a five-run lead in the seventh, and is 11 1/2 games out of first place. The Dodgers are 7-2 without Matt Kemp in the lineup. Waino bueno once again: Adam Wainwright tossed his first shutout since August 2010, a 4-0 victory against San Diego , which gave the St. Louis Cardinals top starter a big sense of relief. Wainwright said he told teammate Jake Westbrook this might be the best feeling he's ever had pitching — which is saying something given Wainwright's accomplishments. Waino missed the 2011 season because of Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery:

 

Tigers-Indians Preview (The Associated Press)

The Detroit Tigers may have a losing record while trailing the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central, but they're not worried yet.

 

Rockies-Marlins Preview (The Associated Press)

Carlos Zambrano is enjoying a fresh start with the Miami Marlins.

 

Tigers call up Berry to play center (The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND (AP) The Detroit Tigers will call up outfielder Quintin Berry from Triple-A Toledo to play center field while Austin Jackson is hurting.

 

Perez cheered, gets save as Indians beat Tigers (The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND (AP) When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself.

 

Dodgers, Angels aren't the only surprises in an MLB season at the one-quarter point (Yahoo! Sports)

Besides the L.A. teams, the Orioles and Nationals in the east have had unexpected results early on.

 

Detroit's Hope Relies Upon Missing Ingredient: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

This season, the Detroit Tigers have been struggling to keep up with current expectations. When the team acquired Prince Fielder, it was assumed and expected that the team would be a formidable powerhouse, striking fear into the heart of every opposing pitcher. On paper, that was a surety. In reality, however, their failure to mesh as a cohesive unit and lack of consistency has proven to be a difficult hurdle to overcome.

 

American League notebook -- Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (The SportsXchange)

Baltimore: LF Nolan Reimold (herniated neck disk) likely will have a second epidural injection Friday, he told MASNsports.com. Reimold is dealing with pain as well as numbness, and he's been told the injection will only help to dull the pain. ... 2B Brian Roberts, out since May 2011 due to concussion-related issues, will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday with Class AA Bowie (Md.). Roberts could return to the Orioles in mid-June after spending the maximum 20 days in the minors, according to manager Buck Showalter.

 

Indians' Perez wants to stay in Cleveland (The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND (AP) Chris Perez wants to stay in Cleveland, even if he is at odds with some Indians fans.

 

10 notable team reps for MLB’s upcoming draft (Big League Stew)

The date has really snuck up on us, but the first round of Major League Baseball's amateur draft is set for June 4. The league will again try to make this a television spectacle on MLB Network with all 30 teams being represented in the league's Secaucus, N.J., studios by one or two notable players, coaches or front-office personnel. You can find the  full list here , but we've taken the liberty at listing 10 of our favorite men who've been enlisted to stand around for the cameras while the actual picks hide under their agents' desks until 10 minutes before the signing deadline on July 13. (Thank the good heavens that it's moved up this year.) 1. CC Sabathia, New York Yankees : He's the only active player enlisted for duty that night and you have to wonder how he drew the short straw from the Yankees, who have an off-day. Shouldn't Mark Teixeira be the one coming in for makeup work these days? 2. Ron Karkovice, Chicago White Sox : Some of you may suspect this post is just a poor excuse to get a picture of Ron Karkovice out on Big League Stew. Some of you are 100 percent right. 3. Roberto Hernandez, Tampa Bay Rays: One of Andrew Friedman's famed value bullpen pickups? Perhaps. But until then, he's just another member of the 1993 AL West-winning Chicago White Sox, who is apparently staying busy. Oh, to be a fly on the wall when the Gene Lamont stories start flying in that green room!