Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup

April 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Philadelphia Phillies right-handed starting pitcher Charlie Morton needs surgery on his torn left hamstring and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Wednesday. The 32-year-old Morton will have surgery next Monday in Philadelphia. He will need six to eight months to recover. - - Seattle Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln will retire when Nintendo of America sells a majority of its interest in the team to other members of the current ownership group. John Stanton will replace Lincoln as chairman and CEO, the team announced. - - The Cleveland Indians recalled left-hander Kyle Crockett from Columbus and optioned right-hander Cody Anderson to the Triple-A team. Anderson has made four starts this year for the Indians and has a 7.65 ERA. He failed to protect the lead on Tuesday night as the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 6-5 victory. - - The Washington Nationals called up left-hander Sammy Solis from Triple-A Syracuse and right-hander Matt Belisle (right calf strain) went on the 15-day disabled list after he was hurt Tuesday. Solis made his big-league debut last year with the Nationals. This season, he gave up just one earned run in nine innings at Syracuse. - - The Oakland A's selected the contract of catcher/outfielder Matt McBride from Triple-A Nashville. He is expected to serve as the A's third catcher. The A's also optioned right-hander Andrew Triggs to Nashville. - - A's manager Bob Melvin announced that left-hander Sean Manaea will make his major league debut when he starts Friday against Houston. Manaea is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA for Triple-A Nashville - - The Detroit Tigers activated reliever Francisco Rodriguez from the family medical emergency list after he was placed on the list Sunday. The Tigers also optioned outfielder Tyler Collins to Triple-A Toledo. Collins was hitting .100 with one RBI in 20 at-bats. - - Chicago White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte, and right-hander Daniel Webb was recalled from Charlotte. Webb, 26, was 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA and two saves with Charlotte. Gonzalez made his White Sox debut Monday and did not factor in the decision in the 7-5 Chicago win after allowing five runs and 11 hits. - - The Toronto Blue Jays recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Tepera from Triple-A Buffalo, and they optioned left-handed/right-handed pitcher Pat Venditte to Buffalo. Venditte had a 7.36 earned-run average in 3 2/3 innings with Toronto this season. (Editing by Frank Pingue)