Friday Lineup Card: Back In Action

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Friday's Starters
Diamondbacks (Ian Kennedy – R) at Cubs (Paul Maholm – L), 2:20
Tigers (Doug Fister – R) at Orioles (Jason Hammel – R), 7:05
Angels (C.J. Wilson – L) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Indians (Justin Masterson – R) at Blue Jays (Ricky Romero – L), 7:07
Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R) at Marlins (Josh Johnson – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Adam Wainwright – R) at Reds (Mat Latos – R), 7:10
Red Sox (Franklin Morales – L) at Rays (Jeremy Hellickson – R), 7:10
Mets (Chris Young – R) at Braves (Tim Hudson – R), 7:35
Pirates (James McDonald – R) at Brewers (Zack Greinke – R), 8:10
Athletics (A.J. Griffin – R) at Twins (Francisco Liriano – L), 8:10
White Sox (Jose Quintana – L) at Royals (Bruce Chen – L), 8:10
Phillies (Cliff Lee – L) at Rockies (Christian Friedrich – L), 8:40
Padres (Clayton Richard – L) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10
Rangers (Derek Holland – L) at Mariners (Kevin Millwood – R), 10:10
Astros (Jordan Lyles – R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, BOS (illness) – Feeling better; will likely be back in lineup Friday
Hanley Ramirez, SS, MIA (hand) – Expects to play Friday
Jesus Montero, C, SEA (concussion) – Cleared to resume playing
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS (hamstring) – Expected back in the lineup Friday

Disabled List
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, BOS (shoulder) – Returning Friday
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (thumb) – Out of cast and took BP Thursday; hopes to return July 19
Roy Halladay, SP, PHI (shoulder) – Expected back Tuesday after solid rehab start
Carl Crawford, OF, BOS (elbow) – Coming off DL Monday; rehabbing in Triple-A over weekend
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY (groin) – Still planning to return Tuesday
Johan Santana, SP, NYM (ankle) – Will start Sunday
Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY (knee) – Could actually return this season
Brandon Morrow, SP, TOR (oblique) – Throwing bullpen on Friday
Lance Berkman, 1B, STL (knee) – Will skip rehab assignment, but no Friday activation
Matt Joyce, OF, TB (oblique) – Hopes to return in two weeks
Neftali Feliz, SP, TEX (elbow) – Threw BP Thursday; two-inning rehab appearance slated for Sunday
Dillon Gee, SP, NYM (shoulder) – Will have potentially season-ending surgery to fix artery damage
Andrew Bailey, RP, BOS (thumb) – Close to throwing off a mound
Emilio Bonifacio, OF, MIA (thumb) – Went 2-for-19 in High-A rehab, but rejoining Marlins
Phil Humber, SP, CHW (elbow) – Went six strong in Double-A start; returning Tuesday
John Danks, SP, CHW (shoulder) – Has made minimal progress; 2-3 more weeks minimum
Sergio Santos, RP, TOR (shoulder) – Will throw off a mound this weekend
Zach Britton, SP, BAL (shoulder) – Seven shutout in Triple-A start; returning Tuesday
Joe Wieland, SP, SD (elbow) – Could have surgery
Anthony Bass, SP, SD (shoulder) – Still sore
Jerome Williams, SP, LAA (chest) – Will return from DL and pitch Saturday
Laynce Nix, OF, PHI (calf) – 1-for-3 in first rehab game Thursday; likely back within a week
Micah Owings, SP?, SD (forearm) – Didn’t report to Triple-A as planned; elbow problem?
Aubrey Huff, 1B, SF (knee) – Rehab continuing; ould be activated next week
Endy Chavez, OF, BAL (hamstring) – Returning Friday
Taylor Teagarden, C, BAL (back) – Returning Friday
Koji Uehara, RP, TEX (shoulder) – Threw BP Thursday; rehab appearance coming Saturday
David Aardsma, RP, SEA (elbow) – Resting two more weeks before throwing again
Kyle McClellan, RP, STL (shoulder) – Season-ending labrum surgery

Transactions

Activated from DL
Wilton Lopez, RP, HOU
Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC
Chris Getz, 2B, KC
Nick Markakis, OF, BAL
Matt Capps, RP, MIN

Placed on DL
Luis Perez, RP, TOR (elbow)

Optioned to Triple-A
Taylor Green, 3B, MIL
Matt Dominguez, 3B, HOU
Jose Ortega, RP, DET
David Carpenter, RP, HOU
Nate Adcock, RP, KC
Irving Falu, 2B, KC
Joe Mahoney, 1B, BAL
Kyle Waldrop, RP, MIN
Bryan Anderson, C, STL
Xavier Avery, OF, BAL

Called Up
Tyler Thornburg, RP, MIL
Josh Edgin, RP, NYM
Aaron Loup, RP, TOR

Released
Brian Fuentes, RP, OAK

Closer Watch

Twins – Matt Capps is back and he’ll right slide back into closing, pushing Glen Perkins and Jared Burton back to their setup roles. Capps is trade bait, though, so savvy Perkins and Burton owners with roster space to spare will hold onto them, as it’s still quite possible that one will end up closing games for Minnesota for much of the season yet.

KEY MATCHUPS: HOT
Hot Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
Derek Jeter - SS	NYY vs LAA 7/13 7:05 PM	C.J. Wilson	5-14	.357	1	1	2	3	5	.571	.471	1.042
Nick Swisher - OF	NYY vs LAA 7/13 7:05 PM	C.J. Wilson	6-20	.300	1	4	6	4	6	.600	.417	1.017
Johnny Damon - DH	CLE @ TOR 7/13 7:07 PM	Ricky Romero	6-10	.600	1	3	1	6	0	1.100	.750	1.850
Omar Vizquel - 3B	TOR vs CLE 7/13 7:07 PM	Justin Masterson	4-11	.364	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.728
Jay Bruce - OF	CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM	Adam Wainwright	3-11	.273	1	1	2	1	2	.545	.333	.878
Rafael Furcal - SS	STL @ CIN 7/13 7:10 PM	Mat Latos	4-10	.400	0	0	1	1	3	.400	.455	.855
Roger Bernadina - OF	WAS @ MIA 7/13 7:10 PM	Josh Johnson	4-11	.364	0	0	0	0	1	.364	.364	.728
Paul Konerko - 1B	CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM	Bruce Chen	6-17	.353	2	3	4	2	2	.765	.421	1.186
A.J. Pierzynski - C	CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM	Bruce Chen	8-15	.533	2	2	4	1	2	.933	.563	1.496
Kevin Youkilis - 3B	CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM	Bruce Chen	5-14	.357	0	1	3	1	1	.429	.400	.829
Michael Cuddyer - OF	COL vs PHI 7/13 8:40 PM	Cliff Lee	10-33	.303	3	6	8	2	8	.667	.343	1.010
Jason Giambi - 1B	COL vs PHI 7/13 8:40 PM	Cliff Lee	3-10	.300	1	2	5	1	3	.700	.333	1.033
Juan Uribe - 3B	LAD vs SD 7/13 10:10 PM	Clayton Richard	8-18	.444	2	3	4	2	4	.889	.500	1.389
Mike Napoli - C	TEX @ SEA 7/13 10:10 PM	Kevin Millwood	6-16	.375	1	5	4	1	4	.813	.412	1.225
Ryan Theriot - SS	SF vs HOU 7/13 10:15 PM	Wandy Rodriguez	10-31	.323	1	5	1	2	0	.548	.364	.912
Hot Pitcher Matchups			At-Bats	Opp AVG	HR Allow	XBH Allow	RBI Allow	BB	K	Opp SLG	Opp OBP	Opp OPS
C.J. Wilson	LAA @ NYY 7/13 7:05 PM	Yankees Batters	23-112	.205	4	10	16	21	34	.367	.349	.715
Adam Wainwright	STL @ CIN 7/13 7:10 PM	Reds Batters	14-84	.167	1	4	5	6	16	.252	.222	.474
Tim Hudson	ATL vs NYM 7/13 7:35 PM	Mets Batters	19-90	.211	2	5	7	12	9	.326	.317	.644

 

KEY MATCHUPS: COLD
Cold Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
Henry Blanco - C	ARI @ CHC 7/13 2:20 PM	Paul Maholm	3-14	.214	0	0	1	1	1	.214	.267	.481
Albert Pujols - 1B	LAA @ NYY 7/13 7:05 PM	Hiroki Kuroda	2-12	.167	1	2	1	0	3	.500	.167	.667
Raul Ibanez - OF	NYY vs LAA 7/13 7:05 PM	C.J. Wilson	2-19	.105	0	1	2	1	6	.158	.150	.308
Alex Rodriguez - 3B	NYY vs LAA 7/13 7:05 PM	C.J. Wilson	1-13	.077	0	1	2	4	3	.154	.368	.522
Brandon Phillips - 2B	CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM	Adam Wainwright	4-25	.160	0	0	1	1	3	.160	.192	.352
Scott Rolen - 3B	CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM	Adam Wainwright	2-10	.200	0	1	0	2	2	.300	.333	.633
Drew Stubbs - OF	CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM	Adam Wainwright	2-10	.200	0	1	2	1	3	.400	.273	.673
Joey Votto - 1B	CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM	Adam Wainwright	1-12	.083	0	1	0	0	4	.167	.083	.250
Adam LaRoche - 1B	WAS @ MIA 7/13 7:10 PM	Josh Johnson	3-18	.167	0	1	1	3	8	.222	.318	.540
Orlando Hudson - 2B	CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM	Bruce Chen	1-13	.077	0	0	0	0	1	.077	.077	.154
Alex Rios - OF	CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM	Bruce Chen	3-20	.150	0	0	2	0	8	.150	.182	.332
Brandon Inge - 3B	OAK @ MIN 7/13 8:10 PM	Francisco Liriano	4-31	.129	1	1	2	1	16	.226	.156	.382
Kurt Suzuki - C	OAK @ MIN 7/13 8:10 PM	Francisco Liriano	3-15	.200	0	1	2	2	0	.267	.294	.561
Rod Barajas - C	PIT @ MIL 7/13 8:10 PM	Zack Greinke	2-13	.154	1	2	2	0	3	.462	.154	.616
James Loney - 1B	LAD vs SD 7/13 10:10 PM	Clayton Richard	3-12	.250	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500
Chase Headley - 3B	SD @ LAD 7/13 10:10 PM	Clayton Kershaw	5-23	.217	0	1	3	0	6	.261	.217	.478
Cold Pitcher Matchups			At-Bats	Opp AVG	HR Allow	XBH Allow	RBI Allow	BB	K	Opp SLG	Opp OBP	Opp OPS
Cliff Lee	PHI @ Col 7/13 8:40 PM	Rockies Batters	24-78	.308	5	12	15	8	16	.577	.368	.946

Recommended Pickup
Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC – A relatively popular sleeper pick, Cain’s first half was derailed by a groin injury and then a hip flexor injury, but he’s finally back in for the Royals and is likely to take over in centerfield more or less on a full-time basis. Don't forget the reason he was a sleeper: Last year, the former Brewers prospect hit .312 with an .877 OPS, 16 homers, 16 steals, 81 RBI and 84 runs in 128 games for Triple-A Omaha, and he could provide a healthy dose of pop and speed from the top of the Kansas City order.

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