Tuesday Lineup Card: Every Rose Has It's Thornburg

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Tuesday's Starters
AL
Red Sox (Jon Lester - L) at Yankees (David Phelps - R), 7:05
White Sox (Jake Peavy - R) at Indians (Justin Masterson - R), 7:05
Twins (Anthony Swarzak - R) at Blue Jays (Chad Jenkins - R), 7:07
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez - R) at Rays (James Shields - R), 7:10
Tigers (Doug Fister - R) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie - R), 8:10
Rangers (Matt Harrison - L) at Athletics (Travis Blackley - L), 10:05
Angels (Dan Haren - R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma - R), 10:10

NL
Braves (Tommy Hanson - R) at Pirates (Kevin Correia - R), 7:05
Phillies (TBA) at Nationals (Gio Gonzalez - L), 7:05
Mets (R.A. Dickey - R) at Marlins (Jacob Turner - R), 7:10
Astros (Bud Norris - R) at Cubs (Chris Volstad - R), 8:05
Padres (Anthony Bass - R) at Brewers (Tyler Thornburg - R), 8:10
Reds (Mat Latos - R) at Cardinals (Chris Carpenter - R), 8:15
Rockies (Jhoulys Chacin - R) at Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin - L), 9:40
Giants (Barry Zito - L) at Dodgers (Chris Capuano - L), 10:10

Day Game After a Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day
AL
Max Scherzer, P, DET - (Shoulder) Threw on flat ground without any complications on Sunday.
Jose Molina, C, TBR - (Quadriceps) Was able to enter the game as a defensive replacement on Sunday.
Alejandro De Aza, OF, CHW - (Illness) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Edwin Encarnacion, 3B, TOR - (Back) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS - (Finger) Was not in the lineup on Monday due to an injury to the ring finger on his left hand.
Steve Johnson, P, BAL - (Knee) MRI on his left knee came back clean on Monday.
Eric Hosmer, 1B, KCR - (Shoulder) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Nick Markakis, OF, BAL - (Thumb) Won't have the pins in his thumb removed for another week.
Jason Hammel, P, BAL - (Knee) Threw five innings in a simulated game Monday.
Wilson Betemit, 3B, BAL - (Wrist) Is about a week away from being cleared to swing.
Franklin Gutierrez, OF, SEA - (Groin) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Erick Aybar, SS, LAA - (Quadriceps) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Brett Anderson, P, OAK - (Oblique) Is being considered to play a potential play-in game for the playoffs.

NL
Adam Eaton, OF, ARI - (Hand) Will miss six-to-eight weeks with a broken hand.
Neil Walker, 2B, PIT - (Back) Is not expected to need surgery for his herniated disc.
Josh Johnson, P, MIA - (Hamstring) Was scratched from his scheduled start on Monday due to a sore hamstring.
Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI - (Groin) Was not in the lineup on Monday due to a tweaked calf.
Dan Uggla, 2B, ATL - (Hand) Was scratched from the lineup on Monday.
Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, ARI - (Back) Was back in the lineup on Monday.
Casey Kelly, P, SDP - (Shoulder) Is being shut down indefinitely.


Disabled List
AL
Scott Baker, P, MIN - (Elbow) Has begun throwing on flat ground.

NL
Kyle McClellan, P, STL - (Shoulder) Rehab has been pushed up a few weeksn and should be able to throw in the first week of November.
Rafael Furcal, P, STL - (Elbow) Will meet with team doctors in the next few days to determine if he can begin baseball activities.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL - (Groin) Played six innings in an instructional league game on Monday.
Carlos Quentin, OF, SDP - (Knee) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Chris Young, OF, ARI - (Quadriceps) Will likely only pinch-hit for the remainder of the season.

Transactions

Free Agent Signings
Adam Greenberg, OF, MIA

Closer Watch
At the tme of this writing, there was no closer news to report.

KEY MATCHUPS: HOT
Hot Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
Asdrubal Cabrera - SS	CLE vs CWS 10/2 7:05 PM	Jake Peavy	4-11	.364	1	1	1	0	2	.636	.364	1.000
Shin-Soo Choo - OF	CLE vs CWS 10/2 7:05 PM	Jake Peavy	5-13	.385	1	1	2	2	2	.615	.467	1.082
Travis Hafner - DH	CLE vs CWS 10/2 7:05 PM	Jake Peavy	4-15	.267	1	3	1	0	5	.600	.267	.867
Adam Dunn - 1B	CWS @ CLE 10/2 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	4-12	.333	1	2	2	2	4	.667	.400	1.067
Andruw Jones - OF	NYY vs BOS 10/2 7:05 PM	Jon Lester	6-19	.316	1	1	5	7	7	.474	.481	.955
Alex Rodriguez - 3B	NYY vs BOS 10/2 7:05 PM	Jon Lester	6-34	.176	3	5	6	3	9	.500	.243	.743
Nick Swisher - OF	NYY vs BOS 10/2 7:05 PM	Jon Lester	10-36	.278	2	6	7	6	11	.556	.386	.942
Adam Jones - OF	BAL @ TB 10/2 7:10 PM	James Shields	12-31	.387	1	7	4	0	3	.710	.387	1.097
Jim Thome - 1B	BAL @ TB 10/2 7:10 PM	James Shields	8-24	.333	1	1	3	3	7	.458	.407	.866
Carlos Lee - OF	MIA vs NYM 10/2 7:10 PM	R.A. Dickey	8-21	.381	1	4	5	0	2	.667	.381	1.048
Miguel Cabrera - 3B	DET @ KC 10/2 8:10 PM	Jeremy Guthrie	5-14	.357	2	2	4	3	5	.786	.444	1.230
Joey Votto - 1B	CIN @ STL 10/2 8:15 PM	Chris Carpenter	14-35	.400	2	3	4	5	8	.600	.488	1.088
Coco Crisp - OF	OAK vs TEX 10/2 10:05 PM	Matt Harrison	6-14	.429	1	2	4	1	2	.714	.467	1.181
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B	LAD vs SF 10/2 10:10 PM	Barry Zito	13-41	.317	1	2	5	8	5	.415	.440	.855
Matt Kemp - OF	LAD vs SF 10/2 10:10 PM	Barry Zito	20-47	.426	2	4	7	7	9	.617	.500	1.117
Xavier Nady - OF	SF @ LAD 10/2 10:10 PM	Chris Capuano	3-13	.231	1	2	2	0	5	.615	.286	.901
Hot Pitcher Matchups			At-Bats	Opp AVG	HR Allow	XBH Allow	RBI Allow	BB	K	Opp SLG	Opp OBP	Opp OPS
Jake Peavy	CWS @ CLE 10/2 7:05 PM	Indians Batters	16-77	.208	4	6	7	2	18	.395	.228	.623
R.A. Dickey	NYM @ MIA 10/2 7:10 PM	Marlins Batters	16-63	.254	1	6	6	2	13	.391	.277	.668
Jeremy Guthrie	KC vs DET 10/2 8:10 PM	Tigers Batters	20-92	.217	3	5	11	6	13	.348	.274	.623

 

KEY MATCHUPS: COLD
Cold Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
Michael Bourn - OF	ATL @ PIT 10/2 7:05 PM	Kevin Correia	2-11	.182	0	0	0	1	1	.182	.250	.432
David Ross - C	ATL @ PIT 10/2 7:05 PM	Kevin Correia	2-10	.200	0	1	0	1	4	.300	.273	.573
Lou Marson - C	CLE vs CWS 10/2 7:05 PM	Jake Peavy	0-10	.000	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Alexei Ramirez - SS	CWS @ CLE 10/2 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	3-22	.136	1	1	1	2	3	.273	.208	.481
Alex Rios - OF	CWS @ CLE 10/2 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	4-27	.148	1	2	2	2	5	.296	.233	.530
DeWayne Wise - OF	CWS @ CLE 10/2 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	2-10	.200	0	1	0	0	2	.300	.200	.500
Curtis Granderson - OF	NYY vs BOS 10/2 7:05 PM	Jon Lester	5-21	.238	1	1	3	1	10	.381	.273	.654
Matt Wieters - C	BAL @ TB 10/2 7:10 PM	James Shields	3-16	.188	1	2	3	1	1	.438	.235	.673
Greg Dobbs - 3B	MIA vs NYM 10/2 7:10 PM	R.A. Dickey	2-10	.200	0	1	0	0	3	.400	.200	.600
Delmon Young - OF	DET @ KC 10/2 8:10 PM	Jeremy Guthrie	2-17	.118	0	0	0	1	0	.118	.211	.328
Jay Bruce - OF	CIN @ STL 10/2 8:15 PM	Chris Carpenter	6-33	.182	0	1	2	2	5	.242	.229	.471
Ryan Hanigan - C	CIN @ STL 10/2 8:15 PM	Chris Carpenter	3-14	.214	0	0	0	1	4	.214	.267	.481
Brandon Phillips - 2B	CIN @ STL 10/2 8:15 PM	Chris Carpenter	8-51	.157	0	5	8	2	8	.255	.204	.459
Gerardo Parra - OF	ARI vs COL 10/2 9:40 PM	Jhoulys Chacin	0-10	.000	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.167	.167
Justin Upton - OF	ARI vs COL 10/2 9:40 PM	Jhoulys Chacin	0-10	.000	0	0	1	2	8	.000	.167	.167
Chris Young - OF	ARI vs COL 10/2 9:40 PM	Jhoulys Chacin	3-16	.188	0	0	0	2	4	.188	.278	.465
Cliff Pennington - SS	OAK vs TEX 10/2 10:05 PM	Matt Harrison	2-11	.182	0	0	1	2	0	.182	.308	.490
Mark Ellis - 2B	LAD vs SF 10/2 10:10 PM	Barry Zito	2-10	.200	0	0	1	2	2	.200	.333	.533
Andre Ethier - OF	LAD vs SF 10/2 10:10 PM	Barry Zito	5-31	.161	0	1	2	6	7	.194	.325	.519
Hanley Ramirez - SS	LAD vs SF 10/2 10:10 PM	Barry Zito	1-16	.063	0	1	1	2	2	.125	.167	.292
Juan Uribe - 3B	LAD vs SF 10/2 10:10 PM	Barry Zito	2-19	.105	0	0	0	1	6	.105	.150	.255
Franklin Gutierrez - OF	SEA vs LAA 10/2 10:10 PM	Dan Haren	3-18	.167	0	0	1	0	4	.167	.167	.333
John Jaso - C	SEA vs LAA 10/2 10:10 PM	Dan Haren	2-10	.200	1	1	1	2	1	.500	.333	.833
Miguel Olivo - C	SEA vs LAA 10/2 10:10 PM	Dan Haren	0-12	.000	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
Justin Smoak - 1B	SEA vs LAA 10/2 10:10 PM	Dan Haren	1-13	.077	0	0	1	1	4	.077	.143	.220
Cold Pitcher Matchups			At-Bats	Opp AVG	HR Allow	XBH Allow	RBI Allow	BB	K	Opp SLG	Opp OBP	Opp OPS
Kevin Correia	PIT vs Atl 10/2 7:05 PM	Braves Batters	26-86	.302	3	10	5	9	14	.476	.372	.848

Recommended Pickup
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