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Projected Starters - A look at Saturday's matchups (all times Eastern)Red Sox (John Lackey - R) at Blue Jays (J.A. Happ - L), 1:07
Nationals (Ross Detwiler - L) at Reds (Mike Leake - R), 1:10
Marlins (Ricky Nolasco - R) at Mets (Jon Niese - L), 1:10
Mariners (Felix Hernandez - R) at White Sox (Dylan Axelrod - R), 1:10
Cardinals (Shelby Miller - R) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong - R), 4:05
Yankees (David Phelps - R) at Tigers (Max Scherzer - R), 4:05
Angels (Tommy Hanson - R) at Rangers (Matt Harrison - L), 4:05
Twins (Vance Worley - R) at Orioles (Chris Tillman - R), 7:05
Royals (Luis Mendoza - R) at Phillies (John Lannan - L), 7:05
Cubs (Carlos Villanueva - R) at Braves (Julio Teheran - R), 7:10
D-Backs (Patrick Corbin - L) at Brewers (Mike Fiers - R), 7:10
A's (Bartolo Colon - R) at Astros (Bud Norris - R), 7:10
Indians (Trevor Bauer - R) at Rays (Alex Cobb - R), 7:10
Padres (Tyson Ross - R) at Rockies (Jon Garland - R), 8:10
Pirates (A.J. Burnett - R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw - L), 9:10
Day Game After Night Game: BOS/TOR, WAS/CIN, MIA/NYM, SEA/CHW
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL - (Neck) Suffered a strain during batting practice Friday, did not play.
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL - (Knee) Suffered a left knee sprain sliding into second base Friday night.
Jose Bautista, OF, TOR - (Ankle) Did not start Friday, could DH on Saturday.
Yu Darvish, SP, TEX - (Finger) Will make his scheduled start Sunday against the Angels.
Hiroki Kuroda, SP, NYY - (Finger) On track for Monday start after successful bullpen session Friday.
Brandon Moss, 1B/OF, OAK - (Personal) Away from the team for the birth of his child.
Eduardo Nunez, SS, NYY - (Biceps) X-rays came back negative after HBP on Friday.
Jose Iglesias, SS, BOS - (Elbow) Removed from Friday's game with a minor injury.
Players on the DL
Chase Headley, 3B, SD - (Thumb) Will have a follow-up X-ray Monday; hoping for late-April return.
David Ortiz, DH, BOS - (Heels) Should begin playing in extended spring training games Monday.
Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR - (Ribs) Not ready to play in rehab games.
chad Billingsley, SP, LA - (Finger) Scheduled to return Wednesday against the Padres.
Phil Hughes, SP, NYY - (Back) Will appear in a Triple-A game Saturday, could be activated April 11.
Matt Garza, SP, CHC - (Arm) Threw 25 pitches from a mound Thursday; targeting early-May return.
Cody Ross, OF, ARI - (Calf) Went 0-for-2 in a rehab game at High-A Visalia on Thursday.
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY - (Ankle) Hit from a tee Friday, but did not perform fielding drills.
Brian Roberts, 2B, BAL - (Knee) Out 2-4 weeks with a ruptured tendon.
David Freese, 3B, STL - (Back) Had rehab start pushed back to Friday because of weather.
Colby Lewis, SP, TEX - (Forearm) Will throw a live bullpen session Saturday.
Franklin Morales, SP, BOS - (Back) Threw a 25-pitch bullpen session; no timetable for rehab assignment.
Jeff Niemann, RP, TAM - (Shoulder) Placed on the 15-day DL on Friday due to soreness.
John Danks, SP, CHW - (Shoulder) Threw 77 pitches in an extended ST game Thursday. Out until May.
Cole De Vries, SP, MIN - (Forearm) Headed to the DL and will not start Sunday.
Alex White, RP, HOU - (Elbow) Will have Tommy John surgery Sunday.
Brandon Inge, 3B, PIT - (Shoulder) Started a rehab assignment at Triple-A on Thursday (0-for-2).
Placed on the DL
Brian Roberts, 2B, BAL
Casey Kotchman, 1B, MIA
Called Up
Yamaico Navarro, INF, BAL
Kyle Skipworth, C, MIA
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Edgar Gonzalez, P, HOU (DFA)
Dan Otero, P, OAK (DFA)
Traded
Stephen Vogt, C, TAM -> OAK
Closer Watch
Detroit - Drew Smyly tossed four perfect innings in relief of Doug Fister on Friday, picking up a save the long way Friday afternoon. If nothing else, it was just a reminder that he would be an intriguing pickup in most formats if the Tigers need to move him back into their rotation at some point this season.
Key Matchups
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Bautista - OF | TOR vs BOS 4/6 1:07 PM | John Lackey | 5-21 | .238 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | .524 | .429 | .952 | |||||||
| Rajai Davis - OF | TOR vs BOS 4/6 1:07 PM | John Lackey | 10-26 | .385 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .538 | .385 | .923 | |||||||
| Adam Lind - 1B | TOR vs BOS 4/6 1:07 PM | John Lackey | 14-26 | .538 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .769 | .538 | 1.308 | |||||||
| Placido Polanco - 3B | MIA @ NYM 4/6 1:10 PM | Jon Niese | 9-21 | .429 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .619 | .478 | 1.097 | |||||||
| Daniel Murphy - 2B | NYM vs MIA 4/6 1:10 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 6-17 | .353 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .471 | .389 | .859 | |||||||
| David Wright - 3B | NYM vs MIA 4/6 1:10 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 21-54 | .389 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 15 | .704 | .421 | 1.125 | |||||||
| Jayson Werth - OF | WAS @ CIN 4/6 1:10 PM | Mike Leake | 4-10 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .700 | .462 | 1.162 | |||||||
| Ryan Zimmerman - 3B | WAS @ CIN 4/6 1:10 PM | Mike Leake | 4-10 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .700 | .455 | 1.155 | |||||||
| Travis Hafner - DH | NYY @ DET 4/6 4:05 PM | Max Scherzer | 6-13 | .462 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .692 | .533 | 1.226 | |||||||
| Jeff Francoeur - OF | KC @ PHI 4/6 7:05 PM | John Lannan | 13-25 | .520 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .800 | .571 | 1.371 | |||||||
| Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Felix Hernandez | SEA @ CWS 4/6 1:10 PM | White Sox Batters | 18-78 | .231 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | .325 | .273 | .599 | |||||||
| Max Scherzer | DET vs NYY 4/6 4:05 PM | Yankees Batters | 12-68 | .176 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .313 | .233 | .545 | |||||||
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Beckham - 2B | CWS vs SEA 4/6 1:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .267 | .497 | |||||||
| Alex Rios - OF | CWS vs SEA 4/6 1:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 4-20 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |||||||
| Chris Coghlan - OF | MIA @ NYM 4/6 1:10 PM | Jon Niese | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .273 | .573 | |||||||
| Ike Davis - 1B | NYM vs MIA 4/6 1:10 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .250 | .614 | |||||||
| Erick Aybar - SS | LAA @ TEX 4/6 4:05 PM | Matt Harrison | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .182 | .267 | .448 | |||||||
| Ichiro Suzuki - OF | NYY @ DET 4/6 4:05 PM | Max Scherzer | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .167 | .500 | |||||||
| Miguel Tejada - SS | KC @ PHI 4/6 7:05 PM | John Lannan | 3-17 | .176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .176 | .353 | |||||||
| Carlos Pena - 1B | HOU vs OAK 4/6 7:10 PM | Bartolo Colon | 7-28 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .464 | .290 | .755 | |||||||
| Nick Punto - 2B | LAD vs PIT 4/6 9:10 PM | A.J. Burnett | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .077 | .294 | .371 | |||||||
| Juan Uribe - 3B | LAD vs PIT 4/6 9:10 PM | A.J. Burnett | 2-14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | .250 | .393 | |||||||
| Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| John Lackey | BOS @ Tor 4/6 1:07 PM | Blue Jays Batters | 51-152 | .336 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 26 | .511 | .388 | .899 | |||||||
| Ricky Nolasco | MIA @ NYM 4/6 1:10 PM | Mets Batters | 33-103 | .320 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 26 | .556 | .352 | .907 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
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