Tuesday Lineup Card: Say Yes To Yasiel

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Tuesday's Starters – all times Eastern
Marlins (Ricky Nolasco – R) at Phillies (Jonathan Pettibone – R), 7:05
Indians (Scott Kazmir – L) at Yankees (David Phelps – R), 7:05
Mets (Jeremy Hefner – R) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 7:05
Rays (Matt Moore – L) at Tigers (Anibal Sanchez – R), 7:08
Rockies (Juan Nicasio – R) at Reds (Homer Bailey – R), 7:10
Rangers (Justin Grimm – R) at Red Sox (Ryan Dempster – R), 7:10
Pirates (Jeff Locke – L) at Braves (Mike Minor – L), 7:10
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at Astros (Lucas Harrell – R), 8:10
Athletics (A.J. Griffin – R) at Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R), 8:10
Twins (Samuel Deduno - R) at Royals (Luis Mendoza – R), 8:10
Diamondbacks (Tyler Skaggs – L) at Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R), 8:15
Cubs (Scott Feldman – R) at Angels (Jered Weaver – R), 10:05
Padres (Clayton Richard – L) at Dodgers (Ted Lilly – L), 10:10
White Sox (Jake Peavy – R) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R), 10:10
Blue Jays (Josh Johnson – R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum – R), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

AL
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE (leg) – Had to be helped off the field Monday
Jeff Baker, OF, TEX (shoulder) – Left Sunday's game
Ramon Ortiz, SP, TOR (elbow) – Had MRI on Monday
Chris Stewart, C, NYY (illness) – Having further tests due to persisting dehydration symptoms

NL
Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS (oblique) – Sounds like he may miss Thursday start
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN (forearm) – Not in the lineup Monday
Jonathan Papelbon, RP, PHI (illness) – Wasn't available Sunday
Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD (foot) – Will start Friday
Jon Niese, SP, NYM (shoulder) – Will start Saturday if bullpen goes well
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (hand) – Out of the lineup Monday
Carlos Quentin, OF, SD (undisclosed) – Sitting Monday against the Dodgers
Yadier Molina, C, STL (suspension) – Will sit Tuesday or Wednesday for his one game out
Tyler Chatwood, SP, COL (triceps) – Removed after four innings Monday due to soreness
Chris Capuano, SP, LAD (triceps) – Scratched from Monday start
Placido Polanco, 3B, MIA (illness) – Out on Monday

Disabled List

AL
Mike Morse, OF, SEA (quad) – Not in the lineup Monday
Salvador Perez, C, KC (personal) – On track to rejoin the team Tuesday
Austin Jackson, OF, DET (hamstring) – Expected to start a rehab trip this week
Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL (oblique) – Scheduled to toss lightly Tuesday, weather permitting
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY (shoulder) – Could start a rehab assignment soon
Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN (calf) – Expected to go on rehab trip, but hoping to return June 13
Tsuyoshi Wada, SP, BAL (elbow) – Rehab start pushed back to Thursday
Franklin Gutierrez, OF, SEA (hamstring) – Recalled from rehab trip, but not activated yet
Justin Maxwell, OF, HOU (hand) – Starting rehab trip Tuesday
Octavio Dotel, RP, DET (elbow) – Still hasn't started his rehab assignment

NL
Jim Henderson, RP, MIL (hamstring) – Progressing well; will return Sunday
Donovan Solano, 2B, MIA (oblique) – Sent out on rehab trip Monday
Scott Atchison, RP, NYM (elbow) – Will avoid surgery, according to Dr. Andrews
Scott Elbert, RP, LAD (elbow) – Shut down; doctor appointment on tap Tuesday
Charlie Morton, SP, PIT (elbow) – Threw 86 pitches in rehab start Sunday

Transactions

Activated from DL
Casey Kotchman, 1B, MIA
Gordon Beckham, 2B, CHW
Michael Young, 3B, PHI (bereavement)
Andy Pettitte, SP, NYY

Placed on DL
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD (hamstring)
Jeanmar Gomez, SP, PIT (forearm)

Called Up
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD
Edgar Olmos, RP, MIA
Scooter Gennett, 2B, MIL
Clete Thomas, OF, MIN
Jared Hughes, RP, PIT
Ryan Reid, RP, PIT

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Jordan Brown, OF, MIA
Chris Colabello, 1B, MIN
Matt Magill, SP, LAD
Wade LeBlanc, RP, MIA (DFA)
Brennan Boesch, OF, NYY
Tyler Robertson, RP, MIN (DFA)
Mike Fiers, SP, MIL
Tyler Greene, 2B, CHW (DFA)
Alex Presley, OF, PIT
Michael Martinez, 3B, PHI
Mickey Storey, RP, TOR

Traded
Juan Francisco, 3B, MIL (from ATL)

Released
Alex Gonzalez, 1B, MIL

Closer Watch

Orioles – Jim Johnson pitched a clean ninth Sunday for his third straight save following a four-run relapse on May 26. Though he had his struggles last month, Johnson appears to be back on track and should still be regarded as having fairly solid job security.

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