This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters – A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern):
American League
Royals (Kyle Davies – R) at Indians (Fausto Carmona – R), 1:05
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Tigers (Justin Verlander – R), 1:05
Orioles (Jake Arrieta – R) at Yankees (Freddy Garcia – R), 1:05
Rangers (C.J. Wilson – L) at Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow – R), 1:07
Red Sox (Andrew Miller – L) at White Sox (Mark Buehrle – L), 2:10
Twins (Carl Pavano – R) at Athletics (Brandon McCarthy – R), 4:05
Rays (Jeremy Hellickson – R) at Mariners (Jason Vargas – L), 4:10
National League
Giants (Barry Zito – L) at Reds (Johnny Cueto – R), 1:10
Pirates (Jeff Karstens – R) at Phillies (Vance Worley – R), 1:35
Mets (Jonathon Niese – R) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 1:35
Marlins (Ricky Nolasco – R) at Braves (Tommy Hanson – R), 1:35
Astros (Brett Myers – R) at Brewers (Chris Narveson – L), 2:10
Rockies (Juan Nicasio – R) at Padres (Dustin Moseley – R), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Joe Saunders – L) at Dodgers (Rubby De La Rosa – R), 4:10
Cubs (Ryan Dempster – R) at Cardinals (Jake Westbrook – R), 8:05
Day Game After a Night Game: KC, CLE, BAL, NYY, BOS, CHW, MIN, OAK, SF, CIN, PIT, PHI, NYM, WAS, FLA, ATL, HOU, MIL, ARI, LAD
Injuries - A brief look at players that have been missing time with minor ailments and their expected returns.
Day-to-Day (includes players expected to make their return from the DL)
AL
Nelson Cruz, OF, TEX – (Quadriceps) Did not start Saturday, was available to pinch hit.
Alexander Cobb, P, TB – (Finger) A quality start Saturday.
NL
Brett Myers, P, HOU – (Hamstring) Hurt hamstring in Tuesday's start, but says he is ready to go Sunday.
Bud Norris, P, HOU – (Finger) Battling blister, was pulled early in last start due to the issue.
Lance Berkman, OF, STL – (Shoulder) Out of Saturday's lineup.
Ronny Cedeno, SS, PIT – (Knee) Out of Saturday's lineup.
Will Venable, OF, SD – (Back) Out of Saturday's lineup.
Players on the DL
AL
Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX – (Hamstring) Has not started any baseball activities, appears certain to miss more than minimum time.
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY – (Knee) Heading to minor league facility to start baseball activities early in the week.
Sergio Mitre, P, NYY – (Shoulder) MRI showed nerve damage but no structural damage, still unlikely to pitch this season.
Michael Wuertz, P, OAK – (Thumb) Placed on DL Saturday.
NL
Mitch Stetter, P, MIL – (Hip) Transferred to 60-day but has already missed that much time.
Joe Thatcher, P, SD – (Shoulder) Another good rehab outing, 1.93 ERA in five appearances.
Nick Hundley, C, SD – (Elbow) Could begin rehab early in the week.
Ryan Doumit, C, PIT – (Ankle) Says he is ready to return, 0-for-10 in rehab.
Juan Uribe, 2B, LAD – (Abdomen) Placed on DL, Casey Blake activated.
Transactions - Players that have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
J.D. Martinez, OF, HOU
Chris Tillman, P, BAL (then optioned)
Dan Cortes, P, SEA
Brian Bixler, OF, WAS
Jacob Turner, P, DET
Ivan Nova, P, NYY
Yunesky Maya, P, WAS
Zach Britton, P, BAL
Jerry Blevins, P, OAK
Sent Down
Aaron Laffey, P, SEA
Brett Carroll, OF, MIL (designated for assignment)
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI
Drew Carpenter, P, PHI
Chris Dickerson, OF, NYY
Chris Tillman, P, BAL
Placed on DL (15-day unless otherwise noted)
Mitch Stetter, P, MIL (transferred from 15-to-60-day)
Michael Wuertz, P, OAK
Juan Uribe, 2B, LAD
Activated from DL
Placido Polanco, 3B, PHI
Casey Blake, 3B, LAD
Signed
None
Traded
Hunter Pence, OF, HOU to PHI for prospects
Doug Fister, P, SEA to DET
David Pauley, P, SEA to DET
Casper Wells, OF, DET to SEA
Charlie Furbush, P, DET to DEA
Jerry Hairston, SS, WAS to MIL
Mike Aviles, 2B, KC to BOS
Jason Marquis, P, WAS to ARI
Koji Uehara, P, BAL to TEX (pending)
Chris Davis, 1B, TEX to BAL (pending)
Tommy Hunter, P, TEX to BAL (pending)
Closer Watch - A closer look at intriguing ninth-inning situations (check out our Closer Grid with the link to the left).
Baltimore – Koji Uehara always felt like a blown save or two away from the closer's job with the Orioles until he was traded to the Rangers on Saturday afternoon. That helps Kevin Gregg further cement his job, even with how poorly he has pitched this season, while Uehara has seemingly no chance of seeing save opportunities with Texas as long as Neftali Feliz is healthy.
Toronto – Jon Rauch appears to be cementing his grasp on the job in Toronto even though he has been mentioned in trade rumors and he has been very shaky in getting the job done. He allowed a solo home run – his second in two outings – and another hit in one inning to close the door on the Rangers on Friday night.
Key Matchups
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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J.J. Hardy - SS | BAL @ NYY 7/31 1:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 4-10 | .400 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .400 | 1.200 | |||||||
Michael Brantley - OF | CLE vs KC 7/31 1:05 PM | Kyle Davies | 3-10 | .300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .462 | .862 | |||||||
Miguel Cabrera - 1B | DET vs LAA 7/31 1:05 PM | Jered Weaver | 5-15 | .333 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .667 | .444 | 1.111 | |||||||
Carlos Guillen - 2B | DET vs LAA 7/31 1:05 PM | Jered Weaver | 9-17 | .529 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .706 | .529 | 1.235 | |||||||
Magglio Ordonez - OF | DET vs LAA 7/31 1:05 PM | Jered Weaver | 6-15 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .400 | .526 | .926 | |||||||
Jhonny Peralta - SS | DET vs LAA 7/31 1:05 PM | Jered Weaver | 9-22 | .409 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .773 | .440 | 1.213 | |||||||
Melky Cabrera - OF | KC @ CLE 7/31 1:05 PM | Fausto Carmona | 4-14 | .286 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .375 | .875 | |||||||
Alex Gordon - OF | KC @ CLE 7/31 1:05 PM | Fausto Carmona | 12-26 | .462 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .654 | .517 | 1.171 | |||||||
Bobby Abreu - OF | LAA @ DET 7/31 1:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 7-22 | .318 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .500 | .464 | .964 | |||||||
Erick Aybar - SS | LAA @ DET 7/31 1:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 7-18 | .389 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .444 | .429 | .873 | |||||||
Torii Hunter - OF | LAA @ DET 7/31 1:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 12-36 | .333 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .556 | .368 | .924 | |||||||
Maicer Izturis - 3B | LAA @ DET 7/31 1:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 9-18 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .556 | .550 | 1.106 | |||||||
Vernon Wells - OF | LAA @ DET 7/31 1:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 6-14 | .429 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |||||||
Curtis Granderson - OF | NYY vs BAL 7/31 1:05 PM | Jake Arrieta | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .364 | 1.264 | |||||||
Derek Jeter - SS | NYY vs BAL 7/31 1:05 PM | Jake Arrieta | 5-11 | .455 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .636 | .500 | 1.136 | |||||||
Mark Teixeira - 1B | NYY vs BAL 7/31 1:05 PM | Jake Arrieta | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .545 | .417 | .962 | |||||||
Ian Kinsler - 2B | TEX @ TOR 7/31 1:07 PM | Brandon Morrow | 6-16 | .375 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .563 | .412 | .975 | |||||||
Michael Young - 3B | TEX @ TOR 7/31 1:07 PM | Brandon Morrow | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .583 | .357 | .940 | |||||||
Rajai Davis - OF | TOR vs TEX 7/31 1:07 PM | C.J. Wilson | 3-10 | .300 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .300 | .900 | |||||||
Miguel Cairo - 3B | CIN vs SF 7/31 1:10 PM | Barry Zito | 4-13 | .308 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .692 | .357 | 1.049 | |||||||
Brandon Phillips - 2B | CIN vs SF 7/31 1:10 PM | Barry Zito | 5-13 | .385 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .615 | .500 | 1.115 | |||||||
Hanley Ramirez - SS | FLA @ ATL 7/31 1:35 PM | Tommy Hanson | 3-13 | .231 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .538 | .333 | .871 | |||||||
Gaby Sanchez - 1B | FLA @ ATL 7/31 1:35 PM | Tommy Hanson | 4-14 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .571 | .375 | .946 | |||||||
Hunter Pence - OF | PHI vs PIT 7/31 1:35 PM | Jeff Karstens | 5-10 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .900 | .455 | 1.355 | |||||||
David Ortiz - DH | BOS @ CWS 7/31 2:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 14-48 | .292 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | .521 | .333 | .854 | |||||||
Dustin Pedroia - 2B | BOS @ CWS 7/31 2:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 5-13 | .385 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .538 | .429 | .967 | |||||||
Marco Scutaro - SS | BOS @ CWS 7/31 2:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 7-18 | .389 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .556 | .455 | 1.011 | |||||||
Jason Varitek - C | BOS @ CWS 7/31 2:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 10-31 | .323 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .516 | .382 | .898 | |||||||
Carlos Lee - OF | HOU @ MIL 7/31 2:10 PM | Chris Narveson | 5-10 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .500 | 1.300 | |||||||
Ryan Braun - OF | MIL vs HOU 7/31 2:10 PM | Brett Myers | 6-22 | .273 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .591 | .273 | .864 | |||||||
Prince Fielder - 1B | MIL vs HOU 7/31 2:10 PM | Brett Myers | 8-18 | .444 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.167 | .500 | 1.667 | |||||||
Mark Ellis - 2B | COL @ SD 7/31 4:05 PM | Dustin Moseley | 5-14 | .357 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .643 | .438 | 1.081 | |||||||
Coco Crisp - OF | OAK vs MIN 7/31 4:05 PM | Carl Pavano | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .545 | .364 | .909 | |||||||
David DeJesus - OF | OAK vs MIN 7/31 4:05 PM | Carl Pavano | 11-28 | .393 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .679 | .406 | 1.085 | |||||||
Andre Ethier - OF | LAD vs ARI 7/31 4:10 PM | Joe Saunders | 5-10 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .800 | .500 | 1.300 | |||||||
James Loney - 1B | LAD vs ARI 7/31 4:10 PM | Joe Saunders | 6-15 | .400 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .438 | 1.105 | |||||||
Carlos Pena - 1B | CHC @ STL 7/31 8:05 PM | Jake Westbrook | 10-32 | .313 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | .844 | .361 | 1.205 | |||||||
Albert Pujols - 1B | STL vs CHC 7/31 8:05 PM | Ryan Dempster | 14-45 | .311 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .733 | .418 | 1.151 | |||||||
Skip Schumaker - 2B | STL vs CHC 7/31 8:05 PM | Ryan Dempster | 18-40 | .450 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .525 | .463 | .988 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
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KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Derrek Lee - 1B | BAL @ NYY 7/31 1:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 3-14 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .267 | .481 | |||||||
Travis Hafner - DH | CLE vs KC 7/31 1:05 PM | Kyle Davies | 3-15 | .200 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .467 | .333 | .800 | |||||||
Austin Kearns - OF | CLE vs KC 7/31 1:05 PM | Kyle Davies | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .182 | |||||||
Jorge Posada - C | NYY vs BAL 7/31 1:05 PM | Jake Arrieta | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .182 | .382 | |||||||
Nick Swisher - OF | NYY vs BAL 7/31 1:05 PM | Jake Arrieta | 0-10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Nelson Cruz - OF | TEX @ TOR 7/31 1:07 PM | Brandon Morrow | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .077 | .143 | .220 | |||||||
Mike Napoli - C | TEX @ TOR 7/31 1:07 PM | Brandon Morrow | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .091 | .167 | .258 | |||||||
Joey Votto - 1B | CIN vs SF 7/31 1:10 PM | Barry Zito | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .533 | |||||||
Mike Fontenot - 2B | SF @ CIN 7/31 1:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .364 | .308 | .672 | |||||||
Angel Pagan - OF | NYM @ WAS 7/31 1:35 PM | Jordan Zimmermann | 3-12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |||||||
David Wright - 3B | NYM @ WAS 7/31 1:35 PM | Jordan Zimmermann | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .231 | .143 | .374 | |||||||
Casey McGehee - 3B | MIL vs HOU 7/31 2:10 PM | Brett Myers | 4-18 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .444 | |||||||
Michael Cuddyer - OF | MIN @ OAK 7/31 4:05 PM | Brandon McCarthy | 2-11 | .182 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .455 | .250 | .705 | |||||||
Joe Mauer - C | MIN @ OAK 7/31 4:05 PM | Brandon McCarthy | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .091 | .291 | |||||||
Kurt Suzuki - C | OAK vs MIN 7/31 4:05 PM | Carl Pavano | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |||||||
Casey Blake - 3B | LAD vs ARI 7/31 4:10 PM | Joe Saunders | 0-15 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .167 | |||||||
Alfonso Soriano - OF | CHC @ STL 7/31 8:05 PM | Jake Westbrook | 3-21 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .182 | .325 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Justin Verlander | DET vs LAA 7/31 1:05 PM | Angels Batters | 48-148 | .324 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 28 | .437 | .396 | .833 | |||||||
Fausto Carmona | CLE vs KC 7/31 1:05 PM | Royals Batters | 33-99 | .333 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | .474 | .400 | .873 | |||||||
Jered Weaver | LAA @ Det 7/31 1:05 PM | Tigers Batters | 43-126 | .341 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 27 | .543 | .428 | .972 | |||||||
Barry Zito | SF @ Cin 7/31 1:10 PM | Reds Batters | 23-72 | .320 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | .518 | .415 | .933 | |||||||
Jordan Zimmermann | WAS vs NYM 7/31 1:35 PM | Mets Batters | 20-66 | .303 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .394 | .331 | .726 | |||||||
Brett Myers | HOU @ Mil 7/31 2:10 PM | Brewers Batters | 51-169 | .302 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 26 | .514 | .355 | .869 | |||||||
Mark Buehrle | CWS vs Bos 7/31 2:10 PM | Red Sox Batters | 69-202 | .342 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 22 | .483 | .383 | .867 | |||||||
Carl Pavano | MIN @ Oak 7/31 4:05 PM | Athletics Batters | 25-75 | .333 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .511 | .340 | .851 | |||||||
Ryan Dempster | CHC @ StL 7/31 8:05 PM | Cardinals Batters | 63-207 | .304 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 29 | .472 | .375 | .847 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
Charlie Furbush, P, SEA – Traded from the Tigers to the Mariners on Saturday, Furbush should get a chance to pitch in Seattle's rotation. And when a pitcher gains the opportunity to pitch half his games in a pitching friendly environment such as Safeco Field, that's a good thing. Furbush has been used mostly out of the bullpen for the Tigers this season, but his minor league numbers show a solid K:BB ratios, including a 61:16 in 54 Triple-A innings this season. He is an excellent buy-low candidate for the remainder of the season and next year.
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