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Saturday's Starters
Angels (Dan Haren - R) at Indians (Jeanmar Gomez - R), 1:05
Brewers (Marco Estrada - R) at Cards (Kyle Lohse - R), 1:05
Royals (Bruce Chen - L) at Twins (Jason Marquis - R), 1:10
Tigers (Drew Smyly - L) at Yankees (Freddy Garcia - R), 4:05
Mariners (Kevin Millwood - R) at Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow - R), 4:07
Astros (Lucas Harrell - R) at Reds (Johnny Cueto - R), 4:10
Cubs (Randy Wells - R) at Phillies (Joe Blanton - R), 7:05
A's (Tyson Ross - R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen - L), 7:05
D-Backs (Ian Kennedy - R) at Marlins (Anibal Sanchez - R), 7:10
Red Sox (Jon Lester - L) at White Sox (Jake Peavy - R), 7:10
Pirates (Erik Bedard - L) at Braves (Randall Delgado - R), 7:10
Rays (Jeff Niemann - R) at Rangers (Colby Lewis - R), 8:05
Mets (Dillon Gee - R) at Rockies (Jeremy Guthrie - R), 8:10
Padres (Anthony Bass - R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum - R), 9:05
Nats (Stephen Strasburg - R) at Dodgers (Chad Billingsley - R), 9:10
Day Game After Night Game: LAA/CLE, MIL/STL, KC/MIN, DET/NYY, SEA/TOR, HOU/CIN
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS - (Shoulder) Will be placed on the DL on Saturday.
Shin-Soo Choo, OF,
Saturday's Starters
Angels (Dan Haren - R) at Indians (Jeanmar Gomez - R), 1:05
Brewers (Marco Estrada - R) at Cards (Kyle Lohse - R), 1:05
Royals (Bruce Chen - L) at Twins (Jason Marquis - R), 1:10
Tigers (Drew Smyly - L) at Yankees (Freddy Garcia - R), 4:05
Mariners (Kevin Millwood - R) at Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow - R), 4:07
Astros (Lucas Harrell - R) at Reds (Johnny Cueto - R), 4:10
Cubs (Randy Wells - R) at Phillies (Joe Blanton - R), 7:05
A's (Tyson Ross - R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen - L), 7:05
D-Backs (Ian Kennedy - R) at Marlins (Anibal Sanchez - R), 7:10
Red Sox (Jon Lester - L) at White Sox (Jake Peavy - R), 7:10
Pirates (Erik Bedard - L) at Braves (Randall Delgado - R), 7:10
Rays (Jeff Niemann - R) at Rangers (Colby Lewis - R), 8:05
Mets (Dillon Gee - R) at Rockies (Jeremy Guthrie - R), 8:10
Padres (Anthony Bass - R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum - R), 9:05
Nats (Stephen Strasburg - R) at Dodgers (Chad Billingsley - R), 9:10
Day Game After Night Game: LAA/CLE, MIL/STL, KC/MIN, DET/NYY, SEA/TOR, HOU/CIN
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS - (Shoulder) Will be placed on the DL on Saturday.
Shin-Soo Choo, OF, CLE - (Hamstring) Out of the lineup again Friday; may return this weekend.
Delmon Young, OF, DET - Facing charges of third degree assault.
Juan Rivera, OF, LA - (Hamstring) Held out of the starting lineup Friday.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK - (Ear Infection) Back in the lineup Friday.
Josh Willingham, OF, MIN - (Paternity List) Will be activated Saturday.
Mat Gamel, 1B, MIL - (Shoulder) Returned to the lineup Friday night.
Jason Castro, C, HOU - (Neck) Back in the starting lineup Friday.
Jim Johnson, RP, BAL - (Infection) Played catch Friday, still day-to-day.
Jon Jay, OF, STL - (Shoulder) Rejoined the Cards' lineup Friday night.
Jesse Crain, RP, CHW - (Oblique) DL bound.
Marwin Gonzalez, SS, HOU - Placed on the paternity list.
Disabled List
Carl Crawford, OF, BOS - (Elbow) Had PRP injection, no surgery at this time.
Cliff Lee, SP, PHI - (Abdomen) Diagnosed with Grade 1 (least severe) strain.
Brett Gardner, OF, NYY - (Elbow) Could take limited BP on Friday.
Stephen Drew, SS, ARI - (Ankle) 2-for-4 during simulated game Friday afternoon.
Andres Torres, OF, NYM - (Calf) On track to be activated Monday.
Ryan Dempster, SP, CHC - (Quad) Should return from DL when eligible next week.
Lorenzo Cain, OF, KAN - (Groin) Suffered Grade 3 hip flexor strain; out at least four more weeks.
Franklin Gutierrez, OF, SEA - (Pectoral) Battling plantar fasciitis, no timetable for return.
Kerry Wood, RP, CHC - (Shoulder) Targeting Thursday return.
Felipe Paulino, SP, KAN - (Elbow) Expected to rejoin the Royals' rotation next week.
Kyle Weiland, SP, HOU - (Shoulder) Increasing soreness in recent weeks.
Greg Holland, RP, KAN - (Rib) No problems after playing catch; targeting May 6 return.
Rich Hill, RP, BOS - (Elbow) Activated from the DL on Friday.
Zach Britton, SP, BAL - (Shoulder) Threw his first bullpen session as planned Friday.
Transactions
Placed on DL
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS
Brad Lidge, RP, WAS
Kyle Weiland, SP, HOU
Jesse Crain, RP, CHW
Rafael Perez, RP, CLE
Optioned to Triple-A
Bobby Cassevah, RP, LAA
Michael Antonini, RP, LAD
Called Up
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS
Nathan Eovaldi, P, LAD
Ryan Perry, RP, WAS
Dylan Axelrod, RP, CHW
Nick Hagadone, RP, CLE
Fernando Abad, RP, HOU
Brian Bixler, SS, HOU
Chris Schwinden, SP, NYM
Brad Eldred, 1B/DH, DET
Closer Watch
The Angels announced Friday that Scott Downs will temporarily replace Jordan Walden. Manager Mike Scioscia wants Walden to be more consistent with the secondary pitches, and will use him in a seventh- and eighth-inning role in the near future. Given the Angels' offseason spending spree and expectations of contending for a World Series berth, it's not out of the question to think that Downs could keep the job if he's able to reliably retire the opposition in the ninth inning.
Brad Lidge has been placed on the 15-day DL with an abdominal strain, leaving an even larger number of save opportunities for Henry Rodriguez while Drew Storen remains on the shelf.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Braun - OF | MIL @ STL 4/28 1:05 PM | Kyle Lohse | 8-24 | .333 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .583 | .360 | .943 | |||||||
| Aramis Ramirez - 3B | MIL @ STL 4/28 1:05 PM | Kyle Lohse | 7-15 | .467 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .867 | .500 | 1.367 | |||||||
| Humberto Quintero - C | KC @ MIN 4/28 1:10 PM | Jason Marquis | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 | |||||||
| Justin Morneau - 1B | MIN vs KC 4/28 1:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .600 | .364 | .964 | |||||||
| Denard Span - OF | MIN vs KC 4/28 1:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 5-10 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .600 | .615 | 1.215 | |||||||
| Brennan Boesch - OF | DET @ NYY 4/28 4:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 6-16 | .375 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .625 | .412 | 1.037 | |||||||
| Miguel Cabrera - 1B | DET @ NYY 4/28 4:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 9-23 | .391 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | .826 | .517 | 1.343 | |||||||
| Delmon Young - OF | DET @ NYY 4/28 4:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 3-10 | .300 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .364 | 1.364 | |||||||
| Jose Bautista - 3B | TOR vs SEA 4/28 4:07 PM | Kevin Millwood | 7-12 | .583 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.583 | .643 | 2.226 | |||||||
| Carlos Lee - OF | HOU @ CIN 4/28 4:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 7-22 | .318 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .636 | .375 | 1.011 | |||||||
| Reed Johnson - OF | CHC @ PHI 4/28 7:05 PM | Joe Blanton | 5-12 | .417 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .833 | .500 | 1.333 | |||||||
| Alfonso Soriano - OF | CHC @ PHI 4/28 7:05 PM | Joe Blanton | 6-18 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .556 | .429 | .985 | |||||||
| Hunter Pence - OF | PHI vs CHC 4/28 7:05 PM | Randy Wells | 6-14 | .429 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .714 | .556 | 1.270 | |||||||
| Paul Konerko - 1B | CWS vs BOS 4/28 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .583 | .467 | 1.050 | |||||||
| Mike Napoli - C | TEX vs TB 4/28 8:05 PM | Jeff Niemann | 5-10 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.100 | .500 | 1.600 | |||||||
| Orlando Hudson - 2B | SD @ SF 4/28 9:05 PM | Tim Lincecum | 8-19 | .421 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .579 | .429 | 1.008 | |||||||
| Nick Hundley - C | SD @ SF 4/28 9:05 PM | Tim Lincecum | 5-15 | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .733 | .412 | 1.145 | |||||||
| Adam LaRoche - 1B | WAS @ LAD 4/28 9:10 PM | Chad Billingsley | 6-21 | .286 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | .667 | .400 | 1.067 | |||||||
| Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Dan Haren | LAA @ CLE 4/28 1:05 PM | Indians Batters | 21-123 | .171 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 30 | .275 | .224 | .499 | |||||||
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asdrubal Cabrera - SS | CLE vs LAA 4/28 1:05 PM | Dan Haren | 1-14 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .071 | .071 | .142 | |||||||
| Shin-Soo Choo - OF | CLE vs LAA 4/28 1:05 PM | Dan Haren | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .364 | |||||||
| Casey Kotchman - 1B | CLE vs LAA 4/28 1:05 PM | Dan Haren | 7-30 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .233 | .258 | .491 | |||||||
| Jose Lopez - 3B | CLE vs LAA 4/28 1:05 PM | Dan Haren | 5-27 | .185 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .407 | .214 | .621 | |||||||
| Corey Hart - OF | MIL @ STL 4/28 1:05 PM | Kyle Lohse | 1-12 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .083 | .166 | |||||||
| Gerald Laird - C | DET @ NYY 4/28 4:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 1-15 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .067 | .125 | .192 | |||||||
| John Jaso - C | SEA @ TOR 4/28 4:07 PM | Brandon Morrow | 3-13 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .462 | |||||||
| Edwin Encarnacion - 3B | TOR vs SEA 4/28 4:07 PM | Kevin Millwood | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .364 | |||||||
| Adam Lind - 1B | TOR vs SEA 4/28 4:07 PM | Kevin Millwood | 0-16 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .111 | .111 | |||||||
| Jeff Mathis - C | TOR vs SEA 4/28 4:07 PM | Kevin Millwood | 3-20 | .150 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .300 | .150 | .450 | |||||||
| Laynce Nix - OF | PHI vs CHC 4/28 7:05 PM | Randy Wells | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .250 | .523 | |||||||
| Alexei Ramirez - SS | CWS vs BOS 4/28 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .250 | .350 | |||||||
| Will Venable - OF | SD @ SF 4/28 9:05 PM | Tim Lincecum | 3-15 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .250 | .583 | |||||||
| Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Kyle Lohse | STL vs Mil 4/28 1:05 PM | Brewers Batters | 34-106 | .321 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 16 | .516 | .350 | .866 | |||||||
| Freddy Garcia | NYY vs Det 4/28 4:05 PM | Tigers Batters | 36-135 | .267 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 27 | .534 | .321 | .855 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup(s)
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS - Although he didn't rake at Triple-A, the Nats are placing Ryan Zimmerman on the DL and need an offensive boost. Harper will be called up for his MLB debut Saturday against the Dodgers and is worth a flyer in most formats given his considerable upside, but it's likely that he's already snapped up in many leagues by owners who are a bit surprised that he's already getting an opportunity. Still, it's worth noting that he could be up for good if he proves capable of hitting big league pitching in the coming weeks.
Jordan Lyles, SP, HOU - For those in deeper leagues where useful arms are more difficult to come by, Lyles' fast start at Triple-A Oklahoma City should open some eyes. Through his first four starts, Lyles has a 24:4 K:BB in 26 innings, and the 8.31 K/9IP is his highest mark since 2009 when he was an 18-year-old at Low-A Lexington. Further, he's managed to keep the ball in the park (just one homer allowed) after carrying a 1.34 HR/9IP over 94 innings with the Astros during his rookie season. With Kyle Weiland on the disabled list and two unproven starters in Lucas Harrell and J.A. Happ currently owning rotation spots, it's only a matter of time before the 21-year-old gets another look in Houston.
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