This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Tuesday's Starters – all times Eastern
Phillies (Jonathan Pettibone – R) at Pirates (Jeff Locke – L), 7:05
Brewers (Wily Peralta – R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 7:05
Tigers (Doug Fister – R) at Blue Jays (Chien-Ming Wang – R), 7:07
Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin – L) at Mets (Jeremy Hefner – R), 7:10
Giants (Tim Lincecum – R) at Reds (Homer Bailey – R), 7:10
Marlins (Tom Koehler – R) at Braves (Kris Medlen – R), 7:10
Padres (Robbie Erlin – L) at Red Sox (John Lackey – R), 7:10
Mariners (Joe Saunders – L) at Rangers (Justin Grimm – R), 8:05
Rays (David Price – L) at Astros (Erik Bedard – L), 8:10
Yankees (Phil Hughes – R) at Twins (Samuel Deduno – R), 8:10
Indians (Corey Kluber – R) at Royals (Luis Mendoza – R), 8:10
Orioles (Jason Hammel – R) at White Sox (John Danks – L), 8:10
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L) at Rockies (Roy Oswalt – R), 8:40
Cubs (Scott Feldman – R) at Athletics (A.J. Griffin – R), 10:05
Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R) at Angels (Jered Weaver – R), 10:05
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
AL
Evan Longoria, 3B, TB (foot) – Might be able to pinch-hit Monday
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (hamstring) – Scratched Monday
Josh Willingham, OF, MIN (knee) – Scratched from Monday's lineup
NL
Ross Detwiler, SP, WAS (back) – Expected to start Wednesday
Ryan Hanigan, C, CIN (ankle) – Got back into the lineup Monday
Disabled List
AL
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET (shoulder) – Left rehab game Monday after taking a liner to the calf
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY (ankle) – Ran the bases Monday
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY (hip) – Starting rehab assignment Tuesday
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY (shoulder) – Struggled in last rehab start; may stay in minors a while
Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN (hamstring) – Not hitting on rehab assignment; Twins seem in no rush
Eduardo Nunez, SS, NYY (oblique) – Rain shortened rehab outing Sunday
Joakim Soria, RP, TEX (elbow) – Will make next rehab appearance in Double-A
Francisco Cervelli, C, NYY (hand) – Took BP on Monday
Mike Pelfrey, SP, MIN (back) – Will start Saturday if Monday rehab outing goes well
Brandon Gomes, RP, TB (back) – Setback apparently not that bad
NL
Brandon McCarthy, SP, ARI (shoulder) – Threw a bullpen Monday
Ryan Vogelsong, SP, SF (hand) – Played catch Monday; out through July
Wilson Ramos, C, WAS (hamstring) – Could be back Thursday
Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT (forearm) – On a three-week rehab plan
Ruben Tejada, SS, NYM (quad) – Heading to Triple-A to continue rehab assignment
Henderson Alvarez, SP, MIA (shoulder) – Will rejoin team and start Thursday
Transactions
Activated from DL
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS
Placed on DL
Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI (hip)
Called Up
Chaz Roe, RP, ARI
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Jair Jurrjens, SP, BAL
Mike Pelfrey, SP, MIN
Erik Davis, RP, WAS
Bryan Holaday, C, DET
Closer Watch
Marlins – Steve Cishek got perhaps the easiest kind of save Monday, entering with two on, two out and a four-run lead. He got the out. After suffering from some early-season inconsistency, Cishek's been a machine for the last month-plus, allowing just two runs in his last 19 appearances. Where his job security was once in question, Cishek's given the Marlins a feeling of certainty in the ninth inning. Now it's just a matter of Miami continuing to create save situations consistently.
Diamondbacks – J.J. Putz blew his first save chance since returning from the DL on Monday, giving up a one-run lead to the Mets in the ninth. David Hernandez wasn't a whole lot better, looking erratic while giving up two hits and a run in the eighth, and Heath Bell got two outs without allowing any baserunners in the seventh, but has otherwise been horrendous lately. All that is to say, Putz has some breathing room despite blowing this one.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmon Young - OF | PHI @ PIT 7/2 7:05 PM | Jeanmar Gomez | 6-12 | .500 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.500 | |||||||
| Jhonny Peralta - SS | DET @ TOR 7/2 7:07 PM | Chien-Ming Wang | 5-14 | .357 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .357 | .786 | |||||||
| Rajai Davis - OF | TOR vs DET 7/2 7:07 PM | Doug Fister | 11-26 | .423 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .423 | .923 | |||||||
| Carlos Quentin - OF | SD @ BOS 7/2 7:10 PM | John Lackey | 8-13 | .615 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.769 | .667 | 2.436 | |||||||
| Nelson Cruz - OF | TEX vs SEA 7/2 8:05 PM | Joe Saunders | 6-20 | .300 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .650 | .300 | .950 | |||||||
| Ian Kinsler - 2B | TEX vs SEA 7/2 8:05 PM | Joe Saunders | 10-24 | .417 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.000 | .464 | 1.464 | |||||||
| J.J. Hardy - SS | BAL @ CWS 7/2 8:10 PM | John Danks | 7-18 | .389 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .778 | .450 | 1.228 | |||||||
| Brian Roberts - 2B | BAL @ CWS 7/2 8:10 PM | John Danks | 8-22 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .409 | .440 | .849 | |||||||
| Asdrubal Cabrera - SS | CLE @ KC 7/2 8:10 PM | Luis Mendoza | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .364 | .818 | |||||||
| Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS vs BAL 7/2 8:10 PM | Jason Hammel | 6-15 | .400 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .800 | .438 | 1.238 | |||||||
| Paul Konerko - 1B | CWS vs BAL 7/2 8:10 PM | Jason Hammel | 4-11 | .364 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .909 | .364 | 1.273 | |||||||
| Justin Morneau - 1B | MIN vs NYY 7/2 8:10 PM | Phil Hughes | 2-10 | .200 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .800 | .333 | 1.133 | |||||||
| Dexter Fowler - OF | COL vs LAD 7/2 8:40 PM | Clayton Kershaw | 12-30 | .400 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .533 | .471 | 1.004 | |||||||
| Adrian Gonzalez - 1B | LAD @ COL 7/2 8:40 PM | Roy Oswalt | 7-21 | .333 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .667 | .400 | 1.067 | |||||||
| Hanley Ramirez - SS | LAD @ COL 7/2 8:40 PM | Roy Oswalt | 11-30 | .367 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .767 | .406 | 1.173 | |||||||
| Juan Uribe - 3B | LAD @ COL 7/2 8:40 PM | Roy Oswalt | 7-19 | .368 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .579 | .381 | .960 | |||||||
| Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| None | |||||||||||||||||||
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Infante - 2B | DET @ TOR 7/2 7:07 PM | Chien-Ming Wang | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .200 | .500 | |||||||
| Edwin Encarnacion - 1B | TOR vs DET 7/2 7:07 PM | Doug Fister | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .397 | |||||||
| Maicer Izturis - 3B | TOR vs DET 7/2 7:07 PM | Doug Fister | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .200 | .600 | |||||||
| Adam Lind - 1B | TOR vs DET 7/2 7:07 PM | Doug Fister | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .100 | .300 | |||||||
| Mark Kotsay - OF | SD @ BOS 7/2 7:10 PM | John Lackey | 9-37 | .243 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .324 | .263 | .587 | |||||||
| Hunter Pence - OF | SF @ CIN 7/2 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .250 | .523 | |||||||
| Alexi Casilla - 2B | BAL @ CWS 7/2 8:10 PM | John Danks | 2-18 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 | .158 | .269 | |||||||
| Adam Jones - OF | BAL @ CWS 7/2 8:10 PM | John Danks | 1-24 | .042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .042 | .080 | .122 | |||||||
| Joe Mauer - C | MIN vs NYY 7/2 8:10 PM | Phil Hughes | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .333 | |||||||
| Jose Molina - C | TB @ HOU 7/2 8:10 PM | Erik Bedard | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .091 | .231 | .322 | |||||||
| Jonathan Herrera - SS | COL vs LAD 7/2 8:40 PM | Clayton Kershaw | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .231 | .481 | |||||||
| Andre Ethier - OF | LAD @ COL 7/2 8:40 PM | Roy Oswalt | 4-20 | .200 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .450 | .238 | .688 | |||||||
| Jerry Hairston Jr. - 3B | LAD @ COL 7/2 8:40 PM | Roy Oswalt | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .167 | .417 | |||||||
| Matt Kemp - OF | LAD @ COL 7/2 8:40 PM | Roy Oswalt | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .091 | .273 | |||||||
| Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Joe Saunders | SEA @ Tex 7/2 8:05 PM | Rangers Batters | 32-96 | .333 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 11 | .645 | .384 | 1.029 | |||||||
| Jason Hammel | BAL @ CWS 7/2 8:10 PM | White Sox Batters | 25-74 | .338 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 14 | .600 | .388 | .987 | |||||||
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