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Tuesday's Starters
AL
Angels (TBA) at Tigers (Jacob Turner - R), 7:05
Blue Jays (Brett Cecil - L) at Yankees (CC Sabathia - L), 7:05
White Sox (Philip Humber - R) at Red Sox (Jon Lester - L), 7:10
Indians (Josh Tomlin - R) at Rays (Matt Moore - L), 7:10
Orioles (Zach Britton - L) at Twins (Samuel Deduno - R), 8:10
Mariners (TBA) at Royals (Everett Teaford - L), 8:10
Rangers (Roy Oswalt - R) at Athletics (Bartolo Colon - R), 10:05
NL
Mets (Jon Niese - L) at Nationals (Ross Detwiler - L), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Trevor Bauer - R) at Reds (Johnny Cueto - R), 7:10
Giants (Barry Zito - L) at Braves (Jair Jurrjens - R), 7:10
Marlins (Anibal Sanchez - R) at Cubs (Travis Wood - L), 8:05
Cardinals (Joe Kelly - R) at Brewers (Randy Wolf - L), 8:10
Pirates (Erik Bedard - L) at Rockies (Christian Friedrich - L), 8:40
Astros (Jordan Lyles - R) at Padres (Ross Ohlendorf - R), 10:05
Phillies (Roy Halladay - R) at Dodgers (TBA), 10:10
Day Game After a Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
AL
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, BOS - (Back) Returned to the lineup on Sunday.
Ryan Sweeney, OF, BOS - (Hamstring) Was not available on Sunday due to a sore hamstring.
Gavin Floyd, P, CHW - (Forearm) MRI came back negative on Sunday.
Mike Napoli, C, TEX - (Quadriceps) Is expected to play on Tuesday after reported improvement on Sunday.
Brayan Villarreal, P, DET - (Neck) Was scheduled to see a neck specialist on Monday.
Torii Hunter, OF, LAA - (Groin) Was back in the starting lineup on Monday.
NL
Jonathan Herrera, SS, COL - (Shoulder) Has a sore right shoulder.
Chad Billingsley, P, LAD - (Elbow) MRI revealed inflammation and he was scheduled to have another MRI on Monday.
Ian Desmond, SS, WAS - (Oblique) Was not in the starting lineup on Monday.
Jason Kubel, OF, ARI - (Hamstring) Hopes to be ready to play on Tuesday.
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN - (Knee) Had minor surgery on his miniscus and will be out for 3-4 weeks.
Disabled List
AL
Mark Lowe, P, TEX - (Abdomen) Could throw from a mound later this week.
Felipe Paulino, P, KCR - (Elbow) Transferred to the 60-Day DL on Monday.
Al Alburquerque, P, DET - (Elbow) Has yet to begin a minor league rehab assignment.
Brandon Morrow, P, TOR - (Oblique) Scheduled for a mound session on Monday after positive workouts on Friday and Saturday.
John Danks, P, CHW - (Shoulder) Can now play catch.
Brett Gardner, OF, NYY - (Elbow) Yankees' manager Joe Girardi said Gardner "came up sore" on Monday.
Jason Hammel, P, BAL - (Knee) Underwent successful knee surgery on Monday.
Luis Perez, P, TOR - (Elbow) Will have season-ending Tommy John surgery.
Evan Longoria, 3B, TBR - (Hamstring) Will likely travel with the Rays on their upcoming road trip.
Vernon Wells, OF, ANA - (Thumb) Scheduled to begin a rehab assignment this weekend.
Chris Iannetta, C, LAA - (Wrist) Threw to bases during a workout on Monday.
NL
Jhoulys Chacin, P, COL - (Chest) Will throw a simulated two-inning game on Tuesday.
Kyle Weiland, P, HOU - (Shoulder) Not expected to return this season.
Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU - (Ankle) Will return to Houston for further evaluation on his ankle.
Jason Castro, C, HOU - (Knee) Trip to the DL is expected to be a short one.
Jaime Garcia, P, STL - (Shoulder) Transferred to the 60-Day DL on Monday.
Micah Owings, P, SDP - (Forearm) Is contemplating having season-ending surgery.
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL - (Hand) Has been practicing blocking pitches in the dirt.
Juan Nicasio, P, COL - (Knee) Had arthroscopic surgery on Monday.
Transactions
Activated from Paternity List
Jim Miller, P, OAK
Activated from DL
Carl Crawford, OF, BOS
Alexi Ogando, P, TEX
Alex Presley, OF, PIT
Placed on DL
Robert Andino, 2B, BAL
Designated for Assignment
Brent Lillibridge, OF, BOS
Optioned to Triple-A
Matt Hague, 1B, PIT
Maikel Cleto, P, STL
Miles Mikolas, P, SDP
Pedro Figueroa, P, OAK
Steve Johnson, P, BAL
Dana Eveland, P, BAL
Called Up
Trevor Rosenthal, P, STL
Nick Vincent, P, SDP
Chris Tillman, P, BAL
Free Agent Signings
Nate Robertson, P, TOR
Closer Watch
Yankees - Mariano Rivera's rehab doctor believes the reliever could return this season. Rivera, who has been out since May 3 with a torn ACL, reportedly suffered only a partial tear and has been recovering quickly. However, Yankee's GM Brian Cashman reiterated on Monday that, "in terms of 2012, [Rivera]'s out".
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Robinson Cano - 2B | NYY vs TOR 7/17 7:05 PM | Brett Cecil | 6-19 | .316 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .526 | .364 | .890 | |||||||
Alex Rodriguez - 3B | NYY vs TOR 7/17 7:05 PM | Brett Cecil | 4-14 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .571 | .333 | .904 | |||||||
Mark Teixeira - 1B | NYY vs TOR 7/17 7:05 PM | Brett Cecil | 5-18 | .278 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .611 | .480 | 1.091 | |||||||
Dan Uggla - 2B | ATL vs SF 7/17 7:10 PM | Barry Zito | 6-20 | .300 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .550 | .333 | .883 | |||||||
Paul Konerko - 1B | CWS @ BOS 7/17 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .583 | .467 | 1.050 | |||||||
Alfonso Soriano - OF | CHC vs MIA 7/17 8:05 PM | Anibal Sanchez | 4-19 | .211 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .579 | .318 | .897 | |||||||
Carlos Beltran - OF | STL @ MIL 7/17 8:10 PM | Randy Wolf | 11-34 | .324 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .706 | .395 | 1.101 | |||||||
Adrian Beltre - 3B | TEX @ OAK 7/17 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 17-51 | .333 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 | .686 | .340 | 1.026 | |||||||
Michael Young - 3B | TEX @ OAK 7/17 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 15-42 | .357 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .500 | .400 | .900 | |||||||
Adam Kennedy - 2B | LAD vs PHI 7/17 10:10 PM | Roy Halladay | 10-28 | .357 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .464 | .400 | .864 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
CC Sabathia | NYY vs TOR 7/17 7:05 PM | Blue Jays Batters | 10-86 | .116 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | .165 | .174 | .339 | |||||||
Barry Zito | SF @ ATL 7/17 7:10 PM | Braves Batters | 14-66 | .212 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .358 | .267 | .626 | |||||||
Randy Wolf | MIL vs STL 7/17 8:10 PM | Cardinals Batters | 31-163 | .190 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 30 | .370 | .261 | .632 | |||||||
Roy Halladay | PHI @ LAD 7/17 10:10 PM | Dodgers Batters | 37-157 | .236 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 47 | .299 | .265 | .563 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Curtis Granderson - OF | NYY vs TOR 7/17 7:05 PM | Brett Cecil | 2-14 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .200 | .486 | |||||||
Jose Bautista - 3B | TOR @ NYY 7/17 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 0-11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .083 | .083 | |||||||
Rajai Davis - OF | TOR @ NYY 7/17 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 2-22 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .130 | .221 | |||||||
Yunel Escobar - SS | TOR @ NYY 7/17 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .231 | .481 | |||||||
Geoff Blum - 3B | ARI @ CIN 7/17 7:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 2-13 | .154 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .385 | .294 | .679 | |||||||
Alexei Ramirez - SS | CWS @ BOS 7/17 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .250 | .350 | |||||||
Angel Pagan - OF | SF @ ATL 7/17 7:10 PM | Jair Jurrjens | 2-24 | .083 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .125 | .185 | .310 | |||||||
Lance Berkman - 1B | STL @ MIL 7/17 8:10 PM | Randy Wolf | 3-27 | .111 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .185 | .273 | .458 | |||||||
Rafael Furcal - SS | STL @ MIL 7/17 8:10 PM | Randy Wolf | 2-27 | .074 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .074 | .074 | .148 | |||||||
Marco Scutaro - SS | COL vs PIT 7/17 8:40 PM | Erik Bedard | 2-16 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .250 | |||||||
Bobby Abreu - OF | LAD vs PHI 7/17 10:10 PM | Roy Halladay | 7-37 | .189 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .216 | .211 | .427 | |||||||
Mark Ellis - 2B | LAD vs PHI 7/17 10:10 PM | Roy Halladay | 3-16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .188 | .235 | .423 | |||||||
Jerry Hairston Jr. - 3B | LAD vs PHI 7/17 10:10 PM | Roy Halladay | 3-22 | .136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .136 | .174 | .310 | |||||||
Juan Rivera - OF | LAD vs PHI 7/17 10:10 PM | Roy Halladay | 0-14 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Juan Uribe - 3B | LAD vs PHI 7/17 10:10 PM | Roy Halladay | 4-18 | .222 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .278 | .222 | .500 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Bartolo Colon | OAK vs Tex 7/17 10:05 PM | Rangers Batters | 37-121 | .306 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 17 | .525 | .330 | .855 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
Jacob Turner, P, DET: Generally, in fantasy baseball it can be much more difficult to find a viable pitching option compared to position players. Picking up Baseball-America's 21s ranked prospect entering 2012 (and a Top-26 prospect three years running) could be a good way to shore your pitching up. This rings especially true when he could potentially earn a full-time spot in a major league rotation soon. Turner was one of the top ranked arms in a 2009 draft class that included Zack Wheeler, Mike Minor, Drew Storen, Aaron Crow, Shelby Miller, Alex White and number one pick Stephen Strasburg, among others. The 21-year-old has pitched very well in three minor league seasons, with a 3.21 minor league ERA. That includes a 3.16 ERA in 10 Triple-A starts in 2012. His strikeout numbers haven't been great, though they should improve as he gets older and continues to develop. Even without major strikeout numbers, Turner entices a lot of ground balls. His arsenal features a 90-93 MPH fastball that can reach 95 on the radar gun along with a changeup and a curveball, both of which have been rated highly by scouts. Turner made a spot start earlier in the season, throwing five innings of one-run ball against the St. Louis Cardinals. With Drew Smyly being placed on the DL, Turner has been called up and will get another chance to impress when he starts for the Tigers on Tuesday. He should be a mainstay in Detroit's rotation soon.
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