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Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Giants (Matt Cain - R) at Cubs (Carlos Villanueva - R), 2:20 PM
Braves (Julio Teheran - R) at Nationals (Ross Detwiler - L), 7:05 PM
Reds (Mike Leake - R) at Pirates (A.J. Burnett - R), 7:05 PM
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez - R) at Yankees (CC Sabathia - L), 7:05 PM
White Sox (Jose Quintana - L) at Indians (Justin Masterson - R), 7:05 PM
Rays (Alex Cobb - R) at Red Sox (Felix Doubront - L), 7:10 PM
Phillies (John Lannan - L) at Marlins (Ricky Nolasco - R), 7:10 PM
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ - L) at Royals (Luis Mendoza - R), 8:10 PM
Mets (Jonathon Niese - L) at Twins (Vance Worley - R), 8:10 PM
Brewers (Kyle Lohse - R) at Cardinals (Shelby Miller - R), 8:15 PM
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw - L) at Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin - L), 9:40 PM
Tigers (Max Scherzer - R) at Athletics (Bartolo Colon - R), 10:05 PM
Astros (Bud Norris - R) at Angels (Tommy Hanson - R), 10:05 PM
Rangers (Yu Darvish - R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma - R), 10:10 PM
Rockies (Jon Garland - R) at Padres (Tyson Ross - R), 10:10 PM
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Carlos Santana, C, CLE - (Thumb) Could return to the lineup Friday or Saturday.
Josh Reddick, OF, OAK - (Wrist) Fully expects to return to the lineup Friday.
Erick Aybar, SS, ANA - (Heel) Said he felt much better Thursday and could avoid a stint on the DL.
Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI - (Hand) Held out of Wednesday's lineup with a bone bruise in his hand, but he could be back as soon as Friday.
Jason Kubel, OF, ARI - (Undisclosed) Will likely be available off the bench Friday.
Sergio Santos, P, TOR - (Elbow) Said he was fine and ready to take the mound Thursday, but did not end up pitching.
Darren Oliver, P, TOR - (Forearm) Hit on the forearm by a line drive Wednesday and may be sidelined the next few days.
Lance Berkman, 1B, TEX - (Knee) Returned to the lineup Thursday.
Disabled List
Brandon Inge, 3B, PIT - (Shoulder) Expected to come off the DL on Friday.
Jeff Karstens, P, PIT - (Shoulder) Threw pain-free long toss Wednesday, but remains week away from a return.
Ted Lilly, P, LAD - (Shoulder) Allowed six runs (five earned) over six innings in a Triple-A rehab start Wednesday.
Darwin Barney, 2B, CHC - (Knee) Will have stitches removed from his left knee Friday, then report to Triple-A Iowa and play games Saturday through Monday.
Delmon Young, OF, PHI - (Ankle) Played seven innings in an extended spring training game Thursday and plans to do so again Friday.
Scott Diamond, P, MIN - (Elbow) Will come off the DL and start Saturday against the Mets.
Scott Kazmir, P, CLE - (Abdomen) Could throw a bullpen session Friday.
Jered Weaver, P, ANA - (Elbow) Has rid himself of the sling on his left arm and could begin playing catch in the near future.
Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR - (Oblique) Went 2-for-2 with a walk and played four innings in an extended spring training game Thursday.
Curtis Granderson, OF, NYY - (Forearm) Began throwing Thursday.
Brian Roberts, 2B, BAL - (Hamstring) Probably won't be ready to return from the DL when eligible.
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA - (Shoulder) Placed on the 15-day DL with a sprained shoulder.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY - (Wrist) Planning to swing a bat Friday and hopes to take batting practice next week.
Scott Sizemore, 2B, OAK - (Knee) Will have torn ACL repaired by Dr. James Andrews on Tuesday.
Ryan Madson, P, ANA - (Elbow) Threw a bullpen session at 100 percent Thursday.
David Ortiz, DH, BOS - (Heel) Wants 20 minor league at-bats before returning to the Red Sox lineup and could be back for next week's series against Cleveland.
Out
Gordon Beckham, 2B, CHW - (Wrist) Diagnosed with a broken hamate bone and will be out six weeks.
Transactions
Placed on the DL
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA
Justin Miller, P, SEA (60-day DL)
Called Up
Endy Chavez, OF, SEA
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Kameron Loe, P, SEA (designated for assignment)
D.J. Mitchell, P, SEA (designated for assignment)
Traded
Aaron Harang, P, SEA (from COL)
Steve Hensley, P, COL (from SEA)
Closer Watch
Giants - Sergio Romo closed out a 7-6 win over the Cubs on Thursday to pick up his MLB-leading sixth save of the young season. The right-hander has not allowed a walk and has given up just two hits while recording 10 strikeouts over 6.0 innings thus far in 2013. He continues to display pinpoint control, and as long as Romo stays healthy, he should remain one of the top end-game options in all of baseball.
Red Sox - On Wednesday, Joel Hanrahan surrendered five earned runs on three hits and two walks against Baltimore en route to his first blown save of the season. After the game, manager John Farrell suggested the right-hander is still progressing along the learning curve that comes with his move to the AL-East, and confirmed that Hanrahan will remain the closer. However, a few more poor outings for Hanrahan in the near future could lead Farrell to consider Andrew Bailey, Junichi Tazawa or Koji Uehara for ninth-inning duties, though Farrell seems to like using Uehara first out of the bullpen.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexi Casilla - 2B | BAL @ NYY 4/12 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 9-15 | .600 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .733 | .600 | 1.333 | |||||||
| Adam Jones - OF | BAL @ NYY 4/12 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 11-33 | .333 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .606 | .389 | .995 | |||||||
| Nolan Reimold - OF | BAL @ NYY 4/12 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 8-20 | .400 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .650 | .409 | 1.059 | |||||||
| Shin-Soo Choo - OF | CIN @ PIT 4/12 7:05 PM | A.J. Burnett | 3-14 | .214 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .500 | .353 | .853 | |||||||
| Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS @ CLE 4/12 7:05 PM | Justin Masterson | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .667 | .400 | 1.067 | |||||||
| Andrew McCutchen - OF | PIT vs CIN 4/12 7:05 PM | Mike Leake | 5-16 | .313 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .389 | .889 | |||||||
| Neil Walker - 2B | PIT vs CIN 4/12 7:05 PM | Mike Leake | 4-13 | .308 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .538 | .438 | .976 | |||||||
| Placido Polanco - 3B | MIA vs PHI 4/12 7:10 PM | John Lannan | 7-17 | .412 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .412 | .450 | .862 | |||||||
| Giancarlo Stanton - OF | MIA vs PHI 4/12 7:10 PM | John Lannan | 5-11 | .455 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.500 | |||||||
| Ryan Howard - 1B | PHI @ MIA 4/12 7:10 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 6-30 | .200 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | .567 | .368 | .935 | |||||||
| Laynce Nix - OF | PHI @ MIA 4/12 7:10 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 4-11 | .364 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .636 | .462 | 1.098 | |||||||
| Chase Utley - 2B | PHI @ MIA 4/12 7:10 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 10-32 | .313 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .500 | .389 | .889 | |||||||
| Justin Turner - 2B | NYM @ MIN 4/12 8:10 PM | Vance Worley | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .400 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Carlos Beltran - OF | STL vs MIL 4/12 8:15 PM | Kyle Lohse | 22-39 | .564 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1.026 | .647 | 1.673 | |||||||
| Ty Wigginton - 3B | STL vs MIL 4/12 8:15 PM | Kyle Lohse | 8-15 | .533 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .533 | 1.133 | |||||||
| Victor Martinez - C | DET @ OAK 4/12 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 5-17 | .294 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .588 | .333 | .922 | |||||||
| Ramon Santiago - 2B | DET @ OAK 4/12 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 11-20 | .550 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .800 | .571 | 1.371 | |||||||
| Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Justin Masterson | CLE vs CWS 4/12 7:05 PM | White Sox Batters | 21-101 | .208 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 19 | .382 | .301 | .683 | |||||||
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hairston - OF | CHC vs SF 4/12 2:20 PM | Matt Cain | 3-15 | .200 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .400 | .350 | .750 | |||||||
| Matt Wieters - C | BAL @ NYY 4/12 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 2-18 | .111 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .278 | .158 | .436 | |||||||
| Alexei Ramirez - SS | CWS @ CLE 4/12 7:05 PM | Justin Masterson | 3-22 | .136 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .273 | .208 | .481 | |||||||
| Alex Rios - OF | CWS @ CLE 4/12 7:05 PM | Justin Masterson | 4-27 | .148 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .296 | .233 | .530 | |||||||
| DeWayne Wise - OF | CWS @ CLE 4/12 7:05 PM | Justin Masterson | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .200 | .500 | |||||||
| Miguel Montero - C | ARI vs LAD 4/12 9:40 PM | Clayton Kershaw | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .182 | .455 | |||||||
| Martin Prado - 3B | ARI vs LAD 4/12 9:40 PM | Clayton Kershaw | 1-15 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .067 | .067 | .133 | |||||||
| Albert Pujols - 1B | LAA vs HOU 4/12 10:05 PM | Bud Norris | 5-26 | .192 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .269 | .250 | .519 | |||||||
| Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Mike Leake | CIN @ Pit 4/12 7:05 PM | Pirates Batters | 23-72 | .319 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 11 | .471 | .399 | .869 | |||||||
| Kyle Lohse | MIL @ StL 4/12 8:15 PM | Cardinals Batters | 37-67 | .552 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 7 | .870 | .612 | 1.482 | |||||||
| Bartolo Colon | OAK vs Det 4/12 10:05 PM | Tigers Batters | 37-120 | .308 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 20 | .544 | .350 | .894 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
Evan Gattis, C, ATL - Gattis has caught the team's last four games, so a day off Friday seems like a good possibility, but the 26-year-old appears primed to be a valuable fantasy contributor, at least while Brian McCann (shoulder) remains out. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said Gattis, who's 9-for-23 with three homers and six RBI so far this year, will get the bulk of the starts behind the dish for the time being, and will continue to bat cleanup until Freddie Freeman (oblique) returns. He should have plenty of opportunities to drive in runs, and if he continues his hot hitting, the Braves may very well opt to keep Gattis on the big club all season.
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