The Lineup Card: (Wednesday's Edition) Ramirez Back on the DL

Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups:

Rays (James Shields – R) at Orioles (Bradley Bergesen – R), 12:35 ET

Angels (Joel Pineiro – R) at Yankees (Javier Vazquez – R), 1:05 ET

Indians (Jake Westbrook – R) at Twins (Francisco Liriano – L), 1:10 ET

Blue Jays (Mark Rzepczynski – L) at Royals (Zack Greinke – R), 2:10 ET

Astros (Brett Myers – R) at Cubs (Ted Lilly – L), 2:20 ET

Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R) at Athletics (Gio Gonzalez – L), 3:35 ET

Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at Tigers (Max Scherzer – R), 7:05 ET

Brewers (Randy Wolf – L) at Pirates (Zach Duke – L), 7:05 ET

Rockies (Jason Hammel – R) at Marlins (Ricky Nolasco – R), 7:10 ET

Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R) at Reds (Bronson Arroyo – R), 7:10 ET

Padres (Jon Garland – R) at Braves (Tommy Hanson – R), 7:10 ET

Phillies (Joe Blanton – R) at Cardinals (Jaime Garcia – L), 8:15 ET

Mets (Jonathan Niese – L) at Diamondbacks (Dan Haren – R), 9:40 ET

Giants (Barry Zito – L) at Dodgers (Chad Billingsley – R), 10:10 ET

White Sox (Gavin Floyd – R) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R), 10:15 ET

Day Game After Night Game: TAM, BAL, LAA, NYY, CLE, MIN, TOR, KC, HOU, CHC, BOS, OAK

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)

Yunel Escobar, SS, Blue Jays (hand) – Bruised hand Monday, sat Tuesday

Corey Patterson, OF, Orioles (heel) – Still not back Tuesday

Austin Kearns, OF, Indians (knee) – Out of Tuesday's lineup

Carlos Quentin, OF, White Sox (hand) – Sat for second game in a row

Jon Rauch, P, Twins (ankle) - Technically available Tuesday, but will probably sit

Aaron Laffey, P, Indians (arm) – Says he has a "dead arm"

Michael Brantley, OF, Indians (shoulder) – Shoulder tweaked, missed Tuesday's game

Shaun Marcum, P, Blue Jays (blister) – Should start Friday

Carl Crawford, OF, Rays (groin) – Took pickoff throw to groin and left game Tuesday

Dan Wheeler, P, Rays (foot) – Took line drive to foot Monday, x-rays negative

Michael Saunders, OF, Mariners (finger) – Not in Tuesday's lineup

Rob Johnson, C, Mariners (hip) – Not in Tuesday's lineup

Anthony Lerew, P, Royals (ribs) – Took line drive to ribs Tuesday and left game

Russell Branyan, 1B, Mariners (back) – Taking a few days off

Andrew McCutchen, OF, Pirates (shoulder) – Out of Tuesday's lineup

Chipper Jones, 3B, Braves (hamstring) – Another day out of lineup on Tuesday

Chris Coghlan, OF, Marlins (back) – Not in Tuesday's lineup

Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Rockies (finger) – Day-to-day, but missed Tuesday's game

Brad Hawpe, OF, Rockies (ribs) – Did not start but pinch-hit Tuesday

David Eckstein, 2B, Padres (calf) – Left Tuesday's game

Players on the DL

Mike Lowell, 3B, Red Sox (hip) – Four rehab games beginning Thursday

Clay Buchholz, P, Red Sox (hamstring) – Returning Wednesday

Conor Jackson, OF, Athletics (hamstring) – Ryan Sweeney out for season, but Jackson still not ready to return

Travis Buck, OF, Athletics (leg) – Began rehab Monday

Matt Palmer, P, Angels (shoulder) – A week or two away

Scott Kazmir, P, Angels (shoulder) – Eligible to return next Monday

Sergio Mitre, P, Yankees (oblique) – Had final rehab start, will return Saturday to fill in for Andy Pettitte

Brandon Inge, 3B, Tigers (hand) – Out 4-6 weeks

Dustin Nippert, P, Rangers (head) – Placed on DL after taking scary line drive to head

Kevin Millwood, P, Orioles (forearm) – Will start Thursday

Brian Roberts, 2B, Orioles (back) – Could be back next Monday

Andy Pettitte, P, Yankees (groin) – Thinks he will miss three weeks

David Freese, 3B, Cardinals (ankle, toe) – Dropped a weight on toe, but two injuries could heal at same time

Ryan Ludwick, OF, Cardinals (calf) – Started rehab Tuesday

Brian Moehler, P, Astros (groin) – Looking like an early August return

Nate McLouth, OF, Braves (concussion) – Will be activated Wednesday

Todd Helton, 1B, Rockies (back) – Not necessarily being activated Wednesday

Felipe Paulino, P, Astros (shoulder) – Rotator cuff strain, out four weeks

Jordan Zimmermann, P, Nationals (elbow) – Was scratched Monday with stiff neck, but will start Wednesday

Oliver Perez, P, Mets (knee) – Will be activated Wednesday

Manny Ramirez, OF, Dodgers (calf) – Will miss three weeks

Transactions
– Players that have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Placed on the DL (15-day DL unless otherwise noted)

Sergio Mitre, RP, Yankees

Brandon Inge, 3B, Tigers

Dustin Nippert, P, Rangers

Andy Pettitte, P, Yankees

Activated from the DL

Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, Indians

Dallas Braden, P, Athletics

Called Up

Anthony Slama, P, Twins

Luis Atilano, P, Nationals

Wesley Wright, P, Astros

Casey Fien, P, Tigers

Drew Carpenter, P, Phillies

Jeff Stevens, P, Cubs

Jonathan Albaladejo, P, Yankees

Sent Down

Justin Maxwell, OF, Nationals

Alex Burnett, P, Twins

Kyle Kendrick, P, Phillies

Cory Aldridge, OF, Angels

Mitch Atkins, P, Cubs

Jensen Lewis, P, Indians (designated for assignment)

Chris Tillman, P, Orioles

Gustavo Molina, C, Red Sox

Cedric Bowers, P, Athletics

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