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Saturday's Starters
Angels (C.J. Wilson – L) at Yankees (Phil Hughes – R), 1:05
Cubs (Chris Volstad – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 1:05
Rangers (Yu Darvish – R) at Twins (Nick Blackburn – R), 1:10
Reds (Homer Bailey – R) at Nationals (Edwin Jackson – R), 4:05
Mets (Jon Niese – L) at Phillies (Vance Worley – R), 4:05
Rays (Jeremy Hellickson – R) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R), 4:05
Orioles (Jason Hammel – R) at Blue Jays (Henderson Alvarez – R), 4:07
Tigers (Adam Wilk – L) at White Sox (Gavin Floyd – R), 4:10
Indians (Jeanmar Gomez – R) at Royals (Jonathan Sanchez – L), 7:10
Astros (Bud Norris – R) at Marlins (Carlos Zambrano – R), 7:10
Brewers (Shaun Marcum – R) at Braves (Mike Minor – L), 7:10
Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter – R) at Rockies (Jhoulys Chacin – R), 8:10
Pirates (Charlie Morton – R) at Giants (Barry Zito – L), 9:05
Athletics (Tom Milone – L) at Mariners (Hector Noesi – R), 9:10
Padres (Joe Wieland – R) at Dodgers (Ted Lilly – L), 9:10
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB (head) – Cleared to start Saturday
Lance Berkman, 1B, STL (calf) – Held out of Friday's lineup, but should return soon
Jose Lobaton, C, TB (shoulder) – May miss a few games but should avoid DL
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN (hamstring) – Expected to return Saturday or Sunday
Sergio Santos, RP, TOR (personal) – Placed on paternity leave list; expected to return Saturday
Luke Scott, DH, TB (hamstring) – Held out of lineup Friday
David Wright, 3B, NYM (finger) – Saw hand specialist on Thursday; decision on DL status to be made this weekend
Cliff Pennington, SS, OAK (knee) – Returned to the lineup Friday
Josh Reddick, OF, OAK (head) – Returned to the lineup Friday
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, BOS – Exited Friday's game with what appeared to be a serious shoulder injury
Justin Upton, OF, AZ – Still dealing with sore thumb, but playing through injury
Chipper Jones, 3B, ATL – Scratched from Friday's lineup due to swelling in knee
Luke Hochevar, SP, KC – Exited Friday's game after taking a line drive off the ankle; diagnosed with only a bruise
Disabled List
Andrew Bailey, RP, BOS (thumb) – Hoping to have cast off within the next week and begin throwing in eight weeks
Carl Crawford, OF, BOS (wrist/elbow) – Will begin serving as DH in extended spring training games
Tim Hudson, SP, ATL (back) – Gave up five runs on nine hits over four innings in second rehab start at Low-A
Carlos Quentin, OF, SD (knee) – Will take live batting practice over weekend
Brandon Inge, 3B, DET (groin) – Completed rehab assignment and rejoined Tigers on Friday; likely to start Sunday
Charlie Morton, SP, PIT (hip) – Will be activated and start Saturday
Salvador Perez, C, KC (knee) – Off crutches as knee continues to gain strength
Takashi Saito, RP, AZ (calf) – Threw an inning in an extended spring game Friday
Jose Contreras, RP, PHI (elbow) – Could be activated this weekend
Rick Ankiel, OF, WAS (quad) – Will be activated Saturday
Mike Carp, OF, SEA (shoulder) – Began rehab assignment Friday
Dustin McGowan, P, TOR (foot) – Will begin throwing program next week
Transactions
Activated From DL
Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU
Placed on DL
George Sherrill, RP, SEA
Sergio Santos, RP, TOR – paternity leave
Jeremy Moore, OF, LAA – transferred to 60-day DL
Called Up
David Carpenter, RP, LAA
Evan Crawford, RP, TOR
Jarrod Dyson, OF, KC
Charlie Furbush, P, SEA
Sent Down
Alexi Amarista, 2B, LAA
Closer Watch
San Francisco – Brian Wilson was rested Friday after notching a tenuous save on Thursday, giving up three hits and a run before finishing off the Rockies. While there's no closer controversy in San Francisco, The Bearded One has been much less effective since the Giants' championship run in 2010. Though Wilson strikes out about a batter an inning, his ERA climbed from 1.81 to 3.11 in 2011. Sergio Romo, Wilson's current setup man, was much more effective than Wilson last year, recording a 1.50 ERA and an eye-popping 70 strikeouts in 48 innings. As the season wears on, it wouldn't be shocking to see Romo receive a few opportunities to finish ball games.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Wells - OF | LAA @ NYY 4/14 1:05 PM | Phil Hughes | 8-25 | .320 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .680 | .320 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Derek Jeter - SS | NYY vs LAA 4/14 1:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 5-14 | .357 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .571 | .471 | 1.042 | |||||||
| Nick Swisher - OF | NYY vs LAA 4/14 1:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 6-20 | .300 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .600 | .417 | 1.017 | |||||||
| Rafael Furcal - SS | STL vs CHC 4/14 1:05 PM | Chris Volstad | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .455 | .955 | |||||||
| Matt Holliday - OF | STL vs CHC 4/14 1:05 PM | Chris Volstad | 6-11 | .545 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .727 | .545 | 1.272 | |||||||
| David Murphy - OF | TEX @ MIN 4/14 1:10 PM | Nick Blackburn | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .636 | .417 | 1.053 | |||||||
| Placido Polanco - 3B | PHI vs NYM 4/14 4:05 PM | Jon Niese | 6-16 | .375 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .625 | .412 | 1.037 | |||||||
| Jhonny Peralta - SS | DET @ CWS 4/14 4:10 PM | Gavin Floyd | 9-24 | .375 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .708 | .423 | 1.131 | |||||||
| Ryan Raburn - 2B | DET @ CWS 4/14 4:10 PM | Gavin Floyd | 12-29 | .414 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .483 | .433 | .916 | |||||||
| Ramon Santiago - 2B | DET @ CWS 4/14 4:10 PM | Gavin Floyd | 4-15 | .267 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .667 | .267 | .934 | |||||||
| Eric Hinske - OF | ATL vs MIL 4/14 7:10 PM | Shaun Marcum | 3-12 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .500 | .357 | .857 | |||||||
| Carlos Lee - OF | HOU @ MIA 4/14 7:10 PM | Carlos Zambrano | 23-61 | .377 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | .721 | .441 | 1.162 | |||||||
| Rod Barajas - C | PIT @ SF 4/14 9:05 PM | Barry Zito | 11-37 | .297 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .649 | .350 | .999 | |||||||
| Jeremy Hermida - OF | SD @ LAD 4/14 9:10 PM | Ted Lilly | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .600 | .400 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| C.J. Wilson | LAA @ NYY 4/14 1:05 PM | Yankees Batters | 21-107 | .196 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 33 | .340 | .327 | .667 | |||||||
| Clay Buchholz | BOS vs TB 4/14 4:05 PM | Rays Batters | 17-77 | .221 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | .354 | .315 | .669 | |||||||
| Ted Lilly | LAD vs SD 4/14 9:10 PM | Padres Batters | 22-81 | .272 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .323 | .298 | .621 | |||||||
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Ibanez - OF | NYY vs LAA 4/14 1:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 2-19 | .105 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .158 | .150 | .308 | |||||||
| Alex Rodriguez - 3B | NYY vs LAA 4/14 1:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .154 | .368 | .522 | |||||||
| Carlos Pena - 1B | TB @ BOS 4/14 4:05 PM | Clay Buchholz | 2-15 | .133 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .235 | .568 | |||||||
| Luke Scott - DH | TB @ BOS 4/14 4:05 PM | Clay Buchholz | 3-19 | .158 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .368 | .273 | .641 | |||||||
| Chris Coghlan - OF | MIA vs HOU 4/14 7:10 PM | Bud Norris | 0-11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .154 | .154 | |||||||
| Justin Upton - OF | ARI @ COL 4/14 8:10 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 0-10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .167 | .167 | |||||||
| Chris Young - OF | ARI @ COL 4/14 8:10 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .421 | |||||||
| Clint Barmes - SS | PIT @ SF 4/14 9:05 PM | Barry Zito | 5-26 | .192 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .423 | .241 | .664 | |||||||
| Nick Hundley - C | SD @ LAD 4/14 9:10 PM | Ted Lilly | 1-15 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .067 | .067 | .134 | |||||||
| Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Nick Blackburn | MIN vs Tex 4/14 1:10 PM | Rangers Batters | 28-77 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 10 | .501 | .391 | .891 | |||||||
| Carlos Zambrano | MIA vs Hou 4/14 7:10 PM | Astros Batters | 27-73 | .370 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 11 | .704 | .432 | 1.136 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
Tom Milone, SP, OAK – One of the prizes of the Gio Gonzalez deal, Milone stymied the Royals in front of what appeared to be three or four people at TheColiseum. The soft-tossing lefty's arsenal is predicated on pinpoint control, which he showed in surrendering only 20 walks in over 170 innings between Triple-A and Washington. Milone's line from his first start with Oakland belies a rare skill for a soft-tosser – he's a strikeout pitcher. Though he recorded no strikeouts against the Royals, Milone averaged about a strikeout per inning during his last two seasons. While he likely won't be able to replicate that K/9 rate with Oakland, Milone can at least be adequate in that category. Milone's fantasy value is most likely to reside in tidy ERA and WHIP numbers, with his historically high fly ball percentage mitigated by Oakland's spacious outfield. Facing a weak Mariners offense on Saturday, Milone is definitely worth a stream start; and while he is worthy of a roster spot in most AL-only leagues, don't add him just yet in mixed leagues. If he can build upon his performance against Kansas City, however, Milone may get fans to fill a few more seats in his subsequent starts.
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