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Tuesday's Starters
American League
Twins (Francisco Liriano – L) at Yankees (CC Sabathia - L), 7:05
Rays (Jeff Niemann - R) at Blue Jays (Ricky Romero - L), 7:07
Rangers (Colby Lewis - R) at Red Sox (Jon Lester - L), 7:10
Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen - L) at White Sox (John Danks - L), 8:10
Tigers (Drew Smyly - L) at Royals (Bruce Chen - L), 8:10
Athletics (Tyson Ross - R) at Angels (Dan Haren - R), 10:05
Indians (Justin Masterson - R) at Mariners (Kevin Millwood - R), 10:10
National League
Astros (Wandy Rodriguez - L) at Nationals (Gio Gonzalez - L), 7:05
Cubs (Ryan Dempster - R) at Marlins (Josh Johnson - R), 7:10
Mets (Johan Santana - L) at Braves (Randall Delgado - R), 7:10
Dodgers (Chad Billingsley - R) at Brewers (Yovani Gallardo - R), 8:10
Reds (Johnny Cueto - R) at Cardinals (Kyle Lohse - R), 8:15
Padres (Anthony Bass - R) at Rockies (Jamie Moyer - L), 8:40
Pirates (Jeff Karstens - R) at Diamondbacks (Ian Kennedy - R), 9:40
Phillies (Joe Blanton - R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner - L), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game:
Injuries
Day-to-Day
AL
Nolan Reimold, OF, BAL - (Legs) Will return to the starting lineup Tuesday.
Kevin Youkilis, 3B, BOS - (Groin) Sat Monday afternoon with a sore groin.
Luke Hochevar, SP, KAN - (Foot) In danger of missing Wednesday's start.
Glen Perkins, P, MIN - (Forearm) Perkins did not travel to New York with the Twins thanks to inflammation in his left forearm.
NL
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL - (Illness) Missed his third straight game Monday night due to illness.
Jason Bay, OF, NYM - (Finger) Bay was back in the lineup Monday after missing Sunday's game.
Disabled List
AL
Michael Pineda, P, NYY - (Shoulder) Threw a bullpen session on Monday.
Carl Crawford, OF, BOS - (Wrist) Crawford is scheduled to begin playing in an extended spring training game Tuesday.
B.J. Upton, OF, TB - (Back) Moving up to Double-A Montgomery to continue rehab.
Doug Fister, SP, DET - (Upper Body) Threw from a mound Monday; timetable hasn't been revealed yet.
Luis Marte, P, DET - (Hamstring) Eligible to come off the DL on Friday.
NL
Brian Wilson, RP, SFG - (Elbow) Getting two opinions this week before final decision about surgery.
Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI - (Achilles) Still not cleared to hit or run.
Chase Utley, 2B, PHI - (Knee) Making progress, but no timetable for return.
Jorge De La Rosa, SP, COL - (Elbow) Threw a four-inning simulated game Monday.
Andres Torres, OF, NYM - (Calf) Hasn't been cleared to run yet.
Freddy Sanchez, 2B, SFG - (Shoulder) Had a small setback Monday, may be sidelined in rehab assignment until Thursday.
Mark Kotsay, OF, SDP - (Calf) Kotsay was reinstated off the DL Monday.
Michael Martinez, 2B, PHI - (Foot) Expected to spend two more weeks in a boot.
Transactions
Activated from DL
Jose Contreras, P, PHI
Mark Kotsay, OF, SD
Optioned to Triple-A
Joe Savery, P, PHI
Brad Brach, RP, SD
Called Up
Closer Watch
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexi Casilla - SS | MIN @ NYY 4/17 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 9-15 | .600 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .733 | .600 | 1.333 | |||||||
| Brett Gardner - OF | NYY vs MIN 4/17 7:05 PM | Francisco Liriano | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .600 | .455 | 1.055 | |||||||
| Derek Jeter - SS | NYY vs MIN 4/17 7:05 PM | Francisco Liriano | 6-15 | .400 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .733 | .471 | 1.204 | |||||||
| Andruw Jones - OF | NYY vs MIN 4/17 7:05 PM | Francisco Liriano | 3-13 | .231 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .538 | .333 | .871 | |||||||
| Mark DeRosa - 3B | WAS vs HOU 4/17 7:05 PM | Wandy Rodriguez | 8-26 | .308 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .654 | .400 | 1.054 | |||||||
| Ryan Zimmerman - 3B | WAS vs HOU 4/17 7:05 PM | Wandy Rodriguez | 4-13 | .308 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .769 | .400 | 1.169 | |||||||
| Ben Zobrist - 2B | TB @ TOR 4/17 7:07 PM | Ricky Romero | 7-15 | .467 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .800 | .529 | 1.329 | |||||||
| Adam Lind - 1B | TOR vs TB 4/17 7:07 PM | Jeff Niemann | 10-23 | .435 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .870 | .519 | 1.389 | |||||||
| Michael Bourn - OF | ATL vs NYM 4/17 7:10 PM | Johan Santana | 5-11 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .500 | .955 | |||||||
| Matt Diaz - OF | ATL vs NYM 4/17 7:10 PM | Johan Santana | 16-32 | .500 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .688 | .515 | 1.203 | |||||||
| Brian McCann - C | ATL vs NYM 4/17 7:10 PM | Johan Santana | 8-29 | .276 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .621 | .300 | .921 | |||||||
| David Ortiz - DH | BOS vs TEX 4/17 7:10 PM | Colby Lewis | 4-14 | .286 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .929 | .333 | 1.262 | |||||||
| Nelson Cruz - OF | TEX @ BOS 4/17 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 6-12 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | .538 | 1.538 | |||||||
| Michael Young - 3B | TEX @ BOS 4/17 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 9-26 | .346 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .538 | .393 | .931 | |||||||
| Miguel Cabrera - 1B | DET @ KC 4/17 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 8-16 | .500 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1.188 | .652 | 1.840 | |||||||
| Ryan Raburn - 2B | DET @ KC 4/17 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 5-18 | .278 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .611 | .381 | .992 | |||||||
| Travis Ishikawa - 1B | MIL vs LAD 4/17 8:10 PM | Chad Billingsley | 7-18 | .389 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .556 | .476 | 1.032 | |||||||
| Aramis Ramirez - 3B | MIL vs LAD 4/17 8:10 PM | Chad Billingsley | 6-19 | .316 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .526 | .350 | .876 | |||||||
| Jay Bruce - OF | CIN @ STL 4/17 8:15 PM | Kyle Lohse | 3-12 | .250 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .667 | .308 | .975 | |||||||
| Lance Berkman - 1B | STL vs CIN 4/17 8:15 PM | Johnny Cueto | 5-15 | .333 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | .867 | .583 | 1.450 | |||||||
| Matt Holliday - OF | STL vs CIN 4/17 8:15 PM | Johnny Cueto | 5-11 | .455 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .545 | .500 | 1.045 | |||||||
| Yadier Molina - C | STL vs CIN 4/17 8:15 PM | Johnny Cueto | 6-14 | .429 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .714 | .438 | 1.152 | |||||||
| Mark Kotsay - OF | SD @ COL 4/17 8:40 PM | Jamie Moyer | 19-33 | .576 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .879 | .583 | 1.462 | |||||||
| Casey Kotchman - 1B | CLE @ SEA 4/17 10:10 PM | Kevin Millwood | 7-25 | .280 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .640 | .308 | .948 | |||||||
| Angel Pagan - OF | SF vs PHI 4/17 10:15 PM | Joe Blanton | 6-12 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.500 | |||||||
| Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Bruce Chen | KC vs DET 4/17 8:10 PM | Tigers Batters | 24-108 | .222 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 22 | .482 | .339 | .821 | |||||||
| Dan Haren | LAA vs OAK 4/17 10:05 PM | Athletics Batters | 22-77 | .286 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | .379 | .301 | .680 | |||||||
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Doumit - C | MIN @ NYY 4/17 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |||||||
| Joe Mauer - C | MIN @ NYY 4/17 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 5-25 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .240 | .286 | .526 | |||||||
| Justin Morneau - 1B | MIN @ NYY 4/17 7:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 6-39 | .154 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .282 | .261 | .543 | |||||||
| Curtis Granderson - OF | NYY vs MIN 4/17 7:05 PM | Francisco Liriano | 4-22 | .182 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .364 | .250 | .614 | |||||||
| Alex Rodriguez - 3B | NYY vs MIN 4/17 7:05 PM | Francisco Liriano | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .091 | .375 | .466 | |||||||
| Mark Teixeira - 1B | NYY vs MIN 4/17 7:05 PM | Francisco Liriano | 3-18 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .333 | .250 | .583 | |||||||
| Rick Ankiel - OF | WAS vs HOU 4/17 7:05 PM | Wandy Rodriguez | 0-11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .083 | .083 | |||||||
| Xavier Nady - OF | WAS vs HOU 4/17 7:05 PM | Wandy Rodriguez | 2-17 | .118 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .294 | .250 | .544 | |||||||
| Carlos Pena - 1B | TB @ TOR 4/17 7:07 PM | Ricky Romero | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .100 | .182 | .282 | |||||||
| Luke Scott - DH | TB @ TOR 4/17 7:07 PM | Ricky Romero | 1-12 | .083 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .077 | .410 | |||||||
| Jose Bautista - 3B | TOR vs TB 4/17 7:07 PM | Jeff Niemann | 2-15 | .133 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .200 | .381 | .581 | |||||||
| Martin Prado - OF | ATL vs NYM 4/17 7:10 PM | Johan Santana | 3-20 | .150 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .150 | .350 | |||||||
| Dan Uggla - 2B | ATL vs NYM 4/17 7:10 PM | Johan Santana | 1-19 | .053 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .211 | .100 | .311 | |||||||
| Alfonso Soriano - OF | CHC @ MIA 4/17 7:10 PM | Josh Johnson | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .154 | .385 | |||||||
| Emilio Bonifacio - OF | MIA vs CHC 4/17 7:10 PM | Ryan Dempster | 0-10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .091 | .091 | |||||||
| Austin Kearns - OF | MIA vs CHC 4/17 7:10 PM | Ryan Dempster | 3-15 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .333 | .250 | .583 | |||||||
| Ian Kinsler - 2B | TEX @ BOS 4/17 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 3-19 | .158 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .474 | .238 | .712 | |||||||
| Adam Jones - OF | BAL @ CWS 4/17 8:10 PM | John Danks | 1-18 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .056 | .105 | .161 | |||||||
| Matt Wieters - C | BAL @ CWS 4/17 8:10 PM | John Danks | 1-12 | .083 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .083 | .416 | |||||||
| Brandon Inge - 3B | DET @ KC 4/17 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 1-23 | .043 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .043 | .154 | .197 | |||||||
| Austin Jackson - OF | DET @ KC 4/17 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 1-12 | .083 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .200 | .533 | |||||||
| Jhonny Peralta - SS | DET @ KC 4/17 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 2-16 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .188 | .167 | .355 | |||||||
| Jerry Hairston Jr. - 3B | LAD @ MIL 4/17 8:10 PM | Yovani Gallardo | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .100 | .300 | |||||||
| Scott Rolen - 3B | CIN @ STL 4/17 8:15 PM | Kyle Lohse | 2-12 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .417 | .333 | .750 | |||||||
| Jeremy Hermida - OF | SD @ COL 4/17 8:40 PM | Jamie Moyer | 4-23 | .174 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .304 | .367 | .671 | |||||||
| Cameron Maybin - OF | SD @ COL 4/17 8:40 PM | Jamie Moyer | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .308 | |||||||
| Shin-Soo Choo - OF | CLE @ SEA 4/17 10:10 PM | Kevin Millwood | 2-14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .393 | |||||||
| Chone Figgins - 3B | SEA vs CLE 4/17 10:10 PM | Justin Masterson | 1-14 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .071 | .188 | .259 | |||||||
| Aubrey Huff - 1B | SF vs PHI 4/17 10:15 PM | Joe Blanton | 4-20 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .238 | .538 | |||||||
| Ryan Theriot - SS | SF vs PHI 4/17 10:15 PM | Joe Blanton | 2-15 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .133 | .235 | .368 | |||||||
| Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Jeff Niemann | TB @ Tor 4/17 7:07 PM | Blue Jays Batters | 19-65 | .292 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | .513 | .405 | .918 | |||||||
| Jon Lester | BOS vs Tex 4/17 7:10 PM | Rangers Batters | 39-124 | .315 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 18 | .532 | .361 | .893 | |||||||
| Chad Billingsley | LAD @ Mil 4/17 8:10 PM | Brewers Batters | 28-84 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | .445 | .386 | .831 | |||||||
| Johnny Cueto | CIN @ StL 4/17 8:15 PM | Cardinals Batters | 24-61 | .394 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 12 | .755 | .488 | 1.243 | |||||||
| Jamie Moyer | COL vs SD 4/17 8:40 PM | Padres Batters | 38-119 | .319 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 14 | .491 | .370 | .861 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
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