Friday Lineup Card: The Return of Chris Carpenter

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Friday's Starters
Cardinals (Chris Carpenter – R) at Cubs (Chris Volstad – R), 2:20
Twins (Sam Deduno – R) at Tigers (Rick Porcello – R), 7:05
Braves (Tommy Hanson – R) at Phillies (Kyle Kendrick – R), 7:05
Athletics (Jarrod Parker – R) at Yankees (CC Sabathia – L), 7:05
Brewers (Shaun Marcum – R) at Nationals (Edwin Jackson – R), 7:05
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at Red Sox (Jon Lester – L), 7:10
Marlins (Jacob Turner – R) at Mets (Jon Niese – L), 7:10
Blue Jays (Carlos Villanueva – R) at Rays (James Shields – R), 7:10
Dodgers (Joe Blanton – R) at Reds (Bronson Arroyo – R), 7:10
Pirates (Jeff Locke – L) at Astros (Edgar Gonzalez – R), 8:05
Indians (Justin Masterson – R) at Royals (Luis Mendoza – R), 8:10
Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L) at Rockies (Drew Pomeranz – L), 8:10
White Sox (Jake Peavy – R) at Angels (Ervin Santana – R), 10:05
Rangers (Martin Perez – L) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R), 10:10
Padres (Casey Kelly – R) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX (illness) – Out again Thursday, but likely back this weekend
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (hamstring) – Pulled in the second inning Thursday
Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX (stomach) – Talked his way into Thursday's lineup at DH
Paul Konerko, 1B, CWS (back) – Out Thursday
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE (wrist) – Out Thursday after wrist flared up again Wednesday
Max Scherzer, SP, DET (shoulder) – Just inflamed, so probably will only miss a start or two
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (calf) – Playing in Instructional League on Monday
Alex Avila, C, DET (jaw) – Hoping to be cleared to return Friday
Frank Francisco, RP, NYM (elbow) – Unavailable with tendinitis Wednesday and Thursday
Carlos Quentin, OF, SD (knee) – Out Thursday after leaving Wednesday
Neil Walker, 2B, PIT (back) – In the lineup Thursday
Ryan Ludwick, OF, CIN (groin) – Out Thursday
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK (eye) – Out Thursday with continued pinkeye
Quintin Berry, OF, DET (shoulder) – "Good to go" and probably will do so Friday

Disabled or Out
Clayton Kershaw, SP, LAD (hip) – Throwing off flat ground, but may not be able to return this year
Huston Street, RP, SD (calf) – To be activated Friday, finally
Brett Anderson, SP, OAK (oblique) – Done for the year
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (back) – Shut down for the year due to recurrence of lat injury
Scott Elbert, RP, LAD (elbow) – Successful elbow cleanup surgery

Transactions

Activated from DL
Jorge De La Rosa, SP, COL

Closer Watch

Padres – Huston Street will be back Friday, and not a moment too soon, as the Padres used five pitchers to piece the ninth inning together on Thursday. Anthony Bass was the final one, recording one out for his first career save.

Brewers – John Axford struck out the side for the save Thursday, a good sign, as he'd given up runs in two of his last three outings. He's never blowing saves these days, though.

Reds – Still no Aroldis Chapman on Thursday – Alfredo Simon got his first save of the year, giving up run over 1.1 innings. J.J. Hoover had recorded the last save for Cincy way back on last Wednesday. Aroldis should get back out there relatively soon, though, as he says he's feeling better.

Nationals – Save No. 3 for Drew Storen on Thursday, but Tyler Clippard had pitched in both ends of the doubleheader Wednesday, collecting a save and a loss. This situation is ever-so-slowly working itself out in Storen's direction.

Red Sox – Andrew Bailey was gifted a three-run lead – practically a free save – Thursday against Tampa, but completely melted down, recording just one out while allowing four hits, a walk and five runs. Vicente Padilla relieved him and surrendered the game-winning home run to B.J. Upton. Despite numbers uglified by this outing, Bailey's been pretty good otherwise since returning from a thumb injury that cost him much of the season.

Recommended Pickup
Chris Carpenter, SP, STL – Carpenter is available in plenty of leagues right now, and here is, finally making his season debut on Friday after missing all year with a shoulder injury. He hasn't thrown any actual rehab games, but hey, here he is at Wrigley Field. Tough to say what you'll get out of Carpenter, and you may want to let him ride that first one out on your bench, but he's certainly worth adding in almost any league. Well, except AL-only leagues. But you knew that already. Hey, it's DraftStreet time!

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