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Friday's Starters
Diamondbacks (Ian Kennedy – R) at Cubs (Paul Maholm – L), 2:20
Tigers (Doug Fister – R) at Orioles (Jason Hammel – R), 7:05
Angels (C.J. Wilson – L) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Indians (Justin Masterson – R) at Blue Jays (Ricky Romero – L), 7:07
Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R) at Marlins (Josh Johnson – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Adam Wainwright – R) at Reds (Mat Latos – R), 7:10
Red Sox (Franklin Morales – L) at Rays (Jeremy Hellickson – R), 7:10
Mets (Chris Young – R) at Braves (Tim Hudson – R), 7:35
Pirates (James McDonald – R) at Brewers (Zack Greinke – R), 8:10
Athletics (A.J. Griffin – R) at Twins (Francisco Liriano – L), 8:10
White Sox (Jose Quintana – L) at Royals (Bruce Chen – L), 8:10
Phillies (Cliff Lee – L) at Rockies (Christian Friedrich – L), 8:40
Padres (Clayton Richard – L) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10
Rangers (Derek Holland – L) at Mariners (Kevin Millwood – R), 10:10
Astros (Jordan Lyles – R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, BOS (illness) – Feeling better; will likely be back in lineup Friday
Hanley Ramirez, SS, MIA (hand) – Expects to play Friday
Jesus Montero, C, SEA (concussion) – Cleared to resume playing
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS (hamstring) – Expected back in the lineup Friday
Disabled List
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, BOS (shoulder) – Returning Friday
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (thumb) – Out of cast and took BP Thursday; hopes to return July 19
Roy Halladay, SP, PHI (shoulder) – Expected back Tuesday after solid rehab start
Carl Crawford, OF, BOS (elbow) – Coming off DL Monday; rehabbing in Triple-A over weekend
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY (groin) – Still planning to return Tuesday
Johan Santana, SP, NYM (ankle) – Will start Sunday
Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY (knee) – Could actually return this season
Brandon Morrow, SP, TOR (oblique) – Throwing bullpen on Friday
Lance Berkman, 1B, STL (knee) – Will skip rehab assignment, but no Friday activation
Matt Joyce, OF, TB (oblique) – Hopes to return in two weeks
Neftali Feliz, SP, TEX (elbow) – Threw BP Thursday; two-inning rehab appearance slated for Sunday
Dillon Gee, SP, NYM (shoulder) – Will have potentially season-ending surgery to fix artery damage
Andrew Bailey, RP, BOS (thumb) – Close to throwing off a mound
Emilio Bonifacio, OF, MIA (thumb) – Went 2-for-19 in High-A rehab, but rejoining Marlins
Phil Humber, SP, CHW (elbow) – Went six strong in Double-A start; returning Tuesday
John Danks, SP, CHW (shoulder) – Has made minimal progress; 2-3 more weeks minimum
Sergio Santos, RP, TOR (shoulder) – Will throw off a mound this weekend
Zach Britton, SP, BAL (shoulder) – Seven shutout in Triple-A start; returning Tuesday
Joe Wieland, SP, SD (elbow) – Could have surgery
Anthony Bass, SP, SD (shoulder) – Still sore
Jerome Williams, SP, LAA (chest) – Will return from DL and pitch Saturday
Laynce Nix, OF, PHI (calf) – 1-for-3 in first rehab game Thursday; likely back within a week
Micah Owings, SP?, SD (forearm) – Didn't report to Triple-A as planned; elbow problem?
Aubrey Huff, 1B, SF (knee) – Rehab continuing; ould be activated next week
Endy Chavez, OF, BAL (hamstring) – Returning Friday
Taylor Teagarden, C, BAL (back) – Returning Friday
Koji Uehara, RP, TEX (shoulder) – Threw BP Thursday; rehab appearance coming Saturday
David Aardsma, RP, SEA (elbow) – Resting two more weeks before throwing again
Kyle McClellan, RP, STL (shoulder) – Season-ending labrum surgery
Transactions
Activated from DL
Wilton Lopez, RP, HOU
Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC
Chris Getz, 2B, KC
Nick Markakis, OF, BAL
Matt Capps, RP, MIN
Placed on DL
Luis Perez, RP, TOR (elbow)
Optioned to Triple-A
Taylor Green, 3B, MIL
Matt Dominguez, 3B, HOU
Jose Ortega, RP, DET
David Carpenter, RP, HOU
Nate Adcock, RP, KC
Irving Falu, 2B, KC
Joe Mahoney, 1B, BAL
Kyle Waldrop, RP, MIN
Bryan Anderson, C, STL
Xavier Avery, OF, BAL
Called Up
Tyler Thornburg, RP, MIL
Josh Edgin, RP, NYM
Aaron Loup, RP, TOR
Released
Brian Fuentes, RP, OAK
Closer Watch
Twins – Matt Capps is back and he'll right slide back into closing, pushing Glen Perkins and Jared Burton back to their setup roles. Capps is trade bait, though, so savvy Perkins and Burton owners with roster space to spare will hold onto them, as it's still quite possible that one will end up closing games for Minnesota for much of the season yet.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter - SS | NYY vs LAA 7/13 7:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 5-14 | .357 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .571 | .471 | 1.042 | |||||||
| Nick Swisher - OF | NYY vs LAA 7/13 7:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 6-20 | .300 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .600 | .417 | 1.017 | |||||||
| Johnny Damon - DH | CLE @ TOR 7/13 7:07 PM | Ricky Romero | 6-10 | .600 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.100 | .750 | 1.850 | |||||||
| Omar Vizquel - 3B | TOR vs CLE 7/13 7:07 PM | Justin Masterson | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .728 | |||||||
| Jay Bruce - OF | CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM | Adam Wainwright | 3-11 | .273 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .333 | .878 | |||||||
| Rafael Furcal - SS | STL @ CIN 7/13 7:10 PM | Mat Latos | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .455 | .855 | |||||||
| Roger Bernadina - OF | WAS @ MIA 7/13 7:10 PM | Josh Johnson | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .728 | |||||||
| Paul Konerko - 1B | CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 6-17 | .353 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .765 | .421 | 1.186 | |||||||
| A.J. Pierzynski - C | CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 8-15 | .533 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .933 | .563 | 1.496 | |||||||
| Kevin Youkilis - 3B | CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 5-14 | .357 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .400 | .829 | |||||||
| Michael Cuddyer - OF | COL vs PHI 7/13 8:40 PM | Cliff Lee | 10-33 | .303 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | .667 | .343 | 1.010 | |||||||
| Jason Giambi - 1B | COL vs PHI 7/13 8:40 PM | Cliff Lee | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .700 | .333 | 1.033 | |||||||
| Juan Uribe - 3B | LAD vs SD 7/13 10:10 PM | Clayton Richard | 8-18 | .444 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .889 | .500 | 1.389 | |||||||
| Mike Napoli - C | TEX @ SEA 7/13 10:10 PM | Kevin Millwood | 6-16 | .375 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .813 | .412 | 1.225 | |||||||
| Ryan Theriot - SS | SF vs HOU 7/13 10:15 PM | Wandy Rodriguez | 10-31 | .323 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .548 | .364 | .912 | |||||||
| 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 7/13 7:05 PM | Yankees Batters | 23-112 | .205 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 34 | .367 | .349 | .715 | |||||||
| Adam Wainwright | STL @ CIN 7/13 7:10 PM | Reds Batters | 14-84 | .167 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | .252 | .222 | .474 | |||||||
| Tim Hudson | ATL vs NYM 7/13 7:35 PM | Mets Batters | 19-90 | .211 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | .326 | .317 | .644 | |||||||
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Blanco - C | ARI @ CHC 7/13 2:20 PM | Paul Maholm | 3-14 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .267 | .481 | |||||||
| Albert Pujols - 1B | LAA @ NYY 7/13 7:05 PM | Hiroki Kuroda | 2-12 | .167 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .167 | .667 | |||||||
| Raul Ibanez - OF | NYY vs LAA 7/13 7:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 2-19 | .105 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .158 | .150 | .308 | |||||||
| Alex Rodriguez - 3B | NYY vs LAA 7/13 7:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .154 | .368 | .522 | |||||||
| Brandon Phillips - 2B | CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM | Adam Wainwright | 4-25 | .160 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .160 | .192 | .352 | |||||||
| Scott Rolen - 3B | CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM | Adam Wainwright | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .300 | .333 | .633 | |||||||
| Drew Stubbs - OF | CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM | Adam Wainwright | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .273 | .673 | |||||||
| Joey Votto - 1B | CIN vs STL 7/13 7:10 PM | Adam Wainwright | 1-12 | .083 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .083 | .250 | |||||||
| Adam LaRoche - 1B | WAS @ MIA 7/13 7:10 PM | Josh Johnson | 3-18 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .222 | .318 | .540 | |||||||
| Orlando Hudson - 2B | CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .154 | |||||||
| Alex Rios - OF | CWS @ KC 7/13 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 3-20 | .150 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .150 | .182 | .332 | |||||||
| Brandon Inge - 3B | OAK @ MIN 7/13 8:10 PM | Francisco Liriano | 4-31 | .129 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .226 | .156 | .382 | |||||||
| Kurt Suzuki - C | OAK @ MIN 7/13 8:10 PM | Francisco Liriano | 3-15 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .294 | .561 | |||||||
| Rod Barajas - C | PIT @ MIL 7/13 8:10 PM | Zack Greinke | 2-13 | .154 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .462 | .154 | .616 | |||||||
| James Loney - 1B | LAD vs SD 7/13 10:10 PM | Clayton Richard | 3-12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |||||||
| Chase Headley - 3B | SD @ LAD 7/13 10:10 PM | Clayton Kershaw | 5-23 | .217 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .261 | .217 | .478 | |||||||
| Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Cliff Lee | PHI @ Col 7/13 8:40 PM | Rockies Batters | 24-78 | .308 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 16 | .577 | .368 | .946 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
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