Sunday Lineup Card: Oliver Twist

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Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Orioles (Jason Hammel - R) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda - R), 1:05
Tigers (Doug Fister - R) at Indians (Corey Kluber - R), 1:05
Twins (Scott Diamond - L) at Blue Jays (Todd Redmond - R), 1:07
Mariners (Joe Saunders - L) at Reds (Bronson Arroyo - R), 1:10
Braves (Kris Medlen - R) at Phllies (Jonathan Pettibone - R), 1:35
Padres (Robbie Erlin - L) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg - R), 1:35
White Sox (John Danks - L) at Rays (David Price - L), 1:40
Mets (Jeremy Hefner - R) at Brewers (Wily Peralta - R), 2:10
Athletics (A.J. Griffin - R) at Royals (Luis Mendoza - R), 2:10
Marlins (Jose Fernandez - R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn - R), 2:15
Pirates (A.J. Burnett - R) at Cubs (Carlos Villanueva - R), 2:20
Astros (Erik Bedard - L) at Rangers (Justin Grimm - R), 3:05
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw - L) at Giants (Chad Gaudin - R), 4:05
Rockies (Roy Oswalt - R) at Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin - L), 4:10
Red Sox (John Lackey - R) at Angels (Jered Weaver - R), 8:05

Day Game After Night Game: ATL/PHI, CWS/TB, HOU/TEX, LAD/SF, NYM/MIL, COL/ARZ

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Neil Walker, 2B, PIT - (Oblique) Removed from Saturday's game with soreness.
Yadier Molina, C, STL - (Knee) Underwent MRI Saturday.
Oswaldo Acria, OF, MIN - (Hand) X-rays returned negative.
Yasmani Grandal, C, SD - (Leg) Left Saturday;s game with apparent serious linjury.
Wily Peralta, P, MIL - (Hamstring) Sunday start has been pushed back to Tuesday.
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD - (Back) May miss next scheduled start Monday.
Omar Infante, 2B, DET - (Leg) Sore ankle will not allow him to take swings.
Brian Bugosevic, OF, CHC - (Hamstring) Was out of the lineup Saturday.
Nick Franklin, SS, SEA - (Knee) Bruise kept him out of lineup Saturday.
Led Lowrie, SS, OAK - (Calf) Was out of lineup Saturday after fouling ball off himself Friday.
Alex Gordon, OF, KC - (Head) Was back in lineup Saturday.

Players on the DL

Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI - (Knee) Placed on 15-day disabled list Saturday.
DeWayne Wise, OF, CWS - (Oblique) Activated Saturday so he can start rehab assignment.
Brandon Beachy, P, ATL - (Elbow) Threw 50-pitch bullpen session Saturday.
Joakim Soria, P, TEX (Elbow) Taken off DL on Saturday.
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD - (Groin) Could begin rehab assignment in middle of this upcoming week.
Steve Johnson, P, BAL - (Oblique) Threw off the mound Saturday.
Chris Carpenter, P, STL - (Shoulder) Had best throwing session Friday.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY - (Wrist) Transferred to 60-day DL on Saturday.
David Phelps, P, NYY - (Forearm) Was placed on disabled after MRI on Friday revealed slight strain.
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY - (Hip) Took six simulated at-bats Friday.
Clay Buchholz, P, BOS - (Nek) Will not return to Red Sox before All-Star break.
Erik Kratz, C, PHI - (Knee) Ran bases Friday for first time since surgery.
Ted Lilly, P, LAD - (Neck) Pitched in second rehab start Saturday.

Placed on the DL

David Phelps, P, NYY

Activated from the DL

Anibal Sanchez, P, DET
Eduardo Nunez, SS, NYY

Called Up

Carlos Carrasco, P, CLE
Brock Holt, 2B, BOS

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)

Joe Martinez, P, CLE
Jose Alvarez, P, DET
Russ Canzler, 3B, BAL
Jeremy Horst, P, PHI
Jonathan Diaz, 2B, BOS

Signed

Kanekoa Texeira, P, CIN

Traded

Alex Liddi, 1B, BAL (from SEA)

Closer Watch

Orioles - Jim Johnson blew his sixth save of the season Friday against the Yankees, which was also his second blown save in his last four opportunities. Tommy Hunter was the last Orioles other than Johnson to earn a save on June 28, and would appear to be the man to take over if Johnson continues to struggle.

Mariners - Oliver Perez struck out the side Friday night against the Reds to earn his second save of the season. The reason Perez was chosen to appear in the save opportunity rather than Tom Wilhelmsen who has accumulated 17 for Seattle so far this season was because the Reds had three lefties due up. It seems that it will be a closer by committee for now, and the man coming out will depend on the matchup.

Key Matchups

Jeremy Hefner, P, NYM - Being available in most formats of fantasy baseball makes Hefner a great option as a spot starter as the last time he gave up more than three runs was May 18. In that amount of time Hefner has lowered his ERA from 5.00 to 3.54 making him not only a good option for a spot start, but a potential permanent spot on your roster. The Mets haven't been that great this year to say the least, and Hefner's three win and six loss record is a sign of that, but there is no reason for any team short on starting pitching shouldn't consider picking him up off the waivers.

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