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Tuesday's Starters – all times Eastern
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at Indians (Ubaldo Jimenez – R), 7:05
White Sox (Chris Sale – L) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Phillies (Ethan Martin – R), 7:05
Tigers (Max Scherzer – R) at Red Sox (Jon Lester – L), 7:10
Mets (Carlos Torres – R) at Braves (Kris Medlen – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R) at Reds (Homer Bailey – R), 7:10
Marlins (Tom Koehler – R) at Cubs (Edwin Jackson – R), 8:05
Mariners (Erasmo Ramirez – R) at Royals (Bruce Chen – L), 8:10
Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R) at Brewers (Yovani Gallardo – R), 8:10
Twins (Pedro Hernandez – L) at Astros (Jarred Cosart – R), 8:10
Dodgers (Ricky Nolasco – R) at Rockies (Jhoulys Chacin – R), 8:40
Blue Jays (Todd Redmond – L) at Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L), 9:40
Rays (Matt Moore – L) at Angels (Jason Vargas – L), 10:05
Rangers (Martin Perez – L) at Athletics (Bartolo Colon – R), 10:05
Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L) at Padres (Robbie Erlin – L), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
AL
Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET (abdomen) – Took BP Monday; could be back in Tuesday
Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA (back) – Removed Monday due to cramp
Justin Masterson, SP, CLE (oblique) – Strained ribcage; MRI on tap Tuesday
Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX (back) – Out again Monday with lingering soreness
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN (wrist) – Took BP Monday; could return Tuesday
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK (leg) – Bruised his shin with a foul ball Monday
Jason Castro, C, HOU (knee) – Suffered a sprain Monday; will see doctors Tuesday
NL
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL (leg) – Out Monday with soreness
Yadier Molina, C, STL (wrist) – Left Monday's game, but could just be precautionary
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (knee) – Will sit out Tuesday
Carlos Beltran, OF, STL (back) – Out Monday after leaving Sunday's game
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI (Achilles) – Mild Achilles tendinitis; no word on timeline
Dexter Fowler, OF, COL (knee) – Making progress; could be back soon
Chase Headley, 3B, SD (back) – Out again Monday; sounds like it could linger a while
Chris Heisey, OF, CIN (hamstring) – Out Monday, but should be fine going forward
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (hand) – Out Monday; could be out all week
Jordan Schafer, OF, ATL (back) – Left Monday with strain
Tom Gorzelanny, RP, MIL (shoulder) – Left Monday with tightness
Henderson Alvarez, SP, MIA (hamstring) – Left Monday with tightness in the hammy
Jordan Walden, RP, ATL (groin) – Out at least five days
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL (knee) – Has tendinitis; left Monday
Disabled List
AL
Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS (shoulder) – Baby coming; next rehab game may be pushed to Thursday
Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA (knee) – Timetable still uncertain; could be done for the year
Jason Hammel, SP, BAL (arm) – Tuesday rehab start could be his last before return
Derek Norris, C, OAK (toe) – Will be activated Tuesday after the minimum 15 days
Alexi Ogando, SP, TEX (shoulder) – Expected to throw live BP this weekend
Ryan Raburn, 2B, CLE (Achilles) – Activation expected Tuesday
Tyler Flowers, C, CHW (shoulder) – Will need surgery; recovery could take all winter
David Phelps, SP, NYY (forearm) – Playing catch, but still likely out for the year
J.D. Martinez, OF, HOU (wrist) – Taking BP; could be back before end of season
Corey Kluber, SP, CLE (finger) – Will pitch Friday in a combo start with Scott Kazmir
NL
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (finger) – Scratched Monday due to finger issues lingering
Starling Marte, OF, COL (finger) – Getting closer to returning, but still can't take full swings
Matt Cain, SP, SF (forearm) – Threw 90-pitch bullpen Monday; should start Saturday
Jason Grilli, RP, PIT (forearm) – Might not get closing job back right away when he returns
Scott Baker, SP, CHC (elbow) – Will pitch out of the pen if he returns this year
Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT (Forearm) – Will throw 50 pitches in rehab start Friday
Transactions
Activated from DL
Corky Miller, C, CIN
Mike Zunino, C, SEA
Placed on DL
Called Up
Neftali Soto, 3B, CIN
Kameron Loe, RP, ATL
Luke Putkonen, RP, DET
Preston Claiborne, RP, NYY
Zach Britton, SP, BAL
Burch Smith, RP, SD
Clay Rapada, RP, CLE
Matt Langwell, RP, ARI
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Pedro Villareal, RP, CIN
Signed
Aaron Harang, SP, NYM
Closer Watch
Tigers – Jose Veras collected his first save since Aug. 21 on Monday, pitching around a hit in a scoreless ninth for No. 21 on the year, but just his second as a Tiger. Joaquin Benoit was just getting the day off, though, so don't get your hopes up for Old Man Veras.
Royals – Greg Holland is the man. That is all.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Nick Swisher - OF | CLE vs BAL 9/3 7:05 PM | Chris Tillman | 5-15 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .600 | .412 | 1.012 | |||||||
Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS @ NYY 9/3 7:05 PM | Hiroki Kuroda | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | .800 | .588 | 1.388 | |||||||
Alexei Ramirez - SS | CWS @ NYY 9/3 7:05 PM | Hiroki Kuroda | 4-11 | .364 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .727 | .364 | 1.091 | |||||||
David Ortiz - DH | BOS vs DET 9/3 7:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 6-10 | .600 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.300 | .667 | 1.967 | |||||||
Dustin Pedroia - 2B | BOS vs DET 9/3 7:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 3-10 | .300 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .900 | .300 | 1.200 | |||||||
Miguel Cabrera - 3B | DET @ BOS 9/3 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 8-14 | .571 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .714 | .667 | 1.381 | |||||||
Torii Hunter - OF | DET @ BOS 9/3 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 8-16 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .625 | .500 | 1.125 | |||||||
Brayan Pena - C | DET @ BOS 9/3 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .364 | .818 | |||||||
David Freese - 3B | STL @ CIN 9/3 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 3-14 | .214 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .714 | .267 | .981 | |||||||
Matt Holliday - OF | STL @ CIN 9/3 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 11-25 | .440 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .840 | .481 | 1.321 | |||||||
Jon Jay - OF | STL @ CIN 9/3 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 5-14 | .357 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .643 | .400 | 1.043 | |||||||
Yadier Molina - C | STL @ CIN 9/3 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 6-16 | .375 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .412 | 1.287 | |||||||
Gaby Sanchez - 1B | PIT @ MIL 9/3 8:10 PM | Yovani Gallardo | 6-16 | .375 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .625 | .412 | 1.037 | |||||||
Jose Tabata - OF | PIT @ MIL 9/3 8:10 PM | Yovani Gallardo | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |||||||
Neil Walker - 2B | PIT @ MIL 9/3 8:10 PM | Yovani Gallardo | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .780 | |||||||
Todd Helton - 1B | COL vs LAD 9/3 8:40 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 6-15 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .800 | |||||||
Troy Tulowitzki - SS | COL vs LAD 9/3 8:40 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 6-12 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .538 | 1.372 | |||||||
A.J. Ellis - C | LAD @ COL 9/3 8:40 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 6-12 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .833 | .500 | 1.333 | |||||||
Andre Ethier - OF | LAD @ COL 9/3 8:40 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 7-16 | .438 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .750 | .625 | 1.375 | |||||||
Ben Zobrist - 2B | TB @ LAA 9/3 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 7-19 | .368 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .526 | .400 | .926 | |||||||
Adrian Beltre - 3B | TEX @ OAK 9/3 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 18-57 | .316 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 7 | .684 | .322 | 1.006 | |||||||
Alex Rios - OF | TEX @ OAK 9/3 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 9-22 | .409 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .435 | .980 | |||||||
Chris Denorfia - OF | SD vs SF 9/3 10:10 PM | Madison Bumgarner | 13-32 | .406 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .625 | .424 | 1.049 | |||||||
Jesus Guzman - OF | SD vs SF 9/3 10:10 PM | Madison Bumgarner | 9-23 | .391 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .739 | .417 | 1.156 | |||||||
Chase Headley - 3B | SD vs SF 9/3 10:10 PM | Madison Bumgarner | 8-26 | .308 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .615 | .367 | .982 | |||||||
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 SEA 9/3 8:10 PM | Mariners Batters | 13-69 | .188 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | .302 | .230 | .518 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Nate McLouth - OF | BAL @ CLE 9/3 7:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 3-22 | .136 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .273 | .136 | .409 | |||||||
Chris Snyder - C | BAL @ CLE 9/3 7:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .286 | .619 | |||||||
Ichiro Suzuki - OF | NYY vs CWS 9/3 7:05 PM | Chris Sale | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .182 | .455 | |||||||
John Mayberry - OF | PHI vs WAS 9/3 7:05 PM | Gio Gonzalez | 2-11 | .182 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .455 | .250 | .705 | |||||||
Austin Jackson - OF | DET @ BOS 9/3 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .473 | |||||||
Daniel Murphy - 2B | NYM @ ATL 9/3 7:10 PM | Kris Medlen | 2-14 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .143 | .357 | |||||||
Placido Polanco - 3B | MIA @ CHC 9/3 8:05 PM | Edwin Jackson | 0-10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .091 | .091 | |||||||
Pedro Alvarez - 3B | PIT @ MIL 9/3 8:10 PM | Yovani Gallardo | 0-12 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .000 | .200 | .200 | |||||||
Clint Barmes - SS | PIT @ MIL 9/3 8:10 PM | Yovani Gallardo | 1-15 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .067 | .125 | .192 | |||||||
Raul Ibanez - OF | SEA @ KC 9/3 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .214 | .381 | |||||||
Michael Saunders - OF | SEA @ KC 9/3 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 3-12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |||||||
Juan Uribe - 3B | LAD @ COL 9/3 8:40 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 0-15 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .063 | .063 | |||||||
Matt Joyce - OF | TB @ LAA 9/3 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .200 | .500 | |||||||
Sean Rodriguez - SS | TB @ LAA 9/3 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .214 | .368 | |||||||
Elvis Andrus - SS | TEX @ OAK 9/3 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 3-12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |||||||
Ian Kinsler - 2B | TEX @ OAK 9/3 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 2-14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .188 | .330 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Homer Bailey | CIN vs StL 9/3 7:10 PM | Cardinals Batters | 34-100 | .340 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 16 | .658 | .383 | 1.041 | |||||||
Max Scherzer | DET @ Bos 9/3 7:10 PM | Red Sox Batters | 22-66 | .333 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 18 | .682 | .389 | 1.071 | |||||||
Jon Lester | BOS vs Det 9/3 7:10 PM | Tigers Batters | 35-83 | .422 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | .556 | .473 | 1.029 | |||||||
Jhoulys Chacin | COL vs LAD 9/3 8:40 PM | Dodgers Batters | 23-62 | .371 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | .581 | .458 | 1.040 | |||||||
Ricky Nolasco | LAD @ Col 9/3 8:40 PM | Rockies Batters | 25-69 | .362 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 11 | .546 | .397 | .943 | |||||||
Madison Bumgarner | SF @ SD 9/3 10:10 PM | Padres Batters | 42-132 | .318 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 31 | .556 | .364 | .913 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW – Ever since being brought up and inserted into the South Side lineup, Garcia's been showing the skills that made him a highly touted – and yet, somehow, paradoxically under-the-radar – prospect for the Tigers before they dealt him to Chicago in the three-team Jake Peavy/Jose Iglesias trade. For my money, it's the White Sox who'll win that one in the end. Entering play Monday, "Mini Miggy" was hitting .354 with two homers, two steals, 11 RBI and 12 runs with Medias Blancas de Chicago, and that's no fluke – he compiled a .379 average with seven homers and six steals in 47 minor-league games this year. He may be a free swinger, and he'll need to keep working on his pitch recognition, but the 22-year-old can flat-out hit, and at a robust 6-4, 240, he's got the size and physique to develop into a legitimate home-run hitter. That might not happen this year, but even so, his near-elite contact abilities will help you get through September.
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