This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Tuesday's Starters – all times Eastern
Giants (Tim Lincecum – R) at Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R), 7:05
Angels (Jason Vargas – L) at Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R), 7:05
Brewers (Wily Peralta – R) at Marlins (Jacob Turner – R), 7:10
Red Sox (Jon Lester – L) at Rays (Roberto Hernandez – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R) at Mets (Jeremy Hefner – R), 7:10
Indians (Corey Kluber – R) at Rangers (Derek Holland – L), 8:05
Reds (Tony Cingrani – L) at Cubs (Matt Garza – R), 8:05
Blue Jays (Chien-Ming Wang – R) at White Sox (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10
Phillies (Cole Hamels – L) at Twins (P.J. Walters – R), 8:10
Tigers (Max Scherzer – R) at Royals (Wade Davis – R), 8:10
Nationals (Dan Haren – R) at Rockies (Jhoulys Chacin – R), 8:40
Yankees (CC Sabathia – L) at Athletics (Bartolo Colon – R), 10:05
Diamondbacks (Ian Kennedy – R) at Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R), 10:10
Braves (Tim Hudson – R) at Padres (Andrew Cashner – R), 10:10
Astros (Bud Norris – R) at Mariners (Aaron Harang – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
AL
Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS (neck) – Likely to miss Wednesday bullpen; Friday start in question
Alexi Casilla, 2B, BAL (finger) – Jammed finger seems minor
NL
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL (thumb) – Out of the lineup Monday
Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD (hamstring) – Expected to avoid DL, but will miss two more games
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL (ribs) – Targeting Tuesday return to lineup
Scott Van Slyke, OF, LAD (shoulder) – Scratched with stiffness Monday
Ronald Belisario, RP, LAD (undisclosed) – Unavailable Monday after long outing Sunday
Edgmer Escalona, RP, COL (triceps) – Left Sunday's game; MRI on tap
Tyler Chatwood, RP, COL (triceps) – Throwing a bullpen Tuesday
Ramiro Pena, SS, ATL (shoulder) – Out of the lineup Monday, but not necessarily due to injury
Disabled List
AL
Ian Kinsler, 2B, TEX (ribs) – Ramping up activity; could be back late next week
David Price, SP, TB (triceps) – Threw a bullpen Monday; another coming Wednesday
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY (ankle) – Took BP and grounders Monday
Colby Lewis, SP, TEX (forearm) – Pain-free for several days; played catch again Monday
Matt Harrison, SP, TEX (back) – Cleared to increase activity level; still a ways away
Brett Myers, SP, CLE (elbow) – Transferred to the 60-day DL
John McDonald, SS, CLE (back) – Expected to be activated and used as backup SS
Nolan Reimold, OF, BAL (hamstring) – Rehab trip starting soon
Justin Maxwell, OF, HOU (hand) – Illness has slowed rehab assignment
Sean Burnett, RP, LAA (elbow) – Will visit with Dr. Andrews due to lack of progress
NL
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD (hamstring) – Hope is rehab trip Friday, then return next week
Carlos Ruiz, C, PHI (hamstring) – Hopes to start rehab assignment by Friday
Eric Chavez, 3B, ARI (oblique) – Expects to resume baseball activities within a week
A.J. Ellis, C, LAD (oblique) – Could be activated Friday
Jake Westbrook, SP, STL (elbow) – Threw 76 pitches in seven innings in final rehab outing
Chris Narveson, SP, MIL (finger) – Threw 63 pitches in mediocre third rehab start
Sean Marshall, RP, CIN (shoulder) – Starting throwing program Monday
Shawn Camp, RP, CHC (toe) – Rehab assignment Tuesday; could return by Friday
Eric Kratz, C, PHI (knee) – Will need surgery for torn meniscus
Transactions
Activated from DL
Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA
Peter Bourjos, OF, LAA
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS
Logan Forsythe, 2B, SD
Placed on DL
Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN (hamstring)
Casey Kotchman, 1B, MIA (oblique)
Matt Reynolds, RP, ARI (elbow)
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD (groin)
Called Up
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN
Justin Sellers, SS, LAD
Joe Paterson, RP, ARI
Charles Brewer, RP, ARI
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Tyler Skaggs, SP, ARI
Thad Weber, RP, TOR
Jose Alvarez, SP, DET
Chris Colabello, 1B, MIN
Joe Mahoney, 1B, MIA
Donovan Solano, 2B, MIA
Matt Magill, SP, LAD
Chris Nelson, 3B, LAA (DFA)
Pedro Ciriaco, 3B, BOS (DFA)
John Baker, C, SD (DFA)
Traded
John McDonald, SS, CLE (from PIT)
Closer Watch
Rays – Fernando Rodney gave up two runs in the 10th inning in a non-save situation Monday, but don't hold your breath waiting for Joel Peralta just yet; despite his ugly 36:22 K:BB, Rodney's saved four in a row and had gone seven straight outings without allowing a run. That said, Peralta is quite clearly the best arm in this pen, a fact that speculators should keep in the back of their minds.
Red Sox – Gifted that two-run lead by Rodney on Monday, Andrew Bailey came on in the bottom of the 10th and made a big mess, giving up a leadoff homer to Jose Lobaton, followed by two walks, a single to load the bases and another walk to force in the tying run, but avoided the loss and got out of the inning with the help of a huge double play. As it is, the save chances have been few and far between for Bailey, who hadn't even had an an opportunity to convert since May 25. Junichi Tazawa lurks in the wings, but with how good Bailey's been this year, it's going to take some serious struggles for him to lose his job.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Matt Wieters - C | BAL vs LAA 6/11 7:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 5-14 | .357 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .357 | .786 | |||||||
Garrett Jones - 1B | PIT vs SF 6/11 7:05 PM | Tim Lincecum | 3-12 | .250 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .833 | .250 | 1.083 | |||||||
David Ortiz - DH | BOS @ TB 6/11 7:10 PM | Roberto Hernandez | 7-19 | .368 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .684 | .400 | 1.084 | |||||||
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C | BOS @ TB 6/11 7:10 PM | Roberto Hernandez | 3-10 | .300 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .364 | .864 | |||||||
Jay Bruce - OF | CIN @ CHC 6/11 8:05 PM | Matt Garza | 3-11 | .273 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .636 | .333 | .970 | |||||||
Carlos Santana - C | CLE @ TEX 6/11 8:05 PM | Derek Holland | 6-16 | .375 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .813 | .444 | 1.257 | |||||||
Paul Konerko - 1B | CWS vs TOR 6/11 8:10 PM | Chien-Ming Wang | 3-10 | .300 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .364 | .864 | |||||||
Miguel Cabrera - 3B | DET @ KC 6/11 8:10 PM | Wade Davis | 2-10 | .200 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .800 | .273 | 1.073 | |||||||
Alex Gordon - OF | KC vs DET 6/11 8:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 7-18 | .389 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .611 | .522 | 1.133 | |||||||
Josh Willingham - OF | MIN vs PHI 6/11 8:10 PM | Cole Hamels | 9-31 | .290 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | .645 | .333 | .978 | |||||||
Carlos Gonzalez - OF | COL vs WAS 6/11 8:40 PM | Dan Haren | 7-18 | .389 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1.000 | .476 | 1.476 | |||||||
Troy Tulowitzki - SS | COL vs WAS 6/11 8:40 PM | Dan Haren | 9-34 | .265 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .559 | .265 | .824 | |||||||
Robinson Cano - 2B | NYY @ OAK 6/11 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 5-11 | .455 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .818 | .455 | 1.273 | |||||||
Ichiro Suzuki - OF | NYY @ OAK 6/11 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 22-75 | .293 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .467 | .303 | .769 | |||||||
Mark Teixeira - 1B | NYY @ OAK 6/11 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 12-39 | .308 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | .590 | .386 | .976 | |||||||
Jed Lowrie - SS | OAK vs NYY 6/11 10:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 5-15 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .533 | .333 | .867 | |||||||
Josh Reddick - OF | OAK vs NYY 6/11 10:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 2-10 | .200 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .600 | .273 | .873 | |||||||
Jason Kubel - OF | ARI @ LAD 6/11 10:10 PM | Zack Greinke | 9-29 | .310 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .552 | .375 | .927 | |||||||
Ronny Cedeno - SS | HOU @ SEA 6/11 10:10 PM | Aaron Harang | 7-24 | .292 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | .583 | .346 | .929 | |||||||
Skip Schumaker - 2B | LAD vs ARI 6/11 10:10 PM | Ian Kennedy | 5-11 | .455 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .636 | .455 | 1.091 | |||||||
Cameron Maybin - OF | SD vs ATL 6/11 10:10 PM | Tim Hudson | 6-16 | .375 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .563 | .444 | 1.007 | |||||||
Will Venable - OF | SD vs ATL 6/11 10:10 PM | Tim Hudson | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .600 | .364 | .964 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Tim Lincecum | SF @ PIT 6/11 7:05 PM | Pirates Batters | 10-74 | .135 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 22 | .377 | .210 | .587 | |||||||
Jon Lester | BOS @ TB 6/11 7:10 PM | Rays Batters | 37-177 | .209 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 61 | .313 | .304 | .616 | |||||||
Wade Davis | KC vs DET 6/11 8:10 PM | Tigers Batters | 14-68 | .206 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | .440 | .270 | .711 | |||||||
Dan Haren | WAS @ COL 6/11 8:40 PM | Rockies Batters | 31-137 | .226 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 37 | .481 | .259 | .740 | |||||||
CC Sabathia | NYY @ OAK 6/11 10:05 PM | Athletics Batters | 17-81 | .210 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | .334 | .261 | .594 | |||||||
Ian Kennedy | ARI @ LAD 6/11 10:10 PM | Dodgers Batters | 19-86 | .221 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 16 | .370 | .275 | .645 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Chris Davis - 1B | BAL vs LAA 6/11 7:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 2-10 | .200 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .500 | .200 | .700 | |||||||
Adam Jones - OF | BAL vs LAA 6/11 7:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 4-20 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .200 | .450 | |||||||
Nick Markakis - OF | BAL vs LAA 6/11 7:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 3-18 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .333 | .250 | .583 | |||||||
Danny Valencia - 3B | BAL vs LAA 6/11 7:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .273 | .673 | |||||||
Clint Barmes - SS | PIT vs SF 6/11 7:05 PM | Tim Lincecum | 3-19 | .158 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .316 | .158 | .474 | |||||||
Russell Martin - C | PIT vs SF 6/11 7:05 PM | Tim Lincecum | 1-17 | .059 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .059 | .200 | .259 | |||||||
Andrew McCutchen - OF | PIT vs SF 6/11 7:05 PM | Tim Lincecum | 1-12 | .083 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .154 | .487 | |||||||
Dustin Pedroia - 2B | BOS @ TB 6/11 7:10 PM | Roberto Hernandez | 1-12 | .083 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .267 | .433 | |||||||
Sean Rodriguez - SS | TB vs BOS 6/11 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 2-16 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .188 | .250 | .438 | |||||||
Luke Scott - DH | TB vs BOS 6/11 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 0-11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Joey Votto - 1B | CIN @ CHC 6/11 8:05 PM | Matt Garza | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .533 | |||||||
Jhonny Peralta - SS | DET @ KC 6/11 8:10 PM | Wade Davis | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .250 | .523 | |||||||
Mike Moustakas - 3B | KC vs DET 6/11 8:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 1-14 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .071 | .071 | .143 | |||||||
Miguel Tejada - SS | KC vs DET 6/11 8:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .432 | |||||||
Michael Cuddyer - OF | COL vs WAS 6/11 8:40 PM | Dan Haren | 4-27 | .148 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .259 | .179 | .438 | |||||||
Todd Helton - 1B | COL vs WAS 6/11 8:40 PM | Dan Haren | 4-23 | .174 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .348 | .174 | .522 | |||||||
Yorvit Torrealba - C | COL vs WAS 6/11 8:40 PM | Dan Haren | 3-21 | .143 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .238 | .182 | .420 | |||||||
Adam LaRoche - 1B | WAS @ COL 6/11 8:40 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .182 | .382 | |||||||
Travis Hafner - DH | NYY @ OAK 6/11 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 0-15 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .118 | .118 | |||||||
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B | LAD vs ARI 6/11 10:10 PM | Ian Kennedy | 2-16 | .125 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .250 | .222 | .472 | |||||||
Chase Headley - 3B | SD vs ATL 6/11 10:10 PM | Tim Hudson | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .077 | .200 | .277 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
None | |||||||||||||||||||
Recommended Pickup
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