Programming Change:

- Apparently the word isn't yet out to all of our readers/listeners that RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today has switched channels. We're still on the air at the same time, 11-2 et on Monday-Friday, on XM/Sirius's new Fantasy Sports Channel - XM147, Sirius211 (which is a "best of XM" channel).

Ken Macha, Not a Players' Manager:

- Kameron Loe had his first really bad outing as a Brewer, giving up four runs (two earned) on two hits and a walk. A bobble by Alcides Escobar was really costly - it was a potential double-play ball, though it would have been pretty hard to turn it. However, if they had turned it, Loe would have escaped unscathed. After the game, manager Ken Macha said that Escobar would sit out at least two games before the All-Star break. This seems as though Macha is punishing Escobar rather than developing him for the long run. Here's his throwing-Escobar-under-the-bus quote: "I'm more frustrated than the fans are," Macha said. "Today it comes down to one play. You think we were getting a double play and then couldn't get it done." I understand that the errors are piling up, and the two he had on Sunday potentially led to Yovani Gallardo's injury. But Macha isn't helping matters by piling on Escobar in the press - bench him, sure, but unloading on him like that isn't going to help anyone.

Rock the Kazmir:

- Scott Kazmir got rocked again, giving up seven runs on six hits and five walks over 6.1 innings, giving up three homers in the process. That the Angels are considering Trevor Bell as a viable alternative to Kazmir is somewhat scary, but Kazmir has a 5.98 ERA and 1.57 WHIP now.

Vote Votto:

- Joey Votto won the battle of All-Star snubs on Monday, homering twice, once directly against fellow snub Mike Pelfrey, who gave up seven runs over 4.2 innings. Votto's shot off of Pelfrey landed in the "Big Apple" beyond the center field wall.

Notables:

- Every single starter in the O's-Tigers game got on-base at least once, and 16 of the 18 starters got at least one hit.
- Jonathan Sanchez managed to overcome six walks and three wild pitches to allow just one run in beating the Brewers.
- The good news: Ian Kennedy didn't walk anyone after walking nine in his last start. The bad news: the Cubs hit him hard for seven runs on nine hits (including one homer) over 5.2 innings.
- Roy Halladay needed just 93 pitches to throw a complete game, allowing just Chipper Jones' solo homer.
- Gavin Floyd was sharp again, holding the Halos to one run over seven innings. This makes six consecutive good outings for Floyd.
- Matt Garza was awful against the Red Sox for the second time this season, failing to get past the third inning, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks. Daisuke Matsuzaka wasn't much better, failing to hold a 5-1 lead while giving up five runs in five-plus innings.
- John Ely took a pounding by the Marlins, giving up six runs (five earned) on nine hits and a walk over 2.2 innings.

Save Chances:

- Sergio Santos, converted (1). Bobby Jenks began the eighth inning in a "get-work" situation with the White Sox up 7-1 and allowed one run and left two runners on while retiring two batters. Erick Threets walks a batter to load the bases before Santos came in. Because the tying run was on-deck (bases loaded, up five), Santos got credit for the save when he got out of that jam and then pitched the ninth.
- Rafael Soriano, converted (22). Soriano allowed one single but that was it.
- Francisco Cordero, converted (23). One walk in an otherwise clean inning.
- Leo Nunez, converted (18). He has now converted two in a row after back-to-back blown saves.
- Mariano Rivera, converted (19). He's good at baseball.
- Joakim Soria, converted (23). Soria gave up a walk and a single but struck out Josh Bard to end the game.

Other Closer Outings:

- Jose Valverde had the dreaded non-save situation, coming in with a five-run lead in the ninth, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk. Even with the four baserunners, his WHIP still sits at 0.81. Even as an owner of Valverde in multiple leagues, I have to believe this is just part of the correction coming - he had a .132 BABIP heading into Monday's play.
- Carlos Marmol struck out the side with a five-run lead, pitching after the Cubs took it out of save territory in the top of the ninth.
- Bobby Jenks entered Monday's game in the eighth inning while up six runs and gave up a run on a hit and two walks, retiring just two batters.
- David Aardsma pitched a bumpy but scoreless ninth in a tie game.

Non-Closer Reliever Outings:

- Chad Qualls struck out two in a clean inning. Juan Gutierrez turned a three-run deficit into a five-run deficit in the ninth, giving up a two-run homer.
- Alexi Ogando gave up his first run, a solo homer by Jayson Nix, in his 1.1 innings of work.
- Joba Chamberlain has had two clean outings in a row after a rough patch, striking out two in his clean inning of work on Monday.
- Brandon League gave up two runs in the eighth on four hits to blow the lead, retiring just one batter.

Lineup-o-logy:

- Jake Fox started at first base for the O's, with Ty Wigginton getting a spot at DH for a day. With Felix Pie coming back from the DL on Tuesday, who gets those DH at-bats will become a lot tighter, even before Luke Scott returns.
- The Angels gave Paul McAnulty a start at first base in place of Michael Napoli and gave Cory Aldridge a start in right field against White Sox starter Gavin Floyd, who shut them down anyhow.
- The Phillies are still searching for an optimal lineup without Chase Utley, Placido Polanco and Carlos Ruiz. On Monday they went: 1. Jimmy Rollins; 2. Shane Victorino; 3. Raul Ibanez; 4. "My Guy" Ryan Howard; 5. Jayson Werth; 6. Greg Dobbs; 7. Wilson Valdez; 8. Dane Sardinha.
- B.J. Upton didn't start because of his career numbers against Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-for-13), but later came on as a pinch-runner.

Injuries:

- Kevin Millwood gave up five runs in the first inning against the Tigers and didn't come out to start the second inning. After the game, there was some speculation that he might be having some arm trouble, given a drop in velocity and a string of bad outings. Even if there's no immediate injury, this outing was the finishing blow on the O's chances of being able to flip Millwood for anything noteworthy.
- Yovani Gallardo (side muscle) will miss his next start and the All-Star game.
- Troy Glaus (knee) missed his third game in a row. Eric Hinske started in his place.
- Aaron Harang was a very late scratch with a sore lower back. He received a chiropractor treatment during the game and hopes to be able to pitch on Tuesday. If he can't go, the Reds will probably call up Matt Maloney to make the start.
- Ramon Hernandez sat with a sore knee after legging out a triple on Sunday.
- Jose Reyes (oblique/side/back) is expected to return on Tuesday.
- Fernando Tatis went on the DL with a sprained right shoulder.
- Omar Vizquel sat with a left knee bruise - Vizquel said that the knee is still swollen.
- Juan Rivera sat for a sixth consecutive game with blurry vision. Hideki Matsui actually started another game in the outfield.
- Matt LaPorta suffered a head injury in a collision at first base and had concussive symptoms afterward. He previously had a concussion after getting beaned in the Olympics. A CT scan taken after the game was negative.
- Carlos Monasterios will come off the DL either on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Stolen Bases:

- Corey Patterson (16); Chris Young 2 (15,16); Howie Kendrick (9); Andruw Jones (8); Brent Lillibridge (1); Ben Zobrist (15); Travis Hafner! (1); Jason Donald 2 (1,2); Matt Kemp (11).

Caught Stealing:

- Alcides Escobar (2); Mike Fontenot (2); Gregor Blanco (2); Raul Ibanez (2); Casey Blake (4); Scott Podsednik (10); Alberto Callaspo (1).

Home Runs:

- Jake Fox (4); Buster Posey (3) - it came immediately after he appeared to hurt himself on a foul ball, but stayed in the game; Kosuke Fukudome (7); Alfonso Soriano (14); Adam LaRoche (13); Chipper Jones (6); Greg Dobbs (2); Alexi Ramirez (8); Dayan Viciedo (1); Carlos Quentin 2 (14,15); Eric Patterson 2 (5,6); Joey Votto 2 (20,21); Angel Pagan (5); Jayson Nix 2 (3,4); Carlos Santana (5); Matt LaPorta (5); Rafael Furcal (5); Mark Teixeira (14); Russell Branyan (13).

Transactions:

- Clay Buchholz (hamstring) went on the 15-day DL, with Felix Doubront getting called up to start on Tuesday.