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Projected Starters - A look at Saturday's matchups (all times Eastern)
BAL (Wei-Yin Chen – L) at BOS (Clay Buchholz – R), 11:05 AM ET
KC (Jeremy Guthrie – R) at CLE (Zach McAllister – R), 7:05 PM ET
LAA (Garrett Richards – R) at WAS (Tanner Roark – R), 7:05 PM ET
CIN (Mike Leake – R) at PIT (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05 PM ET
CHW (John Danks – L) at DET (Anibal Sanchez – R), 7:08 PM ET
MIA (Tom Koehler – R) at ATL (Julio Teheran – R), 7:10 PM ET
STL (Tyler Lyons – L) at NYM (Jenrry Mejia – R), 7:10 PM ET
AZ (Bronson Arroyo – R) at CHC (Travis Wood – L), 8:05 PM ET
SD (Andrew Cashner – R) at MIL (Wily Peralta – R), 8:10 PM ET
SF (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at COL (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 8:40 PM ET
TEX (Yu Darvish – R) at OAK (Dan Straily – R), 10:05 PM ET
HOU (Dallas Keuchel – R) at SEA (Felix Hernandez – R), 10:10 PM ET
PHI (Cliff Lee – L) at LAD (Paul Maholm – L), 10:10 PM ET
Day Game After Night Game: BAL/BOS
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Yoenis Cespedes, OF, OAK – (Heel) Left Sunday's game with bruise.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL – (Hamstring) Out of lineup Sunday for third straight day.
Adam Eaton, OF, CHW – (Hamstring, Ankle) Out at least three games, the first of which was Sunday.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL – (Knee) left Sunday's game with tendinitis.
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL – (Hamstring) Left Sunday's game with strain.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB – (Groin) Out of lineup for third straight game Sunday.
Jordy Mercer, SS, PIT – (Ankle) Out of lineup again Sunday, should still avoid DL.
A.J. Pollock, OF, AZ – (Neck) Left Sunday's game with tightness.
Players on the DL
Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX – (Quadriceps) Should be activated when eligible Friday.
Alex Cobb, P, TB – (Oblique) Late-May or early-June return.
A.J. Ellis, C, LAD – (Knee) Hopes to run next week, then could begin rehab assignment.
Scott Hairston, OF, WAS – (Oblique) Swinging in cage, could take batting practice soon.
Mike Harrison, P, TEX – (Back) Will throw bullpen session during week and could be activated over the weekend.
Jeremy Hellickson, P, TB – (Elbow) Playing catch again, still on track for June return.
Hisashi Iwakuma, P, SEA – (Finger) First rehab start Tuesday.
Clayton Kershaw, P, LAD – (Back) Felt good in simulated game, says next step will be rehab start.
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS – (Calf) Will start rehab Monday, could be activated over the weekend.
Mike Minor, P, ATL – (Shoulder) Expected to be activated Saturday against Reds.
Ivan Nova, P, NYY – (Elbow) Placed on DL, Tommy John a possibility.
Juan Oviedo, P, TB – (General Soreness) Expected to be activated Tuesday.
Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX – (Shoulder) Due back first week of June.
Logan Schafer, OF, MIL – (Hamstring) Placed on DL but could miss minimum time.
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS – (Hamstring) Played six innings in first rehab game, more rehab games Monday and Tuesday.
Activated from the DL
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY
Lyle Overbay, 1B, MIL (from paternity list)
Placed on the DL
Ivan Nova, P, NYY
Logan Schafer, OF, MIL
Claimed Off Waivers
Sam Fuld, MIN from OAK
Called Up
Preston Claiborne, P, NYY
Brandon Maurer, P, SEA
Bryan Mitchell, P, NYY
Danny Worth, 3B, DET
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Matt Daley, P, NYY (designated for assignment)
Alex Gonzalez, SS, DET (released)
James Jones, OF, SEA
Darin Mastroianni, OF, MIN
Scott Sizemore, 2B, NYY
Closer Watch
Oakland – Luke Gregerson picked up his third save Sunday. The club remains on a committee basis, but Gregerson appears to be leading the charge.
Pittsburgh – Jason Grilli blew a save Saturday and Sunday, giving him three blown saves on the season. The Pirates may be at the point where they have to consider giving Mark Melancon a chance at saves.
Key Matchups
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Hot Batter Matchups – April 21, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL @ BOS 11:05AM | C. Buchholz | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ BOS 11:05AM | C. Buchholz | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .278 | .381 | .667 | 1.048 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ BOS 11:05AM | C. Buchholz | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .368 | .400 | .684 | 1.084 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | BOS vs BAL 11:05AM | W. Chen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .231 | .286 | .769 | 1.055 |
| D. Nava | OF | BOS vs BAL 11:05AM | W. Chen | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .583 | .818 | 1.402 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs BAL 11:05AM | W. Chen | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .385 | .400 | .615 | 1.015 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS vs BAL 11:05AM | W. Chen | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .542 | .773 | 1.314 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .308 | .750 | 1.058 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
| L. Chisenhall | 3B | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Guthrie | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .900 | 1.400 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Guthrie | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .538 | .818 | 1.357 |
| C. Santana | C | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Guthrie | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .375 | .444 | .688 | 1.132 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Guthrie | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | .350 | .426 | .675 | 1.101 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | M. Leake | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .353 | .421 | .471 | .892 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | M. Leake | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .409 | .409 | .591 | 1.000 |
| J. Tabata | OF | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | M. Leake | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .350 | .409 | .550 | .959 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | M. Leake | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .323 | .421 | .548 | .969 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Danks | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .467 | .500 | .967 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Danks | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .326 | .383 | .581 | .964 |
| A. Jackson | OF | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Danks | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .378 | .439 | .676 | 1.115 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Danks | 31 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .387 | .424 | .871 | 1.295 |
| V. Martinez | DH | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Danks | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .190 | .227 | .405 | .632 |
| L. Valbuena | 3B | CHC vs ARI 8:05PM | B. Arroyo | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .462 | .533 | 1.231 | 1.764 |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | COL vs SF 8:40PM | R. Vogelsong | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| J. Pacheco | 3B | COL vs SF 8:40PM | R. Vogelsong | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .900 | 1.355 |
| W. Rosario | C | COL vs SF 8:40PM | R. Vogelsong | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .818 | 1.091 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF @ COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .278 | .625 | .903 |
| B. Posey | C | SF @ COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .350 | .440 | .450 | .890 |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | SF @ COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .324 | .361 | .529 | .891 |
| A. Callaspo | 3B | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .389 | .476 | .500 | .976 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .214 | .294 | .571 | .866 |
| J. Jaso | C | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .308 | .400 | .846 | 1.246 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.444 |
| A. Rios | OF | TEX @ OAK 10:05PM | D. Straily | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .455 | .500 | .955 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs PHI 10:10PM | C. Lee | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .522 | .773 | 1.294 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD vs PHI 10:10PM | C. Lee | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI @ LAD 10:10PM | P. Maholm | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .630 | .963 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Hot Pitcher Matchups – April 21, 2014Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Clay Buchholz | BOS vs BAL 11:05AM | 167 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 31 | .222 | .301 | .382 | .683 |
Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Cold Batter Matchups – April 21, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| R. Flaherty | 2B | BAL @ BOS 11:05AM | C. Buchholz | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 |
| N. Markakis | OF | BAL @ BOS 11:05AM | C. Buchholz | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .135 | .273 | .135 | .408 |
| M. Wieters | C | BAL @ BOS 11:05AM | C. Buchholz | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .200 | .294 | .267 | .561 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | BOS vs BAL 11:05AM | W. Chen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .417 | .667 |
| D. Ross | C | BOS vs BAL 11:05AM | W. Chen | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .308 | .385 | .692 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| B. Pena | C | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .278 | .263 | .278 | .541 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| M. Bourn | OF | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Guthrie | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Guthrie | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .211 | .316 | .526 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Guthrie | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 |
| I. Davis | 1B | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | M. Leake | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .273 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | M. Leake | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .231 | .333 | .462 | .795 |
| T. Snider | OF | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | M. Leake | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .167 | .100 | .267 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .364 | .614 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA @ ATL 7:10PM | J. Teheran | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| D. Barney | 2B | CHC vs ARI 8:05PM | B. Arroyo | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .150 | .143 | .150 | .293 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC vs ARI 8:05PM | B. Arroyo | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .370 | .593 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC vs ARI 8:05PM | B. Arroyo | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | CHC vs ARI 8:05PM | B. Arroyo | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .444 | .722 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs SF 8:40PM | R. Vogelsong | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .077 | .235 | .154 | .389 |
| D. Stubbs | OF | COL vs SF 8:40PM | R. Vogelsong | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| T. Tulowitzki | SS | COL vs SF 8:40PM | R. Vogelsong | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 |
| J. Reddick | OF | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .071 | .067 | .071 | .138 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ OAK 10:05PM | D. Straily | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| C. Crawford | OF | LAD vs PHI 10:10PM | C. Lee | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .212 | .212 | .273 | .485 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD vs PHI 10:10PM | C. Lee | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 |
| J. Turner | 2B | LAD vs PHI 10:10PM | C. Lee | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .059 | .158 | .059 | .217 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – April 21, 2014Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Wei-Yin Chen | BAL @ BOS 11:05AM | 107 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 24 | .374 | .409 | .610 | 1.019 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KC @ CLE 7:05PM | 184 | 56 | 20 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 30 | .304 | .345 | .500 | .845 |
| John Danks | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | 231 | 72 | 26 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 31 | .312 | .375 | .545 | .920 |
| Yu Darvish | TEX @ OAK 10:05PM | 133 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 47 | .263 | .365 | .502 | .866 |
Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Recommended Pickup
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B, TEX – Kouzmanoff was left for dead after several average seasons bouncing between San Diego, Oakland and Colorado, making his last MLB appearance in 2011. He spent the last two seasons struggling with injuries in the minors, participating in just 150 games in that span. Adrian Beltre's injury opened the door and he is off to a hot start, having a 10-game hitting strea broken Sunday. Kouzmanoff has seven extra-base hits in that time. Beltre is due back Friday, which complicates Kouzmanoff's status. Kouzmanoff could steal time from Mitch Moreland after that.
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C: Salvador Perez ($4,725)
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2B: Jonathan Schoop ($4,716)
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OF: Dustin Ackley ($5,588)
