Saturday Lineup Card: Surging Dodgers Add Crawford To Lineup

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Saturday's Starters(All times Eastern)

Orioles (Chris Tillman -- R) at Yankees (Andy Pettitte -- L), 1:05
Twins (Mike Pelfrey -- R) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey -- R), 1:07
Athletics (Jarrod Parker -- R) at Royals (Ervin Santana -- R), 2:10
Marlins (Nathan Eovaldi -- R) at Cardinals (Joe Kelly -- R), 2:15
Tigers (Anibal Sanchez -- R) at Indians (Carlos Carrasco -- R), 4:05
Pirates (Charlie Morton -- R) at Cubs (Edwin Jackson -- R), 4:05
Padres (Jason Marquis -- R) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann -- R), 4:05
Mariners (Jeremy Bonderman -- R) at Reds (Mat Latos -- R), 4:10
Braves (Tim Hudson -- R) at Phillies (Kyle Kendrick -- R), 7:15
White Sox (Chris Sale -- L) at Rays (Matt Moore -- L), 7:15
Astros (Dallas Keuchel -- L) at Rangers (Yu Darvish -- R), 7:15
Dodgers (Stephen Fife -- R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner -- L), 7:15
Mets (Shaun Marcum -- R) at Brewers (Yovani Gallardo -- R), 7:15
Red Sox (Ryan Dempster -- R) at Angels (Jerome Williams -- R), 10:05
Rockies (Drew Pomeranz -- L) at Diamondbacks (Wade Miley -- L), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: BAL/NYY, MIN/TOR, OAK/KC, MIA/STL, DET/CLE, SD/WAS, SEA/CIN

Injuries

Day-To-Day
Kyle Blanks, OF, SD (heel) -- Back in the lineup Friday against the Nationals.
Brian Bogusevic, OF, CHC (hamstring) -- Held out of the lineup Friday against the Pirates.
Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET (back) -- Returned to Tigers' lineup Friday against the Indians.
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (hamstring) -- Was in the lineup Friday for the second straight game.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (back) -- Held out of the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.
Alex Gordon, OF, KC (head/hip) -- Expected to avoid the 7-day DL for a concussion.
Tim Hudson, SP, ARI (neck) -- Says he's been bothered by a neck issue for six weeks but doesn't expect to miss any starts.
Omar Infante, 2B, DET (leg) -- Will require two more days of rest before returning to lineup.
Evan Longoria, 3B, TB (foot) -- Played third base in Friday's game.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (leg) -- Still feeling a little tightness and fatigue in leg but not expected to miss any starts.
Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA (foot) -- Could opt for offseason surgery on left foot.
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA (finger) -- Returned to the lineup Friday against the Reds.

Disabled List
Brett Anderson, SP, OAK (foot) -- Will have walking boot removed and can begin baseball activities.
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (hand) -- Will work out and take batting practice at High-A Lake Elsinore as soon as Saturday.
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL (thumb) -- Swung in the batting cage prior to Friday's game.
A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT (calf) -- Will come off the disabled list Sunday and start against the Cubs.
Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL (oblique) -- Will toss a bullpen session Saturday.
Alex Cobb, SP, TB (head) -- Threw a 29-pitch bullpen session Friday and reported feeling great.
David DeJesus, OF, CHC (shoulder) -- Was able to take swings with a bat Friday.
Evan Gattis, C, ATL (oblique) -- Threw a baseball for the first time since injury Friday.
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY (ankle) -- Will begin rehab assignment Saturday at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and play five innings at shortstop.
Zach McAllister, SP, CLE (finger) -- Tossed a 60-pitch bullpen session Friday and will throw again Saturday.
Jake Peavy, SP, CWS (ribs) -- Will throw a 45-pitch simulated game Tuesday.
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET (shoulder) -- Will be held to a pitch count in his return to the rotation Saturday.
Brian Wilson, RP, Free Agent (elbow) -- Expected to begin working out for scouts at the end of the month or early in August.

Transactions

Activated from the Disabled List
Luis Ayala, RP, ATL
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD
Mike Pelfrey, SP, MIN
Matt Tuiasosopo, OF, DET

Placed on the Disabled List (15-day unless otherwise noted)
Stephen Drew, SS, BOS
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (transferred to 60-day DL)

Called Up (from Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Charles Brewer, RP, ARI
Greg Burke, RP, NYM
Ike Davis, 1B, NYM
Jose De La Torre, RP, BOS
Cole Gillespie, OF, SF
Josh Phegley, C, CWS
Tyler Skaggs, SP, ARI
Blake Tekotte, OF, CWS

Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Francisley Bueno, RP, KC
Tony Campana, OF, ARI
Jordan Danks, OF, CWS
Avisail Garcia, OF, DET
Cory Gearrin, RP, ATL
Gonzalez Germen, RP, NYM
Hector Gimenez, C, CWS (designated for assignment)
Brandon Lyon, RP, NYM (designated for assignment)
Kyle McClellan, RP, TEX (to Double-A)
Juan Perez, OF, SF
Chaz Roe, RP, ARI
Burch Smith, SP, SD
Scott Van Slyke, OF, LAD
Chien-Ming Wang, SP, TOR
P.J. Walters, SP, MIN (designated for assignment)

Signed
Kelly Shoppach, C, WAS
Ian Stewart, 3B, LAD

Released
Jeff Francoeur, OF, KC
Miguel Olivo, C, MIA

Closer Watch

Astros -- Jose Veras was removed from Thursday's game in the 10th inning after his right hand was struck by a comebacker, but early indications are that he didn't suffer anything more than a light bruise. Even so, it wouldn't be surprising if manager Bo Porter elected to keep Veras on the bench for a few days to let his hand heal. Jose Cisnero and Wesley Wright would seem to be the top candidates to close on a short-term basis if Veras is rested and a save opportunity becomes available.

D.J. LeMahieu, 2B, COL -- Since taking over for the struggling Josh Rutledge at second base in mid-May, LeMahieu's contact skills have been on full display, as he's batted .295 and gotten on-base at a .348 clip to keep the Colorado offense humming. This respectable average wasn't particularly surprising, as LeMahieu batted .297 over 81 games for the Rockies last season, though with only trace amounts of power or speed. The lack of those attributes mostly made him a fantasy afterthought in 2012, but with new manager Walt Weiss imploring his players to be more aggressive on the basepaths this season, LeMahieu has been running significantly more, stealing 11 bases in 13 attempts. As a result, LeMahieu, who is also in prime run-scoring position for the Rockies in either the leadoff or two-hole most nights, has suddenly become a reliable three-category player at a position that has a limited pool of interesting fantasy options. His stellar play both offensively and defensively should continue to make him a fixture in one of the league's better lineups going forward.

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