This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Monday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Padres (Aaron Harang – R) at Phillies (Cliff Lee – L), 1:05
Angels (Dan Haren – R) at Indians (Fausto Carmona – R), 7:05
Mariners (Jason Vargas – L) at Yankees (Freddy Garcia – R), 7:05
Royals (Kyle Davies – R) at Red Sox (Jon Lester – L), 7:10
Mets (R.A. Dickey – R) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 7:10
Pirates (James McDonald – R) at Braves (Tim Hudson – R), 7:10
Twins (Nick Blackburn- R) at Rangers (Derek Holland – L), 8:05
Tigers (Duane Below – L) at White Sox (Mark Buehrle – L), 8:10
Astros (J.A. Happ – L) at Cardinals (Kyle McClellan – R), 8:15
Rays (Jeremy Hellickson – R) at Athletics (Guillermo Moscoso – R), 10:05
Rockies (Juan Nicasio – R) at Dodgers (Rubby De La Rosa – R), 10:10
Day game after a night game: None
Injuries - A brief look at players who have been missing time with minor ailments and their expected returns
Day-to-Day
Chone Figgins, 2B, SEA – (Personal) Scratched Sunday due to a "personal emergency."
J.D. Drew, OF, BOS – (Shoulder) Expected to be placed on DL Monday.
Kelly Johnson, 2B, ARZ – (Calf) Not in Saturday's or Sunday's lineup
Jay Bruce, OF, CIN – (Head) Returned to Reds lineup Sunday night.
Jordan Schafer, OF, ATL – (Finger) Did not start Sunday.
Orlando Hudson, 2B, SD – (Head) Was not in Sunday's lineup but available to play.
Gerardo Parra, OF, ARZ – (Wrist) Was not in Sunday's lineup after being hit by pitch Saturday.
Alex Presley, OF, PIT – (Thumb) May be heading to DL Monday.
Angel Pagan, OF, NYM – (Illness) Left Sunday's game with dehydration.
Geoff Blum, SS, ARZ – (Finger) Fractured pinky Sunday; looks like he may head to DL.
Players on the DL
Alex White, P, CLE – (Finger) Will throw a one- or two-inning simulated game Monday.
Clay Buchholz, P, BOS – (Back) Will throw off a mound before Monday's game.
Jed Lowrie, SS, BOS – (Shoulder) Increasing his conditioning but at least two weeks away from returning.
J.J. Putz, P, ARZ – (Elbow) Could be activated as soon as Tuesday.
Jonathan Sanchez, P, SF – (Biceps) Will be reevaluated after next rehab start; very good outing Friday, says he is ready to return.
Scott Rolen, 3B, CIN – (Shoulder) Says he won't need surgery or cortisone shots.
Jose Contreras, P, PHI – (Elbow) Received injection; won't be ready to throw for a while but still targeting mid-August return.
Roy Oswalt, P, PHI – (Back) Will make first rehab start at Triple-A Wednesday.
Johan Santana, P, NYM – (Shoulder) Threw bullpen session Sunday; if he feels good Monday, look for him to start rehab assignment.
Chipper Jones, 3B, ATL – (Knee) Looks like he will be activated Monday.
Jose Tabata, OF, PIT – (Quadriceps) Taking a break from rehab.
Placido Polanco, 3B, PHI – (Back) Could begin rehab Wednesday.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on the DL (15-day DL unless otherwise noted)
Zack Cozart, SS, CIN
Called Up
Jose Ceda, SS, FLA
Paul Janish, SS, CIN
Released
Wily Mo Pena, OF, AZ
Closer Watch - A closer look at intriguing ninth-inning situations (also check out our Closer Grid)
Baltimore – One day after Kevin Gregg allowed four unearned runs, he gave up a double but retired three other Angels without any damage Saturday.
Philadelphia – Ryan Madson closed out Saturday's game while Antonio Bastardo picked up Sunday's save. He may have gotten the chance because Madson had pitched two days in a row.
Tampa Bay – Kyle Farnsworth is in no danger of losing his job after blowing a one-run save opportunity Saturday.
Toronto – The Blue Jays went to Marc Rzepczynski start the ninth inning with a one-run lead in Saturday's game. He did not retire a batter and put two runners on. Those two runners – the tying run and the winning run – crossed the plate on Jon Rauch's watch. Rauch retired two batters but walked one and gave up the game-winning hit.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Ryan Howard - 1B | PHI vs SD 7/25 1:05 PM | Aaron Harang | 5-18 | .278 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .833 | .409 | 1.242 | |||||||
Chase Utley - 2B | PHI vs SD 7/25 1:05 PM | Aaron Harang | 9-20 | .450 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .800 | .500 | 1.300 | |||||||
Robinson Cano - 2B | NYY vs SEA 7/25 7:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 7-10 | .700 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .900 | .700 | 1.600 | |||||||
Ichiro Suzuki - OF | SEA @ NYY 7/25 7:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 10-27 | .370 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .593 | .433 | 1.026 | |||||||
Carl Crawford - OF | BOS vs KC 7/25 7:10 PM | Kyle Davies | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .600 | .417 | 1.017 | |||||||
Marco Scutaro - SS | BOS vs KC 7/25 7:10 PM | Kyle Davies | 7-13 | .538 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.077 | .571 | 1.648 | |||||||
Melky Cabrera - OF | KC @ BOS 7/25 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 7-18 | .389 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .444 | .421 | .865 | |||||||
David Murphy - OF | TEX vs MIN 7/25 8:05 PM | Nick Blackburn | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .636 | .417 | 1.053 | |||||||
Victor Martinez - C | DET @ CWS 7/25 8:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 22-66 | .333 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | .545 | .348 | .893 | |||||||
Magglio Ordonez - OF | DET @ CWS 7/25 8:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 16-35 | .457 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .686 | .486 | 1.172 | |||||||
Ryan Raburn - OF | DET @ CWS 7/25 8:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 6-23 | .261 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .609 | .320 | .929 | |||||||
Hunter Pence - OF | HOU @ STL 7/25 8:15 PM | Kyle McClellan | 6-13 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .462 | .500 | .962 | |||||||
Albert Pujols - 1B | STL vs HOU 7/25 8:15 PM | J.A. Happ | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .385 | 1.052 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Dan Haren | LAA @ CLE 7/25 7:05 PM | Indians Batters | 19-109 | .174 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | .271 | .243 | .514 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Brian Schneider - C | PHI vs SD 7/25 1:05 PM | Aaron Harang | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .250 | .523 | |||||||
Asdrubal Cabrera - SS | CLE vs LAA 7/25 7:05 PM | Dan Haren | 1-14 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .071 | .071 | .142 | |||||||
Torii Hunter - OF | LAA @ CLE 7/25 7:05 PM | Fausto Carmona | 5-31 | .161 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .161 | .206 | .367 | |||||||
Howie Kendrick - 2B | LAA @ CLE 7/25 7:05 PM | Fausto Carmona | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .432 | |||||||
Vernon Wells - OF | LAA @ CLE 7/25 7:05 PM | Fausto Carmona | 3-15 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .533 | |||||||
Derek Jeter - SS | NYY vs SEA 7/25 7:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |||||||
Josh Bard - C | SEA @ NYY 7/25 7:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .200 | |||||||
Jack Wilson - SS | SEA @ NYY 7/25 7:05 PM | Freddy Garcia | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | |||||||
Lyle Overbay - 1B | PIT @ ATL 7/25 7:10 PM | Tim Hudson | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .473 | |||||||
Miguel Cabrera - 1B | DET @ CWS 7/25 8:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 2-20 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .143 | .243 | |||||||
Ramon Santiago - SS | DET @ CWS 7/25 8:10 PM | Mark Buehrle | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .250 | .523 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Aaron Harang | SD @ Phi 7/25 1:05 PM | Phillies Batters | 37-125 | .296 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 24 | .521 | .358 | .879 | |||||||
Jason Vargas | SEA @ NYY 7/25 7:05 PM | Yankees Batters | 24-68 | .353 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .467 | .375 | .842 | |||||||
Nick Blackburn | MIN @ Tex 7/25 8:05 PM | Rangers Batters | 28-75 | .373 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 9 | .526 | .405 | .931 | |||||||
Mark Buehrle | CWS vs Det 7/25 8:10 PM | Tigers Batters | 93-301 | .309 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 19 | 39 | .489 | .349 | .837 | |||||||
***For a deeper look at the matchups please consult the new Batter v. Pitcher tool in the left hand menu.***
Recommended Pickup
Josh Reddick, OF, BOS – Reddick has received everyday at-bats since the All-Star break, a trend that should continue with J.D. Drew likely headed for the DL Monday. Now is the time to make a move on Reddick, who added to his .356/.408/.622 line with a 2-for-5 day Sunday. The Red Sox are not batting him in a premium position in the lineup, but that has not stopped Reddick from producing. Give him a shot if you are in need of some outfield help.
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