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Probable Pitchers for April 1, 2013
Pitchf/x cards of today's probable pitchers can be found here: BrooksBaseball.net Probable Pitchers
Yesterday's Notable Stat Lines:
National League:
- No Games Played
American League:
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Pinch-hitter Rick Ankiel delivered a three-run homer off Derek Lowe in the bottom of the sixth as the Astros beat the Rangers 8-2 on Sunday.
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Erik Bedard was credited with his first major league save after pitching 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief Sunday against the Rangers.
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Despite striking out nine, Matt Harrison lost to the Astros after giving up six runs — five earned — in 5 2/3 innings on Sunday night.
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Justin Maxwell tripled twice and walked Sunday in the opener against the Rangers.
Transactions:
National League:
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Dodgers recalled INF Justin Sellers from Triple-A Albuquerque.
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Diamondbacks optioned RHP Randall Delgado to Triple-A Reno.
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Diamondbacks purchased the contract of INF Josh Wilson from Triple-A Reno
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Diamondbacks recalled OF Alfredo Marte from Triple-A Reno.
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Braves purchased the contract of C Evan Gattis from Double-A Mississippi.
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Nationals reassigned LHP J.C. Romero to minor league camp.
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Rockies designated RHP Will Harris for assignment.
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Reds purchased the contract of INF Cesar Izturis from Triple-A Louisville.
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Reds designated INF Jason Donald for assignment.
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Cubs purchased the contract of LHP Hisanori Takahashi from Triple-A Iowa.
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Cubs purchased the contract of INF/OF Brent Lillibridge from Triple-A Iowa.
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Cubs optioned OF Brett Jackson to Triple-A Iowa.
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Mets optioned INF/OF Zach Lutz to Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Reds optioned RHP Logan Ondrusek to Double-A Pensacola.
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Reds sent RHP Jose Arredondo outright to Triple-A Louisville.
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Padres purchased the contract of INF Cody Ransom from Triple-A Tucson.
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Padres purchased the contract of INF Jedd Gyorko from Triple-A Tucson.
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Marlins purchased the contract of OF Austin Kearns from Triple-A New Orleans
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Marlins purchased the contract of INF Chris Valaika from Triple-A New Orleans.
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Marlins purchased the contract of 1B Casey Kotchman from Triple-A New Orleans.
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Marlins purchased the contract of RHP Kevin Slowey from Triple-A New Orleans.
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Marlins purchased the contract of RHP Chad Qualls from Triple-A New Orleans.
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Marlins purchased the contract of RHP John Maine from Triple-A New Orleans.
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Dodgers optioned OF Alex Castellanos, RHPs Stephen Fife and Josh Wall and INF/OF Elian Herrera to Triple-A Albuquerque; reassigned INF/OF Alfredo Amezaga, RHPs Kevin Gregg and Peter Moylan and C Matt Wallach to minor league camp.
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Marlins designated RHP Evan Reed for assignment.
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Marlins designated LHP Scott Maine for assignment.
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Marlins designated OF Gorkys Hernandez for assignment.
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Marlins designated 3B Zack Cox for assignment.
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Marlins recalled RHP Alex Sanabia from Triple-A New Orleans.
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Marlins purchased the contract of RHP Jose Fernandez from High-A Jupiter
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Brewers purchased the contract of RHP Alfredo Figaro from Triple-A Nashville.
American League:
- Mariners reassigned RHP Danny Farquhar, OF Endy Chavez, SS Brad Miller, and C Jesus Sucre to minor league camp
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Mariners optioned RHP D.J. Mitchell to Triple-A Tacoma.
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Tigers purchased the contract of INF/OF Matt Tuiasosopo from Triple-A Toledo.
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Tigers purchased the contract of OF Don Kelly from Triple-A Toledo.
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Yankees designated LHP Clay Rapada for assignment.
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Indians reassigned RHPs Matt Capps, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jerry Gil, C Omir Santos, SS Luis Hernandez, and RF Matt Carson to minor league camp.
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Twins purchased the contract of OF Wilkin Ramirez from Triple-A Rochester.
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Indians purchased the contract of INF/OF Ryan Raburn from Triple-A Columbus.
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Mariners designated OF Casper Wells for assignment.
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Rangers released 1B Brandon Allen.
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Rays purchased the contract of RHP Jamey Wright from Triple-A Durham.
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Royals purchased the contract of INF Miguel Tejada from Triple-A Omaha.
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Rays purchased the contract of OF/DH Shelley Duncan from Triple-A Durham.
- Rays designated INF/OF Stephen Vogt for assignment.
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Rays designated C Robinson Chirinos for assignment.
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Astros purchased the contract of LHP Erik Bedard from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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Astros purchased the contract of OF Rick Ankiel from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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Red Sox designated 1B Mauro Gomez for assignment.
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Red Sox purchased the contract of OF Jackie Bradley from Double-A Portland.
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Jeremy Bonderman has decided to accept his assignment to Triple-A Tacoma
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Orioles purchased the contract of INF/OF Steve Pearce from Triple-A Norfolk.
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Rangers optioned RHP Cory Burns to Triple-A Round Rock.
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Angels purchased the contract of OF J.B. Shuck from Triple-A Salt Lake.
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Angels purchased the contract of RHP Mark Lowe
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Angels purchased the contract of INF Brendan Harris from Triple-A Salt Lake.
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Angels optioned OF Kole Calhoun, INF Luis Jimenez, RHP David Carpenter and C John Hester to Triple-A Salt Lake; reassigned C Chris Snyder and LHP Mitch Stetter to minor league camp.
National League:
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jason Motte (elbow) is "still a significant time away" from being cleared for a throwing program.
- Braves placed LHP Jonny Venters on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a left elbow sprain.
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Dodgers placed LHP Ted Lilly on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 29, with a left shoulder injury.
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Dodgers placed LHP Scott Elbert on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a left elbow injury
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Dodgers placed SS Hanley Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a torn ligament in his right thumb.
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Dodgers placed RHP Chad Billingsley on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a right finger injury.
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Pirates placed Charlie Morton on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a right elbow injury.
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Pirates placed RHP Jeff Karstens on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a right shoulder injury
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Pirates placed LHP Francisco Liriano on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a right arm fracture.
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Pirates placed INF Brandon Inge on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26, with a right shoulder injury.
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Diamondbacks placed OF Adam Eaton on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a left elbow sprain.
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Diamondbacks placed SS Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with an oblique injury.
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Diamondbacks placed Cody Ross on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a left calf injury.
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Diamondbacks placed SS Didi Gregorius on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30, with a right elbow sprain.
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Cubs placed RHP Matt Garza on the 15-day disabled list with a strained lat.
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Cubs placed 3B Ian Stewart on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left quad.
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Cubs placed RHP Scott Baker on the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow strain.
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Reds placed RHP Nick Masset on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury.
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Marlins placed 1B Joe Mahoney on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique.
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Marlins placed C Jeff Mathis on the 15-day disabled with a broken collarbone.
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Padres placed LHP Casey Kelly on the 60-day disabled list with a left elbow injury.
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Padres placed LHP Cory Luebke on the 60-day disabled list with a left elbow injury
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Padres placed INF Logan Forsythe on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
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Padres placed INF/OF James Darnell on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a strained left oblique.
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Padres placed 3B Chase Headley on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a fractured left thumb.
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Marlins placed RHP Jose Ceda on the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow injury.
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Marlins placed OF Alfredo Silverio on the 60-day disabled list with a sprained right elbow.
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Marlins placed 1B Logan Morrison on the 60-day disabled list with a right knee injury.
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Marlins placed RHP Henderson Alvarez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with mild right shoulder inflammation.
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Marlins placed RHP Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 24, with mild right shoulder inflammation.
American League:
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Blue Jays placed 3B Brett Lawrie on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a left rib cage injury.
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MASN's Steve Melewski reports Dylan Bundy is dealing with "mild tightness" in his right elbow.
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Blue Jays placed RHP Dustin McGowan on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a sore right shoulder.
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Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow indicated that Alex White (elbow) could require Tommy John surgery.
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Yankees placed RHP Phil Hughes on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a bulging disc in his back.
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Yankees placed SS Derek Jeter on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a left ankle injury.
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Yankees placed OF Curtis Granderson on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a fractured right forearm.
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Yankees placed 1B Mark Teixeira on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 22, with a strained right wrist.
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Rangers placed LHP Martin Perez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a fractured left forearm.
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Rangers placed RHP Colby Lewis on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a right elbow injury.
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Rangers placed RHP Joakim Soria on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a right elbow injury.
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Rays purchased the contract of RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo and then placed him on the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow injury.
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Royals placed LHP Danny Duffy on the 15-day disabled list with a left elbow injury.
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Red Sox placed LHP Franklin Morales on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a bulging disk in his lower back.
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Red Sox placed LHP Craig Breslow on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with left shoulder inflammation.
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Red Sox placed DH David Ortiz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with inflammation in his heels.
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Orioles placed INF/DH Wilson Betemit on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 26, with a PCL tear in his right knee.
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Orioles placed LHP Tsuyoshi Wada on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a left elbow injury.
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Orioles placed RHP Steve Johnson on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 23, with a strained lat.
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Rays DH Luke Scott (calf) could be sidelined as long as five weeks.
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Angels placed LHP Andrew Taylor on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a small tear in his left labrum.
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Angels placed RHP Ryan Madson on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a right elbow injury.
Notes and Rumors
National League:
- Mets INF Justin Turner (calf) will be available to play Monday.
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Kyle Lohse will make his Brewers' debut on Friday against the Diamondbacks.
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Cesar Izturis, Manny Parra and Alfredo Simon are expected to make the Reds' Opening Day roster.
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Placido Polanco will bat cleanup for the Marlins on Opening Day.
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The Marlins will use Chris Coghlan and Justin Ruggiano in a platoon in center field at the start of the season.
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The Marlins will limit Jose Fernandez to 150-170 innings this season
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Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said starting Justin Sellers at shortstop and Luis Cruz at third base will be "pretty much a regular thing."
- Joe Mauer will bat second at the start of the season for the Twins.
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