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Probable Pitchers for April 28, 2013
PITCHf/x cards of today's probable pitchers can be found here: BrooksBaseball.net Probable Pitchers
Yesterday's Notable Stat Lines:
National League:
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Pirates C Russell Martin launched a game-tying two-run homer.
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Pirates SP A.J. Burnett held the Cardinals to two runs over six innings.
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Cardinals SP Jake Westbrook tossed six scoreless innings but was left with a no-decision.
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Pirates RP Jason Grilli picked up his 10th save of the year.
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Brewers OF Carlos Gomez went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer.
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Brewers SP Wily Peralta allowed three runs in six innings.
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Brewers RP John Axford experienced a little setback, giving up a solo homer to Andre Ethier in the eighth inning.
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Dodgers SP Matt Magill surrendered two runs over 6 2/3 innings in his major league debut.
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After being held out of the starting lineup, Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez went 0-for-2 off the bench.
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Nationals SP Dan Haren delivered his best start of the season, allowing two runs in six innings.
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Reds SP Mike Leake yielded three runs in three innings.
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Nationals OF Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored.
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Reds 2B Brandon Phillips went 3-for-4 with an RBI single.
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Reds OF Shin-Soo Choo hit is 4th homer of the year.
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Nationals RP Rafael Soriano nothced his 7th save of the season.
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Phillies OF Domonic Brown went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer his 3rd, while OF John Mayberry, Jr. hit his 2nd homer of the season.
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Phillies SP Jonathan Pettibone earned his first major league win by allowing three runs over five innings.
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Mets SP Shaun Marcum yielded three runs in four innings in his season debut.
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Mets 3B David Wright went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored.
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Mets C John Buck launched his 8th homer of the year.
Cubs – 3 at 2 – Marlins
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Cubs RP Kevin Gregg tallied his third save of the season.
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Marlins OF Giancarlo Stanton slugged his first home run of the season.
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Cubs SP Travis Wood allowed two earned runs over six innings to earn his second victory.
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Marlins SP Alex Sanabia yielded three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings.
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Marlins C Miguel Olivo hit his 2nd homer of the campaign.
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Diamondbacks OF Cody Ross hit a walkoff sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning.
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Diamondbacks OF A.J. Pollock hit his 3rd dinger of the year.
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Rockies C Wilin Rosario launched his 6th home run of the season.
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Diamondbacks SP Wade Miley tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings.
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Rockies SP Jeff Francis gave up two earned runs in five innings in a no-decision.
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Diamondbacks RP J.J. Putz picked up his 2nd win of the year in relief with a scoreless 9th.
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Yonder Alonso scored the winning run on a Marco Scutaro error to win the game in 12 innings.
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Padres SP Eric Stults lasted only four innings and gave up five runs in a no-decision.
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Giants SP Barry Zito was charged with six runs — one earned — in 3 2/3 innings.
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Giants SS Brandon Crawford hit his 5th homer of the year.
American League:
Orioles – 7 at 3 – Athletics
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Orioles SP Chris Tillman earned his first win of the season.
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Athletics SP A.J. Griffin surrendered four earned runs in seven innings.
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Athletics 3B Josh Donaldson finished 4-for-4 with two RBI.
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Orioles OF's Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis and Adam Jones all homered Saturday.
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Royals C Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer, his 1st of the season.
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Royals RP Greg Holland got into trouble in the ninth inning, but escaped with his sixth save of the season.
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Royals SP Ervin Santana was dominant, allowing only six hits in seven scoreless innings.
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Indians 2B Jason Kipnis started to break out of his funk tallying two hits in five at-bats.
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Indians SP Scott Kazmir pitched well in a losing effort, surrendering just two runs on five hits over his five frames.
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Red Sox DH David Ortiz continued his hot hitting, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
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Red Sox SP Felix Doubront picked up his third straight victory after allowing three runs on four hits and four walks over 6 2/3 innings of work.
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Astros SS Marwin Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base.
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Astros SP Brad Peacock turned in another disappointing performance, allowing five earned runs on six hits over just 3 1/3 innings.
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Yankees RP Joba Chamberlain tallied his first save of the season.
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Yankees SP CC Sabathia allowed four runs — three earned — over eight innings.
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Yankees DH Travis Hafner homered and tripled.
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Blue Jays SP J.A. Happ surrendered three earned runs over six innings.
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Blue Jays OF Jose Bautista and 3B Brett Lawrie both homered, their 7th and 2nd respectively.
Rays – 10 at 4 – White Sox
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Rays SP Matt Moore tossed six innings of one-run ball to pick up his 5th win of th season in five tries.
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White Sox DH Adam Dunn hit his fifth home run of the season.
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White Sox SP Gavin Floyd left his start early after giving up two earned run in 2.2 innings.
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Rays OF Desmond Jennings hit his 3rd homerun of the season while 2B Ben Zobrist hit his 2nd.
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Twins SP Pedro Hernandez tossed five scoreless innings.
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Twins OF Josh Willingham hit his 4th home run of the season.
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Rangers SP Derek Holland gave up four runs — three earned — over seven innings.
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Mariners SP Felix Hernandez pitched eight innings and allowed two runs — one earned.
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Angels SP Joe Blanton fell to 0-4 after giving up three runs in six innings.
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Mariners C Jesus Montero went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his 2nd of the year.
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Mariners RP Tom Wilhelmsen picked up his 7th save of the season.
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Angels C Chris Iannetta hit his 3rd homer of the season.
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Tigers 2B Omar Infante went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs.
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Tigers RP Jose Valverde tossed a perfect ninth inning for his second save.
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Tigers SP Rick Porcello notched his first win of the season by allowing three runs over 6 1/3 innings.
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Braves SP Kris Medlen fell to 1-3 on the year after he was tagged for five runs in 5 1/3 innings.
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Braves OF Justin Upton launched his MLB-leading 12th homer.
Player Transactions:
National League:
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Dodgers recalled RHP Matthew Magill from Triple-A Albuquerque.
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Dodgers placed RHP Stephen Fife on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder bursitis.
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Mets optioned LHP Josh Edgin to Double-A Binghamton.
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Rockies are expected to promote 3B Prospect Nolan Arenado Sunday. 3B Chris Nelson is expected to be designated for assignment.
American League:
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Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports that Red Sox C Ryan Lavarnway will be sent back to Triple-A Pawtucket when John Lackey is activated from the disabled list on Sunday.
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White Sox RP Deunte Heath will be promoted from Triple-A on Sunday.
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White Sox manager Robin Ventura confirmed after Saturday's game that SP Gavin Floyd will be placed on the disabled list with a flexor muscle strain in his right elbow.
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Red Sox SP Alfredo Aceves has reported to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Blue Jays purchased the contract of RHP Justin Germano from Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Yankees placed RHP Ivan Nova on the 15-day disabled list with right triceps inflammation.
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Yankees transferred SS Derek Jeter from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
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Orioles released RHP Scott Proctor.
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Yankees purchased the contract of LHP Vidal Nuno from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Yankees recalled C Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Yankees placed C Francisco Cervelli on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right hand.
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Orioles signed OF Delvi Cid to a minor league contract.
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The Yankees are expected to call up LHP Vidal Nuno from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Orioles SP Jake Arrieta threw six scoreless innings in his start Friday with Triple-A Norfolk.
Injury Updates:
National League:
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Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez was sent to a local hospital on Saturday due to a small skin infection in his right leg.
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Brewers RP Chris Narveson played catch on Saturday afternoon for the first time since spraining his left middle finger during a bullpen session on April 6.
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Giants RP Jeremy Affeldt (oblique) felt strong after throwing his first bullpen session on Saturday.
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Rockies SP Jhoulys Chacin (back) threw a successful bullpen session on Saturday and remains on track to return to the Rockies' starting rotation on May 5.
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Dodgers RP Chris Capuano (calf) threw a bullpen session and a 34-pitch simulated game on Saturday.
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Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said Saturday that OF Jason Kubel (quadriceps) will play minor league rehab games on Monday and Tuesday at Triple-A Reno.
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Diamondbacks SS Didi Gregorius (head) told reporters on Saturday afternoon that his CT scan looked good.
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Marlins SS Adeiny Hechavarria (elbow) is expected to begin a rehab assignment Monday with High-A Jupiter.
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Mets RP Tim Byrdak (shoulder) could be cleared for a bullpen session next week.
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The Cardinals are willing to extend the May 1 deadline for determining if RP Jason Motte (elbow) will need to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery.
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Mets RP Frank Francisco (elbow) will resume his minor league rehab assignment with High-A St. Lucie next week.
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Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman (hamstring) has been cleared to start a rehab assignment Monday.
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Padres SP Joe Wieland (elbow) threw a bullpen session Friday at the Padres' spring training complex.
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J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News writes that "there's still no timetable" for Dodgers SP Zack Greinke (collarbone) to resume throwing off a mound.
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Nationals C Wilson Ramos (hamstring) went 0-for-1 with a walk in the first game of his rehab assignment Friday at Double-A Harrisburg.
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Rays C Jose Molina is considered day-to-day after being diagnosed with a right quad contusion.
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Blue Jays SP Ricky Romero fared well in his first start with High-A Dunedin, allowing just one run on five hits over seven innings.
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Orioles C Taylor Teagarden expects to miss the next 3-4 weeks with a dislocated left thumb.
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Angels SS Erick Aybar (heel) will play at least one more extended spring training game in Arizona on Sunday before he returns from the 15-day disabled list.
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Red Sox RP Joel Hanrahan (hamstring) will make another rehab appearance with Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday.
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Indians OF Michael Bourn (finger) took dry swings Saturday.
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Red Sox RP Franklin Morales has been diagnosed with a pectoral strain.
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Orioles 2B Brian Roberts (knee) has been cleared for light running exercises.
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Tigers RP Phil Coke is day-to-day with a left groin strain.
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Blue Jays SP Josh Johnson (triceps) said Friday that an MRI confirmed he isn't dealing with any structural damage.
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Mariners OF Michael Saunders (shoulder) served as the designated hitter in his first rehab appearance Friday at Triple-A Tacoma.
Notes and Rumors:
National League:
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Pirates SP Jonathan Sanchez has been suspended six games for hitting Allen Craig with a pitch in Friday's loss to the Cardinals.
- White Sox SP Hector Santiago is taking over Gavin Floyd's spot in the White Sox starting rotation.
- Royals SP Will Smith is scheduled to start the second half of Sunday's doubleheader against the Indians.
- Yankees RP David Phelps will take Ivan Nova's spot in the Yankees' starting rotation.
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