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Probable Pitchers for August 31, 2013

PITCHf/x cards of today's probable pitchers can be found here: BrooksBaseball.net Probable Pitchers

Yesterday's Notable Stat Lines:

National League:

(62-73) Phillies – 6 at 5 – Cubs (56-78)
  • Phillies 3B Michael Young's fourth hit was a go-ahead single in the top of the ninth.
  • Phillies SP Roy Halladay gave up five runs and two homers over five innings in a no-decision.
  • Cubs RP Kevin Gregg took his fourth loss after giving up a run in a tie game.
  • Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-4 and hit his 21st homer.
  • Cubs OF Junior Lake went 0-for-5 on Friday and struck out at least twice for the fifth straight game.
(49-84) Marlins – 1 at 2 – Braves (82-52)

  • Braves RP Anthony Varvaro earned his first career save.
  • Braves 1B Freddie Freeman belted a two-run homer off Jose Fernandez.
  • Braves SP Julio Teheran outdueled fellow rookie sensation Jose Fernandez, allowing just one run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings in a victory.
  • OF Christian Yelich went 2-for-3 and drove home the Marlins lone run.
  • Marlins SP Jose Fernandez turned in another strong performance, allowing two runs on three hits over his six frames.
(78-56) Cardinals – 0 at 5 – Pirates (78-56)
  • Pirates SP Francisco Liriano dominated by tossing eight scoreless inning while striking out six.
  • Cardinals SP Shelby Miller was knocked around for five runs over 4 1/3 innings.
  • Pirates 1B Garrett Jones went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
  • Pirates C Russell Martin connected for a solo home run.

(75-60) Reds – 6 at 9 – Rockies (64-72)

(60-74) Giants – 1 at 0 – Diamondbacks (68-65)

  • Giants SP Tim Lincecum scattered six hits over six innings and combined with three relievers.
  • Diamondbacks SP Randall Delgado allowed just a run and three hits in seven innings.
  • Giants OF Angel Pagan doubled, walked and scored the only game of the run in his return from the DL.

(61-72) Mets – 3 at 2 – Nationals (68-66)
  • Mets SP Dillon Gee allowed two runs over 7 2/3 innings.
  • Nationals SP Jordan Zimmermann yielded three runs over 7 2/3 innings.
  • Mets 1B Ike Davis launched an opposite-field two-run homer and worked a walk.
  • Nationals C Wilson Ramos smacked a solo homer and drew a walk.
(60-74) Padres – 2 at 9 – Dodgers (79-55)

  • Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez hit his 18th and 19th homers.
  • Dodgers SP Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed just one run over 6 1/3 innings.
  • Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig went 4-for-5 with a double and two steals in his return to the starting lineup.

American League:

(60-73) White Sox – 3 at 4 – Red Sox (80-56)
  • Red Sox DH David Ortiz snapped an 0-for-23 hitless streak with a two-run single.
  • Red Sox SP Ryan Dempster allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings.
  • White Sox SP Hector Santiago was chased after giving up four runs over 3 2/3 innings.
  • White Sox OF Avisail Garcia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored.
(71-63) Indians – 2 at 7 – Tigers (79-56) (7 innings)
  • Tigers DH Victor Martinez went 2-for-3 and drove home a pair of runs, in a victory over his former squad in a rain-shortened affair.
  • Tigers SP Rick Porcello allowed two runs on five hits over his 5 2/3 innings to earn his 11th victory of the season.
  • Indians 1B Nick Swisher went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored.
  • Indians SP Zach McAllister had a rough night, surrendering five runs on six hits in just 3 2/3 innings of work.
(61-73) Mariners – 7 at 1 – Astros (44-90)
  • Mariners SP Taijuan Walker had a successful major league debut, giving up an unearned run over five innings.
  • Astros SP Brad Peacock surrendered five runs over 4 2/3 innings in a loss.
  • Mariners 2B Dustin Ackley's hot hitting continued, as he finished 4-for-5 with four RBI.
  • Astros OF L.J. Hoes finished 2-for-4.
(71-62) Orioles – 5 at 8 – Yankees (71-63)
  • Yankees OF Ichiro Suzuki finished 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.
  • Yankees SP CC Sabathia notched the win, despite giving up five runs over 5 2/3 innings.
  • Orioles SP Miguel Gonzalez was tagged for a season-high seven runs in four-plus innings.
  • Yankees 2B Robinson Cano (hand) went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored, and a walk in his return to action.
  • Orioles DH Danny Valencia went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.
(69-65) Royals – 2 at 3 – Blue Jays (61-74)
  • Blue Jays SP Mark Buehrle wrapped up an impressive August with seven scoreless innings in a victory.
  • Royals 2B Emilio Bonifacio went 1-for-4 with an RBI and swiped his 21st base of the season.
  • Royals SP Ervin Santana pitched well in a losing effort, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits in his seven innings of work.
  • Blue Jays RP Casey Janssen worked himself into a jam, allowing a pair of singles in the ninth inning, before escaping with his 25th save of the season.
(58-75) Twins – 3 at 2 – Rangers (78-56)
  • Twins 1B Justin Morneau launched a go-ahead solo homer.
  • Twins SP Liam Hendriks earned his first win of the season allowing two runs (one earned) over six innings.
  • Rangers SP Yu Darvish allowed three runs over 6 2/3 innings.
  • Rangers 2B Jurickson Profar hit a solo homer.

(75-58) Rays – 3 at 4 – Athletics (76-58)

Inter League:

(61-72) Angels – 5 at 0 – Brewers (59-75)
  • Angels OF Kole Calhoun, hitting cleanup in Mike Scioscia's lineup in place of Josh Hamilton, belted a homer.
  • Angels SP Jered Weaver was excellent again, hurling six scoreless innings while scattering just three singles.
  • Brewers C Martin Maldonado had another rough night at the plate, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Brewers SP Wily Peralta delivered a quality start in a loss, allowing three runs on just four hits over his six-plus innings of work.

Player Transactions:

National League:

  • Giants transferred OF Andres Torres from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
  • Giants optioned OF Francisco Peguero to Triple-A Fresno.
  • Dodgers optioned RHP Chris Withrow to Triple-A Albuquerque.
  • Reds designated RHP Justin Freeman for assignment.
  • Reds optioned RHP Nick Christiani to Triple-A Louisville.
  • Reds purchased the contract of LHP Zach Duke from Triple-A Louisville.
  • Phillies signed RHP Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez to a three-year, $12 million contract.
  • Brewers recalled RHP Alfredo Figaro from Triple-A Nashville.
  • Cardinals acquired RHP John Axford from the Brewers in exchange for a player to be named later.
  • Braves optioned C Evan Gattis to Triple-A Gwinnett.
American League:
  • Rangers recalled LHP Joe Ortiz from Triple-A Round Rock.
  • Rangers optioned RHP Ross Wolf to Triple-A Round Rock.
  • Mariners purchased the contract of OF Abraham Almonte from Triple-A Tacoma.
  • Mariners optioned RHP Erasmo Ramirez to Triple-A Tacoma.
  • Mariners acquired OF Xavier Avery from the Orioles for 1B/OF Michael Morse.
  • Orioles acquired 1B/OF Michael Morse from the Mariners for OF Xavier Avery.
  • Orioles signed 1B/DH Dan Johnson to a minor league contract.
  • Rays recalled RHP Brandon Gomes from Triple-A Durham.
  • Rays optioned RHP Jake Odorizzi to Double-A Montgomery.
  • Indians signed C Kelly Shoppach to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Columbus.
  • Indians recalled LHP Scott Barnes from Triple-A Columbus; placed him on the 60-day disabled list with a left wrist sprain.
  • Indians acquired OF Jason Kubel and cash considerations from the Diamondbacks for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
  • Twins recalled OF Darin Mastroianni from Triple-A Rochester.
  • Twins recalled LHP Pedro Hernandez from Triple-A Rochester.
  • Twins placed OF Wilkin Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left tibia.
  • Twins placed RHP Samuel Deduno on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder soreness.
Injury Updates:

National League:

  • Padres SP Cory Luebke (elbow) threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session on Friday, the second such session he's had this week.
  • OF Kyle Blanks (heel) could return to the Padres when rosters expand on Sunday.
  • 3B Chase Headley reported improvement in his injured back on Friday and could return to the Padres lineup as early as Saturday.
  • While he still isn't performing baseball activities, the Padres received good news regarding injured outfielder Cameron Maybin on Friday, that he will not require knee surgery.
  • Padres OF Carlos Quentin will undergo his season-ending knee surgery on Tuesday.
  • Giants manager Bruce Bochy indicated Friday that he will be very cautious initially with OF Angel Pagan, giving him plenty of rest.
  • SP Matt Cain (forearm) is aiming to return to the Giants rotation on September 7 against the Diamondbacks.
  • Giants activated OF Angel Pagan from the 60-day disabled list.
  • Phillies OF Domonic Brown (Achilles) said after Friday's game that he was feeling pretty sore.
  • Rockies OF Dexter Fowler said Friday than an MRI revealed that he has a sprain behind his left knee.
  • Mets manager Terry Collins said Friday that he hopes 3B David Wright (hamstring) will be able to DH with High-A St. Lucie on Monday.
  • Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez (finger) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Saturday with Triple-A Colorado Springs.
  • Braves OF Reed Johnson (Achilles) is still not feeling strong enough to attempt to sprint.
  • Braves OF Jason Heyward (jaw) received clearance from a doctor Thursday to begin light exercises.
  • Mets RP Frank Francisco (elbow) will continue his rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton.
  • Pirates SP Wandy Rodriguez (forearm) is slated to throw about 15-20 fastballs on Sunday.
  • Pirates RP Jason Grilli (forearm) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Saturday with Double-A Altoona.
  • 3B Cody Asche (hamstring) remained out of the Phillies' lineup Friday.
  • An MRI on Rockies OF Dexter Fowler's left knee came back negative.
  • Dodgers OF Matt Kemp went 0-for-5 with a strikeout in his first rehab game with High-A Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday.
American League:
  • Twins general manager Terry Ryan said OF Oswaldo Arcia (wrist) did not try swinging on Friday because the team wanted to give him one more day to rest his injured wrist.
  • SP Neftali Feliz will be activated from the disabled list and return to the Rangers when rosters expand on Sunday.
  • Red Sox SP Clay Buchholz lasted 3 1/3 innings during his second minor league rehab start with Triple-A Pawtucket on Friday, allowing one run on seven hits.
  • Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera is listed as day-to-day with irritation in his abdominal area.
  • Athletics C Derek Norris (toe) will being a minor league rehab assignment with Class-A Stockton on Saturday.
  • Angels 2B Howie Kendrick (knee) was able to run the bases at close to full speed on Friday, but will not be activated from the disabled list over the weekend.
  • Rangers SP Alexi Ogando (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday.
  • Rangers SP Nick Tepesch (elbow) will throw around 55 pitches during his second minor league rehab start with Double-A Frisco on Friday.
  • Twins general manager Terry Ryan said that C Joe Mauer "ramped it up" on Friday and hopes to hit off a tee on Saturday.
  • Twins SP Samuel Deduno underwent an MRI which revealed issues with his labrum and rotator cuff.
  • Twins OF Wilkin Ramirez will not require surgery for a fractured left tibia.
  • Orioles SP Jason Hammel (forearm) will make his next minor league rehab start Tuesday with Class A Aberdeen.
  • Indians SP Corey Kluber (finger) threw a bullpen session Friday.
  • Rays SP Matt Moore (elbow) allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks over four innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Durham Thursday.
  • Angels OF Josh Hamilton (Shoulder) could return to the Angels lineup on Saturday.

Notes & Rumors:

National League:

  • Troy Renck of the Denver Post reports that RP Rafael Betancourt indicated that if he underwent Tommy John surgery, he'd only be interested in returning to the Rockies.

Yesterday's Top Hitters:

PLAYER TEAM OPP SCORE H/AB HR R RBI BB TB SB
Todd Helton COL vs CIN 9-6 W 2/5 2 2 6 0 8 0
Adrian Gonzalez LAD vs SD 9-2 W 2/4 2 2 4 0 8 0
Garrett Jones PIT vs STL 5-0 W 3/4 1 1 4 0 7 0
Dustin Ackley SEA @ HOU 7-1 W 4/5 0 1 4 0 6 0
Kevin Frandsen PHI @ CHC 6-5 W 2/3 1 2 1 0 7 0
Michael Young PHI @ CHC 6-5 W 4/5 0 1 2 0 5 0
Yasiel Puig LAD vs SD 9-2 W 4/5 0 1 1 0 5 2
Wilin Rosario COL vs CIN 9-6 W 4/5 0 2 0 0 5 0
Kurt Suzuki OAK vs TB 4-3 W 2/3 1 1 3 0 5 0
Ichiro Suzuki NYY vs BAL 8-5 W 2/3 1 1 2 1 5 0
Freddie Freeman ATL vs MIA 2-1 W 2/4 1 1 2 0 6 0
Kole Calhoun LAA @ MIL 5-0 W 2/3 1 2 1 1 5 0
Mark Reynolds NYY vs BAL 8-5 W 3/4 0 1 1 0 5 0
Anthony Rizzo CHC vs PHI 5-6 L 2/4 1 2 1 1 5 0
Danny Valencia BAL @ NYY 5-8 L 2/4 1 1 2 0 5 0
Hanley Ramirez LAD vs SD 9-2 W 2/4 0 2 2 0 4 0
Victor Martinez DET vs CLE 7-2 W 2/3 0 1 2 1 4 0
Avisail Garcia CHW @ BOS 3-4 L 2/4 1 2 1 0 5 0
Alfonso Soriano NYY vs BAL 8-5 W 1/3 1 1 2 0 4 1
Robinson Cano NYY vs BAL 8-5 W 2/3 0 2 2 1 2 0
Troy Tulowitzki COL vs CIN 9-6 W 3/4 0 2 0 1 3 0
Starlin Castro CHC vs PHI 5-6 L 2/4 0 0 2 1 4 0
Ike Davis NYM @ WSH 3-2 W 1/3 1 1 2 1 4 0
Nick Markakis BAL @ NYY 5-8 L 3/4 0 1 1 0 3 0
Brandon Phillips CIN @ COL 6-9 L 2/4 0 1 2 0 3 0
Andy Dirks DET vs CLE 7-2 W 2/2 0 2 0 1 3 0
Wilson Ramos WSH vs NYM 2-3 L 1/2 1 1 1 1 4 0
Stephen Lombardozzi WSH vs NYM 2-3 L 1/1 1 1 1 0 4 0
Shane Victorino BOS vs CHW 4-3 W 2/4 0 2 1 1 2 1
Chris Herrmann MIN @ TEX 3-2 W 1/4 1 1 2 0 4 0

Yesterday's Starting Pitcher Lines:

Player Team Opponent Score IP H R ER BB K PIT DEC
Francisco Liriano PIT vs STL 5-0 W 8 2 0 0 2 6 95 W
Mark Buehrle TOR vs KC 3-2 W 7 4 0 0 1 5 99 W
Randall Delgado ARI vs SF 0-1 L 7 3 1 1 2 3 98 L
Jered Weaver LAA @ MIL 5-0 W 6 3 0 0 3 3 104 W
Julio Teheran ATL vs MIA 2-1 W 6.1 4 1 1 3 8 98 W
Yu Darvish TEX vs MIN 2-3 L 6.2 3 3 3 2 11 107 L
Jose Fernandez MIA @ ATL 1-2 L 6 3 2 2 2 8 97 L
Ervin Santana KC @ TOR 2-3 L 7 4 3 2 2 6 98 L
Taijuan Walker SEA @ HOU 7-1 W 5 2 1 0 1 2 70 W
Dillon Gee NYM @ WSH 3-2 W 7.2 6 2 2 1 3 97 W
Jordan Zimmermann WSH vs NYM 2-3 L 7.2 6 3 3 1 6 93 L
Tim Lincecum SF @ ARI 1-0 W 6 6 0 0 2 2 99 W
Hyun-Jin Ryu LAD vs SD 9-2 W 6.1 8 1 1 1 6 109 W
Wily Peralta MIL vs LAA 0-5 L 6 4 3 3 2 6 90 L
Liam Hendriks MIN @ TEX 3-2 W 6 5 2 1 3 2 97 W
David Price TB @ OAK 3-4 L 7 6 4 3 1 5 107 L
Ryan Dempster BOS vs CHW 4-3 W 6.1 5 3 3 3 5 99 W
Jarrod Parker OAK vs TB 4-3 W 7 6 3 3 3 3 108 ND
Rick Porcello DET vs CLE 7-2 W 5.2 5 2 2 2 3 100 W
Jorge De La Rosa COL vs CIN 9-6 W 6 8 3 3 2 3 97 W
Jeff Samardzija CHC vs PHI 5-6 L 6.2 8 5 5 2 6 103 ND
Eric Stults SD @ LAD 2-9 L 5.1 8 4 4 0 3 110 L
CC Sabathia NYY vs BAL 8-5 W 5.2 7 5 5 1 4 86 W
Hector Santiago CHW @ BOS 3-4 L 3.2 5 4 4 5 3 101 L
Roy Halladay PHI @ CHC 6-5 W 5 7 5 5 2 1 77 ND
Brad Peacock HOU vs SEA 1-7 L 4.2 7 5 5 4 4 103 L
Zach McAllister CLE @ DET 2-7 L 3.2 6 5 5 4 3 76 L
Shelby Miller STL @ PIT 0-5 L 4.1 8 5 5 3 3 99 L
Miguel Gonzalez BAL @ NYY 5-8 L 4 6 7 7 3 0 64 L
Bronson Arroyo CIN @ COL 6-9 L 3.1 9 6 6 1 1 58 L

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