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Probable Pitchers for April 14, 2013

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

Yesterday's Notable Stat Lines:

National League:

  • RP Jason Grilli tallied his fifth save of the season as the Pirates topped the Reds 3-1.
  • SP Jeff Locke held the Reds to one run over five innings in a Pirates victory.

  • Padres SS Everth Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a homer and two runs scored in a loss to the Rockies.
  • Rockies C Wilin Rosario went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in a win over the Padres.
  • Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and a walk in a win over the Diamondbacks.
  • Reds SS Zack Cozart went 3-for-5 with a homer in a loss to the Pirates.
  • SP Jose Fernandez tossed six scoreless innings in the Marlins' 2-1 victory over the Phillies.

  • OF Chris Coghlan hit a walk-off RBI single in the Marlins' defeat of the Phillies in Miami.

  • Phillies SP Cole Hamels limited the Marlins to one run over six innings in a no-decision.

  • Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base against the Padres.
  • SP Adam Wainwright tossed his fifth career shutout in the Cardinals' 8-0 stomping of the Brewers.

  • Padres OF Will Venable went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs scored in a loss to the Rockies.
  • Brewers SP Yovani Gallardo surrendered six runs, five earned, over 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Cardinals.

  • SP Matt Harvey tossed eight innings of one-run ball in the Mets' 4-2 victory over the Twins.

  • Giants SP Madison Bumgarner moved to 3-0 on the season after allowing two runs in 6 2/3 innings in a 3-2 win over the Cubs.

  • Giants RP Santiago Casilla notched a six-out save in Saturday's win over the Cubs.

  • Cubs SP Jeff Samardzija dropped his second straight start after he gave up two runs in six innings against the Giants.

  • Giants 2B Marco Scutaro went 3-for-4 with an RBI single in a win over the Cubs.

  • Cubs C Dioner Navarro delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer in a loss to the Giants.

  • Braves SP Tim Hudson spun seven innings of one-run ball in a 3-1 win over the Nationals.

  • Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg allowed two unearned runs over six innings in a loss to the Braves.

  • Braves C Evan Gattis clubbed a two-run homer in a win over the Nationals.

  • Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa hit his first home run of the season against the Braves.

American League:

  • Blue Jays RP Casey Janssen earned his third save of the season in a victory against the Royals.
  • SP R.A. Dickey tossed 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball in the Blue Jays' 3-2 win over the Royals.

  • Indians 1B Nick Swisher went 2-for-2 with a homer, two RBI's, three runs scored and a walk versus the White Sox.
  • Astros OF Chris Carter went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI's and two runs scored in a loss to the Angels.
  • Mariners SP Joe Saunders dealt seven innings of shutout ball against the Rangers in Seattle.
  • Royals SP James Shields went nine innings but took the loss against the Blue Jays.

  • SP Justin Verlander held the A's to one run over six innings in the Tigers' 7-3 victory.

  • Tigers 1B Prince Fielder stayed red hot going 2-for-3 with a homer and two walks against the A's.
  • A's SP Brett Anderson was hammered for seven earned runs over 5 2/3 innings in a loss to the Tigers.

  • Indians DH Mark Reynolds finished 2-for-4 with a homer and five RBI in a 9-4 win over the White Sox.

  • White Sox SP Chris Sale was pounded for eight earned runs in 4 1/3 innings in a loss to the Indians.

  • RP Jim Johnson earned his fifth save of the season as the Orioles topped the Yankees 5-3.

  • Yankees SP Phil Hughes surrendered five earned runs over three innings in a loss to the Orioles.

  • Twins OF Aaron Hicks went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a loss to the Mets.

  • Royals 2B Chris Getz went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored vs the Blue Jays.
  • Yankees OF Vernon Wells went 2-for-4 with a homer in a loss to the Orioles.
  • Orioles OF Nate McLouth went 3-for-5 with a run scored in a win over the Yankees in New York.
  • Red Sox OF Shane Victorino had a walk-off infield single in a 2-1 win over the Rays in 10 innings.

  • Red Sox SP Jon Lester's early-season resurgence continued, as he fired seven innings of one-run ball in a no-decision against the Rays.

  • Rays SP David Price allowed one run in six innings in a no-decision against the Red Sox.

Player Transactions:

National League:

  • Diamondbacks activated OF Cody Ross from the 15-day disabled list.

  • Diamondbacks placed OF Jason Kubel on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left quad.

  • Pirates RP Kyle McPherson has been placed on 7-day minor league disabled list with right forearm tightness.

  • Marlins signed RHP David Aardsma to a minor league contract.

  • Cubs placed RHP Kyuji Fujikawa on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right forearm.

  • Cubs recalled RHP Rafael Dolis from Triple-A Iowa.

American League:
  • Twins placed OF Wilkin Ramirez on paternity leave.

  • Angels designated OF Scott Cousins for assignment.

  • Angels placed SS Erick Aybar on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 10, with a bruised heel.

  • Angels placed RHP Kevin Jepsen on the 15-day disabled list with a right triceps injury.

  • Angels purchased the contract of LHP Michael Roth from Double-A Arkansas.

  • Angels recalled OF J.B. Shuck from Triple-A Salt Lake.

  • A's RP Jordan Norberto has been placed on the minor league disabled list with a left elbow strain.

  • Yankees SS Eduardo Nunez (wrist) is not expected to return until Tuesday.

  • Blue Jays purchased the contract of INF Munenori Kawasaki from Triple-A Buffalo.

  • A's recalled OF Michael Taylor from Triple-A Sacramento.

  • A's placed OF Yoenis Cespedes on the 15-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his left hand.

  • Twins activated LHP Scott Diamond from the 15-day disabled list.

  • Twins optioned RHP Liam Hendriks to Triple-A Rochester.

  • Angels signed RHP Kip Wells to a minor league contract.

Injury Updates:

National League:

  • Cubs 3B Ian Stewart (quad) will begin a rehab assignment Sunday at Triple-A Iowa.

  • Cubs 3B Steve Clevenger has been diagnosed with a left oblique injury and will likely be placed on the 15-day DL.
  • Reds SP Johnny Cueto (triceps) will travel back to Cincinnati on Sunday to meet with the Reds' medical director.
  • Nationals C Wilson Ramos has been diagnosed with a pulled hamstring and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list.
  • Cubs SP Scott Feldman will miss his next scheduled start with lower back tightness.
  • Dodgers SP Zack Greinke underwent a 90-minute procedure on Saturday to repair his fractured left collarbone.
  • Marlins SP Henderson Alvarez (shoulder) threw a 15-pitch bullpen session Friday for the first time since being placed on the disabled list.

American League:
  • Rangers 2B Jurickson Profar (side) was out of the lineup for a third straight game Saturday at Triple-A Round Rock.

  • 3B Alex Rodriguez (hip) told Yankees manager Joe Girardi that he is now able to run slowly on a treadmill.

  • Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Saturday that SS Jose Reyes (ankle) will miss three months.

  • Red Sox DH David Ortiz (heels) went 1-for-4 with a two-run single in his second rehab game Saturday at Triple-A Pawtucket.

  • Blue Jays 3B Brett Lawrie (rib cage) will not begin a minor league rehab assignment with High-A Dunedin on Saturday as originally expected.

  • Red Sox SP John Lackey (bicep) will resume a throwing program early next week.

  • Red Sox RP Craig Breslow (shoulder) will throw in an extended spring training game on Tuesday.

  • Red Sox RP Franklin Morales (back) will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Portland sometime next week.

  • Orioles RP Tsuyoshi Wada (elbow) will throw in an extended spring training game Saturday.

  • Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira (wrist) wasn't cleared to begin swinging a bat Friday as originally hoped.

  • Royals 1B Eric Hosmer is nursing a sore right quad.
  • A's 2B Adam Rosales (intercostal) is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment.

Notes and Rumors:

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