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Probable Pitchers for September 23, 2013

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

Yesterday's Notable Stat Lines:

National League:
(90-66) Dodgers – 1 at 0 – Padres (72-83)

  • Dodgers RP Kenley Jansen slammed the door, striking out all three hitters he faced to preserve a one-run lead.
  • Dodgers 3B Michael Young delivered a run-scoring double in the seventh inning.
  • Dodgers SP Zack Greinke worked five scoreless innings in a no-decision, surrendering just two hits and a walk.
  • Padres OF Will Venable went 0-for-3 with a walk and his 22nd stolen base of the season.
  • Andrew Cashner racked up seven strikeouts and didn’t allow an earned run in seven innings, but suffered a tough-luck loss after an error led to an unearned run crossing the plate in his final inning of work.
(89-67) Reds

– 11 at 3 – Pirates (89-67)

  • Reds OF Billy Hamilton went 3-for-6 with two more steals and two runs scored.
  • Pirates SP Jeff Locke was pulled after allowing five runs in one inning.
  • Reds OF Chris Heisey busted out of his slump by going 3-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored.
  • Pirates 2B Neil Walker homered, doubled and walked twice.

(91-65) Cardinals
– 4 at 6 – Brewers (68-86)

  • Brewers OF Carlos Gomez swiped his 37th base of the season.
  • Brewers RP Jim Henderson surrendered a run on three hits in the ninth inning, but still managed to escape with his 26th save of the season.
  • Brewers SP Wily Peralta was a bit erratic, but managed to earn his 11th victory of the season after allowing three runs on five hits in his five-plus innings of work.
  • Cardinals 2B Matt Carpenter went 2-for-3 and swatted his 11th home run.
  • Cardinals RP Joe Kelly was hurt by a poor defensive effort behind him as he surrendered six runs (three earned) on seven hits over seven frames.

(57-99) Marlins
– 4at 5 – Nationals (84-72)

  • Nationals OF Denard Span went 2-for-5 and drove home three runs.
  • Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg turned in a quality start in a no-decision, allowing three runs on six hits in his six innings of work.
  • Marlins OF Justin Ruggiano belted his 18th home run of the season.
  • Marlins SP Brian Flynn pitched decently in a no-decision, surrendering two runs on four hits over his four innings of work.

(79-76) Diamondbacks – 13 at 9 – Rockies (71-86)

  • Diamondbacks 3B Matt Davidson had another big day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBI.
  • Diamondbacks SP Patrick Corbin struggled in a no-decision, surrendering four runs on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings.
  • Rockies OF Michael Cuddyer returned to the lineup without missing a beat, going 3-for-5 with an RBI.
  • Rockies SP Juan Nicasio was hammered, allowing seven runs on seven hits in just 2 1/3 innings of work.

(71-84) Mets – 4 at 3 – Phillies (71-84)

  • Mets RP Carlos Torres pitched six innings of two-run ball and struck out six.
  • Mets OF Juan Lagares went 3-for-4 with an RBI double.

(92-63) Braves – 5 at 2 – Cubs (65-91)

  • Braves SP Julio Teheran allowed one run in six innings and fanned seven.
  • Braves SS Andrelton Simmons hit a pair of homers, upping his season total to 17.
  • Cubs OF Junior Lake fanned all four times he was up.

American League:

(65-90) Twins – 7 at 11 – Athletics (93-63)

  • Athletics Coco Crisp had a monster day at the dish, going 2-for-4 with a homer, four RBI and a stolen base.
  • Athletics SP Sonny Gray struggled, but still walked away with his third victory of the season despite allowing four runs on seven hits over his five innings of work.
  • Twins SS Oswaldo Arcia went 3-for-4 with a homer and six RBI.
  • Twins SP Cole De Vries was destroyed, surrendering six runs on four hits in just two innings of work.
(68-88) Mariners – 3 at 2 – Angels (76-79)

  • Mariners 1B Justin Smoak launched his 18th home run of the season.
  • Mariners SP Felix Hernandez fanned 10 in a no-decision, but was was forced to leave after four innings after throwing 93 pitches.
  • Angels OF Kole Calhoun belted his eighth home run of the season in a losing effort.
  • Angels SP C.J. Wilson racked up eight strikeouts, but allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk in his eight innings of work.

(81-74) Orioles

– 1 at 3 – Rays (86-69)

  • Rays OF David DeJesus hit his 7th homer of the year and first as a member of the Rays
  • Rays SP Enny Romero pitched well in a spot start tossing 4.2 scoreless innings
  • Rays RP Fernando Rodney picked up his 36th save of the season

(51-105) Astros
– 2 at 9 – Indians (86-70)

  • Indians SP Corey Kluber struck out six and was charged with just two runs on six hits and a walk over 5 1/3 frames.
  • Astros SP Erik Bedard was lit up for six runs over five innings.
  • Indians C Carlos Santana had an RBI double and a solo homer.
  • Astros 1B Chris Carter homered for the second straight game.

(84-71) Rangers – 0 at 4 – Royals (82-73)

(71-84) Blue Jays – 2 at 5 – Red Sox (95-62)

  • Red Sox got homers from Jackie Bradley, Jr. and David Ortiz
  • Blue Jays OF Kevin Pillar hit his 2nd homer of the year
  • Blue Jays OF Rajai Davis stole his 45th base of the season
  • Red Sox SP Felix Doubront picked up his 11th win of the year pitching seven strong innings.
  • Red Sox RP Koji Uehara notched his 21st save of the season with a scoreless 9th inning.
(61-94) White Sox – 6 at 3 – Tigers (91-65)

Inter League:

(72-84) Giants – 2 at 1 – Yankees (82-74)

  • Giants SP Yusmeiro Petit yielded just one run while striking out seven over 6 1/3 innings.
  • Yankees SP Andy Pettitte took a loss despite a great showing in his final Yankee Stadium start Sunday, allowing two runs one just two hits and a walk over seven frames.
  • Giants SS Ehire Adrianza smacked his first major league home run.
  • Yankees 1B Mark Reynolds ripped a solo homer.

Player Transactions:

National League:

  • No Transactions Today
American League:
  • Rays purchased the contract of RHP J.D. Martin from Triple-A Durham.
  • Angels sent RHP Daniel Stange outright to Triple-A Salt Lake.
  • Rays designated RHP J.D. Martin for assignment.
  • Angels sent RHP David Carpenter outright to Double-A Arkansas.
Injury Updates:

National League:

  • Padres 1B Yonder Alonso (hand) is not expected to take any at-bats for the rest of the season.
  • Reds OF Shin-Soo Choo is expected to return to the lineup Monday after X-rays on his left thumb came back negative.
  • Mets manager Terry Collins said that 3B Wilmer Flores' ankles are still too sore to allow him to play second base.
  • Brewers SP Wily Peralta was bothered by a blister on his throwing hand during Sunday's victory over the Cardinals, leading to his poor command.
  • Brewers SS Jean Segura (hamstring) could still return before the end of the regular season.

American League:

  • Angels SP Jered Weaver (forearm) threw a bullpen session with no issues Sunday.
  • SP Bud Norris (elbow) is expected to rejoin the Orioles' rotation on Wednesday.
  • Rays RP Jesse Crain (shoulder) is expected to be activated from the disabled list on Monday.
  • Red Sox manager John Farrell is "optimistic" that OF Jacoby Ellsbury (foot) can return to the lineup on Wednesday.
  • MLB.com's Jason Beck reports that Tigers SS Jose Iglesias (hand) is "nowhere close" to fielding grounders yet.
  • Indians SP Justin Masterson (oblique) threw 26 pitches in a simulated game on Sunday.
  • Rays 3B Evan Longoria (flu) said that he will return to the Rays starting lineup on Monday.
  • Rays OF Desmond Jennings will undergo a precautionary MRI on his injured hamstring.

Notes & Rumors:

National League:

  • Padres SP Andrew Cashner will be shut down after Sunday's start against the Dodgers.
  • The Phillies have signed manager Ryne Sandberg to a three-year contract extension with a club option for 2017.
  • RP Jimmy Nelson will not get a start for the Brewers over the final week of the regular season.

American League:

  • Yankees SP Phil Hughes' next turn in the rotation will be skipped.
  • SP Tommy Milone will start for the Athletics against the Angels on Monday.

Yesterday's Top Hitters:

PLAYER TEAM OPP SCORE H/AB HR R RBI BB TB SB
Oswaldo Arcia MIN @ OAK 7-11 L 3/4 1 1 6 1 6 0
Andrelton Simmons ATL @ CHC 5-2 W 2/4 2 2 3 0 8 0
Daric Barton OAK vs MIN 11-7 W 3/3 1 3 1 1 7 0
Matt Davidson ARI @ COL 13-9 W 2/4 1 1 4 1 6 0
Todd Helton COL vs ARI 9-13 L 3/5 0 1 4 0 5 0
Coco Crisp OAK vs MIN 11-7 W 2/4 1 1 4 1 5 1
Chris Heisey CIN @ PIT 11-3 W 3/5 0 3 2 0 4 0
Freddie Freeman ATL @ CHC 5-2 W 3/5 1 1 2 0 6 0
Carlos Santana CLE vs HOU 9-2 W 2/5 1 2 2 0 6 0
Justin Maxwell KC vs TEX 4-0 W 2/4 1 1 4 0 5 0
Neil Walker PIT vs CIN 3-11 L 2/2 1 1 1 2 6 0
Gerardo Parra ARI @ COL 13-9 W 3/5 0 2 2 0 4 0
Christian Yelich MIA @ WSH 4-2 W 2/5 1 2 1 0 6 0
Matt Carpenter STL @ MIL 4-6 L 2/3 1 2 1 2 5 0
Kevin Pillar TOR @ BOS 2-5 L 2/3 1 1 2 0 5 0
Norichika Aoki MIL vs STL 6-4 W 2/2 0 3 1 2 3 0
David Ortiz BOS vs TOR 5-2 W 2/4 1 1 1 0 6 0
Brian Dozier MIN @ OAK 7-11 L 3/5 0 2 1 0 4 0
Jed Lowrie OAK vs MIN 11-7 W 2/5 1 2 1 0 5 0
Ryan Zimmerman WSH vs MIA 2-4 L 2/4 1 1 2 0 5 0
Jay Bruce CIN @ PIT 11-3 W 2/5 0 1 4 0 3 0
Chris Owings ARI @ COL 13-9 W 2/5 0 2 2 0 4 0
Juan Lagares NYM @ PHI 4-3 W 3/4 0 1 1 0 4 0
Billy Hamilton CIN @ PIT 11-3 W 3/6 0 2 0 0 4 2
A.J. Pollock ARI @ COL 13-9 W 3/5 0 1 1 1 4 0
Michael Brantley CLE vs HOU 9-2 W 3/4 0 1 2 0 3 0
Jeff Keppinger CHW @ DET 6-3 W 3/5 0 0 2 0 4 0
Avisail Garcia CHW @ DET 6-3 W 3/5 0 1 2 0 3 0
Conor Gillaspie CHW @ DET 6-3 W 1/4 0 3 2 1 3 0
Eric Sogard OAK vs MIN 11-7 W 2/3 0 2 2 1 2 1


Yesterday's Starting Pitcher Lines:

Player Team Opponent Score IP H R ER BB K PIT DEC
Alexi Ogando TEX @ KC 0-4 L 7 2 0 0 1 5 77 ND
Andrew Cashner SD vs LAD 0-1 L 7 4 1 0 0 7 110 L
James Shields KC vs TEX 4-0 W 8 6 0 0 1 2 105 ND
Andy Pettitte NYY vs SF 1-2 L 7 2 2 2 1 6 104 L
Julio Teheran ATL @ CHC 5-2 W 6 4 1 1 0 7 91 W
Zack Greinke LAD @ SD 1-0 W 5 2 0 0 1 3 72 ND
C.J. Wilson LAA vs SEA 2-3 L 8.1 8 3 3 1 9 123 L
Felix Hernandez SEA @ LAA 3-2 W 4 1 1 1 4 10 92 ND
Yusmeiro Petit SF @ NYY 2-1 W 6.1 6 1 1 2 7 102 ND
Felix Doubront BOS vs TOR 5-2 W 7 4 2 2 2 2 97 W
R.A. Dickey TOR @ BOS 2-5 L 8 6 5 5 1 11 110 L
Cliff Lee PHI vs NYM 3-4 L 7 8 3 2 0 8 88 L
Enny Romero TB vs BAL 3-1 W 4.2 1 0 0 4 0 70 ND
Tom Koehler MIA @ WSH 4-2 W 6 3 2 2 1 0 79 W
Scott Feldman BAL @ TB 1-3 L 6.1 6 3 3 2 7 91 L
Corey Kluber CLE vs HOU 9-2 W 5.1 6 2 2 1 6 81 W
Carlos Torres NYM @ PHI 4-3 W 6 7 2 2 3 6 95 W
Stephen Strasburg WSH vs MIA 5-4 W 6 6 3 3 2 6 109 ND
Edwin Jackson CHC vs ATL 2-5 L 6 8 3 3 0 6 109 L
Erik Johnson CHW @ DET 6-3 W 6.2 9 2 2 0 1 97 W
Dan Haren WSH vs MIA 2-4 L 6 8 3 3 1 5 99 L
Brian Flynn MIA @ WSH 4-5 L 4 4 2 2 3 5 79 ND
Bronson Arroyo CIN @ PIT 11-3 W 5 5 3 3 2 3 92 W
Joe Kelly STL @ MIL 4-6 L 7 7 6 3 2 2 95 L
Wily Peralta MIL vs STL 6-4 W 5 5 3 3 5 3 88 W
Anibal Sanchez DET vs CHW 3-6 L 5 8 4 4 2 6 99 L
Sonny Gray OAK vs MIN 11-7 W 5 7 4 4 2 3 94 W
Erik Bedard HOU @ CLE 2-9 L 5 8 6 6 2 8 103 L
Patrick Corbin ARI @ COL 13-9 W 4.1 10 4 4 2 3 73 ND
Jeff Locke PIT vs CIN 3-11 L 1 3 5 5 2 1 27 L

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