Sunday, August 16, 2009

Pitching Chart, Aug. 17-23

AL
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Bal
LAA/ @TB @TB @TB/ @CWS @CWS @CWS
Hernandez/ Berken Tillman Matusz/ Guthrie Hernandez2 Berken2
Bos
--- @Tor @Tor @Tor/ NYY NYY NYY
--- Beckett Buchholz Lester/ Penny Tazawa Beckett2
CWS
KC KC KC/ --- Bal Bal Bal
Buehrle Garcia* Contreras/ --- Floyd Danks Buehrle2
Cle
--- LAA LAA LAA/ Se Se Se
--- Carmona Sowers Masterson/ Huff Laffey Carmona2
Det
--- Se Se Se/ @Oak @Oak @Oak
--- Porcello Verlander Washburn/ Jackson Galarraga Porcello2
KC
@CWS @CWS @CWS/ --- Min Min Min
Bannister Meche Greinke/ --- Hochevar Davies Bannister2
LAA
@Bal/ @Cle @Cle @Cle/ @Tor @Tor @Tor
Santana/ Bell** Weaver Lackey/ O’Sullivan Santana2 Bell2
Min
@Tex @Tex @Tex @Tex/ @KC @KC @KC
Liriano Pavano Baker Swarzak/ Blackburn Liriano2 Pavano2
NYY
@Oak @Oak @Oak/ --- @Bos @Bos @Bos
Burnett Sabathia Gaudin-3*/ --- Pettitte Burnett2 Sabathia2
Oak
NYY NYY NYY/ --- Det Det Det
Mazzaro Duchscherer-4* Anderson/ --- Gonzalez Cahill Mazzaro2
Se
--- @Det @Det @Det/ @Cle @Cle @Cle
--- Hernandez Snell Rowland-Smith/ French Fister Hernandez2
TB
--- Bal Bal Bal/ Tex Tex Tex
--- Price Niemann Shields/ Kazmir Garza Price2
Tex
Min Min Min Min/ @TB @TB @TB
Hunter Feldman Millwood Holland/ Nippert Hunter2 Feldman2
Tor
--- Bos Bos Bos/ LAA LAA LAA
--- Romero Halladay Tallet/ Rzepczynski-5 Richmond Romero2

*-The White Sox are bringing up RHP Freddy Garcia from Triple-A Charlotte to start Tuesday and possibly to replace RHP Jose Contreras in their rotation after RHP Jake Peavy comes off the disabled list. Garcia has lost all three International League starts this year, but gave up just two runs on eight hits in six innings for the Knights Tuesday. Other possibilities for Chicago’s rotation could be RHP Carlos Torres from Charlotte or 22-year-old RHP Daniel Hudson, who has just reached Charlotte and is 13-5 at four levels of the minors this season.

**-Twenty-two-year-old RHP Trevor Bell, who had no decision his first major league start Wednesday against the Rays, is scheduled to make his next start in the Angels’ rotation. He was 7-7 between Double-A Arkansas and Triple-A Salt Lake.

3*-The Yankees have been trying to push RHP Joba Chamberlain back in their rotation, but that won’t happen for another week. They moved him up to start today to help an overworked bullpen. That sent RHP Chad Gaudin’s next start until Wednesday. He could push RHP Sergio Mitre, who won Saturday’s game, out of the rotation.

4*-RHP Justin Duchscherer is expected to make his first start for the Athletics Tuesday after recovering from elbow surgery in March. He pitched five innings Tuesday in the Rookie Arizona League. Oakland could be showcasing Duchscherer for a trade. LHP Dallas Braden (infected left foot) also could return soon to the A’s rotation.

5*-The Blue Jays could move LHP Marc Rzepczynski ahead of RHP Scott Richmond in their rotation to break up a string of lefthanded starters.

NL
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Ari
@Atl/ @Phi @Phi @Phi/ @Ho @Ho @Ho
Scherzer/ Garland Haren Davis/ Petit Scherzer2 Garland2
Atl
Ari/ @NYM @NYM @NYM/ Fla Fla Fla
Hanson/ Lowe Jurrjens Kawakami/ Vazquez Hanson2 Lowe2
ChC
@SD @SD @SD/ @LAD @LAD @LAD @LAD
Lilly* Dempster Wells/ Gorzellany Harden Lilly2 Dempster
Cin
--- SF SF SF/ @Pit @Pit @Pit
--- Bailey Arroyo Harang/ Cueto Lehr Bailey2
Col
--- @Was @Was @Was/ SF SF SF
--- Jimenez Marquis Hammel/ Cook DeLaRosa Jimenez2
Fla
--- @Ho @Ho @Ho/ @Atl @Atl @Atl
--- Nolasco West Johnson/ VandenHurk Volstad Nolasco2
Ho
--- Fla Fla Fla/ Ari Ari Ari
--- Norris Hampton Rodriguez/ Moehler Oswalt** Norris2
LAD
StL StL StL/ ChC ChC ChC ChC
Haeger-3* Billingsley-4* Kershaw/ Kuroda-5* Wolf Haeger2 Billingsley2
Mil
@Pit @Pit @Pit/ --- @Was @Was @Was
Villanueva Parra Gallardo/ --- Burns-6* Looper Villanueva
NYM
SF/ Atl Atl Atl/ Phi Phi Phi
Hernandez/ Perez Parnell Santana/ Pelfrey Hernandez2 Perez2
Phi
--- Ari Ari Ari/ @NYM @NYM @NYM
--- Martinez-7* Lee Blanton/ Hamels Happ Martinez2
Pit
Mil Mil Mil/ --- Cin Cin Cin
Hart Maholm Morton/ --- Duke Ohlendorf Hart2
StL
@LAD @LAD @LAD/ @SD @SD @SD @SD
Carpenter Boggs-8* Wainwright/ Pineiro Lohse Carpenter2 Boggs2
SD
ChC ChC ChC/ StL StL StL StL
Correia Carrillo-9* Latos/ Stauffer Richard Correia2 Carrillo2
SF
@NYM/ @Cin @Cin @Cin/ @Col @Col @Col
Martinez/ Lincecum Zito Cain/ Sanchez Martinez2 Lincecum2
Was
--- Col Col Col/ Mil Mil Mil
--- Stammen Balester Mock/ Martin Lannan Stammen2

*-LHP Ted Lilly (inflamed shoulder) seems ready to come off the disabled list to start for the Cubs Monday. He pitched five scoreless innings Wednesday for low Class A Peoria.

**-Astros RHP Roy Oswalt (lower back injury) returned to the rotation Tuesday and gave up six runs. He’s scheduled to pitch today, and again Saturday.

3*-The Dodgers plan to start knuckleballing RHP Charlie Haeger, just up from Triple-A Albuquerque, Monday against the Cardinals.

4*-RHP Chad Billingsley is expected back from the strained left hamstring that kept him from making Wednesday’s scheduled start.

5*-Another blow to LA’s rotation could be Saturday night’s line drive that hit RHP Hiroki Kuroda on the side of his head and bounced into the stands for a double. Kuroda spent the night in a hospital. If Kuroda couldn’t start Thursday, the Dodgers could again move RHP Jeff Weaver out of the bullpen or call up LHPs Eric Stults or Scott Elbert from Albuquerque. LA also has been looking at free-agent RHPs John Smoltz and Vicente Padilla.

6*-RHP Mike Burns won Saturday’s game for the Brewers, but if RHP Braden Looper pitches well today he could move ahead of Burns in the rotation and still pitch on four days’ rest.

7*-RHP Pedro Martinez has replaced LHP Jamie Moyer in the Phillies’ rotation. Pedro won his first start Wednesday despite giving up three runs in five innings because Cubs RHP Jeff Samardzija, as I predicted last week, was even worse.

8*-With RHP Todd Wellemeyer (inflamed elbow) on the disabled list, the Cardinals recalled RHP Mitchell Boggs from Triple-A Memphis to move into their rotation. Boggs has been ineffective in earlier major league stints.

9*-RHP Cesar Carrillo, who pitched most of this season at Double-A San Antonio, has moved into the Padres’ rotation. That has created a confusing, sound-alike order of Correia and Carrillo.

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