Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Pitching Chart, Sept. 14-20

AL
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Bal
TB TB TB TB/ Bos Bos Bos
Hernandez Berken Tillman Matusz/ Guthrie Hernandez2 Berken2
Bos
--- LAA LAA LAA/ @Bal @Bal @Bal
--- Matsuzaka Byrd Beckett/ Lester Buchholz Wakefield*
CWS
--- @Se @Se @Se/ KC KC KC
--- Garcia Floyd Danks/ Buehrle Torres** Garcia2
Cle
@Min @Min @Min/ @Oak @Oak @Oak @Oak
Sowers Carmona Laffey/ Masterson Huff Carrasco-3* Sowers2
Det
Tor/ KC KC KC/ @Min @Min @Min
Verlander/ Washburn-4* Bonine-5* Jackson/ Porcello Verlander2 Washburn2
KC
--- @Det @Det @Det/ @CWS @CWS @CWS
--- Tejeda DiNardo Greinke/ Hochevar Davies Tejeda2
LAA
@NYY/ @Bos @Bos @Bos/ @Tex @Tex @Tex
Weaver/ Lackey Saunders Santana/ Kazmir Weaver2 Lackey2
Min
Cle Cle Cle/ --- Det Det Det
Pavano Baker Blackburn/ --- Manship Duensing Pavano2
NYY
LAA/ Tor Tor/ --- @Se @Se @Se
Chamberlain/ Gaudin-6* Pettitte/ --- Burnett Sabathia Chamberlain2
Oak
@Tex @Tex @Tex/ Cle Cle Cle Cle
Tomko Ed.Gonzalez Mortensen-7*/ Anderson Cahill G.Gonzalez Tomko2
Se
--- CWS CWS CWS/ NYY NYY NYY
--- Snell Rowland-Smith Morrow-8*/ Hernandez Fister Snell2
TB
@Bal @Bal @Bal @Bal/ Tor Tor Tor
Price Niemann Sonnanstine-9* Davis/ Garza Shields Price2
Tex
Oak Oak Oak/ --- LAA LAA LAA
Feldman McCarthy Nippert-10*/ --- Millwood Hunter Holland-11*
Tor
@Det/ @NYY @NYY/ --- @TB @TB @TB
Purcey-12*/ Halladay Tallet / --- Richmond Romero Halladay2

*-The Red Sox are hoping the loose fragments in RHP Tim Wakefield’s back will remain in one place long enough to allow him to pitch in a six-man rotation until Boston clinches a wild-card playoff berth.

**-Unless RHP Jake Peavy can come off the disabled list this weekend, rookie RHP Carlos Torres is the best option as the fifth starter for the White Sox as they try to remain in playoff contention.

3*-The Indians seem likely to keep a fraudulent prospect, RHP Carlos Carrasco, in a six-man rotation. The alternative might be to arrest the Phillies for stealing LHP Cliff Lee.

4*-LHP Jarrod Washburn could start twice this week if a painful left knee doesn’t prevent him from pitching.

5*-The Tigers are moving RHP Eddie Bonine into their rotation because LHP Nate Robertson is suffering from pelvic inflammation and RHP Armando Galarraga has an inflamed elbow.

6*-RHP Chad Gaudin pitched well enough in his most recent start to remain as the Yankees’ fifth starter.

7*-Rookie RHP Clayton Mortensen will stay in the Athletics’ rotation until RHP Vin Mazzaro recovers from a shoulder injury.

8*-RHP Brandon Morrow won for the first time in Friday’s start, and is now part of the Mariners’ five-man rotation.

9*-Sunday’s doubleheader meant that the Rays will need a sixth starter. RHP Andy Sonnanstine was manager Joe Maddon’s choice.

10*-The Rangers also played a makeup doubleheader Sunday. RHP Dustin Nippert was selected to be the sixth starter charged with trying to right a sinking ship.

11*-Rookie LHP Derek Holland is still in Texas’ rotation even though his pitches appear to have flattened out, making them much easier to hit.

12*-The Blue Jays have shut down rookie LHP Brett Cecil. They moved LHP David Purcey into the rotation as Cecil’s replacement. It’s likely that Toronto would move RHP Roy Halladay ahead of Purcey to start Sunday.

NL
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Ari
@SD @SD @SD/ --- Col Col Col
Buckner Haren Davis/ --- Mulvey* Scherzer Buckner2**
Atl
--- NYM NYM NYM/ Phi Phi Phi
--- Hanson Lowe Jurrjens/ Hudson Vazquez Hanson2-3*
ChC
Mil Mil Mil Mil/ @StL @StL @StL
Dempster Zambrano Harden Wells/ Lilly Dempster2 Zambrano2
Cin
Ho Ho Ho/ Fla Fla Fla Fla
Arroyo Wells Lehr/ Cueto Bailey Arroyo2 Wells2
Col
@SF @SF @SF/ --- @Ari @Ari @Ari
Hammel Jimenez DeLaRosa/ --- Rogers-4* Marquis Hammel2
Fla
@StL @StL @StL/ @Cin @Cin @Cin @Cin
Nolasco West Johnson/ Sanchez Volstad Nolasco2 West2
Ho
@Cin @Cin @Cin/ --- @Mil @Mil @Mil
Rodriguez Oswalt Norris/ --- Moehler Rodriguez2-5* Paulino
LAD
Pit Pit Pit/ --- SF SF SF
Garland Wolf-6* Kuroda/ --- Padilla-7* Billingsley Garland2
Mil
@ChC @ChC @ChC @ChC/ Ho Ho Ho
Suppan Gallardo Looper Bush/ Narveson-8* Suppan2 Gallardo2
NYM
--- @Atl @Atl @Atl/ Was Was Was
--- Misch Parnell Figueroa/ Pelfrey Maine Redding-9*
Phi
--- Was Was Was/ @Atl @Atl @Atl
--- Lee Blanton Hamels/ Moyer Martinez Lee2
Pit
@LAD @LAD @LAD/ --- SD SD SD
McCutchen Duke Hart/ --- Morton Ohlendorf Maholm
StL
Fla Fla Fla/ --- ChC ChC ChC
Wellemeyer-10* Wainwright Pineiro/ --- Lohse-11* Carpenter Smoltz
SD
Ari Ari Ari/ --- @Pit @Pit @Pit
Correia LeBlanc Mujica-12*/ --- Stauffer Richard Correia2
SF
Col Col Col/ --- @LAD @LAD @LAD
Lincecum-13* Zito Cain/ --- Sanchez Penny Lincecum2
Was
--- @Phi @Phi @Phi/ @NYM @NYM @NYM
--- Mock Hernandez Martin/ Detwiler-14* Lannan Mock2

*-The Diamondbacks are giving RHP Kevin Mulvey, acquired on waivers from the Minnesota organization, a trial in their rotation. If he were really good, Mulvey would be pitching for the Twins now.

**-Arizona could move ace RHP Dan Haren ahead of RHP Bill Buckner to start Sunday’s game.

3*-The Braves have indicated they would keep rookie RHP Tommy Hanson in their rotation until they are eliminated from playoff contention.

4*-RHP Jose Contreras’ strained right quadriceps left an opening in the contending Rockies’ rotation. They have chosen to fill it by promoting RHP Esmil Rogers.

5*-The Astros could move their ace, LHP Wandy Rodriguez, ahead of struggling RHP Felipe Paulino in their rotation.

6*-LHP Randy Wolf may have recovered sufficiently from a hyperextended elbow to start Tuesday’s game. It’s only against the Pirates, so that’s no big deal.

7*-RHP Vicente Padilla has pitched well for LA, but he could be out of the rotation once LHP Clayton Kershaw returns from a back injury.

8*-Because of LHP Manny Parra’s neck spasms, the Brewers had LHP Chris Narveson make his first major league start since 2006 on Sunday. That would put him in line to start again Friday if Parra couldn’t go then.

9*-RHP Tim Redding pitched well enough Sunday in a loss to the Phillies for the Mets to keep him as part of a six-man rotation.

10*-Cardinals RHP John Smoltz couldn’t start Monday because of a shoulder injury. He’s scheduled for a side session this week. If his shoulder allows, Smoltz would start Sunday, with RHP Todd Wellemeyer returning to the bullpen.

11*-An MRI exam on RHP Kyle Lohse’s forearm showed he should be physically sound enough to start for St. Louis Friday.

12*-Padres RHP Edward Mujica pitched well enough as a starter in four scoreless innings Friday to earn another start.

13*-RHP Tim Lincecum missed Tuesday’s start because of a sore back, but returned to pitch Monday.

14*-The Nationals promoted RHP Marco Estrada to fill in as their fifth starter Saturday. Next, they’ll try LHP Ross Detwiler again in that role, on Friday.

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