Again this week, and for the remainder of the season, each team’s rotation will be in flux. In addition to pitchers moving on to the active roster from the minors or other teams, major league teams will be shutting down some young pitchers whose innings the team wants to limit. I’m not saying they should; it’s just fashionable to do that these days.
AL
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Bal
--- @Bos @Bos/ --- @NYY @NYY @NYY
--- Hernandez Berken/ --- Tillman Matusz Guthrie
Bos
@ChC/ Bal Bal/ --- TB TB TB
Beckett/ Buchholz Byrd/ --- Wakefield Lester Beckett2
CWS
Bos/ Oak Oak/ --- @LAA @LAA @LAA
Buehrle/ Torres* Garcia/ --- Floyd Danks Buehrle
Cle
Tex Tex Tex/ --- KC KC KC
Carrasco** Laffey Carmona/ --- Sowers Masterson Huff
Det
--- @KC @KC @KC/ Tor Tor Tor
--- Porcello Verlander Washburn-3*/ Robertson-4* Jackson Porcello2
KC
LAA/ Det Det Det/ @Cle @Cle @Cle
Davies/ Chen Tejeda Greinke/ Hochevar Davies2 Chen2
LAA
@KC/ Se Se Se/ CWS CWS CWS
Santana/ Kazmir Weaver Lackey/ Saunders Santana2 Kazmir2
Min
@Tor @Tor @Tor @Tor/ Oak Oak Oak
Manship Duensing Pavano Baker/ Blackburn Masship2 Duensing2
NYY
TB-2 TB TB/ --- Bal Bal Bal
Sabathia-Burnett Gaudin Chamberlain/ --- Pettitte Sabathia2-5* Burnett2
Oak
--- @CWS @CWS/ --- @Min @Min @Min
--- Tomko Cahill/ --- Mortensen-6* Anderson G.Gonzalez
Se
--- @LAA @LAA @LAA/ @Tex @Tex @Tex
--- Hernandez Snell Rowland-Smith/ French Fister Hernandez2
TB
@NYY-2 @NYY @NYY/ --- @Bos @Bos @Bos
Garza-Sonnanstine Price Niemann/ --- Shields Davis-7* Garza
Tex
@Cle @Cle @Cle/ --- Se Se Se
Hunter-8* McCarthy Feldman/ --- Millwood-9* Holland Hunter2
Tor
Min Min Min Min/ @Det @Det @Det
Richmond Romero Halladay Cecil-10*/ Tallet Richmond2 Romero2
*-RHP Carlos Torres has taken over as the fifth starter for the White Sox. He defeated the Cubs Thursday in this season’s final interleague game.
**-Because they are limiting LHP David Huff to 170 innings this season, the Indians have added RHP Carlos Carrasco to make a six-man rotation. Cleveland has had problems with its fifth starters this year; don’t expect Carrasco to be even that good as a sixth starter.
3*-LHP Jarrod Washburn has been having knee trouble. If he couldn’t start Wednesday, expect the Tigers to restore RHP Armando Galarraga to their rotation.
4*-Detroit manager Jim Leyland said LHP Nate Robertson has earned a regular rotation role with his pitching in two starts since returning from elbow surgery.
5*-Don’t be surprised if the Yankees skip inconsistent RHP Sergio Mitre, who gave up 11 runs today, and move LHP C.C. Sabathia and RHP A.J. Burnett ahead one day, but still on four or five days’ rest. On the other hand, New York’s lead in the American League East could be secure enough that they would want their starters to pitch less frequently.
6*-The Athletics have added to their rotation RHP Clayton Mortensen, acquired from the Cardinals in the Matt Holliday trade. Mortensen was not living up to his billing in the St. Louis organization.
7*-RHP Wade Davis made an auspicious start in his major league debut today. He could replace RHP Andy Sonnanstine in the Rays’ rotation.
8*-The Rangers are moving RHP Tommy “Big-Game” Hunter ahead of fragile RHP Brandon McCarthy to start Monday’s game.
9*-RHP Kevin Millwood and LHP Derek Holland have pitched poorly recently. Texas could decide to replace one of them with RHP Dustin Nippert, who lost his starting job when McCarthy most recently came off the disabled list.
10*-The Blue Jays already have shut down LHP Marc Rzepczynski for the season; they’re expected to do the same with LHP Brett Cecil after Thursday’s start.
NL
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Ari
LAD LAD LAD/ --- Mil Mil Mil
Scherzer Buckner Haren/ --- Davis Petit Scherzer2
Atl
--- @Ho @Ho @Ho/ @StL @StL @StL
--- Vazquez Hanson* Lowe / Jurrjens Hudson Vazquez2
ChC
@Pit @Pit @Pit/ --- Cin Cin Cin
Lilly Dempster Zambrano/ --- Harden Wells Lilly2
Cin
@Col @Col @Col @Col/ @ChC @ChC @ChC
Bailey Maloney** Arroyo Wells/ Cueto Bailey2 Lehr
Col
Cin Cin Cin Cin/ @SD @SD @SD
Jimenez Marquis Hammel Contreras/ DeLaRosa Jimenez2 Marquis2
Fla
--- @NYM @NYM @NYM/ Was Was Was
--- VandenHurk Nolasco West/ Johnson Sanchez VandenHurk2-3*
Ho
Phi/ Atl Atl Atl/ Pit Pit Pit
Moehler/ Paulino Rodriguez Oswalt/ Norris Moehler2 Paulino2
LAD
@Ari @Ari @Ari/ --- @SF @SF @SF
Padilla Billingsley Garland/ --- Kershaw Wolf Kuroda-4*
Mil
StL StL StL/ --- @Ari @Ari @Ari
Bush Parra Suppan/ --- Gallardo Looper Bush2
NYM
--- Fla Fla Fla/ @Phi @Phi @Phi-2
--- Redding Misch Parnell/ Figueroa Pelfrey Redding2-Misch2
Phi
@Ho/ @Was @Was @Was/ NYM NYM NYM-2
Happ/ Martinez Lee Blanton/ Hamels Happ2 Martinez2-Moyer-5*
Pit
ChC ChC ChC/ --- @Ho @Ho @Ho
McCutchen-6* Duke Hart/ --- Morton-7* Ohlendorf Maholm
StL
@Mil @Mil @Mil/ --- Atl Atl Atl
Carpenter Smoltz Wainwright/ --- Boggs-8* Pineiro Carpenter2
SD
@SF @SF @SF/ --- Col Col Col
Richard Correia LeBlanc/ --- Mujica-9* Stauffer Richard2
SF
SD SD SD/ --- LAD LAD LAD
Penny-10* Lincecum Zito/ --- Cain Sanchez Penny2
Was
--- Phi Phi Phi/ @Fla @Fla @Fla
--- Lannan Mock Hernandez/ Martin Balester-11* Lannan2
*-With a day off Monday, the Braves could move RHP Derek Lowe ahead of RHP Tommy Hanson to start Wednesday.
**-RHP Justin Lehr is nursing a groin injury, so the Reds are bringing LHP Matt Maloney back from Triple-A Louisville to start Tuesday. Lehr said he thought he would miss only one turn, which would put him back in the rotation Sunday.
3*-Even with two former starters, RHP Chris Volstad and LHP Andrew Miller back up from Triple-A New Orleans, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said he would keep the current rotation intact. A poor start by RHP Rick Vanden Hurk Tuesday could put one of the other pitchers back into a starting role Sunday.
4*-Dodgers RHP Hiroki Kuroda returned from the disabled list to start (and lose) tonight. His next start would be scheduled for Saturday.
5*-Sunday’s doubleheader means the Phillies would have to add a sixth starter. The most likely candidate is LHP Jamey Moyer, who went to the bullpen when they activated RHP Pedro Martinez.
6*-The Pirates promoted RHP Daniel McCutchen from Triple-A Indianapolis to add a sixth starter to their rotation.
7*-RHP Charlie Morton moved back three days in the rotation, until Friday, because of a groin injury.
8*-Cardinals RHP Mitchell Boggs had his most successful major league start Saturday, but still Monday’s off day means St. Louis could move RHPs Joel Pineiro, Chris Carpenter and John Smoltz ahead of Boggs.
9*-RHP Mat Latos would be in line to start Friday’s game, but the Padres have shut the rookie down for this season. A possible replacement could be RHP Edward Mujica from the bullpen, or San Diego could use a pitcher such as RHP Cesar Carrillo from Triple-A Portland’s depleted rotation.
10*-RHP Brad Penny, signed after the Red Sox rotation, made a successful debut with the Giants and is in line to start again Monday.
11*-Nationals RHP Craig Stammen has undergone season-ending surgery. Likely to replace him in Washington’s rotation is RHP Collin Balester. Another possibility would be RHP Shairon Martis.
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