AL
Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 1-3) at Minnesota (Diamond 4-6), 1:10 p.m.
Oakland (Griffin 5-6) at Texas (Lindblom 0-2), 2:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 6-6) at Houston (Harrell 5-7), 2:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (M.Moore 8-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 5-4), 7:05 p.m.
Boston (Lackey 4-5) at Detroit (J.Alvarez 1-0), 7:08 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-4) at L.A. Angels (Hanson 4-2), 10:05 p.m.

NL
Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-0) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 4-5), 12:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 6-6) at Houston (Harrell 5-7), 2:10 p.m.
Colorado (Oswalt 0-0) at Washington (Zimmermann 9-3), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-6) at Atlanta (Minor 8-2), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Feldman 6-5) at St. Louis (Lynn 9-1), 8:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Fife 1-2) at San Diego (Marquis 9-2), 10:10 p.m.
Miami (Koehler 0-5) at San Francisco (Gaudin 2-1), 10:15 p.m.

Here’s who I like — and don’t:

Must start
Go with King Felix, Mike Minor, Jordan Zimmerman and Lance Lynn if you have them. … Pirates still struggling to score, so Homer Bailey is a Must Start.

Good start
Go with Chad Gaudin at home against the Marlins. … Jason Marquis puts his 9-2 record on the line. I’ll start him. … Scott Feldman’s ERA is almost below 3. But, he faces the Cards, so don’t expect a win. … It’s risky to put Roy Oswalt in the Good Start list, since he’s making his first start of the year, and he’s with Colorado. But this is more based on his reputation. … I like John Lackey against the Tigers. … With Matt Moore’s struggles, I like Andy Pettitte today. … Sleeper start: A.J. Griffin against the Rangers. … I don’t expect John Danks, Scott Diamond or Josh Lindblom to get rocked today, but I don’t have much confidence in any of them either. If you needed to start one of the three, I’d look closely at Diamond.

Neutral
Tommy Hanson goes against King Felix, so he’ll need to bring his A game if the Angels are to have a chance. … Puig power might be enough for Stephen Fife against the Padres. … Matt  Moore has been struggling, so I’d bench him if I had better options. … Mets fans have some high-upside pitchers, but I don’t think Jon Niese is one of them. … Lucas Harrell and Yovani Gallardo have similar records and ERAs. I’ll stay away from both, but if you need someone, take a shot a Harrell. … I don’t think Brandon Cumpton has similar success the second time out for the Pirates. … I think the same could be said for Jose Alvarez. …

Avoid
I’m staying away from Tom Koehler.

– Rick Green

International League
Lehigh Valley 10, Toledo 6

Florida State League
Brevard County 9, Lakeland 5

New York-Penn League
Lowell 5, Connecticut 1

Venezuelan Summer League
Tigers 3, Rays 2, 10 innings

–Tom Reisenweber

–Tom Reisenweber

New Britain Rock Cats (33-36) at Erie SeaWolves (36-32)
7:05 p.m., Jerry Uht Park

NINTH INNING
Hardy gets into a little trouble after a leadoff triple but gets a strikeouts. Justin Souza comes into get two huge outs and the SeaWolves win 2-1.

EIGHTH INNING
Blaine Hardy is on to pitch for Erie. Victor Larez goes 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 0 BB 2 K and is line for the win. Hardy with a quick 1-2-3 inning.

Not much going on for Erie as Daniel Fields is stranded at third after hitting his 20th double of the season. 2-1 SeaWolves

SEVENTH INNING
Victor Larez finally makes a mistake. Miguel Sano crushes a 1-1 pitch on top of the Erie Insurance Arena with two outs. 1-0 Rock Cats

James McCann with a one-out single to start a rally and Tyler Collins continues it with a two-run bomb to right field. Erie then loads the bases after James Robbins is hit by a pitch, Luis Castillo singles and Jamie Johnson walks. Eugenio Suarez, however, strikes out to end the inning. 2-1 SeaWolves

SIXTH INNING
Victor Larez allows two singles but works out of the jam. New Britain finally had a runner in scoring position with two outs but Eddie Rosario popped out to end the inning.

Luis Castillo gets a leadoff single and gets to second on a sacrifice bunt but is stranded. Still no score at the Uht.

FIFTH INNING
Victor Larez is up to 45 pitches…..through five innings.

Pat Dean is matching Larez stride for stride. He has retired 11 in a row and we are still scoreless.

FOURTH INNING
Victor Larez is dominating as he gets another 1-2-3 inning.

Pat Dean responds with a 1-2-3 inning and this game is still scoreless.

THIRD INNING
Another 1-2-3 inning for Larez, who has thrown 28 pitches.

Jamie Johnson with a single for Erie but he is erased as Eugenio Suarez bounces into a double play.

SECOND INNING
Quick 1-2-3 inning for Victor Larez, including strikeouts against Miguel Sano and Reynaldo Rodriguez.

Tyler Collins with a “single” down the right field line as it bounces past the first baseman. He gets to second on a balk but is stranded. In the past 24 1/3 innings, Erie has one run scored.

FIRST INNING
Eddie Rosario with a one-out hit but he is immediately gunned down stealing second. James McCann with another solid throw from behind the plate. Victor Larez then gets Nate Hanson to line out to short. We are scoreless.

Pat Dean with no trouble in the bottom of the first inning. He strikes out Eugenio Suarez and Daniel Fields in a quick inning.

Starting pitchers
New Britain LH Pat Dean (3-7, 5.06) vs. Erie RH Victor Larez (5-3, 5.25)

Starting lineups
New Britain – SS Danny Santana (.290), 2B Eddie Rosario (.313), 1B Nate Hanson (.306), C Josmil Pinto (.320), 3B Miguel Sano (.067), DH Reynaldo Rodriguez (.247), LF Daniel Ortiz (.273), RF Jordan Parraz (.224), CF Angel Morales (.095)
Erie – SS Eugenio Suarez (.248), 2B Hernan Perez (.305), CF Daniel Fields (.280), C James McCann (.316), LF Tyler Collins (.215), 3B Wade Gaynor (.217), 1B James Robbins (.237), RF Luis Castillo (.236), DH Jamie Johnson (.260)

Pregame: The SeaWolves are looking to snap a five-game losing streak at Jerry Uht Park tonight behind Victor Larez. Erie’s last home win came June 4 in a 12-inning walkoff against Portland. … Patrick Cooper’s simulated game went well today and he is on track to return from the disabled list in 4-5 days. … There is no word yet on who will start for Erie on Saturday. Warwick Saupold was the original starter but he was placed on the DL Tuesday. … Erie will wrap up the series Thursday at 12:05 p.m. before hitting the road to Binghamton and Trenton. … Drew VerHagen will start for the SeaWolves on Thursday in place of Victor Larez, who was moved up one day to pitch in Ramon Garcia’s spot. Garcia was called up to Toledo on Tuesday. VerHagen is ranked as the No. 15 overall prospect in the Detroit Tigers organization by MLB.com.

–Tom Reisenweber

International League
Lehigh Valley 3, Toledo 0

Florida State League
Brevard County 8, Lakeland 3

New York-Penn League
Lowell at Connecticut ppd.

Venezuelan Summer League
Phillies 2, Tigers 1

Dominican Summer League
Blue Jays 9, Tigers 8

–Tom Reisenweber

New Britain Rock Cats (32-36) at Erie SeaWolves (36-31)
7:05 p.m., Jerry Uht Park

NINTH INNING
New Britain tacks on a run as Reynaldo Rodriguez hammers a pitch on top of the Erie Insurance Arena. 8-0 Rock Cats

Eugenio Suarez draws a leadoff walk but nothing much going on for the SeaWolves tonight. They fall 8-0.

EIGHTH INNING
Tyler Clark loads the bases and walks a run in before being relieved by David Kopp. Kopp then strikes out top prospect Miguel Sano to end the inning. 7-0 Rock Cats

Trevor May retires the first two hitters and his night is over. 7 2/3 IP 4 H 0 R 9 K 1 BB and is line for his sixth win. Edgar Ibarra comes in to strike out Jamie Johnson to end the eighth. 7-0 New Britain

SEVENTH INNING
New Britain strikes for two more runs to take a 6-0 lead. After Danny Santana doubles and Eddie Rosario reaches on an infield single, Matt Crouse is lifted for Tyler Clark. Nate Hanson responds by doubling off the left-field wall to drive in one run. After two quick outs by Erie, Reynaldo Rodriguez singled to make it 6-0.

Hernan Perez and Daniel Fields start with singles to try and create a rally. Trevor May then strikes out the side to end the threat. The SeaWolves’ 6 through 9 hitters tonight are 0-for-10 with 6 Ks.

SIXTH INNING
A quick 1-2-3 rebound inning for Matt Crouse but Erie still trails 4-0.

Jamie Johnson rips a two-out single but not much else going on with the SeaWolves.

FIFTH INNING
Disaster strikes for Erie as New Britain takes a 4-0 lead. Nate Hanson had the big hit with a two-run single, while Miguel Sano had a sacrifice fly to drive in another run. On Sano’s flyball, the SeaWolves commit an error to allow a second run to score. 4-0 Rock Cats

James McCann finally breaks up Trevor May’s no-hitter with a one-out double. McCann, however, is stranded at third and the SeaWolves trail 4-0.

FOURTH INNING
3 up and 3 down for Matt Crouse and he has retired eight in a row.

Still scoreless as Trevor May retires 3 in a row and he has faced the minimum.

THIRD INNING
Matt Crouse is settling into a groove now and has retired five in a row. Still scoreless after two and a half.

Trevor May is in cruise control with a 1-2-3 inning.

SECOND INNING
Matt Crouse with some solid glove work. After allowing a one-out walk, Crouse strikes out Angel Morales and makes a terrific defensive play to grab a groundball to end the top of the second.

Trevor May with a quick 1-2-3 inning, including a strikeout of Daniel Fields and two flyouts.

FIRST INNING
Matt Crouse works himself into trouble then immediately out of it. Danny Santana, Eddie Rosario and Nate Hanson all single to start the game to load the bases with no outs. After Josmil Pinto strikes out swinging, Miguel Sano and Reynaldo Rodriguez each pop out to end the threat. Still scoreless here at the Uht.

Jamie Johnson leads off the inning with a four-pitch walk but Erie can’t take advantage. After Eugenio Suarez flies out to left, Hernan Perez grounds into a double play to end the inning. Scoreless after 1.

Starting pitchers
New Britain RH Trevor May (5-3, 3.95) vs. Erie LH Matt Crouse (4-4, 3.67)

Starting lineups
New Britain – SS Danny Santana (.280), 2B Eddie Rosario (.250), 1B Nate Hanson (.292), C Josmil Pinto (.321), 3B Miguel Sano (.091), DH Reynaldo Rodriguez (.243), LF Daniel Ortiz (.279), RF Jordan Parraz (.222), CF Angel Morales (.063)
Erie – DH Jamie Johnson (.259), SS Eugenio Suarez (.253), 2B Hernan Perez (.306), CF Daniel Fields (.280), C James McCann (.317), RF Tyler Collins (.218), 1B James Robbins (.240), 3B Wade Gaynor (.219), LF Marcus Lemon (.227)

Pregame: Erie received some good news today as relief pitcher David Kopp was healthy enough to be activated from the disabled list. At the same time, starting pitcher Warwick Saupold was placed on the DL with a shoulder injury. He had his last turn in the rotation skipped on the road trip and there is no timetable for his return. … Erie is down to four starting pitchers and will likely lose Ramon Garcia to Triple-A Toledo, which needs a starting pitcher in a few days. Victor Larez has been moved up to start Wednesday and a move will be made Thursday for a starting pitcher. Saupold’s next spot in the rotation is Saturday, meaning Erie will need to make a move before then or use a bullpen game. Ryan Robowski started a bullpen game in New Hampshire when Saupold was skipped. The SeaWolves could get Patrick Cooper back to start Saturday’s game. He will throw a simulated game Wednesday to test his shoulder. If the simulated game goes well, he could be activated from the DL soon. … New Britain is the only team in the Eastern League not to play Erie this season. … The Rock Cats begin a 10-game, 10-day road trip to Erie, Akron and Altoona tonight. … Trevor May was hammered by the SeaWolves last year as a member of Reading’s pitching staff. He went 0-1 with 11 runs allowed in seven innings in two starts. May was sent to Minnesota with Vance Worley in a trade for Ben Revere.

–Tom Reisenweber

Enjoy

–Tom Reisenweber

Mistakes do happen.

– Rick Green

Florida State League
Brevard County 3, Lakeland 2

New York-Penn League
Lowell 1, Connecticut 0

Venezuelan Summer League
Mariners 5, Tigers 2

Dominican Summer League
Tigers 14, Braves 7

–Tom Reisenweber

AL
Kansas City (Shields 2-6) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-4) at Toronto (Jo.Johnson 0-2), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Arrieta 1-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 9-0), 7:08 p.m.
Oakland (Straily 4-2) at Texas (Tepesch 3-6), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-2) at Houston (B.Norris 5-6), 8:10 p.m.
Seattle (Harang 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 5-4), 10:05 p.m.

NL
Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-5) at St. Louis (S.Miller 7-4), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (Haren 4-8) at Philadelphia (Lannan 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-4) at Toronto (Jo.Johnson 0-2), 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 5-6) at Atlanta (Hudson 4-6), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-2) at Cincinnati (Leake 6-3), 7:10 p.m.
Miami (Ja.Turner 1-0) at Arizona (Corbin 9-0), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Volquez 5-5) at San Francisco (Zito 4-5), 10:15 p.m.

Here’s who I like — and don’t:

Must start
Shelby Miller, Pat Corbin and Max Scherzer should be in your lineup. … I like both from the Pirates-Reds matchup. Give the edge to Mike Leake over Francisco Liriano. … I like Tim Hudson against the struggling Mets.

Good start
The Giants are better at home, and so is Barry Zito. … I like Jorge De La Rosa going against the Jays. … Travis Wood should get you everything else but a win, especially since he’s against Shelby Miller. … Give Jason Vargas a shot. The Angles should be able to take care of Aaron Harang. … The Astros are on a roll. The Astros are on a roll. It’s a perfect time to start Bud Norris. … Jose Quintana goes against the Astros, so that’s a plus. The Astros have won 4 in a row. … James Shields should have more than 2 wins. Since he doesn’t, he’s not a must start.

Neutral
I’m jumping on the Jacob Turner bandwagon, I just don’t like the matchup with 9-0 Pat Corbin that much. Bump up Turner if there aren’t too many options available in your league.  … Josh Johnson used to be must start. Not today, and not many other times, too. … I’d probably pass on Dillon Gee in most formats. … Some average pitchers go at it in the A’s-Rangers game. You could find a gem in Dan Straily, but don’t completely overlook Nick Tepesch, despite his 3-6 record.

Avoid
I simply don’t trust Edison Volquez. … There’s a Dan Haren-John Lannan matchup in Philly that I want no part of. … I haven’t changed my mind about Aaron Harang. … Jake Arrieta has a 6.63 ERA — not a good matchup against the Tigers. … Anyone excited about Carlos Carrasco? Anyone?

– Rick Green