Matt Harrison's early Sunday departure—however precautionary—puts a spotlight on the Rangers rotation. Chapman's closer struggles, LAA's #5 spot and more ...

Two of the National League's top prospects, Anthony Rizzo and Trevor Bauer, may be on their way.

This AL Midweek Series Matchup column previews six three-game series and one two-game series.

The volume of injuries finally has slowed down to a normal level. Still, we are getting our share of elbow injuries, and yes, another couple of strained obliques ...

This NL Midweek Series Matchups column will cover five three-game series and three four-game sets.

Oft-injured Shaun Marcum (RHP, MIL) has once again lived up to his "F" health grade, hitting the 15-day DL with right elbow tightness, retroactive to June 15. This marks the fourth time in the past five seasons that Marcum has succumbed to injury—including Tommy John surgery which erased his entire 2009—and it's worth noting that Marcum's last DL stint in 2010 was also a result of right elbow inflammation. While there's no indication of any major issues, the Brewers plan to shut him down for at least a week to recover.

Veterans Troy Tulowitzki and Adrian Gonzalez are key components to their major league teams and fantasy owners. What is the outlook for the rest of the season?

Jon Jay (OF, STL) and Matt Carpenter (1B/OF, STL) returned to the lineup Friday. STL optioned replacements Matt Adams (1B, STL) and Adron Chambers (OF, STL) to Triple-A. Jay missed six weeks with a right shoulder injury, while an oblique strain sidelined Carpenter for a month. Jay returns as the regular CF, while Carpenter returns to a utility role, though he started at 1B Friday, with Allen Craig (1B/OF, STL) as DH.

Francisco Liriano (LHP, MIN) pitched another gem Wednesday night, going 6.2 innings, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, but he did not factor in the decision. Since being re-inserted into the rotation on May 30, Lirano has put together a sparking line: 30.1 IP, 2.67 ERA, 10.5 Dom, and 2.9 Cmd. In addition, all five starts were PQS-DOM ...

This NL Weekend Series Matchups column will cover seven three-game interleague series hosted in National League parks and one NL-only series.

Matt Cain will face Brandon McCarthy in Sunday's finale of the SF-OAK series.