Something special Brewing

Tuesday: Anthony Reyes vs. KC - Reyes has posted two quality starts in his outings for Cleveland, and on Tuesday he'll face the Royals, who happen to have the second-worst offense in the major leagues. Beware his Sunday match-up in Texas if you can't bench him after Tuesday.

Thursday: Sidney Ponson @ TOR - Do not expect Ponson to win this game: the Yankees are facing Roy Halladay. Still, the Blue Jays have a very mediocre offense, and Ponson has a 2.97 ERA so far in August.

Thursday: Gil Meche @ CLE - Meche has been pitching well since the beginning of May, so it's somewhat surprising that he's only owned in a third of fantasy leagues. Cleveland's offense is nothing special, and even though it hammered Meche back in April, he's held it to three runs in 12 innings since.

National League

Thursday: Josh Johnson @ SF - In seven starts for the Marlins this season Johnson has posted a 3.38 ERA. His 1.41 WHIP shows some cracks in the armor, as does his 36/17 K/BB ratio. Still, he should manage a solid outing against the Giants in San Francisco.

Thursday: Jamie Moyer vs. WAS - Seven of Moyer's last eight starts have been of the quality variety, and on Thursday he takes his 3.64 ERA and 1.32 to Washington, where he'll face baseball's worst offense.

Friday: Dave Bush vs. PIT - Bush has pitched well at home all season, and he's even started throwing quality games on the road lately. Pittsburgh's offense has faltered since their trade deadline activity, so Bush should be a solid start.

Total Games

American League

7: LAA, MIN, OAK, SEA
6: BAL, BOS, CHW, CLE, DET, KC, NYY, TB, TEX, TOR

National League

7: ATL, NYM, SF
6: ARI, CHC, CIN, COL, FLA, HOU, LAD, MIL, PHI, PIT, SD, WAS
5: STL

Righty vs. Lefty Match-ups

American League
Baltimore - 5 vs. Righties, 1 vs. Lefties
Boston - 4 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Chicago White Sox - 4 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Cleveland - 5 vs. Righties, 1 vs. Lefties
Detroit - 6 vs. Righties, 0 vs. Lefties
Kansas City - 3 vs. Righties, 3 vs. Lefties
Los Angeles Angels - 6 vs. Righties, 1 vs. Lefties
Minnesota - 5 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
New York Yankees - 4 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Oakland - 3 vs. Righties, 4 vs. Lefties
Seattle - 4 vs. Righties, 3 vs. Lefties
Tampa Bay - 5 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Texas - 3 vs. Righties, 3 vs. Lefties
Toronto - 4 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties

Notes:

Kansas City faces lefties in three of its six games this week.
Good For:Mike Aviles (.397 vs. LHP), Billy Butler (.330), Jose Guillen (.296), Miguel Olivo (.315)
Bad For:Alex Gordon (.204)

Oakland faces lefties in four of its seven games this week.
Good For:Daric Barton (.268 vs. LHP), Emil Brown (.302)
Bad For:Chris Denorfia (.217), Mark Ellis (.176), Carlos Gonzalez (.192), Kurt Suzuki (.240), Frank Thomas (.210)

Texas faces lefties in three of its six games this week.
Good For:Michael Young (.323 vs. LHP)
Bad For:Frank Catalanotto (.167), Gerald Laird (.242), Jarrod Saltalamacchia (.167)

National League:
Arizona - 6 vs. Righties, 0 vs. Lefties
Atlanta - 5 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Chicago Cubs - 5 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Cincinnati - 4 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Colorado - 5 vs. Righties, 1 vs. Lefties
Florida - 3 vs. Righties, 3 vs. Lefties
Houston - 2 vs. Righties, 4 vs. Lefties
Los Angeles Dodgers - 4 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Milwaukee - 2 vs. Righties, 4 vs. Lefties
New York Mets - 4 vs. Righties, 3 vs. Lefties
Philadelphia - 4 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
Pittsburgh - 6 vs. Righties, 1 vs. Lefties
San Diego - 4 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
San Francisco - 5 vs. Righties, 2 vs. Lefties
St. Louis - 4 vs. Righties, 1 vs. Lefties
Washington - 5 vs. Righties, 1 vs. Lefties

Notes:

Florida faces lefties in three of its six games this week.
Good For:Jorge Cantu (.307 vs. LHP),
Bad For:Mike Jacobs (.218), Hanley Ramirez (.308), Dan Uggla (.190), (Josh Willingham (.232)

Houston faces lefties in four of its six games this week.
Good For:Jeff Mathis (.273 vs. LHP), Mark Loretta (.328), Ty Wigginton (.342)
Bad For:Geoff Blum (.194), Michael Bourn (.212), Darrin Erstad (.263)

Milwaukee faces lefties in four of its six games this week.
Good For:Ryan Braun (.322 vs. LHP), Mike Cameron (.286), Bill Hall (.343)
Bad For:Ray Durham (.214), Prince Fielder (.229)

The Injury Bug

For the latest on injuries, check out Rotoworld's handy Injury Page.

Kaz Matsui - 2B - Back - Return late August
Carlos Lee - OF - Finger - Out indefinitely
Aaron Hill - 2B - Head - Out for season
Chris Carpenter - SP - Shoulder - Out indefinitely
Adam Wainwright - SP - Finger - Could return Friday
Tom Glavine - SP - Elbow - Out for Season
Orlando Hudson - 2B - Hand - Out for season
Justin Upton - OF - ribs - Return August
Eric Byrnes - OF - Hamstring - Out indefinitely
Brad Penny - SP - Shoulder - Likely out for season
Takashi Saito - RP - Elbow - Return September?
Rafael Furcal - SS- Back - Return September?
Victor Martinez - C - Elbow - Return late August
Travis Hafner - DH - Return August?
Erik Bedard - SP - Shoulder - Out indefinitely
Billy Wagner - RP - Arm - Return late August
Adam Jones - OF - Foot - Return September
Khalil Greene - SS - Hand - Out for season
Matt Capps - RP - Shoulder - Return this week?
C.J. Wilson - RP - Elbow - Out indefinitely
Troy Percival - RP - Knee - Out indefinitely
Carl Crawford - OF - Hand - Return late September?
Mike Lowell - 3B - Ribs - Out indefinitely
Mark Grudzielanek - 2B - Ankle -Likely out for season
Alexi Casilla - 2B - Thumb - Return late August?
Michael Cuddyer - OF - Foot - Out for season
Joba Chamberlain - SP - Shoulder - Return September
Jorge Posada - C - Shoulder - Out for the season
Hideki Matsui - DH - Knee - Out indefinitely
Phil Hughes - SP - Ribs - Return August