Matt Garza Will Start Tuesday

Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images(CHICAGO) --  Cubs manager Dale Sveum announced Saturday that pitcher Matt Garza will make his first major league start in 10 months Tuesday, when the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Garza missed the final two months of last season with a right elbow strain and has been out this season with a strained left latissimus muscle.

Garza pitched six-innings of shutout ball for Triple-A Iowa Thursday, striking out six.

Sveum says Garza will likely be held to 85 to 90 pitch limit on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old Garza has made 167 starts in his seven major league seasons. During that period he has compiled a 57-61 record, a 3.84 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 865 strikeouts.

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Yankees Place Kevin Youkilis on DL

Robert Rogers/MLB Photos via Getty Images(NEW YORK) --  Add Kevin Youkilis to the list of injured Yankees. The New York baseball club placed Youkilis on the disabled list because of a lumbar spine sprain, the team announced Tuesday.

Youkilis had missed eight of the past nine games because of what was described as a stiff back by Yankees manager Joe Girardi.  He played in last Saturday's game against Toronto, which cost the team the chance to back-date his stint on the DL.

Now Youkilis won't be eligible to return to action until mid-May at the earliest.

The 34-year-old Youkilis is hitting .266 with two home-runs and seven RBIs.  He will be replaced at third base by Jayson Nix.

Aside from Youkilis, the long list of players on the disabled list for the Yankees are captain Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson, Alex Rodriguez, Ivan Nova, Francisco Cervelli and Michael Pineda.

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Blue Jays Brett Lawrie Will Start Season on DL

Abelimages/Getty Images(DUNEDIN, (Fla.) -- Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie will start the season on the disabled list, Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons announced Monday.

Lawrie has been dealing with a left rib cage injury since playing in an exhibition game for Canada's World Baseball Classic team March 6.

"It's not a pain, it just doesn't feel like my other side, it just feels like something is different," Lawrie told MLB.com. "If something's different, we've got to address that, we've got to get it better, I've got to ease on the brakes here and let it get better."

Lawrie was placed on the disabled list retroactive to March 22, and will be eligible to return April 6.

The 23-year-old Lawrie hit .273 with 11 home runs and 48 RBIs last season for the Jays.

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Garza Will Start Season on DL

Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images(MESA, Ariz.) -- Pitcher Matt Garza is experiencing pain in his left side and will start the 2013 season on the disabled list, the Chicago Cubs announced Sunday.

Garza originally was injured on Feb. 17 during a batting practice session, causing him to miss 10 days of work. He returned to throwing this past week but during his second throwing session he reaggravated the injury.

"Now we know it is just time," Garza said. "We pushed it and pushed it hard. Everything felt great. Now it is the body saying, 'Let's take a little more time."

Garza made 18 starts last season compiling a going 5-7 with a 3.91 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. His season came to an end in July due to stress reaction in his elbow.

With Garza out, Jeff Samardzija becomes the North Siders' opening day starter.

Samardzija went 9-13 with a 3.81 ERA and 180 strike outs last season.

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Sabathia Says He's Ready to Pitch

Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, who has been on the disabled list with soreness and stiffness in his pitching elbow, declared Tuesday after a bullpen session in Chicago that he will be ready to pitch Friday against Cleveland.

Sabathia has been on the DL since August 9 and is eligible to comeback Thursday.

"We've got to see how he comes out the next two days,'' Yankees skipper Joe Girardi said. "If he comes out OK tomorrow, it's pretty likely he's going to be our starter on Friday.''

The 32-year-old Sabathia has a 12-3 record to go with a 3.56 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 140 strikeouts this season.

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White Sox Place Konerko on DL

Leon Halip/Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- The Chicago White Sox placed first baseman Paul Konerko on the seven-day disabled list Friday.

Konerko suffered a concussion during the Sox 5-2 loss against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, when Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson elbowed him in the head while running to first base.

"It will be different not having a guy like Paul in there," White Sox skipper Robin Ventura said.

Konerko is hitting .316 with 18 home runs and 54 RBIs and is eligible to return to the lineup on August 17.

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Ian Desmond Headed to the DL

Major League Baseball(NEW YORK) -- Washington Nationals All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond will placed on the 15-day disabled list with a tear in his left oblique.

Desmond has been dealing with the injury since early June but an MRI Sunday revealed the tear.

"That shows you how tough he is out there, playing through it," Johnson said. "I'm not sure what the recovery time is or anything, but that's a big loss."

Outfielder Cory Brown is expected to be called up from Triple-A Syracuse Monday to take Desmond's roster spot.

For the season Desmond is hitting .286, with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs.

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Red Sox Place Ortiz on DL

Elsa/Getty Images(BOSTON) -- The Boston Red Sox placed designated hitter David Ortiz on the 15 day disabled list Wednesday with a right Achilles strain.

Ortiz was injured when rounding the bases after teammate Adrian Gonzalez hit a home run in Boston's 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox Monday.

The 36-year-old slugger will be eligible to come off the DL August 1. He is currently hitting .316 with 23 home runs, 58 RBIs and a .414 on-base percentage.

Ortiz becomes the twenty-second Red Sox to head to the DL this season.

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Red Sox Will Place Pedroia on the DL

Rob Carr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It looks like Dustin Pedroia will go to the disabled list after all. Pedroia is expected to be placed on the disabled list Friday for a new injury he obtained to his right thumb, a major league source told the Boston Herald.

Pedroia is thought to have injured his thumb while diving for a ball in Tuesday's game versus the Oakland Athletics. Pedroia already missed six games last month with a partially torn abductor muscle in the same thumb. The current injury is said to be in a different place in the thumb.

The 2008 MVP is hitting .266 with six home runs and 33 RBIs for the season.

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Red Sox Place Dice-K on the DL

Major League Baseball(OAKLAND, Calif) -- After missing the first two months of the season recovering from Tommy John surgery, Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is about to miss some more time. The 31-year-old right hander is headed to the 15 day disabled list with a strain of his right trapezius muscle.

Matsuzaka experienced tightness in the same area in spring training and then again while rehabbing in May.

"We're going to try to give it some more time and see if it doesn't go away for good this time," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said.

Dice-K was removed in the second inning of Boston's 6-1 defeat against the Oakland Athletics on Monday.

He had felt discomfort before the game but it was thought he'd be fine.

First baseman Mauro Gomez was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket to take Matsuzaka's spot.

In five starts this season, Dice-K had an 0-3 record with a 6.35 ERA.

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