Worth noting

By Tom Singer

April 28, 2013

• Outfielder Travis Snider, scratched from Saturday's lineup due to tightness in his right side, showed up at the park on Sunday feeling better, and was a pinch-hit option off the bench.

• Jason Grilli had more saves (10) entering Sunday's action than Miami, San Diego, the Cubs, Toronto, Cleveland, Houston and the Angels had wins.

• The next step on Jeff Karstens' rehab trail is still being discussed, and contrary to earlier expectations, he may continue working with the club rather then detour to extended spring training.

• Francisco Liriano, although scheduled for six innings or 90 pitches in his next rehab start for Indianapolis on Tuesday, is not an option to instead start for the Bucs on Wednesday -- when Sanchez's turn next comes up.

"He's nowhere close to finishing the pitching progression we laid out for him," Hurdle said. "We want to get him in position to compete at this level, to meet the challenges presented by pitching at this level."

Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.