Worth noting

By Tom Singer and Steven Petrella

June 21, 2013

• The Monday off-day between this series and the upcoming two-day set in Seattle gives the Pirates a couple of options for Wednesday's start against the Mariners: If he is not needed to provide long relief in the games against the Angels, Jeanmar Gomez will likely come off the DL to make that start; otherwise, if Gomez has to be activated earlier, Cole will take the ball on what would be regular four days' rest.

• Outfielder Jose Tabata (strained oblique) played his first rehab game with Indianapolis on Friday, going 1-for-3 in five innings of action.

• Lefty Wandy Rodriguez (tight left forearm) is slated to make his first rehab start for the Indians on Sunday.

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. Steven Petrella is an associate reporter for MLB.com.