This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Diamondbacks (Zack Godley – R) at Cubs (Jon Lester – L), 2:20
Braves (Julio Teheran – R) at Nationals (Tanner Roark – R), 7:05
Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R) at Yankees (Luis Severino – R), 7:05
Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 7:07
Indians (Corey Kluber – R) at Tigers (Kyle Lobstein – L), 7:08
Brewers (Matt Garza – R) at Reds (Keyvius Sampson – R), 7:10
Mets (Jacob deGrom – R) at Marlins (Tom Koehler – R), 7:10
Phillies (Adam Morgan – L) at Red Sox (Joe Kelly – R), 7:10
White Sox (John Danks – L) at Royals (Kris Medlen – R), 8:10
Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R) at Astros (Collin McHugh – R), 8:10
Pirates (J.A. Happ – L) at Cardinals (Carlos Martinez – R), 8:15
Giants (Chris Heston – R) at Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 8:40
Mariners (Edgar Olmos – L) at Athletics (Aaron Brooks – R), 10:05
Rangers (Martin Perez – L) at Angels (Garrett Richards – R), 10:05
Dodgers (Mike Bolsinger – R) at Padres (James Shields – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Brandon Crawford, SS, SF (Calf) – Did not play Thursday.
Al Alburquerque, RP, DET (Hip) – Threw a 10-pitch bullpen session on Thursday.
Miguel Sano, 3B, MIN (Hamstring) – Did not play Thursday due to tightness.
Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT (Knee) – Expected to return to the starting lineup on Friday.
Daniel Murphy, 2B, NYM (Quadriceps) – Could miss time in the coming days.
Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS (Back) – Will be skipped in the rotation Friday but expected to make his next start against the Mets next week.
Michael Taylor, OF, WAS (Knee) – Did not play Thursday.
Rajai Davis, OF, DET (Finger) – Did not play Thursday.
Matt Harvey, SP, NYM (Illness) – Expected to make his next start on Tuesday against the Nationals.
Jose Peraza, 2B, LAD (Hamstring) – Expected to miss three-to-five days.
Glen Perkins, RP, MIN (Back) – Will not travel with the Twins on their upcoming road trip.
Shawn Kelley, RP, SD (Forearm) – Expected to miss two-to-three days of play.
Players on the DL
Mike Wright, RP, BAL (Calf) – Joined the Orioles in Toronto on Thursday.
Kyle Blanks, 1B, TEX (Achilles) – Will undergo season-ending surgery on both of his Achilles on Friday.
Tim Lincecum, SP, SF (Hip) – Will miss the remainder of the season.
Justin Morneau, 1B, COL (Neck) – Joined the Rockies on Wednesday after completing a rehab assignment.
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL (Ribs) – Started a rehab assignment on Wednesday.
Tyler Chatwood, RP, COL (Elbow) – Threw two innings in a rehab assignment on Wednesday.
Phil Hughes, SP, MIN (Back) – Expected to throw another bullpen session on Sunday.
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY (Knee) – Threw a bullpen session on Wednesday.
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR (Shoulder) – Received a cortisone shot last week.
Marcus Stroman, SP, TOR (Knee) – Threw 4.2 no-hit innings on Wednesday.
Christian Vazquez, C, BOS (Elbow) – Will report to the Florida Instructional League on Sept. 14 to get at-bats.
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (Wrist) – May be shut down for the season if there is no improvement.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Kyle Lobstein, SP, DET
Tyler Moore, 1B, WAS
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Andy Wilkins, 1B, LAD
Nick Greenwood, RP, STL
James Russell, RP, CHC
Cole Figueroa, 2B, NYY
Chris Rearick, RP, SD
Caleb Thielbar, RP, SD
Kevin Munson, RP, ARI
Colt Hynes, RP, TOR
Called Up
Corey Seager, 3B, LAD
AJ Cole, SP, WAS
Yimi Garcia, RP, LAD
Closer Watch
Chicago White Sox – It's been a rough season for Jeff Samardzija, and even when he can pull out a win it's not pretty. David Robertson, who racked up his 28th save of the year on Thursday, got Samardzija his ninth win of the year by pitching a perfect ninth inning on 14 pitches. Moving from the Yankees to the White Sox has been a seamless transition for Robertson, who holds a 2.55 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 72 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched on the year.
Key Matchups
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
F. Freeman | 1B | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | T. Roark | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .412 | .444 | .588 | 1.033 |
B. Gardner | OF | NYY vs TB 7:05PM | J. Odorizzi | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .308 | .357 | .538 | .896 |
B. McCann | C | NYY vs TB 7:05PM | J. Odorizzi | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .625 | .647 | 1.313 | 1.960 |
B. Harper | OF | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .429 | .500 | .857 | 1.357 |
J. Lobaton | C | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .538 | .600 | 1.077 | 1.677 |
A. Rendon | 2B | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .308 | .400 | .462 | .862 |
M. Machado | 3B | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | D. Hutchison | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .364 | .727 | 1.091 |
M. Cabrera | 1B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | C. Kluber | 35 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | .571 | .595 | 1.057 | 1.652 |
J. Martinez | OF | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | C. Kluber | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .357 | .643 | 1.000 |
V. Martinez | 1B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | C. Kluber | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .360 | .429 | .720 | 1.149 |
J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs MIL 7:10PM | M. Garza | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | .367 | .406 | .800 | 1.206 |
T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs MIL 7:10PM | M. Garza | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .789 | 1.170 |
S. Schumaker | OF | CIN vs MIL 7:10PM | M. Garza | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .421 | .476 | .526 | 1.003 |
T. d'Arnaud | C | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | T. Koehler | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .462 | .545 | 1.007 |
R. Tejada | SS | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | T. Koehler | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .350 | .435 | .550 | .985 |
A. LaRoche | 1B | CWS @ KC 8:10PM | K. Medlen | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .368 | .611 | .980 |
J. Gomes | OF | KC vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .316 | .350 | .579 | .929 |
P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | C. Martinez | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .214 | .313 | .714 | 1.027 |
G. Polanco | OF | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | C. Martinez | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .727 | .786 | 1.091 | 1.877 |
N. Walker | 2B | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | C. Martinez | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 |
Y. Molina | C | STL vs PIT 8:15PM | J. Happ | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .471 | .667 | 1.137 |
B. Posey | C | SF @ COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | .300 | .389 | .500 | .889 |
P. Fielder | 1B | TEX @ LAA 10:05PM | G. Richards | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .438 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SD 10:10PM | J. Shields | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .313 | .378 | .500 | .878 |
J. Rollins | SS | LAD @ SD 10:10PM | J. Shields | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .471 | .500 | .706 | 1.206 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Jon Lester | CHC vs ARI 2:20PM | 72 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | .181 | .244 | .312 | .556 |
Ubaldo Jimenez | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | 187 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 51 | .187 | .289 | .289 | .578 |
Drew Hutchison | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | 108 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 34 | .222 | .278 | .422 | .700 |
Jacob deGrom | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | 70 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | .243 | .293 | .275 | .569 |
John Danks | CWS @ KC 8:10PM | 279 | 55 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 61 | .197 | .272 | .313 | .585 |
Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Lester | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .114 | .225 | .171 | .396 |
A. Simmons | SS | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | T. Roark | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
C. Headley | 3B | NYY vs TB 7:05PM | J. Odorizzi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .263 | .278 | .541 |
J. Werth | OF | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .174 | .250 | .174 | .424 |
C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | D. Hutchison | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .200 | .304 | .350 | .654 |
R. Flaherty | 2B | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | D. Hutchison | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .154 | .200 | .231 | .431 |
J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | U. Jimenez | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .069 | .182 | .103 | .285 |
J. Donaldson | 3B | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | U. Jimenez | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | U. Jimenez | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .200 | .314 | .400 | .714 |
J. Smoak | 1B | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | U. Jimenez | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .100 | .100 | .250 | .350 |
J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | K. Lobstein | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
A. Avila | C | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | C. Kluber | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .158 | .304 | .263 | .568 |
M. Ozuna | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | J. deGrom | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 |
C. Yelich | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | J. deGrom | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | T. Koehler | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .188 | .350 | .188 | .538 |
E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | T. Koehler | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .083 | .214 | .167 | .381 |
R. Brantly | C | CWS @ KC 8:10PM | K. Medlen | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .231 | .364 | .594 |
D. Butera | C | KC vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
A. Escobar | SS | KC vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .115 | .258 | .154 | .412 |
A. Gordon | OF | KC vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .189 | .286 | .297 | .583 |
M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .136 | .269 | .227 | .497 |
S. Perez | C | KC vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .160 | .192 | .400 | .592 |
B. Zobrist | 2B | KC vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .130 | .222 | .217 | .440 |
S. Marte | OF | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | C. Martinez | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 |
A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | C. Martinez | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .188 | .316 | .438 | .753 |
M. Reynolds | 1B | STL vs PIT 8:15PM | J. Happ | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Byrd | OF | SF @ COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
M. Moreland | 1B | TEX @ LAA 10:05PM | G. Richards | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .235 | .263 | .235 | .498 |
R. Odor | 2B | TEX @ LAA 10:05PM | G. Richards | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Jake Odorizzi | TB @ NYY 7:05PM | 95 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | .316 | .360 | .509 | .869 |
Corey Kluber | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | 161 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 36 | .335 | .386 | .576 | .962 |
Matt Garza | MIL @ CIN 7:10PM | 136 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 21 | .346 | .404 | .575 | .980 |
Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Corey Seager, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers – There's no guarantee that Corey Seager is going to get full-time at-bats until the end of the season, especially with Justin Turner likely only missing a few games with an injured finger, but Seager is a name that we've all been drooling over for the last couple of seasons. His pedigree alone is enough reason to take a chance on the 21-year old shortstop, with 18 HR, 81 R and 76 RBI, while slashing .292/.343/.486 between Double-A and Triple-A. Seager is a must-grab for those of you in need of infield help.
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