This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Reds (Keyvius Sampson – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Marlins (Justin Nicolino – L) at Phillies (Aaron Harang – R), 7:05
Yankees (Adam Warren – R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:05
Red Sox (Henry Owens – L) at Indians (Josh Tomlin – R), 7:10
Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L) at Rays (Erasmo Ramirez – R), 7:10
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Mets (Noah Syndergaard – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Jaime Garcia – L) at Braves (Julio Teheran – R), 7:35
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Rangers (Martin Perez – L), 8:05
Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Brewers (Ariel Pena – R), 8:10
Tigers (Alfredo Simon – R) at White Sox (Chris Sale – L), 8:10
Royals (Chris Young – R) at Twins (Ervin Santana – R), 8:10
Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L) at Diamondbacks (Rubby De La Rosa – R), 9:40
Athletics (Sean Nolin – L) at Mariners (Roenis Elias – L), 10:10
Padres (Casey Kelly – R) at Dodgers (Alex Wood – L), 10:10
Rockies (Kyle Kendrick – R) at Giants (Chris Heston – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: NYM/PHI, TOR/BAL, CHC/CIN
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Jonathan Schoop, 2B, BAL (Hand) – Underwent X-Rays on his hand that came back negative.
David Ortiz, DH, BOS (Undisclosed) – May miss the rest of the season due to general soreness.
Brad Ziegler, RP, ARI (Personal) – Expected to rejoin the team on Friday after the birth of his daughter.
Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC (Knee) – Not expected to miss much time with a bruise.
Alex Rios, OF, KC (Back) – Was scratched from Thursday's lineup with a stiff back.
Logan Forsythe, 2B, TB (Foot) – Did not start Thursday.
Ender Inciarte, OF, ARI (Shin) - Did not start Thursday.
Hector Olivera, 2B, ATL (Elbow) – Was a late scratch Thursday.
Justin Upton, OF, SD (Neck) - Did not start Thursday.
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY (Back) - Did not start Thursday.
Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL (Wrist) - Did not start Thursday.
Justin Turner, 3B, LAD (Arm) – Suffered some swelling after being hit by a pitch Wednesday.
Wilmer Flores, SS, NYM (Back) – May not return to action on Friday.
Yoenis Cespedes, OF, NYM (Hand) - Did not start Thursday.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (Back) - Did not start Thursday.
Steven Matz, SP, NYM (Side) – Expected to pitch five or six innings of relief over the weekend.
Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI (Knee) – Will likely not return to action this season.
Out
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA (Hamstring) - Did not start Thursday.
Micah Johnson, 2B, CHW (Knee) – Underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Thursday morning.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, TOR (Shoulder) – May return to action on Saturday after a good batting practice session.
Juan Uribe, 3B, NYM (Chest) – Shown very little improvement.
15-day DL
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (Hamstring) – Running at 100 percent and is well ahead of his return schedule.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI
Closer Watch
Los Angeles Dodgers – Although the game has little meaning in the NL West standings, the Dodgers pulled out a close one in San Francisco today as they beat the Giants 3-2. Dodgers' closer Kenley Jansen, who picked up his 35th save of the year, pitched a perfect ninth inning on only throwing six pitches.
Chicago Cubs – Hector Rondon still has an outside shot of snagging 30 saves on the year, locking in his 29th save Thursday afternoon against the Reds. Rondon, who sports a 1.70 ERA on the season, threw eight of his 11 pitches for strikes as he allowed one hit before shutting the Reds down in the ninth inning.
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 |
A. Jones | OF | BAL vs NYY 7:05PM | A. Warren | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
M. Machado | 3B | BAL vs NYY 7:05PM | A. Warren | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .727 | .727 | .909 | 1.636 |
B. Boesch | OF | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .462 | .588 | .692 | 1.281 |
D. Dietrich | 2B | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .417 | .667 | 1.083 |
M. Ozuna | OF | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .391 | .667 | 1.058 |
D. Solano | 2B | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .727 | .727 | 1.000 | 1.727 |
B. Gardner | OF | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .286 | .375 | .524 | .899 |
C. Headley | 3B | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
C. Young | OF | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .429 | .529 | .786 | 1.315 |
M. Cuddyer | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .375 | .545 | .625 | 1.170 |
J. Lagares | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .435 | .480 | .783 | 1.263 |
D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .346 | .393 | .500 | .893 |
D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .316 | .440 | .632 | 1.072 |
L. Forsythe | 2B | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | M. Buehrle | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .423 | .560 | .983 |
B. Guyer | OF | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | M. Buehrle | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .350 | .391 | .700 | 1.091 |
D. Nava | OF | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | M. Buehrle | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .308 | .615 | .923 |
G. Sizemore | OF | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | M. Buehrle | 69 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .217 | .260 | .420 | .681 |
J. Donaldson | 3B | TOR @ TB 7:10PM | E. Ramirez | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .316 | .381 | .474 | .855 |
M. Bourn | OF | ATL vs STL 7:35PM | J. Garcia | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .583 | .615 | .750 | 1.365 |
C. Maybin | OF | ATL vs STL 7:35PM | J. Garcia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 |
S. Choo | OF | TEX vs LAA 8:05PM | J. Weaver | 39 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .385 | .455 | .538 | .993 |
M. Moreland | 1B | TEX vs LAA 8:05PM | J. Weaver | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .324 | .361 | .529 | .891 |
M. Napoli | 1B | TEX vs LAA 8:05PM | J. Weaver | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .344 | .432 | .688 | 1.120 |
R. Davis | OF | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .474 | .722 | 1.196 |
J. Martinez | OF | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .300 | .364 | .550 | .914 |
V. Martinez | 1B | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | .471 | .500 | .912 | 1.412 |
E. Hosmer | 1B | KC @ MIN 8:10PM | E. Santana | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .462 | 1.000 | 1.462 |
A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs HOU 9:40PM | D. Keuchel | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .417 | .636 | 1.053 |
B. Butler | 1B | OAK @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .308 | .357 | .538 | .896 |
C. Crisp | OF | OAK @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .286 | .579 | .865 |
N. Arenado | 3B | COL @ SF 10:15PM | C. Heston | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
C. Blackmon | OF | COL @ SF 10:15PM | C. Heston | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .417 | .917 | 1.333 |
D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL @ SF 10:15PM | C. Heston | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .583 | 1.083 |
B. Posey | C | SF vs COL 10:15PM | K. Kendrick | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .533 | .563 | .533 | 1.096 |
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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 |
Francisco Liriano | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | 156 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 41 | .199 | .271 | .317 | .588 |
Jake Arrieta | CHC @ MIL 8:10PM | 116 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | .207 | .264 | .318 | .582 |
Chris Young | KC @ MIN 8:10PM | 99 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | .212 | .264 | .410 | .675 |
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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 |
J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .095 | .136 | .238 | .374 |
B. Pena | C | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .192 | .200 | .392 |
J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .190 | .346 | .333 | .679 |
D. Gordon | 2B | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .154 | .313 | .154 | .466 |
M. Prado | 3B | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .160 | .222 | .240 | .462 |
I. Suzuki | OF | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .143 | .100 | .243 |
C. Yelich | OF | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .200 | .304 | .500 | .804 |
D. Ackley | OF | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
C. Beltran | OF | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
A. Rodriguez | 3B | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .167 | .304 | .500 | .804 |
B. Ryan | SS | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .154 | .167 | .321 |
D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ CLE 7:10PM | J. Tomlin | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .364 | .530 |
E. Campbell | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
T. d'Arnaud | C | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .333 | .564 |
L. Duda | 1B | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .176 | .300 | .235 | .535 |
W. Flores | SS | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 |
C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .133 | .161 | .267 | .428 |
E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 |
A. Cabrera | SS | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | M. Buehrle | 53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .170 | .211 | .189 | .399 |
R. Rivera | C | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | M. Buehrle | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ TB 7:10PM | E. Ramirez | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .545 | .727 |
A. Beltre | 3B | TEX vs LAA 8:05PM | J. Weaver | 82 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | .232 | .253 | .341 | .594 |
M. Cabrera | OF | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | A. Simon | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .214 | .250 | .464 |
A. LaRoche | 1B | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | A. Simon | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
N. Castellanos | 3B | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .077 | .133 | .077 | .210 |
J. Gomes | OF | KC @ MIN 8:10PM | E. Santana | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .150 | .227 | .450 | .677 |
A. Rios | OF | KC @ MIN 8:10PM | E. Santana | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .242 | .265 | .333 | .598 |
B. Zobrist | 2B | KC @ MIN 8:10PM | E. Santana | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .158 | .227 | .211 | .438 |
K. Davis | OF | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | J. Arrieta | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .176 | .222 | .294 | .516 |
A. Lind | 1B | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | J. Arrieta | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .200 | .360 | .400 | .760 |
J. Lucroy | C | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | J. Arrieta | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 |
L. Schafer | OF | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | J. Arrieta | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
J. Segura | SS | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | J. Arrieta | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
B. Dozier | 2B | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | C. Young | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .200 | .429 | .629 |
T. Hunter | OF | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | C. Young | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .133 | .188 | .333 | .521 |
T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | C. Young | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI vs HOU 9:40PM | D. Keuchel | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
B. Lawrie | 3B | OAK @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .188 | .235 | .313 | .548 |
S. Vogt | C | OAK @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
M. Byrd | OF | SF vs COL 10:15PM | K. Kendrick | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .400 | .500 |
A. Pagan | OF | SF vs COL 10:15PM | K. Kendrick | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .128 | .205 | .179 | .384 |
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Adam Warren | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | 72 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 14 | .375 | .470 | .460 | .930 |
Chris Sale | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | 166 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 47 | .295 | .374 | .515 | .889 |
Chris Heston | SF vs COL 10:15PM | 76 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .368 | .407 | .655 | 1.062 |
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Kevin Pillar, 1B, Toronto Blue Jays – I recommended Pillar earlier in the year and will do so again with just a few games left in the 2015 season. Pillar picked the perfect time to shine for the Blue Jays, going 16-for-27 over his last seven games. During Pillar's groovy run, he's put up some impressive stats. Don't believe me? Check it out: Pillar has two home runs, five runs, six RBI and FIVE stolen bases during his 7-game run. Gosh, you have to love the base snatching, huh? In standard 12-team leagues Pillar could still be out there, although you've got to keep your fingers crossed he's there.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Rubby De La Rosa, ARI ($6,300)
C: Francisco Cervelli, PIT ($3,500)
1B: Chris Davis, BAL ($4,500)
2B: Neil Walker, PIT ($3,500)
SS: Kelby Tomlinson, SF ($3,100)
3B: Chase Headley, NYY ($3,200)
OF: Jorge Soler, CHC ($3,900)