This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Braves (Williams Perez – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Indians (Corey Kluber – R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:05
Nationals (Max Scherzer – R) at Phillies (Aaron Harang – R), 7:05
Rangers (Nick Martinez – R) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L), 7:07
White Sox (Jose Quintana – L) at Tigers (Anibal Sanchez – R), 7:08
Red Sox (Rick Porcello – R) at Rays (Alex Colome – R), 7:10
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Mets (Noah Syndergaard – R), 7:10
Dodgers (Brett Anderson – L) at Marlins (Justin Nicolino – L), 7:10
Twins (Trevor May – R) at Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R), 8:10
Yankees (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at Astros (Vincent Velasquez – R), 8:10
Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Cardinals (John Lackey – R), 8:15
Royals (Edinson Volquez – R) at Athletics (Jesse Hahn – R), 10:05
Mariners (Taijuan Walker – R) at Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R), 10:05
Diamondbacks (Robbie Ray – L) at Padres (Tyson Ross – R), 10:10
Rockies (Chad Bettis – R) at Giants (Tim Hudson – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Blake Swihart, C, BOS (Ankle) – Expected to return to action no later than Friday.
Jorge De La Rosa, SP, COL (Finger) – Left Thursday's game with a cut on his middle finger.
Jhonny Peralta, SS, STL (Undisclosed) – Scratched from Thursday's lineup.
Kris Bryant, 3B, CHC (Illness) – Was removed from Thursday's game with flu-like symptoms.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (Hand) – Did not start on Thursday.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS (Leg) – Missed Thursday's game with cramps.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (Shoulder) – Did not play on Thursday.
Starlin Castro, SS, CHC (Undisclosed) – Scratched from Thursday's game to attend the birth of his second child.
Dexter Fowler, OF, CHC (Ankle) – Did not play on Thursday.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS (Hand) – Did not play on Thursday, but is expected to play Friday.
Players on the DL
Corey Hart, 1B, PIT (Shoulder) – Injured himself during practice.
Aaron Barrett, RP, WAS (Biceps) – Threw off flat ground from 90 feet.
Archie Bradley, SP, ARI (Shoulder) – Did not feel well after his rehab outing and is heading back to Phoenix for more testing.
Alex Avila, C, DET (Knee) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Friday.
Delino DeShields, OF, TEX (Hamstring) – Ran sprints on Wednesday and could start a rehab assignment Monday.
Pedro Baez, RP, LAD (Chest) – After throwing three scoreless innings during rehab, he could be activated shortly.
Brandon League, RP, LAD (Shoulder) – May join the Dodgers on their current road trip.
Martin Prado, 3B, MIA (Shoulder) – Felt some discomfort after taking some ground balls on Wednesday.
Henderson Alvarez, SP, MIA (Shoulder) – Expected to throw a bullpen session on Saturday.
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (Hamstring) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS (Calf) – Started his rehab assignment on Wednesday.
Chase Utley, 2B, PHI (Ankle) – No timetable has been established for his return.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL
Lance Lynn, SP, STL
Stephen Drew, 2B, NYY
Jarred Cosart, SP, MIA
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS
Called Up
Gregorio Petit, SS, NYY
Jonathan Aro, RP, BOS
Deven Marrero, SS, BOS
Spencer Patton, RP, TEX
Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF, BOS
Bruce Rondon, RP, DET
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Michael Tonkin, RP, MIN
Branden Pinder, RP, NYY
Diego Moreno, RP, NYY
Vin Mazzaro, RP, MIA
Erik Kratz, C, NYM
Kristopher Negron, 2B, CIN
Joe Kelly, SP, BOS
Buck Farmer, SP, DET
Nick Franklin, 2B, TB
Mychal Givens, RP, BAL
Michael Choice, OF, TEX
Branden Pinder, RP, NYY
Michael Tonkin, RP, MIN
Diego Moreno, RP, NYY
Jeff Bianchi, SS, BOS
Closer Watch
Washington Nationals – Wednesday was the day of extra-inning games, as the Nationals pulled out an 11th inning victory at home over the Braves. Closer Drew Storen was called upon to close out the game in the ninth inning, but he gave up a run on two hits in blowing only his second save of the year. Storen struggled some in the inning, needing 18 pitches just to retire the side; however, we should see Storen get back on track in his next save opportunity.
Cincinnati Reds – With incumbent closer Aroldis Chapman on the Paternity List, J.J. Hoover stepped in and picked up his first save of the season, shutting down the Pirates in the ninth inning. Hoover slammed the door on the three Pirates' hitters he faced, striking out the last two in the inning to end the game. Hoover is an intriguing pick-up in leagues if you're scrounging for saves, especially with the rumors floating around that Chapman could be moved in a deadline trade.
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 |
D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .429 | .500 | .429 | .929 |
B. Harper | OF | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .455 | .500 | .727 | 1.227 |
D. Span | OF | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .313 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
D. Uggla | 2B | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | .310 | .459 | .655 | 1.115 |
S. Choo | OF | TEX @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 36 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .417 | .462 | .583 | 1.045 |
M. Cabrera | OF | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 27 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .519 | .519 | .556 | 1.074 |
G. Soto | C | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 |
M. Cabrera | 1B | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .419 | .519 | .938 |
Y. Cespedes | OF | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .692 | 1.833 | 2.526 |
R. Davis | OF | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .343 | .378 | .571 | .950 |
V. Martinez | 1B | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .583 | 1.083 |
C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs CIN 7:10PM | J. Cueto | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .200 | .385 | .500 | .885 |
D. DeJesus | DH | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .464 | .520 | .984 |
K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ MIL 8:10PM | K. Lohse | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 |
C. Coghlan | OF | CHC @ STL 8:15PM | J. Lackey | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .583 | .583 | .667 | 1.250 |
J. Heyward | OF | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Arrieta | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | T. Ross | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .350 | .480 | .750 | 1.230 |
D. Peralta | OF | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | T. Ross | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .333 | .385 | .500 | .885 |
D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .357 | .571 | .929 |
M. McKenry | C | COL @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .455 | .455 | .455 | .909 |
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 |
Francisco Liriano | PIT vs ATL 7:05PM | 77 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 22 | .195 | .271 | .262 | .533 |
Wei-Yin Chen | BAL vs CLE 7:05PM | 63 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .206 | .251 | .349 | .599 |
Max Scherzer | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | 118 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 31 | .237 | .258 | .359 | .616 |
Jake Arrieta | CHC @ STL 8:15PM | 103 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 30 | .214 | .283 | .304 | .587 |
Matt Shoemaker | LAA vs SEA 10:05PM | 84 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | .238 | .257 | .461 | .717 |
Tyson Ross | SD vs ARI 10:10PM | 106 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 28 | .217 | .279 | .373 | .653 |
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 |
J. Gomes | OF | ATL @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .100 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
A. Jones | OF | BAL vs CLE 7:05PM | C. Kluber | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
C. Parmelee | 1B | BAL vs CLE 7:05PM | C. Kluber | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .091 | .286 | .182 | .468 |
M. Aviles | 2B | CLE @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .071 | .125 | .071 | .196 |
F. Galvis | SS | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | M. Scherzer | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | M. Scherzer | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .100 | .167 | .200 | .367 |
Y. Escobar | SS | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
J. Lobaton | C | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
A. Rendon | 2B | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .136 | .208 | .273 | .481 |
A. Rosales | 2B | TEX @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
J. Donaldson | 3B | TOR vs TEX 7:07PM | N. Martinez | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .238 | .300 | .538 |
J. Martinez | OF | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
K. Kiermaier | OF | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .176 | .263 | .176 | .440 |
M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Arrieta | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .000 | .278 | .000 | .278 |
J. Jay | OF | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Arrieta | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
Y. Molina | C | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Arrieta | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
K. Wong | 2B | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Arrieta | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
D. Ackley | OF | SEA @ LAA 10:05PM | M. Shoemaker | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
K. Seager | 3B | SEA @ LAA 10:05PM | M. Shoemaker | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
M. Zunino | C | SEA @ LAA 10:05PM | M. Shoemaker | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | T. Ross | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
C. Owings | SS | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | T. Ross | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .188 | .313 | .500 |
A. Pollock | OF | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | T. Ross | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
C. Gonzalez | OF | COL @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .190 | .261 | .381 | .642 |
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 |
Mark Buehrle | TOR vs TEX 7:07PM | 129 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | .302 | .347 | .409 | .756 |
Jose Quintana | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | 186 | 63 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 33 | .339 | .378 | .532 | .910 |
Anibal Sanchez | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | 161 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 27 | .342 | .359 | .473 | .833 |
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 |
Justin Turner, 3B, LAD – Just when you think a player is starting to slow down, what does he do? Hit another home run. Check out Turner's line over his last 10 games: .317/.425/.833, 5 HR, 8 R, and 11 RBI, while only striking out two times. Turner is about as hot as they come in regards to the power, and there's no doubt he'll slow down, but if he's not on your roster in shallower leagues he should be.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Robbie Ray, ARI ($6,100)
C: Jonathan Lucroy, MIL ($3,600)
1B: Chris Davis, BAL ($3,700)
2B: Joe Panik, SF ($3,500)
SS: Marcus Semien, OAK ($3,600)
3B: Maikel Franco, PHI ($4,000)
OF: Gerardo Parra, MIL ($3,500)