This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Braves (Shelby Miller – R) at Cub (Kyle Hendricks – R), 4:05
Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R) at Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R), 7:05
Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R) at Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L), 7:05
Twins (Tommy Milone – L) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:05
Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L) at Pirates (Jeff Locke – L), 7:05
Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at Tigers (Justin Verlander – R), 7:08
Royals (Johnny Cueto – R) at Red Sox (Henry Owens – L), 7:10
Phillies (Aaron Harang – R) at Marlins (Kendry Flores – R), 7:10
Diamondbacks (Rubby De La Rosa – R) at Reds (David Holmberg – L), 7:10
Dodgers (Brett Anderson – L) at Astros (Mike Fiers – R), 8:10
Mets (Bartolo Colon – R) at Rockies (Jonathan Gray – R), 8:40
Rays (Drew Smyly – L) at Athletics (Chris Bassitt – R), 10:05
Blue Jays (David Price – L) at Angels (Hector Santiago – L), 10:05
White Sox (Chris Sale – L) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R), 10:10
Cardinals (John Lackey – R) at Padres (Andrew Cashner – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Glen Perkins, RP, MIN (Neck) – Not expected to return to action until Tuesday.
Omar Infante, 2B, KC (Back) – Did not play on Thursday.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (Leg) – Did not play on Thursday.
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN (Biceps) – Expected to miss some time.
Players on the DL
Steven Matz, SP, NYM (Side) – Pitched 41 pitches in 2.2 innings on Thursday.
David Freese, 3B, LAA (Finger) – Hoping to begin a rehab assignment over the next few days.
Mike Wright, RP, BAL (Calf) – Expected to throw a three-inning simulated game on Saturday.
Alex Gordon, OF, KC (Groin) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday.
Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA (Wrist) – Hoping to rejoin the team before Sept. 1.
Jordy Mercer, SS, PIT (Leg) – May return this weekend.
Josh Harrison, 3B, PIT (Thumb) – May return this weekend.
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Jeremy Hellickson, SP, ARI (Leg) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX (Knee) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Jake McGee, RP, TB (Knee) – Will undergo surgery on Friday.
Steve Pearce, OF, BAL (Oblique) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Friday.
Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAD (Hamstring) – May see a reduction in playing time with the acquisition of Chase Utley.
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY (Forearm) – Will make a rehab start on Friday.
Daniel Norris, SP, DET (Oblique) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Randal Grichuk, OF, STL (Elbow) – Will not return to action for 14-20 days.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Gerald Laird, C, ARI
Nori Aoki, OF, SF
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Daniel Norris, SP, DET
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET
Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX
Jeremy Hellickson, SP, ARI
Hunter Pence, OF, SF
Called Up
Scott McGough, RP, MIA
Ryan LaMarre, OF, CIN
Darnell Sweeney, 2B, PHI
Guido Knudson, RP, DET
Vincent Velasquez, SP, HOU
Nick Tropeano, RP, LAA
Jose Valdez, RP, DET
Chase Anderson, SP, ARI
Byron Buxton, OF, MIN
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Gerald Laird, C, ARI
Mike Morin, RP, LAA
Tomas Tellis, C, MIA
Josh Fields, RP, HOU
Traded
Randy Wolf, RP, DET – from Toronto Blue Jays for cash
Marlon Byrd, OF, SF – from Cincinnati Reds for Stephen Johnson, RP.
Released
Drew Stubbs, OF, COL
Garrett Jones, OF, NYY
Signed
Ryan Gebhardt, OF, ATL
Travis Snider, OF, PIT
Closer Watch
Boston Red Sox – I love saying "Junichi Tazawa". Seriously, it's a rad name. Tazawa snatched his second save in two days, shutting down the Royals on 10 pitches, as he struck out one hitter and retired the others on minimal pitches. It's doubtful that Tazawa is there on your free agent list for saves, but, if he is, you'd be smart to snag him.
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 |
C. Davis | 1B | BAL vs MIN 7:05PM | T. Milone | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .417 | 1.000 | 1.417 |
J. Hardy | SS | BAL vs MIN 7:05PM | T. Milone | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
M. Machado | 3B | BAL vs MIN 7:05PM | T. Milone | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .818 | 1.273 |
A. Lind | 1B | MIL @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .462 | .455 | .916 |
B. Dozier | 2B | MIN @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .385 | .429 | .615 | 1.044 |
E. Nunez | SS | MIN @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 |
T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .308 | .357 | .692 | 1.049 |
A. Ramirez | 3B | PIT vs SF 7:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .381 | .667 | 1.048 |
M. Byrd | OF | SF @ PIT 7:05PM | J. Locke | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .357 | .375 | .857 | 1.232 |
A. Avila | C | DET vs TEX 7:08PM | C. Lewis | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .444 | .800 | 1.244 |
V. Martinez | 1B | DET vs TEX 7:08PM | C. Lewis | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .529 | .529 | .706 | 1.235 |
M. Moreland | 1B | TEX @ DET 7:08PM | J. Verlander | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .471 | .667 | 1.137 |
D. DeJesus | OF | LAA vs TOR 10:05PM | D. Price | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
C. Iannetta | C | LAA vs TOR 10:05PM | D. Price | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .368 | .556 | .924 |
B. Butler | 1B | OAK vs TB 10:05PM | D. Smyly | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .533 | .786 | 1.319 |
R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs CWS 10:10PM | C. Sale | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .313 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
N. Cruz | OF | SEA vs CWS 10:10PM | C. Sale | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .462 | .533 | .923 | 1.456 |
J. Montero | 1B | SEA vs CWS 10:10PM | C. Sale | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 |
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 |
Carlos Carrasco | CLE @ NYY 7:05PM | 74 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .203 | .272 | .345 | .617 |
Felix Hernandez | SEA vs CWS 10:10PM | 112 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 25 | .205 | .229 | .304 | .533 |
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 |
S. Castro | SS | CHC vs ATL 4:05PM | S. Miller | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .273 |
A. Jones | OF | BAL vs MIN 7:05PM | T. Milone | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY vs CLE 7:05PM | C. Carrasco | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 |
M. Teixeira | 1B | NYY vs CLE 7:05PM | C. Carrasco | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs SF 7:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
M. Morse | OF | PIT vs SF 7:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
D. Murphy | OF | LAA vs TOR 10:05PM | D. Price | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .250 | .300 | .550 |
A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs TOR 10:05PM | D. Price | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .600 | .800 |
J. Donaldson | 3B | TOR @ LAA 10:05PM | H. Santiago | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .125 | .211 | .313 | .523 |
G. Beckham | 2B | CWS @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .172 | .226 | .414 | .640 |
A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 |
M. Kemp | OF | SD vs STL 10:10PM | J. Lackey | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
M. Upton Jr. | OF | SD vs STL 10:10PM | J. Lackey | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .188 | .212 | .406 | .618 |
A. Jackson | OF | SEA vs CWS 10:10PM | C. Sale | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .067 | .125 | .100 | .225 |
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 |
Wei-Yin Chen | BAL vs MIN 7:05PM | 73 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | .315 | .367 | .544 | .911 |
Colby Lewis | TEX @ DET 7:08PM | 98 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 11 | .347 | .400 | .543 | .943 |
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 |
Travis Shaw, 1B, Boston Red Sox – Okay, Shaw is just someone that can't be ignored. I know this isn't going to last, but I wouldn't feel right if I didn't suggest Shaw. I mean, come on, dude has been lighting the world on fire to the tune of a .382 AVG, 4 HR, 8 RBI over his last eight games. Snag Shaw if you need the CI help down the stretch. Cha-ching!
Other Recent Recommendations:Travis Shaw, Raisel Iglesias, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Rodon, Eugenio Suarez and Danny Valencia
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Wei-Yin Chen, BAL ($8,300)
C: J.T. Realmuto, MIA ($3,600)
1B: Greg Bird, NYY ($3,900)
2B: Justin Turner, LAD ($3,400)
SS: Eugenio Suarez, CIN ($3,100)
3B: Matt Carpenter, STL ($3,900)
OF: Ender Inciarte, ARI ($3,900)