This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Phillies (Alec Asher – R), 7:05
Royals (Danny Duffy – L) at Orioles (Mike Wright – R), 7:05
Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R) at Pirates (Charlie Morton – R), 7:05
Blue Jays (David Price – L) at Yankees (Luis Severino – R), 7:05
Red Sox (Wade Miley – L) at Rays (Chris Archer – R), 7:10
Tigers (Justin Verlander – R) at Indians (Cody Anderson – R), 7:10
Cardinals (John Lackey – R) at Reds (Michael Lorenzen – R), 7:10
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Marlins (Brad Hand – L), 7:10
Mets (Steven Matz – L) at Braves (Matt Wisler – R), 7:35
Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at Athletics (Jesse Chavez – R), 8:05
Twins (Ervin Santana – R) at White Sox (Erik Johnson – R), 8:10
Dodgers (Alex Wood – L) at Diamondbacks (Robbie Ray – L), 9:40
Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L) at Angels (Jered Weaver – R), 10:05
Rockies (Chad Bettis – R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R), 10:10
Padres (Andrew Cashner – R) at Giants (Jake Peavy – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Tyson Ross, SP, SD (Illness) – Pitched through a stomach issue on Thursday.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, NYM (Wrist) – May not start on Friday.
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (Concussion) – Expected to sit on Friday.
Corey Kluber, SP, CLE (Hamstring) – Will throw a bullpen session on Friday.
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL (Calf) – Did not start on Thursday.
Buck Farmer, SP, DET (Forearm) – Underwent an MRI on Thursday that revealed no structural damage.
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL (Eye) – Did not start on Thursday.
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (Back) – May be shut down for the rest of the season.
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX (Knee) – Will undergo a clean-up procedure on his knee on Friday.
Franklin Gutierrez, OF, SEA (Groin) – Did not start on Thursday.
Nick Hundley, C, COL (Neck) – An MRI on Wednesday revealed a cervical strain.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, BOS (Back) – Checked out okay after leaving Wednesday's game.
Miguel Sano, 3B, MIN (Hamstring) – Came off the bench on Wednesday to hit a go-ahead home run.
Players on the DL
Evan Scribner, RP, OAK (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 60-day DL.
Zack Wheeler, SP, NYM (Elbow) – Threw from flat ground at 70-75 feet on Wednesday.
Enrique Hernandez, SS, LAD (Hamstring) – Hernandez is about a week ahead of his return schedule.
Josh Ravin, RP, LAD (Sports Hernia) – Underwent surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF (Oblique) – May not return to action this season.
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (Wrist) – May be cleared to take batting practice this weekend.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT
Claimed
Daniel Fields, OF, MIL
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Daniel Fields, OF, MIL
Dusty Coleman, 3B, KC
Yohan Pino, RP, KC
Carlos Moncrief, OF, CLE
Closer Watch
Colorado Rockies – The Rockies haven't had much to get excited about of late, with their current 58-82 record on the year, although they have been getting excellent production from closer John Axford who picked up his 21st save of the season on Thursday afternoon. As of August 19th, Axford has lowered his ERA from 4.76 to 3.99, while locking down five saves and only allowing four hits in 6.2 innings pitched.
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 |
R. Braun | OF | MIL @ PIT 7:05PM | C. Morton | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .348 | .423 | .609 | 1.032 |
J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 57 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .333 | .377 | .526 | .903 |
C. Headley | 3B | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .533 | .786 | 1.319 |
B. McCann | C | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .435 | .458 | .826 | 1.284 |
D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .350 | .435 | .650 | 1.085 |
C. Santana | 1B | CLE vs DET 7:10PM | J. Verlander | 50 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | .220 | .310 | .600 | .910 |
L. Forsythe | 2B | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | W. Miley | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .267 | .333 | .533 | .867 |
R. Rivera | C | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | W. Miley | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .308 | .500 | .385 | .885 |
D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .385 | .429 | .692 | 1.121 |
B. Harper | OF | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .308 | .692 | 1.000 |
A. Rendon | 2B | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
J. Werth | OF | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .429 | .667 | 1.095 |
R. Zimmerman | 3B | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .636 | .692 | 1.000 | 1.692 |
S. Fuld | OF | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .600 | 1.055 |
G. Beckham | 2B | CWS vs MIN 8:10PM | E. Santana | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .192 | .276 | .577 | .853 |
D. Freese | 3B | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | D. Keuchel | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .556 | .750 | 1.306 |
C. Iannetta | C | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | D. Keuchel | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .333 | .474 | .667 | 1.140 |
J. Upton | OF | SD @ SF 10:15PM | J. Peavy | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .533 | .857 | 1.390 |
B. Belt | 1B | SF vs SD 10:15PM | A. Cashner | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .385 | .438 | .692 | 1.130 |
B. Crawford | SS | SF vs SD 10:15PM | A. Cashner | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .727 | 1.266 |
J. Panik | 2B | SF vs SD 10:15PM | A. Cashner | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 |
B. Posey | C | SF vs SD 10:15PM | A. Cashner | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .545 | .850 | 1.395 |
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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 |
Jimmy Nelson | MIL @ PIT 7:05PM | 96 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 28 | .219 | .296 | .276 | .572 |
Colby Lewis | TEX vs OAK 8:05PM | 129 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 27 | .217 | .291 | .296 | .587 |
Jered Weaver | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | 155 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 33 | .213 | .248 | .315 | .563 |
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. Lucroy | C | MIL @ PIT 7:05PM | C. Morton | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .063 | .167 | .063 | .229 |
J. Segura | SS | MIL @ PIT 7:05PM | C. Morton | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .136 | .136 | .136 | .273 |
S. Drew | SS | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
B. Gardner | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .192 | .300 | .192 | .492 |
B. Ryan | SS | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
C. Young | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 |
P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT vs MIL 7:05PM | J. Nelson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .231 | .000 | .231 |
G. Polanco | OF | PIT vs MIL 7:05PM | J. Nelson | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
B. Holt | 3B | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 |
D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .167 | .304 | .167 | .471 |
T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs STL 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .357 | .607 |
B. Hamilton | OF | CIN vs STL 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 |
B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs STL 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .238 | .200 | .438 |
J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE vs DET 7:10PM | J. Verlander | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | .103 | .229 | .128 | .357 |
J. Mathis | C | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
M. Prado | 3B | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 |
D. Solano | 2B | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | W. Miley | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .154 | .267 | .462 | .728 |
W. Ramos | C | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
M. Semien | SS | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Sogard | 2B | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 |
S. Vogt | C | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
A. Beltre | 3B | TEX vs OAK 8:05PM | J. Chavez | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .167 | .100 | .267 |
M. Moreland | 1B | TEX vs OAK 8:05PM | J. Chavez | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .364 | .455 |
C. Carter | DH | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .350 | .550 |
J. Marisnick | OF | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
C. Rasmus | OF | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .077 | .143 | .154 | .297 |
J. Villar | SS | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | D. Keuchel | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 |
K. Calhoun | OF | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | D. Keuchel | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
C. Cowgill | OF | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | D. Keuchel | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .211 | .222 | .433 |
J. Morneau | 1B | COL @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
C. Barmes | SS | SD @ SF 10:15PM | J. Peavy | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .238 | .238 | .238 | .476 |
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 |
Brad Hand | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | 106 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 19 | .358 | .447 | .594 | 1.041 |
Jesse Chavez | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | 81 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 20 | .272 | .366 | .562 | .928 |
Andrew Cashner | SD @ SF 10:15PM | 92 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 17 | .348 | .396 | .563 | .959 |
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 |
Vidal Nuno, SP, Seattle Mariners – Now with his third team in as many years, Nuno may have found a home in Seattle where he's pitched quite well out of the bullpen. Nuno brings a good 65:17 K: BB rate in 69.2 innings, while holding a 2.97 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. The Mariners recently called upon Nuno for a spot start on Wednesday, replacing James Paxton, and he pitched masterfully allowing only one hit in seven innings pitched. Nuno gave up two walks, but struck out 10 Rangers' hitters to give the Mariners a much needed win. You really only want to snag Nuno in deeper leagues, but keep in mind he was a decent prospect at one time for the Yankees and may be finally fulfilling his potential.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA ($8,500)
C: Miguel Montero, CHC ($3,400)
1B: Adam Lind, MIL ($4,100)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($4,000)
SS: Corey Seager, LAD ($3,500)
3B: Evan Longoria, TB ($3,800)
OF: Domingo Santana, MIL ($3,600)