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 Phillies (Aaron Nola – R), 7:05
Tigers (Buck Farmer – R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:05
Royals (Johnny Cueto – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 7:07
Pirates (Jeff Locke – L) at Reds (Michael Lorenzen – R), 7:10
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Marlins (David Phelps – R), 7:10
Rays (Erasmo Ramirez – R) at Red Sox (Eduardo Rodriguez – L), 7:10
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Mets (Matt Harvey – R), 7:10
Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L) at Rangers (Nick Martinez – R), 8:05
Diamondbacks (Rubby De La Rosa – R) at Astros (Scott Feldman – R), 8:10
Cubs (Jason Hammel – L) at Brewers (Taylor Jungmann – R), 8:10
Yankees (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at White Sox (Carlos Rodon – L), 8:10
Mariners (Taijuan Walker – R) at Twins (Tommy Milone – L), 8:10
Rockies (Kyle Kendrick – R) at Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R), 8:15
Indians (Danny Salazar – R) at Athletics (Kendall Graveman – R), 9:35
Angels (Hector Santiago – L) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR (Shoulder) – The Blue Jays are waiting until Friday before determining a DL stint is needed.
Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN (Paternity) – Is not expected to return until Saturday.
Robinson Cano, 2B, SEA (Abdomen) – Hoping to DH on Friday.
Logan Morrison, 1B, SEA (Thumb) – Did not start on Thursday.
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (Finger) – Did not start on Thursday.
Players on the DL
Chris Hatcher, RP, LAD (Oblique) – Was transferred to the 60-day DL.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (Knee) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Friday at Triple-A Durham with a mid-August return in mind.
Sean Doolittle, RP, OAK (Shoulder) – Threw 26 pitches off the mound on Thursday.
Jerry Blevins, RP, NYM (Forearm) – Was cleared to throw on Thursday.
Williams Perez, SP, ATL (Foot) – Slated to start on Friday.
Josh Outman, RP, ATL (Shoulder) – Pitched one inning in a rehab appearance on Thursday.
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY (Forearm) – Downplayed his injury and is only expected to rest for most of his DL time.
Slade Heathcott, OF, NYY (Quadriceps) – Will have his rehab assignment moved to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Miguel Montero, C, CHC (Thumb) – There were no issues found after a doctor's examination and no rehab assignment is expected.
Carlos Corporan, C, TEX (Thumb) – Started a rehab assignment on Thursday at Triple-A Round Rock.
Steve Pearce, OF, BAL (Oblique) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday.
Nate Adcock, RP, CIN (Elbow) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Matt Holliday, OF, STL (Quadriceps) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Kyle Lobstein, RP, DET (Shoulder) – Was moved to the 60-day DL.
Pat Venditte, RP, OAK (Shoulder) – Will move his rehab to Triple-A Nashville over the weekend.
Brandon Morrow, SP, SD (Shoulder) – Will meet with team doctors on Friday.
Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS (Oblique) – Expected to make one more rehab start.
Denard Span, OF, WAS (Back) – Has not started to swing the bat.
Rafael Montero, RP, NYM (Shoulder) – Experiencing soreness and will meet with team doctors.
Derek Holland, SP, TEX (Shoulder) – Threw two innings in his rehab start on Thursday.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Nate Adcock, RP, CIN
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY
Matt Holliday, OF, STL
Activated off the DL
Jed Lowrie, 3B, HOU
Signed
Brent Morel, 3B, OAK
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Roberto Hernandez, SP, HOU
Dan Johnson, 1B, STL
Daniel Nava, OF, BOS
Chin-hui Tsao, RP, LAD
Vance Worley, SP, PIT
Ramon Flores, OF, SEA
Jose Ramirez, RP, SEA
Kyle Skipworth, C, CIN
Tommy Layne, RP, BOS
Mike Morin, RP, LAA
Caleb Cotham, RP, NYY
Sandy Leon, C, BOS
Called Up
Bryan Mitchell, RP, NYY
Greg Garcia, 2B, STL
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE
Jonathan Aro, RP, BOS
Cory Rasmus, RP, LAA
David Holmberg, SP, CIN
Keyvius Sampson, SP, CIN
Ryan Kelly, RP, ATL
Jake Brigham, RP, ATL
Jesus Montero, 1B, SEA
Nick Goody, RP, NYY
Matt Marksberry, RP, NYY
Traded
Mat Latos, SP, LAD, Michael Morse, 1B, LAD and Cash – from Miami Marlins for Victor Araujo, P, Jeff Brigham, P and Kevin Guzman, P.
David Price, SP, TOR – from Detroit Tigers for Matt Boys, P, Daniel Norris, P and Jali Labourt, P.
Brandon Moss, 1B, STL – from Cleveland Indians for Rob Kaminsky, P.
Joakim Soria, RP, PIT – from Detroit Tigers for JaCoby Jones, SS.
Carlos Gomez, OF, HOU, Mike Fiers, SP, HOU and Other Considerations – from Milwaukee Brewers for Brett Phillips, 2B, Domingo Santana, OF, Josh Hader, P and Adrian Houser, P.
Alex Wood, SP, LAD, Jim Johnson, RP, LAD, Luis Avilan, RP, LAD, Jose Peraza, 2B, LAD, Bronson Arroyo, SP, LAD and Cash – from Atlanta Braves for Hector Olivera, 2B, Paco Rodriguez, P, and Zack Bird, P
Dustin Ackley, OF, NYY – from Seattle Mariners for Jose Ramirez, P, and Ramon Flores, OF.
Justin Sellers, SS, CHW – from Pittsburgh Pirates.
Closer Watch
Atlanta Braves – With Jim Johnson traded to the Dodgers on Thursday, the Braves are in need of a closer which points directly to Arodys Vizcaino. If you were smart, you were already preparing for a Jim Johnson move and you hedged your way into Vizcaino. David Aardsma offers potential as well in the role, although Vizcaino is your prime target.
Philadelphia Phillies – Okay, so, sometimes we bring obvious news, but if Ken Giles is floating around out there in leagues, snag him with the recently departed Jonathan Papelbon headed to the Nationals. He's the prime candidate for saves here on out for the Phillies.
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 |
I. Kinsler | 2B | DET @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .500 | .864 |
M. Byrd | OF | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | J. Locke | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .357 | .917 | 1.274 |
T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | J. Locke | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .450 | .522 | .800 | 1.322 |
B. Hamilton | OF | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | J. Locke | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .462 | .462 | .538 | 1.000 |
J. Votto | 1B | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | J. Locke | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .353 | .455 | .471 | .925 |
J. Lagares | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .455 | .478 | .818 | 1.296 |
D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .348 | .400 | .478 | .878 |
I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | M. Harvey | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .294 | .400 | .529 | .929 |
R. Zimmerman | 3B | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | M. Harvey | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
C. Pennington | SS | ARI @ HOU 8:10PM | S. Feldman | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .294 | .368 | .647 | 1.015 |
J. Saltalamacchia | C | ARI @ HOU 8:10PM | S. Feldman | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .900 | 1.300 |
A. LaRoche | 1B | CWS vs NYY 8:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .368 | .350 | .579 | .929 |
K. Davis | OF | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | J. Hammel | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .273 | .600 | .873 |
A. Lind | 1B | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | J. Hammel | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .304 | .333 | .609 | .942 |
F. Gutierrez | OF | SEA @ MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .455 | .909 | 1.364 |
M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs COL 8:15PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
M. Reynolds | 1B | STL vs COL 8:15PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .385 | .833 | 1.218 |
B. Butler | 1B | OAK vs CLE 9:35PM | D. Salazar | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .500 | .556 | .786 | 1.341 |
A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .450 | .577 | .650 | 1.227 |
A. Callaspo | 2B | LAD vs LAA 10:10PM | H. Santiago | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
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 |
Ian Kennedy | SD @ MIA 7:10PM | 91 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 23 | .198 | .270 | .342 | .612 |
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 |
Y. Cespedes | OF | DET @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 |
R. Martin | C | TOR vs KC 7:07PM | J. Cueto | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .067 | .333 | .133 | .467 |
J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | J. Locke | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .190 | .182 | .286 | .468 |
D. Gordon | 2B | MIA vs SD 7:10PM | I. Kennedy | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .190 | .227 | .333 | .561 |
C. McGehee | 3B | MIA vs SD 7:10PM | I. Kennedy | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .083 | .267 | .083 | .350 |
E. Campbell | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
T. d'Arnaud | C | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .545 |
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 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .111 | .143 | .259 | .402 |
B. Harper | OF | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | M. Harvey | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .000 | .176 | .000 | .176 |
N. Cruz | OF | SEA @ MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .188 | .375 | .563 |
A. Jackson | OF | SEA @ MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .167 | .200 | .367 |
M. Trumbo | OF | SEA @ MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .111 | .111 | .278 | .389 |
Y. Molina | C | STL vs COL 8:15PM | K. Kendrick | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .250 | .523 |
M. Semien | SS | OAK vs CLE 9:35PM | D. Salazar | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
E. Aybar | SS | LAA @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
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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 |
Jeff Locke | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | 111 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | .315 | .369 | .491 | .860 |
Scott Feldman | HOU vs ARI 8:10PM | 67 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .269 | .297 | .566 | .863 |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF, Boston Red Sox – With Mookie Betts on the 7-day DL due to a concussion he suffered on Tuesday, Bradley gets the call to fill in. To this point, Bradley was hitting a cool .305/.382/.472 at Triple-A Pawtucket, with 9 HR, 38 R and 29 RBI in 282 at-bats. This will be Bradley's time to showcase his skills as Betts recovers, but only take a gander at Bradley if you've got the room for failure. Bradley hasn't exactly had success in his previous calls to the big league, although he still offers massive potential.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Ian Kennedy, SD ($6,900)
C: Yasmani Grandal, LAD ($3,300)
1B: Ryan Howard, PHI ($3,700)
2B: Neil Walker, PIT ($3,700)
SS: Francisco Lindor, CLE ($3,700)
3B: Maikel Franco, PHI ($3,900)
OF: Billy Hamilton, CIN ($3,900)