This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Yankees (Shane Greene - R) at Indians (Justin Masterson - R), 7:00
Orioles (Chris Tillman - R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg - R), 7:05
Braves (Mike Minor - L) at Mets (Daisuke Matsuzaka - R), 7:10
White Sox (Scott Carroll - R) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz - R), 7:10
Cubs (Edwin Jackson - R) at Reds (Mike Leake - R), 7:10
Royals (James Shields - R) at Rays (Jake Odorizzi - R), 7:10
Astros (Jarred Cosart - R) at Rangers (Miles Mikolas - R), 8:05
Phillies (Cole Hamels - L) at Brewers (Marco Estrada - R), 8:10
Pirates (Charlie Morton - R) at Cardinals (Adam Wainwright - R), 8:15
Padres (Ian Kennedy - R) at Rockies (Tyler Matzek - L), 8:40
Marlins (Tom Koehler - R) at Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson - R), 9:40
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ - L) at Angels (Jered Weaver - R), 10:05
Giants (Ryan Vogelsong - R) at Athletics (Jesse Chavez - R), 10:05
Twins (Kevin Correia - R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma - R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game:
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Josh Beckett, P, LAD (Hip) - Experienced a twinge in his hip while running the bases Sunday.
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL (Back) - Enduring a stiff back that isn't deemed serious but kept him on the pine Sunday.
Aroldis Chapman, P, CIN (Hamstring) - Unavailable out of the bullpen Sunday as a result of a tweaked hamstring.
Gerrit Cole, P, PIT (Oblique) - Throwing a side session Monday, which, if successful, will allow him to take the mound Wednesday.
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (Quadriceps) - Expected to sit out 2-to-4 weeks due to a strained right quad that he suffered Saturday.
David Freese, 3B, LAA (Leg) - Sidelined both Saturday and Sunday as a result of a bruised left shin.
Conor Gillaspie, 3B, CWS (Knee) - Left Sunday's game with a right knee contusion.
Jair Jurrjens, P, COL (Chest) - Reportedly OK after experiencing breathing issues during Friday's start.
Victor Martinez, DH, DET (Back) - Held out for a second consecutive outing Sunday due to irritation in his lower back.
Brandon Moss, 1B, OAK (Ankle) - Underwent an MRI, which revealed no structural damage to his left ankle.
Miguel Rojas, SS, LAD (Forearm) - Removed from Sunday's contest as a result of a right forearm contusion.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF (Elbow) - Hopeful that he'll return to the lineup Monday, after sitting out Sunday due to a bruised elbow.
Steve Tolleson, 3B, TOR (Ankle) - Rolled his ankle Friday, which kept him sidelined Saturday, but he acted as a pinch hitter Sunday.
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN (Oblique) - Marked for a DL stint with a left quadriceps strain.
Players on the DL
Norichika Aoki, OF, KC (Groin) - Embarking upon a rehab assignment Monday at Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Erisbel Arruebarrena, SS, LAD (Hip) - En route to Arizona for an MRI on his right hip flexor, which spurred his placement on the disabled list Sunday.
Eddie Butler, P, COL (Shoulder) - Tossed a 35-pitch simulated game Saturday, after which he reported no discomfort other than a blister on his middle finger.
Mike Carp, OF, BOS (Foot) - Still at Triple-A Pawtucket, despite reports that he would transfer his rehab assignment to Double-A Portland this weekend.
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD (Ankle) - Tallied a single in two at-bats during his first rehab outing Saturday at Triple-A Albuquerque.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL (Shoulder) - Scheduled for a follow-up MRI on his fractured left shoulder on July 21, opening the door from a strengthening and rehab program.
Evan Gattis, C, ATL (Back) - Hasn't received clearance to run.
Dillon Gee, P, NYM (Back) - Starting for the Mets on Wednesday, marking his first nod since May 10.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (Finger) - Likely starting a three-game rehab assignment at Triple-A Colorado Springs on Monday.
Cliff Lee, P, PHI (Elbow) - Capped at approximately 60 pitches during a rehab start Sunday at High-A Clearwater.
Jeff Manship, P, PHI (Quadriceps) - Felt OK following his initial rehab contest Saturday with the GCL Phillies.
Bud Norris, P, BAL (Groin) - Slated for activation from the DL in advance of a start Tuesday.
Michael Pineda, P, NYY (Back) - Playing catch from 90 feet and will soon throw off a mound.
Carlos Ruiz, C, PHI (Concussion) - Moving through MLB's concussion protocol, which will include an ImPACT test Monday.
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS (Hamstring) - May commence a rehab assignment in the near future.
Nick Vincent, P, SD (Shoulder) - Threw his first bullpen session Saturday since landing on the disabled list on June 15.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA
Tom Koehler, P, MIA (from paternity list)
Ian Krol, P, DET
Fernando Salas, P, LAA
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL
Placed on the DL
Erisbel Arruebarrena, SS, LAD
Clint Barmes, SS, PIT
Michael Bourn, OF, CLE
Nick Masset, P, COL
Patrick McCoy, P, DET
Jon Niese, P, NYM
Brayan Pena, C, CIN (to paternity list)
Called Up
Tucker Barnhart, C, CIN
Kevin Gausman, P, BAL
David Martinez, P, HOU
Michael Martinez, 3B, PIT
Blake Parker, P, CHC
Carlos Triunfel, SS, LAD
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Casey Coleman, P, KC
Preston Guilmet, P, BAL
Andrew Heaney, P, MIA
Tom Layne, P, BOS
Jake Marisnick, OF, MIA
Shane Robinson, OF, STL
Michael Roth, P, LAA (to Double-A Arkansas)
Domingo Santana, OF, HOU
Contract Selected
Bruce Billings, P, NYY
Brooks Brown, P, COL
Buddy Carlyle, P, NYM
Tyler Holt, OF, CLE
Designated for Assignment
Raul Fernandez, P, COL
Brad Glenn, OF, TOR
Ramon Ramirez, P, BAL
Alfonso Soriano, OF, NYY
Claimed off waivers
Nolan Reimold, OF, TOR
Activated
Cole Gillespie, OF, TOR
Signed
Scott Downs, P, KC
Traded
Brandon McCarthy, P, NYY (from ARI)
Vidal Nuno, P, ARI (from NYY)
Hot Batter Matchups – July 7, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| D. Jeter | SS | NYY @ CLE 7:05PM | J. Masterson | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .391 | .417 | .435 | .851 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS vs BAL 7:05PM | C. Tillman | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .600 | 1.055 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .375 | .444 | .500 | .944 |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | CHC @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .474 | .500 | .737 | 1.237 |
| L. Valbuena | 3B | CHC @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .375 | .444 | .438 | .882 |
| P. Konerko | 1B | CWS @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .467 | .529 | .733 | 1.263 |
| L. Duda | OF | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .316 | .350 | .526 | .876 |
| R. Tejada | SS | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .381 | .409 | .476 | .885 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .250 | .333 | .650 | .983 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL vs PHI 8:10PM | C. Hamels | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .321 | .345 | .679 | 1.023 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL vs PHI 8:10PM | C. Hamels | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .583 | .909 | 1.492 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs PHI 8:10PM | C. Hamels | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .273 | .304 | .636 | .941 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | MIL vs PHI 8:10PM | C. Hamels | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .231 | .375 | .769 | 1.144 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .409 | .519 | .500 | 1.019 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .382 | .405 | .676 | 1.082 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .292 | .393 | .458 | .851 |
| A. Craig | 1B | STL vs PIT 8:15PM | C. Morton | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .524 | .600 | .619 | 1.219 |
| J. Jay | OF | STL vs PIT 8:15PM | C. Morton | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .474 | .545 | .579 | 1.124 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs PIT 8:15PM | C. Morton | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .636 | 1.091 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL vs SD 8:40PM | I. Kennedy | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .375 | .533 | .908 |
| J. Rutledge | 2B | COL vs SD 8:40PM | I. Kennedy | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .385 | .529 | .692 | 1.222 |
| T. Tulowitzki | SS | COL vs SD 8:40PM | I. Kennedy | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .231 | .344 | .654 | .998 |
| A. Lind | 1B | TOR @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .346 | .370 | .692 | 1.063 |
| C. Hart | 1B | SEA vs MIN 10:10PM | K. Correia | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .381 | .391 | .667 | 1.058 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Hot Pitcher Matchups – July 7, 2014Matchup 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 Masterson | CLE vs NYY 7:05PM | 138 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 33 | .246 | .303 | .291 | .594 |
| Jered Weaver | LAA vs TOR 10:05PM | 94 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | .202 | .265 | .324 | .588 |
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 |
Cold Batter Matchups – July 7, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY @ CLE 7:05PM | J. Masterson | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .294 | .250 | .544 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY @ CLE 7:05PM | J. Masterson | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .190 | .167 | .357 |
| M. Teixeira | 1B | NYY @ CLE 7:05PM | J. Masterson | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .125 | .200 | .313 | .513 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Matsuzaka | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .167 | .259 | .292 | .551 |
| W. Castillo | C | CHC @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| Z. Cozart | SS | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | E. Jackson | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .067 | .118 | .133 | .251 |
| C. Heisey | OF | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | E. Jackson | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | E. Jackson | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .176 | .263 | .294 | .557 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .158 | .444 | .602 |
| J. Molina | C | TB vs KC 7:10PM | J. Shields | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
| C. Gomez | OF | MIL vs PHI 8:10PM | C. Hamels | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| R. Weeks | 2B | MIL vs PHI 8:10PM | C. Hamels | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .111 | .273 | .222 | .495 |
| I. Davis | 1B | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .154 | .267 | .385 | .651 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
| D. Descalso | 2B | STL vs PIT 8:15PM | C. Morton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL vs SD 8:40PM | I. Kennedy | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .231 | .286 | .231 | .516 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .083 | .214 | .167 | .381 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | TOR @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .182 | .143 | .325 |
| D. Navarro | C | TOR @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| L. Morrison | 1B | SEA vs MIN 10:10PM | K. Correia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – July 7, 2014Matchup 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 |
| Mike Leake | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | 143 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 21 | .343 | .384 | .458 | .842 |
| Cole Hamels | PHI @ MIL 8:10PM | 118 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 31 | .263 | .329 | .532 | .861 |
| Charlie Morton | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | 128 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 19 | .367 | .443 | .458 | .901 |
| Ian Kennedy | SD @ COL 8:40PM | 115 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 23 | .296 | .379 | .513 | .892 |
| J.A. Happ | TOR @ LAA 10:05PM | 67 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 14 | .358 | .449 | .619 | 1.068 |
| Kevin Correia | MIN @ SEA 10:10PM | 61 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 8 | .393 | .416 | .654 | 1.070 |
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 |
Recommended Pickup
Yan Gomes, C, CLE - Since receiving a day off on June 16, Gomes has reached base in 12 of 14 outings, batting a superb .327 (17-for-52) with three home runs, nine RBI, and eight runs scored. Unfortunately, he hasn't ditched his free-swinging ways, whiffing 15 times during that span, which is a shade above his 26.1 percent strikeout rate on the season. On Monday, though, he should benefit from Shane Greene's major league debut for the Yankees. Despite owning a 7.71 K/9 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the right-hander has regularly put runners on base en route to a 4.61 ERA and 1.583 WHIP in 66.1 innings. The convergence of events should compel one to wager on Gomes' $6,427 sticker price on DraftStreet.com.
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