This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Monday's matchups (all times Eastern)BOS (Eduardo Rodriguez - L) at BAL (Kevin Gausman - R) 7:05 PM
WAS (Jordan Zimmermann - R) at PHI (Aaron Nola - R) 7:05 PM
KC (Edinson Volquez - R) at CLE (Carlos Carrasco - R) 7:10 PM
MIA (Justin Nicolino - L) at NYM (Logan Verrett - R) 7:10 PM
NYY (CC Sabathia - L) at TB (Erasmo Ramirez - R) 7:10 PM
HOU (Scott Kazmir - L) at TEX (Cole Hamels - L) 8:05 PM
OAK (Sonny Gray - R) at CWS (John Danks - L) 8:10 PM
DET (Kyle Lobstein - L) at MIN (Tyler Duffey - R) 8:10 PM
SD (James Shields - R) at ARI (Jeremy Hellickson - R) 9:40 PM
LAA (Garrett Richards - R) at SEA (Taijuan Walker - R) 10:10 PM
COL (Jon Gray - R) at LAD (Clayton Kershaw - L) 10:10 PM
CIN (Keyvius Sampson - R) at SF (Tim Hudson - R) 10:15 PM
Day Game After Night Game: - None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (finger) -- Expected to return to the Blue Jays lineup for their upcoming series Tuesday against Atlanta.
Carlos Gomez, OF, HOU (back) -- Expected to miss at least Monday's game as he heads back to Houston for further examination.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS (undisclosed) -- Was removed from Sunday's game for precautionary reasons but indicated after the game that's he's fine.
Starling Marte, OF, PIT (illness) -- Missed his second straight game Sunday.
Out
Norichika Aoki, OF, SF (concussion) -- May not play again this season.
Corey Kluber, P, CLE (hamstring) -- Might start Wednesday's game but manager Terry Francona wouldn't name him the starter yet.
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (concussion) -- Dealing with a mild concussion but plans to return this season.
Glen Perkins, P, MIN (back) -- Unlikely to reclaim the closer's role when he gets healthy.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, TOR (shoulder) -- Could return in 2-to-3 weeks.
Players on the DL
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (wrist) -- Hoped to be cleared to take batting practice over the weekend.
Matt Holliday, OF, STL (quadriceps) -- Indicated his desire to return this season but has not done much outside of a few sprints.
Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAD (leg) -- Hit in a simulated game Friday and hopes to rejoin the Dodgers this next week.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF (oblique) -- Scheduled to hit off a tee Monday.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (hamstring) -- Rehabbing at the Dodgers' spring training facility in Arizona.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS (shoulder) -- Ran the bases before Saturday's game, which is the most baseball activity he's done in weeks.
Jorge Soler, OF, CHC (oblique) -- Will remain with High-A Myrtle Beach for their playoff series.
Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA (wrist) -- Was limited to dry swings last Sunday.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (leg) -- Will miss the remainder of the season after x-rays revealed a fracture in his leg.
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR (shoulder) -- Was transferred to the 60-day DL on Friday.
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Erik Davis, P, WAS
Wilmer Difo, SS, WAS
Ronnie Torreyes, 2B, LAD
Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
None
Activated from the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
James Paxton, P, SEA
Placed on the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
None
Claimed
None
Designated for Assignment
Scott Copeland, P, TOR
Signed
None
Released
None
Traded
Darwin Barney, 2B, TOR (from LAD)
Closer Watch
Colorado Rockies - John Axford pitched a scoreless ninth inning Sunday against the Mariners to earn his 23rd save of the season.
Houston Astros - Luke Gregerson pitched a scoreless ninth inning Sunday against the Angels to earn his 27th save of the season.
Los Angeles Angels - Huston Street allowed a three-run homer in the ninth inning Sunday against the Astros to take the loss and blow his fifth save of the season.
Philadelphia Phillies - Ken Giles pitched a scoreless ninth inning Sunday against the Cubs to earn his 13th save of the season.
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 |
E. Hosmer | 1B | KC @ CLE 7:10PM | C. Carrasco | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .375 | .600 | .975 |
E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs NYY 7:10PM | C. Sabathia | 61 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | .393 | .507 | .820 | 1.326 |
S. Choo | OF | TEX vs HOU 8:05PM | S. Kazmir | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .318 | .464 | .500 | .964 |
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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 |
Jordan Zimmermann | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | 97 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | .216 | .289 | .338 | .627 |
Carlos Carrasco | CLE vs KC 7:10PM | 153 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 35 | .209 | .269 | .334 | .603 |
Scott Kazmir | HOU @ TEX 8:05PM | 204 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 47 | .201 | .277 | .290 | .567 |
John Danks | CWS vs OAK 8:10PM | 144 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 27 | .208 | .268 | .332 | .600 |
Tim Hudson | SF vs CIN 10:15PM | 89 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | .202 | .248 | .306 | .554 |
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 |
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .136 | .240 | .318 | .558 |
C. Ruiz | C | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .318 | .500 |
A. Escobar | SS | KC @ CLE 7:10PM | C. Carrasco | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 |
A. Gordon | OF | KC @ CLE 7:10PM | C. Carrasco | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .087 | .250 | .217 | .467 |
S. Perez | C | KC @ CLE 7:10PM | C. Carrasco | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 |
J. Arencibia | C | TB vs NYY 7:10PM | C. Sabathia | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
B. Guyer | OF | TB vs NYY 7:10PM | C. Sabathia | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 |
J. Loney | 1B | TB vs NYY 7:10PM | C. Sabathia | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .217 | .217 | .348 | .565 |
C. Gomez | OF | HOU @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Hamels | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .250 | .278 | .528 |
P. Fielder | 1B | TEX vs HOU 8:05PM | S. Kazmir | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .111 | .190 | .278 | .468 |
B. Butler | 1B | OAK @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 41 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .220 | .233 | .341 | .574 |
C. Crisp | OF | OAK @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .185 | .241 | .259 | .501 |
S. Fuld | OF | OAK @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .133 | .235 | .267 | .502 |
C. Blackmon | OF | COL @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .226 | .226 | .355 | .581 |
C. Gonzalez | OF | COL @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .182 | .250 | .364 | .614 |
N. Cruz | OF | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | G. Richards | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
B. Miller | SS | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | G. Richards | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .176 | .188 | .364 |
S. Smith | OF | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | G. Richards | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 |
B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .148 | .172 | .222 | .395 |
S. Schumaker | OF | CIN @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .150 | .190 | .150 | .340 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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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 |
CC Sabathia | NYY @ TB 7:10PM | 179 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 31 | 19 | 42 | .279 | .350 | .597 | .947 |
Jeremy Hellickson | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | 75 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 17 | .293 | .342 | .595 | .937 |
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 |
Steven Souza, OF, TB - Souza came off the DL on Friday after missing over a month with a hand injury. He went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, picking up right where he left off. On the season, he's hitting .217 with 15 home runs and 11 steals over 352 plate appearances, showing a nice blend of power and speed - but also far too much swing and miss - as a rookie. Seemingly over his injury, he should be owned in all formats once again.
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SS - Corey Seager, LAD ($3,500)
OF - Abraham Almonte, CLE ($2,600)