This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Saturday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Braves (Brandon Beachy - R) at Nationals (Chien-Ming Wang - R), 1:05
Twins (Brian Duensing - L) at Indians (David Huff - L), 1:05
Cubs (Rodrigo Lopez - R) at Cardinals (Kyle Lohse - R), 1:10
Phillies (Cole Hamels - L) at Mets (R.A. Dickey - R), 1:10
Red Sox (Jon Lester - L) at Yankees (Freddy Garcia - R), 4:10
Mariners (Felix Hernandez - R) at Rangers (Alexi Ogando - R), 4:10
Orioles (Jeremy Guthrie - R) at Tigers (Justin Verlander - R), 7:05
Reds (Travis Wood - L) at Pirates (Brad Lincoln - R), 7:05
Rockies (Jason Hammel - R) at Astros (J.A. Happ - R), 7:05
Twins (Scott Diamond - L) at Indians (Mitch Talbot - R), 7:05 (DH)
Marlins (Alex Sanabia - R) at Brewers (Zack Greinke - R), 7:10
Royals (Everett Teaford - L) at Whtie Sox (John Danks - L), 7:10
Phillies (Joe Blanton - R) at Mets (Dillon Gee- R), 7:10 (DH)
Blue Jays (Ricky Romero - L) at Rays (Jeff Niemann - R), 7:10
Giants (Eric Surkamp - L) at Diamondbacks (Ian Kennedy - R),8:10
Dodgers (Chad Billingsley - R) at Padres (Aaron Harang - R), 8:35
A's (Guillermo Moscoso - R) at Angels (Jerome Williams - R), 9:05
Day game after a night game: ATL, WAS, MIN, CLE, CHC, STL, PHI, NYM, BOS, NYY, SEA, TEX
Injuries - A brief look at players who have been missing time with minor ailments and their expected returns
Day-to-Day
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL - (Wrist) Did not start Friday; doubtful to play again this season
Matt Holliday, OF, STL - (Hand) Did not start Friday, but could be available to pinch hit
Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI - (Ankle) Returned to the lineup Friday
Hunter Pence, OF, PHI - (Shoulder) Will likely return to the lineup Saturday
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, CHC - (Quad) Will likely return Monday or Tuesday
Jayson Werth, OF, WAS - (Elbow) Returned to the lineup Friday
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF - (Shoulder) Was not in Friday's lineup
Kyle Farnsworth, RP, TB - (Elbow) Available out of the bullpen Friday
Carlos Quentin, OF, CWS - (Shoulder) Not expected to play again this season
Phil Hughes, SP, NYY - (Back) In line to start next week
Jesus Guzman, 1B, SD - (Neck) Late scratch from Friday's lineup
Kyle Blanks, OF, SD - (Quad) Still out of the lineup
Danny Valencia, 3B, MIN - (Undisclosed) Held out of Friday's lineup
Denard Span, OF, MIN - (Undisclosed) Held out of Friday's lineup
Lucas Duda, OF, NYM - (Head) Was not in Friday's lineup
Wilson Ramos, C, WAS - (Illness) Returned to the lineup Friday
Alex Gonzalez, SS, ATL -(Calf) Was not in the lineup for Friday's game
Wilson Betemit, 3B, DET - (Knee) Was not in Friday's lineup
Al Alburquerque, RP, DET - (Hip) Threw an inning in Thursday's game
Brendan Ryan, SS, SEA - (Neck) Likely done for the season
Casper Wells, OF, SEA - (Illness) "Long shot" to play again this season
Aaron Cook, SP, COL - (Hip) Will not pitch again this season
Peter Moylan, RP, ATL - (Shoulder) Diagnosed with torn labrum and rotator cuff
Alex Gordon, OF, KC - Was not in Friday's lineup due to a bout with the flu
Adam Lind, 1B, TOR - Missed Friday's game to attend the birth of his child
Angel Pagan, OF, NYM - Scratched from Friday's lineup with headaches
Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU - Scratched from Friday's lineup with a bruised elbow
Miguel Cairo, 3B, CIN - Underwent shoulder surgery Friday, which will end his season
Jason Giambi, 1B, COL - Will be limited to pinch-hit duty the rest of the way due to a sore back
Mike Gonzalez, RP, ATL - Unavailable for a couple days due to a virus
Players on the DL
Tommy Hanson, SP, ATL - (Shoulder) Pulled from Friday's instructional league game; will not pitch again in the regular season
Jair Jurrjens, SP, ATL - (Knee) Will throw 50 pitches in an instructional league game Saturday
Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS - (Back) Threw two simulated innings Friday
Dallas Braden, SP, OAK - (Shoulder) Cleared to resume throwing
Francisco Cervelli, C, NYY - (Concussion) Cleared to resume working out
George Sherrill, RP, ATL - (Elbow) Could be activated in the next couple days
Kris Medlen, P, ATL - (Elbow) Will likely be activated sometime this weekend
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Designated For Assignment
Esmerling Vasquez, P, AZ
Traded
Mike Zagurski, RP - from PHI to AZ
Closer Watch - A closer look at intriguing ninth-inning situations (also check out our Closer Grid)
New York (NL) - Bobby Parnell tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Thursday's game to pick up his sixth save of the season. Parnell has been up-and-down this month, but he has not allowed an earned run in his last 6.2 innings.
Oakland - Andrew Bailey recovered from a rough outing last time out to pick up his 21st save of the season Thursday. Bailey hasn't been nearly as dominant this year as he was a season ago, but don't forget he posted an ERA under 2.00 each of the last two seasons.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hinske - OF | ATL @ WAS 9/24 1:05 PM | Chien-Ming Wang | 13-30 | .433 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .800 | .469 | 1.269 | |||||||
| Denard Span - OF | MIN @ CLE 9/24 1:05 PM | David Huff | 6-15 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .900 | |||||||
| Aramis Ramirez - 3B | CHC @ STL 9/24 1:10 PM | Kyle Lohse | 7-15 | .467 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .867 | .500 | 1.367 | |||||||
| Alfonso Soriano - OF | CHC @ STL 9/24 1:10 PM | Kyle Lohse | 15-39 | .385 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .615 | .415 | 1.030 | |||||||
| David Wright - 3B | NYM vs PHI 9/24 1:10 PM | Cole Hamels | 12-37 | .324 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .622 | .342 | .964 | |||||||
| Raul Ibanez - OF | PHI @ NYM 9/24 1:10 PM | R.A. Dickey | 5-19 | .263 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .579 | .300 | .879 | |||||||
| Rafael Furcal - SS | STL vs CHC 9/24 1:10 PM | Rodrigo Lopez | 10-26 | .385 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .769 | .385 | 1.154 | |||||||
| Skip Schumaker - 2B | STL vs CHC 9/24 1:10 PM | Rodrigo Lopez | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .400 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Carl Crawford - OF | BOS @ NYY 9/24 4:10 PM | Freddy Garcia | 6-18 | .333 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .667 | .400 | 1.067 | |||||||
| Marco Scutaro - SS | BOS @ NYY 9/24 4:10 PM | Freddy Garcia | 6-12 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .917 | .500 | 1.417 | |||||||
| Nelson Cruz - OF | TEX vs SEA 9/24 4:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 11-39 | .282 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .538 | .317 | .855 | |||||||
| Vladimir Guerrero - DH | BAL @ DET 9/24 7:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 8-19 | .421 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .474 | .421 | .895 | |||||||
| Magglio Ordonez - OF | DET vs BAL 9/24 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 6-10 | .600 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.100 | .600 | 1.700 | |||||||
| Johnny Damon - OF | TB vs TOR 9/24 7:10 PM | Ricky Romero | 6-10 | .600 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.100 | .750 | 1.850 | |||||||
| Ben Zobrist - 2B | TB vs TOR 9/24 7:10 PM | Ricky Romero | 7-15 | .467 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .800 | .529 | 1.329 | |||||||
| Mark Teahen - 3B | TOR @ TB 9/24 7:10 PM | Jeff Niemann | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .700 | .300 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Matt Kemp - OF | LAD @ SD 9/24 8:35 PM | Aaron Harang | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .667 | .357 | 1.024 | |||||||
| Orlando Hudson - 2B | SD vs LAD 9/24 8:35 PM | Chad Billingsley | 7-20 | .350 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .450 | .435 | .885 | |||||||
| Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Justin Verlander | DET vs BAL 9/24 7:05 PM | Orioles Batters | 22-102 | .216 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | .299 | .244 | .543 | |||||||
| Ian Kennedy | ARI vs SF 9/24 8:10 PM | Giants Batters | 15-73 | .205 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .284 | .273 | .557 | |||||||
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cuddyer - OF | MIN @ CLE 9/24 1:05 PM | David Huff | 2-12 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .417 | .286 | .703 | |||||||
| Albert Pujols - 1B | STL vs CHC 9/24 1:10 PM | Rodrigo Lopez | 0-11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .077 | .077 | |||||||
| Joey Gathright - OF | BOS @ NYY 9/24 4:10 PM | Freddy Garcia | 0-10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
| Kevin Youkilis - 1B | BOS @ NYY 9/24 4:10 PM | Freddy Garcia | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .432 | |||||||
| Josh Hamilton - OF | TEX vs SEA 9/24 4:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 6-33 | .182 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | .394 | .357 | .751 | |||||||
| Ian Kinsler - 2B | TEX vs SEA 9/24 4:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 8-49 | .163 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | .286 | .328 | .614 | |||||||
| Mitch Moreland - 1B | TEX vs SEA 9/24 4:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .300 | .333 | .633 | |||||||
| J.J. Hardy - SS | BAL @ DET 9/24 7:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 2-16 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .188 | .167 | .355 | |||||||
| Adam Jones - OF | BAL @ DET 9/24 7:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .077 | .077 | .154 | |||||||
| Nick Markakis - OF | BAL @ DET 9/24 7:05 PM | Justin Verlander | 5-26 | .192 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .269 | .250 | .519 | |||||||
| Miguel Cabrera - 1B | DET vs BAL 9/24 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .533 | |||||||
| Brandon Inge - 3B | DET vs BAL 9/24 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 3-15 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .267 | .294 | .561 | |||||||
| Delmon Young - OF | DET vs BAL 9/24 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 2-14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .393 | |||||||
| Omar Infante - 2B | FLA @ MIL 9/24 7:10 PM | Zack Greinke | 0-13 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
| Jose Lopez - 3B | FLA @ MIL 9/24 7:10 PM | Zack Greinke | 4-24 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .292 | .167 | .459 | |||||||
| Alex Gordon - OF | KC @ CWS 9/24 7:10 PM | John Danks | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .154 | .294 | .448 | |||||||
| B.J. Upton - OF | TB vs TOR 9/24 7:10 PM | Ricky Romero | 1-14 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .071 | .235 | .306 | |||||||
| Jose Bautista - 3B | TOR @ TB 9/24 7:10 PM | Jeff Niemann | 2-15 | .133 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .200 | .381 | .581 | |||||||
| Pablo Sandoval - 3B | SF @ ARI 9/24 8:10 PM | Ian Kennedy | 3-14 | .214 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .214 | .500 | |||||||
| Andres Torres - OF | SF @ ARI 9/24 8:10 PM | Ian Kennedy | 3-17 | .176 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .176 | .411 | |||||||
| Chase Headley - 3B | SD vs LAD 9/24 8:35 PM | Chad Billingsley | 7-30 | .233 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .367 | .258 | .625 | |||||||
| Nick Hundley - C | SD vs LAD 9/24 8:35 PM | Chad Billingsley | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .273 | .573 | |||||||
| Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
| Kyle Lohse | STL vs ChC 9/24 1:10 PM | Cubs Batters | 40-120 | .333 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 20 | .522 | .379 | .901 | |||||||
| Ricky Romero | TOR @ TB 9/24 7:10 PM | Rays Batters | 23-79 | .291 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 17 | .525 | .443 | .968 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
Steve Cishek, RP, FLA - With Leo Nunez unavailable for the rest of the season, Cishek figures to assume the closer's role for the Marlins over the final week. Cishek has posted a 2.84 ERA and 52:18 K:BB ratio in 50.2 innings this season, so he may get you a few strikeouts in addition to a save or two. Cishek's long-term outlook is still questionable, but he has at least solidified a spot in the Marlins' bullpen next season.
Other recent recommendations:Drew Pomeranz, Jerry Sands, Octavio Dotel, Mike Moustakas, Nolan Reimold
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