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Probable Pitchers (All Times Eastern)
NYY (Ivan Nova - R) at BAL (Wei-Yin Chen - L) 12:05 PM
KC (Yordano Ventura - R) at MIN (Tommy Milone - L) 1:05 PM
LAA (Hector Santiago - L) at TEX (Colby Lewis - R) 1:05 PM
WAS (Gio Gonzalez - L) at NYM (Noah Syndergaard - R) 1:10 PM
COL (Chris Rusin - L) at SF (Jake Peavy - R) 4:05 PM
MIA (Tom Koehler - R) at PHI (Aaron Harang - R) 4:05 PM
MIA (Justin Nicolino - L) at PHI (Alec Asher - R) TBD
TOR (Marco Estrada - R) at TB (Chris Archer - R) 6:10 PM
CIN (Brandon Finnegan - L) at PIT (A.J. Burnett) 7:05 PM
NYY (Luis Severino - R) at BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez - R) 7:05 PM
WAS (Max Scherzer - R) at NYM (Matt Harvey - R) 7:10 PM
BOS (Craig Breslow - L) at CLE (Corey Kluber - R) 7:10 PM
CHC (Kyle Hendricks - R) at MIL (Tyler Wagner - R) 7:10 PM
DET (Justin Verlander - R) at CWS (Erik Johnson - R) 7:10 PM
STL (John Lackey - R) at ATL (Shelby Miller - R) 7:10 PM
HOU (Collin McHugh - R) at ARI (Jeremy Hellickson - R) 8:10 PM
OAK (Sean Nolin - L) at SEA (Roenis Elias - L) 9:10 PM
SD (Robbie Erlin - L) at LAD (Zack Greinke - R) 9:10 PM
Day Game After Night Game: NYY/BAL, KC/MIN, LAA/TEX, WAS/NYM, COL/SF, MIA/PHI
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Kendrys Morales, 1B, KC - (Quad) Available to pinch hit for the Royals on Friday.
Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU - (Quad) Out of the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.
Wil Myers, OF, SD - (Wrist) Not in the lineup Friday.
Justin Upton, OF, SD - (Neck) Not in the lineup Friday.
David Peralta, OF, ARI - (Wrist) Not in the lineup Friday.
Ender Inciarte, OF, ARI - (Shin) Not in the lineup Friday.
Logan Forsythe, 2B, TB - (Foot) Scratched from Friday's lineup with a foot issue.
Victor Martinez, 1B, DET - (Quad) Not in the lineup Friday.
Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC - (Knee) Not in the lineup Friday.
Salvador Perez, C, KC - (Thumb) Not in the lineup Friday.
Stephen Drew, SS, NYY - Diagnosed with a vestibular concussion.
Steven Matz, SP, NYM - (Side) Visited doctors and has now rejoined the Mets, but is "not better".
Hector Olivera, 2B, ATL - (Elbow) Out of the lineup Friday.
Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL - (Wrist) Out of the lineup Friday.
Christian Bethancourt, C, ATL - (Thumb) Out of the lineup Friday.
Ryan Hanigan, C, BOS - (Hand) Out of the lineup Friday.
Jonathan Schoop, 2B, BAL - Hand feels better but still has swelling.
Chase Headley, 3B, NYY - Held out of the lineup Thursday with a stiff back.
Out
Greg Holland, RP, KC - (Elbow) Underwent successful Tommy John surgery Friday.
Nathan Eovaldi, SP, NYY - (Elbow) Threw a bullpen session Friday.
Players on the DL
Paco Rodriguez, SP, ATL - (Elbow) Will miss the 2016 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Curt Casali, C, TB - (Hamstring) Will miss the rest of the 2015 season.
Transactions
Placed on the DL
Logan Darnell, RP, MIN (Pneumonia), 60-day DL
Activated from the DL
Ricky Nolasco, RP, MIN
Johnny Giatovella, 2B, LAA
Called Up
None
Sent Down
None
Signed
None
Released
None
Traded
None
Claimed
None
Closer Watch
Kansas City Royals - Ryan Madson picked up his third save of the season Friday, setting down each of the three batters he faced in order. However, that opportunity only came because closer Wade Davis was sidelined with back stiffness. With just three games left in the season, it's possible the Royals will elect to rest their closer for the rest of the regular, which could result in extra save opportunities for Madson over the last couple days.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – October 3, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL vs NYY 12:05PM | I. Nova | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | .296 | .375 | .667 | 1.042 |
| M. Wieters | C | BAL vs NYY 12:05PM | I. Nova | 34 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .324 | .395 | .765 | 1.159 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY @ BAL 12:05PM | W. Chen | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .286 | .375 | .524 | .899 |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY @ BAL 12:05PM | W. Chen | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
| C. Young | OF | NYY @ BAL 12:05PM | W. Chen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .429 | .529 | .786 | 1.315 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC @ MIN 1:05PM | T. Milone | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .286 | .412 | .643 | 1.055 |
| K. Calhoun | OF | LAA @ TEX 1:05PM | C. Lewis | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .423 | .423 | .692 | 1.115 |
| D. Freese | 3B | LAA @ TEX 1:05PM | C. Lewis | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .333 | .526 | .860 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ TEX 1:05PM | C. Lewis | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .375 | .414 | .792 | 1.205 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA @ TEX 1:05PM | C. Lewis | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | .393 | .471 | .964 | 1.435 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN vs KC 1:05PM | Y. Ventura | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .273 | .385 | .545 | .930 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX vs LAA 1:05PM | H. Santiago | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .269 | .406 | .692 | 1.099 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | TEX vs LAA 1:05PM | H. Santiago | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | .200 | .529 | .500 | 1.029 |
| R. Odor | 2B | TEX vs LAA 1:05PM | H. Santiago | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .533 | .611 | .933 | 1.544 |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .375 | .545 | .625 | 1.170 |
| J. Lagares | OF | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .435 | .480 | .783 | 1.263 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .346 | .393 | .500 | .893 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .316 | .440 | .632 | 1.072 |
| D. Dietrich | 2B | MIA @ PHI 4:05PM | A. Harang | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .417 | .667 | 1.083 |
| M. Ozuna | OF | MIA @ PHI 4:05PM | A. Harang | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .391 | .667 | 1.058 |
| D. Solano | 2B | MIA @ PHI 4:05PM | A. Harang | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .727 | .727 | 1.000 | 1.727 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | C. Archer | 34 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .118 | .189 | .382 | .572 |
| D. Navarro | C | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | C. Archer | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .375 | .619 | .994 |
| J. Smoak | 1B | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | C. Archer | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .353 | .389 | .529 | .918 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | A. Burnett | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .323 | .432 | .452 | .884 |
| N. Markakis | OF | ATL vs STL 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 66 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | .333 | .413 | .455 | .868 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ CLE 7:10PM | C. Kluber | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .818 | 1.152 |
| J. Abreu | 1B | CWS vs DET 7:10PM | J. Verlander | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .444 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 |
| K. Davis | OF | MIL vs CHC 7:10PM | K. Hendricks | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .417 | .500 | .417 | .917 |
| C. Barmes | SS | SD @ LAD 9:10PM | Z. Greinke | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .368 | .400 | .474 | .874 |
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 – October 3, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Chris Archer | TB vs TOR 6:10PM | 189 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 16 | 47 | .212 | .280 | .388 | .669 |
| Marco Estrada | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | 65 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .154 | .214 | .222 | .437 |
| Kyle Hendricks | CHC @ MIL 7:10PM | 79 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | .241 | .286 | .260 | .546 |
| Zack Greinke | LAD vs SD 9:10PM | 117 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 32 | .197 | .266 | .244 | .510 |
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 – October 3, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL vs NYY 12:05PM | I. Nova | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | .200 | .227 | .325 | .552 |
| M. Machado | 3B | BAL vs NYY 12:05PM | I. Nova | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 | .176 | .188 | .364 |
| D. Ackley | OF | NYY @ BAL 12:05PM | W. Chen | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY @ BAL 12:05PM | W. Chen | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
| A. Rodriguez | 3B | NYY @ BAL 12:05PM | W. Chen | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .167 | .304 | .500 | .804 |
| B. Ryan | SS | NYY @ BAL 12:05PM | W. Chen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .154 | .167 | .321 |
| K. Morales | 1B | KC @ MIN 1:05PM | T. Milone | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| A. Rios | OF | KC @ MIN 1:05PM | T. Milone | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .118 | .125 | .243 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA @ TEX 1:05PM | C. Lewis | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .265 | .300 | .565 |
| D. DeJesus | OF | LAA @ TEX 1:05PM | C. Lewis | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .071 | .278 | .143 | .421 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX vs LAA 1:05PM | H. Santiago | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .148 | .258 | .148 | .406 |
| S. Choo | OF | TEX vs LAA 1:05PM | H. Santiago | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .192 | .300 | .308 | .608 |
| C. Corporan | C | TEX vs LAA 1:05PM | H. Santiago | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .091 | .286 | .364 | .649 |
| E. Campbell | OF | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
| T. d'Arnaud | C | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .333 | .564 |
| L. Duda | 1B | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .176 | .300 | .235 | .535 |
| W. Flores | SS | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .133 | .161 | .267 | .428 |
| E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL @ SF 4:05PM | J. Peavy | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| D. Gordon | 2B | MIA @ PHI 4:05PM | A. Harang | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .154 | .313 | .154 | .466 |
| M. Prado | 3B | MIA @ PHI 4:05PM | A. Harang | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .160 | .222 | .240 | .462 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | MIA @ PHI 4:05PM | A. Harang | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .143 | .100 | .243 |
| C. Yelich | OF | MIA @ PHI 4:05PM | A. Harang | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .200 | .304 | .500 | .804 |
| F. Galvis | SS | PHI vs MIA 4:05PM | T. Koehler | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | C. Archer | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .129 | .243 | .226 | .469 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | C. Archer | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| R. Goins | 2B | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | C. Archer | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .125 | .200 | .325 |
| R. Martin | C | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | C. Archer | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .167 | .333 | .417 | .750 |
| K. Pillar | OF | TOR @ TB 6:10PM | C. Archer | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .176 | .176 | .294 | .471 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | A. Burnett | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .091 | .154 | .121 | .275 |
| M. Bourn | OF | ATL vs STL 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | ATL vs STL 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 64 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | .156 | .280 | .266 | .546 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS @ CLE 7:10PM | C. Kluber | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS vs DET 7:10PM | J. Verlander | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .190 | .292 | .524 | .815 |
| S. Gennett | 2B | MIL vs CHC 7:10PM | K. Hendricks | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL vs CHC 7:10PM | K. Hendricks | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| J. Heyward | OF | STL @ ATL 7:10PM | S. Miller | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | HOU @ ARI 8:10PM | J. Hellickson | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | HOU @ ARI 8:10PM | J. Hellickson | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .160 | .300 | .360 | .660 |
| A. Amarista | 2B | SD @ LAD 9:10PM | Z. Greinke | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .188 | .278 | .188 | .465 |
| J. Gyorko | 2B | SD @ LAD 9:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .091 | .286 | .091 | .377 |
| W. Myers | OF | SD @ LAD 9:10PM | Z. Greinke | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
| Y. Solarte | 3B | SD @ LAD 9:10PM | Z. Greinke | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
| M. Upton Jr. | OF | SD @ LAD 9:10PM | Z. Greinke | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .148 | .258 | .222 | .480 |
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 – October 3, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Colby Lewis | TEX vs LAA 1:05PM | 203 | 63 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 19 | 41 | .310 | .376 | .550 | .925 |
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
Ryan Madson, RP, KC - As mentioned above, Ryan Madson could be an option to close for the Royals if Wade Davis winds up being held out over the weekend series. While Davis has been exceptional this season, Madson has posted a solid 2.17 ERA and 0.947 WHIP of his own over 62.1 innings this season. With just three games remaining in the season, there aren't a lot of players worth picking up to make an instant impact, but Madson could provide a save or two for the Royals if given the opportunity, potentially giving people the boost necessary to take home the league title.
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DraftKings Value Picks
P: Shelby Miller, ATL ($7,700)
C: Matt Wieters, BAL ($3,000)
1B: Stephen Vogt, OAK ($3,300)
2B: Scooter Gennett, MIL ($2,700)
3B: Derek Dietrich, MIA ($2,800)
SS: Didi Gregorius, NYY ($3,100)
OF: Marcell Ozuna, ($3,500)
