This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Pirates (Jeff Locke – L), 12:35
Marlins (David Phelps – R) at Phillies (Dustin McGowan – R), 1:05
Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R) at Tigers (Anibal Sanchez – R), 1:08
Braves (Julio Teheran – R) at Mets (Bartolo Colon – R), 1:10
Reds (Homer Bailey – R) at Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R), 1:40
Padres (Tyson Ross – R) at Rockies (Jordan Lyles – R), 3:10
Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R) at Giants (Undecided), 3:45
Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R) at Nationals (Max Scherzer – R), 4:05
Athletics (Jesse Chavez – R) at Angels (C.J. Wilson – R), 7:05
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 7:07
Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R) at Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R), 7:10
Royals (Yordano Ventura – R) at White Sox (Chris Sale – L), 8:10
Day Game After Night Game: CHC/PIT, MIA/PHI, NYY/DET, ATL/NYM, CIN/MIL and SD/COL
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Ben Zobrist, 2B, OAK (Heel) – Will take batting practice and ran the bases on Thursday.
Omar Infante, 2B, KC (Groin) – Ran on Wednesday and reported he's about 60 percent.
Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX (Elbow) – Missed Wednesday's game.
Anthony Recker, C, NYM (Elbow) – Suffering swelling in his elbow.
Matt Harvey, SP, NYM (Foot) – Saw a doctor on Wednesday.
Christian Yelich, OF, MIA (Back) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Jose Bautista, OF, TOR (Shoulder) – Strained his shoulder and did not play on Wednesday.
Jordy Mercer, SS, PIT (Ribs) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN (Hip) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Players on the DL
Brian Duensing, RP, MIN (Oblique) – Played catch on Wednesday.
Travis Ishikawa, 1B, SF (Back) – Suffered a setback and is out until further notice.
Ricky Nolasco, SP, MIN (Elbow) – Expected to make a rehab start on Saturday after throwing 60 pitches in a bullpen session on Wednesday.
LaTroy Hawkins, RP, COL (Biceps) – Placed on the 15-day DL.
Greg Holland, RP, KC (Chest) – Expects to resume throwing on Saturday.
Alex Cobb, SP, TB (Forearm) – Played catch on Wednesday without any pain.
Jeff Beliveau, RP, TB (Shoulder) – Will miss the rest of the 2015 season.
Bruce Rondon, RP, DET (Shoulder) – Threw a 15-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday.
Anthony Rendon, 2B, WAS (Knee) – Played five innings in an extended spring training game on Wednesday.
Joe Nathan, RP, DET (Elbow) – Will not be returning anytime soon after hearing a "pop" in his arm in a rehab appearance.
Ryan Brett, 2B, TB (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Drew Smyly, SP, TB (Shoulder) – Will start on Friday against the Blue Jays.
Sean O'Sullivan, SP, PHI (Knee) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Josh Fields, RP, HOU (Groin) – May be activated from the DL on Friday.
Kenley Jansen, RP, LAD (Foot) – Threw a bullpen session on Tuesday
Tsuyoshi Wada, SP, CHC (Groin) – Threw 89 pitches in a rehab game on Wednesday.
Cory Rasmus, RP, LAA (Upper Body) – Moved to the 60-day DL.
Alex Colome, SP, TB (Pneumonia) – Struck out six hitters in a rehab start over 3.1 innings on Tuesday.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF (Forearm) – Return date is pushed back beyond May 1.
Ian Kennedy, SP, SD (Hamstring) – Likely to be activated as soon as he's eligible.
Matt Harrison, SP, TEX (Back) – Threw bullpen session on Wednesday.
David Hernandez, RP, ARI (Elbow) – Threw 20 pitches in a simulated game on Wednesday.
Patrick Corbin, SP, ARI (Elbow) - Threw 20 pitches in a simulated game on Wednesday.
Ivan Nova, SP, NYY (Elbow) – Threw 35 pitches in a live batting practice on Tuesday.
Chris Capuano, RP, NYY (Quad) – Threw two innings on Wednesday.
Bereavement List
Matt Shoemaker, SP, LAA
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)
LaTroy Hawkins, RP, COL
Jeff Beliveau, RP, TB – to the 60-day DL
Felipe Rivero, RP, WAS
Cory Rasmus, RP, LAA – to the 60-day DL
Sean O'Sullivan, SP, PHI
Ryan Brett, 2B, TB
Activated From the DL
John Axford, RP, COL
Scott Oberg, RP, COL
Called Up
Jake Elmore, SS, TB
Nick Tropeano, RP, LAA
Hector Neris, RP, PHI
Chris Heisey, OF, LAD
Arnold Leon, RP, OAK
Rob Wooten, RP, MIL
Matt Grace, RP, WAS
Claimed
Gary Brown, OF, LAA – (from St. Louis Cardinals)
Matt Tracy, RP, NYY – (from Miami Marlins)
Sent Down
Daniel Corcino, RP, LAD
Gary Brown, OF, LAA
R.J. Alvarez, RP, OAK
Tyler Thornburg, RP, MIL
Matt Tracy, RP, NYY
Adam Liberatore, RP, LAD
Wilin Rosario, C, COL
Kyle Drabek, RP, CHW
Traded
Xavier Cedeno, RP, LAD – (from Washington Nationals for cash)
Closer Watch
New York Yankees – Well, all of you Dellin Betances' owners out there that were expecting a 40-save season? You can take comfort in knowing that Betances will at least nab a few saves here and there, while giving you dominant ratios and strikeouts. Sure, Betances will net a few saves, but there's the chance he'll fill-in for Andrew Miller if there's an injury… just don't expect it. Still, what's the ol' fantasy baseball saying? You own the skills, right? Betances is someone to obviously keep an eye on, but as long as Miller is locking down saves (5th of the year on Tuesday) we can expect to rely on those Betances' skills for other contributing categories.
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 |
A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ PIT 12:35PM | J. Locke | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .300 | .417 | .700 | 1.117 |
I. Suzuki | OF | MIA @ PHI 1:05PM | D. McGowan | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .444 | .524 | .500 | 1.024 |
F. Freeman | 1B | ATL @ NYM 1:10PM | B. Colon | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .462 | .462 | .692 | 1.154 |
J. Gomes | OF | ATL @ NYM 1:10PM | B. Colon | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .381 | .409 | .952 | 1.361 |
A. Simmons | SS | ATL @ NYM 1:10PM | B. Colon | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .462 | .692 | 1.154 |
L. Duda | 1B | NYM vs ATL 1:10PM | J. Teheran | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .350 | .409 | .750 | 1.159 |
C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs ATL 1:10PM | J. Teheran | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs ATL 1:10PM | J. Teheran | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .333 | .444 | .467 | .911 |
J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ MIL 1:40PM | K. Lohse | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .333 | .378 | .545 | .924 |
R. Braun | OF | MIL vs CIN 1:40PM | H. Bailey | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | .355 | .412 | .677 | 1.089 |
K. Davis | OF | MIL vs CIN 1:40PM | H. Bailey | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .389 | .476 | 1.000 | 1.476 |
J. Morneau | 1B | COL vs SD 3:10PM | T. Ross | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
A. Amarista | 2B | SD @ COL 3:10PM | J. Lyles | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .455 | .500 | .636 | 1.136 |
A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ SF 3:45PM | R. Vogelsong | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .263 | .333 | .526 | .860 |
A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SF 3:45PM | R. Vogelsong | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .294 | .647 | .941 |
J. Uribe | 3B | LAD @ SF 3:45PM | R. Vogelsong | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .409 | .409 | .591 | 1.000 |
E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs OAK 7:05PM | J. Chavez | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs OAK 7:05PM | J. Chavez | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .533 | .714 | 1.248 |
M. Trout | OF | LAA vs OAK 7:05PM | J. Chavez | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .385 | 1.000 | 1.385 |
J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | C. Tillman | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .267 | .343 | .533 | .876 |
J. Reyes | SS | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | C. Tillman | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .375 | .375 | .625 | 1.000 |
D. DeJesus | DH | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .467 | .967 |
A. Eaton | OF | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | Y. Ventura | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .333 | .545 | .879 |
L. Cain | OF | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 37 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .351 | .351 | .595 | .946 |
A. Escobar | SS | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 45 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .400 | .426 | .511 | .937 |
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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 |
Drew Hutchison | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | 106 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 32 | .245 | .301 | .424 | .724 |
Chris Sale | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | 247 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 54 | .283 | .311 | .387 | .698 |
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 |
S. Castro | SS | CHC @ PIT 12:35PM | J. Locke | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
S. Drew | SS | NYY @ DET 1:08PM | A. Sanchez | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .238 | .261 | .333 | .594 |
G. Jones | 1B | NYY @ DET 1:08PM | A. Sanchez | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
C. Young | OF | NYY @ DET 1:08PM | A. Sanchez | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .077 | .077 | .154 | .231 |
K. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ NYM 1:10PM | B. Colon | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .214 | .308 | .522 |
R. Tejada | SS | NYM vs ATL 1:10PM | J. Teheran | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 |
M. Byrd | OF | CIN @ MIL 1:40PM | K. Lohse | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
T. Frazier | 3B | CIN @ MIL 1:40PM | K. Lohse | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .120 | .167 | .287 |
B. Hamilton | OF | CIN @ MIL 1:40PM | K. Lohse | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .182 | .500 | .682 |
D. Mesoraco | C | CIN @ MIL 1:40PM | K. Lohse | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .190 | .261 | .238 | .499 |
B. Pena | C | CIN @ MIL 1:40PM | K. Lohse | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .154 | .417 | .571 |
N. Arenado | 3B | COL vs SD 3:10PM | T. Ross | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
C. Barmes | SS | SD @ COL 3:10PM | J. Lyles | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
A. Ellis | C | LAD @ SF 3:45PM | R. Vogelsong | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .200 | .385 | .350 | .735 |
M. Reynolds | 1B | STL @ WAS 4:05PM | M. Scherzer | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 |
R. Flaherty | 2B | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | D. Hutchison | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .154 | .200 | .231 | .431 |
A. Jones | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | D. Hutchison | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .250 | .348 | .598 |
D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | J. Odorizzi | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .200 | .289 | .275 | .564 |
E. Hosmer | 1B | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .214 | .214 | .250 | .464 |
O. Infante | 2B | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .130 | .130 | .130 | .261 |
M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .250 | .450 |
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 |
Homer Bailey | CIN @ MIL 1:40PM | 139 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 31 | .288 | .359 | .505 | .864 |
Jordan Lyles | COL vs SD 3:10PM | 65 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 11 | .354 | .439 | .643 | 1.082 |
Jesse Chavez | OAK @ LAA 7:05PM | 63 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | .349 | .399 | .540 | .939 |
Chris Tillman | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | 166 | 51 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 28 | .307 | .352 | .527 | .879 |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Recommended Pickup
Steven Souza, OF, TB – Okay, let's just say that you're a bit behind in the game and you're not too keen on the "hot" free agent pickup. And, you notice that Souza is roaming your free agent pool, and he's lonely, and he wants to occupy your roster. Souza owns a nice set of skills, including power, speed and the ability to hit for average. If you don't have him on roster now, it's a smart idea to reach for him. He's the one with his hand way up, like the eager student that knows the answer in your 4th grade classroom. Over the last four minor league seasons, Souza has averaged double-digit numbers in homers and stolen bases.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Yordano Ventura, KC ($7,100)
C: Salvador Perez, KC ($3,600)
1B: Billy Butler, OAK ($3,600)
2B: Dustin Pedroia, BOS ($3,800)
SS: Xander Bogaerts, BOS ($3,500)
3B: Mike Moustakas, KC ($3,600)
OF: Travis Snider, BAL ($3,900)