This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R) at Reds (Anthony DeSclafani – R), 12:35
Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R) at Tigers (Randy Wolf – L), 1:08
Blue Jays (Marco Estrada – R) at Rangers (Yovani Gallardo – R), 2:05
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at Royals (Yordano Ventura – R), 2:10
Cubs (Dan Haren – R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 3:45
Mets (Jon Niese – L) at Phillies (Aaron Harang – R), 7:05
Padres (Andrew Cashner – R) at Nationals (Joe Ross – R), 7:05
Twins (Tommy Milone – L) at Rays (Drew Smyly – L), 7:10
Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R) at Marlins (Justin Nicolino – L), 7:10
Mariners (Roenis Elias – L) at White Sox (Carlos Rodon – L), 8:10
Cardinals (Carlos Martinez – R) at Diamondbacks (Rubby De La Rosa – R), 9:40
Day Game After Night Game: LAD/CIN, LAA/DET, TOR/TEX, BAL/KC and CHC/SF
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Gregor Blanco, OF, SF (Hip) – Was scratched from Wednesday's lineup.
Brandon Crawford, SS, SF (Oblique) – Expected to only miss a few days of play.
Dexter Fowler, OF, CHC (Hand) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (Leg) – Pinch hit on Wednesday.
Greg Garcia, SS, STL (Hand) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Francisco Cervelli, C, PIT (Foot) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Roughned Odor, 2B, TEX (Finger) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (Knee) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Grant Green, 2B, LAA (Knee) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Yasmani Grandal, C, LAD (Shoulder) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Brennan Boesch, OF, CIN (Ankle) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Felix Doubront, SP, OAK (Foot) – Expected to make his next start on Saturday.
Players on the DL
Tim Lincecum, SP, SF (Forearm) – Expected to be activated on Sep. 1.
Tim Hudson, SP, SF (Shoulder) – Expected to be activated on Sep. 1.
Marcus Stroman, SP, TOR (Knee) – Expected to throw a simulated game Friday before beginning a rehab assignment.
Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS (Elbow) – Expected to resume throwing next week.
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (Wrist) – Expected to play again this season, according to manager Pat Mackanin.
Rafael Soriano, RP, CHC (Shoulder) – Has joined Triple-A Iowa for a rehab assignment.
Steven Matz, SP, NYM (Side) – Scheduled to throw 60 pitches in a rehab assignment.
Reed Johnson, OF, WAS (Foot) – Pulled an oblique muscle after sneezing.
Mike Minor, SP, ATL (Shoulder) – Expected to throw this week.
Kyle Blanks, 1B, TEX (Achilles) – Expected to begin a rehab assignment next week.
Curt Casali, C, TB (Hamstring) – Was placed on the 15-day DL on Wednesday.
J.R. Graham, RP, MIN (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 15-day DL on Wednesday.
Carlos Corporan, C, TEX (Thumb) – Started a rehab assignment on Wednesday.
Boone Logan, RP, COL (Elbow) – Has resumed throwing on Tuesday.
Jose Fernandez, SP, MIA (Biceps) – Expected to return mid-September.
Phil Hughes, SP, MIN (Back) – Scheduled to play catch over the next day.
George Springer, OF, HOU (Wrist) – Expected to take batting practice on Friday.
A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT (Elbow) – Targeting a mid-September return.
Matt Belisle, RP, STL (Elbow) – Expected to throw off the mound soon.
Out
David Ross, C, CHC (Personal) – Was placed on family medical emergency leave.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY
Cody Anderson, SP, CLE
Rick Porcello, SP, BOS
Blaine Boyer, RP, MIN
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Curt Casali, C, TB
Carlos Carrasco, SP, CLE
Grayson Garvin, RP, TB – place on the 60-Day DL.
J.R. Graham, RP, MIN
Called Up
J.P. Arencibia, 1B, TB
Nick Goody, RP, NYY
Matt Szczur, OF, CHC
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Chris Capuano, RP, NYY
Chris Rearick, RP, TEX
Jonathan Aro, RP, BOS
Nick Rumbelow, RP, NYY
Closer Watch
Atlanta Braves – Arodys Vizcaino doesn't get many opportunities with the toned-down Atlanta offense after the Braves made some deadline trades to move significant talent. When Vizcaino pitches, it's hard to ignore what he's done to this point even if he's not locking down saves left and right. It's highly doubtful that Vizcaino is out there for you to snag, but if he is? Come on; give him a whirl even with his limited save chances.
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 |
J. Votto | 1B | CIN vs LAD 12:35PM | Z. Greinke | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | .516 | .926 | 1.442 |
A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ DET 1:08PM | R. Wolf | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .306 | .571 | .878 |
S. Victorino | OF | LAA @ DET 1:08PM | R. Wolf | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .261 | .292 | .565 | .857 |
E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ TEX 2:05PM | Y. Gallardo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .357 | .471 | 1.000 | 1.471 |
T. Tulowitzki | SS | TOR @ TEX 2:05PM | Y. Gallardo | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .458 | .480 | .750 | 1.230 |
B. Zobrist | 2B | KC vs BAL 2:10PM | C. Tillman | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .162 | .225 | .432 | .657 |
S. Castro | SS | CHC @ SF 3:45PM | M. Bumgarner | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .417 | .417 | .458 | .875 |
B. Belt | 1B | SF vs CHC 3:45PM | D. Haren | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .333 | .818 | 1.152 |
M. Byrd | OF | SF vs CHC 3:45PM | D. Haren | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .424 | .457 | .909 | 1.366 |
D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .346 | .370 | .654 | 1.024 |
R. Tejada | SS | NYM @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .421 | .522 | .579 | 1.101 |
D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 30 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | .433 | .526 | .667 | 1.193 |
C. Ruiz | C | PHI vs NYM 7:05PM | J. Niese | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .344 | .417 | .531 | .948 |
I. Desmond | SS | WAS vs SD 7:05PM | A. Cashner | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .500 | .864 |
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 | |||||
There are no pitchers who qualify as "hot" today. |
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 |
J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs LAD 12:35PM | Z. Greinke | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs LAD 12:35PM | Z. Greinke | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .136 | .174 | .182 | .356 |
C. Iannetta | C | LAA @ DET 1:08PM | R. Wolf | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .154 | .313 | .308 | .620 |
J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ TEX 2:05PM | Y. Gallardo | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
M. Montero | C | CHC @ SF 3:45PM | M. Bumgarner | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .188 | .212 | .219 | .431 |
A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ SF 3:45PM | M. Bumgarner | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
T. d'Arnaud | C | NYM @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .118 | .286 | .176 | .462 |
J. Uribe | 3B | NYM @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Harang | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 | .158 | .222 | .380 |
D. Brown | OF | PHI vs NYM 7:05PM | J. Niese | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
F. Galvis | SS | PHI vs NYM 7:05PM | J. Niese | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .385 | .538 |
R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs NYM 7:05PM | J. Niese | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .154 | .207 | .269 | .476 |
D. Ruf | 1B | PHI vs NYM 7:05PM | J. Niese | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS vs SD 7:05PM | A. Cashner | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .167 | .200 | .367 |
R. Zimmerman | 3B | WAS vs SD 7:05PM | A. Cashner | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 |
J. Mauer | 1B | MIN @ TB 7:10PM | D. Smyly | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
A. Cabrera | SS | TB vs MIN 7:10PM | T. Milone | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
D. Jennings | OF | TB vs MIN 7:10PM | T. Milone | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
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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 |
Dan Haren | CHC @ SF 3:45PM | 92 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | .337 | .356 | .655 | 1.011 |
Andrew Cashner | SD @ WAS 7:05PM | 75 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | .307 | .346 | .428 | .774 |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Wilmer Flores, SS, New York Mets – Flores gets second base time as well, along with qualifying at shortstop, so he's a nice bonus for middle infield help. There's power and overall quality bat production out of Flores, and while he may be a tad undervalued you can pick him up in most leagues. Flores has scored 10 runs over his last eight games, while providing some recent pop. If Flores is there, he's certainly worth a grab at this point in the season with the Mets trying to push for a playoff spot.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Justin Nicolino, MIA ($6,800)
C: Russell Martin, TOR ($3,900)
1B: Kendrys Morales, KC ($3,800)
2B: Yangervis Solarte, SD ($3,500)
SS: Jimmy Rollins, LAD ($3,600)
3B: Daniel Murphy, NYM ($3,800)
OF: Gerardo Parra, BAL ($4,000)