Tuesday Lineup Card: Bolstering With Bolsinger

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Updated on May 26, 2015 4:05AM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Astros (Scott Feldman – R) at Orioles (Chris Tillman – R), 7:05
Royals (Jason Vargas – L) at Yankees (Adam Warren – R), 7:05
Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R) at Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R), 7:05
Marlins (Jose Urena – R) at Pirates (Jeff Locke – L), 7:05
White Sox (John Danks – L) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – K), 7:07
Phillies (Jerome Williams – R) at Mets (Jacob deGrom – R), 7:10
Rangers (Wandy Rodriguez – L) at Indians (Danny Salazar – R), 7:10
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Reds (Mike Lorenzen – R), 7:10
Mariners (J.A. Happ – L) at Rays (Alex Colome – R), 7:10
Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L) at Brewers (Matt Garza – R), 8:10
Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R) at Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R), 8:10
Diamondbacks (Archie Bradley – R) at Cardinals (Jaime Garcia – L), 8:15
Padres (Odrisamer Despaigne – R) at Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R), 10:05
Tigers (David Price – L) at Athletics (Jesse Chavez – R), 10:05
Braves (Julio Teheran – R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Miguel Cabrera, 1B, DET (ankle) – Minor issues over last few days; sat Monday
Jose Bautista, OF, TOR (shoulder) – Aiming to play right field in a week
Johnny Cueto, SP, CIN (elbow) – Not expected to miss more than one start
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (illness) – Late scratch Monday
Steven Souza, OF, TB (wrist) – Recovering rapidly; could play Tuesday
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW (knee) – Left Monday with recurrence of knee injury
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL (back) – Left Monday's game with tightness
Carlos Beltran, OF, NYY (illness) – Out of Monday's lineup
Brett Lawrie, 3B, OAK (back) – Out of the lineup Monday
Jose Iglesias, SS, DET (knee) – Not expected to need DL time
Brock Holt, 3B, BOS (hand) – Out Monday following Sunday injury
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, TB (groin) – Will avoid DL for now
Enrique Burgos, RP, ARI (shoulder) – Removed from Monday's game; could hit DL
Bud Norris, SP, BAL (illness) – Making another rehab start Wednesday
Collin Cowgill, OF, LAA (hand) – Out of Monday's lineup
Alberto Callaspo, 2B, ATL (undisclosed) – Scratched from Monday's lineup
Ryan Flaherty, 2B, BAL (groin) – Could rejoin O's as soon as Wednesday
Eric O'Flaherty, RP, OAK (shoulder) – Expected to go on rehab games this week

Players on the DL

David Wright, 3B, NYM (back) – Getting examined by a specialist this week
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN (hip) – Hip-hip hooray, they finally did it!
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (toe) – Aiming to return Monday against Cardinals
Wil Myers, OF, SD (wrist) – Heading back to SD on Tuesday for more tests
Alex Rios, OF, KC (hand) – Could rejoin team this weekend
Yasmani Grandal, C, LAD (concussion) – Starting Triple-A rehab games Tuesday
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM (hand) – Expected to make several rehab starts this week.
Brandon Morrow, SP, SD (shoulder) – Pitching a sim game Thursday
Sean Doolittle, RP, OAK (shoulder) – Expected to be activated Tuesday
Justin Morneau, 1B, COL (concussion) – Not expected to return during current series
Jayson Werth, OF, WAS (wrist) – Rejoining team Tuesday
Doug Fister, SP, WAS (forearm) – Still not able to throw
Matt Moore, SP, TB (elbow) – Will throw three innings in extended spring this week
Justin Masterson, SP, BOS (shoulder) – Two more BP sessions before rehab stint
Chris Johnson, 3B, ATL (hand) – Could return Tuesday or Wednesday
Brandon Beachy, SP, LAD (elbow) – Throwing live BP again Wednesday
Kevin Gausman, SP, BAL (shoulder) – On track for sim game next Tuesday
A.J. Griffin, SP, OAK (elbow) – Bullpen Monday; close to sim-game action
Bruce Rondon, RP, DET (shoulder) – Got the win in his second rehab game
Jarred Cosart, SP, MIA (vertigo) – Throwing a bullpen Tuesday
Jon Jay, OF, STL (wrist) – Starting rehab assignment in Low-A on Tuesday
Ike Davis, 1B, OAK (quad) – Could miss about a month, total
Ryan Brett, 2B, TB (shoulder) – Two hits in first rehab game
Josh Johnson, SP, SD (elbow) – Hopes to resume playing catch later this week
Jordan Schafer, OF, MIN (knee) – Still no timetable
Sean Marshall, RP, CIN (shoulder) – Expected to start throwing again in six weeks
CJ Riefenhauser, RP, TB (shoulder) – Moving rehab games to Triple-A
Joey Terdoslavich, OF, ATL (wrist) – Starting Low-A rehab game Monday

Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Called Up

Jason Vargas, SP, KC
Brandon Finnegan, RP, KC
David Goforth, RP, MIL
Jake Elmore, SS, TB
Tim Beckham, SS, TB
Danny Muno, 2B, NYM

Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)

Munenori Kawasaki, 2B, TOR
Preston Guilmet, RP, TB
Craig Gentry, OF, OAK
Johnny Monell, C, NYM

Placed on the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)

Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN (hip)
Danny Duffy, SP, KC (shoulder)
Wily Peralta, SP, MIL (ribs)
Neftali Feliz, RP, TE (arm)
James Loney, 1B, TB (finger)

Activated from the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)

Jose Reyes, SS, TOR
Ben Zobrist, 2B, OAK
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX
Charlie Morton, SP, PIT

Designated For Assignment

Travis Ishikawa, 1B, SF
Radhames Liz, RP, PIT

Closer Watch

Athletics -- Sean Doolittle will be activated from the disabled list Tuesday, so the heat is officially on Tyler Clippard now Clippard's been inconsistent, and Doolittle was expected to be the closer throughout the offseason and spring, so it's hard to think that Clippard will be able to hold him off.

Rangers -- Shawn Tolleson is doing his level best to put his stamp on this job, collecting saves in four straight appearances spanning six days. It's awfully hard to deny what he's done in the early going this year, and it looks like he has a decent amount of security as the Rangers' closer right now.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – May 26, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
M. Montero	C	CHC vs WAS 7:05PM	J. Zimmermann	17	6	3	0	2	1	7	.353	.389	.529	.918
C. Rasmus	OF	HOU @ BAL 7:05PM	C. Tillman	20	6	4	2	4	0	4	.300	.300	.700	1.000
G. Stanton	OF	MIA @ PIT 7:05PM	J. Locke	12	6	3	2	2	2	2	.500	.571	1.083	1.655
C. Yelich	OF	MIA @ PIT 7:05PM	J. Locke	11	3	1	1	2	1	2	.273	.333	.545	.879
M. Cabrera	OF	CWS @ TOR 7:07PM	R. Dickey	12	4	2	1	3	0	0	.333	.333	.750	1.083
A. Ramirez	SS	CWS @ TOR 7:07PM	R. Dickey	10	4	3	2	5	2	0	.400	.500	1.100	1.600
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR vs CWS 7:07PM	J. Danks	11	3	2	2	2	0	1	.273	.273	.818	1.091
D. Valencia	3B	TOR vs CWS 7:07PM	J. Danks	23	8	4	1	4	0	3	.348	.348	.609	.957
B. Phillips	2B	CIN vs COL 7:10PM	J. De La Rosa	10	3	2	1	3	0	2	.300	.364	.700	1.064
R. Braun	OF	MIL vs SF 8:10PM	M. Bumgarner	20	6	4	2	3	0	6	.300	.300	.700	1.000
J. Mauer	1B	MIN vs BOS 8:10PM	C. Buchholz	16	7	3	0	1	3	0	.438	.526	.625	1.151
K. Suzuki	C	MIN vs BOS 8:10PM	C. Buchholz	15	8	1	0	2	0	1	.533	.533	.600	1.133
J. Rollins	SS	LAD vs ATL 10:10PM	J. Teheran	22	7	4	1	4	1	2	.318	.348	.636	.984

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Hot Pitcher Matchups – May 26, 2015

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Scott Feldman	HOU @ BAL 7:05PM	93	27	11	4	17	1	19	.290	.298	.512	.809
Jason Vargas	KC @ NYY 7:05PM	65	14	4	2	7	5	9	.215	.271	.343	.614
R.A. Dickey	TOR vs CWS 7:07PM	84	18	9	6	12	10	16	.214	.304	.486	.790
Jorge De La Rosa	COL @ CIN 7:10PM	64	14	5	1	6	4	16	.219	.274	.312	.586
Mike Pelfrey	MIN vs BOS 8:10PM	69	16	2	1	5	5	12	.232	.284	.285	.569
Clayton Kershaw	LAD vs ATL 10:10PM	73	12	3	1	2	12	22	.164	.280	.243	.523

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – May 26, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. De Aza	OF	BAL vs HOU 7:05PM	S. Feldman	18	4	1	0	2	0	4	.222	.211	.278	.488
A. Jones	OF	BAL vs HOU 7:05PM	S. Feldman	20	2	0	0	1	1	4	.100	.136	.100	.236
S. Castro	SS	CHC vs WAS 7:05PM	J. Zimmermann	19	3	2	0	0	0	3	.158	.158	.316	.474
C. Coghlan	OF	CHC vs WAS 7:05PM	J. Zimmermann	16	4	0	0	2	0	5	.250	.235	.250	.485
D. Fowler	OF	CHC vs WAS 7:05PM	J. Zimmermann	13	2	0	0	0	3	5	.154	.313	.154	.466
C. Young	OF	NYY vs KC 7:05PM	J. Vargas	11	2	1	0	0	1	1	.182	.250	.273	.523
E. Bonifacio	2B	CWS @ TOR 7:07PM	R. Dickey	19	3	1	0	0	2	7	.158	.238	.263	.501
A. LaRoche	1B	CWS @ TOR 7:07PM	R. Dickey	17	3	1	1	2	5	2	.176	.364	.353	.717
J. Bruce	OF	CIN vs COL 7:10PM	J. De La Rosa	10	1	1	0	0	1	4	.100	.182	.200	.382
M. Byrd	OF	CIN vs COL 7:10PM	J. De La Rosa	10	2	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400
C. Granderson	OF	NYM vs PHI 7:10PM	J. Williams	11	2	1	1	3	0	2	.182	.182	.455	.636
P. Sandoval	3B	BOS @ MIN 8:10PM	M. Pelfrey	17	4	1	0	2	0	3	.235	.235	.294	.529
G. Parra	OF	MIL vs SF 8:10PM	M. Bumgarner	16	2	0	0	2	2	6	.125	.222	.125	.347
B. Dozier	2B	MIN vs BOS 8:10PM	C. Buchholz	12	2	0	0	1	1	3	.167	.214	.167	.381
T. Hunter	OF	MIN vs BOS 8:10PM	C. Buchholz	21	3	1	0	0	4	4	.143	.280	.190	.470
T. Plouffe	3B	MIN vs BOS 8:10PM	C. Buchholz	13	1	1	0	0	2	5	.077	.200	.154	.354
N. Aoki	OF	SF @ MIL 8:10PM	M. Garza	11	1	1	1	1	0	0	.091	.091	.364	.455
B. Lawrie	3B	OAK vs DET 10:05PM	D. Price	18	3	0	0	1	0	5	.167	.211	.167	.377
J. Gomes	OF	ATL @ LAD 10:10PM	C. Kershaw	13	2	2	0	1	1	6	.154	.200	.308	.508
C. Maybin	OF	ATL @ LAD 10:10PM	C. Kershaw	24	2	0	0	0	3	7	.083	.185	.083	.269

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Pitcher Matchups – May 26, 2015

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jeff Locke	PIT vs MIA 7:05PM	67	23	7	4	10	6	12	.343	.397	.579	.976
John Danks	CWS @ TOR 7:07PM	91	26	13	6	20	2	13	.286	.301	.562	.864

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Recommended Pickup
Michael Bolsinger, SP, LAD -- In the space of just four starts, Bolsinger has nailed down a position in the Los Angeles rotation, having pitched to an incredible 0.71 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 22:6 K:BB in 25.3 innings. He's been one of the surprises of the year, but with the step he's taken forward in Triple-A, it could be that the 27-year-old Bolsinger has found a new gear after failing to stick with Arizona last year. At minimum, he offers plenty of streaming upside, and with the solid lines he's been delivering while aces across baseball have been getting blown up, fantasy owners in a wide variety of leagues should look into Bolsinger's services.

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