Tuesday Lineup Card: Hot Carl

Written by

Updated on August 19, 2014 12:42AM EST

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

Astros (Brett Oberholtzer – L) at Yankees (Chris Capuano – L), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 7:05
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R), 7:05
Braves (Aaron Harang – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Red Sox (Allen Webster – R), 7:10
Rangers (Miles Mikolas – R) at Marlins (Jarred Cosart – R), 7:10
Tigers (Max Scherzer – R) at Rays (Chris Archer – R), 7:10
Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at Cubs (Tsuyoshi Wada – L), 8:05
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at White Sox (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ – L) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 8:10
Indians (Trevor Bauer – R) at Twins (Kyle Gibson – R), 8:10
Reds (Alfredo Simon – R) at Cardinals (John Lackey – R), 8:15
Royals (James Shields – R) at Rockies (Tyler Matzek – L), 8:40
Mets (Dillon Gee – R) at Athletics (Scott Kazmir – L), 10:05
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Dodgers (Kevin Correia – R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Salvador Perez, C, KC (knee) – Left with discomfort in right knee Monday
Rajai Davis, OF, DET (thumb) – X-rays negative; should be back in soon
Jordy Mercer, SS, PIT (forearm) – Out of Monday's lineup
Chris Coghlan, OF, CHC (toe) – Held out Monday
Bartolo Colon, SP, NYM (personal) – Left to attend to ill mother

Players on the DL

Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL (hip) – Under doctor's care after season-ending surgery
Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT (rib) – Optimism he'll return Tuesday
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (elbow) – Played catch with no issues Sunday
Michael Wacha, SP, STL (shoulder) – Threw 35-pitch bullpen Monday
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (shoulder) – Will approach 80 pitches in final rehab start
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (hamstring) – No timetable for baseball activities
Adam Eaton, OF, CHW (oblique) – On track to come back early next week
Chris Owings, SS, ARI (shoulder) – Two hits, two steals in first rehab action
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS (shoulder) – Recovery's been slow; had enhanced MRI Monday
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA (oblique) – Continuing rehab assignment a couple more days
Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP, NYM (elbow) – Making another rehab start this week
Craig Gentry, OF, OAK (hand) – Started rehab games Monday
Clint Barmes, SS, PIT (groin) – Moved rehab games to Triple-A on Monday
John Mayberry, OF, PHI (wrist) – Starting rehab games in Triple-A on Tuesday
David Ross, C, BOS (heel) – Could be activated Tuesday
Chris Perez, RP, LAD (ankle) – Started rehab trip in High-A on Monday
Mike Pelfrey, SP, MIN (elbow) – Could return before season's end; glutton for punishment

Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Activated from DL
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN
Logan Ondrusek, RP, CIN

Called Up
Roenis Elias, SP, SEA
Mookie Betts, OF, BOS
Will Harris, RP, ARI

Sent Down
Robbie Erlin, SP, SD
James Jones, OF, SEA
Kevin Whelan, RP, DET (outrighted)
Chad Rogers, RP, CIN (outrighted)
Tucker Barnhart, C, CIN
Dylan Axelrod, SP, CIN
Jackie Bradley, OF, BOS
Ben Paulsen, 1B, COL
Curtis Partch, P, CIN
Bradin Hagens, RP, ARI

Claimed
Matt Hague, 1B, TOR (from PIT)

Closer Watch

Angels – Kevin Jepsen got his first save Monday, giving up a run on two hits with a three-run lead in the ninth against Boston. Huston Street wasn't available after pitching four times in five days, while Joe Smith had been used for three days straight and Jason Grilli pitched the eighth, so that left Jepsen as the last man standing. Exception, not rule.

Cardinals – Trevor Rosenthal blew one Monday, giving up a run for the third consecutive outing for his sixth failed opportunity on the season. With a highly uncharacteristic six walks in his last 2.1 innings, it's well worth asking whether Rosenthal merely needs rest or is quietly nursing an injury. Might not be a bad time to snatch up Pat Neshek.

Hot Batter Matchups – August 19, 2014

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
R. Martin	C	PIT vs ATL 7:05PM	A. Harang	13	6	1	0	2	2	0	.462	.533	.538	1.072
M. Napoli	1B	BOS vs LAA 7:10PM	J. Weaver	29	10	5	3	3	5	7	.345	.441	.724	1.165
Y. Escobar	SS	TB vs DET 7:10PM	M. Scherzer	30	11	4	1	3	3	7	.367	.429	.567	.995
J. Hardy	SS	BAL @ CWS 8:10PM	J. Quintana	11	3	2	1	2	0	3	.273	.273	.636	.909
R. Braun	OF	MIL vs TOR 8:10PM	J. Happ	26	8	5	3	8	2	6	.308	.357	.769	1.126
A. Ramirez	3B	MIL vs TOR 8:10PM	J. Happ	13	3	3	1	4	2	1	.231	.333	.615	.949
R. Weeks	2B	MIL vs TOR 8:10PM	J. Happ	17	8	5	2	3	2	6	.471	.526	1.000	1.526
M. Cuddyer	OF	COL vs KC 8:40PM	J. Shields	17	7	3	1	5	2	1	.412	.474	.706	1.180
J. Morneau	1B	COL vs KC 8:40PM	J. Shields	44	15	10	4	11	2	6	.341	.362	.750	1.112
C. Granderson	OF	NYM @ OAK 10:05PM	S. Kazmir	10	3	2	1	4	1	1	.300	.364	.800	1.164
A. Ethier	OF	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	34	11	4	2	5	3	7	.324	.378	.559	.937
Y. Puig	OF	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	12	3	1	1	4	2	3	.250	.400	.500	.900

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 19, 2014

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Max Scherzer	DET @ TB 7:10PM	130	26	11	5	15	10	36	.200	.257	.365	.622

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 – August 19, 2014

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Hill	2B	ARI @ WAS 7:05PM	S. Strasburg	12	2	1	1	2	0	5	.167	.167	.417	.583
G. Laird	C	ATL @ PIT 7:05PM	F. Liriano	15	3	1	0	0	3	6	.200	.333	.267	.600
P. Alvarez	3B	PIT vs ATL 7:05PM	A. Harang	11	1	0	0	0	0	5	.091	.091	.091	.182
I. Kinsler	2B	DET @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	10	1	1	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.200	.300
D. Jennings	OF	TB vs DET 7:10PM	M. Scherzer	15	2	1	0	0	0	6	.133	.133	.200	.333
M. Joyce	OF	TB vs DET 7:10PM	M. Scherzer	17	2	2	1	4	3	5	.118	.250	.353	.603
E. Longoria	3B	TB vs DET 7:10PM	M. Scherzer	14	2	1	1	2	1	5	.143	.188	.357	.545
B. Zobrist	2B	TB vs DET 7:10PM	M. Scherzer	18	2	1	1	1	2	2	.111	.200	.278	.478
M. Reynolds	1B	MIL vs TOR 8:10PM	J. Happ	16	0	0	0	0	0	8	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Hannahan	3B	CIN @ STL 8:15PM	J. Lackey	10	2	1	1	1	0	2	.200	.200	.500	.700
D. Stubbs	OF	COL vs KC 8:40PM	J. Shields	11	2	1	1	4	0	3	.182	.182	.455	.636
D. Barney	2B	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	14	3	0	0	0	1	3	.214	.267	.214	.481
A. Ellis	C	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	18	3	0	0	0	2	5	.167	.250	.167	.417

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – August 19, 2014

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jose Quintana	CWS vs BAL 8:10PM	70	19	9	6	10	5	19	.271	.327	.573	.900
James Shields	KC @ COL 8:40PM	90	28	14	6	20	4	16	.311	.337	.605	.942

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
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD – These days, Crawford's pretty much in the lineup for every game, and that's made his fantasy value creep up well beyond his ownership. it's been a rough year, but August has been kind to Crawford, as he's hitting .310 with five steals for the month. One would expect him to come around with a bit of pop here and there too, though he hasn't been lately. As long as Crawford can stay on the field, he's a solid fantasy asset.

Other Recent Recommendations: Michael Cuddyer, Avisail Garcia, Mike Fiers, Norichika Aoki, Josh Rutledge

DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Trevor Bauer, CLE ($5,600)
C: Wilin Rosario, COL ($3,800)
1B: Matt Adams, STL ($3,700)
2B: Jedd Gyorko, SD ($3,200)
SS: Javier Baez, CHC ($4,200)
3B: Jonathan Schoop, BAL ($2,900)
OF: Dexter Fowler, OF, HOU ($4,200)

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire.