Tuesday Lineup Card: Pencil In The Eraser

This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.

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

Phillies (Sean O'Sullivan – R) at Yankees (CC Sabathia – L), 7:05
Reds (Josh Smith – R) at Pirates (Jeff Locke – L), 7:05
Braves (Alex Wood – L) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 7:05
Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez – R) at Red Sox (Joe Kelly – R), 7:10
Tigers (David Price – L) at Indians (Danny Salazar – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Carlos Martinez – R) at Marlins (Jose Urena – R), 7:10
Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – K) at Rays (Chris Archer – R), 7:10
Athletics (Jesse Chavez – R) at Rangers (Chi Chi Gonzalez – R), 8:05
Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R) at Cubs (Jason Hammel – R), 8:05
Mets (Jon Niese – L) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 8:10
White Sox (Jeff Samardzija – R) at Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R), 8:10
Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R) at Rockies (Kyle Kendrick – R), 8:40
Astros (Collin McHugh – R) at Angels (C.J. Wilson – L), 10:05
Royals (Jeremy Guthrie – R) at Mariners (Mike Montgomery – L), 10:10
Padres (Odrisamer Despaigne – R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game:

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL (wrist) – Likely to hit DL
Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA (hamstring) – Left Monday's game with tightness
Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN (personal) – Placed on paternity leave Monday
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (hand) – No structural damage after leaving Sunday
Dexter Fowler, OF, CHC (ankle) – Sprained ankle Monday night
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (neck) – Had cortisone shot Monday; could be back Wednesday
Neil Walker, 2B, PIT (illness) – Pinch hit Sunday; could be back in soon
Erasmo Ramirez, SP, TB (groin) – Feeling "way better"; throwing bullpen Tuesday
Yan Gomes, C, CLE (neck) – Out again Monday, but could return during current series
Tsuyoshi Wada, SP, CHC (shoulder) – Left Monday's start with deltoid cramping

Players on the DL

Jorge Soler, OF, CHC (ankle) – One week away from rehab assignment
Lance Lynn, SP, STL (forearm) – Returning and starting Thursday
Jake Odorizzi, SP, TB (oblique) – Plans to rejoin rotation in two weeks
Andrew Miller, RP, NYY (forearm) – Playing catch for first time since injury Wednesday
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR (shoulder) – Could return Friday or even earlier
Jered Weaver, SP, LAA (hip) – Not expected back until after the All-Star break
Yordano Ventura, SP, KC (arm) – Threw bullpen over weekend; will need one rehab game
James Paxton, SP, SEA (finger) – Has yet to begin throwing
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD (oblique) – Will return to game action in 10 days
Aaron Sanchez, SP, TOR (back) – Threw without pain Monday, but likely out through ASB
Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX (shoulder) – Playing catch at 60 feet
Ryan Hanigan, C, BOS (hand) – Played in first rehab game Monday
Samuel Deduno, SP, HOU (hip) – Had a setback; seeing another specialist
James Loney, 1B, TB (finger) – Took grounders Monday; swinging later this week
Alex Avila, C, DET (knee) – Likely to start rehab games Thursday in Triple-A
Jarred Cosart, SP, MIA (head) – Walked six in rehab game Sunday
Neil Ramirez, RP, CHC (shoulder) – Moving rehab to Triple-A on Tuesday
Ivan Nova, SP, NYY (elbow) – Will be activated and start Wednesday
Matt Albers, RP, CHW (finger) – Throwing a sim game Tuesday
Collin Cowgill, OF, LAA (wrist) – Will start hitting Wednesday
Mike Olt, 3B, CHC (wrist) – Rehab moving to Triple-A on Tuesday
Chad Billingsley, SP, PHI (shoulder) – Bombed in Sunday rehab outing
Zac Rosscup, RP, CHC (shoulder) – Heading to spring facility to rehab
Pedro Baez, RP, LAD (chest) – Tossed scoreless rehab inning Sunday
Brandon League, RP, LAD (shoulder) – Almost ready to return from rehab trip
Dan Jennings, RP, CHW (neck) – Started Triple-A rehab assignment Monday

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

Called Up

Michael Mariot, RP, KC
Nick Rumbelow, RP, NYY
Diego Moreno, RP, NYY

Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)

Kyle Schwarber, C, CHC
Daniel Coulombe, RP, LAD
Matt West, RP, LAD
Addison Reed, RP, ARI
Jhonatan Solano, C, MIA (outrighted)
Danny Burawa, RP, NYY
Jose De Paula, RP, NYY
Scott Copeland, SP, TOR
Phil Coke, SP, TOR (refused assignment, elected free agency)
Ryan Tepera, RP, TOR
Aaron Brooks, RP, KC
Enny Romero, RP, TB

Activated from the DL

Joel Peralta, RP, LAD
Enrique Burgos, RP, ARI

Closer Watch

Cubs -- On Monday, Hector Rondon was tasked with the eighth inning, with Jason Motte getting the call in the ninth and the Cubs leading by three. Motte gave up a solo homer, but successfully converted his second save of the season. Pedro Strop pitched the seventh, which may give us some idea of the pecking order here, but it seems like this could be a highly variable situation moving forward, as Joe Maddon doesn't seem to want to commit to one closer at this point.

Blue Jays -- We've been waiting all year for Roberto Osuna to get a save, and he got one in grand fashion Monday, striking out five and working around a walk over two innings. Brett Cecil has been struggling, so there's certainly room for Osuna to take this job and run with it if he gets the chance. He's certainly been the best, most electric arm in the Toronto bullpen this year.

Diamondbacks -- Arizona optioned ex-closer Addison Reed on Monday to bring Enrique Burgos off the DL. Before going down with a shoulder injury, Burgos looked like a strong candidate for closing duties, but his time on the sidelines has let Brad Ziegler own the role unchallenged. However, the groundballing Ziegler has only struck out one batter in his last 11 appearances, so he's not exactly showing closer stuff. Burgos has closer stuff in spades. Take notice.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – June 23, 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
F. Freeman	1B	ATL @ WAS 7:05PM	S. Strasburg	28	12	5	3	9	6	7	.429	.500	.821	1.321
M. Byrd	OF	CIN @ PIT 7:05PM	J. Locke	10	4	3	2	5	0	4	.400	.364	1.100	1.464
T. Frazier	3B	CIN @ PIT 7:05PM	J. Locke	18	8	3	2	3	2	1	.444	.500	.833	1.333
B. Hamilton	OF	CIN @ PIT 7:05PM	J. Locke	11	5	1	0	0	0	2	.455	.455	.545	1.000
A. Rodriguez	3B	NYY vs PHI 7:05PM	S. O'Sullivan	12	4	3	1	2	0	1	.333	.333	.750	1.083
B. Harper	OF	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	A. Wood	14	7	3	0	2	1	4	.500	.529	.714	1.244
A. Rendon	2B	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	A. Wood	13	8	1	1	1	1	2	.615	.643	.846	1.489
M. Napoli	1B	BOS vs BAL 7:10PM	U. Jimenez	11	4	3	2	3	2	2	.364	.462	1.000	1.462
P. Sandoval	3B	BOS vs BAL 7:10PM	U. Jimenez	34	11	5	2	5	2	10	.324	.378	.618	.996
C. Santana	1B	CLE vs DET 7:10PM	D. Price	24	7	4	0	2	4	6	.292	.393	.458	.851
M. Cabrera	1B	DET @ CLE 7:10PM	D. Salazar	19	7	3	2	5	1	9	.368	.400	.737	1.137
N. Castellanos	3B	DET @ CLE 7:10PM	D. Salazar	14	4	3	1	1	0	4	.286	.286	.643	.929
R. Davis	OF	DET @ CLE 7:10PM	D. Salazar	10	4	0	0	0	1	1	.400	.455	.400	.855
I. Kinsler	2B	DET @ CLE 7:10PM	D. Salazar	15	5	1	1	4	2	2	.333	.412	.533	.945
A. Cabrera	SS	TB vs TOR 7:10PM	R. Dickey	13	5	4	2	5	3	1	.385	.500	1.077	1.577
E. Longoria	3B	TB vs TOR 7:10PM	R. Dickey	35	9	6	2	8	4	8	.257	.325	.543	.868
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	25	4	3	3	6	2	4	.160	.250	.520	.770
J. Reyes	SS	TOR @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	21	9	1	0	2	3	3	.429	.500	.524	1.024
J. Smoak	1B	TOR @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	10	3	1	1	3	1	4	.300	.364	.600	.964
S. Castro	SS	CHC vs LAD 8:05PM	Z. Greinke	16	5	2	0	2	3	2	.313	.421	.438	.859
M. Montero	C	CHC vs LAD 8:05PM	Z. Greinke	23	7	3	2	3	3	8	.304	.407	.609	1.016
A. Callaspo	2B	LAD @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	12	5	1	0	1	2	0	.417	.500	.500	1.000
A. Ethier	OF	LAD @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	25	9	3	2	9	4	7	.360	.448	.640	1.088
H. Kendrick	2B	LAD @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	13	7	2	0	5	1	0	.538	.600	.692	1.292
G. Beckham	2B	CWS @ MIN 8:10PM	M. Pelfrey	10	4	0	0	0	2	1	.400	.500	.400	.900
A. Garcia	OF	CWS @ MIN 8:10PM	M. Pelfrey	11	6	1	0	1	0	1	.545	.545	.636	1.182
A. LaRoche	1B	CWS @ MIN 8:10PM	M. Pelfrey	16	11	3	1	7	5	2	.688	.762	1.000	1.762
A. Ramirez	3B	MIL vs NYM 8:10PM	J. Niese	19	6	3	2	4	0	2	.316	.350	.684	1.034
A. Hill	2B	ARI @ COL 8:40PM	K. Kendrick	14	8	4	0	1	0	0	.571	.571	.857	1.429
J. Altuve	2B	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	C. Wilson	29	9	3	2	3	1	6	.310	.333	.552	.885
C. Carter	DH	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	C. Wilson	26	9	4	2	5	6	11	.346	.469	.654	1.123
A. Pujols	1B	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	C. McHugh	13	4	1	1	3	1	3	.308	.357	.538	.896
D. Ackley	OF	SEA vs KC 10:10PM	J. Guthrie	10	6	5	2	3	1	1	.600	.636	1.500	2.136
R. Cano	2B	SEA vs KC 10:10PM	J. Guthrie	46	11	5	3	6	2	8	.239	.271	.478	.749
K. Seager	3B	SEA vs KC 10:10PM	J. Guthrie	10	3	1	1	2	1	3	.300	.364	.600	.964
D. Norris	C	SD @ SF 10:15PM	M. Bumgarner	14	6	0	0	2	1	3	.429	.467	.429	.895
J. Upton	OF	SD @ SF 10:15PM	M. Bumgarner	30	12	2	1	2	5	4	.400	.486	.533	1.019
W. Venable	OF	SD @ SF 10:15PM	M. Bumgarner	13	4	2	1	1	0	2	.308	.308	.615	.923

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 23, 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
Chris Archer	TB vs TOR 7:10PM	141	29	6	5	17	12	33	.206	.279	.332	.611

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 – June 23, 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
C. Johnson	3B	ATL @ WAS 7:05PM	S. Strasburg	29	8	1	0	3	0	9	.276	.276	.310	.586
A. Simmons	SS	ATL @ WAS 7:05PM	S. Strasburg	17	3	1	0	1	1	3	.176	.222	.235	.458
J. Bruce	OF	CIN @ PIT 7:05PM	J. Locke	18	3	2	0	4	0	3	.167	.158	.278	.436
B. Phillips	2B	CIN @ PIT 7:05PM	J. Locke	14	2	0	0	0	2	3	.143	.250	.143	.393
M. Teixeira	1B	NYY vs PHI 7:05PM	S. O'Sullivan	11	2	0	0	1	1	0	.182	.250	.182	.432
J. Francoeur	OF	PHI @ NYY 7:05PM	C. Sabathia	15	3	1	0	2	1	3	.200	.250	.267	.517
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	A. Wood	13	3	0	0	0	0	4	.231	.286	.231	.516
W. Ramos	C	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	A. Wood	12	3	0	0	2	0	4	.250	.250	.250	.500
D. Span	OF	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	A. Wood	13	2	2	0	0	0	4	.154	.154	.308	.462
D. Ortiz	DH	BOS vs BAL 7:10PM	U. Jimenez	13	2	1	1	2	3	2	.154	.313	.385	.697
H. Ramirez	SS	BOS vs BAL 7:10PM	U. Jimenez	11	1	0	0	1	1	1	.091	.231	.091	.322
M. Bourn	OF	CLE vs DET 7:10PM	D. Price	19	3	1	0	0	0	5	.158	.158	.211	.368
Y. Gomes	C	CLE vs DET 7:10PM	D. Price	12	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Kipnis	2B	CLE vs DET 7:10PM	D. Price	16	4	0	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.250	.500
D. Murphy	OF	CLE vs DET 7:10PM	D. Price	10	2	1	0	2	1	5	.200	.250	.300	.550
J. Iglesias	SS	DET @ CLE 7:10PM	D. Salazar	10	2	0	0	1	1	1	.200	.273	.200	.473
D. DeJesus	DH	TB vs TOR 7:10PM	R. Dickey	19	2	0	0	2	3	1	.105	.261	.105	.366
K. Kiermaier	OF	TB vs TOR 7:10PM	R. Dickey	12	1	0	0	1	1	2	.083	.143	.083	.226
J. Bautista	OF	TOR @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	24	2	0	0	1	2	3	.083	.179	.083	.262
R. Goins	2B	TOR @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	12	1	0	0	0	0	4	.083	.083	.083	.167
D. Fowler	OF	CHC vs LAD 8:05PM	Z. Greinke	18	2	0	0	2	0	9	.111	.111	.111	.222
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	32	6	3	1	4	4	7	.188	.278	.344	.622
C. Blackmon	OF	COL vs ARI 8:40PM	C. Anderson	14	2	1	1	1	1	3	.143	.200	.357	.557
J. Castro	C	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	C. Wilson	12	2	0	0	3	0	4	.167	.154	.167	.321
C. Rasmus	OF	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	C. Wilson	12	2	1	0	2	2	6	.167	.333	.250	.583
E. Aybar	SS	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	C. McHugh	12	1	0	0	1	1	3	.083	.154	.083	.237
D. Freese	3B	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	C. McHugh	13	2	0	0	1	0	3	.154	.267	.154	.421
M. Trumbo	OF	SEA vs KC 10:10PM	J. Guthrie	12	1	0	0	2	0	1	.083	.071	.083	.155
Y. Alonso	1B	SD @ SF 10:15PM	M. Bumgarner	11	1	1	1	2	0	2	.091	.091	.364	.455
B. Posey	C	SF vs SD 10:15PM	O. Despaigne	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.091	.000	.091

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 23, 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
Alex Wood	ATL @ WAS 7:05PM	96	31	9	3	7	4	30	.323	.357	.476	.832
Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL @ BOS 7:10PM	123	35	14	5	19	21	29	.285	.403	.496	.898
Jason Hammel	CHC vs LAD 8:05PM	103	32	10	4	23	14	16	.311	.397	.486	.883
Jon Niese	NYM @ MIL 8:10PM	80	25	4	2	7	6	15	.312	.368	.402	.770
Mike Pelfrey	MIN vs CWS 8:10PM	126	45	10	3	17	13	11	.357	.429	.492	.921
C.J. Wilson	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	96	27	12	7	19	13	33	.281	.372	.576	.948

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
Erasmo Ramirez, SP, TB – The fantasy community was very quick to write Eraser off after he was bombed for 15 runs in his first two starts of the year back in April. But since making his mid-May return to the rotation, Ramirez is 6-1 with a 2.34 ERA and a livable, if not excellent, 35:14 K:BB over 42.1 innings. The groin injury that pulled him out of his most recent start seems to be nothing to worry about, but that red cross next to his name should help you acquire Ramirez's services on the cheap in your FAAB bidding.

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