Wednesday Lineup Card: Buchholz Back in the Fold

Wednesday Lineup Card: Buchholz Back in the Fold

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

Royals (James Shields – R) at Indians (Scott Kazmir – L), 12:05
Cubs (Jeff Samardzija – R) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 12:35
Pirates (A.J. Burnett – R) at Rangers (Matt Garza – R), 2:05
Rockies (Juan Nicasio – R) at Giants (Yusmeiro Petit – R), 3:45
Yankees (Andy Pettitte – L) at Orioles (Scott Feldman – R), 7:05
Padres (Eric Stults – L) at Phillies (Cliff Lee – L), 7:05
Angels (C.J. Wilson – L) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – R), 7:07
Braves (Mike Minor – L) at Marlins (Jose Fernandez – R), 7:10
Red Sox (Ryan Dempster – R) at Rays (Alex Cobb – R), 7:10
Nationals (Dan Haren – R) at Mets (Zack Wheeler – R), 7:10
Tigers (Anibal Sanchez – R) at White Sox (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10
Athletics (Sonny Gray – R) at Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R), 8:10
Brewers (Marco Estrada – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin – L) at Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu – L), 10:10
Astros (Brad Peacock – R) at Mariners (Brandon Maurer – R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: KC/CLE, CHC/CIN, PIT/TEX, COL/SF

Injuries

Day-To-Day
Chris Capuano, SP, LAD (groin) – Played catch from 60 feet Monday but no word on when he might return to the club.
Tony Cingrani, SP, CIN (back) – Left Tuesday's game with back spasms.
Khris Davis, OF, MIL (wrist) – Remained out of the lineup Tuesday.
Josh Donaldson, 3B, OAK (quadriceps) – Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (wrist) – Remained out of the lineup Tuesday.
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW (mouth) – Returned to the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers.
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (shoulder) – Returned to the outfield for the first time since leaving Aug. 27 game due to shoulder tenderness.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS (hip) – Expected to return to the lineup Wednesday.
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY (ankle) – Sat out Tuesday against the Orioles. Manager Joe Girardi indicated Jeter can be considered day-to-day for the rest of the season.
Luis Jimenez, 3B, LAA (thumbs) – Sat out Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Nick Markakis, OF, BAL (personal) – Will leave team Wednesday to witness the birth of his child.
Starling Marte, OF, PIT (finger) – Remained out of the starting lineup Tuesday.
Jeff Mathis, C, MIA (thumb) – Held out of the lineup Tuesday.
Charlie Morton, SP, PIT (foot) – Pirates will wait until Wednesday before deciding whether or not Morton will receive clearance to start Friday.
Brandon Moss, 1B, OAK (mouth) – Returned to lineup Tuesday following an extraction of his wisdom tooth Monday.
Josh Reddick, OF, OAK (wrist) – Was unavailable to hit Tuesday.
David Robertson, RP, NYY (shoulder) – Threw a bullpen session Tuesday and is expected to return Wednesday.
Wilin Rosario, C, COL (mouth) – Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF (back) – Slotted back into lineup for the second consecutive game Tuesday.
Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA (foot) – Returned to the lineup Tuesday against the Braves.
Justin Turner, 2B, NYM (hamstring) – Left Tuesday's game with apparent hamstring issue.
Justin Upton, OF, ATL (knee) – Left Tuesday's game with a right knee bruise.
Jordan Walden, RP, ATL (groin) – Made it through bullpen session Tuesday without issue.

Disabled List
Jeremy Affeldt, RP, SF (groin) – Will be activated from DL on Wednesday.
Peter Bourjos, OF, LAA (wrist) – Underwent successful surgery on his right wrist Tuesday.
Jesse Crain, RP, TB (shoulder) – Completed another bullpen session Tuesday.
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, BOS (foot) – Agent Scott Boras said he expects Ellsbury to return for postseason, and possibly earlier.
Chad Gaudin, SP, SF (carpal tunnel syndrome) – Will face live hitters once more before being activated.
Matt Harvey, SP, NYM (elbow) – Reported that his arm is feeling great and still hopes to avoid surgery.
John Jaso, C, OAK (concussion) – Manager Bob Melvin reiterated Jaso is unlikely to return this season.
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD (ankle) – Took batting practice at team's spring training facility Monday.
Chris Nelson, 3B, LAA (hamstring) – Participated in agility drills Tuesday.
Bobby Parnell, RP, NYM (neck) – GM Sandy Alderson said Parnell should be ready for the beginning of spring training.
Steve Pearce, OF, BAL (wrist) – Will play simulated games Friday and Saturday and could join Orioles next week.
Jhonny Peralta, SS, DET (suspension) – Will rejoin Tigers on Wednesday to start working out with the team. No decision has been made whether or not he'll be activated at the conclusion of his 50-game suspension.
Wandy Rodriguez, SP, PIT (forearm) – Could return to the starting rotation if simulated game goes well Thursday.
David Wright, 3B, NYM (hamstring) – Fielded groundballs prior to Tuesday's game.

KEY MATCHUPS: HOT

Hot Batter MatchupsAt-BatsAVGHRXBHRBIBBKSLGOBPOPS
Mike Aviles - SSCLE vs KC
9/11 12:05 PM
James Shields6-18.33322314.667.3681.035
Asdrubal Cabrera - SSCLE vs KC
9/11 12:05 PM
James Shields4-13.30812221.692.4001.092
Jason Kubel - OFCLE vs KC
9/11 12:05 PM
James Shields9-20.45013424.700.5001.200
Nick Swisher - OFCLE vs KC
9/11 12:05 PM
James Shields8-45.1783410115.400.196.596
Jamey Carroll - SSKC @ CLE
9/11 12:05 PM
Scott Kazmir6-10.60001122.700.6671.367
Darwin Barney - 2BCHC @ CIN
9/11 12:35 PM
Mike Leake7-18.38902101.500.421.921
Starlin Castro - SSCHC @ CIN
9/11 12:35 PM
Mike Leake11-28.39304512.571.400.971
Pedro Alvarez - 3BPIT @ TEX
9/11 2:05 PM
Matt Garza5-10.50011402.800.5001.300
John Buck - CPIT @ TEX
9/11 2:05 PM
Matt Garza3-12.25002334.417.438.854
Marlon Byrd - OFPIT @ TEX
9/11 2:05 PM
Matt Garza4-11.36422715.909.3851.294
Garrett Jones - 1BPIT @ TEX
9/11 2:05 PM
Matt Garza4-10.40012205.800.4001.200
Gaby Sanchez - 1BPIT @ TEX
9/11 2:05 PM
Matt Garza4-10.40001111.500.455.955
Adrian Beltre - 3BTEX vs PIT
9/11 2:05 PM
A.J. Burnett9-25.36017624.720.4071.127
David Murphy - OFTEX vs PIT
9/11 2:05 PM
A.J. Burnett5-17.29411244.471.455.925
Nick Markakis - OFBAL vs NYY
9/11 7:05 PM
Andy Pettitte12-37.32424415.541.342.883
Chris Snyder - CBAL vs NYY
9/11 7:05 PM
Andy Pettitte4-12.33301131.417.467.883
Curtis Granderson - OFNYY @ BAL
9/11 7:05 PM
Scott Feldman5-11.455347331.364.5331.897
Derek Jeter - SSNYY @ BAL
9/11 7:05 PM
Scott Feldman6-16.37522422.750.4441.194
Alex Rodriguez - 3BNYY @ BAL
9/11 7:05 PM
Scott Feldman4-13.30811214.538.357.896
Vernon Wells - OFNYY @ BAL
9/11 7:05 PM
Scott Feldman7-14.500233411.071.6111.683
Adam Lind - 1BTOR vs LAA
9/11 7:07 PM
C.J. Wilson5-10.500133231.100.5831.683
Logan Morrison - OFMIA vs ATL
9/11 7:10 PM
Mike Minor3-10.30013303.900.3001.200
Seth Smith - OFOAK @ MIN
9/11 8:10 PM
Mike Pelfrey6-13.46213132.923.5631.486
Yadier Molina - CSTL vs MIL
9/11 8:15 PM
Marco Estrada6-10.60011201.900.6001.500
 
Hot Pitcher MatchupsAt-BatsOpp
AVG
HR
Allow
XBH
Allow
RBI
Allow
BBKOpp
SLG
Opp
OBP
Opp
OPS
Jeff SamardzijaCHC @ CIN
9/11 12:35 PM
Reds Batters14-64.219255617.360.303.663

 

KEY MATCHUPS: COLD

Cold Batter MatchupsAt-BatsAVGHRXBHRBIBBKSLGOBPOPS
Jason Giambi - 1BCLE vs KC
9/11 12:05 PM
James Shields0-13.00000024.000.133.133
Carlos Santana - CCLE vs KC
9/11 12:05 PM
James Shields2-12.16700102.167.154.321
Alex Gordon - OFKC @ CLE
9/11 12:05 PM
Scott Kazmir2-10.20001113.300.273.573
Brandon Phillips - 2BCIN vs CHC
9/11 12:35 PM
Jeff Samardzija2-13.15400102.154.154.308
Joey Votto - 1BCIN vs CHC
9/11 12:35 PM
Jeff Samardzija1-11.09100023.091.286.377
Ian Kinsler - 2BTEX vs PIT
9/11 2:05 PM
A.J. Burnett4-20.20011414.350.273.623
J.J. Hardy - SSBAL vs NYY
9/11 7:05 PM
Andy Pettitte1-15.06701002.200.067.267
Matt Wieters - CBAL vs NYY
9/11 7:05 PM
Andy Pettitte2-10.20000026.200.333.533
Ronny Cedeno - SSSD @ PHI
9/11 7:05 PM
Cliff Lee1-11.09111101.364.091.455
Kelly Johnson - 2BTB vs BOS
9/11 7:10 PM
Ryan Dempster1-11.09101165.182.412.594
James Loney - 1BTB vs BOS
9/11 7:10 PM
Ryan Dempster2-16.12500000.125.125.250
 
Cold Pitcher MatchupsAt-BatsOpp
AVG
HR
Allow
XBH
Allow
RBI
Allow
BBKOpp
SLG
Opp
OBP
Opp
OPS
Mike LeakeCIN vs ChC
9/11 12:35 PM
Cubs Batters29-73.397010857.551.438.989
Matt GarzaTEX vs Pit
9/11 2:05 PM
Pirates Batters33-106.31181324831.582.359.941
Scott FeldmanBAL vs NYY
9/11 7:05 PM
Yankees Batters47-135.348913221814.600.4211.021
 
Transactions

Called Up (from Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Darin Downs, RP, DET
Tommy Medica, 1B, SD (from Double-A)
Ruben Tejada, SS, NYM

Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Jose De La Torre, RP, BOS (designated for assignment)
Thomas Field, SS, LAA

Activated from the Disabled List
Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS
Reed Johnson, OF, ATL
Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA
Josh Reddick, OF, OAK

Placed on the Disabled List (15-day DL unless otherwise noted)
Travis Hafner, DH, NYY (transferred to 60-day DL)

Signed
Mike Zagurski, RP, NYY

Closer Watch

AstrosJosh Fields surrendered a solo home run to the Mariners' Brad Miller, but still hung on for his fourth save of the season in Monday's 6-4 win over the Mariners. Meanwhile, Chia-Jen Lo worked the seventh inning and gave up two runs. Fields may not be a reliable closer, but with two successful save conversions in a row, he seems to be the top ninth-inning option for Houston right now, especially in light of Lo's struggles.

Recommended Pickup

Matt Adams, 1B, STL – Adams has spent much of this season as an over-qualified pinch-hitter for the Cardinals, compiling nine homers and 36 RBI through the end of August despite only receiving 206 at-bats. His continued production off the bench was quite the asset for the Cardinals, but limited his fantasy prospects since he never benefitted from regular at-bats. However, with Allen Craig out indefinitely due to a mid-foot sprain, Adams has received starts in seven of the last eight games and should be locked into steady playing time moving forward. Adams showed great home run power in the minors and in his limited at-bats in the majors this season, and should also provide handsome returns in the RBI and run columns with a talented offense accompanying him in the lineup.

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