This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
CLE (Trevor Bauer – R) at MIN (Kyle Gibson – R), 1:10 PM ET
CIN (Mike Leake – R) at MIL (Kyle Lohse – R), 2:10 PM ET
KC (James Shields – R) at CHW (Jose Quintana – L), 2:10 PM ET
WAS (Stephen Strasburg – R) at COL (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 3:10 PM ET
NYM (Bartolo Colon – R) at SEA (Taijuan Walker – R), 3:40 PM ET
DET (Anibal Sanchez – R) at AZ (Trevor Cahill – R), 3:40 PM ET
TEX (Yu Darvish – R) at NYY (David Phelps – R), 7:05 PM ET
SF (Madison Bumgarner – L) at PHI (A.J. Burnett – R), 7:05 PM ET
LAD (Dan Haren – R) at PIT (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05 PM ET
BOS (Clay Buchholz – R) at TOR (R.A. Dickey – R), 7:07 PM ET
MIA (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at ATL (Ervin Santana – R), 7:10 PM ET
TB (Alex Cobb – R) at STL (Lance Lynn – L), 7:15 PM ET
SD (Ian Kennedy – R) at CHC (Tsuyoshi Wada – R), 8:05 PM ET
BAL (Chris Tillman – R) at LAA (Jered Weaver – R), 10:05 PM ET
HOU (Brad Peacock – R) at OAK (Jesse Chavez – R), 10:05 PM ET
Day Game After Night Game: CLE/MIN, CIN/MIL, KC/CHW, WAS/COL, NYM/SEA, DET/AZ
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Jose Abreu, 1B, CHW – (Back) Sat out Tuesday, manager Ventura said stiffness is "nothing major."
Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT – (Knee) Left Tuesday's game with discomfort.
Antonio Bastardo, P, PHI – (Forearm) Arm was wrapped Tuesday after being hit with line drive Monday.
Zach Britton, P, BAL – (Arm) Stiffness Tuesday after being hit in arm Monday, unknown if he is available.
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE – (Back) Out of lineup again Tuesday.
Scooter Gennett, 2B, Mil – (Quadriceps) Left Tuesday's game with tightness.
Curtis Granderson, OF, NYM – (Illness) Out Tuesday.
Erci Hosmer, 1B, KC – (Hand) Out of lineup again Tuesday.
Manny Machado, 3B, BAL – (Back) Scratched Tuesday with tightness in lower back.
Tommy Medica, 1B, SD – (Groin) Out for ninth day in a row Tuesday.
Joe Panik, 2B, SF – (Ankle) Left Tuesday's game with sprain.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD – (Hand) Out of lineup again Tuesday.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD – (Hand) Was planning to hit in a cage Tuesday, remained out of lineup.
Alex Rios, OF, TEX – (Ankle) Expected to be available Wednesday.
Jake Smolinski, OF, TEX – (Foot) Fouled ball off foot Monday, out of lineup Tuesday.
George Springer, OF, HOU – (Knee) Out Tuesday for second game in a row.
Chris Young, OF, NYM – (Calf) Likely unavailable Tuesday.
Players on the DL
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF – (Concussion) likely a couple days from resuming baseball activities.
Alberto Callaspo, 3B, OAK – (Hamstring) Nearing a rehab assignment.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL – (Shoulder) Shoulder has improved, targeting mid-August return.
Andy Dirks, OF, DET – (Back) Resumed baseball activities Tuesday after being pulled from rehab last week.
Joel Hanrahan, P, DET – (Elbow) Shut down after bullpen session this past Saturday.
Ubaldo Jimenez, P, BAL – (Ankle) Bullpen session Wednesday will determine whether he goes on rehab assignment or heads to spring training complex.
Joe Mauer, C, MIN – (Oblique) Hitting off a tee, still no timetable.
Collin McHugh, P, HOU – (Finger) Was scheduled to make rehab appearance at Triple-A Tuesday.
Joe Ortiz, P, TEX – (Foot) Moving rehab up to Double-A.
Angel Pagan, OF, SF – (Back) No pain after swinging off a tee Monday, will no return before end of the month.
James Paxton, P, SEA – (Back) At least one more rehab start after Tuesday's outing before returning to Mariners.
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN – (Thumb) Has begun throwing, but cannot catch yet.
Carlos Ruiz, C, PHI – (Concussion) Could return by the end of the week.
Kevin Siegrist, P, STL – (Shoulder) Could be activated as soon as Wednesday.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL – (Thigh) Was not able to return Tuesday and was placed on DL.
Jason Vargas, P, KC – (Appendix) Unlikely to start Sunday.
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN – (Quadriceps) Had a second injection Monday, still on a five week timetable.
Activated from the DL
Josh Beckett, P, LAD
Emilio Bonifacio, OF, CHC
Nick Martinez, P, TEX
Josh Reddick, OF, OAK
Placed on the DL
John Mayberry, Jr., OF, PHI
Logan Ondrusek, P, CIN
Joel Peralta, OF, TB
Cody Ross, OF, AZ
Geovany Soto, C, TEX
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL
Claimed Off Waivers/Signed/Traded
Chase Headley, 3B, from SD to NYY for Yangervis Solarte, 3B and Rafael De Paula, P
Called Up
Jeff Beliveau, P, TB
Yohan Flande, P, COL
Ryan Goins, 2B, TOR
Kyle Hendricks, P, CHC
Miguel Gonzalez, P, BAL
Alfredo Marte, OF, AZ
Curtis Partch, P, CIN
Yohan Pino, P, MIN
Erasmo Ramirez, P, SEA
Esmil Rogers, P, TOR
Darin Ruf, OF, PHI
Danny Salazar, P, CLE
Aaron Sanchez, P, TOR
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Darwin Barney, 2B, CHC (designated for assignment)
Preston Guilmet, P, BAL
Kris Johnson, P, MIN
Erik Kratz, C, TOR
C.C. Lee, P, CLE
Darin Mastroianni, OF, TOR
Brad Mills, P, TOR (designated for assignment)
Paco Rodriguez, P, LAD
Justin Smoak, 1B, SEA
Closer Watch
Chicago White Sox – See Recommended Pickup below.
Detroit – Joe Nathan was slow out of the gate, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks against Cleveland Saturday. Pitching for the third night in a row, Nathan earned his 20th save Monday while allowing one hit with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – July 23, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| G. Beckham | 2B | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .303 | .343 | .576 | .919 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .353 | .389 | .529 | .918 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 48 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .417 | .451 | .604 | 1.055 |
| N. Aoki | OF | KC @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .636 | 1.091 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .364 | .391 | .682 | 1.073 |
| S. Perez | C | KC @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .292 | .346 | .667 | 1.013 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL vs CIN 2:10PM | M. Leake | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .350 | .409 | .550 | .959 |
| R. Weeks | 2B | MIL vs CIN 2:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | 1.167 | 1.583 |
| S. Hairston | OF | WAS @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .333 | .455 | .778 | 1.232 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .462 | .636 | 1.098 |
| R. Zimmerman | 3B | WAS @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .286 | .444 | .643 | 1.087 |
| G. Parra | OF | ARI vs DET 3:40PM | A. Sanchez | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .455 | .455 | .545 | 1.000 |
| M. Prado | 3B | ARI vs DET 3:40PM | A. Sanchez | 31 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .419 | .438 | .516 | .954 |
| W. Bloomquist | SS | SEA vs NYM 3:40PM | B. Colon | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .385 | .385 | .538 | .923 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs NYM 3:40PM | B. Colon | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .471 | .733 | 1.204 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | NYY vs TEX 7:05PM | Y. Darvish | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .412 | .412 | .588 | 1.000 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs LAD 7:05PM | D. Haren | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .385 | .917 | 1.301 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | BOS @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .545 | .962 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .429 | .750 | 1.179 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR vs BOS 7:07PM | C. Buchholz | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .357 | .438 | .500 | .938 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL vs MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .455 | .478 | .636 | 1.115 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL vs MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | CHC vs SD 8:05PM | I. Kennedy | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .304 | .619 | .923 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .313 | .333 | .688 | 1.021 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Chavez | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | B. Peacock | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .467 | .917 | 1.383 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | B. Peacock | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .273 | .385 | .636 | 1.021 |
| E. Sogard | SS | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | B. Peacock | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .909 | 1.364 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Hot Pitcher Matchups – July 23, 2014Matchup 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 |
| Trevor Cahill | ARI vs DET 3:40PM | 104 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | .221 | .332 | .321 | .653 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | MIA @ ATL 7:10PM | 126 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | .214 | .250 | .285 | .535 |
| Ian Kennedy | SD @ CHC 8:05PM | 112 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 30 | .196 | .272 | .401 | .673 |
| Jered Weaver | LAA vs BAL 10:05PM | 179 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 35 | .223 | .249 | .355 | .604 |
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 |
Cold Batter Matchups – July 23, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN @ MIL 2:10PM | K. Lohse | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .125 | .200 | .325 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN @ MIL 2:10PM | K. Lohse | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .129 | .156 | .129 | .285 |
| A. De Aza | OF | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .185 | .241 | .222 | .464 |
| A. Dunn | 1B | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .188 | .297 | .281 | .579 |
| P. Konerko | 1B | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .158 | .289 | .158 | .447 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .192 | .346 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .115 | .143 | .115 | .258 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs CIN 2:10PM | M. Leake | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .133 | .188 | .167 | .354 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL vs CIN 2:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .333 | .564 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 |
| A. Avila | C | DET @ ARI 3:40PM | T. Cahill | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET @ ARI 3:40PM | T. Cahill | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .182 | .400 | .182 | .582 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET @ ARI 3:40PM | T. Cahill | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .174 | .345 | .391 | .736 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA vs NYM 3:40PM | B. Colon | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .190 | .227 | .190 | .418 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI vs SF 7:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI vs SF 7:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| I. Davis | 1B | PIT vs LAD 7:05PM | D. Haren | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .231 | .182 | .413 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | TOR vs BOS 7:07PM | C. Buchholz | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .154 | .313 | .154 | .466 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL vs MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .130 | .200 | .174 | .374 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL vs MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| J. Upton | OF | ATL vs MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 |
| C. Coghlan | OF | CHC vs SD 8:05PM | I. Kennedy | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .154 | .333 | .487 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC vs SD 8:05PM | I. Kennedy | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .231 | .497 |
| L. Valbuena | 3B | CHC vs SD 8:05PM | I. Kennedy | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .077 | .200 | .154 | .354 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .194 | .194 | .226 | .419 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | B. Peacock | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – July 23, 2014Matchup 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 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL vs WAS 3:10PM | 78 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 18 | .295 | .396 | .556 | .952 |
| Anibal Sanchez | DET @ ARI 3:40PM | 72 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | .361 | .396 | .460 | .857 |
| A.J. Burnett | PHI vs SF 7:05PM | 76 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | .303 | .384 | .407 | .792 |
| Brad Peacock | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | 78 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | .256 | .372 | .480 | .852 |
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 |
Recommended Pickup
Zach Putnam, P, CHW – The volatility of the White Sox bullpen has spilled over to the the second half of the season and Putnam's name is now in the very much in the mix. Putnam was given the ninth inning Friday when he closed the door on the Astros with a 1-2-3 ninth inning that included two strikeouts. The following night, Jacob Petricka got into trouble by putting two men on before Putnam was called to retire the final batter, which he did on a strikeout to earn his third save. The White Sox went back to Petricka on Monday and he picked up his fourth save while allowing one runner to reach. Aside from the closer's role, both Putnam and Petricka have enjoyed successful seasons, with Putnam falling a bit short of striking out a batter per inning (7.7 K/9) while keeping the ball on the ground (1.46 GB/FB).
Other Recent Recommendations:Brandon McCarthy, Danny Salazar, Chris Young (pitcher), Travis d'Arnaud, Jacob deGrom
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Jesse Chavez, OAK ($7,600)
C: Derek Norris, HOU ($3,600)
1B: Matt Adams ($4,100)
2B: Arismendy Alcantara, CHC ($3,900)
SS: Jed Lowrie, OAK ($3,700)
3B: Casey McGehee, MIA ($3,700)
OF: Gregory Polanco ($3,900)
