This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
MIN (Ervin Santana – R) at NYY (Nathan Eovaldi – R), 1:05 PM
SEA (Mike Montgomery – L) at TEX (Derek Holland – L), 2:05 PM
MIA (Tom Koehler – R) at MIL (Wily Peralta – R), 2:10 PM
LAD (Alex Wood – L) at OAK (Jesse Chavez – R), 3:35 PM
ATL (Julio Teheran – R) at SD (Tyson Ross – R), 3:40 PM
NYM (Noah Syndergaard – R) at BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez – R), 7:05 PM
TOR (Mark Buehrle – L) at PHI (Adam Morgan – L), 7:05 PM
AZ (Robbie Ray – L) at PIT (J.A. Happ – L), 7:05 PM
CLE (Corey Kluber – R) at BOS (Joe Kelly – R), 7:10 PM
KC (Jeremy Guthrie – R) at CIN (Keyvius Sampson – R), 7:10 PM
SF (Matt Cain – R) at STL (Jaime Garcia – L), 7:15 PM
DET (Daniel Norris – L) at CHC (Jon Lester – L), 8:05 PM
TB (Nathan Karns – R) at HOU (Dallas Keuchel – L), 8:10 PM
WAS (Stephen Strasburg – R) at COL (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 8:40 PM
CHW (Jeff Samardzija – R) at LAA (Jered Weaver – R), 10:05 PM
Day Game After Night Game: MIN/NYY, SEA/TEX, MIA/MIL, LAD/OAK, ATL/SD
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Charlie Blackmon, OF, COL – (Illness) Missed Tuesday's game.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK – (Hip) Missed second straight game Tuesday.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL – (Knee) Left Tuesday's game with inflammation.
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN – (Shoulder) Jammed shoulder Tuesday and will be examined Wednesday, severity is not yet determined.
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX – (Knee) Aiming to return to lineup Thursday.
Jason Heyward, OF, STL – (Hamstring) Not expected to go on DL, looked like he was available off the bench Tuesday.
Omar Infante, 2B, KC – (Back) Scratched Tuesday with back spasms.
Ivan Nova, P, NYY – (Finger) Slated to start Thursday against Indians.
Glen Perkins, P, MIN – (Neck) Will get cortisone injection Wednesday, unclear how much time he will miss.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY – (Leg) Not expected to require DL stint after leaving Monday's game and missing Tuesday.
Players on the DL
Norichika Aoki, OF, SF – (Concussion) Hoping to return Thursday.
Robinson Chirnos, C, TEX – (Shoulder)
Gavin Floyd, P, CLE – (Elbow) Scheduled to throw in rehab game Wednesday.
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI – (Wrist) Will be in a splint for two-to-three weeks after hitting DL.
Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL – (Oblique) Will be activated Wednesday.
Corey Hart, 1B, PIT – (Shoulder) Will begin rehab assignment Thursday.
Chris Johnson, 3B, CLE – (Finger) Hit DL with infection.
Mike Leake, P, SF – (Hamstring) Will not be activated Tuesday as earlier reported, still cannot run at full speed.
Tim Lincecum, P, SF – (Forearm) May face hitters at spring training facility this week, return sometime in September is possible.
Bryan Mitchell, P, NYY – (Concussion) Struck in face by line drive Monday, placed on DL Tuesday.
James Paxton, P, SEA – (Finger) Threw simulated game Tuesday, rehab could be coming soon.
Bobby Parnell, P, NYM – (Arm) Placed on DL after fastball has not regained velocity.
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS – (Hamstring) Took batting practice Monday, will have follow up MRI Thursday, could begin running program after that.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF – (Oblique) Swing too hard Monday, missed Tuesday, then hit DL with strain.
David Phelps, P, MIA – (Elbow) Out for the season.
Michael Saunders, OF, TOR – (Knee) Out for the season.
Rafael Soriano, P, CHC – (Shoulder) Threw simulated game Tuesday, probably needs a rehab before being activated.
George Springer, OF, HOU – (Wrist) Played catch Tuesday, still eying early-to-mid-September return.
Marcus Stroman, P, TOR – (Knee) Will pitch simulated games Monday and August 29, should get a rehab start in before minoe league season ends.
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR – (Shoulder) Behind in rehab, not swinging a bat yet.
Dan Uggla, 2B, WAS – (Back) Started rehab at High-A, could be activated as soon as Sunday.
Activated from the DL
David Hale, P, COL
Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE
Placed on the DL
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI
Chris Johnson, 3B, CLE
Bryan Mitchell, P, NYY
Bobby Parnell, P, NYM
Signed/Released/Traded
Derek Blacksher, P, TOR (minor league contract)
Emilio Bonifacio, 2B, CHW (released)
Trevor Cahill, P, CHC (minor league contract)
Tyler Frankoff, P, PHI (minor league contract)
Will Venable, OF, TEX from SD for prospect and player to be named
Called Up
Aaron Altherr, OF, PHI
Chris Capuano, P, TOR
Ezequiel Carrera, OF, TOR
Logan Verrett, P, NYM
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Michael Choice, OF, TEX (designated for assignment)
Caleb Cotham, P, NYY
Taylor Lindsey, 2B, SD
Nick Rumbelow, P, NYY
Dale Thayer, P, SD
Closer Watch
Cincinnati – Aroldis Chapman blew a save opportunity at home for the first time since late-2012. Don't worry, he's not going to lose his job.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – August 19, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| A. Rodriguez | 3B | NYY vs MIN 1:05PM | E. Santana | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | .333 | .385 | .667 | 1.051 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ TEX 2:05PM | D. Holland | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .357 | .379 | .607 | .986 |
| F. Gutierrez | OF | SEA @ TEX 2:05PM | D. Holland | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .294 | .333 | .529 | .863 |
| M. Trumbo | OF | SEA @ TEX 2:05PM | D. Holland | 38 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | .289 | .325 | .658 | .983 |
| Y. Cespedes | OF | NYM @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .300 | .385 | .600 | .985 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .231 | .389 | .615 | 1.004 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | NYM @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .357 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| J. Maxwell | OF | SF @ STL 7:15PM | J. Garcia | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .545 | .643 | 1.091 | 1.734 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs SF 7:15PM | M. Cain | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .700 | .700 | .700 | 1.400 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL vs SF 7:15PM | M. Cain | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .238 | .304 | .667 | .971 |
| M. Cabrera | 1B | DET @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Lester | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .560 | .667 | .840 | 1.507 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Lester | 44 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | .318 | .388 | .591 | .979 |
| V. Martinez | 1B | DET @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Lester | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .421 | .476 | .789 | 1.266 |
| L. Forsythe | 2B | TB @ HOU 8:10PM | D. Keuchel | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL vs WAS 8:40PM | S. Strasburg | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .417 | .500 | .583 | 1.083 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS @ COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .286 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
| R. Zimmerman | 3B | WAS @ COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .313 | .476 | .688 | 1.164 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs CWS 10:05PM | J. Samardzija | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .368 | .520 | .895 | 1.415 |
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 – August 19, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Mark Buehrle | TOR @ PHI 7:05PM | 63 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .190 | .250 | .269 | .519 |
| Stephen Strasburg | WAS @ COL 8:40PM | 87 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 31 | .218 | .269 | .341 | .611 |
| Jered Weaver | LAA vs CWS 10:05PM | 78 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .231 | .276 | .293 | .569 |
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 – August 19, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| T. Hunter | OF | MIN @ NYY 1:05PM | N. Eovaldi | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| B. Ryan | SS | NYY vs MIN 1:05PM | E. Santana | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .059 | .150 | .059 | .209 |
| M. Teixeira | 1B | NYY vs MIN 1:05PM | E. Santana | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | .158 | .277 | .263 | .540 |
| A. Jackson | OF | SEA @ TEX 2:05PM | D. Holland | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .182 | .308 | .455 | .762 |
| M. Ozuna | OF | MIA @ MIL 2:10PM | W. Peralta | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
| A. Amarista | 2B | SD vs ATL 3:40PM | J. Teheran | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| J. Francoeur | OF | PHI vs TOR 7:05PM | M. Buehrle | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .182 | .308 | .455 | .762 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs TOR 7:05PM | M. Buehrle | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| A. De Aza | OF | BOS vs CLE 7:10PM | C. Kluber | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .150 | .261 | .150 | .411 |
| B. Moss | 1B | STL vs SF 7:15PM | M. Cain | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs WAS 8:40PM | S. Strasburg | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| N. Hundley | C | COL vs WAS 8:40PM | S. Strasburg | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS @ LAA 10:05PM | J. Weaver | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .136 | .174 | .136 | .310 |
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 – August 19, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Derek Holland | TEX vs SEA 2:05PM | 143 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 33 | .280 | .335 | .520 | .855 |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | BAL vs NYM 7:05PM | 100 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 14 | .220 | .347 | .368 | .715 |
| Matt Cain | SF @ STL 7:15PM | 76 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 23 | .342 | .379 | .553 | .932 |
| Jon Lester | CHC vs DET 8:05PM | 155 | 54 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 29 | .348 | .416 | .616 | 1.032 |
| Dallas Keuchel | HOU vs TB 8:10PM | 60 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .317 | .354 | .397 | .751 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL vs WAS 8:40PM | 75 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | .280 | .368 | .519 | .887 |
| Jeff Samardzija | CWS @ LAA 10:05PM | 66 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 5 | .303 | .372 | .650 | 1.023 |
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
Raisel Iglesias, P, CIN – Iglesias may have turned the corner in August, firing four quality starts in four turns, including seven shutout innings against the Royals Tuesday. He has 19 strikeouts in 18.2 innings in that time, nothing a 2.89 ERA and a 0.75 WHIP in those starts. Through he struck out just three Royals, do not forget that the Royals don't go down swinging often.
Other Recent Recommendations:Carlos Beltran, Jackie Bradley, Carlos Rodon, Eugenio Suarez, Danny Valencia, Khris Davis
DraftKingsValue Picks
SP: Jon Lester, CHC ($9,900)
C: J.T. Realmuto, MIA ($3,400)
1B: Albert Pujols, LAA ($4,000)
2B: Kolten Wong, STL ($3,400)
SS: Jhonny Peralta, STL ($3,600)
3B: Justin Turner, LAD ($3,800)
OF: Chris Colabello, TOR ($3,600)
