This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
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Red Sox (Clay Buchholz - R) at Orioles (Scott Feldman - R), 7:05 PM
Rays (Jeremy Hellickson - R) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey - R), 7:07 PM
Pirates (A.J. Burnett - R) at Reds (Homer Bailey - R), 7:10 PM
Brewers (Yovani Gallardo - R) at Mets (Carlos Torres - R), 7:10 PM
Tigers (Rick Porcello - R) at Marlins (Tom Koehler - R), 7:10 PM
Phillies (Cliff Lee - L) at Braves (Kris Medlen - R), 7:30 PM
Angels (C.J. Wilson - L) at Rangers (Alexi Ogando - R), 8:05 PM
Royals (James Shields - R) at White Sox (Chris Sale - L), 8:10 PM
Indians (Corey Kluber - R) at Twins (Pedro Hernandez - L), 8:10 PM
Yankees (Andy Pettitte - L) at Astros (Brett Oberholtzer - L), 8:10 PM
Cubs (Travis Wood - L) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn - R), 8:15 PM
Nationals (Stephen Strasburg - R) at Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin - L), 9:40 PM
Athletics (Bartolo Colon - R) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez - R), 10:10 PM
Rockies (Collin McHugh - R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw - L), 10:10 PM
Padres (Burch Smith - R) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong - R), 10:15 PM
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Chris Davis, 1B, BAL - (Foot) Held out of the lineup Thursday with an injury that's been bothering him since the team's series in Tampa Bay.
David Wright, 3B, NYM - (Head) Left Thursday's game in the third inning after a pitch hit him in the helmet, but did pass concussion tests.
Brian McCann, C, ATL - (Thigh) Exited Thursday's game with a right adductor strain.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF - (Illness) Scratched from Thursday's lineup with the flu.
Mike Napoli, C, BOS - (Foot) Expected to start at first base Friday against Baltimore.
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY - (Calf) Sat out Thursday's game.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL - (Suspension) Handed a one-game suspension for his role in Wednesday's fracas with the Braves.
Jose Iglesias, SS, DET - (Hand) Expected to return to the lineup Friday against the Marlins.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB - (Hamstring) Missed another start Thursday but did come into Wednesday's game for a pinch-hit appearance.
Reed Johnson, OF, ATL - (Suspension) Given a one-game suspension for his role in Wednesday's incident in Atlanta.
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL - (Knee) Likely to miss the rest of the season with an injury suffered in Wednesday's kerfuffle in Atlanta.
Jean Segura, SS, MIL - (Hamstring) Held out again Thursday for an eighth straight game.
Juan Lagares, OF, NYM - (Personal) Left the team Thursday to attend to the birth of his child, but is expected to rejoin the team this weekend.
Erasmo Ramirez, P, SEA - (Groin) Cleared to start Sunday against the Angels.
Alexi Casilla, 2B, BAL - (Concussion) Not expected to return this season.
Michael Bourn, OF, CLE - (Wrist) Suffered a mild sprain Tuesday and missed a second straight start Thursday as a result.
Ronny Cedeno, SS, SD - (Head) Missed a third straight start Thursday.
T.J. McFarland, P, BAL - (Personal) Left the team early Thursday to attend to an undisclosed family situation.
Yunel Escobar, SS, TB - (Ankle) Scratched from Thursday's lineup.
Jesse Crain, P, TB - (Shoulder) Experienced issues while throwing Tuesday and his return to action remains uncertain.
Mark Buehrle, P, TOR - (Leg) Diagnosed with a right calf contusion after leaving Thursday's game.
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN - (Knee) Received the green light to pinch-hit Thursday.
Players on the DL
Brandon Beachy, P, ATL - (Elbow) Underwent arthroscopic surgery Thursday but is expected to be healthy for spring training.
Ben Revere, OF, PHI - (Foot) Leaving Florida on Friday to begin his offseason routine.
Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI - (Knee) Rejoined the Phillies on Thursday, but will not play in any games.
Welington Castillo, C, CHC - (Knee) Placed on the 15-day DL on Thursday.
Matt Harvey, P, NYM - (Elbow) Transferred to the 60-day DL on Thursday.
Brett Cecil, P, TOR - (Elbow) Moved to the 60-day DL on Thursday.
Out
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL - (Finger) Took batting practice on the field Wednesday, but still felt restricted.
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on the DL
Danny Worth, SS, DET (60-day DL)
Matt Harvey, P, NYM (transferred to 60-day DL)
Brett Cecil, P, TOR (transferred to 60-day DL)
Welington Castillo, C, CHC
Called Up
Ryan Langerhans, OF, TOR
Activated from the DL
Jhonny Peralta, SS, DET (restricted list)
Closer Watch
New York Mets - Three days after notching his 100th career save, LaTroy Hawkins went out and picked up No. 101, his 13th of the year. Wednesday's perfect frame marked Hawkins' 13th consecutive scoreless appearance, and brought his ERA on the year back below 3.00. Hawkins, who's now converted 13-of-14 save chances since taking over the closer's role in early August, recently told ESPNNewYork.com that he wants to pitch again in 2014, at the age of 41. It's very possible, however, that he'll leave New York for a more lucrative deal elsewhere, and the Mets seem to see the writing on the wall. Right-hander Vic Black, whom the team acquired from Pittsburgh last month, was given his first save opportunity Tuesday, and responded with a two-strikeout, perfect frame against Cincinnati. Black posted a 12.2 K/9 at Triple-A Indianapolis earlier this year, and it appears the Mets will give him another chance to close before the end of the season, to see if he can be an option for the ninth-inning gig in 2014. Those in dynasty leagues should take note.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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J.J. Hardy - SS | BAL vs BOS 9/27 7:05 PM | Clay Buchholz | 6-13 | .462 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .923 | .500 | 1.423 | |||||||
Brian Roberts - 2B | BAL vs BOS 9/27 7:05 PM | Clay Buchholz | 8-22 | .364 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .500 | .481 | .981 | |||||||
Mike Napoli - C | BOS @ BAL 9/27 7:05 PM | Scott Feldman | 11-23 | .478 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .739 | .500 | 1.239 | |||||||
Juan Pierre - OF | MIA vs DET 9/27 7:10 PM | Rick Porcello | 7-18 | .389 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .722 | .450 | 1.172 | |||||||
Marlon Byrd - OF | PIT @ CIN 9/27 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 3-11 | .273 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .818 | .273 | 1.091 | |||||||
Russell Martin - C | PIT @ CIN 9/27 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 4-11 | .364 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .636 | .364 | 1.000 | |||||||
Andrew McCutchen - OF | PIT @ CIN 9/27 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 10-29 | .345 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .483 | .486 | .969 | |||||||
Reed Johnson - OF | ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:30 PM | Cliff Lee | 7-18 | .389 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .450 | 1.117 | |||||||
Erick Aybar - SS | LAA @ TEX 9/27 8:05 PM | Alexi Ogando | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .700 | .300 | 1.000 | |||||||
Mark Trumbo - OF | LAA @ TEX 9/27 8:05 PM | Alexi Ogando | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | |||||||
Elvis Andrus - SS | TEX vs LAA 9/27 8:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 4-12 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .583 | .385 | .968 | |||||||
Adrian Beltre - 3B | TEX vs LAA 9/27 8:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 10-28 | .357 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .607 | .419 | 1.026 | |||||||
Ian Kinsler - 2B | TEX vs LAA 9/27 8:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 4-10 | .400 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .800 | .538 | 1.338 | |||||||
Gordon Beckham - 2B | CWS vs KC 9/27 8:10 PM | James Shields | 5-15 | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .667 | .375 | 1.042 | |||||||
Alexei Ramirez - SS | CWS vs KC 9/27 8:10 PM | James Shields | 9-23 | .391 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .696 | .462 | 1.157 | |||||||
Billy Butler - 1B | KC @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM | Chris Sale | 7-22 | .318 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .727 | .360 | 1.087 | |||||||
Lorenzo Cain - OF | KC @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM | Chris Sale | 5-14 | .357 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .643 | .357 | 1.000 | |||||||
Alcides Escobar - SS | KC @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM | Chris Sale | 10-23 | .435 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .478 | .480 | .958 | |||||||
Chris Getz - 2B | KC @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM | Chris Sale | 6-14 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .857 | |||||||
Starlin Castro - SS | CHC @ STL 9/27 8:15 PM | Lance Lynn | 5-13 | .385 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .615 | .385 | 1.000 | |||||||
Matt Holliday - OF | STL vs CHC 9/27 8:15 PM | Travis Wood | 6-18 | .333 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .778 | .333 | 1.111 | |||||||
Jon Jay - OF | STL vs CHC 9/27 8:15 PM | Travis Wood | 5-12 | .417 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |||||||
Yadier Molina - C | STL vs CHC 9/27 8:15 PM | Travis Wood | 4-14 | .286 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .786 | .267 | 1.052 | |||||||
Kurt Suzuki - C | OAK @ SEA 9/27 10:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 11-35 | .314 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .514 | .385 | .899 | |||||||
Justin Smoak - 1B | SEA vs OAK 9/27 10:10 PM | Bartolo Colon | 3-12 | .250 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .583 | .308 | .891 | |||||||
Will Venable - OF | SD @ SF 9/27 10:15 PM | Ryan Vogelsong | 6-10 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
R.A. Dickey | TOR vs TB 9/27 7:07 PM | Rays Batters | 9-62 | .145 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .204 | .185 | .388 | |||||||
A.J. Burnett | PIT @ CIN 9/27 7:10 PM | Reds Batters | 33-158 | .209 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | .274 | .273 | .547 | |||||||
Bartolo Colon | OAK @ SEA 9/27 10:10 PM | Mariners Batters | 32-129 | .248 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | .312 | .279 | .591 | |||||||
Clayton Kershaw | LAD vs COL 9/27 10:10 PM | Rockies Batters | 25-112 | .223 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 28 | .356 | .275 | .631 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Nick Markakis - OF | BAL vs BOS 9/27 7:05 PM | Clay Buchholz | 4-31 | .129 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .129 | .289 | .419 | |||||||
Jay Bruce - OF | CIN vs PIT 9/27 7:10 PM | A.J. Burnett | 2-15 | .133 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .211 | .411 | |||||||
Shin-Soo Choo - OF | CIN vs PIT 9/27 7:10 PM | A.J. Burnett | 3-18 | .167 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .389 | .286 | .675 | |||||||
Todd Frazier - 3B | CIN vs PIT 9/27 7:10 PM | A.J. Burnett | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .091 | .191 | |||||||
Ryan Hanigan - C | CIN vs PIT 9/27 7:10 PM | A.J. Burnett | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .182 | |||||||
Chris Heisey - OF | CIN vs PIT 9/27 7:10 PM | A.J. Burnett | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |||||||
David Wright - 3B | NYM vs MIL 9/27 7:10 PM | Yovani Gallardo | 3-16 | .188 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .375 | .316 | .691 | |||||||
Josh Harrison - SS | PIT @ CIN 9/27 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | |||||||
Garrett Jones - 1B | PIT @ CIN 9/27 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 10-33 | .303 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .455 | .314 | .769 | |||||||
Jose Tabata - OF | PIT @ CIN 9/27 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .333 | |||||||
Freddie Freeman - 1B | ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:30 PM | Cliff Lee | 6-19 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .316 | .381 | .697 | |||||||
Jason Heyward - OF | ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:30 PM | Cliff Lee | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .250 | .614 | |||||||
Gerald Laird - C | ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:30 PM | Cliff Lee | 2-16 | .125 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .250 | .211 | .461 | |||||||
Dan Uggla - 2B | ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:30 PM | Cliff Lee | 4-22 | .182 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .409 | .208 | .617 | |||||||
B.J. Upton - OF | ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:30 PM | Cliff Lee | 7-24 | .292 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .417 | .320 | .737 | |||||||
Howie Kendrick - 2B | LAA @ TEX 9/27 8:05 PM | Alexi Ogando | 3-13 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .462 | |||||||
Adam Rosales - 2B | TEX vs LAA 9/27 8:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 1-16 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .063 | .200 | .263 | |||||||
Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS vs KC 9/27 8:10 PM | James Shields | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .100 | .308 | .408 | |||||||
Paul Konerko - 1B | CWS vs KC 9/27 8:10 PM | James Shields | 4-25 | .160 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .160 | .300 | .460 | |||||||
Eric Hosmer - 1B | KC @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM | Chris Sale | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .167 | .417 | |||||||
Martin Prado - 3B | ARI vs WAS 9/27 9:40 PM | Stephen Strasburg | 3-16 | .188 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .316 | .566 | |||||||
Jonathan Herrera - SS | COL @ LAD 9/27 10:10 PM | Clayton Kershaw | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .231 | .481 | |||||||
Coco Crisp - OF | OAK @ SEA 9/27 10:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 10-49 | .204 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .204 | .250 | .454 | |||||||
Josh Reddick - OF | OAK @ SEA 9/27 10:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 4-22 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .227 | .182 | .409 | |||||||
Jemile Weeks - 2B | OAK @ SEA 9/27 10:10 PM | Felix Hernandez | 4-20 | .200 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .350 | .273 | .623 | |||||||
Kendrys Morales - 1B | SEA vs OAK 9/27 10:10 PM | Bartolo Colon | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .182 | |||||||
Michael Saunders - OF | SEA vs OAK 9/27 10:10 PM | Bartolo Colon | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .091 | .167 | .258 | |||||||
Kyle Seager - 3B | SEA vs OAK 9/27 10:10 PM | Bartolo Colon | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .333 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Scott Feldman | BAL vs Bos 9/27 7:05 PM | Red Sox Batters | 27-66 | .409 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 10 | .692 | .435 | 1.127 | |||||||
Chris Sale | CWS vs KC 9/27 8:10 PM | Royals Batters | 49-161 | .304 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 37 | .433 | .347 | .780 | |||||||
Travis Wood | CHC @ StL 9/27 8:15 PM | Cardinals Batters | 26-70 | .371 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 13 | .722 | .436 | 1.157 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
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