This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)Pirates (Vance Worley – R) at Cubs (Tsuyoshi Wada – L), 2:20
White Sox (Chris Sale – L) at Indians (T.J. House – L), 7:05
Royals (James Shields – R) at Yankees (Michael Pineda – R), 7:05
Phillies (Jerome Williams – R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 7:05
Giants (Jake Peavy – R) at Tigers (Rick Porcello – R), 7:08
Mets (Bartolo Colon – R) at Reds (Alfredo Simon – R), 7:10
Braves (Aaron Harang – R) at Marlins (Jarred Cosart – R), 7:10
Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – R) at Rays (Alex Cobb – R), 7:10
Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R) at Red Sox (Allen Webster – R), 7:10
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Rangers (Scott Baker – R), 8:05
Cardinals (John Lackey – R) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 8:10
Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R) at Twins (Ricky Nolasco – R), 8:10
Padres (Eric Stults – L) at Rockies (Tyler Matzek – L), 8:40
Astros (Brett Oberholtzer – L) at Athletics (Jeff Samardzija – R), 10:05
Diamondbacks (Vidal Nuno – L) at Dodgers (Dan Haren – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Chad Jenkins, RP, TOR (Hand) – Expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks with a fractured hand.
Robinson Chirinos, C, TEX (Neck) – Received a cortisone injection on Thursday.
Miles Mikolas, RP, TEX (Shoulder) – Received a cortisone injection on Thursday.
Brad Ziegler, RP, ARI (Knee) – Expected to receive a second opinion over the weekend.
Matt Adams, 1B, STL (Oblique) – Did not start Thursday.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL (Wrist) – Expected to only miss a week.
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL (Personal) – Will rejoin the Brewers on Friday after welcoming his first child into the world on Thursday.
Tommy Milone, SP, MIN (Shoulder) – Will skip Sunday's start.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (Knee) – Has no timetable for return.
Chris Dickerson, OF, CLE (Back) – Did not start on Thursday.
Mike Aviles, SS, CLE (Concussion) – Will miss at least one week, likely more.
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (Concussion) – Passed all internal tests and waiting for official league clearance to get back into action.
Steve Pearce, OF, BAL (Abdomen) – Expected to take batting practice on Friday.
Torii Hunter, OF, DET (Foot) – Did not start on Thursday.
Martin Prado, 3B, NYY (Hamstring) – Did not start on Thursday.
Alex Avila, C, DET (Head) – Did not start on Thursday.
Players on the DL
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD (Hamstring) – Still feeling pain when running the bases and will not travel with the team this weekend.
Joe Thatcher, RP, LAA (Ankle) – Faced hitters in the batting cage on Thursday.
Matt Harvey, SP, NYM (Elbow) – Will conclude his rehab at the end of the month.
Shin Soo-Choo, OF, TEX (Elbow) – Moved to the 60-day DL.
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (Elbow) – Will throw a bullpen session on Saturday.
Homer Bailey, SP, CIN (Forearm) – Will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a torn flexor mass tendon.
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (Hamstring) – Could be used as a utility player upon his return.
Joakim Soria, RP, DET (Oblique) – Will likely throw another bullpen session on Friday after a positive session on Wednesday.
Yu Darvish, SP, TEX (Elbow) – May miss the rest of the season after another examination.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Michael Wacha, SP, STL
Called Up
Spencer Patton, RP, TEX
Xavier Scruggs, 1B, STL
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Chris Nelson, 3B, SD
Caleb Gindl, OF, MIL
Joe Savery, RP, OAK
Carlos Triunfel, SS, LAD
Mike Carp, 1B, TEX
Closer Watch
Los Angeles Angels – If you're like me and traded for closer Huston Street before your league trading deadline then you just aren't getting what you paid for… unfortunately. And it hurts, doesn't it? Street has only locked down two saves since August 19, one of which came a few days ago. There's a solid chance that Street will get back on track assuming the Angels don't blow opponents out of the water from here on out, so you've got no choice but to stick with Street even as painful as it's been these last few weeks.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 5, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| R. Raburn | OF | CLE vs CWS 7:05PM | C. Sale | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .304 | .385 | .696 | 1.080 |
| S. Drew | SS | NYY vs KC 7:05PM | J. Shields | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .857 | 1.357 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .353 | .389 | .588 | .977 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .385 | .385 | .692 | 1.077 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET vs SF 7:08PM | J. Peavy | 47 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 14 | .319 | .365 | .553 | .919 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET vs SF 7:08PM | J. Peavy | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .421 | .450 | .737 | 1.187 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs SF 7:08PM | J. Peavy | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .545 | .800 | 1.345 |
| V. Martinez | DH | DET vs SF 7:08PM | J. Peavy | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .273 | .900 | 1.173 |
| R. Santiago | SS | CIN vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .423 | .444 | .615 | 1.060 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .417 | .462 | .667 | 1.128 |
| G. Jones | 1B | MIA vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .370 | .400 | .593 | .993 |
| M. Ozuna | OF | MIA vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .308 | .400 | .769 | 1.169 |
| J. Saltalamacchia | C | MIA vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .467 | .750 | 1.217 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .381 | .435 | .619 | 1.054 |
| L. Forsythe | 2B | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | W. Chen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .600 | .964 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | W. Chen | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | W. Chen | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .375 | .429 | .531 | .960 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | S. Baker | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .357 | .571 | .929 |
| A. Jackson | OF | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | S. Baker | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .353 | .389 | .765 | 1.154 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | H. Iwakuma | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .357 | .379 | .714 | 1.094 |
| D. Freese | 3B | LAA @ MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .467 | .467 | .533 | 1.000 |
| C. Iannetta | C | LAA @ MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .545 | .522 | 1.182 | 1.704 |
| L. Overbay | 1B | MIL vs STL 8:10PM | J. Lackey | 33 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .364 | .405 | .545 | .951 |
| N. Arenado | 3B | COL vs SD 8:40PM | E. Stults | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL vs SD 8:40PM | E. Stults | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .389 | .389 | .556 | .944 |
| C. Carter | OF | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Samardzija | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .417 | .462 | 1.083 | 1.545 |
| J. Castro | C | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Samardzija | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .375 | .533 | .908 |
| D. Fowler | OF | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Samardzija | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .267 | .313 | .600 | .913 |
| M. Gonzalez | SS | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Samardzija | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .357 | .615 | .973 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | B. Oberholtzer | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .462 | .533 | 1.000 | 1.533 |
| C. Gentry | OF | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | B. Oberholtzer | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | B. Oberholtzer | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .375 | .600 | .975 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | D. Haren | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .323 | .344 | .613 | .957 |
| C. Owings | SS | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | D. Haren | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .818 | .818 | 1.000 | 1.818 |
| C. Ross | OF | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | D. Haren | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .267 | .267 | .600 | .867 |
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 – September 5, 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 |
| Stephen Strasburg | WAS vs PHI 7:05PM | 159 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 52 | .220 | .257 | .302 | .560 |
| Michael Pineda | NYY vs KC 7:05PM | 62 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .194 | .231 | .340 | .571 |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | 107 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | .215 | .235 | .357 | .592 |
| Jeff Samardzija | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | 137 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 37 | .219 | .267 | .365 | .632 |
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 – September 5, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE vs CWS 7:05PM | C. Sale | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .105 | .190 | .158 | .348 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC @ NYY 7:05PM | M. Pineda | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs KC 7:05PM | J. Shields | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .100 | .357 | .100 | .457 |
| M. Teixeira | 1B | NYY vs KC 7:05PM | J. Shields | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .125 | .236 | .125 | .361 |
| D. Brown | OF | PHI @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .133 | .188 | .233 | .421 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .136 | .174 | .136 | .310 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET vs SF 7:08PM | J. Peavy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| D. Kelly | OF | DET vs SF 7:08PM | J. Peavy | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL @ TB 7:10PM | A. Cobb | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ TB 7:10PM | A. Cobb | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .154 | .389 | .308 | .697 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ TB 7:10PM | A. Cobb | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .190 | .227 | .190 | .418 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| C. Yelich | OF | MIA vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .200 | .294 | .533 | .827 |
| Y. Escobar | SS | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | W. Chen | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .353 | .471 |
| S. Rodriguez | SS | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | W. Chen | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .190 | .261 | .381 | .642 |
| K. Morales | 1B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | S. Baker | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .091 | .100 | .191 |
| L. Martin | OF | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | H. Iwakuma | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .118 | .125 | .243 |
| A. Rios | OF | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | H. Iwakuma | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| M. Dominguez | 3B | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Samardzija | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| R. Grossman | OF | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Samardzija | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
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 – September 5, 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 |
| Aaron Harang | ATL @ MIA 7:10PM | 143 | 51 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 28 | .357 | .402 | .585 | .987 |
| Ricky Nolasco | MIN vs LAA 8:10PM | 82 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 14 | .415 | .411 | .689 | 1.101 |
| Eric Stults | SD @ COL 8:40PM | 76 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | .355 | .346 | .513 | .860 |
| Dan Haren | LAD vs ARI 10:10PM | 122 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 25 | .320 | .357 | .500 | .857 |
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 |
Gregor Blanco, OF, SF – This is the time of year to take advantage of hot bats and arms and not hold onto those disappointing players you were expecting so much from, so if Blanco is there he's a great candidate while his bat is going well. Blanco is seeing full-time at-bats for the Giants and is 10-for-25 over his last seven games played, while he's knocked out two homers, scored seven runs and picked up seven RBI with one stolen base over the same period.
Other Recent Recommendations :Andrew Heaney, Maikel Franco, Dilson Herrera, Jordan Schafer, Wade Davis and Russell Martin.
Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Alfredo Simon, CIN ($6,700)
C: Yadier Molina, STL ($3,400)
1B: Adam Lind, TOR ($3,400)
2B: D.J. LeMahieu, COL ($3,300)
SS: J.J. Hardy, BAL ($3,700)
3B: Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE ($3,800)
OF: Gregor Blanco, SF ($4,200)
