This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
TEX (Colby Lewis – R) at NYY (Michael Pineda – R), 7:05 PM ET
PHI (Sean O'Sullivan – R) at WAS (Max Scherzer – R), 7:05 PM ET
NYM (Noah Syndergaard – R) at PIT (Gerrit Cole – R), 7:05 PM ET
SEA (Felix Hernandez – R) at TOR (Marco Estrada – R), 7:07 PM ET
HOU (Collin McHugh – R) at DET (Alfredo Simon – R), 7:08 PM ET
LAA (Garrett Richards – R) at BOS (Rick Porcello – R), 7:10 PM ET
CIN (Mike Leake – R) at CLE (Carlos Carrasco – R), 7:10 PM ET
BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez – R) at MIA (Henderson Alvarez – R), 7:10 PM ET
OAK (Scott Kazmir – L) at TB (Chris Archer – R), 7:10 PM ET
MIL (Wily Peralta – R) at ATL (Alex Wood – L), 7:35 PM ET
MIN (Phil Hughes – R) at CHW (Jeff Samardzija – R), 8:10 PM ET
STL (Lance Lynn – R) at KC (Chris Young – R), 8:10 PM ET
SF (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at COL (Kyle Kendrick – R), 8:10 PM ET
CHC (Jon Lester – L) at AZ (Josh Collmenter – R), 9:40 PM ET
SD (Andrew Cashner – R) at LAD (Zack Greinke – R), 10:10 PM ET
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK – (Neck) Out of Thursday's lineup, seeing a specialist.
Josh Fields, P, HOU – (Leg) Removed Thursday after being hit with line drive, x-ray revealed just a bruise.
Edward Mujica, P, OAK – (Hand) Heading to DL with fractured thumb.
Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA – (Hand) Expects to play Friday.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, BOS – (Knee) Should return Friday.
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS – (Calf) Scratched Thursday with soreness.
Players on the DL
Vic Black, P, NYM – (Shoulder) Should move rehab up to Double-A this weekend.
Jose Fernandez, P, MIA – (Elbow) Still facing live hitters, should go to extended spring training in June.
Ryan Flaherty, 2B, BAL – (Groin) Will begin rehab at Triple-A Sunday or Monday.
Kevin Gausman, P, BAL – (Shoulder) Made throws from varying lengths Thursday, should begin bullpen sessions soon.
Dillon Gee, P, NYM – (Groin) Good rehab start Thursday, should be returning soon.
Chris Johnson, 3B, ATL – (Hand) Should be activated next Thursday.
Jeff Mathis, C, MIA – (Finger) Should begin rehab assignment over the weekend.
Rafael Montero, P, NYM – (Shoulder) Not throwing at all, rehab appears to have stalled.
Justin Morneau, 1B, COL – (Head) Will need at least a few more days before being activated.
Brett Oberholtzer, P, HOU – (Finger) Will throw bullpen session next Wednesday, then go on rehab assignment.
Bobby Parnell, P, NYM – (Elbow) Should move from High-A to Double-A soon.
Jake Peavy, P, SF – (Back) Will throw 50 pitches in rehab start Friday, may need only two or three rehab starts.
Martin Perez, P, TEX – (Elbow) Will throw in extended spring game June 5.
Drew Pomeranz, P, OAK – (Shoulder) Had cortisone shot Thursday.
Hyun-Jin Ryu, P, LAD – (Shoulder) Had surgery, out for the season.
Drew Smyly, P, TB – (Shoulder) Minor tear, should be out eight weeks.
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR – (Shoulder) Placed on DL retroactive to May 17.
Activated from the DL
Jaime Garcia, P, STL
Placed on the DL
None
Claimed Off Waivers
None
Called Up
None
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Doug Bernier, SS, MIN
Jim Henderson, P, MIL
T.J. House, P, CLE
Felipe Rivero, P, WAS
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR
Sean Tuivailala, P, STL
Closer Watch
Arizona – After converting two save opportunities Monday and Tuesday, it looked like the Diamondbacks might go with Enrique Burgos as its closer. That changed Thursday, when the team turned to Brad Ziegler, who converted a 1-2-3 ninth with two strikeouts. Ziegler has allowed just two runs and it was thought he had the inside track at saves before Burgos got his first save opportunity in an extra inning game Monday when Ziegler had already been used. Ziegler seems to be the choice now, but Burgos could hang in the mix.
Detroit – Joakim Soria blew Thursday's save opportunity by allowing a solo home run to Preston Tucker. It was his first blown save of the year and this job is not in jeopardy.
Texas – Neftali Feliz struggled was removed from the closer's job over the last weekend. It had looked like the Rangers would go with a committee approach, but Shawn Tolleson earned saves Wednesday and Thursday and he appears to have control of the job for now.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – May 22, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| B. Revere | OF | PHI @ WAS 7:05PM | M. Scherzer | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .353 | .389 | .471 | .859 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS vs PHI 7:05PM | S. O'Sullivan | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .438 | .417 | .854 |
| W. Castillo | C | SEA @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Estrada | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .286 | .857 | 1.143 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs SEA 7:07PM | F. Hernandez | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .333 | .462 | .667 | 1.128 |
| L. Valbuena | 3B | HOU @ DET 7:08PM | A. Simon | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .231 | .375 | .538 | .913 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .583 | .900 | 1.483 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .500 | .727 | 1.227 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .412 | .533 | .945 |
| D. DeJesus | DH | TB vs OAK 7:10PM | S. Kazmir | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .381 | .409 | .476 | .885 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL vs SF 8:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .636 | .970 |
| M. McKenry | C | COL vs SF 8:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .364 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| W. Rosario | C | COL vs SF 8:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.083 | 1.417 |
| J. Abreu | 1B | CWS vs MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .462 | .533 | .692 | 1.226 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS vs MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .417 | .833 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | SF @ COL 8:10PM | K. Kendrick | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .350 | .409 | .550 | .959 |
| B. Posey | C | SF @ COL 8:10PM | K. Kendrick | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL @ KC 8:10PM | C. Young | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .300 | .481 | .450 | .931 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .455 | .900 | 1.355 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD vs SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .583 | .500 | 1.083 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .357 | .379 | .821 | 1.201 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | LAD vs SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
| C. Barmes | SS | SD @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .438 | .471 | .563 | 1.033 |
| J. Upton | OF | SD @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .400 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
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 – May 22, 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 |
| Max Scherzer | WAS vs PHI 7:05PM | 114 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 27 | .219 | .255 | .329 | .584 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA @ TOR 7:07PM | 136 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 37 | .184 | .268 | .307 | .575 |
| Mike Leake | CIN @ CLE 7:10PM | 66 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .152 | .196 | .213 | .409 |
| Phil Hughes | MIN @ CWS 8:10PM | 128 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 33 | .250 | .280 | .379 | .659 |
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 – May 22, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| G. Sizemore | OF | PHI @ WAS 7:05PM | M. Scherzer | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .067 | .176 | .067 | .243 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | TOR vs SEA 7:07PM | F. Hernandez | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .182 | .222 | .303 | .525 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR vs SEA 7:07PM | F. Hernandez | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .273 | .400 | .673 |
| R. Martin | C | TOR vs SEA 7:07PM | F. Hernandez | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .150 | .190 | .150 | .340 |
| D. Valencia | 3B | TOR vs SEA 7:07PM | F. Hernandez | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| M. Bourn | OF | CLE vs CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .217 | .250 | .261 | .511 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE vs CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| M. Joyce | OF | LAA @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .357 | .607 |
| A. Cabrera | SS | TB vs OAK 7:10PM | S. Kazmir | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs SF 8:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .067 | .211 | .133 | .344 |
| T. Tulowitzki | SS | COL vs SF 8:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 |
| G. Beckham | 2B | CWS vs MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .333 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS vs MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| G. Blanco | OF | SF @ COL 8:10PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .167 | .412 | .250 | .662 |
| A. Pagan | OF | SF @ COL 8:10PM | K. Kendrick | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .147 | .211 | .206 | .416 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF @ COL 8:10PM | K. Kendrick | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .188 | .278 | .375 | .653 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL @ KC 8:10PM | C. Young | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .143 | .200 | .357 | .557 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs CHC 9:40PM | J. Lester | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .114 | .205 | .171 | .377 |
| J. Rollins | SS | LAD vs SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| A. Amarista | 2B | SD @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
| J. Gyorko | 2B | SD @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .091 | .286 | .091 | .377 |
| W. Venable | OF | SD @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .111 | .158 | .222 | .380 |
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 – May 22, 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 |
| Ryan Vogelsong | SF @ COL 8:10PM | 95 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 15 | .242 | .338 | .535 | .872 |
| Andrew Cashner | SD @ LAD 10:10PM | 104 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | .327 | .381 | .491 | .872 |
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
Chris Colabello, 1B, TOR – Colabello spent seven years in independent leagues before the Twins signed him in 2012. He proceeded to hit 19 home runs at Double-A in 2012 and 24 home runs at Triple-A in 2013 before hitting seven more after being called up to the Twins. The problem was MLB pitching, and Colabello was not able to hit enough in two auditions with the Twins. The blue Jays pounced when he was exposed to waivers, and now Colabello is starting every day in right field. The power is present, but there is still doubt at how well he can hit despite raking in a .356 average in 59 at-bats thus far. Colabello is swinging a hot bat, though at 31-years-old there is little room for growth.
Other Recent Recommendations:Brad Miller, Enrique Burgos, Matt Shoemaker, Carlos Correa, Brandon Crawford, Maikel Franco
DraftKingsValue Picks
SP: Alex Wood, ATL ($8,000)
C: Wilin Rosario, COL ($3,800) (check to see if he get the start for Justin Morneau (concussion))
1B: Freddie Freeman, ATL ($4,000)
2B: Matt Duffy, SF ($3,800)
SS: Addison Russell, CHC ($3,700)
3B: Chase Headley, NYY ($3,900)
OF: Lorenzo Cain, KC ($3,900)
