Friday Lineup Card: Third Time's A Charm For Vidal Nuno?

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Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Phillies (Alec Asher – R), 7:05
Royals (Danny Duffy – L) at Orioles (Mike Wright – R), 7:05
Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R) at Pirates (Charlie Morton – R), 7:05
Blue Jays (David Price – L) at Yankees (Luis Severino – R), 7:05
Red Sox (Wade Miley – L) at Rays (Chris Archer – R), 7:10
Tigers (Justin Verlander – R) at Indians (Cody Anderson – R), 7:10
Cardinals (John Lackey – R) at Reds (Michael Lorenzen – R), 7:10
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Marlins (Brad Hand – L), 7:10
Mets (Steven Matz – L) at Braves (Matt Wisler – R), 7:35
Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at Athletics (Jesse Chavez – R), 8:05
Twins (Ervin Santana – R) at White Sox (Erik Johnson – R), 8:10
Dodgers (Alex Wood – L) at Diamondbacks (Robbie Ray – L), 9:40
Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L) at Angels (Jered Weaver – R), 10:05
Rockies (Chad Bettis – R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R), 10:10
Padres (Andrew Cashner – R) at Giants (Jake Peavy – R), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Tyson Ross, SP, SD (Illness) – Pitched through a stomach issue on Thursday.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, NYM (Wrist) – May not start on Friday.
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (Concussion) – Expected to sit on Friday.
Corey Kluber, SP, CLE (Hamstring) – Will throw a bullpen session on Friday.
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL (Calf) – Did not start on Thursday.
Buck Farmer, SP, DET (Forearm) – Underwent an MRI on Thursday that revealed no structural damage.
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL (Eye) – Did not start on Thursday.
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (Back) – May be shut down for the rest of the season.
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX (Knee) – Will undergo a clean-up procedure on his knee on Friday.
Franklin Gutierrez, OF, SEA (Groin) – Did not start on Thursday.
Nick Hundley, C, COL (Neck) – An MRI on Wednesday revealed a cervical strain.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, BOS (Back) – Checked out okay after leaving Wednesday's game.
Miguel Sano, 3B, MIN (Hamstring) – Came off the bench on Wednesday to hit a go-ahead home run.

Players on the DL

Evan Scribner, RP, OAK (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 60-day DL.
Zack Wheeler, SP, NYM (Elbow) – Threw from flat ground at 70-75 feet on Wednesday.
Enrique Hernandez, SS, LAD (Hamstring) – Hernandez is about a week ahead of his return schedule.
Josh Ravin, RP, LAD (Sports Hernia) – Underwent surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF (Oblique) – May not return to action this season.
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (Wrist) – May be cleared to take batting practice this weekend.

Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Activated from the DL

A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT

Claimed

Daniel Fields, OF, MIL

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)

Daniel Fields, OF, MIL
Dusty Coleman, 3B, KC
Yohan Pino, RP, KC
Carlos Moncrief, OF, CLE

Closer Watch

Colorado Rockies – The Rockies haven't had much to get excited about of late, with their current 58-82 record on the year, although they have been getting excellent production from closer John Axford who picked up his 21st save of the season on Thursday afternoon. As of August 19th, Axford has lowered his ERA from 4.76 to 3.99, while locking down five saves and only allowing four hits in 6.2 innings pitched.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – September 11, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
R. Braun	OF	MIL @ PIT 7:05PM	C. Morton	23	8	4	1	6	3	4	.348	.423	.609	1.032
J. Ellsbury	OF	NYY vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Price	57	19	7	1	4	3	6	.333	.377	.526	.903
C. Headley	3B	NYY vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Price	14	7	3	0	3	1	2	.500	.533	.786	1.319
B. McCann	C	NYY vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Price	23	10	3	3	7	1	3	.435	.458	.826	1.284
D. Ortiz	DH	BOS @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	20	7	2	2	10	3	3	.350	.435	.650	1.085
C. Santana	1B	CLE vs DET 7:10PM	J. Verlander	50	11	7	6	10	6	11	.220	.310	.600	.910
L. Forsythe	2B	TB vs BOS 7:10PM	W. Miley	15	4	2	1	3	2	2	.267	.333	.533	.867
R. Rivera	C	TB vs BOS 7:10PM	W. Miley	12	5	1	0	2	0	2	.417	.417	.500	.917
I. Desmond	SS	WAS @ MIA 7:10PM	B. Hand	13	4	1	0	3	5	4	.308	.500	.385	.885
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS @ MIA 7:10PM	B. Hand	13	5	3	0	2	1	2	.385	.429	.692	1.121
B. Harper	OF	WAS @ MIA 7:10PM	B. Hand	13	4	2	1	5	0	3	.308	.308	.692	1.000
A. Rendon	2B	WAS @ MIA 7:10PM	B. Hand	14	6	2	0	3	0	2	.429	.429	.571	1.000
J. Werth	OF	WAS @ MIA 7:10PM	B. Hand	18	6	4	1	5	3	3	.333	.429	.667	1.095
R. Zimmerman	3B	WAS @ MIA 7:10PM	B. Hand	11	7	4	0	0	2	0	.636	.692	1.000	1.692
S. Fuld	OF	OAK @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	10	4	1	0	2	1	0	.400	.455	.600	1.055
G. Beckham	2B	CWS vs MIN 8:10PM	E. Santana	26	5	4	3	6	3	6	.192	.276	.577	.853
D. Freese	3B	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	D. Keuchel	16	8	2	1	6	2	2	.500	.556	.750	1.306
C. Iannetta	C	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	D. Keuchel	15	5	3	1	2	4	3	.333	.474	.667	1.140
J. Upton	OF	SD @ SF 10:15PM	J. Peavy	14	7	2	1	5	1	2	.500	.533	.857	1.390
B. Belt	1B	SF vs SD 10:15PM	A. Cashner	13	5	2	1	2	2	4	.385	.438	.692	1.130
B. Crawford	SS	SF vs SD 10:15PM	A. Cashner	11	5	1	1	2	2	0	.455	.538	.727	1.266
J. Panik	2B	SF vs SD 10:15PM	A. Cashner	10	3	1	1	1	0	0	.300	.300	.600	.900
B. Posey	C	SF vs SD 10:15PM	A. Cashner	20	10	3	2	4	2	0	.500	.545	.850	1.395

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 11, 2015

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jimmy Nelson	MIL @ PIT 7:05PM	96	21	5	0	4	8	28	.219	.296	.276	.572
Colby Lewis	TEX vs OAK 8:05PM	129	28	7	1	10	14	27	.217	.291	.296	.587
Jered Weaver	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	155	33	10	3	10	4	33	.213	.248	.315	.563

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – September 11, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
J. Lucroy	C	MIL @ PIT 7:05PM	C. Morton	16	1	0	0	0	2	3	.063	.167	.063	.229
J. Segura	SS	MIL @ PIT 7:05PM	C. Morton	22	3	0	0	0	0	2	.136	.136	.136	.273
S. Drew	SS	NYY vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Price	10	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.091	.000	.091
B. Gardner	OF	NYY vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Price	26	5	0	0	2	4	6	.192	.300	.192	.492
B. Ryan	SS	NYY vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Price	12	3	1	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.333	.583
C. Young	OF	NYY vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Price	14	1	0	0	0	1	5	.071	.133	.071	.205
P. Alvarez	3B	PIT vs MIL 7:05PM	J. Nelson	10	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000	.231	.000	.231
G. Polanco	OF	PIT vs MIL 7:05PM	J. Nelson	12	3	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.333	.583
B. Holt	3B	BOS @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	14	3	1	0	0	0	4	.214	.214	.286	.500
D. Pedroia	2B	BOS @ TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	18	3	0	0	2	4	5	.167	.304	.167	.471
T. Frazier	3B	CIN vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	14	2	1	1	3	2	4	.143	.250	.357	.607
B. Hamilton	OF	CIN vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	14	3	0	0	0	1	3	.214	.267	.214	.481
B. Phillips	2B	CIN vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	20	4	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.238	.200	.438
J. Kipnis	2B	CLE vs DET 7:10PM	J. Verlander	39	4	1	0	4	7	13	.103	.229	.128	.357
J. Mathis	C	MIA vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	14	2	0	0	0	1	4	.143	.200	.143	.343
M. Prado	3B	MIA vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	14	3	0	0	1	1	2	.214	.267	.214	.481
D. Solano	2B	MIA vs WAS 7:10PM	G. Gonzalez	16	3	1	0	0	1	6	.188	.235	.250	.485
E. Longoria	3B	TB vs BOS 7:10PM	W. Miley	13	2	2	1	1	2	5	.154	.267	.462	.728
W. Ramos	C	WAS @ MIA 7:10PM	B. Hand	10	1	1	0	1	1	1	.100	.182	.200	.382
M. Semien	SS	OAK @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000
E. Sogard	2B	OAK @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	14	3	0	0	1	1	3	.214	.267	.214	.481
S. Vogt	C	OAK @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	13	1	0	0	0	1	3	.077	.143	.077	.220
A. Beltre	3B	TEX vs OAK 8:05PM	J. Chavez	10	1	0	0	1	1	2	.100	.167	.100	.267
M. Moreland	1B	TEX vs OAK 8:05PM	J. Chavez	11	1	1	1	1	0	5	.091	.091	.364	.455
C. Carter	DH	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	20	4	1	1	1	0	7	.200	.200	.350	.550
J. Marisnick	OF	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.100	.100	.200
C. Rasmus	OF	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	13	1	1	0	0	1	4	.077	.143	.154	.297
J. Villar	SS	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	13	1	0	0	0	0	2	.077	.143	.077	.220
E. Aybar	SS	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	D. Keuchel	26	6	2	0	4	0	5	.231	.231	.308	.538
K. Calhoun	OF	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	D. Keuchel	12	2	0	0	0	1	6	.167	.231	.167	.397
C. Cowgill	OF	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	D. Keuchel	18	3	1	0	1	1	1	.167	.211	.222	.433
J. Morneau	1B	COL @ SEA 10:10PM	H. Iwakuma	11	2	1	0	0	0	2	.182	.182	.273	.455
C. Barmes	SS	SD @ SF 10:15PM	J. Peavy	21	5	0	0	2	0	3	.238	.238	.238	.476

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 11, 2015

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Brad Hand	MIA vs WAS 7:10PM	106	38	18	3	20	17	19	.358	.447	.594	1.041
Jesse Chavez	OAK @ TEX 8:05PM	81	22	12	5	12	11	20	.272	.366	.562	.928
Andrew Cashner	SD @ SF 10:15PM	92	32	9	5	11	8	17	.348	.396	.563	.959

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Vidal Nuno, SP, Seattle Mariners – Now with his third team in as many years, Nuno may have found a home in Seattle where he's pitched quite well out of the bullpen. Nuno brings a good 65:17 K: BB rate in 69.2 innings, while holding a 2.97 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. The Mariners recently called upon Nuno for a spot start on Wednesday, replacing James Paxton, and he pitched masterfully allowing only one hit in seven innings pitched. Nuno gave up two walks, but struck out 10 Rangers' hitters to give the Mariners a much needed win. You really only want to snag Nuno in deeper leagues, but keep in mind he was a decent prospect at one time for the Yankees and may be finally fulfilling his potential.

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C: Miguel Montero, CHC ($3,400)
1B: Adam Lind, MIL ($4,100)
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SS: Corey Seager, LAD ($3,500)
3B: Evan Longoria, TB ($3,800)
OF: Domingo Santana, MIL ($3,600)