This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)Marlins (Jarred Cosart – R) at Nationals (Doug Fister – R), 1:05
Marlins (Andrew Heaney – L) at Nationals (Taylor Hill – R), 7:05
Braves (Ervin Santana – R) at Phillies (Jerome Williams – R), 7:05
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at Indians (Corey Kluber – R), 7:05
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 7:07
Twins (Undecided) at Tigers (Rick Porcello – R), 7:08
Pirates (Vance Worley – R) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 7:10
Yankees (Chris Capuano – L) at Red Sox (Steven Wright – R), 7:10
Athletics (Scott Kazmir – L) at Rangers (Nick Tepesch – R), 8:05
Astros (Brad Peacock – R) at Mets (Jonathon Niese – L), 8:10
Cubs (Edwin Jackson – R) at Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R), 8:10
Royals (Jeremy Guthrie – R) at White Sox (Hector Noesi – R), 8:10
Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R) at Diamondbacks (Trevor Cahill – R), 9:40
Rockies (Jordan Lyles – R) at Dodgers (Roberto Hernandez – R), 10:10
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R), 10:10
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Mike Morse, OF, SF (Oblique) – Is likely doubtful for the Giants' Wild Card roster.
Abraham Almonte, OF, SD (Ankle) – Did not start on Thursday.
Craig Gentry, OF, OAK (Concussion) – Is unlikely to play over the rest of the season.
Denard Span, OF, WAS (Knee) – Did not start either doubleheader game on Thursday.
Matt Garza, SP, MIL (Shoulder) – Was scratched from Friday's start.
Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN (Arm) – Experienced stiffness after converting the save on Thursday.
Carlos Sanchez, 3B, CHW (Personal) – Was scratched from Thursday's lineup.
Chris Johnson, 3B, ATL (Back) – Expects to return to action on Friday.
David Ortiz, DH, BOS (Wrist) – May not play again this season.
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS (Hand) – Did not start on Thursday.
Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WAS (Shoulder) – Will start Sunday's season finale.
Scooter Gennett, 2B, MIL (Quadriceps) – Did not start on Thursday.
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM (Undisclosed) – Expected to be seen by doctor's on Friday.
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN (Concussion) – Did not play in Thursday's game.
Players on the DL/Out
John Jaso, C, OAK (Concussion) – Will not play again this season.
Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX (Shoulder) – Will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection on Friday.
Brock Holt, 2B, BOS (Concussion) – Will not play again this season.
Mike Napoli, 1B, BOS (Foot) – Will not play again this season.
Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN (Forearm) – Will not require surgery.
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN (Quadriceps) – Status for the last three games is questionable.
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (Ribs) – Expects to be ready to go for the postseason.
Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE (Knee) – Will be ready for the start of spring training.
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD (Hamstring) – Will not play again this season.
David Wright, 3B, NYM (Shoulder) – Underwent a dye-contrast MRI which revealed a ligament issue.
Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI (Hamstring) – Will likely miss the rest of the season.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
No transactions on Thursday.
Closer Watch
Arizona Diamondbacks – It's possible that closer Addison Reed is just plumb tuckered out, although putting himself in a poor situation at this point of the year doesn't carry over well to the following season. Reed has been awful over his last three appearances, giving up six earned runs in two innings pitched while taking two losses and adding to his blown save total (six on the year). With the way the D-Backs have been playing (only two wins in their last 10 games), its okay to cut Reed loose over these last few days of the season. Reed hasn't made an appearance since September 18.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 26, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Saltalamacchia | C | MIA @ WAS 1:05PM | D. Fister | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .357 | .714 | 1.071 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | E. Santana | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .267 | .389 | .667 | 1.056 |
| B. Revere | OF | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | E. Santana | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 |
| G. Sizemore | OF | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | E. Santana | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .321 | .406 | .643 | 1.049 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | C. Tillman | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .320 | .400 | .640 | 1.040 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | C. Tillman | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .300 | .700 | 1.000 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | C. Tillman | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .611 | .944 |
| A. Craig | 1B | BOS vs NYY 7:10PM | C. Capuano | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .533 | .563 | 1.200 | 1.763 |
| D. Ross | C | BOS vs NYY 7:10PM | C. Capuano | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .278 | .316 | .722 | 1.038 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | V. Worley | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
| J. Harrison | OF | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .462 | .750 | 1.212 |
| G. Sanchez | 1B | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .462 | .727 | 1.189 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | .289 | .404 | .474 | .878 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | N. Tepesch | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .545 | .962 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | N. Tepesch | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| A. Rosales | 2B | TEX vs OAK 8:05PM | S. Kazmir | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .714 | 1.214 |
| A. Eaton | OF | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .615 | .500 | 1.115 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .412 | .467 | .878 |
| P. Konerko | 1B | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 52 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .269 | .304 | .558 | .861 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | E. Jackson | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .321 | .367 | .500 | .867 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | E. Jackson | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .387 | .424 | .645 | 1.069 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | E. Jackson | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .273 | .619 | .892 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL @ ARI 9:40PM | T. Cahill | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .538 | 1.300 | 1.838 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | STL @ ARI 9:40PM | T. Cahill | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .375 | .524 | .899 |
| J. Morneau | 1B | COL @ LAD 10:10PM | R. Hernandez | 38 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | .316 | .409 | .711 | 1.120 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAA @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .381 | .381 | .571 | .952 |
| D. Ackley | 2B | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .346 | .393 | .577 | .970 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 38 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .395 | .410 | .447 | .858 |
| J. Smoak | 1B | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 34 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | .294 | .368 | .647 | 1.015 |
| A. Amarista | 2B | SD @ SF 10:15PM | R. Vogelsong | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .300 | .385 | .600 | .985 |
| S. Smith | OF | SD @ SF 10:15PM | R. Vogelsong | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .385 | .467 | .538 | 1.005 |
| W. Venable | OF | SD @ SF 10:15PM | R. Vogelsong | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .421 | .421 | .474 | .895 |
| B. Belt | 1B | SF vs SD 10:15PM | I. Kennedy | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .261 | .320 | .565 | .885 |
| B. Posey | C | SF vs SD 10:15PM | I. Kennedy | 36 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .417 | .475 | .500 | .975 |
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 26, 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 |
| Drew Hutchison | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | 131 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 39 | .176 | .219 | .286 | .505 |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | 140 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | .221 | .243 | .308 | .551 |
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 26, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Asche | 3B | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | E. Santana | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | E. Santana | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .167 | .211 | .278 | .488 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | E. Santana | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .133 | .333 | .467 |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | D. Hutchison | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | D. Hutchison | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .158 | .200 | .263 | .463 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | D. Hutchison | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| R. Goins | 2B | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | C. Tillman | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
| M. Kawasaki | SS | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | C. Tillman | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | V. Worley | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .273 | .350 | .623 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | N. Tepesch | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| A. Garcia | OF | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 47 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .170 | .278 | .234 | .512 |
| D. Viciedo | OF | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .179 | .179 | .321 | .500 |
| J. Willingham | OF | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | H. Noesi | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| C. Gomez | OF | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | E. Jackson | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .111 | .167 | .278 |
| L. Overbay | 1B | MIL vs CHC 8:10PM | E. Jackson | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .156 | .250 | .281 | .531 |
| M. Ellis | 2B | STL @ ARI 9:40PM | T. Cahill | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .133 | .278 | .133 | .411 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL @ ARI 9:40PM | T. Cahill | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
| G. Beckham | 2B | LAA @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .292 | .458 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA @ SEA 10:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .174 | .240 | .174 | .414 |
| E. Chavez | OF | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .150 | .227 | .300 | .527 |
| A. Jackson | OF | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .133 | .278 | .200 | .478 |
| B. Miller | SS | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .077 | .200 | .077 | .277 |
| M. Zunino | C | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .300 | .400 |
| G. Blanco | OF | SF vs SD 10:15PM | I. Kennedy | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .182 | .280 | .273 | .553 |
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 26, 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 |
| Chris Capuano | NYY @ BOS 7:10PM | 65 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 10 | .354 | .373 | .745 | 1.118 |
| Nick Tepesch | TEX vs OAK 8:05PM | 84 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | .226 | .274 | .359 | .633 |
| Scott Kazmir | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | 102 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 21 | .324 | .367 | .432 | .799 |
| Roberto Hernandez | LAD vs COL 10:10PM | 129 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 17 | .295 | .386 | .484 | .870 |
| Ryan Vogelsong | SF vs SD 10:15PM | 75 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | .360 | .395 | .500 | .895 |
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 |
Ender Inciarte, OF, ARI – You have to love players that end the season on a positive note as Inciarte has, especially when you consider his current 13-game hitting streak. Inciarte has raised his batting average 14 points since the streak started all the way back on September 12, and he's likely available in your league with so many owners not paying attention due to contention issues. It's interesting to note that while Inciarte has been hitting very well, he hasn't contributed much by way of runs scored or RBI; however, has given owners stolen bases. Give Inciarte a run in your lineup these last few days if you really need the average and speed.
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Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Jordan Lyles, COL ($5,400)
C: Derek Norris, OAK ($3,600)
1B: Eric Hosmer, KC ($3,900)
2B: Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE ($3,600)
SS: Alcides Escobar, KC ($3,900)
3B: Aramis Ramirez, MIL ($3,600)
OF: Marlon Byrd, PHI ($3,700)
