Friday Lineup Card: Medica Aid

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Updated on September 26, 2013 11:39PM EST

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

Hot Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT
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

Cold Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD
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
Tommy Medica, 1B, SD - Medica burst onto the scene earlier this month, going 6-for-19 (.316 average) with two home runs in his first five games at the major league level. He went cold shortly thereafter, but the 25-year-old is heating up again, with six hits in his last four games, including another homer Wednesday. Furthermore, Medica has started 16 straight games for San Diego since his Sept. 10 callup, and while he's striking out an alarming rate (31.5 percent), the power seems to be legitimate. In 280 at-bats at Double-A San Antonio prior to his promotion, Medica clubbed 18 dingers and 20 doubles, and in 2012, he put up a .623 slugging percentage at High-A Lake Elsinore (355 at-bats).

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Friday Lineup Card: Medica Aid

KEY MATCHUPS: HOT

KEY MATCHUPS: COLD