This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Phillies (Roberto Hernandez – R), 7:05
Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R) at Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez – R), 7:05
Twins (Kyle Gibson – R) at Tigers (Drew Smyly – L), 7:08
Indians (Justin Masterson – R) at Red Sox (John Lackey – R), 7:10
Pirates (Jeff Locke – L) at Marlins (Nathan Eovaldi – R), 7:10
Padres (Andrew Cashner – R) at Mets (Bartolo Colon – R), 7:10
Angels (CJ Wilson – L) at Braves (Aaron Harang – R), 7:35
Rays (Alex Cobb – R) at Astros (Collin McHugh – R), 8:10
Reds (Homer Bailey – R) at Brewers (Matt Garza – R), 8:10
Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Yankees (David Phelps – R) at Athletics (Sonny Gray – R), 10:05
Rangers (Nick Tepesch – R) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R), 10:10
Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Giants (Tim Lincecum – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Gerald Laird, C, ATL (Head) – Hit in the head by a backswing in Thursday's game and will likely undergo MLB concussion testing.
Curtis Granderson, OF, NYM (Calf) – Missed Thursday's game and may be sidelined Friday.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD (Shoulder) – Likely to miss Friday's game after receiving a cortisone shot.
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN (Finger) – Left Thursday's game after injuring finger on a fielding play.
Josh Harrison, OF, PIT (Ankle) – Did not start on Thursday due to discomfort.
Stephen Drew, SS, BOS (Oblique) – Missed fourth consecutive game on Thursday and may go on the DL.
Players on the DL
Zach McAllister, SP, CLE (Back) – Will throw a side session before Sunday's Triple-A rehab start.
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW (Shoulder) – Will continue with baseball-related activities.
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL (Finger) – Could start a rehab assignment in the near future after being reevaluated the week of June 19.
Matt Adams, 1B, STL (Calf) – Expected to be activated from the DL on Friday.
Colby Rasmus, OF, TOR (Hamstring) – Will be examined on Sunday after a three game Triple-A rehab stint concludes.
Gerrit Cole, SP, PIT (Shoulder) – Completed a 20-pitch bullpen session on Thursday.
Eric Young, Jr., OF, NYM (Hamstring) – Expected to rehab slowly so injury does not flare up.
Jason Giambi, DH, CLE (Knee) – Was placed on the 15-day DL on Thursday with inflammation.
Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF (Back) – Expected to take some swings on Friday.
Zach Rosscup, RP, CHC (Shoulder) – Should be ready to return to action soon after solid rehab production.
Eric O'Flaherty, RP, OAK (Elbow) – Expected to join the Athletics' bullpen soon.
Edgmer Escalona, RP, BAL (Shoulder) – His continued rehab appearances point to being used as a long reliever once activated.
Brad Hand, RP, MIA (Ankle) – Should be activated from the DL shortly.
A.J. Ellis, C, LAD (Ankle) – Expected to be activated from the DL on Friday.
Jim Henderson, RP, MIL (Shoulder) – On track to resume throwing program by throwing off a mound next week.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, MIA (Concussion) – Expected to start a rehab assignment on Monday.
Tanner Scheppers, RP, TEX (Elbow) – Shut down for six weeks with inflammation.
Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX (Ankle) – Seeking a second opinion on Thursday.
Cliff Lee, SP, PHI (Elbow) – Threw on Thursday after a successful stint on Tuesday.
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 15-day DL on Wednesday with inflammation.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Jason Giambi, DH, CLE – (Knee)
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA – (Shoulder)
Called Up
Michael Martinez, SS, PIT
Eric Fryer, C, MIN
Darin Mastroianni, OF, TOR
Jesus Montero, C, SEA
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Nick Evans, 1B, ARI
Justin Bour, 1B, MIA
Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI
Casey Sadler, RP, PIT
Josmil Pinto, C, MIN
Bobby Korecky, RP, TOR
Claimed
Jordan Pacheco, C, ARI – (from Colorado)
Traded
Matt Tuiasosopo, OF, CHW – (traded from Toronto for cash)
Adron Chambers, OF, TOR – (traded from Houston)
Alejandro Solarte, RP, HOU – (traded from Toronto)
Will Dupont, 2B, HOU – (traded from Toronto)
Closer Watch
Tampa Bay Rays – If you're looking for someone to emerge from the current bullpen-by-committee approach, take a chance on lefty Jake McGee who certainly has the best numbers on the season: 1.53 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and 34 K.
Seattle Mariners – Fernando Rodney has been stellar over his last nine appearances for the Mariners. During that span Rodney has only allowed three hits over 8.1 IP, while locking down seven saves in the process.
Houston Astros – Chad Qualls has not given up a run since April 19, while seemingly entrenching his current role as closer for the Astros. There may not be many save opportunities for Qualls moving forward, but when he does get the call he's a more than moderately safe option to lock down games.
Key Matchups
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .313 | .421 | .625 | 1.046 |
D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs CLE 7:10PM | J. Masterson | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .294 | .429 | .471 | .899 |
A. Pierzynski | C | BOS vs CLE 7:10PM | J. Masterson | 38 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .368 | .390 | .474 | .864 |
D. Murphy | OF | CLE @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .455 | .520 | .636 | 1.156 |
I. Davis | 1B | PIT @ MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .300 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
R. Ibanez | OF | LAA @ ATL 7:35PM | A. Harang | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .250 | .357 | .583 | .940 |
A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ ATL 7:35PM | A. Harang | 79 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 7 | .342 | .353 | .608 | .961 |
M. Trout | OF | LAA @ ATL 7:35PM | A. Harang | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .467 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Garza | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .375 | .412 | .875 | 1.287 |
S. Schumaker | 2B | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Garza | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .538 | .583 | 1.122 |
J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Garza | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .313 | .389 | .500 | .889 |
P. Konerko | 1B | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 52 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .269 | .304 | .558 | .861 |
M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .421 | .450 | .789 | 1.239 |
S. Perez | C | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .318 | .348 | .727 | 1.075 |
R. Braun | OF | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | H. Bailey | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .360 | .407 | .640 | 1.047 |
K. Davis | OF | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | H. Bailey | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .455 | .500 | 1.091 | 1.591 |
S. Gennett | 2B | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | H. Bailey | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .438 | .533 | .971 |
M. Reynolds | 1B | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | H. Bailey | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
R. Weeks | 2B | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | H. Bailey | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | .519 | .606 | .815 | 1.421 |
M. Holliday | OF | STL vs WAS 8:15PM | J. Zimmermann | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .286 | .444 | .500 | .944 |
J. Jay | OF | STL vs WAS 8:15PM | J. Zimmermann | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .467 | .500 | .467 | .967 |
Y. Molina | C | STL vs WAS 8:15PM | J. Zimmermann | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .467 | .500 | .967 |
G. Parra | OF | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .333 | .417 | .476 | .893 |
C. Ross | OF | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .348 | .444 | .478 | .923 |
K. Seager | 3B | SEA vs TEX 10:10PM | N. Tepesch | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
L. Martin | OF | TEX @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .348 | .348 | .696 | 1.043 |
D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
W. Rosario | C | COL @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .375 | .524 | .875 | 1.399 |
H. Pence | OF | SF vs COL 10:15PM | J. De La Rosa | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .684 | 1.048 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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 |
Drew Hutchison | TOR @ BAL 7:05PM | 62 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | .210 | .266 | .304 | .569 |
John Lackey | BOS vs CLE 7:10PM | 154 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 44 | .214 | .313 | .333 | .647 |
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 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
J. Hardy | SS | BAL vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Hutchison | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
A. Jones | OF | BAL vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Hutchison | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .091 | .130 | .136 | .267 |
M. Cabrera | OF | TOR @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
J. Mauer | C | MIN @ DET 7:08PM | D. Smyly | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
S. Drew | SS | BOS vs CLE 7:10PM | J. Masterson | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
A. Cabrera | SS | CLE @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .185 | .241 | .296 | .538 |
N. Swisher | 1B | CLE @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Lackey | 64 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | .156 | .280 | .266 | .546 |
B. Upton | OF | ATL vs LAA 7:35PM | C. Wilson | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .150 | .320 | .150 | .470 |
C. Iannetta | C | LAA @ ATL 7:35PM | A. Harang | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .182 | .375 | .364 | .739 |
G. Beckham | 2B | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 36 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .282 | .444 | .726 |
A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .167 | .271 | .238 | .509 |
D. Viciedo | OF | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .545 |
B. Butler | DH | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .190 | .370 | .190 | .561 |
L. Cain | OF | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .227 | .261 | .227 | .488 |
A. Gordon | OF | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .130 | .130 | .130 | .261 |
E. Hosmer | 1B | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .083 | .120 | .083 | .203 |
C. Gomez | OF | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | H. Bailey | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .174 | .240 | .217 | .457 |
M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs WAS 8:15PM | J. Zimmermann | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 |
P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .200 | .259 | .400 | .659 |
M. Montero | C | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .207 | .207 | .310 | .517 |
J. Pacheco | 3B | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .188 | .313 |
M. Prado | 3B | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .148 | .179 | .148 | .327 |
A. Rios | OF | TEX @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .237 | .275 | .342 | .617 |
J. Rutledge | 2B | COL @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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 |
Aaron Harang | ATL vs LAA 7:35PM | 175 | 62 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 17 | 27 | .354 | .401 | .664 | 1.065 |
Homer Bailey | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | 205 | 65 | 23 | 7 | 33 | 17 | 38 | .317 | .376 | .501 | .876 |
Matt Garza | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | 92 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 17 | .304 | .380 | .538 | .918 |
Jordan Zimmermann | WAS @ STL 8:15PM | 91 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | .308 | .380 | .383 | .763 |
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
Brandon Crawford, SS, SF – While his hitting dipped significantly since the start of the season, Crawford gives owners a solid option at a middle infielder spot. Over his last 10 games, Crawford has gone 12-for-34, raising his batting average from .236 to .255, while hitting one homer, scoring seven runs and driving in 10 RBI. Crawford is a dandy short-term pick up for counting numbers, and a decent long-term addition as well; just don't expect the batting average to climb much more than it has of late.
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DraftStreet Value Picks
SP: Drew Smyly, DET ($11,610)
C: Yadier Molina, STL ($5,225)
1B: Chris Davis, BAL ($6,565)
2B: Jason Kipnis, CLE ($6,247)
SS: Brandon Crawford, SF ($5,687)
3B: David Wright, NYM ($6,109)
OF: Jason Heyward, ATL ($7,258)