Friday Lineup Card: The Forgotten Castellanos

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Updated on July 9, 2015 10:07PM EST

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

White Sox (Carlos Rodon – L) at Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R), 4:05
Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R) at Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R), 7:05
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Orioles (Chris Tillman – R), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R) at Mets (Noah Syndergaard – R), 7:10
Reds (Mike Leake – R) at Marlins (Jose Urena –R), 7:10
Astros (Collin McHugh – R) at Rays (Erasmo Ramirez – R), 7:10
Yankees (Michael Pineda – R) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R), 7:10
Athletics (Kendall Graveman – R) at Indians (Danny Salazar – R), 7:10
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Rangers (Wandy Rodriguez – L), 8:05
Braves (Shelby Miller – R) at Rockies (David Hale – R), 8:10
Tigers (Justin Verlander – R) at Twins (Ervin Santana – R), 8:10
Blue Jays (Marco Estrada – R) at Royals (Danny Duffy – L), 8:10
Angels (Hector Santiago – L) at Mariners (Mike Montgomery – L), 10:10
Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R) at Dodgers (Mike Bolsinger – R), 10:10
Phillies (Cole Hamels – L) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Huston Street, RP, LAA (Groin) – Will not pitch this weekend facing the Mariners.
Austin Jackson, OF, SEA (Back) – Did not play on Thursday.
Jeff Baker, 2B, MIA (Oblique) – Did not play on Thursday.
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL (Concussion) – Cleared concussion tests and will likely return to the lineup on Friday.
Alexei Ramirez, SS, CHW (Foot) – May be available to play on Friday.
Jesse Hahn, SP, OAK (Elbow) – Will not start on Saturday due to tightness.
Starling Marte, OF, PIT (Oblique) – Completed a full workout with the trainer on Thursday and could be available on Friday.
Chase Headley, 3B, NYY (Calf) – Did not play on Thursday.
Scott Kazmir, SP, OAK (Triceps) – Completed a light throwing session on Thursday.

Out

Steven Matz, SP, NYM (Side) – Expected to miss three weeks of play minimally after partially tearing his left lat muscle.
Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC (Personal) – Missed Thursday's game due to bereavement.

Players on the DL

Brandon Beachy, SP, LAD (Elbow) – Scheduled to make another rehab start on Sunday.
Wily Peralta, SP, MIL (Oblique) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday.
Matt Holliday, OF, STL (Quadriceps) – May be activated from the DL on Friday.
Chad Qualls, RP, HOU (Neck) – May join the Astros over the weekend.
Charlie Furbush, RP, SEA (Biceps) – Placed on the DL with bicep tendinitis on Thursday.
Taylor Thompson, RP, OAK (Shoulder) – Threw 20 pitches during batting practice on Thursday.
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL (Foot) – Has resumed running in tennis shoes.
Collin Cowgill, OF, LAA (Wrist) – Has not had any baseball activities over the last week.
Brooks Brown, RP, COL (Shoulder) – Will not return from the DL until likely after the All-Star break.
Alex Gordon, OF, KC (Leg) – Was placed on the 15-day DL on Thursday and will likely miss eight weeks.
Mason Williams, OF, NYY (Shoulder) – Williams is experiencing soreness when throwing the ball.

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

Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)

Alex Gordon, OF, KC
Charlie Furbush, RP, SEA

Activated from the DL

Yordano Ventura, SP, KC
Nolan Reimold, OF, BAL – paternity list
David Carpenter, RP, WAS – paternity list

Called Up

Luke Wakamatsu, SS, CLE
Cole Figueroa, 2B, NYY
Brandon Finnegan, RP, KC
Danny Farquhar, RP, SEA
Vidal Nuno, SP, SEA
Jesus Montero, 1B, SEA

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

Taylor Dugas, OF, NYY
Jose Pirela, 2B, NYY
Taylor Hill, RP, WAS
J.A. Happ, SP, SEA
Aaron Brooks, RP, KC
Christian Walker, 1B, BAL
Mayckol Guaipe, RP, SEA

Released

Delmon Young, OF, BAL

Closer Watch

None – In a limited game schedule, there were no games saved on Thursday as of this writing.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – July 10, 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
M. Wieters	C	BAL vs WAS 7:05PM	G. Gonzalez	14	8	2	1	4	2	2	.571	.611	.857	1.468
S. Marte	OF	PIT vs STL 7:05PM	L. Lynn	21	8	3	0	0	2	3	.381	.519	.571	1.090
J. Mercer	SS	PIT vs STL 7:05PM	L. Lynn	13	5	2	0	3	1	2	.385	.429	.538	.967
N. Walker	2B	PIT vs STL 7:05PM	L. Lynn	34	10	6	2	8	6	5	.294	.390	.618	1.008
M. Carpenter	3B	STL @ PIT 7:05PM	G. Cole	10	3	1	1	2	1	0	.300	.364	.600	.964
K. Wong	2B	STL @ PIT 7:05PM	G. Cole	11	3	2	1	2	0	1	.273	.273	.636	.909
S. Drew	SS	NYY @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	11	4	2	1	5	0	0	.364	.364	.727	1.091
A. Rodriguez	3B	NYY @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	27	11	3	2	10	2	4	.407	.433	.667	1.100
B. Butler	1B	OAK @ CLE 7:10PM	D. Salazar	12	7	4	0	3	2	3	.583	.643	.917	1.560
C. Barmes	SS	SD @ TEX 8:05PM	W. Rodriguez	12	4	2	0	3	2	1	.333	.467	.583	1.050
Y. Cespedes	OF	DET @ MIN 8:10PM	E. Santana	11	2	2	2	4	1	2	.182	.250	.727	.977
I. Kinsler	2B	DET @ MIN 8:10PM	E. Santana	57	20	8	1	6	4	5	.351	.413	.544	.957
V. Martinez	1B	DET @ MIN 8:10PM	E. Santana	22	8	1	1	3	1	2	.364	.417	.500	.917
J. Mauer	1B	MIN vs DET 8:10PM	J. Verlander	65	24	8	3	10	12	11	.369	.468	.585	1.052
B. Revere	OF	PHI @ SF 10:15PM	M. Bumgarner	12	5	1	0	2	0	3	.417	.417	.500	.917
J. Maxwell	OF	SF vs PHI 10:15PM	C. Hamels	12	4	2	1	1	0	4	.333	.333	.667	1.000
B. Posey	C	SF vs PHI 10:15PM	C. Hamels	18	9	5	1	5	1	4	.500	.526	.889	1.415

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – July 10, 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
Mike Leake	CIN @ MIA 7:10PM	63	13	8	2	6	4	12	.206	.261	.380	.641
Hector Santiago	LAA @ SEA 10:10PM	94	18	5	2	5	11	24	.191	.276	.283	.559

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 – July 10, 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
A. Jones	OF	BAL vs WAS 7:05PM	G. Gonzalez	22	5	2	0	1	0	3	.227	.227	.318	.545
P. Alvarez	3B	PIT vs STL 7:05PM	L. Lynn	33	6	3	1	7	4	9	.182	.263	.333	.596
A. McCutchen	OF	PIT vs STL 7:05PM	L. Lynn	38	5	3	0	1	0	15	.132	.132	.211	.342
J. Peralta	SS	STL @ PIT 7:05PM	G. Cole	11	2	1	0	0	1	3	.182	.250	.273	.523
Y. Escobar	SS	WAS @ BAL 7:05PM	C. Tillman	16	3	0	0	0	3	2	.188	.350	.188	.538
A. De Aza	OF	BOS vs NYY 7:10PM	M. Pineda	12	3	1	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.333	.583
A. Hechavarria	SS	MIA vs CIN 7:10PM	M. Leake	11	1	1	0	0	1	2	.091	.167	.182	.348
J. Valdespin	OF	MIA vs CIN 7:10PM	M. Leake	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.100	.100	.200
M. Teixeira	1B	NYY @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	26	4	2	2	7	3	8	.154	.226	.385	.610
J. Upton	OF	SD @ TEX 8:05PM	W. Rodriguez	13	2	1	1	2	1	2	.154	.214	.385	.599
R. Davis	OF	DET @ MIN 8:10PM	E. Santana	20	4	1	0	0	1	7	.200	.238	.250	.488
E. Escobar	SS	MIN vs DET 8:10PM	J. Verlander	10	2	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.273	.200	.473
T. Plouffe	3B	MIN vs DET 8:10PM	J. Verlander	31	7	3	0	2	0	8	.226	.226	.323	.548
D. Ackley	OF	SEA vs LAA 10:10PM	H. Santiago	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	.100	.182	.100	.282
R. Cano	2B	SEA vs LAA 10:10PM	H. Santiago	13	2	0	0	1	4	2	.154	.353	.154	.507
C. Ruiz	C	PHI @ SF 10:15PM	M. Bumgarner	14	3	1	0	1	0	1	.214	.200	.286	.486

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – July 10, 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
Clay Buchholz	BOS vs NYY 7:10PM	122	37	12	6	31	9	26	.303	.344	.497	.841
Ervin Santana	MIN vs DET 8:10PM	126	37	14	5	14	8	19	.294	.349	.501	.850
Cole Hamels	PHI @ SF 10:15PM	136	44	15	3	14	7	31	.324	.359	.475	.834
Madison Bumgarner	SF vs PHI 10:15PM	72	18	6	3	9	0	21	.250	.258	.417	.674

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

Recommended Pickup

Nick Castellanos, 3B, Detroit Tigers – Castellanos was a once heralded prospect in the Tigers organization. While he's shown some signs of living up to the hype in seasons past, Castellanos has struggled mightily in 2015; however, there's been some positive production out of the youngster as he's hit a recent power surge, with two home runs and eight RBI over his last four contests. There's a good chance that Castellanos is available even in shallow leagues, since he's been so abysmal to this point.

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