This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Monday's matchups (all times Eastern)SD (Jason Lane - L) at ATL (Ervin Santana - R) 12:10 PM ET
TOR (R.A. Dickey - R) at BOS (Clay Buchholz - R) 7:00 PM ET
ARI (Chase Anderson - R) at CIN (Homer Bailey - R) 7:10 PM ET
PHI (A.J. Burnett - R) at NYM (Bartolo Colon - R) 7:10 PM ET
WAS (Jordan Zimmermann - R) at MIA (Nathan Eovaldi - R) 7:10 PM ET
MIL (Kyle Lohse - R) at TB (Jake Odorizzi - R) 7:10 PM ET
NYY (David Phelps - R) at TEX (Yu Darvish - R) 8:05 PM ET
COL (Yohan Flande - L) at CHC (Tsuyoshi Wada - L) 8:05 PM ET
OAK (Jesse Chavez - R) at HOU (Brett Oberholtzer - L) 8:10 PM ET
PIT (Vance Worley - R) at SF (Madison Bumgarner - L) 10:15 PM ET
Day Game After Night Game SD/ATL
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Endy Chavez, OF, SEA (finger) -- Missed his second straight start Sunday.
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE (illness) -- Missed his second straight start Sunday.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK (neck) -- Did not play Sunday, could miss a few games.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (ankle) -- Remained out of the lineup Sunday after rolling his ankle Saturday.
Scooter Gennett, 2B, MIL (quadriceps) -- Didn't start Sunday but appeared as a pinch-hitter late in the game. He hopes to return to the starting lineup Monday.
Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI (hand) -- Did not play Sunday after suffering a bruised right hand during Saturday's game.
Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC (hand) -- Missed his fourth straight start Sunday, but could be back Tuesday.
Justin Ruggiano, OF, CHC (groin) -- Missed his second straight start Sunday.
Drew Stubbs, OF, COL (foot) -- Didn't play Sunday after leaving Saturday's game with a foot injury.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (back) -- Targeting a return on Tuesday or Wednesday after he was held out of the lineup over the weekend.
Players on the DL
Michael Bourn, OF, CLE (hamstring) -- Rode a stationary bike Sunday and will increase the intensity of his running drills this week.
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD (hamstring) -- Hitting .333 with a stolen base through six rehab games for Triple-A El Paso.
Gerrit Cole, P, PIT (back) -- Will make one more rehab outing after Monday's start.
Andy Dirks, OF, DET (back) -- Will likely resume rehab assignment next week.
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (quadriceps) -- Suffered a minor setback Friday and will be shut down for a few days.
Avisail Garcia, OF, DET (shoulder) -- May be nearing a rehab assignment.
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD (foot) -- Will be activated from the DL on Monday.
Derek Holland, P, TEX (knee) -- Scheduled for two innings of work on Wednesday.
Ryan Lavarnway, C, BOS (wrist) -- Rehab assignment moved to Triple-A.
Justin Masterson, P, CLE (knee) -- Will be activated to start Friday against the Rangers.
Daisuke Matsuzaka, P, NYM (elbow) -- Will rest 7-10 days before throwing again.
Wil Myers, OF, TB (wrist) -- Hit off a tee Friday for the first time since suffering his injury.
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (back) -- Could rejoin the Giants at some point during their Aug. 1-10 road trip.
James Paxton, P, SEA (back) -- Could rejoin the Mariners' rotation Saturday after throwing 4.1 innings in a rehab start Sunday.
Michael Pineda, P, NYY (back) -- Completed a 30-pitch simulated game on Thursday and will another simulated game Tuesday.
Carlos Quentin, OF, SD (knee) -- Will be placed on the DL Monday.
Hector Sanchez, C, SF (concussion) -- Placed on the 7-Day concussion DL on Saturday.
Jason Vargas, P, KC (appendix) -- Scheduled to throw a four-inning simulated game on Thursday.
C.J. Wilson, P, LAA (ankle) -- Will make a rehab start for Double-A Arkansas on Monday.
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (hamstring) -- Could be out six-to-eight weeks, but the Nationals have not officially announced a timetable.
Transactions
Activated from the DL
Collin McHugh, P, HOU
Jack Hannahan, 3B, CIN
Nolan Reimold, OF, TOR
Alberto Callaspo, 3B, OAK
Placed on the DL
Josh Zeid, P, HOU
Called Up
Paul Clemens, P, HOU
Sent Down
Brad Peacock, P, HOU
Curtis Partch, P, CIN
Esmil Rogers, P, TOR (designated for assignment)
Nate Freiman, 1B, OAK
Chris Leroux, P, NYY
George Kontos, P, SF
Erisbel Arruebarrena, SS, LAD
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – July 28, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| M. Napoli | 1B | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .545 | .962 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .429 | .750 | 1.179 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | .292 | .393 | .708 | 1.101 |
| J. Valdespin | OF | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .700 | 1.000 |
| B. Abreu | OF | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | A. Burnett | 66 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 20 | .318 | .432 | .485 | .917 |
| R. Brignac | SS | PHI @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .417 | .833 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .375 | .600 | .975 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .357 | .438 | .500 | .938 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .818 | 1.273 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | NYY @ TEX 8:05PM | Y. Darvish | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .412 | .412 | .588 | 1.000 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU vs OAK 8:10PM | J. Chavez | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | SF vs PIT 10:15PM | V. Worley | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .455 | .571 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
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 – July 28, 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 |
| Yu Darvish | TEX vs NYY 8:05PM | 48 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .271 | .314 | .452 | .765 |
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 – July 28, 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. Francoeur | OF | SD @ ATL 12:10PM | E. Santana | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .125 | .133 | .258 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | A. Burnett | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .188 | .316 | .500 | .816 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | A. Burnett | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | A. Burnett | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .125 | .214 | .167 | .381 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .154 | .313 | .154 | .466 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
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 – July 28, 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 |
| Kyle Lohse | MIL @ TB 7:10PM | 49 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | .306 | .353 | .443 | .796 |
| Brett Oberholtzer | HOU vs OAK 8:10PM | 60 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | .333 | .383 | .565 | .948 |
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 |
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS - Victorino has gone 10-for-26 (.385) with a double, home run, two RBI and four runs scored in seven games with the Red Sox since he was activated from the DL on July 19. Manager John Farrell went on record saying he plans to use the injury-prone outfielder about five times per week initially, and he's stuck to that plan by giving Victorino two days off since his activation. While the occasional day off may benefit Victorino in the short-term, he's an intriguing fantasy option for the rest of the season and still widely available in CBS (37 percent) and Yahoo! (49 percent) leagues.
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SS - Jean Segura, MIL ($3,700)
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