Monday Lineup Card: Still STARlin?

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Updated on September 20, 2015 9:27PM EST

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

CWS (Jeff Samardzija - R) at DET (Kyle Ryan - L) 1:08 PM
BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez - R) at WAS (Gio Gonzalez - L) 7:05 PM
NYY (Adam Warren - R) at TOR (David Price - L) 7:07 PM
CWS (Erik Johnson - R) at DET (Kyle Lobstein - L) 7:08 PM
TB (Chris Archer - R) at BOS (Eduardo Rodriguez - L) 7:10 PM
ATL (Shelby Miller - R) at NYM (Jon Niese - L) 7:10 PM
MIL (Wily Peralta - R) at CHC (Jason Hammel - R) 8:05 PM
LAA (Jered Weaver - R) at HOU (Dallas Keuchel - L) 8:10 PM
CIN (John Lamb - L) at STL (Jaime Garcia - L) 8:15 PM
PIT (A.J. Burnett - R) at COL (Jon Gray - R) 8:40 PM
ARI (Jhoulys Chacin - R) at LAD (Brett Anderson - L) 10:10 PM

Day Game After Night Game: - None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Brandon Belt, 1B, SF (concussion) -- Diagnosed with a concussion Saturday and is expected to miss multiple games.
Delino DeShileds Jr., OF, TEX (knee) -- Left Saturday's game with a knee bruise and missed Sunday's game.
Alcides Escobar, SS, KC (elbow) -- Missed his second straight game Sunday after getting hit by a pitch on the elbow during Friday's game.
Carlos Gomez, OF, HOU (back) -- Missed his eighth straight game Sunday and hasn't yet been cleared to swing a bat.
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD (back) -- Missed Sunday's game and is day-to-day dealing with back stiffness.
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN (shoulder) -- Missed his fifth straight start Sunday.
Felix Hernandez, P, SEA (undisclosed) -- Left Sunday's game for precautionary reasons due to a stiff elbow, but is expected to make his next start.
Matt Holliday, OF, STL (undisclosed) -- Left Sunday's game after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch.
Masahiro Tanaka, P, NYY (hamstring) -- Suffered a hamstring injury during Friday's start and will miss his next scheduled start Wednesday.

Out

Jung-Ho Kang, SS, PIT (knee) -- Will miss the remainder of the season.
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (concussion) -- Making small progress in his return from concussion.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, TOR (shoulder) -- Is feeling better and can lift his arm, but remains without a timetable for return for another week or so.

Players on the DL

Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (wrist) -- Began taking normal batting practice Friday.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF (oblique) -- Best case scenario for a return is the Giants' final homestand that begins September 28.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (hamstring) -- Is at 65 percent and is still experiencing tightness in his hamstring.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS (shoulder) -- Ran the bases before Saturday's game, which is the most baseball activity he's done in weeks.
Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA (wrist) -- Put his rehab on hold due to an abnormal amount of scar tissue in his hand.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (leg) -- Will miss the remainder of the season after x-rays revealed a fracture in his leg.

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

Called Up

Bryan Anderson, C, OAK
Leonys Martin, OF, TEX

Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)

None

Activated from the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)

None

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

Kendall Graveman, P, OAK (60-day DL)

Claimed

None

Designated for Assignment

None

Signed

None

Released

None

Traded

None

Closer Watch

Baltimore Orioles - Zach Britton blew his fourth save of the season Sunday, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over two-thirds of an inning against the Rays.

Boston Red Sox - Robbie Ross allowed a hit but struck out a batter during a scoreless ninth inning Sunday against the Blue Jays to earn his fourth save of the season.

Cleveland Indians - Cody Allen struck out two during a perfect ninth inning Sunday against the White Sox to earn his 31st save of the season.

St. Louis Cardinals - Trevor Rosenthal allowed a hit and struck out two over 1.1 innings Sunday against the Cubs to earn his 46th save of the season, which ranks second in baseball behind Mark Melancon (48).

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – September 21, 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 @ WAS 7:05PM	G. Gonzalez	17	10	2	1	4	2	2	.588	.619	.824	1.443
Y. Escobar	SS	WAS vs BAL 7:05PM	U. Jimenez	21	8	2	1	2	4	1	.381	.480	.571	1.051
D. Uggla	2B	WAS vs BAL 7:05PM	U. Jimenez	15	3	2	2	2	1	6	.200	.250	.600	.850
J. Ellsbury	OF	NYY @ TOR 7:07PM	D. Price	60	20	7	1	4	3	6	.333	.375	.517	.892
C. Headley	3B	NYY @ TOR 7:07PM	D. Price	16	8	3	0	3	1	3	.500	.529	.750	1.279
B. McCann	C	NYY @ TOR 7:07PM	D. Price	26	10	3	3	7	1	3	.385	.407	.731	1.138
C. Maybin	OF	ATL @ NYM 7:10PM	J. Niese	32	8	3	3	5	0	8	.250	.250	.531	.781
A. Simmons	SS	ATL @ NYM 7:10PM	J. Niese	26	10	2	0	1	3	0	.385	.448	.462	.910
D. Ortiz	DH	BOS vs TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	23	9	3	2	11	3	3	.391	.462	.696	1.157
S. Castro	SS	CHC vs MIL 8:05PM	W. Peralta	27	12	5	2	4	1	4	.444	.464	.778	1.242
A. Rizzo	1B	CHC vs MIL 8:05PM	W. Peralta	26	12	7	5	11	3	3	.462	.533	1.115	1.649
R. Braun	OF	MIL @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	23	8	3	2	3	3	4	.348	.483	.652	1.135
J. Castro	C	HOU vs LAA 8:10PM	J. Weaver	18	5	3	2	4	0	4	.278	.278	.667	.944
D. Freese	3B	LAA @ HOU 8:10PM	D. Keuchel	19	9	2	1	6	2	3	.474	.524	.684	1.208
C. Iannetta	C	LAA @ HOU 8:10PM	D. Keuchel	15	5	3	1	2	4	3	.333	.474	.667	1.140
J. Bourgeois	OF	CIN @ STL 8:15PM	J. Garcia	15	6	4	0	3	2	2	.400	.471	.667	1.137
J. Votto	1B	CIN @ STL 8:15PM	J. Garcia	33	11	4	1	6	6	9	.333	.436	.515	.951
J. Morneau	1B	COL vs PIT 8:40PM	A. Burnett	20	6	2	1	4	6	4	.300	.464	.500	.964
A. Pollock	OF	ARI @ LAD 10:10PM	B. Anderson	15	6	0	0	0	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800
A. Ellis	C	LAD vs ARI 10:10PM	J. Chacin	17	7	2	1	3	1	4	.412	.444	.647	1.092
A. Ethier	OF	LAD vs ARI 10:10PM	J. Chacin	31	13	4	1	3	11	2	.419	.571	.613	1.184

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 21, 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
Jeff Samardzija	CWS @ DET 1:08PM	103	26	7	2	13	3	18	.252	.279	.375	.655
Jered Weaver	LAA @ HOU 8:10PM	195	43	15	6	16	6	44	.221	.256	.359	.615

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 – September 21, 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
J. Hardy	SS	BAL @ WAS 7:05PM	G. Gonzalez	15	3	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.250	.200	.450
B. Holt	3B	BOS vs TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	17	3	1	0	0	0	5	.176	.176	.235	.412
D. Pedroia	2B	BOS vs TB 7:10PM	C. Archer	18	3	0	0	2	4	5	.167	.304	.167	.471
C. Carter	DH	HOU vs LAA 8:10PM	J. Weaver	20	4	1	1	1	0	7	.200	.200	.350	.550
C. Rasmus	OF	HOU vs LAA 8:10PM	J. Weaver	15	1	1	0	0	2	5	.067	.176	.133	.310
E. Aybar	SS	LAA @ HOU 8:10PM	D. Keuchel	29	7	3	0	4	0	6	.241	.241	.345	.586
C. Cowgill	OF	LAA @ HOU 8:10PM	D. Keuchel	18	3	1	0	1	1	1	.167	.211	.222	.433
J. Bruce	OF	CIN @ STL 8:15PM	J. Garcia	41	9	1	1	4	1	10	.220	.233	.293	.525
J. Reyes	SS	COL vs PIT 8:40PM	A. Burnett	27	5	3	0	0	0	4	.185	.214	.296	.511

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 21, 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
Shelby Miller	ATL @ NYM 7:10PM	84	28	10	2	8	3	19	.333	.360	.513	.873
Wily Peralta	MIL @ CHC 8:05PM	102	37	16	10	19	9	20	.363	.424	.715	1.139
Jhoulys Chacin	ARI @ LAD 10:10PM	100	40	9	2	13	15	11	.400	.469	.538	1.007

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

Starlin Castro, SS, CHC - Castro continued his hot hitting by blasting two home runs and driving in six runs Friday and then went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Saturday. Over his last 15 games, he's hitting .391/.417/.696 with four home runs and 13 runs batted in. With Addison Russell, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez all available, Castro is not guaranteed a starting role, but if he keeps raking like this, manager Joe Maddon will make sure he's in the lineup daily.

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DraftKings Value Picks

SP - Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS ($8,300)
C - Welington Castillo, ARI ($3,200)
1B - C.J. Cron, LAA ($3,200)
2B - Chase Utley, LAD ($3,000)
3B - Mike Olt, CWS ($2,500)
SS - Addison Russell, CHC ($3,100)
OF - Colby Rasmus, HOU ($3,100)

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