This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Probable Pitchers (All Times Eastern)TB (Matt Moore - L) at NYY (Nathan Eovaldi - R) 1:05 PM
BAL (Mike Wright - R) at TOR (David Price - L) 1:07 PM
MIL (Wily Peralta - R) at CIN (John Lamb - L) 1:10 PM
ARI (Robbie Ray - L) at CHC (Jake Arrieta - R) 2:20 PM
PHI (Alec Asher - R) at BOS (Wade Miley - L) 4:05 PM
PIT (Charlie Morton - R) at STL (Jaime Garcia - L) 4:05 PM
ATL (Shelby Miller - R) at WAS (Joe Ross - R) 7:05 PM
CLE (Danny Salazar - R) at DET (Alfredo Simon - R) 7:08 PM
CWS (Jose Quintana - L) at KC (Danny Duffy - L) 7:10 PM
MIN (Ervin Santana - R) at HOU (Lance McCullers - R) 7:10 PM
NYM (Bartolo Colon - R) at MIA (Brad Hand - L) 7:10 PM
SF (Jake Peavy - R) at COL (Chad Bettis - R) 8:10 PM
LAD (Alex Wood - L) at SD (Tyson Ross - R) 8:40 PM
SEA (Felix Hernandez - R) at OAK (Jesse Chavez - R) 9:05 PM
TEX (Derek Holland - L) at LAA (Jered Weaver - R) 9:05 PM
Day Game After Night Game: TB/NYY, BAL/TOR, MIL/CIN, PHI/BOX, PIT/STL
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, BOS - Injured himself during BP and was a late scratch Friday.
Tony Sipp, RP, HOU - Dealing with back/oblique issue and will receive further tests this weekend.
Jose Iglesias, SS, DET - Said his finger felt worse Friday than it did Thursday, and he'll undergo more tests.
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA - (Hamstring) Was a late scratch from Friday's lineup.
Michael Taylor, OF, WAS - (Knee) Underwent an MRI on Friday and everything came back good.
Domonic Brown, OF WAS - Diagnosed with a concussion after he fell over the side wall Wednesday attempting to make a catch.
Mike Moustakas, 3B, KC - (Hamstring) Out of Friday's lineup.
Rajai Davis, OF, DET - (Finger) Sat Friday against the Indians.
Wilmer Flores, SS, NYM - (Personal) Out of the lineup Friday.
Daniel Murphy, 2B, NYM - (Quad) Out of Friday's lineup as he recovers from Thursday's platelet-rich plasma injection Thursday.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, NYM - Out of the lineup Friday due to a wrist injury.
Hanley Ramirez, OF, BOS - (Shoulder) Remained out of Friday's lineup.
Mark Reynolds, 1B, STL - (Wrist) Out of the lineup Friday.
Andre Ethier, OF, LAD - Day-to-day with a swollen knee.
Corey Kluber, SP, CLE - Scratched from Friday's start with a right hamstring strain.
Matt Harvey, SP, NYM - (Illness) May be on a 180-inning limit this season.
Kyle Schwarber, C, CHC - (Ribs) Won't play until he's re-evaluated in 3-5 days.
Chris Narveson, SP, MIA - (Blister) May be replaced in the rotation by Jared Cosart on Sunday.
Out
None
Players on the DL
J.R. Graham, RP, MIN - (Shoulder) Threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Friday and is on track to come off the disabled list next weekend.
Matt Belisle, RP, STL - (Elbow) Faced live hitters Friday.
Aaron Barrett, RP, WAS - (Elbow) Underwent Tommy John surgery Friday.
Steven Souza, OF, TB - (Hand) Will play three games in a rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham before being re-evaluated.
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY - (Knee) Threw about 60 pitches in a simulated game Friday and could start Wednesday.
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL - (Groin) Expected to be activated from the disabled list Tuesday.
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN - (Shoulder) Scheduled to take BP on Friday.
Travis Ishikawa, 1B PIT - (Back) Ran on the field Friday.
A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT - (Elbow) Threw a simulated game Friday.
Joe Panik, 2B, SF - (Back) went 0-for-2 in a rehab appearance Thursday.
Carlos Carrasco, SP, CLE - (Shoulder) Scheduled to throw bullpen session Friday.
Lucas Duda, 1B, NYM - (Back) Will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton on Saturday.
Transactions
Placed on the DL
Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL (Shoulder)
T.J. House, RP, CLE (Shoulder), Transferred to 60-day DL
Elvis Araujo, RP, PHI (Groin), Transferred to 60-day DL
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (Shin)
Activated from the DL
Manny Parra, RP, CIN
Jon Jay, OF, STL
Mike Wright, SP, BAL
Jose Urena, RP, MIA
George Springer, OF, HOU
Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN
Justin Morneau, 1B, COL
Joe Beimel, RP, SEA
Tyler Wilson, RP, BAL
Called Up
Sean Nolin, RP, OAK
Tanner Roark, SP, WAS
Jorge Rondon, RP, BAL:
Junior Lake, OF, BAL
Jarred Cosart, SP, MIA
Jose Valdez, RP, DET
Zack Godley, SP, ARI
Donovan Solano, 2B, MIA
Michael Feliz, RP, HOU
Logan Darnell, RP, MIN
Nick Rumbelow, RP, NYY
Dixon Machado, SS, DET
Jeff Ferrell, RP, DET
Brian Bogusevic, OF, PHI
Ariel Pena, RP, MIL
Giovanni Soto, RP, CLE
Michael Martinez, 2B, CLE
Rafael Ynoa, 2B, COL
David Hale, SP, COL
Dario Alvarez, RP, NYM
Sent Down
Guido Knudson, RP, DET
Tyler Wilson, SP, BAL
Matt McBride, OF, COL
Carlos Moncrief, OF, CLE
Signed
Hunter Adkins, RP, MIA
Released
Rafael Soriano, RP, CHC
Traded
None
Claimed
None
Closer Watch
San Diego Padres - Joaquin Benoit recorded his second save of the season Thursday, striking out a batter and facing the minimum to finish off the contest. However, likely the only reason he received the opportunity was because the normal closer, Craig Kimbrel, pitched each of the previous two nights. While the save conversion doesn't change much, it likely indicates he's next in line should something happen to Kimbrel.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 5, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| S. Pearce | OF | BAL @ TOR 1:07PM | D. Price | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .533 | .867 |
| M. Wieters | C | BAL @ TOR 1:07PM | D. Price | 44 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | .341 | .383 | .545 | .928 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs MIL 1:10PM | M. Garza | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | .367 | .406 | .800 | 1.206 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs MIL 1:10PM | M. Garza | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .789 | 1.170 |
| S. Schumaker | OF | CIN vs MIL 1:10PM | M. Garza | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .421 | .476 | .526 | 1.003 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Arrieta | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .412 | .412 | .706 | 1.118 |
| M. Morse | OF | PIT @ STL 4:05PM | J. Garcia | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .417 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 |
| J. Jay | OF | STL vs PIT 4:05PM | C. Morton | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .450 | .542 | .550 | 1.092 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs PIT 4:05PM | C. Morton | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .560 | .960 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | S. Miller | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
| A. Rendon | 2B | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | S. Miller | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | A. Simon | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .588 | .611 | .824 | 1.435 |
| M. Cabrera | 1B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | D. Salazar | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .364 | .391 | .682 | 1.073 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | D. Salazar | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .364 | .500 | .364 | .864 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | D. Salazar | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .294 | .400 | .471 | .871 |
| V. Martinez | 1B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | D. Salazar | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .409 | .550 | .959 |
| J. Abreu | 1B | CWS @ KC 7:10PM | D. Duffy | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .375 | .600 | .975 |
| C. Gomez | OF | HOU vs MIN 7:10PM | E. Santana | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .389 | .389 | .667 | 1.056 |
| L. Cain | OF | KC vs CWS 7:10PM | J. Quintana | 40 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .375 | .405 | .525 | .930 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs CWS 7:10PM | J. Quintana | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .314 | .368 | .571 | .940 |
| S. Perez | C | KC vs CWS 7:10PM | J. Quintana | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .366 | .409 | .659 | 1.068 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 92 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .272 | .280 | .413 | .693 |
| B. Belt | 1B | SF @ COL 8:10PM | C. Bettis | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .583 | .615 | .750 | 1.365 |
| C. Crawford | OF | LAD @ SD 8:40PM | T. Ross | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .533 | .632 | .733 | 1.365 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs TEX 9:05PM | D. Holland | 46 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .348 | .348 | .587 | .935 |
| C. Cowgill | OF | LAA vs TEX 9:05PM | D. Holland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .364 | .900 | 1.264 |
| C. Iannetta | C | LAA vs TEX 9:05PM | D. Holland | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .353 | .400 | .588 | .988 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs TEX 9:05PM | D. Holland | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .368 | .778 | 1.146 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA vs TEX 9:05PM | D. Holland | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | .346 | .424 | .654 | 1.078 |
| B. Lawrie | 3B | OAK vs SEA 9:05PM | F. Hernandez | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .368 | .368 | .526 | .895 |
| M. Semien | SS | OAK vs SEA 9:05PM | F. Hernandez | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .364 | .909 | 1.273 |
| S. Vogt | C | OAK vs SEA 9:05PM | F. Hernandez | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .550 | .833 | 1.383 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ OAK 9:05PM | J. Chavez | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .421 | .429 | .474 | .902 |
| N. Cruz | OF | SEA @ OAK 9:05PM | J. Chavez | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .462 | .500 | 1.231 | 1.731 |
| L. Morrison | 1B | SEA @ OAK 9:05PM | J. Chavez | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .294 | .294 | .647 | .941 |
| S. Choo | OF | TEX @ LAA 9:05PM | J. Weaver | 37 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .378 | .439 | .541 | .980 |
| M. Moreland | 1B | TEX @ LAA 9:05PM | J. Weaver | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .313 | .333 | .531 | .865 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | TEX @ LAA 9:05PM | J. Weaver | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .344 | .432 | .688 | 1.120 |
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 – September 5, 2015Matchup 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 |
| David Price | TOR vs BAL 1:07PM | 154 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 46 | .299 | .329 | .429 | .758 |
| Shelby Miller | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | 98 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | .214 | .286 | .302 | .587 |
| Ervin Santana | MIN @ HOU 7:10PM | 82 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 29 | .232 | .265 | .350 | .615 |
| Bartolo Colon | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | 205 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 24 | .278 | .283 | .390 | .674 |
| Brad Hand | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | 80 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .212 | .259 | .233 | .492 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA @ OAK 9:05PM | 302 | 69 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 62 | .228 | .270 | .325 | .595 |
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 – September 5, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | S. Miller | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .059 | .059 | .118 | .176 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS @ KC 7:10PM | D. Duffy | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
| A. Eaton | OF | CWS @ KC 7:10PM | D. Duffy | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .188 | .278 | .188 | .465 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS @ KC 7:10PM | D. Duffy | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .077 | .143 | .308 | .451 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | HOU vs MIN 7:10PM | E. Santana | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .182 | .400 | .582 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | HOU vs MIN 7:10PM | E. Santana | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 |
| L. Valbuena | 3B | HOU vs MIN 7:10PM | E. Santana | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| O. Infante | 2B | KC vs CWS 7:10PM | J. Quintana | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .148 | .148 | .185 | .333 |
| M. Ozuna | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| J. Realmuto | C | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Hand | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL vs SF 8:10PM | J. Peavy | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| B. Crawford | SS | SF @ COL 8:10PM | C. Bettis | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD @ SD 8:40PM | T. Ross | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
| S. Fuld | OF | OAK vs SEA 9:05PM | F. Hernandez | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .136 | .174 | .182 | .356 |
| J. Reddick | OF | OAK vs SEA 9:05PM | F. Hernandez | 49 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .143 | .176 | .184 | .360 |
| D. Valencia | 3B | OAK vs SEA 9:05PM | F. Hernandez | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .150 | .190 | .150 | .340 |
| B. Miller | SS | SEA @ OAK 9:05PM | J. Chavez | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .133 | .188 | .200 | .388 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA @ OAK 9:05PM | J. Chavez | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .176 | .333 | .412 | .745 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ LAA 9:05PM | J. Weaver | 79 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .228 | .250 | .342 | .592 |
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 – September 5, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Matt Garza | MIL @ CIN 1:10PM | 136 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 21 | .346 | .404 | .575 | .980 |
| Charlie Morton | PIT @ STL 4:05PM | 94 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 17 | .372 | .449 | .477 | .927 |
| Chad Bettis | COL vs SF 8:10PM | 61 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | .311 | .354 | .485 | .839 |
| Tyson Ross | SD vs LAD 8:40PM | 96 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | .302 | .371 | .430 | .801 |
| Derek Holland | TEX @ LAA 9:05PM | 138 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 19 | .341 | .375 | .627 | 1.002 |
| Jesse Chavez | OAK vs SEA 9:05PM | 104 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 21 | .298 | .350 | .573 | .923 |
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
Justin Morneau, 1B, COL - As noted above, Morneau was activated from the disabled list Friday, and was inserted into the lineup in the fifth spot against the Giants. Given his long stint on the disabled list (out since mid-July), he may be available in some leagues. While it's unclear how much of a role he'll carve out upon his return to the club, the veteran has the ability to hit for both average and power (.290/.317/.450 batting line with three home runs in 27 games this season). When added to the fact that he plays in the hitter-friendly confines of Coors Field, he could be worth a pickup in leagues if unowned.
Other Recent Recommendations:Corey Seager, Didi Gregorius, Hector Olivera, Ben Paulsen, Jose Berrios and Stephen Piscotty
DraftKings Value Picks
P: Derek Holland, TEX ($7,200)
C: J.T. Realmuto, MIA ($3,100)
1B: Justin Morneau, COL ($3,600)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,200)
3B: Nick Castellanos, DET ($3,400)
SS: Tyler Saladino, CWS ($3,100)
OF: Trayce Thompson, ($3,200)
