Sunday Lineup Card: Hooray For Harrison

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Updated on April 26, 2014 8:20PM EST

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

Red Sox (Jon Lester - L) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey - R), 1:07
Marlins (Tom Koehler - R) at Mets (Dillon Gee - R), 1:10
Reds (Johnny Cueto - R) at Braves (Julio Teheran - R), 1:35
Royals (James Shields - R) at Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez - R), 1:35
Padres (Ian Kennedy - R) at Nationals (Taylor Jordan - R), 1:35
Cubs (Jason Hammel - R) at Brewers (Wily Peralta - R), 2:10
Tigers (Justin Verlander - R) at Twins (Kyle Gibson - R), 2:10
Athletics (Tommy Milone - L) at Astros (Collin McHugh - R), 2:10
Rays (David Price - L) at White Sox (Scott Carrolll), 2:10
Pirates (Edinson Volquez - R) at Cardinals (Adam Wainwright - R), 2:15
Indians (Danny Salazar - R) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong - R), 4:05
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa - L) at Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu - L), 4:10
Phillies (A.J. Burnett - R) at Diamondbacks (Brandon McCarthy - R), 4:10
Rangers (Matt Harrison - L) at Mariners (Brandon Maurer - R), 4:10
Angels (Garrett Richards - R) at Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka - R). 8:05

Day Game After Night Game: KC/BAL, CHC/MIL, CIN/ATL, MIA/NYM, OAK/HOU, TB/CWS, PHI/ARZ, COL/LAD, TEX/SEA

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN - (Triceps) Left Saturday's game with a contusion.
Francisco Liriano, P, PIT - (Illness) Left Saturday's game due to dizziness and flu-like symptoms.
Chris Young, OF, NYM - (Illness) Sat out of Saturday's game.
Chris Davis, 1B, BAL - (Oblique) Feels good, but is awaiting word of results from an MRI.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS - (Thumb) X-rays were negative, but he will undergo an MRI.
Yeonis Cespedes, OF, OAK - (Hamstring) Missed second straight start Saturday.
Anibal Sanchez, P, DET - (Finger) Left Saturday's game after 2.2 innings of hitless ball with a laceration.
Alex Avila, C, DET - (Shin) Expected to return to the lineup Sunday.
Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN - (Leg) Wasn't in Saturday's lineup because of tightness from Friday.
Seth Smith, OF, SD - (Groin) Sat for second straight day Saturday.

Players on the DL

Hisashi Iwakuma, P, SEA - (Finger) Scheduled to throw five innings in Sunday's rehab start.
Jose Veras, P, CHC - (Oblique) Placed on the 15-day disable list Saturday.
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN - (Hamstring) Placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday.
Conor Gillaspie, 3B, CWS - (Hand) Placed on the disabled list Saturday.
Aroldis Chapman, P, CIN - (Head) Threw live batting practice without a protective screen Saturday.
Russell Martin, C, PIT - (Hamstring) Headed back to Pittsburgh for an MRI.
Jason Grilli, P, PIT - (Oblique) Officially placed on 15-day DL on Saturday.
Joe Kelly, P, STL - (Hamstring) Threw from 150 feet Friday.
Francisley Bueno, P, KC - (Finger) Scheduled for live batting practice for Tuesday.
Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC - (Groin) Took batting practice and "did some agility stuff" Friday.
Rafael Furcal, SS, MIA - (Hamstring) Suffered tightness in quadriceps in rehab game Friday.
Clayton Kershaw, P, LAD - (Back) Threw 56 pitches in rehab game Friday.
Manny Machado, 3B, BAL - (Knee) Friday was the first of five or six rehab games.
Mark Trumbo, OF, ARZ - (Foot) Will miss six weeks with stress fracture.

Placed on the DL

Matt Albers, P, HOU
Jason Grilli, P, PIT
Russell Martin, C, PIT
Conor Gillaspie, 3B, CWS
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN
Jose Veras, P, CHC

Called Up

Chad Jenkins, P, TOR
Chris Leroux, P, NYY
Jared Hughes, P, PIT
Tony Sanchez, C, PIT
Jose Ortega, P DET
Hector Noesi, P, CWS
Jemile Weeks, 2B, BAL
Tucker Barnhart, C, CIN
Brian Schlitter, P, CHC

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

T.J. McFarland, P, BAL
Neil Wagner, P, TOR
Shane Greene, P, NYY
Justin Miller, P, DET

Signed

Travis Ishikawa, 1B, SF (minor league contract)

Released

Nik Turley, P, NYY
Ernesto Mejia, 1B, PIT

Closer Watch

Marlins - Steve Cishek was looking to extend his team record of consecutive saves Friday from 33 to 34, but the Mets would have none of it. With a one-run lead Chishek in the bottom of the ninth Cishek gave up four hits and two runs to end his club record run. Before Friday Cishek had only given up three hits over seven innings while striking out nine in 2014, so it would appear that as long as this blown save was just a blip on the radar he will be the Marlins closer for the indefinite future.

Rays - Entering the ninth of Friday night's game against the White Sox the Rays were tied at four, but were able to get two runs in the top of the frame. Unfortunately Grant Balfour was not able to keep the lead after giving up one run on a fielder's choice, and four more to Jose Abreu who hit a walk off grand slam. This was Balfour's first blown save of the season, so it will likely to take a string of bad performances before Joe Maddon even considers anyone else for the closers role.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – April 27, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Ortiz	DH	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	R. Dickey	12	4	3	1	2	2	4	.333	.429	.750	1.179
A. Pierzynski	C	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	R. Dickey	12	5	2	1	2	1	1	.417	.462	.750	1.212
J. Bautista	OF	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	J. Lester	54	11	7	4	8	8	11	.204	.297	.481	.778
D. Murphy	2B	NYM vs MIA 1:10PM	T. Koehler	11	4	1	1	2	0	1	.364	.364	.636	1.000
J. Upton	OF	ATL vs CIN 1:35PM	J. Cueto	15	4	3	2	2	2	5	.267	.353	.733	1.086
C. Davis	1B	BAL vs KC 1:35PM	J. Shields	12	4	3	2	6	0	3	.333	.333	.917	1.250
A. Jones	OF	BAL vs KC 1:35PM	J. Shields	39	13	7	1	6	1	7	.333	.350	.590	.940
N. Markakis	OF	BAL vs KC 1:35PM	J. Shields	66	20	7	2	6	9	10	.303	.387	.470	.856
J. Werth	OF	WAS vs SD 1:35PM	I. Kennedy	11	4	2	1	2	0	1	.364	.385	.727	1.112
S. Castro	SS	CHC @ MIL 2:10PM	W. Peralta	16	7	2	1	3	0	3	.438	.438	.688	1.125
A. Rizzo	1B	CHC @ MIL 2:10PM	W. Peralta	13	5	3	2	5	2	1	.385	.467	.923	1.390
P. Konerko	1B	CWS vs TB 2:10PM	D. Price	20	10	3	2	7	1	2	.500	.524	.850	1.374
R. Braun	OF	MIL vs CHC 2:10PM	J. Hammel	11	5	1	0	1	1	1	.455	.571	.545	1.117
J. Mauer	C	MIN vs DET 2:10PM	J. Verlander	62	23	7	3	9	12	10	.371	.473	.581	1.054
C. Barmes	SS	PIT @ STL 2:15PM	A. Wainwright	23	8	4	1	2	1	4	.348	.400	.609	1.009
A. McCutchen	OF	PIT @ STL 2:15PM	A. Wainwright	31	13	7	1	3	2	5	.419	.441	.742	1.183
J. Tabata	OF	PIT @ STL 2:15PM	A. Wainwright	19	6	2	1	3	1	3	.316	.350	.579	.929
N. Walker	2B	PIT @ STL 2:15PM	A. Wainwright	21	7	2	1	7	4	3	.333	.440	.524	.964
M. Ellis	2B	STL vs PIT 2:15PM	E. Volquez	22	7	2	1	3	4	3	.318	.423	.500	.923
M. Holliday	OF	STL vs PIT 2:15PM	E. Volquez	22	8	3	2	4	2	4	.364	.417	.682	1.098
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD vs COL 4:10PM	J. De La Rosa	32	12	5	3	9	5	12	.375	.447	.719	1.166
M. Kemp	OF	LAD vs COL 4:10PM	J. De La Rosa	26	11	6	3	8	1	3	.423	.429	.885	1.313
H. Ramirez	SS	LAD vs COL 4:10PM	J. De La Rosa	21	8	5	1	3	4	4	.381	.480	.714	1.194

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – April 27, 2014

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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
Jon Lester	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	217	42	16	7	19	22	44	.194	.268	.333	.602
Jason Hammel	CHC @ MIL 2:10PM	65	16	2	0	3	4	11	.246	.312	.279	.591
Matt Harrison	TEX @ SEA 4:10PM	102	21	5	2	6	10	15	.206	.276	.308	.584

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 – April 27, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Pedroia	2B	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	R. Dickey	12	2	0	0	1	1	2	.167	.231	.167	.397
M. Cabrera	OF	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	J. Lester	36	10	1	0	2	1	7	.278	.297	.306	.603
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	J. Lester	36	7	6	2	6	4	7	.194	.275	.472	.747
B. Lawrie	3B	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	J. Lester	25	4	2	1	2	2	2	.160	.250	.320	.570
C. Rasmus	OF	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	J. Lester	15	3	0	0	1	0	5	.200	.200	.200	.400
J. Reyes	SS	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	J. Lester	16	1	0	0	0	1	2	.063	.118	.063	.180
C. Johnson	3B	ATL vs CIN 1:35PM	J. Cueto	14	4	1	0	1	0	4	.286	.267	.357	.624
N. Cruz	OF	BAL vs KC 1:35PM	J. Shields	14	3	0	0	1	0	5	.214	.267	.214	.481
J. Hardy	SS	BAL vs KC 1:35PM	J. Shields	12	2	1	0	0	3	2	.167	.375	.250	.625
W. Castillo	C	CHC @ MIL 2:10PM	W. Peralta	10	3	1	0	0	0	3	.300	.300	.400	.700
N. Schierholtz	OF	CHC @ MIL 2:10PM	W. Peralta	14	0	0	0	1	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
L. Valbuena	3B	CHC @ MIL 2:10PM	W. Peralta	13	2	0	0	0	2	0	.154	.267	.154	.421
G. Beckham	2B	CWS vs TB 2:10PM	D. Price	22	3	0	0	0	1	4	.136	.208	.136	.345
A. Ramirez	SS	CWS vs TB 2:10PM	D. Price	23	4	0	0	0	2	2	.174	.240	.174	.414
L. Overbay	1B	MIL vs CHC 2:10PM	J. Hammel	19	2	0	0	1	1	3	.105	.150	.105	.255
M. Reynolds	1B	MIL vs CHC 2:10PM	J. Hammel	11	2	0	0	0	1	4	.182	.250	.182	.432
T. Plouffe	3B	MIN vs DET 2:10PM	J. Verlander	24	4	1	0	0	0	7	.167	.167	.208	.375
P. Alvarez	3B	PIT @ STL 2:15PM	A. Wainwright	21	4	2	1	6	3	8	.190	.292	.381	.673
I. Davis	1B	PIT @ STL 2:15PM	A. Wainwright	10	2	1	1	4	2	5	.200	.333	.500	.833
J. Jay	OF	STL vs PIT 2:15PM	E. Volquez	15	4	1	0	1	0	4	.267	.267	.400	.667
Y. Molina	C	STL vs PIT 2:15PM	E. Volquez	23	3	1	1	3	2	5	.130	.200	.261	.461
C. Pennington	SS	ARI vs PHI 4:10PM	A. Burnett	12	2	1	0	0	1	3	.167	.231	.250	.481
A. Ethier	OF	LAD vs COL 4:10PM	J. De La Rosa	19	3	1	0	1	0	6	.158	.158	.211	.368
B. Revere	OF	PHI @ ARI 4:10PM	B. McCarthy	12	3	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.417	.667
D. Ackley	2B	SEA vs TEX 4:10PM	M. Harrison	19	1	0	0	1	0	3	.053	.050	.053	.103
K. Seager	3B	SEA vs TEX 4:10PM	M. Harrison	19	3	0	0	0	1	0	.158	.200	.158	.358

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – April 27, 2014

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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
R.A. Dickey	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	93	26	15	6	18	9	26	.280	.343	.586	.929
Adam Wainwright	STL vs PIT 2:15PM	149	45	20	7	27	15	34	.302	.371	.537	.908
Jorge De La Rosa	COL @ LAD 4:10PM	133	41	17	7	21	14	38	.308	.372	.547	.919

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

Matt Harrison, P, TEX - Sunday will mark the first time Harrison has pitched for the Rangers since April 6 of last year when he went down with a season ending injury. The Rangers sent Harrison on a rehab assignment to Double-A Frisco where he looked superb in his final start by going eight innings while only giving up three hits, one walk, and no runs. The 28-year-old southpaw is sure to have a chance to stick in the Rangers rotation especially if he is able to get close to where he was in 2011-2012 where he won 32 of his 63 starts with a 3.34 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Any fantasy team that is looking to add value to their pitching staff should give Harrison a hard look at least for a spot start Sunday in which current Mariners batters only have a .206 average and .584 OPS against him.

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