This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Twins (Ricky Nolasco - R) at Tigers (Rick Porcello - R), 1:08
Pirates (Vance Worley - R) at Marlins (Henderson Alvarez - R), 1:10
Padres (Ian Kennedy - R) at Mets (Daisuke Matsuzaka - R), 1:10
Cubs (Travis Wood - L) at Phillies (A.J. Burnett - R), 1:35
Indians (Corey Kluber - R) at Red Sox (Brandon Workman - R), 1:35
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ - L) at Orioles (Chris Tillman - R), 1:35
Reds (Mike Leake - R) at Brewers (Marco Estrada - R), 2:10
Royals (James Shields - R) at White Sox (Andre Rienzo - R), 2:10
Rays (David Price - L) at Astros (Brad Peacock - R), 2:10
Nationals (Doug Fister - R) at Cardinals (Jaime Garcia - L), 2:15
Rockies (Juan Nicasio - R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner - L), 4:05
Yankees (Vidal Nuno - L) at Athletics (Jesse Chavez - R), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Bronson Arroyo - R) at Dodgers (Josh Beckett - R), 4:10
Rangers (Nick Martinez - R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma - R), 4:10
Angels (Hector Santiago - L) at Braves (Mike Minor - L), 8:00
Day Game After Night Game: CIN/MIL, WAS/ATL, NYY/OAK, ARZ/LAA, and TEX/SEA
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Brian Roberts, 2B, NYY - (Knee) Likely to be held out of Sunday's lineup.
Josh Fields, P, HOU - (Forearm) Suffered an injury in Saturday's game which appears to be a strain.
Justin Turner, 2B, LAD - (Calf) Wasn't in starting lineup for the second straight day.
R.A. Dickey, P, TOR - (Groin) Diagnosed with tightness after exiting Saturday's game.
Adam Lind, 1B, TOR - (Foot) Pulled from Saturday's game because of a bruise, and X-rays were negative.
Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN - (Oblique) Diagnosed with a strain after exiting Saturday's game.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL - (Toe) Results of MRI were seen by team Saturday.
Adam Wainwright, P, STL - (Elbow) Won't make his next start previously scheduled for Monday.
Jorge De La Rosa, P, COL - (Back) Expected to make next start.
Brian Dozier, 2B, MIN - (Back) Wasn't in Saturday's starting lineup.
Curtis Granderson, OF, NYM - (Calf) Missed third straight start Saturnday, but should return Saturday.
Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU - (Hand) Wasn't allowed to start Saturday after saying he was ready.
Stephen Drew, SS, BOS - (Oblique) Was only available off the bench Saturday.
Brett Cecil, P, TOR - (Groin) Still felt tightness Saturday after leaving Friday's game early.
Christian Yellich, OF, MIA - (Back) Wasn't in Saturday's starting lineup after leaving.
Hector Rondon, P, CHC - (Elbow) Felt fine after throwing 11 pitches off a mound Saturday.
Players on the DL
James Paxton, P, SEA - (Back) Threw from up to 90 feet Saturday.
Chad Billingsley, P, LAD - (Elbow) Hasn't decided if he will undergo surgery.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS - (Thumb) Will take light swings and play catch next week.
Sean Marshall, P, CIN - (Shoulder) Was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday.
Gerrit Cole, P, PIT - (Shoulder) Slated to throw a simulated game Wednesday.
Miguel Gonzalez, P, BAL - (Oblique) Expected to start Tuesday.
Joe Weiland, P, SD - (Elbow) Scheduled to begin throwing off a mound next week.
Troy Patton, P, SD - (Shoulder) Placed on the 15-day DL because of soreness.
Emilio Bonifacio, 2B, CHC - (Oblique) Diagnosed with a strain.
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW - (Shoulder) Played catch Thursday and Friday, but is out for the season.
Wellington Garcia, C, CHC - (Ribs) Took dry swings and swings off a tee Wednesday.
Clay Buchholz, P, BOS - (Knee) Had rehab start Friday postponed because of weather.
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS - (Finger) Friday was first rehab start.
Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, P, PHI - (Shoulder) Threw bullpen session Thursday.
Cliff Lee, P, PHI - (Elbow) Played catch Thursday and Friday.
Cody Asche, 3B, PHI - (Hamstring) Hit two home runs in rehab game Friday.
Activated From the DL
Mat Latos, P, CIN
Sergio Santos, P, TOR
Tom Gorzelanny, P, MIL
Placed on the DL
Sean Marshall, P, CIN
Troy Patton, P, SD
Called Up
Jesse Hahn, P, SD
Elian Herrera, OF, MIL
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Zac Rosscup, P, CHC
Darin Mastroianni, OF, TOR
Logan Schafer, OF, MIL
Irving Falu, 2B, MIL
Traded
Michael Taylor, OF (from OAK to CHW)
Jake Sanchez, P (from CHW to OAK)
Closer Watch
Blue Jays - The call up of Sergio Santos shouldn't be that big of news in large parts of the fantasy baseball world as he won't be used in save situations. Toronto's current closer is Casey Janssen who has been terrific even if one includes the blown save in his last outing. Over the last 30 days Janssen has been used in 13 games, including 11 saves, and has only given up two earn runs, both of which where in that last outing. Santos on the other hand will be used in a setup role, so teams that have holds as a category in their league should at least keep an eye on him if he is still available.
Pirates - Jason Grilli looked shaky Friday when he only recorded one on a fielder's choice out while giving up two runs on two hits and three walks, one of which was intential. Grilli must not have thought that he was going to be needed entering the bottom of the ninth as the Pirates had a four run lead. Justin Wilson started the inning by recording a walk, a strikeout, and then another walk before Grilli was called upon to record the save. Ultimately the team beat the Marlins in the 13th inning, and Grilli also ended up with his first save of the season.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – June 15, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .313 | .688 | 1.000 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .263 | .333 | .526 | .860 |
| J. Willingham | OF | MIN @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .389 | .542 | .833 | 1.375 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs SD 1:10PM | I. Kennedy | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .385 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL vs TOR 1:35PM | J. Happ | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .545 | .500 | 1.045 |
| N. Markakis | OF | BAL vs TOR 1:35PM | J. Happ | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .455 | .500 | .955 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | BOS vs CLE 1:35PM | C. Kluber | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .308 | .357 | .615 | .973 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Burnett | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .480 | .880 |
| J. Ruggiano | OF | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Burnett | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .700 | 1.000 |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Burnett | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .455 | .533 | .545 | 1.079 |
| R. Cedeno | SS | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | T. Wood | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .385 | .545 | .930 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ BAL 1:35PM | C. Tillman | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .318 | .407 | .636 | 1.044 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | TOR @ BAL 1:35PM | C. Tillman | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .368 | .400 | .632 | 1.032 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR @ BAL 1:35PM | C. Tillman | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .571 | .857 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Estrada | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .368 | .455 | 1.053 | 1.507 |
| Z. Cozart | SS | CIN @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Estrada | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Estrada | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .524 | .857 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Estrada | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .267 | .421 | .600 | 1.021 |
| G. Beckham | 2B | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .310 | .355 | .586 | .941 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 45 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .422 | .458 | .622 | 1.081 |
| R. Weeks | 2B | MIL vs CIN 2:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | 1.167 | 1.583 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ STL 2:15PM | J. Garcia | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .417 | .462 | .417 | .878 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS @ STL 2:15PM | J. Garcia | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .267 | .353 | .533 | .886 |
| B. Barnes | OF | COL @ SF 4:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .417 | .833 |
| W. Rosario | C | COL @ SF 4:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .357 | .400 | .571 | .971 |
| J. Rutledge | 2B | COL @ SF 4:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .438 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| T. Tulowitzki | SS | COL @ SF 4:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .407 | .542 | .949 |
| B. Crawford | SS | SF vs COL 4:05PM | J. Nicasio | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .385 | .467 | .692 | 1.159 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ LAD 4:10PM | J. Beckett | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .375 | .419 | .625 | 1.044 |
| C. Figgins | OF | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | B. Arroyo | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .353 | .368 | .588 | .957 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | B. Arroyo | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .423 | .483 | .654 | 1.137 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | B. Arroyo | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ SEA 4:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .423 | .800 | 1.223 |
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Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 15, 2014Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | ||||||||||||||||
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Cold Batter Matchups – June 15, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| K. Morales | 1B | MIN @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs SD 1:10PM | I. Kennedy | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT @ MIA 1:10PM | H. Alvarez | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .133 | .133 | .333 | .467 |
| D. Barney | 2B | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Burnett | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
| L. Valbuena | 3B | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Burnett | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | T. Wood | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | T. Wood | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| B. Lawrie | 3B | TOR @ BAL 1:35PM | C. Tillman | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .211 | .211 | .526 | .737 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Estrada | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
| A. De Aza | OF | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| A. Dunn | 1B | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .172 | .294 | .276 | .570 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .467 | .800 |
| P. Konerko | 1B | CWS vs KC 2:10PM | J. Shields | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .158 | .289 | .158 | .447 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs CIN 2:10PM | M. Leake | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .111 | .172 | .148 | .321 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL vs CIN 2:10PM | M. Leake | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS @ STL 2:15PM | J. Garcia | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .364 | .364 | .364 | .727 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL @ SF 4:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .105 | .227 | .105 | .333 |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | SF vs COL 4:05PM | J. Nicasio | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ LAD 4:10PM | J. Beckett | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| G. Parra | OF | ARI @ LAD 4:10PM | J. Beckett | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 |
| M. Prado | 3B | ARI @ LAD 4:10PM | J. Beckett | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | B. Arroyo | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .156 | .206 | .250 | .456 |
| L. Martin | OF | TEX @ SEA 4:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .083 | .077 | .083 | .160 |
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 – June 15, 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 |
| Rick Porcello | DET vs MIN 1:08PM | 137 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 18 | .299 | .371 | .493 | .864 |
| J.A. Happ | TOR @ BAL 1:35PM | 64 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | .312 | .386 | .379 | .765 |
| Jaime Garcia | STL vs WAS 2:15PM | 74 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | .324 | .379 | .432 | .811 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SF vs COL 4:05PM | 127 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 29 | .307 | .376 | .453 | .829 |
| Bronson Arroyo | ARI @ LAD 4:10PM | 152 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 17 | .309 | .357 | .488 | .845 |
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
Chris Carter, 1B/OF, HOU - If your fantasy team needs some more power then take a serious gander at Carter who is tied for the most home runs in all of MLB for the past seven days with a total of four. In that same time Carter has a total of five hits giving an average of .238 with an on-base percentage of .250 and an OPS of .989. The man can hit for power, and home runs can be hard to come by for some teams. Carter has been primarily used as a DH for the Astros this year, but last year he played over 40 games at both first and left which means that in most leagues he will have mulitple positions where he will be eligible. Carter is not a fit for all fantasy teams, but is still available in many leagues making him worth at least looking at as a pick off the waiver wire.
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DraftStreet Value Picks
C - Miguel Montero, ARZ ($5,397)
1B - Adam LaRoche, WAS ($5,875)
2B - Scooter Gennett, MIL ($5,547)
3B - Manny Machado, BAL ($5,173)
SS - Jordy Mercer, PIT ($3,608)
OF - Corey Dickerson, COL ($5,490)
SP - Hector Santiago, LAA ($11,919)
