This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
White Sox (Jose Quintana - L) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle - L), 1:07
Athletics (Tommy Milone - L) at Marlins (Andrew Heaney - L), 1:10
Braves (Aaron Harang - R) at Phillies (David Buchana - R), 1:35
Mets (Bartolo Colon - R) at Pirates (Edinson Volquez - R), 1:35
Rays (Alex Cobb - R) at Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez - R), 1:35
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa - L) at Brewers (Yovani Gallardo -R), 2:10
Tigers (Drew Smyly - L) at Astros (Scott Feldman - R), 2:10
Angels (C.J. Wilson - L) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie - R), 2:10
Twins (Kyle Gibson - R) at Rangers (Colby Lewis - R), 3:05
Reds (Homer Bailey - R) at Giants (Tim Hudson - R), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Mike Bolsinger - R) at Padres (Odrisamer Despaigne - R), 4:10
Indians (T.J. House - L) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez - R), 4:10
Cardinals (Shelby Miller - R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw - L), 4:10
Red Sox (John Lackey - R) at Yankees (Chase Whitley - R), 8:05
Day Game After Night Game: WAS/CHC, ATL/PHI, STL/LAD, CIN/SF, ARZ/SD, and CLE/SEA
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Justin Masterson, P, CLE - (Knee) Felt fine in bullpen session Saturday.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL - (Neck) Left Saturday's game with a strain after collision with teammate.
Jean Segura, SS, MIL - (Leg) Left Saturday's game in the sixth inning with a cramp.
Josh Reddick, OF, OAK - (Knee) Left Saturday's game in the fourth inning with a strain.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD - (Shoulder) Was good to start as a late addition Saturday.
David Wright, 3B, NYM - (Shoulder) Will not require surgery.
Starling Marte, OF, PIT - (Finger) Sat for the fourth consecutive game Saturday.
Dallas Keuchel, P, HOU - (Wrist) Hopeful to make next start.
Dexter Fowler, OF, HOU - (Back) Missed second straight start Saturday because of stiffness.
Yunel Escobar, SS, TB - (Shoulder) Remains day-to-day after missing Saturday's start.
Evan Gattis, C, ATL - (Back) Didn't start either game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Derek Norris, C, OAK - (Back) Missed Saturday's start after being pulled from Friday's game.
Jose Bautista, OF, TOR - (Hamstring) May be held out until Tuesday.
Players on the DL
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS - (Hamstring) Had an injection in his back Saturday.
Michael Almanzar, 3B, BAL - (Knee) Moved rehab assignment to Triple-A.
Eduardo Nunez, SS, MIN - (Hamstring) Is on track to be activated Monday.
Kyle Blanks, OF, OAK - (Calf) Resumed hitting, but isn't running yet.
Jeremy Hellickson, P, TB - (Elbow) Expected to throw a bullpen session in the next couple days.
Derek Holland, P, TEX - (Knee) Threw three-innings in a simulated game Saturday.
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL - (Finger) Rehab assignment bumped up one day to Saturday.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS - (Thumb) May return Monday.
Tyler Skaggs, P, LAA - (Hamstring) Said he feels ready to return.
Boone Logan, P, COL - (Elbow) Threw 22 pitches in first rehab game Tuesday.
Michael Pineda, P, NYY - (Back) Was scheduled to play catch Saturday.
CC Sabathia, P, NYY - (Knee) Was schedule to throw 40-45 pitches Saturday in rehab game.
Tyler Chatwood, P, COL - (Elbow) Felt tightness after Tuesday's live batting practice.
Avisail Garcia, OF, CWS - (Shoulder) Is throwing at full strength and has begun to swing a bay.
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B, TEX - (Back) Will meet with a specialist in early July.
Jim Adduci, OF, TEX - (Finger) Hopes to swing a bat Wednesday.
Mike Carp, OF, BOS - (Foot) Went hitless in two at bats in first rehab game Friday.
Activated From the DL
Gerrit Cole, P, PIT
Irving Falu, 2B, SD
Called Up
Blake Treinen, P, WAS
Dallas Beeler, P, CHC
Gus Schlosser, P, ATL
Michael Kohn, P, LAA
Mookie Betts, 2B, BOS
Brett Oberholtzer, P, HOU
Sam Dyson, P, MIA
Xavier Cedeno, P, WAS
Darin Mastroianni, OF, TOR
Luis Garcia, P, PHI
Sean O'Sullivan, P, PHI
Christian Bethancout, C, ATL
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Rob Rasmussen, P, TOR
Taylor Hill, P, WAS
Kevin Gausman, P, BAL
Alex Colome, P, TB
Jake Buchanan, P, HOU
Brandon Crumpton, P, PIT
Rubby De La Rosa, P, BOS
Brian Flynn, P, MIA
Efren Navarro, 1B, LAA
Ronny Cedeno, SS, PHI
Jace Peterson, SS, SD
Juan Jaime, P, ATL
Closer Watch
Rays - Jake McGee picked up his second save of the season Friday in the first game of a doubleheader against Baltimore. McGee pitched a perfect ninth inning on 13 pitches and struck out two batters in the process. McGee blew his last save opportunity on June 16, and wasn't given an opportunity to redeem himself until his next appearance on June 22 when he recorded a hold while Joel Peralta was given the ball in the ninth. It does seem like there is a closer by committee going on in Tampa at the moment, but McGee has been pitching lights out all season so it wouldn't be surprising if Joe Maddon continues to give him a chances to save games while he is still pitching so well.
White Sox - Jacob Petricka was given a three-run lead going into the bottom of the ninth Friday, and was able to convert a save, but also gave up two runs in the process. The White Sox are going with a closer by committee situation for there save opportunities and Petricka will be battling the likes of Zach Putnam and Javy Guerra for the permanent role.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – June 29, 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. Abreu | OF | NYM @ PIT 1:35PM | E. Volquez | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .300 | .462 | .600 | 1.062 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ PIT 1:35PM | E. Volquez | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .467 | .417 | .883 |
| E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM @ PIT 1:35PM | E. Volquez | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .385 | .500 | .885 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI vs ATL 1:35PM | A. Harang | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .412 | .444 | .588 | 1.033 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs ATL 1:35PM | A. Harang | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | .375 | .483 | .833 | 1.316 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs ATL 1:35PM | A. Harang | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .462 | .517 | .731 | 1.248 |
| C. Stewart | C | PIT vs NYM 1:35PM | B. Colon | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .636 | 1.053 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB @ BAL 1:35PM | M. Gonzalez | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | .273 | .393 | .818 | 1.211 |
| J. Morneau | 1B | COL @ MIL 2:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .600 | .692 | .800 | 1.492 |
| T. Tulowitzki | SS | COL @ MIL 2:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .429 | .455 | .762 | 1.216 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET @ HOU 2:10PM | S. Feldman | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .692 | .714 | 1.308 | 2.022 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET @ HOU 2:10PM | S. Feldman | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .429 | .520 | .429 | .949 |
| J. Hamilton | OF | LAA @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .321 | .406 | .821 | 1.228 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAA @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .286 | .593 | .878 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .273 | .400 | .545 | .945 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL vs COL 2:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .727 | .786 | 1.545 | 2.331 |
| J. Willingham | OF | MIN @ TEX 3:05PM | C. Lewis | 19 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .316 | .316 | .895 | 1.211 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF vs CIN 4:05PM | H. Bailey | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .294 | .333 | .588 | .922 |
| M. Aviles | SS | CLE @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .412 | .412 | .529 | .941 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .429 | .600 | 1.029 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 75 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 16 | .320 | .350 | .520 | .870 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | CLE @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 51 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | .216 | .298 | .490 | .788 |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs BOS 8:05PM | J. Lackey | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .316 | .563 | .878 |
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 – June 29, 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 |
| Edinson Volquez | PIT vs NYM 1:35PM | 93 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 22 | .215 | .363 | .332 | .694 |
| Alex Cobb | TB @ BAL 1:35PM | 88 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 21 | .182 | .279 | .225 | .504 |
| C.J. Wilson | LAA @ KC 2:10PM | 110 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 23 | .218 | .279 | .303 | .583 |
| Homer Bailey | CIN @ SF 4:05PM | 67 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .179 | .234 | .276 | .510 |
| Tim Hudson | SF vs CIN 4:05PM | 92 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 | .217 | .275 | .291 | .566 |
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 – June 29, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL vs TB 1:35PM | A. Cobb | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .182 | .400 | .364 | .764 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL vs TB 1:35PM | A. Cobb | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 |
| M. Machado | 3B | BAL vs TB 1:35PM | A. Cobb | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 |
| N. Markakis | OF | BAL vs TB 1:35PM | A. Cobb | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ PIT 1:35PM | E. Volquez | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .154 | .294 | .154 | .448 |
| C. Young | OF | NYM @ PIT 1:35PM | E. Volquez | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .133 | .278 | .333 | .611 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB @ BAL 1:35PM | M. Gonzalez | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .125 | .222 | .167 | .389 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET @ HOU 2:10PM | S. Feldman | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 |
| P. Ciriaco | 3B | KC vs LAA 2:10PM | C. Wilson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC vs LAA 2:10PM | C. Wilson | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .273 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .172 | .179 | .351 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | MIL vs COL 2:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .188 | .458 | .375 | .833 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ TEX 3:05PM | C. Lewis | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .154 | .154 | .385 | .538 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .192 | .250 | .442 |
| S. Schumaker | 2B | CIN @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .182 | .286 | .182 | .468 |
| B. Posey | C | SF vs CIN 4:05PM | H. Bailey | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | SF vs CIN 4:05PM | H. Bailey | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .222 | .188 | .410 |
| A. Cabrera | SS | CLE @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .176 | .250 | .235 | .485 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL @ LAD 4:10PM | C. Kershaw | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY vs BOS 8:05PM | J. Lackey | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 |
| K. Johnson | 2B | NYY vs BOS 8:05PM | J. Lackey | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .238 | .238 | .286 | .524 |
| A. Soriano | OF | NYY vs BOS 8:05PM | J. Lackey | 43 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .186 | .250 | .279 | .529 |
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 29, 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 |
| Aaron Harang | ATL @ PHI 1:35PM | 134 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 27 | .351 | .412 | .548 | .961 |
| Yovani Gallardo | MIL vs COL 2:10PM | 67 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | .373 | .462 | .664 | 1.126 |
| Scott Feldman | HOU vs DET 2:10PM | 73 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | .411 | .469 | .629 | 1.098 |
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
Josh Harrison, 2B/3B/OF, PIT - One of the most valuable asset a fantasy baseball can have is being eligible at multiple positions especially when a team is plagued with injuries and Harrison fits that bill. Most players that are eligible at more than one position tend to be part-time players as they fill in late in the game as defensive replacements which usually means that they aren't very productive fantasy players. Harrison has proven with his bat and legs in the month of June that he can help out many fantasy teams. In the 23 games Harrison has played in June through Friday he has gotten a hit in 17 games with a .312 average and .819 OPS to his name. Harrison also has stolen five bags in the 11 games he played from June 17 to Friday which means that the manager may be trusting him more on the base paths.
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DraftStreet Value Picks
C - Mike Zunino, SEA ($5,021)
1B - Lucas Duda, NYM ($5,103)
2B - DJ Lemahieu, COL ($4,651)
3B - Nick Casetllanos, DET ($4,529)
SS - Jhonny Peralta, STL ($5,363)
OF - Josh Harrison, PIT ($5,174)
SP - Jeremy Guthrie, KC ($11,775)
