Sunday Lineup Card: Arcia Heats Up Minnesota

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Updated on August 23, 2014 11:00PM EST

Sunday Lineup Card:
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Astros (Brett Oberholtzer – L) at Indians (Trevor Bauer – R) , 1:05
White Sox (Chris Sale – L) at Yankees (Chris Capuano – L), 1:05
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 1:07
Braves (Aaron Harang – R) at Reds (Alfredo Simon – R), 1:10
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Red Sox (Allen Webster – R), 1:35
Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 1:35
Cardinals (Justin Masterson – R) at Phillies (Jerome Williams – R), 1:35
Pirates (Vance Worley – R) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 2:10
Tigers (Max Scherzer – R) at Twins (Kyle Gibson – R), 2:10
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at Cubs (Tsuyoshi Wada – L), 2:10
Royals (Jason Vargas – L) at Rangers (Scott Baker – R), 2:20
Mets (Bartolo Colon – R) at Dodgers (Kevin Correia – R), 3:05
Marlins (Brad Hand – L) at Rockies (Christian Bergman – R), 4:10
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R), 4:10
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Athletics (Scott Kazmir – L), 8:00

Day Game After Night Game: HOU/CLE, ATL/CIN, STL/PHI, PIT/MIL, KC/TEX, NYM/LAD, MIA/COL, SD/ARI

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Xander Bogaerts, SS, BOS – (Head) Did not start Saturday.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL – (Hamstring) Hopes to play Sunday.
David Ortiz, DH, BOS – (Elbow) Left Saturday's game after he was hit by a pitch.
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD – (Hamstring) Did not start Saturday.

Players on the DL

Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD – (Oblique) Expected to be activated Sunday.
Joakim Soria, P, DET – (Oblique) Could be activated as soon as Monday.
Luke Putkonen, P, DET – (Elbow) Nearing a rehab assignment.
Ryan Raburn, OF, CLE – (Wrist) Will begin a rehab assignment Saturday.
Mike Adams, P, PHI – (Shoulder) Will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday.
Derek Holland, P, TEX – (Knee) Scratched from rehab assignment due to back spasms.
Yu Darvish, P, TEX – (Elbow) Will not travel on the team's upcoming road trip.
Masahiro Tanaka, P, NYY – (Elbow) Threw simulated game Saturday.
Jed Lowrie, SS, OAK – (Finger) Unlikely to be activated when eligible.
Chris Owings, SS, AZ – (Shoulder) Moved to Triple-A Reno on Friday to continue his rehab assignment.
Ryan Hanigan, C, TB – (Oblique) Began a rehab assignment with High-A Charlotte on Friday.
Garrett Richards, P, LAA – (Knee) Facing a six-to-nine month recovery after undergoing surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon Friday.

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

Yan Gomes, C, CLE – (Concussion) Placed on 7-day DL
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS – (Shoulder) Transferred to the 60-day DL

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

Called Up

Nate Schierholtz, OF, WAS

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

Michael Taylor, OF, WAS

Closer Watch

Detroit Tigers – With general manager Dave Dombroski saying Joakim Soria is just days away from returning, the saves situation in Detroit would seem to be heating up. Unfortunately for Soria owners, Nathan has actually righted the ship of late, recording six saves and a 2.89 ERA in the last 30 days. A nasty 1.61 WHIP this season will prevent Nathan from ever feeling safe in his position for the rest of 2014, but his recent performances will likely stave off Soria as the Tigers continue to march toward the postseason. The two veteran pitchers will hold down the eighth and nine innings for better or worse, relegating the newly-acquired Jim Johnson to sparodic use whenever needed.

Hot Batter Matchups – August 24, 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
A. Dunn	1B	CWS @ NYY 1:05PM	C. Capuano	27	7	4	2	5	3	12	.259	.355	.556	.910
J. Reyes	SS	TOR vs TB 1:07PM	C. Archer	10	6	0	0	2	2	2	.600	.667	.600	1.267
R. Ludwick	OF	CIN vs ATL 1:10PM	A. Harang	39	14	4	3	9	0	7	.359	.359	.615	.974
Y. Cespedes	OF	BOS vs SEA 1:35PM	H. Iwakuma	22	8	7	3	5	0	6	.364	.364	.955	1.318
D. Span	OF	WAS vs SF 1:35PM	R. Vogelsong	10	5	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.900	1.400
A. McCutchen	OF	PIT @ MIL 2:10PM	M. Fiers	11	6	4	4	9	0	2	.545	.545	1.636	2.182
N. Walker	2B	PIT @ MIL 2:10PM	M. Fiers	10	5	2	1	1	0	2	.500	.500	.900	1.400
R. Ibanez	OF	KC @ TEX 3:05PM	S. Baker	17	8	3	2	4	2	1	.471	.526	.882	1.409
G. Soto	C	TEX vs KC 3:05PM	J. Vargas	10	4	2	1	3	2	4	.400	.500	.800	1.300
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD vs NYM 4:10PM	B. Colon	18	6	2	2	2	0	5	.333	.333	.667	1.000
D. Murphy	2B	NYM @ LAD 4:10PM	K. Correia	15	6	0	0	1	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800
D. Wright	3B	NYM @ LAD 4:10PM	K. Correia	17	13	6	3	6	0	2	.765	.765	1.471	2.235

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 24, 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
Bartolo Colon	NYM @ LAD 4:10PM	68	17	6	3	7	1	16	.250	.261	.424	.684
Jered Weaver	LAA @ OAK 8:05PM	179	38	9	1	6	15	33	.212	.277	.273	.550

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 – August 24, 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
B. Ryan	SS	NYY vs CWS 1:05PM	C. Sale	11	1	1	0	0	0	4	.091	.091	.182	.273
I. Suzuki	OF	NYY vs CWS 1:05PM	C. Sale	11	2	1	0	1	0	4	.182	.182	.273	.455
J. Bautista	OF	TOR vs TB 1:07PM	C. Archer	13	1	0	0	1	1	2	.077	.188	.077	.264
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR vs TB 1:07PM	C. Archer	12	2	1	1	3	1	1	.167	.231	.417	.647
B. Upton	OF	ATL @ CIN 1:10PM	A. Simon	12	2	2	0	6	1	2	.167	.214	.333	.548
B. Revere	OF	PHI vs STL 1:35PM	J. Masterson	29	6	0	0	3	0	2	.207	.207	.207	.414
G. Blanco	OF	SF @ WAS 1:35PM	S. Strasburg	11	3	0	0	0	0	4	.273	.273	.273	.545
H. Pence	OF	SF @ WAS 1:35PM	S. Strasburg	10	2	1	1	2	2	3	.200	.333	.500	.833
A. Pierzynski	C	STL @ PHI 1:35PM	J. Williams	17	3	0	0	1	0	2	.176	.176	.176	.353
B. Dozier	2B	MIN vs DET 2:10PM	M. Scherzer	11	1	1	1	3	1	7	.091	.167	.364	.530
T. Plouffe	3B	MIN vs DET 2:10PM	M. Scherzer	13	1	0	0	0	1	7	.077	.143	.077	.220
B. Butler	DH	KC @ TEX 3:05PM	S. Baker	29	3	1	0	3	2	6	.103	.161	.138	.299
A. Beltre	3B	TEX vs KC 3:05PM	J. Vargas	30	4	1	0	1	3	3	.133	.212	.167	.379
C. Crawford	OF	LAD vs NYM 4:10PM	B. Colon	36	6	2	0	3	1	9	.167	.189	.222	.411
C. Crisp	OF	OAK vs LAA 8:05PM	J. Weaver	57	10	4	0	1	2	11	.175	.203	.246	.449
J. Donaldson	3B	OAK vs LAA 8:05PM	J. Weaver	11	1	0	0	2	0	1	.091	.167	.091	.258
J. Jaso	C	OAK vs LAA 8:05PM	J. Weaver	17	1	0	0	0	5	2	.059	.273	.059	.332
B. Moss	1B	OAK vs LAA 8:05PM	J. Weaver	13	2	0	0	0	3	5	.154	.313	.154	.466

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – August 24, 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
There are no pitchers who qualify as "cold" today.

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

Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN – To say the entire Minnesota Twins lineup is on fire of late is not doing justice to what the team has done. In the first two games of their series with Detroit, the Twins scored 32 runs. Largely due to the fact they are more than 10 games below .500 and did not factor into the postseason discussion past April, the bats in Minneapolis are drawing less attention than they should be. In the heart of that order is Arcia, who languished for most of the season trying to stay above the Mendoza line. At the start of August, however, something clicked for the 23-year-old, who is suddenly hitting .281 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs this month. With plenty of punch in front and behind Arcia, the streaky slugger could continue this pace for a little while longer. While others shy away from the Twins' outfielder as an option to fill a spot left vacant by an injured star, take the plunge on Arcia and ride the hot streak for as long as it lasts.

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