This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)TOR (R.A. Dickey – R) at NYY (Masahiro Tanaka – R) 1:05 PM
STL (Michael Wacha – R) at CIN (Raisel Iglesias – R) 1:10 PM
WAS (Max Scherzer – R) at MIA (Brad Hand – L) 1:10 PM
BOS (Rich Hill – L) at TB (Drew Smyly – L) 1:10 PM
DET (Justin Verlander – R) at CLE (Trevor Bauer – R) 1:10 PM
NYM (Jon Niese – L) at ATL (Ryan Weber – R) 1:35 PM
CHC (Dan Haren – R) at PHI (Aaron Harang – R) 1:35 PM
MIL (Taylor Jungmann – R) at PIT (Francisco Liriano – L) 1:35 PM
MIN (Kyle Gibson – R) at CWS (Chris Sale – L) 2:10 PM
OAK (Felix Doubront – L) at TEX (Chi Chi Gonzalez – R) 3:05 PM
HOU (Mike Fiers – R) at LAA (Andrew Heaney – L) 3:35 PM
SD (Odrisamer Despaigne – R) at SF (Mike Leake – R) 4:05 PM
COL (Kyle Kendrick – R) at SEA (James Paxton – L) 4:10 PM
LAD (Zack Greinke – R) at ARI (Patrick Corbin – L) 4:10 PM
DET (Randy Wolf – L) at CLE (Cody Anderson – R) 4:40 PM
KC (Johnny Cueto – R) at BAL (Wei-Yin Chen – R) 8:00 PM
Day Game After Night Game: WAS/MIA, CHC/PHI, MIL/PIT, MIN/CWS, OAK/TEX, HOU/LAA, SD/SF, COL/SEA, LAD/ARI
Injuries
Out
Norichika Aoki, OF, SF - (Concussion) Manager Bruce Bochy said there remains a chance he may not play again this season.
Gregor Blanco, OF, SF - (Concussion) Unlikely to play again this season, according to Giants manager Bruce Bochy.
Corey Kluber, SP, CLE - (Hamstring) Could start Wesnesday, but has yet to be named the starter for that game.
Drew Storen, RP, WAS - (Thumb) Diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb and is unlikely to pitch again this season.
Day-to-Day
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS - (Oblique) Missed his fourth straight game Saturday.
Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI - (Hamstring) Did not play Saturday.
Jimmy Rollins, SS, LAD - (Hand) Missed his his fifth straight game Saturday.
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA - (Hamstring) Missed his eighth straight game Saturday.
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL - (Eye) Will miss a couple more games, but says his vision is improving daily.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, NYM - (Wrist) Will return to the lineup Monday.
Billy Burns, OF, OAK - (Hamstring) Unlikely to play Sunday after he missed Saturday's game.
Starling Marte, OF, PIT – (Illness) Scratched from Saturday's lineup with the stomach flu.
Jose Reyes, SS, COL - (Achilles) Status Sunday remains uncertain after he missed third straight game Saturday.
Joe Panik, 2B, SF - (Back) Remained out of the lineup Saturday.
Brandon Crawford, SS, SF - (Calf) Remained out of the lineup Saturday.
Yunel Escobar, SS, WAS - (Illness) Scratched from Saturday's lineup with a stomach bug.
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL - (Concussion) Was officially diagnosed with a mild concussion; plans to return this season.
Avisail Garcia, OF, CWS - (Back) Left Saturday's game with back spasms.
Robinson Chirinos, C, TEX - (Biceps) Ruptured a tendon in his left biceps and will not return until next week.
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD - (Hamstring) Left Saturday's game with right hamstring tightness.
Colin Rea, SP, SD - (Elbow) Will not start Sunday due to soreness in his elbow and forearm area.
Players on the DL
Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL - (Shoulder) Will resume playing catch from 45-60 feet Monday.
Daniel Norris, SP, DET - (Oblique) Could pitch in the same game as Anibal Sanchez in their first game back from their respective injuries.
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET - (Shoulder) Could pitch in the same game as Daniel Norris in their first game back from their respective injuries.
Hanley Ramirez, OF, BOS - (Shoulder) Was running the bases before Saturday's game, the most work he's done in several weeks.
Phil Hughes, SP, MIN - (Back) Threw a 40-pitch bullpen session Saturday and will be activated to start Tuesday's game.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD - (Hamstring) Currently rehabbing at the team's spring training complex in Arizona; return date uncertain.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Claimed
None
Placed on the DL
None
Called Up
Gary Sanchez, C, NYY
Slade Heathcott, OF, NYY
Ryan Rua, OF, TEX
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
None
Closer Watch
Oakland Athletics – The 2015 season has been one of the few marks on what has otherwise been a stellar decade for Billy Beane's club. Since he took over as general manager, Beane's well-chronicled successes in building a better lineup often overshadow his knack for masterfully putting together a ragtag bunch of castoffs and reclamation projects in the A's bullpen. Though it often produces some of the league's top relievers, injuries, trades and underperformance prevented Oakland from doing so this season. Headed into 2016, Sean Doolittle and Drew Pomeranz are the only two players who seem to have locked up late-inning relief roles. That leaves the door wide open for pitchers like 25-year-old Ryan Dull to prove themselves as September call-ups. With nothing left to prove itself and the ever-present injury risk Doolittle represents, Oakland might want to see what it has in Dull. Pomeranz came up as a starter and it remains to be seen how the team views him moving forward. Monitor the situation and be ready to pounce on Pomeranz – or even Dull – should an unexpected ninth-inning situation arise.
Hot Batter Matchups – September 13, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| D. Ackley | OF | NYY vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .364 | .417 | .636 | 1.053 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ NYY 1:05PM | M. Tanaka | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .533 | .857 | 1.390 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ TB 1:10PM | D. Smyly | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .900 | 1.400 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN vs STL 1:10PM | M. Wacha | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .438 | .550 | .813 | 1.363 |
| C. Santana | 1B | CLE vs DET 1:10PM | J. Verlander | 50 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | .220 | .310 | .600 | .910 |
| D. Gordon | 2B | MIA vs WAS 1:10PM | M. Scherzer | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .350 | .350 | .550 | .900 |
| M. Prado | 3B | MIA vs WAS 1:10PM | M. Scherzer | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | B. Hand | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .308 | .500 | .385 | .885 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | B. Hand | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .385 | .429 | .692 | 1.121 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | B. Hand | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .308 | .692 | 1.000 |
| A. Rendon | 2B | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | B. Hand | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | B. Hand | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .429 | .667 | 1.095 |
| R. Zimmerman | 3B | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | B. Hand | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .636 | .692 | 1.000 | 1.692 |
| C. Maybin | OF | ATL vs NYM 1:35PM | J. Niese | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .250 | .531 | .781 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL vs NYM 1:35PM | J. Niese | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .348 | .423 | .435 | .858 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | ATL vs NYM 1:35PM | J. Niese | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .308 | .615 | .923 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Harang | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .375 | .375 | .688 | 1.063 |
| M. Montero | C | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Harang | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .565 | .667 | .739 | 1.406 |
| D. Ross | C | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Harang | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .933 | 1.267 |
| K. Davis | OF | MIL @ PIT 1:35PM | F. Liriano | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .300 | .300 | .800 | 1.100 |
| F. Galvis | SS | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | D. Haren | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .692 | .923 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | D. Haren | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 11 | .250 | .333 | .750 | 1.083 |
| J. Abreu | 1B | CWS vs MIN 2:10PM | K. Gibson | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .667 | .917 |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN @ CWS 2:10PM | C. Sale | 36 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 10 | .306 | .359 | .667 | 1.026 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ CWS 2:10PM | C. Sale | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .381 | .462 | .476 | .938 |
| J. Upton | OF | SD @ SF 4:05PM | M. Leake | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .429 | .467 | .714 | 1.181 |
| G. Blanco | OF | SF vs SD 4:05PM | O. Despaigne | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .308 | .583 | .891 |
| L. Morrison | 1B | SEA vs COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .308 | .308 | .769 | 1.077 |
| S. Smith | OF | SEA vs COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .524 | .750 | 1.274 |
| G. Parra | OF | BAL vs KC 8:05PM | J. Cueto | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .308 | .379 | .654 | 1.033 |
| L. Cain | OF | KC @ BAL 8:05PM | W. Chen | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC @ BAL 8:05PM | W. Chen | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .381 | .700 | 1.081 |
| K. Morales | 1B | KC @ BAL 8:05PM | W. Chen | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .417 | .583 | 1.000 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | KC @ BAL 8:05PM | W. Chen | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .378 | .439 | .514 | .953 |
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 13, 2015Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 13, 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 |
| Masahiro Tanaka | NYY vs TOR 1:05PM | 105 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 32 | .190 | .216 | .300 | .516 |
| R.A. Dickey | TOR @ NYY 1:05PM | 223 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 40 | .220 | .279 | .327 | .606 |
| Max Scherzer | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | 111 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 24 | .279 | .304 | .435 | .740 |
| Michael Wacha | STL @ CIN 1:10PM | 119 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | .168 | .233 | .293 | .526 |
| Dan Haren | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | 110 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 32 | .182 | .255 | .408 | .662 |
| Taylor Jungmann | MIL @ PIT 1:35PM | 63 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .159 | .240 | .317 | .557 |
| Chris Sale | CWS vs MIN 2:10PM | 263 | 73 | 27 | 6 | 36 | 10 | 77 | .278 | .309 | .430 | .738 |
| Kyle Gibson | MIN @ CWS 2:10PM | 105 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 22 | .143 | .164 | .238 | .402 |
| Zack Greinke | LAD @ ARI 4:10PM | 106 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 30 | .189 | .245 | .289 | .535 |
Cold Batter Matchups – September 13, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .194 | .212 | .355 | .567 |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .171 | .275 | .257 | .532 |
| C. Young | OF | NYY vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .077 | .077 | .154 | .231 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ NYY 1:05PM | M. Tanaka | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .176 | .176 | .353 | .529 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | TOR @ NYY 1:05PM | M. Tanaka | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .167 | .400 | .567 |
| D. Navarro | C | TOR @ NYY 1:05PM | M. Tanaka | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs STL 1:10PM | M. Wacha | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .045 | .000 | .045 |
| B. Hamilton | OF | CIN vs STL 1:10PM | M. Wacha | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .056 | .105 | .111 | .216 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs STL 1:10PM | M. Wacha | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .136 | .174 | .136 | .310 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE vs DET 1:10PM | J. Verlander | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | .103 | .229 | .128 | .357 |
| W. Ramos | C | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | B. Hand | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| D. Fowler | OF | CHC @ PHI 1:35PM | A. Harang | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .118 | .318 | .353 | .671 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL @ PIT 1:35PM | F. Liriano | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .192 | .276 | .231 | .507 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL @ PIT 1:35PM | F. Liriano | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 |
| C. Asche | 3B | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | D. Haren | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| J. Francoeur | OF | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | D. Haren | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | D. Haren | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .125 | .333 | .188 | .521 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS vs MIN 2:10PM | K. Gibson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS vs MIN 2:10PM | K. Gibson | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| J. Mauer | 1B | MIN @ CWS 2:10PM | C. Sale | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .229 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
| D. Santana | SS | MIN @ CWS 2:10PM | C. Sale | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 |
| A. Amarista | 2B | SD @ SF 4:05PM | M. Leake | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .167 | .273 | .439 |
| A. Pagan | OF | SF vs SD 4:05PM | O. Despaigne | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| B. Posey | C | SF vs SD 4:05PM | O. Despaigne | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .077 | .000 | .077 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI vs LAD 4:10PM | Z. Greinke | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .200 | .304 | .300 | .604 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ ARI 4:10PM | P. Corbin | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ ARI 4:10PM | P. Corbin | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL vs KC 8:05PM | J. Cueto | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| J. Gomes | OF | KC @ BAL 8:05PM | W. Chen | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .190 | .261 | .333 | .594 |
| S. Perez | C | KC @ BAL 8:05PM | W. Chen | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .222 | .250 | .472 |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 13, 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 |
| Brad Hand | MIA vs WAS 1:10PM | 106 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 19 | .358 | .447 | .594 | 1.041 |
| Aaron Harang | PHI vs CHC 1:35PM | 99 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 21 | .333 | .412 | .584 | .995 |
| Odrisamer Despaigne | SD @ SF 4:05PM | 72 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | .208 | .287 | .355 | .643 |
| Johnny Cueto | KC @ BAL 8:05PM | 70 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | .271 | .329 | .541 | .870 |
| Wei-Yin Chen | BAL vs KC 8:05PM | 188 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 28 | .314 | .341 | .452 | .793 |
Recommended Pickup
Colby Rasmus, OF, HOU – It might sound like an act of desperation. That's exactly what adding the streaky Astros slugger would be. In September, the difference between bringing home a league championship and finishing as the first loser is often razor thin. Second place teams whose power numbers are lagging might be able to sacrifice across-the-board production from one key player in order to secure a handful of bombs that might give them enough to win the category. Owned in just 5 percent of Yahoo leagues, the 29-year-old outfielder provides power potential and little else. If he gets hot during the Astros' stretch run, he could help propel them – and fantasy owners – to a division title.
Other Recent Recommendations:Marcus Stroman, Vidal Nuno, Carl Crawford, Tanner Roark, Joe Panik and Javier Baez.
Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Andrew Heaney, LAA ($7,900)
C: Blake Swihart, BOS ($3,100)
1B: Ryan Howard, PHI ($3,200)
2B: Robinson Cano, SEA ($3,600)
SS: Xander Bogaerts, BOS ($3,500)
3B: Yangervis Solarte, SD ($3,100)
OF: Khris Davis, MIL ($3,400)
