This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)Angels (C.J. Wilson – L) at Yankees (CC Sabathia – L) 1:05
Astros (Collin McHugh – R) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – R), 1:07
Orioles (Bud Norris – R) at Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R), 1:10
Padres (Odrisamer Despaigne – R) at Reds (Johnny Cueto – R), 1:10
Athletics (Kendall Graveman – R) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R), 1:35
Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R) at Braves (Alex Wood – L), 1:35
Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at Phillies (Sean O'Sullivan – R), 1:35
Tigers (Alfredo Simon – R) at White Sox (Jeff Samardzija – R), 2:10
Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie – R), 2:10
Brewers (Mike Fiers – R) at Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R), 2:10
Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 4:05
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at Mariners (Mike Montgomery – L), 4:10
Marlins (Jose Urena – R) at Rockies (Kyle Kendrick – R) 4:10
Mets (Jacob deGrom – R) at Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter – R), 4:10
Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R) at Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R), 8:00
Day Game After Night Game: LAA/NYY, PIT/ATL, DET/CWS, NYM/ARI, TB/SEA
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Yunel Escobar, SS, WAS – (Wrist) Held out of Saturday's lineup; not expected to play Sunday.
Hector Gomez, 2B, MIL – (Head) Remained out of the lineup Saturday despite concussion tests which came back negative.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF – (Wrist) Will not play Sunday; hopes to return Tuesday.
Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAD – (Knee) Did not play Saturday; status for Sunday remains uncertain.
Kevin Plawecki, C, NYM – (Inner Ear) Did not start Saturday due to vertigo-like symptoms.
Jake Odorizzi, SP, TB – (Oblique) Expected to miss at least one start with strain.
Players on the DL
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS – (Calf) Could begin rehab assignment next week.
Neftali Feliz, RP, TEX – (Arm) Began rehab assignment Saturday.
Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS – (Neck) Threw 30 pitches from the mound during a bullpen session Saturday.
Jorge Soler, OF, CHC – (Ankle) Remains in a walking boot for the next few days; targeting a late June return.
Kris Medlen, SP, KC – (Elbow) Should be ready to return by the All-Star break.
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL – (Foot) Will return to Arizona on Sunday for extended spring training games.
Jordan Schafer, OF, MIN – (Knee) Caught fly balls this weekend, but remains out indefinitely.
Kevin Gausman, SP, BAL – (Shoulder) Completed first successful rehab start Saturday; will likely make at least two more minor league starts.
Nate Jones, RP, CWS – (Elbow) Threw a simulated game Friday, but is not ready to begin a rehab assignment.
Brandon League, RP, LAD – (Shoulder) Will throw in a minor league game Sunday; expected to return in mid-to-late June.
Justin Verlander, SP, DET – (Triceps) Set to rejoin the Tigers' rotation Friday or Saturday.
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM – (Hand) Continued rehab assignment Saturday; should return by the end of next week.
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM – (Finger) Continued rehab assignment Saturday; could return next weekend.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on the DL
Craig Stammen, RP, WAS – (Forearm)
Called Up
Joe Ross, RP, WAS
Enny Romero, RP, TB
C.J. Cron, 1B, LAA
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
David Huff, RP, LAD
A.J. Cole, SP, WAS
Andrew Bellatti, RP, TB
Jerry Sands, OF, CLE
Charlie Culberson, SS, COL
Edgar Ibarra, RP, LAA
Jhonatan Solano, C, MIA
Jordan Pacheco, C, ARI
Scott Schebler, OF, LAD
Matt Szczur, OF, CHC
Closer Watch
Texas Rangers – For much of May, manager Jeff Banister's modus operandi included the use of no reliever in any particular role. For Neftali Feliz, that meant his customary closer's gig was shared with Shawn Tolleson. An arm injury sidelined him two weeks ago, however, and Feliz now appears to be facing a lengthy rehab assignment that has been referred to as a "mini-option." Tolleson, meanwhile, has established himself as an excellent option out of the bullpen. In the last 30 days, he has allowed only one earned run and recorded six saves through 14 innings. Until or unless Tolleson begins to struggle, it appears the ninth inning will be his for the foreseeable future, regardless of when Feliz returns.
Hot Batter Matchups – June 7, 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. Carter | DH | HOU @ TOR 1:07PM | R. Dickey | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .308 | .750 | 1.058 |
| B. Moss | 1B | CLE vs BAL 1:10PM | B. Norris | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .545 | .879 |
| M. Kemp | OF | SD @ CIN 1:10PM | J. Cueto | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .462 | .533 | .923 | 1.456 |
| J. Upton | OF | SD @ CIN 1:10PM | J. Cueto | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .333 | .400 | .778 | 1.178 |
| W. Venable | OF | SD @ CIN 1:10PM | J. Cueto | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .467 | .529 | .867 | 1.396 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC vs TEX 2:10PM | C. Lewis | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .385 | .615 | 1.000 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .519 | .919 |
| S. Choo | OF | TEX @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .308 | .375 | .769 | 1.144 |
| P. Fielder | 1B | TEX @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .586 | .750 | 1.336 |
| M. Montero | C | CHC @ WAS 4:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .368 | .429 | .526 | .955 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ WAS 4:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| M. Prado | 3B | MIA @ COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .385 | .385 | .500 | .885 |
| C. Yelich | OF | MIA @ COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .471 | .467 | .937 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD vs STL 8:08PM | L. Lynn | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .300 | .462 | .400 | .862 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL @ LAD 8:08PM | Z. Greinke | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .385 | .667 | 1.051 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL @ LAD 8:08PM | Z. Greinke | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .280 | .333 | .520 | .853 |
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 7, 2015Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 7, 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 |
| C.J. Wilson | LAA @ NYY 1:05PM | 95 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | .168 | .261 | .252 | .512 |
| Clay Buchholz | BOS vs OAK 1:35PM | 95 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | .179 | .268 | .247 | .515 |
| Chris Archer | TB @ SEA 4:10PM | 78 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | .141 | .194 | .289 | .483 |
Cold Batter Matchups – June 7, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA @ NYY 1:05PM | C. Sabathia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ NYY 1:05PM | C. Sabathia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| A. Rodriguez | 3B | NYY vs LAA 1:05PM | C. Wilson | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .136 | .321 | .182 | .503 |
| M. Teixeira | 1B | NYY vs LAA 1:05PM | C. Wilson | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .091 | .259 | .227 | .487 |
| C. Young | OF | NYY vs LAA 1:05PM | C. Wilson | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .071 | .071 | .143 | .214 |
| C. Barmes | SS | SD @ CIN 1:10PM | J. Cueto | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| B. Butler | 1B | OAK @ BOS 1:35PM | C. Buchholz | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .316 | .200 | .516 |
| B. Lawrie | 3B | OAK @ BOS 1:35PM | C. Buchholz | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .120 | .154 | .120 | .274 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | OAK @ BOS 1:35PM | C. Buchholz | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .175 | .283 | .225 | .508 |
| J. Martinez | OF | DET @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Samardzija | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .462 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC vs TEX 2:10PM | C. Lewis | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .143 | .294 | .214 | .508 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL @ MIN 2:10PM | M. Pelfrey | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| L. Martin | OF | TEX @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| M. Moreland | 1B | TEX @ KC 2:10PM | J. Guthrie | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ WAS 4:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .318 | .500 |
| C. Coghlan | OF | CHC @ WAS 4:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .211 | .200 | .211 | .411 |
| D. Fowler | OF | CHC @ WAS 4:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .176 | .300 | .353 | .653 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA @ COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA @ COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .115 | .179 | .269 | .448 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs TB 4:10PM | C. Archer | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 |
| N. Cruz | OF | SEA vs TB 4:10PM | C. Archer | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA vs TB 4:10PM | C. Archer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL @ LAD 8:08PM | Z. Greinke | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .250 | .316 | .566 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL @ LAD 8:08PM | Z. Greinke | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .100 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 7, 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 |
| R.A. Dickey | TOR vs HOU 1:07PM | 86 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 16 | .314 | .326 | .527 | .853 |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN vs SD 1:10PM | 79 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | .304 | .353 | .590 | .943 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KC vs TEX 2:10PM | 101 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .327 | .378 | .524 | .902 |
Recommended Pickup
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL – When the Braves traded Craig Kimbrel, it was easy to write the move off as the last in a series of transactions indicative of a franchise that had given up. Instead, the team is just 2.5 games back of the Nationals for the NL East lead. That trade has actually paid dividends in the short term this season, as Maybin has posted a .280/.360/.420 line in addition to proving a capable defender in center field. On pace to hit 18 home runs and steal 30 bases, Maybin is also an asset in mixed leagues. Few are buying into the hot start, so he is widely available. At 28, perhaps the former 10th overall pick has finally put it together and can capitalize the rest of the season on the immense talent he has always possessed.
Other Recent Recommendations:Joe Ross, Joey Butler, Lance McCullers, Mike Foltynewicz and Joey Gallo
Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Clay Buchholz, BOS ($7,800)
C: Derek Norris, SD ($3,500)
1B: Jeff Baker, MIA ($3,600)
2B: Addison Russell, CHC ($3,200)
SS: Stephen Drew, NYY ($2,800)
3B: Danny Espinosa, WAS ($3,000)
OF: Billy Burns, OAK ($3,600)
