Sunday Lineup Card: Utility Man Extraordinary

Sunday Lineup Card: Utility Man Extraordinary

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Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Padres (Andrew Cashnet - R) at Marlins (Nathan Eovaldi - R), 1:10
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez - L) at Mets (Zack Wheeler - R), 1:10
Diamondbacks (Trevor Cahill - R) at Braves (Paul Maholm - L), 1:35
Brewers (Kyle Lohse - R) at Pirates (Charlie Morton - R), 1:35
Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle - L) at Red Sox (Ryan Dempster - R), 1:35
Tigers (Rick Porcello - R) at Rays (Jeremy Hellickson - R), 1:40
Angels (C.J. Wilson - L) at Astros (Lucas Harrell - R), 2:10
Indians (Justin Masterson - R) at White Sox (Chris Sale - L), 2:10
Royals (Ervin Santana - R) at Twins (Kevin Correia - R), 2:10
Reds (Mat Latos - R) at Rangers (Yu Darvish - R), 3:05
Cardinals (Jake Westbrook - R) at Athletics (Tommy Milone - L), 4:05
Cubs (Edwin Jackson - R) at Mariners (Jeremy Bonderman - R), 4:10
Phillies (Kyle Kendrick - R) at Dodgers (Stephen Fife - R), 4:10
Giants (Madison Bumgarner - L) at Rockies (Drew Pomeranz - L), 4:10
Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda - R) at Orioles (Chris Tillman - R), 8:05

Day Game After Night Game: SD/MIA, CHC/SEA, CIN/TEX, DET/TB, MIL/PIT, PHI/LAD

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Peter Bourjos, OF, LAA - (Wrist) Left Saturday's game with contusion, and was sent for a X-ray immediately.
Jorge De La Rosa, P, COL - (Undisclosed) Left Saturday's game early with an injury.
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA - (Finger) Was only available as a pinch runner Saturday.
Nick Franklin, SS, SEA - (Neck) Wasn't in lineup Saturday because of stiffness.
Lance Berkman, 1B, TEX - (Knee) Didn't start Saturday and will be day-to-day going forward.
Travis Snider, OF, PIT - (Foot) Wasn't in starting lineup Saturday after a collision with the outfield wall Friday.
Paul Konerko, 1B, CWS - (Back) Unlikely to play Sunday, and could return Tuesday.
Josh Willingham, OF, MIN - (Knee) Tweeked knee Friday, and was out of starting lineup Saturday.
John Jaso, C, OAK - (Hand) Missed Saturday with lingering hand concern.
Stephen Drew, SS, BOS - (Hamstring) Was out of Satuday's lineup after leaving Friday's game early.
Dexter Fowler, OF, COL - (Hand) Remains day-to-day after being scratched from Friday's lineup.
Ross Detwiler, P, WAS - (Back) In danger of missing next scheduled start Wednesday.

Players on the DL

Josh Beckett, P, LAD - (Finger) Experienced tingling after throwing Friday.
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL - (Thumb) Scheduled to swing Tuesday.
Johnny Cueto, P, CIN - (Shoulder) Placed on the disabled list Saturday.
Brandon Gomes, P, TB - (Back) Went in for an examination after suffering a setback.
Jonathan Broxton, P, CIN - (Forearm) Still has not resumed throwing program.
Sean Marshall, P, CIN - (Shoulder) Threw bullpen session Saturday.
Wandy Rodriguez, P, PIT - (Forearm) Shut down after experiencing tightness during throwing session.
James McDonald, P, PIT - (Shoulder) Will have a second opinion next week.
A.J. Burnett, P, PIT - (Calf) Scheduled to throw simulated game Tuesday.
Brandon Beachy, P, ATL - (Elbow) Felt good after light bullpen session Saturday.
Chad Gaudin, P, SF - (Forearm) May not return to the bigs as a starter.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL - (Ribs) Took swings and fielded ground balls Friday.
Henderson Alvarez, P, MIA - (Shoulder) Threw 7.2 innings of shutout ball in rehab game.
Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN - (Hamstring) Played nine innings Friday in rehab game.
Mike Pelfry, P, MIN - (Back) Makes rehab start Monday.
Santiago Casilla, P, SF - (Knee) Scheduled to pitch one-inning Sunday in rehab appearance.
DeWayne Wise, OF, CWS - (Oblique) Has yet to return to his rehab assignment.
Jon Niese, P, NYM - (Shouler) Will have an MRI on Thursday to determine if he can start throwing.
Francisco Cervelli, C, NYY - (Hand) Caught a simulated game Friday.
Joakim Soria, P, TEX - (Elbow) Threw scoreless inning in rehab game Friday.

Placed on the DL

Johnny Cueto, P, CIN

Activated from the DL

Ian Kennedy, P, ARZ
J.J. Putz, P, ARZ

Called Up

Bruce Rondon, P, DET
Tyler Thornburg, P, MIL
Taylor Jordan, P, WAS
Erik Davis, P, WAS
Jonathan Diaz, 2B, BOS
Simon Castro, P, CWS
Joe Martinez, P, CLE
Jaie Jurrjens, P, BAL
Logan Ondrusek, P, CIN
Ryan Roberts, 2B, TB
Jose Dominguez, P, LAD

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

Trevor Bauer, P, CLE
Steve Clevenger, C, CHC
Evan Reed, P, DET
Eric Surkamp, P, SF
Freddy Galvis, 2B, SF
Brent Morel, 3B, CWS
Brian Omogrosso, P, CWS
Carlos Carrasco, P, CLE
Caleb Gindi, OF, MIL
Chris Marrero, 1B, WAS
Zeke Spruill, P, ARZ
Jeff Kobernus, OF, WAS
Matt Langwell, P, CLE
Clayton Mortensen, P, BOS
Travis Ishikawa, 1B, BAL
Alex Colome, P, TB
Peter Moylan, P, LAD

Closer Watch

Pirates - Ryan Reid entered the seventh inning with the Pirates leading the Brewers by six runs, and got his first save of the season by pitching a shutout final three innings of Friday's game. This will not affect Jason Frili's status as the Pirates closer, and this may be Reid's only save of the season.

Nationals - Drew Storen got his second save of the season with a perfect ninth inning Friday against the Mets. The save was the first for Storen since May 17, and only happened because the Nationals normal closer, Rafael Soriano, had pitched the previous three games so he was unavailable. This will be a sign of the Nationals picking order if their normal closer goes down with an injury as the team's other candidate, Tyler Clippard, pitched the eighth inning Friday.

Orioles - Tommy Hunter pitched two innings of shutout ball Friday when he earned his second save of the season for the Orioles. Jim Johnson, the team's normal closer, had pitched three out of the last four days, and was given the night off by manager Buck Showalter. Hunter's previous save was in April and was when he threw the final three innings of a game the Orioles won by five. Johnson hasn't been lights out as of late, so if Showalter is to make a change it would seem that Hunter may be at the top of his list.

Red Sox - Koji Uehara pitched a perfect ninth Friday night for the third night in a row to earn his third save in three days. Since taking over as the Red Sox closer Uehara has been terrific, and unless he starts to fall apart should be picked up in every league.

Key Matchups

KEY MATCHUPS: HOT

Hot Batter MatchupsAt-BatsAVGHRXBHRBIBBKSLGOBPOPS
Willie Bloomquist - SSARI @ ATL
6/30 1:35 PM
Paul Maholm4-12.33302000.583.333.917
Jason Kubel - OFARI @ ATL
6/30 1:35 PM
Paul Maholm5-12.41712402.750.4171.167
Martin Prado - 3BARI @ ATL
6/30 1:35 PM
Paul Maholm8-17.47102101.588.4711.059
Cody Ross - OFARI @ ATL
6/30 1:35 PM
Paul Maholm5-14.35714402.786.3571.143
Jacoby Ellsbury - OFBOS vs TOR
6/30 1:35 PM
Mark Buehrle4-10.40002001.700.4001.100
Jonny Gomes - OFBOS vs TOR
6/30 1:35 PM
Mark Buehrle6-13.46202212.692.5001.192
David Ortiz - DHBOS vs TOR
6/30 1:35 PM
Mark Buehrle17-54.315381337.574.351.925
Shane Victorino - OFBOS vs TOR
6/30 1:35 PM
Mark Buehrle4-11.36412201.727.3331.061
Pedro Alvarez - 3BPIT vs MIL
6/30 1:35 PM
Kyle Lohse5-18.27813416.556.316.871
Brandon Inge - 3BPIT vs MIL
6/30 1:35 PM
Kyle Lohse9-27.33323233.593.4381.030
Neil Walker - 2BPIT vs MIL
6/30 1:35 PM
Kyle Lohse8-20.40004547.650.5001.150
Jose Reyes - SSTOR @ BOS
6/30 1:35 PM
Ryan Dempster4-12.33301213.500.385.885
Austin Jackson - OFDET @ TB
6/30 1:40 PM
Jeremy Hellickson4-11.36411203.636.333.970
Adam Dunn - 1BCWS vs CLE
6/30 2:10 PM
Justin Masterson9-25.36013347.560.433.993
Joe Mauer - CMIN vs KC
6/30 2:10 PM
Ervin Santana12-26.46215721.731.5001.231
Justin Morneau - 1BMIN vs KC
6/30 2:10 PM
Ervin Santana6-18.33334923.889.4091.298
Coco Crisp - OFOAK vs STL
6/30 4:05 PM
Jake Westbrook8-15.53301100.600.5331.133
Carlos Gonzalez - OFCOL vs SF
6/30 4:10 PM
Madison Bumgarner8-22.36425432.773.4401.213
Todd Helton - 1BCOL vs SF
6/30 4:10 PM
Madison Bumgarner4-10.40000202.400.400.800
Andre Ethier - OFLAD vs PHI
6/30 4:10 PM
Kyle Kendrick5-16.31324731.813.4211.234
Matt Kemp - OFLAD vs PHI
6/30 4:10 PM
Kyle Kendrick5-12.41700003.417.417.833
Skip Schumaker - 2BLAD vs PHI
6/30 4:10 PM
Kyle Kendrick9-20.45024311.850.4761.326
Jason Bay - OFSEA vs CHC
6/30 4:10 PM
Edwin Jackson3-11.27311125.545.385.930
Robinson Cano - 2BNYY @ BAL
6/30 8:05 PM
Chris Tillman8-16.50012623.750.5561.306
 
Hot Pitcher MatchupsAt-BatsOpp
AVG
HR
Allow
XBH
Allow
RBI
Allow
BBKOpp
SLG
Opp
OBP
Opp
OPS
Ryan DempsterBOS vs TOR
6/30 1:35 PM
Blue Jays Batters12-73.164046920.231.256.487
Chris SaleCWS vs CLE
6/30 2:10 PM
Indians Batters15-71.211179614.341.273.614

 

KEY MATCHUPS: COLD

Cold Batter MatchupsAt-BatsAVGHRXBHRBIBBKSLGOBPOPS
John Buck - CNYM vs WAS
6/30 1:10 PM
Gio Gonzalez2-11.18201104.273.182.455
Mike Napoli - CBOS vs TOR
6/30 1:35 PM
Mark Buehrle2-11.18200114.182.231.413
Rickie Weeks - 2BMIL @ PIT
6/30 1:35 PM
Charlie Morton1-13.07700202.077.133.210
Clint Barmes - SSPIT vs MIL
6/30 1:35 PM
Kyle Lohse2-11.18201112.273.250.523
Jose Bautista - OFTOR @ BOS
6/30 1:35 PM
Ryan Dempster2-10.20001122.300.333.633
Emilio Bonifacio - OFTOR @ BOS
6/30 1:35 PM
Ryan Dempster3-16.18800124.188.278.465
Edwin Encarnacion - 1BTOR @ BOS
6/30 1:35 PM
Ryan Dempster1-11.09100233.091.286.377
Colby Rasmus - OFTOR @ BOS
6/30 1:35 PM
Ryan Dempster1-11.09101014.182.167.348
Alexei Ramirez - SSCWS vs CLE
6/30 2:10 PM
Justin Masterson6-37.16212225.270.205.475
Jamey Carroll - SSMIN vs KC
6/30 2:10 PM
Ervin Santana1-13.07700013.077.143.220
Raul Ibanez - OFSEA vs CHC
6/30 4:10 PM
Edwin Jackson2-10.20001021.300.333.633
J.J. Hardy - SSBAL vs NYY
6/30 8:05 PM
Hiroki Kuroda1-10.10011101.400.100.500
Nate McLouth - OFBAL vs NYY
6/30 8:05 PM
Hiroki Kuroda2-16.12501102.188.125.313
Ichiro Suzuki - OFNYY @ BAL
6/30 8:05 PM
Chris Tillman1-10.10000101.100.100.200
Vernon Wells - OFNYY @ BAL
6/30 8:05 PM
Chris Tillman1-12.08311201.333.083.417
 
Cold Pitcher MatchupsAt-BatsOpp
AVG
HR
Allow
XBH
Allow
RBI
Allow
BBKOpp
SLG
Opp
OBP
Opp
OPS
Kyle LohseMIL @ Pit
6/30 1:35 PM
Pirates Batters46-152.303621251125.529.353.882
Mark BuehrleTOR @ Bos
6/30 1:35 PM
Red Sox Batters40-123.32541718616.543.352.895
Ervin SantanaKC @ Min
6/30 2:10 PM
Twins Batters23-77.29951217712.615.368.984
Kyle KendrickPHI @ LAD
6/30 4:10 PM
Dodgers Batters31-100.31051215814.533.361.894
 
Recommended Pickup

Mike Aviles - It usually is pretty hard to tell recommend a utility player that's OPS is not even over .700, but Aviles has been hot, and can provide depth at multiple positions. Have played mostly at shortstop in 2013, Aviles has also seen time at second base, third base, left field and one appearance in right. In certain formats this means that Aviles could backup four positions, and in most he will be eligible in at two, short and third. Besides for providing depth Aviles has been hitting well the past week, with a five for 10 performance in Friday's doubleheader that included three runs, two RBI's, and a stolen base all in one day. Aviles may not be a long term option for a lot of teams out there right now, but in the theory get them while they're hot, he should be seriously considered for teams that are struggling at one of the positions that he is eligible at.

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