Sunday Lineup Card: Value At The Top (Of The Lineup)

This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.

Day Game After Night Game: TOR/TB, CIN/PIT, NYY/BAL, WAS/NYM, BOS/CLE, CHC/MIL, DET/CWS, STL/ATL, HOU/ARI, OAK/SEA, SD/LAD

Injuries

Out

Greg Holland, RP, KC - (Elbow) Underwent successful Tommy John surgery Friday.
Nathan Eovaldi, SP, NYY - (Elbow) Threw a bullpen session Friday.
Norichika Aoki, OF, SF - (Concussion) Has been shut down for the Giants' remaining two games of the season.
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA - (Hamstring) Remained out of the lineup Saturday.
David Peralta, OF, ARI - (Wrist) Will not play the rest of the season.
Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI - (Knee) Will not play again this season.

Day-to-Day

Steven Matz, SP, NYM - (Side) Received an injection Saturday and hopes to return for the NLDS.
Logan Forsythe, 2B, TB - (Foot) Did not play Saturday.
Delino DeShields, OF, TEX - (Undisclosed) Left Saturday's game with an undisclosed injury.
Victor Martinez, 1B, DET - (Quad) Missed Saturday's game; status uncertain for Sunday.
Ender Inciarte, OF, ARI - (Shin) Did not play Saturday and could also miss the season finale.
Wil Myers, OF, SD - (Wrist) Did not play Saturday and could also miss the season finale.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS - (Ankle) Did not play Saturday and it would not be surprising if he missed the season finale.
Ryan Hanigan, C, BOS - (Hand) Remained out of the lineup Saturday.
Wilmer Flores, SS, NYM - (Illness) Missed the Mets' game Saturday; considered questionable for Sunday.
Jonathan Schoop, 2B, BAL - (Hand) Missed the second game of Saturday's doubleheader; considered questionable on Sunday.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL - (Back) Missed the second game of Saturday's doubleheader; considered questionable on Sunday.
Scott Van Slyke, OF, LAD - (Wrist) Out of the lineup Saturday.
Kevin Kiermeier, OF, TB - (Back) Will not play in Sunday's finale after his back tightened up during Saturday's game.

Players on the DL

Paco Rodriguez, SP, ATL - (Elbow) Will miss the 2016 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Curt Casali, C, TB - (Hamstring) Will miss the rest of the 2015 season.

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

Activated from DL

Yasiel Puig, LAD, OF

Called Up

Michael Mariot, KC, RP

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

None

Closer Watch

Toronto Blue Jays – Perhaps the most unstable closing situation among teams maintaining World Series aspirations, the Blue Jays are entrusting the ninth inning of their postseaon games to a 20-year-old rookie. Roberto Osuna is no ordinary rookie, however, having converted 20-of-23 save opportunities during the regular season. He will look to rebound from a blown save last night in Tampa, but will likely be unavailable for the season finale after pitching in back-to-back games. Look for Mark Lowe to get the save opportunity if Toronto needs to lock down its final game of the season.

Hot Batter Matchups – October 4, 2015

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
N. Markakis	OF	ATL vs STL 1:00PM	J. Lackey	66	22	7	0	5	8	13	.333	.413	.455	.868
J. Hardy	SS	BAL vs NYY 3:05PM	M. Pineda	13	6	3	3	3	1	2	.462	.500	1.154	1.654
M. Machado	3B	BAL vs NYY 3:05PM	M. Pineda	11	5	1	0	2	1	3	.455	.500	.545	1.045
B. Phillips	2B	CIN @ PIT 3:05PM	J. Happ	17	7	5	3	7	3	3	.412	.476	1.059	1.535
J. Votto	1B	CIN @ PIT 3:05PM	J. Happ	19	8	4	0	3	2	6	.421	.476	.632	1.108
C. Blackmon	OF	COL @ SF 3:05PM	M. Cain	14	6	2	1	2	2	3	.429	.500	.714	1.214
D. LeMahieu	2B	COL @ SF 3:05PM	M. Cain	15	5	1	1	2	3	2	.333	.421	.533	.954
J. Reyes	SS	COL @ SF 3:05PM	M. Cain	20	10	5	1	6	4	2	.500	.600	.950	1.550
S. Drew	SS	NYY @ BAL 3:05PM	C. Tillman	17	6	4	1	3	3	3	.353	.450	.765	1.215
A. Rodriguez	3B	NYY @ BAL 3:05PM	C. Tillman	12	6	4	4	9	1	3	.500	.500	1.500	2.000
P. Fielder	1B	TEX vs LAA 3:05PM	G. Richards	17	7	1	0	1	3	2	.412	.524	.471	.994
Y. Gomes	C	CLE vs BOS 3:10PM	R. Porcello	10	5	2	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.700	1.200
C. Santana	1B	CLE vs BOS 3:10PM	R. Porcello	37	12	5	3	4	3	9	.324	.375	.622	.997
A. Escobar	SS	KC @ MIN 3:10PM	R. Nolasco	17	7	3	0	2	0	0	.412	.412	.647	1.059
E. Hosmer	1B	KC @ MIN 3:10PM	R. Nolasco	10	5	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
B. Zobrist	2B	KC @ MIN 3:10PM	R. Nolasco	10	5	1	0	1	4	0	.500	.643	.600	1.243
A. Lind	1B	MIL vs CHC 3:10PM	D. Haren	16	5	3	2	3	2	5	.313	.389	.750	1.139
C. Granderson	OF	NYM vs WAS 3:10PM	T. Roark	13	4	3	0	2	1	2	.308	.357	.538	.896
C. Barmes	SS	SD @ LAD 3:10PM	C. Kershaw	33	10	3	2	5	3	9	.303	.361	.515	.876
J. Gyorko	2B	SD @ LAD 3:10PM	C. Kershaw	13	2	2	1	1	5	3	.154	.389	.462	.850
L. Forsythe	2B	TB vs TOR 3:10PM	M. Buehrle	25	10	4	0	3	1	3	.400	.423	.560	.983
B. Guyer	OF	TB vs TOR 3:10PM	M. Buehrle	20	7	4	1	4	1	4	.350	.391	.700	1.091
D. Nava	OF	TB vs TOR 3:10PM	M. Buehrle	13	4	2	1	1	0	1	.308	.308	.615	.923
G. Sizemore	OF	TB vs TOR 3:10PM	M. Buehrle	69	15	6	4	8	2	10	.217	.260	.420	.681
J. Bautista	OF	TOR @ TB 3:10PM	M. Moore	10	3	1	1	3	2	2	.300	.417	.600	1.017
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR @ TB 3:10PM	M. Moore	12	4	2	1	3	8	3	.333	.600	.667	1.267
Y. Escobar	SS	WAS @ NYM 3:10PM	J. deGrom	10	5	1	0	0	1	0	.500	.545	.600	1.145
B. Harper	OF	WAS @ NYM 3:10PM	J. deGrom	16	7	3	1	1	1	3	.438	.471	.750	1.221

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – October 4, 2015

Edit Matchup Criteria

Hot Pitcher Matchups – October 4, 2015

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Michael Pineda	NYY @ BAL 3:05PM	126	37	13	7	21	5	38	.294	.323	.509	.832
Clayton Kershaw	LAD vs SD 3:10PM	89	19	7	3	7	10	25	.213	.301	.369	.670

Cold Batter Matchups – October 4, 2015

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
M. Bourn	OF	ATL vs STL 1:00PM	J. Lackey	12	2	1	0	0	2	4	.167	.286	.333	.619
N. Swisher	1B	ATL vs STL 1:00PM	J. Lackey	64	10	3	2	6	9	24	.156	.280	.266	.546
J. Heyward	OF	STL @ ATL 1:00PM	S. Miller	10	2	1	1	1	2	2	.200	.333	.500	.833
C. Davis	1B	BAL vs NYY 3:05PM	M. Pineda	16	3	2	2	5	1	10	.188	.235	.563	.798
R. Flaherty	2B	BAL vs NYY 3:05PM	M. Pineda	11	1	0	0	1	0	4	.091	.083	.091	.174
C. Joseph	C	BAL vs NYY 3:05PM	M. Pineda	10	2	1	0	0	0	6	.200	.200	.300	.500
J. Schoop	2B	BAL vs NYY 3:05PM	M. Pineda	10	2	2	1	4	0	2	.200	.200	.600	.800
J. Bruce	OF	CIN @ PIT 3:05PM	J. Happ	13	2	1	1	2	1	7	.154	.214	.385	.599
N. Arenado	3B	COL @ SF 3:05PM	M. Cain	16	3	3	1	2	1	2	.188	.235	.500	.735
C. Gonzalez	OF	COL @ SF 3:05PM	M. Cain	45	4	0	0	2	7	17	.089	.208	.089	.296
W. Rosario	C	COL @ SF 3:05PM	M. Cain	16	3	1	1	3	0	3	.188	.188	.375	.563
A. Pujols	1B	LAA @ TEX 3:05PM	C. Hamels	23	4	3	2	4	0	3	.174	.167	.478	.645
D. Ackley	OF	NYY @ BAL 3:05PM	C. Tillman	13	1	0	0	0	0	3	.077	.077	.077	.154
B. McCann	C	NYY @ BAL 3:05PM	C. Tillman	12	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500
B. Crawford	SS	SF vs COL 3:05PM	C. Bergman	11	1	0	0	1	0	1	.091	.091	.091	.182
R. Chirinos	C	TEX vs LAA 3:05PM	G. Richards	12	2	1	0	1	0	4	.167	.167	.250	.417
R. Odor	2B	TEX vs LAA 3:05PM	G. Richards	14	1	0	0	1	1	7	.071	.125	.071	.196
S. Perez	C	KC @ MIN 3:10PM	R. Nolasco	15	3	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.333	.533
A. Rios	OF	KC @ MIN 3:10PM	R. Nolasco	10	2	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.300	.500
J. Lagares	OF	NYM vs WAS 3:10PM	T. Roark	11	2	1	0	1	0	2	.182	.167	.273	.439
R. Tejada	SS	NYM vs WAS 3:10PM	T. Roark	11	2	0	0	2	0	2	.182	.182	.182	.364
A. Cabrera	SS	TB vs TOR 3:10PM	M. Buehrle	53	9	1	0	4	3	4	.170	.211	.189	.399
R. Rivera	C	TB vs TOR 3:10PM	M. Buehrle	12	1	0	0	0	2	0	.083	.214	.083	.298
J. Smoak	1B	TOR @ TB 3:10PM	M. Moore	11	1	1	0	0	1	3	.091	.167	.182	.348
J. Werth	OF	WAS @ NYM 3:10PM	J. deGrom	10	1	0	0	1	2	1	.100	.250	.100	.350

Cold Pitcher Matchups – October 4, 2015

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
J.A. Happ	PIT vs CIN 3:05PM	77	22	13	5	15	7	23	.286	.337	.597	.934
Rick Porcello	BOS @ CLE 3:10PM	111	34	13	5	13	8	22	.306	.360	.513	.872
Ricky Nolasco	MIN vs KC 3:10PM	106	32	12	1	8	6	13	.302	.345	.454	.799

Recommended Pickup

Ketel Marte, SS, SEA – Marte has started every day and batted leadoff for most of the last two months of the season. His speed and hit tool make him an underappreciated asset, and with one remaining game, he's worth a look. With two home runs and seven stolen bases in fewer than 200 at-bats, Marte is also a center infielder worth keeping tabs on prior to next year's drafts.

Other Recent Recommendations:Ryan Madson, Kevin Pillar, Aaron Altherr, Jarrett Parker, Chris Carter, Rich Hill and Kevin Kiermaier

Draft Kings Value Picks

SP: Adam Conley, MIA ($6,400)
C: Blake Swihart, BOS ($3,200)
1B: Carlos Santana, CLE ($3,900)
2B: Justin Turner, LAD ($3,200)
SS: Xander Bogearts, BOS ($3,500)
3B: Evan Longoria, TB ($3,900)
OF: Yasiel Puig, LAD ($3,100)

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire.