This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Royals (James Shields - R) at Indians (Ubaldo Jimenez - R), 1:05
Twins (Kyle Gibson - R) at Yankees (CC Sabathia - L), 1:05
Rangers (Martin Perez - L) at Tigers (Justin Verlander - R), 1:08
Nationals (Taylor Jordan - R) at Marlins (Henderson Alvarez - R), 1:10
White Sox (Jose Quintana - L) at Phillies (Cole Hamels - L), 1:35
Reds (Tony Cingrani - L) at Braves (Julio Teheran - R), 1:35
Mets (Dillon Gee - R) at Pirates (Gerrit Cole - R), 1:35
Blue Jays (Josh Johnson - R) at Orioles (Scott Feldman - R), 1:35
Astros (Erik Bedard - L) at Rays (Chris Archer - R), 1:40
Red Sox (Brandon Workman - R) at Athletics (Bartolo Colon - R), 4:05
Angels (Joe Blanton - R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma - R), 4:10
Rockies (Jhoulys Chacin - R) at Dodgers (Ricky Nolasco - R), 4:10
Brewers (Wily Peralta - R) at Diamondbacks (Ian Kennedy - R), 4:10
Giants (Barry Zito - L) at Padres (Eric Stults - L), 4:10
Cardinals (Adam Wainwright - R) at Cubs (Travis Wood - L), 8:05
Day Game After Night Game: KC/CLE, COL/LAD, NYM/PIT, TEX/DET, WAS/MIA, CHW/PHI, BOS/OAK, LAA/SEA, MIL/ARZ, SF/SD
Injuries
Day-to-Day
B.J. Upton, OF, ATL - (Leg) Won't return before All-Star break.
Jason Heyward, OF, ATL - (Hamstring) Won't return before All-Star break.
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY - (Quadriceps) Didn't go to Saturday's game because of the flu.
LaTroy Hawkins, P, NYM - (Triceps) Lingering issues are the reason he didn't pitch Friday.
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD - (Back) MRI revealed nothing really significant.
Nate Schierholtz, OF, CHC - (Soreness) Will sit out Sunday.
Jeff Locke, P, PIT - (Back) Scratched from Sunday's scheduled start.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD - (Hip) Missed second straight day Saturday.
Chris Dickerson, OF, BAL - (Shoulder) Will test shoulder by playing catch.
Ryan Pressly, P, MIN - (Ankle) Rolled ankle to field a bunt attempt Friday.
Travis Hafner, DH, NYY - (Foot) Sat out Friday's game, but was available to pinch hit.
Players on the DL
Stephen Drew, SS, BOS - (Hamstring) Coming off the disabled list Sunday.
Ryan Vogelsong, P, SF - (Hand) Threw Bullpen session Saturday.
Ross Detwiler, P, WAS - (Back) Played catch Saturday.
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY - (Hip) Didn't show to Friday's rained out rehab game.
Colby Lewis, P, TEX - (Forearm) Will start his second rehab game Wednesday.
Zach McAllister, P, CLE - (Finger) Will start rehab assignment this week.
J.A. Happ, P, TOR - (Head) Will begin rehab assignment soon.
Curtis Granderson, OF, NYY - (Finger) Took dry swings Thursday.
Trevor Cahill, P, ARZ - (Hip) Threw bullpen session Thursday.
Placed on the DL
Activated from the DL
Santiago Casilla, P, SF
Called Up
Donnie Veal, P, CWS
Justin Maxwell, OF, HOU
Jose Constanza, OF, ATL
Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR
Tom Koehler, P, MIA
Everett Teaford, P, KC
Jeff Francoeur, OF, SF
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Jarred Cosart, P, HOU
Munenori Kawasaki, P, SS
Alex Wood, P, ATL
Michael Tonkin, P, MIN
Donnie Joseph, P, KC
Chris Heston, P, SF
Jean Machi, P, SF
Nick Noonan, 2B, SF
Claimed
Cole Gillespie, OF, CHC (from SF)
Signed
Ryan Quigley, P, SD
Eric Patterson, 2B, MIL
Traded
Matt Thornton, P, BOS (from CWS)
Brandon Jacobs, OF, CWS (from BOS)
Closer Watch
Indians - Cody Allen got his second save of the season Friday night against the Royals with the Indians incumbent closer Chris Perez being unavailable. Vinnie Pestano had been getting the bulk of the save opportunities while Perez was recovering from an injury, but he has been struggling as of late so Allen was called into action. Perez does seem to be healthy so there shouldn't be many more chances for Allen to pick up saves.
Key Matchups
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Mike Aviles - SS | CLE vs KC 7/14 1:05 PM | James Shields | 6-18 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .667 | .368 | 1.035 | |||||||
Asdrubal Cabrera - SS | CLE vs KC 7/14 1:05 PM | James Shields | 4-13 | .308 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .692 | .400 | 1.092 | |||||||
Jamey Carroll - SS | MIN @ NYY 7/14 1:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .900 | |||||||
Jeff Keppinger - 3B | CWS @ PHI 7/14 1:35 PM | Cole Hamels | 7-15 | .467 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .533 | .500 | 1.033 | |||||||
Jose Tabata - OF | PIT vs NYM 7/14 1:35 PM | Dillon Gee | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .400 | .900 | |||||||
Jose Bautista - OF | TOR @ BAL 7/14 1:35 PM | Scott Feldman | 5-11 | .455 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .462 | 1.371 | |||||||
Adam Lind - 1B | TOR @ BAL 7/14 1:35 PM | Scott Feldman | 6-17 | .353 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .882 | .353 | 1.235 | |||||||
Jonny Gomes - OF | BOS @ OAK 7/14 4:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 5-13 | .385 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | .429 | 1.429 | |||||||
Todd Helton - 1B | COL @ LAD 7/14 4:10 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 6-15 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .800 | |||||||
Troy Tulowitzki - SS | COL @ LAD 7/14 4:10 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 6-12 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .538 | 1.372 | |||||||
A.J. Ellis - C | LAD vs COL 7/14 4:10 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 6-12 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .833 | .500 | 1.333 | |||||||
Andre Ethier - OF | LAD vs COL 7/14 4:10 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 7-16 | .438 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .750 | .625 | 1.375 | |||||||
Ryan Braun - OF | MIL @ ARI 7/14 4:10 PM | Ian Kennedy | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .385 | 1.051 | |||||||
Nick Hundley - C | SD vs SF 7/14 4:10 PM | Barry Zito | 3-11 | .273 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .545 | .333 | .879 | |||||||
Will Venable - OF | SD vs SF 7/14 4:10 PM | Barry Zito | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .800 | |||||||
Pablo Sandoval - 3B | SF @ SD 7/14 4:10 PM | Eric Stults | 6-10 | .600 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .900 | .667 | 1.567 | |||||||
Allen Craig - 1B | STL @ CHC 7/14 8:05 PM | Travis Wood | 4-10 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .700 | .400 | 1.100 | |||||||
Matt Holliday - OF | STL @ CHC 7/14 8:05 PM | Travis Wood | 6-18 | .333 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .778 | .333 | 1.111 | |||||||
Jon Jay - OF | STL @ CHC 7/14 8:05 PM | Travis Wood | 5-12 | .417 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |||||||
Yadier Molina - C | STL @ CHC 7/14 8:05 PM | Travis Wood | 4-14 | .286 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .786 | .267 | 1.052 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
James Shields | KC @ CLE 7/14 1:05 PM | Indians Batters | 29-142 | .204 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 44 | .368 | .260 | .628 | |||||||
CC Sabathia | NYY vs MIN 7/14 1:05 PM | Twins Batters | 23-120 | .192 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 37 | .252 | .262 | .514 | |||||||
Justin Verlander | DET vs TEX 7/14 1:08 PM | Rangers Batters | 45-193 | .233 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 42 | .333 | .266 | .598 | |||||||
Bartolo Colon | OAK vs BOS 7/14 4:05 PM | Red Sox Batters | 19-86 | .221 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | .424 | .280 | .703 | |||||||
Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA vs LAA 7/14 4:10 PM | Angels Batters | 16-80 | .200 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | .304 | .229 | .533 | |||||||
Joe Blanton | LAA @ SEA 7/14 4:10 PM | Mariners Batters | 18-69 | .261 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | .300 | .292 | .592 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Jason Giambi - 1B | CLE vs KC 7/14 1:05 PM | James Shields | 0-13 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .133 | .133 | |||||||
Mark Reynolds - 1B | CLE vs KC 7/14 1:05 PM | James Shields | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .100 | .250 | .350 | |||||||
Carlos Santana - C | CLE vs KC 7/14 1:05 PM | James Shields | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .154 | .321 | |||||||
Nick Swisher - OF | CLE vs KC 7/14 1:05 PM | James Shields | 8-45 | .178 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | .400 | .196 | .596 | |||||||
Alcides Escobar - SS | KC @ CLE 7/14 1:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .214 | .522 | |||||||
Alex Gordon - OF | KC @ CLE 7/14 1:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .231 | .397 | |||||||
Mike Moustakas - 3B | KC @ CLE 7/14 1:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .300 | .333 | .633 | |||||||
Ryan Doumit - C | MIN @ NYY 7/14 1:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 3-17 | .176 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .176 | .176 | .353 | |||||||
Joe Mauer - C | MIN @ NYY 7/14 1:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 6-35 | .171 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .200 | .231 | .431 | |||||||
Justin Morneau - 1B | MIN @ NYY 7/14 1:05 PM | CC Sabathia | 6-43 | .140 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .256 | .240 | .496 | |||||||
Elvis Andrus - SS | TEX @ DET 7/14 1:08 PM | Justin Verlander | 3-16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .188 | .235 | .423 | |||||||
Nelson Cruz - OF | TEX @ DET 7/14 1:08 PM | Justin Verlander | 2-15 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .133 | .267 | |||||||
Ian Kinsler - 2B | TEX @ DET 7/14 1:08 PM | Justin Verlander | 3-25 | .120 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .160 | .267 | .427 | |||||||
Nate McLouth - OF | BAL vs TOR 7/14 1:35 PM | Josh Johnson | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .091 | .231 | .322 | |||||||
Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS @ PHI 7/14 1:35 PM | Cole Hamels | 2-18 | .111 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .333 | .304 | .638 | |||||||
Jose Molina - C | TB vs HOU 7/14 1:40 PM | Erik Bedard | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .091 | .231 | .322 | |||||||
David Ortiz - DH | BOS @ OAK 7/14 4:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 3-32 | .094 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .188 | .147 | .335 | |||||||
Dustin Pedroia - 2B | BOS @ OAK 7/14 4:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .282 | |||||||
Erick Aybar - SS | LAA @ SEA 7/14 4:10 PM | Hisashi Iwakuma | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |||||||
Alberto Callaspo - 3B | LAA @ SEA 7/14 4:10 PM | Hisashi Iwakuma | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .282 | |||||||
Howie Kendrick - 2B | LAA @ SEA 7/14 4:10 PM | Hisashi Iwakuma | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .364 | |||||||
Albert Pujols - 1B | LAA @ SEA 7/14 4:10 PM | Hisashi Iwakuma | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .154 | .462 | |||||||
Mike Trout - OF | LAA @ SEA 7/14 4:10 PM | Hisashi Iwakuma | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .397 | |||||||
Juan Uribe - 3B | LAD vs COL 7/14 4:10 PM | Jhoulys Chacin | 0-15 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .063 | .063 | |||||||
Rickie Weeks - 2B | MIL @ ARI 7/14 4:10 PM | Ian Kennedy | 3-16 | .188 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .438 | .188 | .625 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Scott Feldman | BAL vs Tor 7/14 1:35 PM | Blue Jays Batters | 21-71 | .296 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 9 | .575 | .318 | .893 | |||||||
Barry Zito | SF @ SD 7/14 4:10 PM | Padres Batters | 29-92 | .315 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 16 | .427 | .376 | .803 | |||||||
Ricky Nolasco | LAD vs Col 7/14 4:10 PM | Rockies Batters | 30-89 | .337 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 17 | .525 | .366 | .891 | |||||||
Travis Wood | CHC vs StL 7/14 8:05 PM | Cardinals Batters | 30-80 | .375 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 14 | .719 | .432 | 1.151 | |||||||
Jhoulys Chacin, P, COL - In the last 30 days Chacin has been one of the most dominant pitchers in all of Major League Baseball having picked up a league leading four wins, while also boasting an ERA of 1.78 with a 1.05 WHIP to boot. Chacin doesn't quite pick up the strikeouts to have been a viable option in every league, but there is no reason why any team that has been short of starting pitching shouldn't pick up the Rockies rightie who is available in more than half of all leagues.
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