Thursday Lineup Card: Colby Lewis On The Rise?

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

NYM (Jacob deGrom – R) at WAS (Jordan Zimmermann – L), 12:35 PM ET
DET (Rick Porcello – R) at NYY (Shane Greene – R), 1:05 PM ET
SF (Jake Peavy – R) at MIL (Wily Peralta – R), 2:10 PM ET
CHC (Kyle Hendricks – R) at COL Yohan Flande – L), 3:10 PM ET
HOU (Colin McHugh – R) at PHI (Roberto Hernandez – R), 7:05 PM ET
MIA (Brian Flynn – L) at PIT (Edinson Volquez – R), 7:05 PM ET
BAL (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at TOR (J.A. Happ – L), 7:07 PM ET
CLE (T. J. House – L) at CIN (Homer Bailey – R), 7:10 PM ET
BOS (Brandon Workman – R) at STL (Adam Wainwright – R), 7:15 PM ET
KC (Jeremy Guthrie – R) at AZ (Vidal Nuno – L), 9:40 PM ET
LAD (Hyun-Jin Ryu – L) at LAA (C.J. Wilson – L), 10:05 PM ET
MIN (Yohan Pino – R) at OAK (Jon Lester – L), 10:05 PM ET
CHW (Scott Carroll – R) at SEA (Roenis Elias – L), 10:10 PM ET

Day Game After Night Game: NYM/WAS, DET/NYY, SF/MIL, CHC/COL

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Michael Brantley, OF, CLE – (Leg) Left Wednesday's game.
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI – (Illness) Will have surgery on tonsils in offseason, surgery now would keep him out for two weeks.
Jarred Cosart, P, MIA – (Oblique) Scratched Thursday.
Khris Davis, OF, MIL – (Elbow) Out of Wednesday's lineup.
Adam Eaton, OF, CHW – (Back) Likely out of Thursday's lineup.
David Freese, 3B, LAA – (Knee) Out of lineup Wednesday with soreness.
Torii Hunter, OF, DET – (Hand) Left Tuesday's game after HBP, out of Wednesday's lineup.
Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR – (Back) Getting MRI after leaving Tuesday's game.
Jed Lowrie, SS, OAK – (Finger) Should return to lineup Thursday.
Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL – (Ankle) Hoping to avoid DL but looks like he will miss three-to-four games.
Eugenio Suarez, SS, DET – (Knee) Out of lineup for second straight day Wednesday.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY – (Finger) Getting stitches and will miss Thursday's game.
Neil Walker, 2B, PIT – (Back) Left Tuesday's game, out of Wednesday's lineup.

Players on the DL
Michael Bourn, OF, CLE – (Hamstring) Rehabbed Tuesday, will play another rehab game Thursday.
Gerrit Cole, P, PIT – (Back) Lost velocity in midst of Tuesday's rehab start in which he was hit hard, will make another rehab start.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL – (Shoulder) Rehab started Wednesday.
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW – (Shoulder) End of August return appears likely.
Kevin Gregg, P, MIA – (Elbow) Season ending surgery.
Grant Green, 2B, LAA – (Abdomen) Took grounders Wednesday, still no timetable for rehab.
Cliff Lee, P, PHI – (Elbow) Cleaned out locker Wednesday, could be done for the season.
Adam Lind, 1B, TOR – (Foot) Will start rehab assignment Thursday.
Daisuke Matsuzaka, P, NYM – (Elbow) Going to do a minor league rehab before activation.
John Mayberry, OF, PHI – (Wrist) May need rehab assignment before returning.
Ricky Nolasco, P, MIN – (Elbow) Went 3.1 innings at Low-A Tuesday, will make another Low-A start Sunday.
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN – (Thumb) Fielding grounders with special glove, has not gripped a bat yet.
Michael Pineda, P, NYY – (Back) Could start next Wednesday.
David Ross, C, BOS – (Heel) Shed his walking boot, hoping to be activated August 17.
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA – (Oblique) Should start rehab Thursday.
George Springer, OF, HOU – (Quadriceps) Tweaked quad in rehab assignment.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL – (Thigh) Took batting practice Wednesday, does not appear he is running yet.

Activated from the DL
Kyuji Fujikawa, P, CHC
Jordan Lyles, P, COL
Cliff Pennington, SS, AZ
Matt Thornton, P, WAS

Placed on the DL
Brett Anderson, P, COL

Called Up
Brooks Brown, P, COL
David Buchanan, P, PHI
Brad Peacock, P, HOU

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Nick Christiani, P, CIN
Paul Clemens, P, HOU
Chone Figgins, 3B, LAD (designated for assignment)
Hector Neris, P, PHI
Jason Pridie, OF, COL (designated for assignment)
Nate Schierholtz, OF, SF (designated for assignment)
Bo Schultz, P, AZ
Blake Treinen, P, WAS

Closer Watch

Minnesota – Glen Perkins blew a save for the fourth time this season Wednesday, but he still has a firm grasp on Minnesota's closing job.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – August 7, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Murphy	2B	NYM @ WAS 12:35PM	J. Zimmermann	41	13	7	3	7	1	1	.317	.333	.634	.967
D. Wright	3B	NYM @ WAS 12:35PM	J. Zimmermann	36	11	4	2	4	3	10	.306	.366	.528	.894
J. Ellsbury	OF	NYY vs DET 1:05PM	R. Porcello	10	7	3	2	2	1	0	.700	.727	1.400	2.127
G. Jones	1B	MIA @ PIT 7:05PM	E. Volquez	13	3	3	3	4	2	2	.231	.333	.923	1.256
A. Jones	OF	BAL @ TOR 7:07PM	J. Happ	13	6	1	0	0	1	2	.462	.500	.538	1.038
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD @ LAA 10:05PM	C. Wilson	13	7	2	0	5	0	3	.538	.538	.692	1.231

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 7, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Miguel Gonzalez	BAL @ TOR 7:07PM	94	15	7	0	3	7	22	.160	.225	.266	.491
Jeremy Guthrie	KC @ ARI 9:40PM	66	13	5	3	8	4	9	.197	.239	.368	.606
Jon Lester	OAK vs MIN 10:05PM	67	14	2	0	3	9	17	.209	.310	.232	.543

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – August 7, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
L. Duda	OF	NYM @ WAS 12:35PM	J. Zimmermann	21	4	2	0	1	2	5	.190	.261	.286	.547
D. Jeter	SS	NYY vs DET 1:05PM	R. Porcello	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.067	.067	.067	.133
L. Overbay	1B	MIL vs SF 2:10PM	J. Peavy	10	1	0	0	0	5	3	.100	.400	.100	.500
A. Ramirez	3B	MIL vs SF 2:10PM	J. Peavy	25	5	2	1	2	1	6	.200	.231	.360	.591
M. Reynolds	1B	MIL vs SF 2:10PM	J. Peavy	20	3	0	0	0	1	11	.150	.190	.150	.340
D. Young	OF	BAL @ TOR 7:07PM	J. Happ	10	2	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400
M. Cabrera	OF	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	M. Gonzalez	10	1	1	0	0	2	1	.100	.250	.300	.550
B. Lawrie	3B	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	M. Gonzalez	18	2	0	0	2	0	4	.111	.150	.111	.261
C. Rasmus	OF	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	M. Gonzalez	14	1	1	0	0	1	8	.071	.133	.143	.276
C. Pennington	SS	ARI vs KC 9:40PM	J. Guthrie	13	2	1	1	2	0	0	.154	.154	.385	.538
C. Crawford	OF	LAD @ LAA 10:05PM	C. Wilson	18	3	1	1	4	1	6	.167	.211	.333	.544
E. Nunez	SS	MIN @ OAK 10:05PM	J. Lester	15	2	0	0	1	1	5	.133	.188	.133	.321
J. Willingham	OF	MIN @ OAK 10:05PM	J. Lester	13	2	0	0	2	5	3	.154	.421	.154	.575

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – August 7, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Rick Porcello	DET @ NYY 1:05PM	98	34	8	4	10	8	5	.347	.396	.522	.918
J.A. Happ	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	88	27	6	0	6	7	19	.307	.361	.383	.745
C.J. Wilson	LAA vs LAD 10:05PM	65	22	8	2	16	4	15	.338	.377	.527	.903

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

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