This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Thursday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Padres (Tyson Ross – R), 3:40
Rangers (Derek Holland – L) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R), 3:40
Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Phillies (Alec Asher – R), 7:05
Brewers (Wily Peralta – R) at Pirates (A.J. Burnett – R), 7:05
Blue Jays (David Price – L) at Yankees (Luis Severino – R), 7:05
Tigers (Alfredo Simon – R) at Indians (Danny Salazar – R), 7:10
Mets (Bartolo Colon – R) at Braves (Shelby Miller – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Jaime Garcia – L) at Reds (John Lamb – L), 7:10
Day Game After Night Game: COL/SD, TEX/SEA
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Brett Anderson, SP, LAD (Calf) – Expected to start Tuesday against the Rockies.
Jimmy Rollins, SS, LAD (Hand) – Expected to rejoin the lineup on Friday.
Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA (Quadriceps) – Participated in some light running and agility drills on Wednesday.
Glen Perkins, RP, MIN (Back) – Unlikely to immediately reclaim the closer's role when healthy.
Brandon Crawford, SS, SF (Calf) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Delino DeShields, Jr., OF, TEX (Knee) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Yasmani Grandal, C, LAD (Shoulder) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Mat Latos, SP, LAD (Neck) – Was scratched from his scheduled start on Wednesday due to stiffness.
Steven Matz, SP, NYM (Finger) – Threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Wednesday.
Franklin Gutierrez, OF, SEA (Groin) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (Concussion) – Missed Wednesday's game due to concussion symptoms.
Nick Hundley, C, COL (Neck) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (Back) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Manny Banuelos, SP, ATL (Elbow) – Will not make his scheduled start on Friday and will visit Dr. James Andrews.
Tyler Flowers, C, CHW (Hand) – Left out of Tuesday's lineup due to an undisclosed hand injury.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, NYM (Wrist) – May return sometime this week after throwing and hitting off a tee on Tuesday.
Kris Negron, 3B, CIN (Shoulder) – Will miss the remainder of the season.
Adam LaRoche, 1B, CHW (Knee) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Miguel Sano, 3B, MIN (Hamstring) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Michael Taylor, OF, WAS (Knee) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Ryan Zimmerman, OF, WAS (Oblique) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Victor Martinez, 1B, DET (Illness) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (Illness) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL (Shoulder) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Brett Gardner, OF, NYY (Shoulder) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA (Hamstring) – Was able to jog on Tuesday for the first time since injuring his hamstring.
Shawn Kelley, RP, SD (Forearm) – Began a throwing program on Tuesday.
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL (Calf) – Did not start on Wednesday.
Players on the DL
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (Wrist) – Took 20 swings on Wednesday.
Phil Hughes, SP, MIN (Back) – Threw 45 pitches from the mound Wednesday.
Carter Capps, RP, MIA (Elbow) – Reported no discomfort following a Tuesday bullpen session.
Steven Wright, SP, BOS (Concussion) – May not pitch again this season.
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET (Shoulder) – Threw a 40-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY
Matt Adams, 1B, STL
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Nick Greenwood, RP, STL
Danny Dorn, 1B, TOR
Tyler Austin, OF, NYY
Closer Watch
St. Louis Cardinals – Trevor Rosenthal helped the Cardinals with a come-from-behind victory on Wednesday afternoon by locking down his league-leading 43rd save of the year. Rosenthal pitched a perfect ninth inning over the Cubs, only needing nine pitches, while striking out one hitter in the process. Rosenthal remains one of the best closers in the game.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 10, 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. Blackmon | OF | COL @ SD 3:40PM | T. Ross | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .412 | .600 | 1.012 |
| C. Dickerson | OF | COL @ SD 3:40PM | T. Ross | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .417 | .727 | 1.144 |
| J. Morneau | 1B | COL @ SD 3:40PM | T. Ross | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| J. Gyorko | 2B | SD vs COL 3:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .684 | .760 | 1.105 | 1.865 |
| M. Kemp | OF | SD vs COL 3:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 46 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 6 | .435 | .460 | .870 | 1.330 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs TEX 3:40PM | D. Holland | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .387 | .406 | .613 | 1.019 |
| J. Montero | 1B | SEA vs TEX 3:40PM | D. Holland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .455 | .800 | 1.255 |
| M. Trumbo | OF | SEA vs TEX 3:40PM | D. Holland | 41 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | .293 | .326 | .707 | 1.033 |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 57 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .333 | .377 | .526 | .903 |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .533 | .786 | 1.319 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .435 | .458 | .826 | 1.284 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT vs MIL 7:05PM | W. Peralta | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .909 | 1.326 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs MIL 7:05PM | W. Peralta | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT vs MIL 7:05PM | W. Peralta | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .444 | .474 | .611 | 1.085 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .529 | .556 | .765 | 1.320 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | ATL vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .538 | 1.167 | 1.705 |
| J. Bourgeois | OF | CIN vs STL 7:10PM | J. Garcia | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .429 | .714 | 1.143 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs STL 7:10PM | J. Garcia | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | .302 | .318 | .535 | .853 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE vs DET 7:10PM | A. Simon | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .550 | .571 | .800 | 1.371 |
| M. Cabrera | 1B | DET @ CLE 7:10PM | D. Salazar | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .348 | .400 | .652 | 1.052 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET @ CLE 7:10PM | D. Salazar | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .357 | .471 | .500 | .971 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET @ CLE 7:10PM | D. Salazar | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .316 | .409 | .474 | .883 |
| V. Martinez | 1B | DET @ CLE 7:10PM | D. Salazar | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
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 – September 10, 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 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA vs TEX 3:40PM | 397 | 86 | 24 | 6 | 34 | 42 | 109 | .217 | .298 | .311 | .609 |
Matchup 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 |
Cold Batter Matchups – September 10, 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. Gonzalez | OF | COL @ SD 3:40PM | T. Ross | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| Y. Alonso | 1B | SD vs COL 3:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
| Y. Solarte | 3B | SD vs COL 3:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
| P. Fielder | 1B | TEX @ SEA 3:40PM | F. Hernandez | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .100 | .143 | .100 | .243 |
| J. Hamilton | OF | TEX @ SEA 3:40PM | F. Hernandez | 68 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | .162 | .275 | .279 | .554 |
| M. Moreland | 1B | TEX @ SEA 3:40PM | F. Hernandez | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .184 | .279 | .316 | .595 |
| R. Odor | 2B | TEX @ SEA 3:40PM | F. Hernandez | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .167 | .182 | .348 |
| W. Venable | OF | TEX @ SEA 3:40PM | F. Hernandez | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| B. Wilson | C | TEX @ SEA 3:40PM | F. Hernandez | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL @ PIT 7:05PM | A. Burnett | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| S. Drew | SS | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .192 | .300 | .192 | .492 |
| B. Ryan | SS | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| C. Young | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | D. Price | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 |
| J. Mercer | SS | PIT vs MIL 7:05PM | W. Peralta | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .077 | .200 | .077 | .277 |
| T. Snider | OF | PIT vs MIL 7:05PM | W. Peralta | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs STL 7:10PM | J. Garcia | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .231 | .244 | .308 | .552 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs STL 7:10PM | J. Garcia | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 |
| L. Chisenhall | 3B | CLE vs DET 7:10PM | A. Simon | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .467 | .667 |
| J. Martinez | OF | DET @ CLE 7:10PM | D. Salazar | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 10, 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 |
| Derek Holland | TEX @ SEA 3:40PM | 153 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 32 | .288 | .331 | .520 | .851 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL @ SD 3:40PM | 142 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 27 | .401 | .461 | .640 | 1.101 |
| Bartolo Colon | NYM @ ATL 7:10PM | 144 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 16 | .333 | .363 | .518 | .882 |
| Shelby Miller | ATL vs NYM 7:10PM | 63 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | .349 | .357 | .545 | .902 |
| Danny Salazar | CLE vs DET 7:10PM | 147 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 43 | .320 | .379 | .539 | .918 |
Matchup 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 |
Carl Crawford, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers – It wasn't long ago when Crawford was a household name in fantasy baseball, taken at the top of most drafts due to his incredible speed and all-around abilities with the bat. These days we're lucky to see Crawford stick around for at-bats considering his injury history, although recently the Dodgers have been getting excellent production out of Crawford. His seasonal numbers look paltry at best, but if you look at his recent play you can see that Crawford seems to have found new life in the Dodgers' outfield. What's great to see are the stolen bases, with three swipes over his last three games and six since August 29. Grab Crawford if you're in a tight race in stolen bases - he's getting on base, scoring some runs and even picking up RBI production.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Bartolo Colon, NYM ($7,900)
C: Francisco Cervelli, PIT ($3,200)
1B: Adam Lind, MIL ($3,900)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,000)
SS: Wilmer Flores, NYM ($3,400)
3B: Jung Ho Kang, PIT ($3,600)
OF: Justin Upton, SD ($4,100)
