This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Mets (Zack Wheeler – R) at Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L), 7:05
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Indians (Josh Tomlin – R), 7:05
Tigers (David Price – L) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L) at Phillies (Kyle Kendrick – R), 7:05
Marlins (Brad Hand – L) at Pirates (Charlie Morton – R), 7:05
Orioles (Bud Norris – R) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L), 7:07
Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at White Sox (John Danks – L), 8:10
Giants (Tim Lincecum – R) at Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R), 8:10
Padres (Jesse Hahn – R) at Twins (Phil Hughes – R), 8:10
Red Sox (Rubby De La Rosa – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Cubs (Travis Wood – L) at Rockies (Brett Anderson – L), 8:40
Royals (Danny Duffy – L) at Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L), 9:40
Rays (Drew Smyly – L) at Athletics (Jason Hammel – R), 10:05
Braves (Alex Wood – L) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R), 10:10
Angels (Hector Santiago – L) at Dogers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT (oblique) – Expected to hit the DL
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (ankle) – DL decision coming soon
Jenrry Mejia, RP, NYM (back) – Felt tightness during/after Monday's outing
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK (neck) – Didn't start Monday, but pinch-hit and stayed in
Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE (wrist) – Out of Monday's lineup
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI (illness) – Saw doctor Monday about apparent strep throat case
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (illness) – Late scratch Monday
Eugenio Suarez, SS, DET (knee) – Hurt Monday; ruled out for Tuesday and likely longer
Players on the DL
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (elbow) – Throwing off flat ground in continued effort to avoid TJ
Cliff Lee, SP, PHI (elbow) – Diagnosis of left flexor pronator strain confirmed
Wil Myers, OF, TB (wrist) – Could start rehab assignment as soon as this weekend
Gerrit Cole, SP, PIT (back) – Probable starter in Triple-A on Tuesday
Tyler Skaggs, SP, LAA (forearm) –Expects to return this year, but might not be 'til September
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW (shoulder) – Hit by a pitch in rehab game Sunday; X-rays negative
Matt Cain, SP, SF (elbow) – Season-ending surgery coming next Monday
Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK (elbow) – Played catch for first time since TJ surgery
Michael Bourn, OF, CLE (hamstring) – Starting rehab games Tuesday
A.J. Pollock, OF, ARI (hand) – Rehab action moved to Triple-A Reno
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS (shoulder) – Got a cortisone shot, but not believed to be seriously hurt
Joe Wieland, SP, SD (elbow) – Four solid innings in Sunday rehab start
Kyle Blanks, OF, OAK (calf) – If baserunning goes well this week, will go on rehab trip
Christian Bergman, RP, COL (hand) – Has allowed three runs in nine innings on rehab assignment
Zach Putnam, RP, CHW (shoulder) – Expected back by Friday
Chone Figgins, OF, LAD (hip) – Has to be either called up or (more likely) DFA by Wednesday
Ryan Lavarnway, C, BOS (wrist) – Expected to resume rehab assignment Tuesday
Jonny Venters, RP, ATL (elbow) – Threw weekend bullpen; still hopes to return this season
Joe Thatcher, RP, LAA (ankle) – Out 3-4 weeks with sprain
Hector Sanchez, C, SF (concussion) – Started rehab games in Triple-A Monday
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on DL
David Phelps, SP, NYY (elbow)
Chris Perez, RP, LAD (ankle)
Chris Gimenez, C, TEX (paternity leave)
Mike Morin, RP, LAA (foot)
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS (shoulder)
Activated from DL
Colin Cowgill, OF, LAA
Called Up
Steve Souza, OF, WAS
Carlos Frias, RP, LAD
Matt Daley, RP, NYY
Maikel Cleto, RP, CHW
Sent Down
Pedro Hernandez, SP, COL (outrighted)
Steven Wright, SP, BOS
Taylor Thompson, RP, CHW
Brett Hayes, C, KC (outrighted)
Logan Darnell, SP, MIN
Ryan Feierabend, RP, TEX (outrighted)
Closer Watch
Mets – The back end of the Mets' bullpen, a great strength for them over the last couple months, failed them on Monday against the Giants, with Jeurys Familia allowing the game-tying run in the seventh and Jenrry Mejia giving up the game-winning run in the ninth. The earned runs were the first since June 30 for Familia and the first since July 7 for Mejia, who seemed to tweak his back during the outing. If Mejia's back keeps him out a few games, Familia's the odds-on favorite to see some save chances.
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
R. Davis | OF | DET @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .353 | .563 | .915 |
G. Stanton | OF | MIA @ PIT 7:05PM | C. Morton | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .385 | .467 | .538 | 1.005 |
J. Lagares | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .364 | .909 | 1.273 |
D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .313 | .455 | .688 | 1.142 |
I. Desmond | SS | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | Z. Wheeler | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .571 | .857 |
D. Span | OF | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | Z. Wheeler | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .467 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
J. Werth | OF | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | Z. Wheeler | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .333 | .615 | .949 |
C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .316 | .381 | .632 | 1.013 |
A. Jones | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .357 | .419 | .536 | .955 |
N. Markakis | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 46 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .435 | .480 | .674 | 1.154 |
D. Young | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 48 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | .396 | .420 | .688 | 1.108 |
D. Navarro | C | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | B. Norris | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .500 | .727 | 1.227 |
J. Thole | C | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | B. Norris | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .444 | .533 | .978 |
R. Braun | OF | MIL vs SF 8:10PM | T. Lincecum | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .333 | .391 | .667 | 1.058 |
R. Weeks | 2B | MIL vs SF 8:10PM | T. Lincecum | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | .263 | .440 | .632 | 1.072 |
E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .375 | .474 | .438 | .911 |
N. Aoki | OF | KC @ ARI 9:40PM | W. Miley | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .357 | .571 | .929 |
J. Loney | 1B | TB @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Hammel | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .316 | .308 | .632 | .939 |
B. Zobrist | 2B | TB @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Hammel | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .917 | 1.417 |
B. Boggs | OF | ATL @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
H. Kendrick | 2B | LAA @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .417 | .833 |
A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .444 | .565 | .611 | 1.176 |
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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 |
Gio Gonzalez | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | 102 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 28 | .216 | .306 | .379 | .686 |
Tim Lincecum | SF @ MIL 8:10PM | 158 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 50 | .215 | .299 | .368 | .667 |
Felix Hernandez | SEA vs ATL 10:10PM | 98 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 38 | .204 | .280 | .247 | .527 |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
B. Pena | C | CIN @ CLE 7:05PM | J. Tomlin | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .105 | .150 | .263 | .413 |
E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Drew | SS | NYY vs DET 7:05PM | D. Price | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
B. Gardner | OF | NYY vs DET 7:05PM | D. Price | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .118 | .286 | .118 | .403 |
A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | Z. Wheeler | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .100 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
N. Cruz | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 |
J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .107 | .107 | .250 | .357 |
C. Rasmus | OF | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | B. Norris | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .185 | .241 | .481 | .723 |
P. Konerko | 1B | CWS vs TEX 8:10PM | C. Lewis | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .182 | .280 | .182 | .462 |
A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs TEX 8:10PM | C. Lewis | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 |
C. Gomez | OF | MIL vs SF 8:10PM | T. Lincecum | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs SF 8:10PM | T. Lincecum | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .238 | .200 | .438 |
M. Reynolds | 1B | MIL vs SF 8:10PM | T. Lincecum | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
J. Francoeur | OF | SD @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
A. Rios | OF | TEX @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
B. Barnes | OF | COL vs CHC 8:40PM | T. Wood | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs CHC 8:40PM | T. Wood | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Y. Escobar | SS | TB @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Hammel | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .200 | .167 | .367 |
M. Joyce | OF | TB @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Hammel | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
E. Longoria | 3B | TB @ OAK 10:05PM | J. Hammel | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .214 | .167 | .381 |
R. Doumit | C | ATL @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
B. Upton | OF | ATL @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .097 | .125 | .129 | .254 |
D. Freese | 3B | LAA @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .278 | .267 | .544 |
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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 |
Mark Buehrle | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | 212 | 65 | 24 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 24 | .307 | .344 | .517 | .861 |
Clayton Kershaw | LAD vs LAA 10:10PM | 88 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 16 | .307 | .399 | .403 | .802 |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Recommended Pickup
Javier Baez, SS, CHC – Baez getting the call is actionable news, and he's scheduled to be called up from Triple-A in time for Tuesday's game – happily located at Coors Field. With Starlin Castro locked in at short, Baez will have to steal time from Arismendy Alcantara (unless he's sent down in turn) at second or Luis Valbuena at third, but it seems unlikely that the Cubs would make this move if they didn't plan to play the kid. After a slow start to the year, Baez is back to being the power-hitting middle-infield dynamo that we've expected him to be all along. He should be picked up in nearly all formats. If you're selling in a keeper or dynasty format, don't forget that Baez hit 37 homers and stole 20 bases in the minors last year.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Alex Wood, ATL ($7,000)
C: Travis d'Arnaud, NYM ($3,100)
1B: Justin Morneau, COL ($4,400)
2B: Jedd Gyorko, SD ($3,700)
SS: Javier Baez, CHC ($4,000)
3B: Brock Holt, BOS ($3,800)
OF: Carlos Gomez, MIL ($4,300)