This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R), 7:05
Brewers (Taylor Jungmann – R) at Phillies (Cole Hamels – L), 7:05
Red Sox (Eduardo Rodriguez – L) at Blue Jays (Marco Estrada – R), 7:07
Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R) at Tigers (Justin Verlander – R), 7:08
Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R) at Braves (Shelby Miller – R), 7:10
Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Mets (Jon Niese – L), 7:10
Twins (Phil Hughes – R) at Reds (Anthony DeSclafani – R), 7:10
Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at Marlins (Mat Latos – R), 7:10
Indians (Danny Salazar – R) at Rays (Erasmo Ramirez – R), 7:10
Royals (Danny Duffy – L) at Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L), 8:10
White Sox (Chris Sale – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Dodgers (Carlos Frias – R) at Diamondbacks (Rubby De La Rosa – R), 9:40
Yankees (Ivan Nova – R) at Angels (Andrew Heaney – L), 10:05
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Athletics (Sonny Gray – R), 10:05
Mariners (Mike Montgomery – L) at Padres (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS (hand) – Hitting off a tee; back during current series in Toronto
Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC (finger) – Not expected back in lineup until at least Thursday
Alcides Escobar, SS, KC (finger) – Scratched Monday
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN (hands) – Out of Monday's lineup
Michael Bolsinger, SP, LAD (illness) – Left Monday's start with likely food poisoning
Colby Rasmus, OF, HOU (illness) – Missed third straight Monday; no distinct timeline
Players on the DL
Jose Fernandez, SP, MIA (elbow) – On track to return Thursday
Jorge Soler, OF, CHC (ankle) – Doesn't expect a long rehab assignment
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (hamstring) – Progressing well; could miss minimum time
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY (knee) – Played in first rehab game Monday
Jake Odorizzi, SP, TB (oblique) – Will make first High-A rehab start Wednesday
Andrew Miller, RP, NYY (forearm) – Had catch Sunday; could throw from mound this week
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX (hamstring) – Likely to be activated Tuesday
Delino DeShields Jr., OF, TEX (hamstring) – Sat Monday, but back in rehab action Tuesday
Raisel Iglesias, SP, CIN (oblique) – Starting Triple-A rehab action Tuesday
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD (oblique) – Starting rehab assignment in High-A on Tuesday
Khris Davis, OF, MIL (knee) – Starting five-day rehab trip Wednesday in Low-A
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS (calf) – Back Friday at earliest
Wily Peralta, SP, MIL (oblique) – Had positive first bullpen Monday
Kris Medlen, SP, KC (elbow) – Made first rehab start Monday
Matt Harrison, SP, TEX (back) – Returning after one more rehab appearance this week
Martin Perez, SP, TEX (elbow) – Making next rehab start Thursday
Tony Cingrani, RP, CIN (shoulder) – Will start rehab assignment Saturday
Pat Venditte, RP, OAK (shoulder) – Played catch Monday; will again Wednesday
Michael Morin, RP, LAA (oblique) – Expected back Tuesday or Wednesday
Chad Billingsley, SP, PHI (shoulder) – Starting Thursday
Collin Cowgill, OF, LAA (wrist) – Close to going out on rehab assignment
Taylor Thompson, RP, OAK (shoulder) – Threw 35-pitch bullpen Monday
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
C.J. Cron, DH, LAA
Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Kyle Kubitza, 3B, LAA
Toru Murata, RP, CLE
Chris Dominguez, 3B, CIN
Severino Gonzalez, SP, PHI
Wilmer Difo, 2B, WAS
T.J. McFarland, RP, BAL
Ethan Martin, RP, PHI (outrighted to Double-A)
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – June 30, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL vs TEX 7:05PM | C. Lewis | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .867 | 1.200 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .323 | .344 | .645 | .989 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .462 | .533 | .769 | 1.303 |
| D. Ross | C | CHC @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
| B. Belt | 1B | SF @ MIA 7:10PM | M. Latos | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .417 | .462 | .667 | 1.128 |
| A. Rios | OF | KC @ HOU 8:10PM | D. Keuchel | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .429 | .600 | 1.029 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAD @ ARI 9:40PM | R. De La Rosa | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .533 | .533 | .733 | 1.267 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA vs NYY 10:05PM | I. Nova | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .545 | .962 |
| L. Morrison | 1B | SEA @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .462 | 1.091 | 1.552 |
| S. Smith | OF | SEA @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .318 | .423 | .636 | 1.059 |
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 – June 30, 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 |
| Justin Verlander | DET vs PIT 7:08PM | 62 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | .194 | .260 | .352 | .612 |
| Jordan Zimmermann | WAS @ ATL 7:10PM | 120 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 16 | .242 | .260 | .277 | .537 |
| Mat Latos | MIA vs SF 7:10PM | 86 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .221 | .272 | .314 | .585 |
| Ryan Vogelsong | SF @ MIA 7:10PM | 66 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .227 | .249 | .275 | .524 |
| Shelby Miller | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | 67 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .134 | .194 | .155 | .350 |
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 – June 30, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT @ DET 7:08PM | J. Verlander | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| J. Harrison | 3B | PIT @ DET 7:08PM | J. Verlander | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ DET 7:08PM | J. Verlander | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .250 | .308 | .558 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 |
| C. Maybin | OF | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .136 | .136 | .136 | .273 |
| C. Coghlan | OF | CHC @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .154 | .353 | .231 | .584 |
| B. Moss | 1B | CLE @ TB 7:10PM | E. Ramirez | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .133 | .118 | .333 | .451 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | MIA vs SF 7:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | SF @ MIA 7:10PM | M. Latos | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .182 | .400 | .182 | .582 |
| A. Pagan | OF | SF @ MIA 7:10PM | M. Latos | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ ATL 7:10PM | S. Miller | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .071 | .071 | .143 | .214 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS @ ATL 7:10PM | S. Miller | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS @ ATL 7:10PM | S. Miller | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .077 | .200 | .077 | .277 |
| M. Joyce | OF | LAA vs NYY 10:05PM | I. Nova | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .194 | .306 | .290 | .596 |
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 – June 30, 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 |
| Cole Hamels | PHI vs MIL 7:05PM | 112 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 22 | .312 | .345 | .566 | .912 |
| Dallas Keuchel | HOU vs KC 8:10PM | 65 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | .308 | .366 | .361 | .727 |
| Ian Kennedy | SD vs SEA 10:10PM | 62 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 14 | .323 | .432 | .656 | 1.088 |
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 |
Recommended Pickup
Michael Taylor, OF, WAS – Everyday playing time has been doing wonders for Taylor, who's hit safely in nine consecutive games, racking up a .389 batting average in that span while stealing a couple bases. He's still not drawing walks, but we're talking about a player who's stolen as many as 51 bases and hit as many as 23 homers in the minors, so there's legit talent here. Jayson Werth (wrist) remains at least a month away, and there are really no barriers to Taylor starting nearly every game in that span. It wouldn't be a surprise to see Baseball America's No. 32 prospect entering this season start popping a few homers in the near future as he attempts to run with this opportunity and lock down a long-term role. Taylor is available in the vast majority of 12-team formats, but that number should be shrinking rapidly.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Mike Montgomery, SEA ($6,800)
C: Francisco Cervelli, PIT ($3,400)
1B: Kennys Vargas, MIN ($3,700)
2B: Joe Panik, SF ($3,500)
3B: Jake Lamb, ARI ($3,800)
SS: Elvis Andrus, TEX ($3,800)
OF: Kole Calhoun, LAA ($3,700)
