This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Mets (Matt Harvey – R) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 7:05
Orioles (Kevin Gausman – R) at Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R), 7:05
Braves (Ryan Weber – R) at Phillies (Aaron Nola – R), 7:05
Rays (Erasmo Ramirez – R) at Blue Jays (Matt Boyd – L), 7:08
Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – K) at Red Sox (Henry Owens – L), 7:10
Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L) at Reds (Raisel Iglesias – R), 7:10
Brewers (Taylor Jungmann – R) at Marlins (Adam Conley – L), 7:10
Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R) at White Sox (Carlos Rodon – L), 8:10
Twins (Kyle Gibson – R) at Royals (Edinson Volquez – R), 8:10
Cubs (Jason Hammel – R) at Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R), 8:15
Giants (Tim Hudson – R) at Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R), 9:40
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L) at Angels (Andrew Heaney – L), 10:05
Astros (Scott Kazmir – L) at Athletics (Sonny Gray – R), 10:05
Rangers (Cole Hamels – L) at Mariners (Taijuan Walker – R), 10:10
Rockies (Jon Gray – R) at Padres (Colin Rea – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (shoulder/wrist) – Will be in the lineup Tuesday
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL (chest) – Left Monday's game; awaiting X-rays
Kyle Schwarber, C, CHC (rib) – Could return Tuesday or Wednesday
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL (calf) – Scratched with tightness Monday, but sounds minor
Matt Wieters, C, BAL (wrist) – Missed third straight Monday
Delino DeShields Jr., OF, TEX (knee) – Sustained minor sprain Monday
Glen Perkins, RP, MIN (back) – Unlikely to rejoin Twins until at least Sept. 14
Yasmani Grandal, C, LAD (shoulder) – Day-to-day after being scratched Monday
Stephen Vogt, C, OAK (groin) – Probably out again Tuesday
Joe Ross, SP, WAS (undisclosed) – Could be shut down for the season
Michael Cuddyer, OF, NYM (wrist) – Sat out again Monday
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (back) – Out again Monday
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL (eye) – Sat for second straight game Monday
Jimmy Rollins, SS, LAD (hand) – Has a knuckle issue; awaiting X-ray results
Adam LaRoche, 1B, CHW (knee) – Scratched Monday
Nathan Eovaldi, SP, NYY (elbow) – Will be shut down for two weeks
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA (hamstring) – Out for fourth straight game Monday
Nick Hundley, C, COL (neck) – Out Monday after leaving Sunday with stiff neck
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI (concussion) – Still having symptoms
Joaquin Benoit, RP, SD (back) – Unavailable Monday
Carlos Torres, RP, NYM (calf) – Injured in Monday's game
Players on the DL
Jose Fernandez, SP, MIA (biceps) – Expects to return for Saturday start
A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT (elbow) – Will be activated from DL to start Thursday
Matt Cain, SP, SF (elbow) – Will rejoin Giants as bullpen member Thursday
Steven Souza, OF, TB (hand) – A few more rehab games, then rejoining Rays
Phil Hughes, SP, MIN (back) – Will throw a sim game Wednesday
Jeremy Affeldt, RP, SF (knee) – Expected to be activated Tuesday
Hector Sanchez, C, SF (ankle/hamstring) – Done for season
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Jacob Lindgren, RP, NYY
Joba Chamberlain, RP, KC
Louis Coleman, RP, KC
Danny Farquhar, RP, SEA
Nick Martinez, RP, TEX
Zac Rosscup, RP, CHC
Carl Edwards, RP, CHC
Chris Capuano, RP, NYY
Tomas Telis, C, MIA
Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Yohan Pino, RP, KC (DFA)
Dusty Coleman, 3B, KC (DFA)
Edgar Olmos, RP, SEA
Matt McBride, OF, COL (outrighted)
Activated From DL
Joe Panik, 2B, SF
Lucas Duda, 1B, NYM
Robinson Chirinos, C, TEX
Travis Ishikawa, 1B, PIT
Placed On DL
Jacob Lindgren, RP, NYY (elbow)
Closer Watch
Athletics -- Welcome back, Sean Doolittle. The lefty pitched a clean ninth with a strikeout Monday night for his first save of the season, and he may finally be back in the saddle as the A's closer after an injury-shortened campaign.
Tigers -- Bruce Rondon got the last two outs of the ninth inning Monday for his fourth save of the year, but it was anything but pretty, as he gave up a hit and two walks with no strikeouts. That's two saves in the span of a week for Rondon, who appears set to get an extended trial in the ninth-inning role over the remainder of this season.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 8, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| T. d'Arnaud | C | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 59 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .339 | .350 | .627 | .977 |
| M. Betts | OF | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .353 | .389 | .647 | 1.036 |
| X. Bogaerts | SS | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .391 | .391 | .522 | .913 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | .321 | .406 | .714 | 1.121 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | F. Liriano | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .250 | .379 | .542 | .921 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .467 | .529 | .733 | 1.263 |
| A. Eaton | OF | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .417 | .563 | .500 | 1.063 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | K. Gibson | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | K. Gibson | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .444 | .873 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ STL 8:15PM | M. Wacha | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .471 | .471 | .765 | 1.235 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ STL 8:15PM | M. Wacha | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .412 | .444 | .588 | 1.033 |
| J. Heyward | OF | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Hammel | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .563 | .563 | .625 | 1.188 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Hammel | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .727 | 1.182 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Hammel | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .391 | .440 | .739 | 1.179 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI vs SF 9:40PM | T. Hudson | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .300 | .364 | .650 | 1.014 |
| A. Pollock | OF | ARI vs SF 9:40PM | T. Hudson | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .462 | .667 | 1.128 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs LAD 10:05PM | C. Kershaw | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .435 | .552 | .609 | 1.160 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | S. Kazmir | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .306 | .405 | .472 | .877 |
| L. Morrison | 1B | SEA vs TEX 10:10PM | C. Hamels | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | .484 | .520 | 1.004 |
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 8, 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 |
| Matt Harvey | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | 137 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 36 | .212 | .294 | .294 | .588 |
| Kevin Gausman | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | 78 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | .205 | .253 | .326 | .579 |
| Francisco Liriano | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | 124 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 30 | .177 | .237 | .300 | .537 |
| Edinson Volquez | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | 74 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | .216 | .262 | .249 | .510 |
| Sonny Gray | OAK vs HOU 10:05PM | 91 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 18 | .220 | .250 | .318 | .568 |
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 8, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .167 | .318 | .222 | .540 |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | K. Gausman | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | K. Gausman | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | M. Harvey | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .000 | .150 | .000 | .150 |
| A. Rendon | 2B | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | M. Harvey | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| M. Taylor | OF | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | M. Harvey | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 |
| J. Bradley | OF | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .118 | .211 | .294 | .505 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | F. Liriano | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .056 | .105 | .222 | .327 |
| B. Pena | C | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | F. Liriano | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .217 | .208 | .217 | .426 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | F. Liriano | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .214 | .241 | .250 | .491 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | F. Liriano | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .200 | .304 | .350 | .654 |
| L. Cain | OF | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | K. Gibson | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 |
| K. Morales | 1B | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | K. Gibson | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .133 | .143 | .276 |
| S. Perez | C | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | K. Gibson | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .105 | .105 | .105 | .211 |
| T. Hunter | OF | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | E. Volquez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .385 | .200 | .585 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | E. Volquez | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
| M. Montero | C | CHC @ STL 8:15PM | M. Wacha | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | J. Hammel | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs SF 9:40PM | T. Hudson | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs LAD 10:05PM | C. Kershaw | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .211 | .222 | .433 |
| S. Victorino | OF | LAA vs LAD 10:05PM | C. Kershaw | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .190 | .227 | .381 | .608 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs TEX 10:10PM | C. Hamels | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
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 8, 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 |
| Jason Hammel | CHC @ STL 8:15PM | 95 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 20 | .347 | .380 | .519 | .899 |
| Michael Wacha | STL vs CHC 8:15PM | 70 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | .314 | .342 | .482 | .825 |
| Scott Kazmir | HOU @ OAK 10:05PM | 93 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | .301 | .372 | .442 | .814 |
| Cole Hamels | TEX @ SEA 10:10PM | 75 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | .333 | .399 | .541 | .940 |
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
Joe Panik, 2B, SF – In the midseason desperation for lineup filling, a lot of Panik's owners cut him to the wire after he went down with a back injury. But he's back now, and he showed his health by smashing a pinch-hit double Monday night. Kelby Tomlinson's done a bang-up job at second in his absence, but Panik seems likely to retake the everyday role nonetheless, considering the excellent numbers he's put up this year – his 162-game pace adds up to a .311 average, 11 homers, 58 RBI and 94 runs. Snatch him up if someone dumped him when times were bad.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Carlos Rodon, CHW ($7,200)
C: Francisco Cervelli, PIT ($3,300)
1B: Brandon Moss, STL ($3,500)
2B: Daniel Murphy, NYM ($3,400)
3B: Jake Lamb, ARI ($3,200)
SS: Jhonny Peralta, STL ($3,300)
OF: Aaron Hicks, MIN ($3,300)
