This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Mets (Bartolo Colon – R) at Phillies (David Buchanan – R), 7:05
Blue Jays (Marcus Stroman – R) at Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R), 7:05
Red Sox (Rick Porcello – R) at Yankees (Michael Pineda – R), 7:05
Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R) at Pirates (Charlie Morton – R), 7:05
Twins (Kyle Gibson – R) at Indians (Cody Anderson – R), 7:10
Nationals (Tanner Roark – R) at Braves (Matt Wisler – R), 7:10
Cubs (Dan Haren – R) at Reds (Josh Smith – R), 7:10
Marlins (Adam Conley – L) at Rays (Matt Moore – L), 7:10
Tigers (Daniel Norris – L) at Rangers (Cole Hamels – L), 8:05
Royals (Johnny Cueto – R) at White Sox (Jeff Samardzija – R), 8:10
Rockies (Christian Bergman – R) at Diamondbacks (Robbie Ray – L), 9:40
Athletics (Chris Bassitt – R) at Angels (Nick Tropeano – R), 10:05
Astros (Mike Fier – R) at Mariners (Vidal Nuno – L), 10:10
Brewers (Jorge Lopez – R) at Padres (Tyson Ross – R), 10:10
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (back) – Dealing with stiffness; out Monday
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (hamstring) – Starting Wednesday
Carlos Gomez, OF, HOU (back) – Has longer-term back injury, but trying to push through
Victor Martinez, 1B, DET (quad) – Left Monday's game with soreness
Stephen Piscotty, OF, STL (head) – Injured in scary collision Monday, but seems okay
Jonathan Papelbon, RP, WAS (suspension) – Four-game ban for fighting in dugout
Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAD (hamstring) – Still sore; out of Monday's lineup
Rusney Castillo, OF, BOS (quad) – Out Monday with minor strain
Kendrys Morales, 1B, KC (ankle) – Was available as pinch hitter Monday
Trevor May, RP, MIN (back) – Unavailable Monday
Phil Hughes, SP, MIN (illness) – Late scratch from Monday's start
James Paxton, SP, SEA (finger) – Highly unlikely to start Wednesday
Stephen Drew, SS, NYY (illness) – Experiencing dizziness; had concussion test
Christhian Adames, SS, COL (neck/finger) – Removed from Sunday's game
Out
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, TOR (shoulder) – Could return before regular season finishes
Sonny Gray, SP, OAK (hip) – Scratched from Wednesday start; season over
Yadier Molina, C, STL (thumb) – Done for the regular season
Nathan Eovadi, SP, NYY (elbow) – Played catch Monday
Jose Peraza, 2B, LAD (hamstring) – Pretty much ruled out of first playoff round
Giovanny Urshela, 3B, CLE (shoulder) – Out of Monday's lineup
Players on the DL
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (hamstring) – Pretty much ruled out of first playoff round
Adam Wainwright, SP, STL (Achilles) – Will return in relief role Wednesday
Hunter Pence, OF, SF (oblique) – Didn't return Monday as was speculated
Koji Uehara, RP, BOS (wrist) – Threw Sunday and Monday
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Rafael Lopez, C, LAA
Placed on DL
Rafael Lopez, C, LAA (hand)
Activated from DL
Enrique Hernandez, SS, LAD
Signed
Mat Latos, SP, LAA
Closer Watch
Giants -- Santiago Casilla blew his sixth save Monday, allowing an inherited baserunner to come around and score after Josh Osich started the ninth inning by allowing a pair of hits. The veteran's in no danger, as the only reason Osich was left in there in the first place is that Casilla had collected saves the prior two days. He'll surely be unavailable Tuesday, having now pitched three games in a row.
Rangers -- Neftali Feliz recorded his third consecutive save Monday, and reports had him reaching 98 with his heater. That's something to file away for next year
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 29, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| D. Ackley | OF | NYY vs BOS 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs BOS 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .467 | .500 | .467 | .967 |
| S. Drew | SS | NYY vs BOS 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .333 | .615 | .949 |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY vs BOS 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .524 | .545 | 1.143 | 1.688 |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY vs BOS 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .636 | .970 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | M. Wacha | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .467 | .500 | .867 | 1.367 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL @ PIT 7:05PM | C. Morton | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .286 | .500 | .357 | .857 |
| J. Jay | OF | STL @ PIT 7:05PM | C. Morton | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .409 | .519 | .500 | 1.019 |
| M. Dominguez | 3B | TOR @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .120 | .185 | .480 | .665 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | T. Roark | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .474 | .524 | .684 | 1.208 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | D. Haren | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .308 | .692 | 1.000 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | D. Haren | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .310 | .333 | .552 | .885 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | D. Haren | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .313 | .476 | .563 | 1.039 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE vs MIN 7:10PM | K. Gibson | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .462 | .455 | .916 |
| Y. Gomes | C | CLE vs MIN 7:10PM | K. Gibson | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .545 | .583 | 1.182 | 1.765 |
| C. Santana | 1B | CLE vs MIN 7:10PM | K. Gibson | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | MIA @ TB 7:10PM | M. Moore | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .500 | .944 |
| M. Cabrera | 1B | DET @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Hamels | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .727 | .800 | 1.091 | 1.891 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Cueto | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .400 | .500 | .467 | .967 |
| A. Rios | OF | KC @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Samardzija | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .313 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL @ SD 10:10PM | T. Ross | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .636 | 1.000 |
| S. Van Slyke | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .375 | .483 | .417 | .899 |
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 29, 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 |
| Miguel Gonzalez | BAL vs TOR 7:05PM | 110 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | .218 | .282 | .361 | .643 |
| David Buchanan | PHI vs NYM 7:05PM | 84 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | .226 | .292 | .291 | .583 |
| Bartolo Colon | NYM @ PHI 7:05PM | 112 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 22 | .223 | .260 | .325 | .585 |
| Michael Pineda | NYY vs BOS 7:05PM | 63 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .238 | .262 | .338 | .600 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | 247 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 65 | .202 | .251 | .313 | .563 |
| Clayton Kershaw | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | 193 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 49 | .233 | .260 | .298 | .558 |
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 29, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ NYY 7:05PM | M. Pineda | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ PHI 7:05PM | D. Buchanan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .385 | .200 | .585 |
| A. Rodriguez | 3B | NYY vs BOS 7:05PM | R. Porcello | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| O. Herrera | 2B | PHI vs NYM 7:05PM | B. Colon | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | M. Wacha | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .083 | .267 | .167 | .433 |
| J. Mercer | SS | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | M. Wacha | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | M. Wacha | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| M. Kawasaki | SS | TOR @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
| J. Peterson | 2B | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | T. Roark | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | T. Roark | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | D. Haren | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .158 | .238 | .211 | .449 |
| S. Schumaker | OF | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | D. Haren | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 |
| V. Martinez | 1B | DET @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Hamels | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .200 | .357 | .557 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | J. Cueto | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .150 | .250 | .150 | .400 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .273 | .233 | .506 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .160 | .167 | .327 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .150 | .171 | .200 | .371 |
| C. Heisey | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| J. Rollins | SS | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .179 | .179 | .179 | .357 |
| B. Crawford | SS | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | C. Kershaw | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .056 | .105 | .056 | .161 |
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 29, 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 |
| Charlie Morton | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | 123 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 23 | .309 | .396 | .397 | .794 |
| Rick Porcello | BOS @ NYY 7:05PM | 130 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 23 | .323 | .370 | .527 | .897 |
| Kyle Gibson | MIN @ CLE 7:10PM | 69 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 10 | .377 | .475 | .677 | 1.151 |
| Jeff Samardzija | CWS vs KC 8:10PM | 91 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | .308 | .392 | .531 | .923 |
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
Chris Carter, 1B, HOU – Carter's been cut to a lot of waiver wires in the midst of a season that's seen him hit below the Mendoza line, but he's been heating up in a big way lately, having homered in three straight games and five consecutive starts. Oddly, he seems to love hitting in Safeco Field, with a .274/.370/.538 career line there, and that's just where the Astros are right now.
Other Recent Recommendations:Rich Hill, Kevin Kiermaier, Steve Pearce, Darren O'Day, Mikie Mahtook
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Tanner Roark, WAS ($4,600)
C: Yan Gomes, CLE ($3,300)
1B: Evan Gattis, HOU ($3,600)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,500)
3B: Anthony Rendon, WAS ($3,700)
SS: Eduardo Escobar, MIN ($3,200)
OF: Michael Conforto, NYM ($3,700)
