This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Tuesday's Starters
AL
Twins (Sam Deduno - R) at Indians (Corey Kluber - R), 7:05
Yankees (Phil Hughes - R) at Tigers (Rick Porcello - R), 7:05
Mariners (Blake Beavan - R) at Orioles (Zach Britton - L), 7:05
Rangers (Ryan Dempster - R) at Red Sox (Jon Lester - L), 7:10
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ - L) at Rays (James Shields - R), 7:10
Royals (Bruce Chen - L) at White Sox (Jake Peavy - R), 8:10
Angels (C.J. Wilson - L) at Athletics (Bartolo Colon - R), 10:05
NL
Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin - L) at Pirates (Jeff Karstens - R), 7:05
Braves (Mike Minor - L) at Phillies (Cole Hamels - L), 7:05
Marlins (Wade LeBlanc - L) at Mets (Jon Niese - L), 7:10
Nationals (Ross Detwiler - L) at Astros (Jordan Lyles - R), 8:05
Reds (Johnny Cueto - R) at Brewers (Mike Fiers - R), 8:10
Giants (Barry Zito - L) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn - R), 8:15
Cubs (TBA) at Padres (Ross Ohlendorf - R), 10:05
Rockies (Alex White - R) at Dodgers (Aaron Harang - R), 10:10
Day Game After a Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
AL
Miguel Cabrera, 3B, DET - Played DH and had two hits, including a home run, on Sunday.
Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX - (Shoulder) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Brendan Ryan, SS, SEA - (Elbow) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Travis Hafner, DH, CLE - (Back) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Chris Sale, P, CHW - (Arm) After Monday, Sale's next start will come on Sunday.
Alejandro De Aza, OF, CHW - (Back) Was scratched from the lineup on Monday with back stiffness.
Mike Moustakas, 3B, KCR - (Knee) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Roberto Hernandez, P, CLE - (Suspension) Will make one more minor league start before rejoining the major league club.
Yoenis Cespedes, OF, OAK - (Wrist) Cespedes injured his wrist on Friday and was not expected to play on Monday.
NL
Todd Helton, 1B, COL - (Hip) Will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip.
Matt Garza, P, CHC - (Elbow) Out indefinitely with a stress reaction in his elbow.
Chipper Jones, 3B, ATL - (Personal) Was not in the lineup on Monday.
Disabled List
AL
Brett Gardner, OF, NYY - (Elbow) Could be activated in September, if only to act as a pinch runner.
Mark Lowe, P, TEX - (Abdomen) Was scheduled for another rehab appearance on Monday.
Koji Uehara, P, TEX - (Ribs) Is expected to throw from the mound later this week.
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY - (Hand) X-Rays late last week showed his broken hand is healing properly and he remains on pace for a September return.
Andy Pettitte, P, NYY - (Lower Leg) Is back to riding a stationary bike as his swelling has gone down.
Ryan Raburn, 2B, DET - (Thumb) After the Tigers acquired Jeff Baker, the team is not expected to rush Raburn back from injury.
Luke Scott, DH, TBR - (Oblique) Took 30 swings in batting practice on Sunday.
Jeff Niemann, P, TBR - (Leg) Will begin a four-start rehab assignment on Wednesday with High-A Charlotte.
Rich Hill, P, BOS - (Elbow) Threw a bullpen session Sunday and should begin a rehab assignment soon.
Scott Downs, P, LAA - (Shoulder) Will begin a throwing program on Monday.
Jim Thome, DH, BAL - (Neck) Will miss at least 30 days.
Grady Sizemore, OF, CLE - (Back) Could begin a rehab assignment in approximately two weeks.
Nick Johnson, 1B, BAL - (Wrist) Will likely miss the remainder of the season.
John Danks, P, CHW - (Shoulder) Underwent successful surgery on his left shoulder Monday.
Stu Pomeranz, P, BAL - (Oblique) Suffered a setback in his throwing program on Monday.
Scott Sizemore, 3B, OAK - (Knee) He from a tee on Monday for the first time since undergoing surgery in March.
NL
Jair Jurrjens, P, ATL - (Groin) Was expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.
Jason Castro, C, HOU - (Knee) Was expected to continue his rehab assignment in Triple-A Oklahoma on Monday.
Juan Cruz, P, PIT - (Elbow) Will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona on Monday.
Shaun Marcum, P, MIL - (Elbow) Will make a rehab start on Thursday at Low-A Wisconsin.
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN - (Knee) Did extensive running and agility drills on Monday.
Transactions
Activated from DL
Chris Nelson, 3B, COL
Raul Valdes, P, PHI
Placed on DL
Henry Blanco, C, ARI
Mark DeRosa, OF, WAS
Todd Helton, 1B, COL
Designated for Assignment
Tony Gwynn, OF, LAD
Atahualpa Severino, P, WAS
Yuniesky Betancourt, 2B, KCR
Optioned to Triple-A
Will Rhymes, 2B, TBR
Danny Worth, 2B, DET
Hector Luna, 1B, PHI
Fabio Martinez, P, CLE
Carlos Maldonado, C, WAS
Jesse Chavez, P, TOR
Called Up
Tony Abreu, 2B, KCR
Francisley Bueno, P, KCR
Jean Segura, SS, MIL
Tsuyoshi Nishioka, 2B, MIN
Jerry Sands, OF, LAD
Claimed Off Waivers
Wil Nieves, C, ARI
Jose Mijares, P, SFG
Cesar Izturis, SS, MIL
Fabio Martinez, P, CLE
Closer Watch
Giants: San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy has said that the team will now be going with a full-on "closer by committee" approach. Santiago Casilla stumbled some in July with four blown saves and a 6.23 ERA. However, he held opponents scoreless in six of his last seven appearances. For now, it is expected that Casilla, Sergio Romo, and Jeremy Affeldt will all see save opportunities. The latter two may be more likely in the near future as Casilla appears to also be suffering from blisters on his hand.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Stephen Drew - SS | ARI @ PIT 8/7 7:05 PM | Jeff Karstens | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .364 | 1.164 | |||||||
Chipper Jones - 3B | ATL @ PHI 8/7 7:05 PM | Cole Hamels | 10-34 | .294 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | .588 | .415 | 1.003 | |||||||
Miguel Cabrera - 3B | DET vs NYY 8/7 7:05 PM | Phil Hughes | 7-14 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.214 | .533 | 1.748 | |||||||
Jhonny Peralta - SS | DET vs NYY 8/7 7:05 PM | Phil Hughes | 5-12 | .417 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .583 | .462 | 1.045 | |||||||
Robinson Cano - 2B | NYY @ DET 8/7 7:05 PM | Rick Porcello | 5-11 | .455 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .545 | .455 | 1.000 | |||||||
Nick Swisher - OF | NYY @ DET 8/7 7:05 PM | Rick Porcello | 3-10 | .300 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .600 | .417 | 1.017 | |||||||
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B | BOS vs TEX 8/7 7:10 PM | Ryan Dempster | 2-14 | .143 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .571 | .294 | .866 | |||||||
Nelson Cruz - OF | TEX @ BOS 8/7 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 6-12 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | .538 | 1.538 | |||||||
Michael Young - 3B | TEX @ BOS 8/7 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 9-26 | .346 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .538 | .393 | .931 | |||||||
Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS vs KC 8/7 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 3-10 | .300 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .462 | .862 | |||||||
Paul Konerko - 1B | CWS vs KC 8/7 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 7-30 | .233 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .567 | .324 | .890 | |||||||
A.J. Pierzynski - C | CWS vs KC 8/7 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 11-27 | .407 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .630 | .467 | 1.096 | |||||||
Kevin Youkilis - 3B | CWS vs KC 8/7 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 6-16 | .375 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .438 | .444 | .882 | |||||||
Billy Butler - DH | KC @ CWS 8/7 8:10 PM | Jake Peavy | 7-18 | .389 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .889 | .476 | 1.365 | |||||||
Corey Hart - OF | MIL vs CIN 8/7 8:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 7-24 | .292 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .667 | .370 | 1.037 | |||||||
Nyjer Morgan - OF | MIL vs CIN 8/7 8:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 5-13 | .385 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .538 | .400 | .938 | |||||||
Aramis Ramirez - 3B | MIL vs CIN 8/7 8:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 8-27 | .296 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .593 | .472 | 1.065 | |||||||
Rafael Furcal - SS | STL vs SF 8/7 8:15 PM | Barry Zito | 14-41 | .341 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .512 | .426 | .938 | |||||||
Yadier Molina - C | STL vs SF 8/7 8:15 PM | Barry Zito | 5-13 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .385 | .500 | .885 | |||||||
Skip Schumaker - 2B | STL vs SF 8/7 8:15 PM | Barry Zito | 7-12 | .583 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .833 | .583 | 1.417 | |||||||
Starlin Castro - SS | CHC @ SD 8/7 10:05 PM | Ross Ohlendorf | 3-12 | .250 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .583 | .308 | .891 | |||||||
Alfonso Soriano - OF | CHC @ SD 8/7 10:05 PM | Ross Ohlendorf | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .400 | 1.233 | |||||||
Alberto Callaspo - 3B | LAA @ OAK 8/7 10:05 PM | Bartolo Colon | 5-11 | .455 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .909 | .500 | 1.409 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Phil Hughes | NYY @ DET 8/7 7:05 PM | Tigers Batters | 18-60 | .300 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 15 | .492 | .322 | .814 | |||||||
James Shields | TB vs TOR 8/7 7:10 PM | Blue Jays Batters | 13-72 | .181 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | .292 | .181 | .472 | |||||||
Bruce Chen | KC @ CWS 8/7 8:10 PM | White Sox Batters | 38-172 | .221 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 30 | .334 | .286 | .620 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Aaron Hill - 2B | ARI @ PIT 8/7 7:05 PM | Jeff Karstens | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .143 | .374 | |||||||
Dan Uggla - 2B | ATL @ PHI 8/7 7:05 PM | Cole Hamels | 8-50 | .160 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | .320 | .232 | .552 | |||||||
Mark Teixeira - 1B | NYY @ DET 8/7 7:05 PM | Rick Porcello | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .282 | |||||||
Cody Ross - OF | BOS vs TEX 8/7 7:10 PM | Ryan Dempster | 2-15 | .133 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .333 | .188 | .521 | |||||||
Andres Torres - OF | NYM vs MIA 8/7 7:10 PM | Wade LeBlanc | 1-10 | .100 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .182 | .582 | |||||||
Ian Kinsler - 2B | TEX @ BOS 8/7 7:10 PM | Jon Lester | 3-19 | .158 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .474 | .238 | .712 | |||||||
Edwin Encarnacion - 3B | TOR @ TB 8/7 7:10 PM | James Shields | 3-15 | .200 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .467 | .200 | .667 | |||||||
Jeff Mathis - C | TOR @ TB 8/7 7:10 PM | James Shields | 2-14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .286 | |||||||
Gordon Beckham - 2B | CWS vs KC 8/7 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 1-15 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .067 | .063 | .129 | |||||||
Orlando Hudson - 2B | CWS vs KC 8/7 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 2-16 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .250 | |||||||
Alexei Ramirez - SS | CWS vs KC 8/7 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 0-17 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .105 | .105 | |||||||
Alex Rios - OF | CWS vs KC 8/7 8:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 4-30 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .133 | .182 | .315 | |||||||
Alex Gordon - OF | KC @ CWS 8/7 8:10 PM | Jake Peavy | 3-12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |||||||
Coco Crisp - OF | OAK vs LAA 8/7 10:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .231 | .313 | .543 | |||||||
Adam Rosales - 2B | OAK vs LAA 8/7 10:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .250 | .350 | |||||||
Jemile Weeks - 2B | OAK vs LAA 8/7 10:05 PM | C.J. Wilson | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Jeff Karstens | PIT vs Ari 8/7 7:05 PM | Diamondbacks Batters | 25-78 | .321 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | .500 | .360 | .859 | |||||||
Jon Lester | BOS vs Tex 8/7 7:10 PM | Rangers Batters | 39-122 | .320 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 18 | .540 | .366 | .907 | |||||||
Barry Zito | SF @ StL 8/7 8:15 PM | Cardinals Batters | 46-151 | .305 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 26 | .464 | .379 | .843 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
Jean Segura, SS, MIL: As of Monday afternoon, there are just eight qualified shortstops with a .700 OPS or better and just one qualified shortstop above an .800 OPS. Injuries and ineffectiveness have devastated this position and, for the most part, it has been a wasteland in fantasy baseball. Jean Segura very well could be an improvement at shortstop for many teams.
Segura, the main prize for the Brewers in the Zack Greinke trade, has hit .433/500/.533 in eight games for Double-A Huntsville since his arrival in the organization. Overall on the season, he has hit .304/.358/.413 in 452 Double-A plate appearances. The 22-year-old certainly has power potential, though he has not yet realized it in the minors. In addition, he has very good speed despite a stocky build, with 37 stolen bases this season and a career high of 50 stolen bases set back in 2010. The Brewers have been more free with their base running recently, and Segura could see a lot of stolen base attempts.
Segura could help teams with steals, average, and runs and could possibly throw in a few home runs as well. My only caution would be to remember that he is moving up from Double-A and has never played in Triple-A so he could come out of the gates a bit slow. Still, it"s a near certainty that the Brewers will let him play out the year at shortstop, and he could end up being very valuable at a very weak fantasy position.
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