Tuesday Lineup Card: Baez And Sellers

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Updated on August 5, 2014 1:39AM EST

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.

Hot Batter Matchups – August 5, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
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

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 5, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
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

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – August 5, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
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

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Pitcher Matchups – August 5, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
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

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
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)

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