This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)Astros (Brad Peacock - R) at Diamondbacks (Bronson Arroyo - R), 3:40
Red Sox (Brandon Workman - R) at Orioles (Chris Tillman - R), 7:05
Padres (Ian Kennedy - R) at Phillies (A.J. Burnett - R), 7:05
Cubs (Travis Wood - L) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano - L), 7:05
Twins (Kevin Correia - R) at Blue Jays (J.A. Happ - L), 7:07
Dodgers (Josh Beckett - R) at Reds (Mike Leake - R), 7:10
Cardinals (Adam Wainwright - R) at Rays (Jake Odorizzi - L), 7:10
Brewers (Marco Estrada - R) at Mets (Daisuke Matsuzaka - R), 7:10
Marlins (Tom Koehler - R) at Rangers (Colby Lewis - R), 8:05
Tigers (Justin Verlander - R) at White Sox (John Danks - L), 8:10
Indians (Corey Kluber - R) at Royals (Jason Vargas - L), 8:10
Braves (Mike Minor - L) at Rockies (Juan Nicasio - R), 8:40
Athletics (Drew Pomeranz - L) at Angels (Tyler Skaggs - L), 10:05
Yankees (Vidal Nuno - L) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma - R), 10:10
Nationals (Doug Fister - R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner - L), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: HOU, ARI
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY - Sat Monday due to hip soreness
Dee Gordon, SS, LAD (hip) - Out again Monday; could be back Tuesday
George Springer, OF, HOU - Late scratch Monday with knee soreness
Neil Walker, 2B, PIT - Removed from Monday's lineup with abdominal pain, had an appendectomy Monday night
Anthony Rendon, 2B, WAS (thumb) - Could return to the starting lineup Tuesday
Stephen Drew, SS, BOS (oblique) - Day-to-day, held out of Monday's lineup
Angel Pagan, OF, SF - Dealing with a shin contusion; day-to-day
Collin McHugh, SP, HOU (finger) - Has a blister; should pitch on schedule Friday
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA (shoulder) - Out again Monday, but could be back Tuesday
Justin Smoak, 1B, SEA (quad) - Out for third straight game Monday
Rougned Odor, 2B, TEX (shoulder) - MRI negative; took BP on Monday
Derek Norris, C, OAK (head) - Ready to play despite sitting Monday
Players on the DL
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (finger) - Will have exploratory surgery Tuesday
Cliff Lee, SP, PHI (elbow) - Hasn't received clearance to throw as hoped
Gerrit Cole, SP, PIT (shoulder) - Could miss just two starts while on DL
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN (quadriceps) - Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in second rehab game Monday
Matt Adams, 1B, STL (calf) - First rehab start coming Tuesday; should be back this weekend
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF (thumb) - Hit from a tee and fielded grounders with his healthy hand Monday
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD (ankle) Doesn't have full strength yet; unlikely to return when eligible
Clay Buchholz, SP, BOS (knee) - Starting his rehab assignment Friday at Triple-A Pawtucket
Matt Wieters, C, BAL (elbow) - Likelihood of Tommy John surgery increasing
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS (finger) - Swinging, but unable to throw yet
Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX (shoulder) - Headed to extended spring training Wednesday
Colby Rasmus, OF, TOR (hamstring) - Expected to begin a rehab assignment this week
Derek Holland, SP, TEX (knee) - Headed to extended spring training Wednesday
James Paxton, SP, SEA (back) - Transferred to 60-day DL; no timetable for return
Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX (ankle) - Won't have reconstructive surgery, could return in 3-4 weeks
Kevin Siegrist, RP, STL (forearm) - Needs one more rehab appearance before activation
Tyler Lyons, RP, STL (shoulder) - First rehab start scheduled for Tuesday in Double-A
Mike Pelfrey, SP, MIN (elbow) - Met with Dr. James Andrews Monday; details coming Tuesday
Jordan Walden, RP, ATL (hamstring) - Will be activated Tuesday
Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB (elbow) - Could be back as soon as June 27, as rehab's going well
A.J. Ellis, C, LAD (ankle) - Likely to return this week without a rehab assignment
Ryan Sweeney, OF, CHC (hamstring) - Playing first rehab game Monday night
Ryan Hanigan, C, TB (hamstring) - Started rehab games Sunday; Wednesday return expected
Nate Jones, RP, CHW (back) - Played catch from about 60 feet Monday
Jesse Crain, RP, HOU (biceps) - Hopes to throw first sim game this week
Andy Dirks, OF, DET (back) - Hopes to start rehab games in a few weeks
Jim Adduci, OF, TEX (finger) - Left rehab game with possible aggravation
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on DL
Michael Cuddyer, 1B/OF, COL
Neil Walker, 2B, PIT
Eddie Butler, SP, COL
Eric Chavez, 3B, ARI
Activated From DL
J.J. Putz, RP, ARI
Called Up
Gregory Polanco, OF, PIT (to be official Tuesday)
Christian Bergman, SP, COL
Chad Bettis, P, COL
Josh Stinson, RP, BAL
Will Harris, RP, ARI
Sent Down
Trevor Cahill, P, ARI (DFA)
Wilton Lopez, RP, COL (DFA)
Brad Brach, RP, BAL
Josh Lueke, RP, TAM (outrighted to Triple-A)
Closer Watch
Rays - Grant Balfour's taking a leave of absence from the closer's role, as Joe Maddon announced after Sunday's five-run implosion that Tampa's going to be switching to a committee approach. Though Balfour's blown just two of 11 opportunities, he owns an ERA of 6.46 and has almost as many walks (20) as strikeouts (21) on the year. While Balfour's figuring out how to get his act together, Jake McGee, Joel Peralta and Juan Oviedo (who was once upon a time a closer named Leo Nunez) will figure into the save mix. But it sounds like Maddon's intent is to simply bridge the gap to a point where Balfour can be relied upon as the full-time closer once more.
Mets - Jenrry Mejia blew the save Sunday, giving up a pair of runs while getting just one out, and though it was his first blown save, he's been tagged for runs in four consecutive appearances. That should open the door for Jeurys Familia to see a few more save opportunities, and the two of them could go back and forth in the role for a while until one can settle in.
Hot Batter Matchups – June 10, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI vs SD 7:05PM | I. Kennedy | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .385 | .583 | .968 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs SD 7:05PM | I. Kennedy | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .636 | .970 |
| C. Headley | 3B | SD @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Burnett | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | .357 | .500 | .857 |
| C. Quentin | OF | SD @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Burnett | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .389 | .688 | 1.076 |
| W. Venable | OF | SD @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Burnett | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .385 | .357 | .692 | 1.049 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR vs MIN 7:07PM | K. Correia | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .296 | .583 | .880 |
| A. Lind | 1B | TOR vs MIN 7:07PM | K. Correia | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .333 | .636 | .970 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR vs MIN 7:07PM | K. Correia | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .357 | .400 | .571 | .971 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .417 | .417 | .917 | 1.333 |
| L. Overbay | 1B | MIL @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Matsuzaka | 27 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .259 | .355 | .667 | 1.022 |
| D. DeJesus | OF | TB vs STL 7:10PM | A. Wainwright | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .360 | .385 | .800 | 1.185 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB vs STL 7:10PM | A. Wainwright | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .435 | .435 | .696 | 1.130 |
| A. Cabrera | SS | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .538 | .833 | 1.372 |
| A. Dunn | 1B | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | J. Verlander | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | .200 | .273 | .533 | .806 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | J. Verlander | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | .326 | .380 | .565 | .945 |
| A. Jackson | OF | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 39 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .385 | .455 | .667 | 1.121 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .382 | .417 | .824 | 1.240 |
| V. Martinez | DH | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 45 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .234 | .422 | .656 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL @ COL 8:40PM | J. Nicasio | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .455 | .571 | .545 | 1.117 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ COL 8:40PM | J. Nicasio | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
| J. Schafer | OF | ATL @ COL 8:40PM | J. Nicasio | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .455 | .455 | .727 | 1.182 |
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 10, 2014Matchup 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 |
| Francisco Liriano | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | 71 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | .169 | .272 | .208 | .480 |
| Travis Wood | CHC @ PIT 7:05PM | 150 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 35 | .187 | .285 | .307 | .592 |
| Corey Kluber | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | 130 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 30 | .223 | .255 | .354 | .609 |
| Justin Verlander | DET @ CWS 8:10PM | 269 | 58 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 18 | 67 | .216 | .267 | .396 | .662 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SF vs WAS 10:15PM | 91 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 27 | .220 | .283 | .347 | .629 |
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 10, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU @ ARI 3:40PM | B. Arroyo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| D. Fowler | OF | HOU @ ARI 3:40PM | B. Arroyo | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .200 | .357 | .557 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ BAL 7:05PM | C. Tillman | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .105 | .261 | .105 | .366 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | BOS @ BAL 7:05PM | C. Tillman | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 |
| D. Barney | 2B | CHC @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .125 | .300 | .188 | .488 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .105 | .227 | .211 | .438 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs SD 7:05PM | I. Kennedy | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .056 | .056 | .111 | .167 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .118 | .211 | .176 | .387 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .188 | .278 | .500 | .778 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .100 | .321 | .150 | .471 |
| G. Sanchez | 1B | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .067 | .300 | .067 | .367 |
| A. Amarista | 2B | SD @ PHI 7:05PM | A. Burnett | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .333 | .250 | .583 |
| E. Nunez | SS | MIN @ TOR 7:07PM | J. Happ | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| Y. Escobar | SS | TB vs STL 7:10PM | A. Wainwright | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| M. Aviles | SS | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| R. Raburn | OF | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .176 | .294 | .471 |
| G. Beckham | 2B | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | J. Verlander | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .206 | .200 | .294 | .494 |
| A. De Aza | OF | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | J. Verlander | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .192 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| P. Konerko | 1B | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | J. Verlander | 58 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | .172 | .250 | .310 | .560 |
| B. Butler | DH | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .111 | .158 | .167 | .325 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .111 | .158 | .333 | .491 |
| T. Tulowitzki | SS | COL vs ATL 8:40PM | M. Minor | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .100 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| S. Hairston | OF | WAS @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .077 | .200 | .077 | .277 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
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 10, 2014Matchup 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 |
| A.J. Burnett | PHI vs SD 7:05PM | 91 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 25 | .308 | .405 | .473 | .878 |
| Kevin Correia | MIN @ TOR 7:07PM | 98 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 11 | .327 | .363 | .624 | .987 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL @ TB 7:10PM | 71 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .366 | .384 | .630 | 1.013 |
| John Danks | CWS vs DET 8:10PM | 256 | 78 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 25 | 33 | .305 | .370 | .519 | .889 |
| Juan Nicasio | COL vs ATL 8:40PM | 75 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | .387 | .475 | .730 | 1.204 |
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
Kendrys Morales, 1B, MIN - While this comes with obvious disclaimers - Morales hasn't recently looked like the same slugger he was when he burst onto the scene in 2009 with a 34-homer season - you simply can't leave this guy on the wire. He's going to step into everyday DH duties for the Twins and probably get a few reps at first base as well, and he wouldn't be the first aging power hitter to surprisingly find his mojo in Minnesota (hi, Josh Willingham). Morales is slotting right into the lineup for the Twins on Monday, hitting sixth in his season debut. In that lineup, though, he could easily find his way into the middle of the order if he shows a live bat. And with Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer getting on base plenty at the top of the lineup, RBI opportunities will be had.
Other Recent Recommendations: Danny Santana, Collin McHugh, Eddie Butler, Joba Chamberlain, Brock Holt
DraftStreet Value Picks
SP: Drew Pomeranz ($12,501)
C: Mike Zunino ($3,067)
1B: Adam Lind ($6,367)
2B: Chase Utley ($5,561)
SS: Jhonny Peralta ($4,502)
3B: David Wright ($4,472)
OF: Curtis Granderson ($4,958)
