This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Tuesday's Starters – all times Eastern
Blue Jays (Todd Redmond – R) at Orioles (Chris Tillman – R), 7:05
White Sox (Hector Santiago – L) at Indians (Ubaldo Jimenez – R), 7:05
Rays (Matt Moore – L) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Brewers (Tyler Thornburg – R) at Braves (Freddy Garcia – R), 7:10
Mets (Jon Niese – L) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 7:10
Astros (Brad Peacock – R) at Rangers (Yu Darvish – R), 8:05
Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R) at Cubs (Chris Rusin – L), 8:05
Tigers (Doug Fister – R) at Twins (Scott Diamond – L), 8:10
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R), 8:15
Red Sox (John Lackey – R) at Rockies (Tyler Chatwood – R), 8:40
Athletics (A.J. Griffin – R) at Angels (Jason Vargas – L), 10:05
Royals (Bruce Chen – L) at Mariners (James Paxton – L), 10:10
Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L) at Padres (Tyson Ross – R), 10:10
Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu – L) at Giants (Matt Cain – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
AL
Yoenis Cespedes, OF, OAK (shoulder) – Out Monday, but supposed to be back later this week
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY (hamstring) – Strained his hammy; shut down for the year
Manny Machado, 3B, BAL (leg) – Left Monday's game; could be a season-ending knee injury
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (hamstring) – Confident he'll return this week
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN (knee) – Hurt himself pregame Monday running into the wall
Phil Coke, RP, DET (elbow) – Threw a bullpen Monday; sounded mostly positive
Alexi Casilla, 2B, BAL (head) – Left Monday's game
NL
Matt Holliday, OF, STL (back) – Scratched Monday, but seems close to returning
Jean Segura, SS, MIL (hamstring) – Out Monday, but should return before season's end
Starling Marte, OF, PIT (hand) – Out again Monday; they're being super-cautious
Andre Ethier, OF, LAD (ankle) – Could be back in the lineup Tuesday
Dexter Fowler, OF, COL (knee) – Aggravated his knee pinch-hitting; likely done for the year
Tony Cingrani, SP, CIN (back) – Threw 25 pitches off a mound Monday, pain-free
Roy Halladay, SP, PHI (arm) – Left with "arm fatigue" Monday in the first inning
Jorge De La Rosa, SP, COL (thumb) – Still hurting; may end up missing his last start
Welington Castillo, C, CHC (knee) – Had successful surgery Monday
Disabled List
AL
Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA (foot) – Won't need surgery this offseason
NL
Kyle Kendrick, SP, PHI (shoulder) – Placed on the DL as a procedural move
Transactions
Activated from DL
Jesse Crain, RP, TB
Max Stassi, C, HOU
Placed on DL
Kyle Kendrick, SP, PHI (shoulder)
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
J.D. Martin, RP, TB (DFA)
Closer Watch
Pirates – Jason Grilli collected his second straight save Monday, and he's smoothly transitioned back into the job thanks to some struggles on the part of interim closer Mark Melancon. It was a nice run for Melancon owners, though.
Cardinals – Trevor Rosenthal picked up his first save (finally, right?) Monday, getting two outs in the ninth after Kevin Siegrist got the first. Edward Mujica's been relieved of his duties after giving up runs in five of his last eight appearances, and it seems likely that Rosenthal and Siegrist will split duties depending on whether the opposition's bringing up lefties or righties in the ninth.
Tigers – Joaquin Benoit, tasked with a multi-inning assignment, blew a one-run lead in the ninth Monday, giving up a homer to the Twins' Brian Dozier. He's still the man for Detroit.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Gordon Beckham - 2B | CWS @ CLE 9/24 7:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 5-13 | .385 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .615 | .500 | 1.115 | |||||||
Alejandro De Aza - OF | CWS @ CLE 9/24 7:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 5-13 | .385 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .615 | .579 | 1.194 | |||||||
Paul Konerko - 1B | CWS @ CLE 9/24 7:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 4-13 | .308 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .615 | .400 | 1.015 | |||||||
Kelly Johnson - 2B | TB @ NYY 9/24 7:05 PM | Hiroki Kuroda | 7-19 | .368 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .632 | .429 | 1.060 | |||||||
Brandon Phillips - 2B | CIN vs NYM 9/24 7:10 PM | Jon Niese | 5-13 | .385 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .923 | .385 | 1.308 | |||||||
Joey Votto - 1B | CIN vs NYM 9/24 7:10 PM | Jon Niese | 2-10 | .200 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .500 | .385 | .885 | |||||||
Aramis Ramirez - 3B | MIL @ ATL 9/24 7:10 PM | Freddy Garcia | 8-18 | .444 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .611 | .444 | 1.056 | |||||||
Miguel Cabrera - 3B | DET @ MIN 9/24 8:10 PM | Scott Diamond | 7-14 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .643 | .533 | 1.176 | |||||||
Josh Willingham - OF | MIN vs DET 9/24 8:10 PM | Doug Fister | 5-18 | .278 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .667 | .409 | 1.076 | |||||||
Michael Cuddyer - OF | COL vs BOS 9/24 8:40 PM | John Lackey | 6-19 | .316 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .789 | .381 | 1.170 | |||||||
Daric Barton - 1B | OAK @ LAA 9/24 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 4-12 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .667 | .385 | 1.051 | |||||||
Yoenis Cespedes - OF | OAK @ LAA 9/24 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 4-16 | .250 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .688 | .294 | .982 | |||||||
Coco Crisp - OF | OAK @ LAA 9/24 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 12-33 | .364 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .515 | .417 | .932 | |||||||
Andre Ethier - OF | LAD @ SF 9/24 10:15 PM | Matt Cain | 26-57 | .456 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .596 | .484 | 1.081 | |||||||
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B | LAD @ SF 9/24 10:15 PM | Matt Cain | 19-61 | .311 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 15 | .607 | .377 | .983 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Scott Diamond | MIN vs DET 9/24 8:10 PM | Tigers Batters | 15-67 | .224 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .317 | .255 | .572 | |||||||
Bruce Chen | KC @ SEA 9/24 10:10 PM | Mariners Batters | 11-62 | .177 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .284 | .200 | .468 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS @ CLE 9/24 7:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 5-26 | .192 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .385 | .344 | .728 | |||||||
Jeff Keppinger - 3B | CWS @ CLE 9/24 7:05 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .167 | .439 | |||||||
Adam Lind - 1B | TOR @ BAL 9/24 7:05 PM | Chris Tillman | 3-14 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .429 | |||||||
Yuniesky Betancourt - 2B | MIL @ ATL 9/24 7:10 PM | Freddy Garcia | 1-15 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .067 | .118 | .184 | |||||||
Daniel Murphy - 2B | NYM @ CIN 9/24 7:10 PM | Mike Leake | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .100 | .300 | |||||||
David Wright - 3B | NYM @ CIN 9/24 7:10 PM | Mike Leake | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .100 | .250 | .350 | |||||||
Austin Jackson - OF | DET @ MIN 9/24 8:10 PM | Scott Diamond | 3-15 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .267 | .294 | .561 | |||||||
Trevor Plouffe - 3B | MIN vs DET 9/24 8:10 PM | Doug Fister | 2-14 | .143 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .143 | .500 | |||||||
Alberto Callaspo - 3B | OAK @ LAA 9/24 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 3-16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .188 | .375 | |||||||
Josh Donaldson - 3B | OAK @ LAA 9/24 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 0-10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||||
Kurt Suzuki - C | OAK @ LAA 9/24 10:05 PM | Jason Vargas | 5-26 | .192 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .192 | .276 | .468 | |||||||
Raul Ibanez - OF | SEA vs KC 9/24 10:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 2-12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .214 | .381 | |||||||
Michael Saunders - OF | SEA vs KC 9/24 10:10 PM | Bruce Chen | 3-12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |||||||
Matt Kemp - OF | LAD @ SF 9/24 10:15 PM | Matt Cain | 10-46 | .217 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .391 | .234 | .625 | |||||||
Skip Schumaker - 2B | LAD @ SF 9/24 10:15 PM | Matt Cain | 4-22 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .432 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Hiroki Kuroda | NYY vs TB 9/24 7:05 PM | Rays Batters | 29-92 | .315 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 14 | .573 | .376 | .949 | |||||||
Ubaldo Jimenez | CLE vs CWS 9/24 7:05 PM | White Sox Batters | 29-102 | .284 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 25 | .476 | .405 | .881 | |||||||
Matt Cain | SF vs LAD 9/24 10:15 PM | Dodgers Batters | 82-272 | .301 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 50 | .459 | .358 | .817 | |||||||
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