Tuesday Lineup Card: Gallo's Humor

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Updated on June 2, 2015 9:49AM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – K) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 1:05
Dodgers (David Huff – L) at Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 3:10
Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R) at Rockies (David Hale – R), 8:40
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Phillies (Sean O'Sullivan – R), 7:05
Blue Jays (Marco Estrada – R) at Nationals (Max Scherzer – R), 7:05
Athletics (Kendall Graveman – R) at Tigers (Alfredo Simon – R), 7:08
Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R), 7:10
Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Marlins (Brad Hand – L), 7:10
White Sox (Jeff Samardzija – R) at Rangers (Colby Lewis – R), 8:05
Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie – R), 8:10
Orioles (Mike Wright – R) at Astros (Collin McHugh – R), 8:10
Brewers (Tyler Cravy – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Braves (Shelby Miller – R) at Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter – R), 9:40
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at Angels (C.J. Wilson – L), 10:05
Mets (Noah Syndergaard – R) at Pirates (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10
Yankees (CC Sabathia – L) at Mariners (Mike Montgomery – L), 10:10
Pirates (A.J. Burnett – R) at Giants (Chris Heston – R), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Lucas Duda, 1B, NYM (knee) – Expected back in lineup Tuesday
Adam Lind, 1B, MIL (back) – Pinch-hit single Monday; could go Tuesday
Denard Span, OF, WAS (knee) – Out of Monday's lineup; no word on Tuesday yet
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL (oblique) – Held out Monday; always a concerning injury
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA (Shoulder) – Also out Monday; improving, though
Ben Paulsen, 1B, COL (head) – Out of Monday's lineup after leaving Sunday
David Peralta, OF, ARI (hand) – Was available to pinch hit Monday
Jason Castro, C, HOU (knee) – Left after being hit Monday
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL (groin) – Has a strain, but was available to hit Monday

Players on the DL

Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (hamstring) – Ran at nearly 100 percent Monday
Jose Fernandez, SP, MIA (elbow) – Looked great in extended ST outing Monday
Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX (thumb) – Not expecting extended DL stint
Wil Myers, OF, SD (wrist) – Could take BP on the field Wednesday
Matt Wieters, C, BAL (elbow) – Expected to return after Tuesday's game in Triple-A
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM (hand) – Hoping to return to rehab game action this week
Doug Fister, SP, WAS (forearm) – Threw off a mound for first time since hitting DL Monday
David Wright, 3B, NYM (back) – Team hoping for more clarity on timeline in coming days
Jake Lamb, 3B, ARI (foot) – Starting rehab assignment Wednesday
Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA (shoulder) – Will throw a bullpen Thursday
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN (hip) – Recovery has been slow
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (Shoulder) – "High probability" to return Tuesday
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (knee) – "Still felt something" while hitting in extended ST
Matt Moore, SP, TB (elbow) – Starting rehab games in High-A on Wednesday
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM (finger) – Throwing and swinging lightly
Derek Holland, SP, TEX (shoulder) – Throwing Monday, Wednesday and Friday, then MRI
Bud Norris, SP, BAL (illness) – Expected to return after pitching in Triple-A on Tuesday
Eric O'Flaherty, RP, OAK (shoulder) – Could come off DL on Tuesday
Rafael Montero, SP, NYM (shoulder) – Throwing off a mound
Ike Davis, 1B, OAK (quad) – Could start rehab assignment in about a week
Brad Peacock, SP, HOU (ribs) – Throwing live BP on Saturday in Double-A
Dioner Navarro, C, TOR (hamstring) – Expected to rejoin Jays on Tuesday
Kelly Johnson, 3B, ATL (back) – Doing light baseball activities, but still no timetable
Ross Detwiler, SP, TEX (Shoulder) – Threw two innings in Saturday rehab outing
Neftali Feliz, RP, TEX (arm) – Threw a bullpen session Sunday
Chad Billingsley, SP, PHI (shoulder) – Played catch Sunday
Ryan Rua, OF, TEX (ankle) – Could start rehab assignment this week
Jeff Mathis, C, MIA (finger) – Hitless in six rehab games
Erik Kratz, C, KC (foot) – Still no timetable for return while on rehab assignment
Jordan Lyles, SP, COL (toe) – Seeing specialist to determine whether he needs surgery

Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Called Up

Tyler Cravy, SP, MIL
Cody Martin, RP, ATL
Felipe Rivero, RP, WAS
Mayckol Guaipe, RP, SEA
David Huff, SP, LAD
Tommy Kahnle, RP, COL
Andrew Bellatti, RP, TB

Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)

Steve Cishek, RP, MIA (to Double-A)
Rob Brantly, C, CHW (to Double-A)
Matt Grace, RP, WAS
Juan Centeno, C, MIL
Matt West, RP, LAD
Chris Taylor, SS, SEA
Marc Krauss, 1B, LAA (outrighted)
Tyler Wagner, SP, MIL

Placed on the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)

Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX (thumb)
Jordan Lyles, SP, COL (toe)

Activated from the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)

Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL
Brett Oberholtzer, SP, HOU

Designated For Assignment

Donnie Veal, RP, ATL

Traded

P.J. Walters, RP, WAS (from LAD)

Released

Grady Sizemore, OF, PHI

Closer Watch

Pirates -- Mark Melancon cleaned things up with a perfect ninth Monday, marking his 14th save. Melancon has now gone eight consecutive outings without allowing a run; his strikeouts are still down (just 13 in 24 innings), but he's fanned a batter in his last two appearances after going four straight without a whiff. His rate stats have been normalizing – now a 2.63 ERA and 1.13 WHIP – and he's still only blown one save despite his early struggles.

Marlins -- Not that he was part of the closing mix anymore, but Steve Cishek was demoted to Double-A on Monday night. A.J. Ramos is set to move forward as the Marlins' closer, with Carter Capps seemingly the second choice. Meanwhile, Cishek will get a chance to work out his issues in the minor leagues; one imagines that if he can regain his dominant form down in Jacksonville, he's got a chance to come back as a high-leverage reliever in the second half.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – June 2, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
W. Ramos	C	WAS vs TOR 1:05PM	R. Dickey	13	9	2	1	3	0	0	.692	.692	1.000	1.692
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD @ COL 3:10PM	J. De La Rosa	46	17	9	3	14	8	15	.370	.455	.696	1.150
H. Kendrick	2B	LAD @ COL 3:10PM	J. De La Rosa	11	5	1	0	1	1	1	.455	.500	.545	1.045
R. Howard	1B	PHI vs CIN 7:05PM	J. Cueto	18	4	4	1	1	4	6	.222	.364	.611	.975
J. Mauer	1B	MIN @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	19	7	3	0	1	3	0	.368	.478	.526	1.005
K. Suzuki	C	MIN @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	18	9	2	0	3	0	1	.500	.500	.611	1.111
S. Choo	OF	TEX vs CWS 8:05PM	J. Samardzija	13	3	1	1	2	5	3	.231	.444	.462	.906
M. Brantley	OF	CLE @ KC 8:10PM	J. Guthrie	31	10	5	1	4	0	3	.323	.323	.548	.871
L. Chisenhall	3B	CLE @ KC 8:10PM	J. Guthrie	17	9	2	1	5	1	2	.529	.556	.765	1.320
J. Kipnis	2B	CLE @ KC 8:10PM	J. Guthrie	22	11	5	2	9	2	3	.500	.520	.909	1.429
B. Moss	1B	CLE @ KC 8:10PM	J. Guthrie	14	6	3	2	5	0	6	.429	.429	.929	1.357
C. Santana	1B	CLE @ KC 8:10PM	J. Guthrie	22	10	5	2	4	5	2	.455	.556	.864	1.419
N. Swisher	1B	CLE @ KC 8:10PM	J. Guthrie	49	17	10	2	11	6	12	.347	.411	.653	1.064
E. Hosmer	1B	KC vs CLE 8:10PM	C. Carrasco	12	4	3	0	2	1	2	.333	.385	.667	1.051
G. Parra	OF	MIL @ STL 8:15PM	L. Lynn	22	11	9	2	3	1	3	.500	.522	1.227	1.749
J. Segura	SS	MIL @ STL 8:15PM	L. Lynn	23	9	2	0	2	1	4	.391	.417	.522	.938
F. Freeman	1B	ATL @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	15	8	3	1	3	0	1	.533	.533	.867	1.400
M. Cuddyer	OF	NYM @ SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	17	4	4	1	2	1	3	.235	.278	.588	.866
W. Bloomquist	SS	SEA vs NYY 10:10PM	C. Sabathia	30	12	3	0	1	1	4	.400	.406	.500	.906
N. Aoki	OF	SF vs PIT 10:15PM	A. Burnett	13	5	3	0	3	0	1	.385	.429	.615	1.044

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 2, 2015

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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
Jorge De La Rosa	COL vs LAD 3:10PM	150	33	16	4	22	24	39	.220	.323	.382	.705
Mike Pelfrey	MIN @ BOS 7:10PM	93	21	3	1	6	6	16	.226	.273	.282	.555
Colby Lewis	TEX vs CWS 8:05PM	68	20	6	0	4	2	18	.294	.314	.386	.700
Carlos Carrasco	CLE @ KC 8:10PM	117	24	10	3	10	8	26	.205	.262	.367	.629
C.J. Wilson	LAA vs TB 10:05PM	98	19	3	3	10	11	22	.194	.290	.295	.585
CC Sabathia	NYY @ SEA 10:10PM	116	28	10	2	8	6	41	.241	.282	.371	.654

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 – June 2, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Y. Escobar	SS	WAS vs TOR 1:05PM	R. Dickey	22	4	2	0	1	2	2	.182	.280	.273	.553
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS vs TOR 1:05PM	R. Dickey	23	3	1	0	1	1	3	.130	.167	.174	.341
B. Harper	OF	WAS vs TOR 1:05PM	R. Dickey	14	3	1	0	0	0	6	.214	.214	.286	.500
J. Lobaton	C	WAS vs TOR 1:05PM	R. Dickey	15	3	1	0	1	0	4	.200	.200	.267	.467
D. Uggla	2B	WAS vs TOR 1:05PM	R. Dickey	26	1	1	1	3	4	5	.038	.161	.154	.315
A. Ellis	C	LAD @ COL 3:10PM	J. De La Rosa	10	0	0	0	1	5	2	.000	.333	.000	.333
A. Ethier	OF	LAD @ COL 3:10PM	J. De La Rosa	22	3	1	0	1	0	8	.136	.136	.182	.318
S. Van Slyke	OF	LAD @ COL 3:10PM	J. De La Rosa	15	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.063	.000	.063
H. Ramirez	SS	BOS vs MIN 7:10PM	M. Pelfrey	50	10	1	1	3	4	8	.200	.259	.260	.519
P. Sandoval	3B	BOS vs MIN 7:10PM	M. Pelfrey	20	4	1	0	2	0	4	.200	.200	.250	.450
B. Dozier	2B	MIN @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	16	3	1	0	1	1	5	.188	.222	.250	.472
A. Hicks	OF	MIN @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	11	2	1	0	1	1	1	.182	.250	.273	.523
T. Hunter	OF	MIN @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	24	4	1	0	0	5	4	.167	.310	.208	.519
T. Plouffe	3B	MIN @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	16	3	2	0	1	2	5	.188	.278	.313	.590
Y. Gomes	C	CLE @ KC 8:10PM	J. Guthrie	13	2	1	0	0	1	2	.154	.214	.231	.445
A. Gordon	OF	KC vs CLE 8:10PM	C. Carrasco	21	2	1	1	2	4	10	.095	.240	.238	.478
M. Moustakas	3B	KC vs CLE 8:10PM	C. Carrasco	10	1	0	0	0	2	1	.100	.250	.100	.350
S. Perez	C	KC vs CLE 8:10PM	C. Carrasco	13	2	0	0	0	0	3	.154	.154	.154	.308
A. Rios	OF	KC vs CLE 8:10PM	C. Carrasco	10	1	1	1	1	0	1	.100	.100	.400	.500
C. Gomez	OF	MIL @ STL 8:15PM	L. Lynn	22	3	0	0	0	2	12	.136	.208	.136	.345
A. Ramirez	3B	MIL @ STL 8:15PM	L. Lynn	26	3	0	0	1	2	4	.115	.179	.115	.294
C. Johnson	3B	ATL @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	10	2	2	0	2	1	0	.200	.273	.400	.673
C. Maybin	OF	ATL @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	15	3	2	0	0	0	6	.200	.200	.333	.533
J. Uribe	3B	ATL @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	12	2	1	0	1	1	3	.167	.231	.250	.481
E. Aybar	SS	LAA vs TB 10:05PM	C. Archer	10	1	1	1	2	2	1	.100	.250	.400	.650
A. Cabrera	SS	TB @ LAA 10:05PM	C. Wilson	24	4	0	0	1	1	6	.167	.231	.167	.397
D. DeJesus	DH	TB @ LAA 10:05PM	C. Wilson	17	2	0	0	1	1	3	.118	.211	.118	.328
D. Murphy	2B	NYM @ SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	15	3	2	1	3	0	3	.200	.188	.467	.654
N. Cruz	OF	SEA vs NYY 10:10PM	C. Sabathia	13	1	1	0	0	1	7	.077	.143	.154	.297
K. Seager	3B	SEA vs NYY 10:10PM	C. Sabathia	10	1	1	0	1	0	5	.100	.182	.200	.382

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 2, 2015

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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
Jeremy Guthrie	KC vs CLE 8:10PM	251	89	35	12	50	19	44	.355	.397	.598	.995
Ian Kennedy	SD vs NYM 10:10PM	80	24	12	4	12	8	14	.300	.375	.554	.929

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
Joey Gallo, 3B, TEX – With Adrian Beltre (thumb) injured, the best home-run hitter in the minors – we're talking 80-grade power here – is heading up straight from Double-A to get his first taste of Texas. Gallo's been doing fairly typical work by his standards so far, with nine homers to go with a .314/.425/.636 line, but also a painful 33.6 percent strikeout rate. Still, that whiff rate is an improvement over last year's, and Gallo has all the makings of a high-BABIP hitter if he can avoid being stifled by the increasingly popular infield shift. He'll get a two-to-three-week run at third base for the Rangers, and if Gallo's hitting ability resembles what he showed in the minors, he's going to make things awfully interesting once Beltre gets healthy. Remember, Gallo's slammed 80 homers over the last two seasons, while Beltre's been seeing his own power decline.

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