This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Astros (Brett Oberholtzer – L) at Yankees (Chris Capuano – L), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 7:05
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R), 7:05
Braves (Aaron Harang – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Red Sox (Allen Webster – R), 7:10
Rangers (Miles Mikolas – R) at Marlins (Jarred Cosart – R), 7:10
Tigers (Max Scherzer – R) at Rays (Chris Archer – R), 7:10
Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at Cubs (Tsuyoshi Wada – L), 8:05
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at White Sox (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ – L) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 8:10
Indians (Trevor Bauer – R) at Twins (Kyle Gibson – R), 8:10
Reds (Alfredo Simon – R) at Cardinals (John Lackey – R), 8:15
Royals (James Shields – R) at Rockies (Tyler Matzek – L), 8:40
Mets (Dillon Gee – R) at Athletics (Scott Kazmir – L), 10:05
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Dodgers (Kevin Correia – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Salvador Perez, C, KC (knee) – Left with discomfort in right knee Monday
Rajai Davis, OF, DET (thumb) – X-rays negative; should be back in soon
Jordy Mercer, SS, PIT (forearm) – Out of Monday's lineup
Chris Coghlan, OF, CHC (toe) – Held out Monday
Bartolo Colon, SP, NYM (personal) – Left to attend to ill mother
Players on the DL
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL (hip) – Under doctor's care after season-ending surgery
Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT (rib) – Optimism he'll return Tuesday
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (elbow) – Played catch with no issues Sunday
Michael Wacha, SP, STL (shoulder) – Threw 35-pitch bullpen Monday
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (shoulder) – Will approach 80 pitches in final rehab start
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (hamstring) – No timetable for baseball activities
Adam Eaton, OF, CHW (oblique) – On track to come back early next week
Chris Owings, SS, ARI (shoulder) – Two hits, two steals in first rehab action
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS (shoulder) – Recovery's been slow; had enhanced MRI Monday
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA (oblique) – Continuing rehab assignment a couple more days
Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP, NYM (elbow) – Making another rehab start this week
Craig Gentry, OF, OAK (hand) – Started rehab games Monday
Clint Barmes, SS, PIT (groin) – Moved rehab games to Triple-A on Monday
John Mayberry, OF, PHI (wrist) – Starting rehab games in Triple-A on Tuesday
David Ross, C, BOS (heel) – Could be activated Tuesday
Chris Perez, RP, LAD (ankle) – Started rehab trip in High-A on Monday
Mike Pelfrey, SP, MIN (elbow) – Could return before season's end; glutton for punishment
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from DL
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN
Logan Ondrusek, RP, CIN
Called Up
Roenis Elias, SP, SEA
Mookie Betts, OF, BOS
Will Harris, RP, ARI
Sent Down
Robbie Erlin, SP, SD
James Jones, OF, SEA
Kevin Whelan, RP, DET (outrighted)
Chad Rogers, RP, CIN (outrighted)
Tucker Barnhart, C, CIN
Dylan Axelrod, SP, CIN
Jackie Bradley, OF, BOS
Ben Paulsen, 1B, COL
Curtis Partch, P, CIN
Bradin Hagens, RP, ARI
Claimed
Matt Hague, 1B, TOR (from PIT)
Closer Watch
Angels – Kevin Jepsen got his first save Monday, giving up a run on two hits with a three-run lead in the ninth against Boston. Huston Street wasn't available after pitching four times in five days, while Joe Smith had been used for three days straight and Jason Grilli pitched the eighth, so that left Jepsen as the last man standing. Exception, not rule.
Cardinals – Trevor Rosenthal blew one Monday, giving up a run for the third consecutive outing for his sixth failed opportunity on the season. With a highly uncharacteristic six walks in his last 2.1 innings, it's well worth asking whether Rosenthal merely needs rest or is quietly nursing an injury. Might not be a bad time to snatch up Pat Neshek.
Hot Batter Matchups – August 19, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| R. Martin | C | PIT vs ATL 7:05PM | A. Harang | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .462 | .533 | .538 | 1.072 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | BOS vs LAA 7:10PM | J. Weaver | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .345 | .441 | .724 | 1.165 |
| Y. Escobar | SS | TB vs DET 7:10PM | M. Scherzer | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .367 | .429 | .567 | .995 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .636 | .909 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL vs TOR 8:10PM | J. Happ | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .308 | .357 | .769 | 1.126 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs TOR 8:10PM | J. Happ | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .231 | .333 | .615 | .949 |
| R. Weeks | 2B | MIL vs TOR 8:10PM | J. Happ | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .471 | .526 | 1.000 | 1.526 |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | COL vs KC 8:40PM | J. Shields | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .412 | .474 | .706 | 1.180 |
| J. Morneau | 1B | COL vs KC 8:40PM | J. Shields | 44 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | .341 | .362 | .750 | 1.112 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ OAK 10:05PM | S. Kazmir | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .800 | 1.164 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD vs SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .324 | .378 | .559 | .937 |
| Y. Puig | OF | LAD vs SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
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 – August 19, 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 |
| Max Scherzer | DET @ TB 7:10PM | 130 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 36 | .200 | .257 | .365 | .622 |
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 – August 19, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
| G. Laird | C | ATL @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .333 | .267 | .600 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT vs ATL 7:05PM | A. Harang | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB vs DET 7:10PM | M. Scherzer | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .133 | .133 | .200 | .333 |
| M. Joyce | OF | TB vs DET 7:10PM | M. Scherzer | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .118 | .250 | .353 | .603 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs DET 7:10PM | M. Scherzer | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .143 | .188 | .357 | .545 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB vs DET 7:10PM | M. Scherzer | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .278 | .478 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | MIL vs TOR 8:10PM | J. Happ | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| J. Hannahan | 3B | CIN @ STL 8:15PM | J. Lackey | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| D. Stubbs | OF | COL vs KC 8:40PM | J. Shields | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 |
| D. Barney | 2B | LAD vs SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD vs SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 |
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 – August 19, 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 |
| Jose Quintana | CWS vs BAL 8:10PM | 70 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | .271 | .327 | .573 | .900 |
| James Shields | KC @ COL 8:40PM | 90 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 16 | .311 | .337 | .605 | .942 |
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
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD – These days, Crawford's pretty much in the lineup for every game, and that's made his fantasy value creep up well beyond his ownership. it's been a rough year, but August has been kind to Crawford, as he's hitting .310 with five steals for the month. One would expect him to come around with a bit of pop here and there too, though he hasn't been lately. As long as Crawford can stay on the field, he's a solid fantasy asset.
Other Recent Recommendations: Michael Cuddyer, Avisail Garcia, Mike Fiers, Norichika Aoki, Josh Rutledge
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Trevor Bauer, CLE ($5,600)
C: Wilin Rosario, COL ($3,800)
1B: Matt Adams, STL ($3,700)
2B: Jedd Gyorko, SD ($3,200)
SS: Javier Baez, CHC ($4,200)
3B: Jonathan Schoop, BAL ($2,900)
OF: Dexter Fowler, OF, HOU ($4,200)
