This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Tigers (Justin Verlander – R) at Indians (Trevor Bauer – R), 7:05
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Nationals (Doug Fister – R), 7:05
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Dodgers (Josh Beckett – R) at Mets (Rafael Montero – R), 7:10
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ – L) at Red Sox (Felix Doubront – L), 7:10
Brewers (Yovani Gallardo – R) at Braves (Julio Teheran – R), 7:10
Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R) at Marlins (Anthony DeSclafani – R), 7:10
Athletics (Drew Pomeranz – L) at Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R), 7:10
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Rangers (Colby Lewis – R), 8:05
Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R) at Cubs (Jason Hammel – R), 8:05
White Sox (Andre Rienzo – R) at Royals (Yordano Ventura – R), 8:10
Diamondbacks (Bronson Arroyo – R) at Cardinals (Adam Wainwright – R), 8:15
Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L) at Rockies (Franklin Morales – L) 8:40
Astros (Scott Feldman – R) at Angels (Tyler Skaggs – L), 10:05
Twins (Kevin Correia – R) at Padres (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN (quad) – Out again Monday
Ben Revere, OF, PHI (illness) – Expected to be available Tuesday
Salvador Perez, C, KC (hand) – Will be rested a couple days
Martin Prado, 3B, ARI (eye) – Expected to be fine going forward
Jonathan Villar, SS, HOU (hand) – Out of Monday's lineup
Matt Lindstrom, RP, CHW (ankle/foot) – Suffered injury Monday
Colin Cowgill, OF, LAA (hip) – Out Monday with tightness
Tyler Pastornicky, SS, ATL (calf) – Expected back in there Tuesday
Players on the DL
Jose Abreu, 1B, CHW (ankle) – MRI showed just inflammation
Chris Sale, SP, CHW (arm) – Tuesday bullpen will determine next rehab step
Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE (oblique) – Hopes to head out on rehab trip this weekend
Alex Cobb, SP, TB (oblique) – Threw Monday bullpen; will start Thursday
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (elbow) – No structural damage, but no timetable
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY (knee) – Out 'til July at minimum
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (thumb) – Doing outfield drills for conditioning only
Casey Kelly, SP, SD (elbow) – Six scoreless in Monday rehab start
Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS (quad) – Taking grounders; could return pretty soon
Jason Motte, RP, STL (elbow) – Will be activated Tuesday
Jordan Walden, RP, ATL (hamstring) – Hopes to throw bullpen session Tuesday
Ian Stewart, 3B, LAA (hand) – Could be optioned after activation
Matt Albers, RP, HOU (shoulder) – At least a week away from throwing
Jason Giambi, DH, CLE (calf) – Will return from DL on Tuesday
Joel Hanrahan, RP, DET (elbow) – Still building arm strength
Sean Burnett, RP, LAA (elbow) – Could be activated this week
Ross Ohlendorf, SP, WAS (back) – Five scoreless in Monday rehab start
Martin Perez, SP, TEX (elbow) – Successful Tommy John surgery Monday
Dane De La Rosa, RP, LAA (shoulder) – Resuming rehab in Triple-A Tuesday
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Chris Herrmann, OF, MIN
Sent Down
Michael Tonkin, RP, MIN
Marcus Stroman, SP, TOR
Brandon Cumpton, SP, PIT
Jose Ramirez, RP, NYY
Released
Carlos Marmol, RP, MIA
Traded
Raul Valdes, RP, TOR (from HOU)
Closer Watch
White Sox – Matt Lindstrom injured his ankle trying to field a bunt Monday night against the Royals, forcing him out of the game after one batter. So Scott Downs came in for the first out, then the soon-to-be-26-year-old righty Jake Petricka got the last two outs for his first career save. The Chicago bullpen is a disaster, but Petricka and Downs can probably be considered the frontrunners for matchup-dependent save chances. Ryan Webb could be in the mix too.
Indians – After getting the last two saves for the Indians, Bryan Shaw was called upon for an effective eighth inning Monday, while Cody Allen was summoned for the ninth. But Allen coughed up a game-tying homer to Detroit's J.D. Martinez, and it's hard to ignore that his struggles over his last two outings have inflated his WHIP for the year to a poor 1.41. Shaw's is 0.90. Take note.
Reds – Aroldis Chapman allowed the Nationals to come back and tie Monday's game on a Scott Hairston sac fly, but he ended up balancing things out with a scoreless second inning and two strikeouts. Despite the blown save, he's under no threat of replacement.
Hot Batter Matchups – May 20, 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. Jones | OF | BAL @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .867 | 1.133 |
| M. Bourn | OF | CLE vs DET 7:05PM | J. Verlander | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .400 | .478 | .400 | .878 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE vs DET 7:05PM | J. Verlander | 41 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | .390 | .432 | .463 | .895 |
| N. McLouth | OF | WAS vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .316 | .409 | .526 | .935 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL vs MIL 7:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .182 | .400 | .455 | .855 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs LAD 7:10PM | J. Beckett | 37 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | .297 | .422 | .676 | 1.098 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | F. Doubront | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .267 | .857 | 1.124 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | F. Doubront | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .333 | .389 | .600 | .989 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | F. Doubront | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .733 | 1.133 |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .500 | .955 |
| B. Roberts | 2B | NYY @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .412 | .474 | .529 | 1.003 |
| A. Soriano | OF | NYY @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .667 | .917 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | NYY @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .455 | .400 | .855 |
| M. Saunders | OF | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .250 | .368 | .625 | .993 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .467 | .714 | 1.181 |
| J. Smoak | 1B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .545 | .583 | 1.000 | 1.583 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | H. Iwakuma | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .391 | .682 | 1.073 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .357 | .438 | .571 | 1.009 |
| D. Descalso | 2B | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | B. Arroyo | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .367 | .367 | .533 | .900 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | B. Arroyo | 54 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | .296 | .371 | .593 | .964 |
| J. Jay | OF | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | B. Arroyo | 37 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .378 | .395 | .568 | .962 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs SF 8:40PM | M. Bumgarner | 37 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | .351 | .415 | .838 | 1.252 |
| J. Pacheco | 3B | COL vs SF 8:40PM | M. Bumgarner | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .360 | .385 | .600 | .985 |
| T. Tulowitzki | SS | COL vs SF 8:40PM | M. Bumgarner | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .318 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | S. Feldman | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .455 | .500 | .727 | 1.227 |
| R. Ibanez | OF | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | S. Feldman | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .294 | .368 | .529 | .898 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAA vs HOU 10:05PM | S. Feldman | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .450 | .500 | .650 | 1.150 |
| S. Smith | OF | SD vs MIN 10:10PM | K. Correia | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .471 | .400 | .871 |
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 – May 20, 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 |
| Yovani Gallardo | MIL @ ATL 7:10PM | 94 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | .202 | .292 | .248 | .540 |
| Josh Beckett | LAD @ NYM 7:10PM | 147 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 45 | .190 | .335 | .338 | .672 |
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 – May 20, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| M. Aviles | SS | CLE vs DET 7:05PM | J. Verlander | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .217 | .217 | .435 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | ATL vs MIL 7:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .190 | .227 | .190 | .418 |
| J. Gomes | OF | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | J. Happ | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .083 | .313 | .167 | .479 |
| J. Saltalamacchia | C | MIA vs PHI 7:10PM | A. Burnett | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs LAD 7:10PM | J. Beckett | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .056 | .150 | .056 | .206 |
| A. Lind | 1B | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | F. Doubront | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| D. Ackley | 2B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| C. Hart | 1B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| L. Martin | OF | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | H. Iwakuma | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .083 | .077 | .083 | .160 |
| M. Moreland | 1B | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | H. Iwakuma | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .111 | .158 | .167 | .325 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | B. Arroyo | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 |
| A. Craig | 1B | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | B. Arroyo | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 |
| M. Ellis | 2B | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | B. Arroyo | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .385 | .538 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | B. Arroyo | 52 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .192 | .204 | .231 | .434 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | B. Arroyo | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL vs SF 8:40PM | M. Bumgarner | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .118 | .250 | .118 | .368 |
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 – May 20, 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 |
| Felix Doubront | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | 82 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 15 | .293 | .321 | .607 | .928 |
| Colby Lewis | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | 87 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 25 | .299 | .357 | .540 | .897 |
| Jason Hammel | CHC vs NYY 8:05PM | 150 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 28 | .313 | .358 | .439 | .797 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL vs ARI 8:15PM | 72 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | .306 | .333 | .447 | .780 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SF @ COL 8:40PM | 174 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 35 | .299 | .358 | .508 | .867 |
| Scott Feldman | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | 78 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | .346 | .402 | .535 | .937 |
| Kevin Correia | MIN @ SD 10:10PM | 66 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | .303 | .386 | .347 | .732 |
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
Rickie Weeks, 2B, MIL – Are we learning to love Weeks all over again? Well, hitting .328 goes a long way toward that, and with Scooter Gennett not making huge waves at second base, Weeks has been winning more and more playing time of late. In May so far, he's 14-for-29 (.483) with a couple homers, and he's hitting both lefties and righties effectively. Weeks is currently sitting on the best strikeout rate of his career, and though his average is BABIP-inflated, he's hitting line drives and grounders at the best rates of his career, and he hasn't hit an infield pop-up yet this year. Second base is deep this season, but with the way he's been hitting lately, Weeks plays in a lot of formats.
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DraftStreet Value Picks
SP: Rafael Montero, NYM ($11,970)
C: Carlos Ruiz, PHI ($5,208)
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, ARI ($6,573)
2B: Kolten Wong, STL ($4,696)
SS: Everth Cabrera, SD ($4,054)
3B: David Wright, NYM ($5,520)
OF: Alex Gordon, KC ($5,026)
