This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R) at Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L), 7:05
Marlins (Dan Haren – R) at Phillies (Jerome Williams – R), 7:05
Cubs (Travis Wood – L) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Orioles (Bud Norris – R) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L), 7:07
Yankees (Nate Eovaldi – R) at Tigers (Kyle Lobstein – L), 7:08
Red Sox (Wade Miley – L) at Rays (Chris Archer – R), 7:10
Braves (Trevor Cahill – R) at Mets (Jon Niese – L), 7:10
Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R) at White Sox (Hector Noesi – R), 8:10
Twins (Tommy Milone – L) at Royals (Jason Vargas – L), 8:10
Reds (Jason Marquis – R) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 8:10
Padres (Brandon Morrow – R) at Rockies (Tyler Matzek – L), 8:40
Rangers (Nick Martinez – R) at Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R), 9:40
Athletics (Drew Pomeranz – L) at Angels (Hector Santiago – L), 10:05
Astros (Collin McHugh – R) at Mariners (Taijuan Walker – R), 10:10
Dodgers (Brett Anderson – R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS (illness) – Expected to play Tuesday after leaving Monday
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (hamstring) – Status for Tuesday uncertain; DL still possible
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL (foot) – Has mild plantar fasciitis
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL (wrist) – Believes he'll play Tuesday after late scratch Monday
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN (hip/personal) – Expected to rejoin team Tuesday; hip still uncertain
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (toe) – Heading to DL after fracturing toe Monday
Scooter Gennett, 2B, MIL (finger) – Didn't go Monday; could miss another game or two
Ben Zobrist, 2B, OAK (knee) – Out several days following cortisone shot
Jesse Hahn, SP, OAK (hand) – Won't make Thursday start due to blister
Jordy Mercer, SS, PIT (ribs) – Didn't go Monday; Tuesday return possible
Yunel Escobar, SS, WAS (groin) – On pace to return to lineup Tuesday
Omar Infante, 2B, KC (groin) – MRI clean; expects to return later this week
Kurt Suzuki, C, MIN (foot) – Hit with line drive Monday, but expects to play Tuesday
Peter Bourjos, OF, STL (personal) – On three-day paternity leave
Players on the DL
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL (hamstring) – Feeling better; hitting and throwing already
Anthony Rendon, 2B, WAS (knee) – Putting in work in Florida, but still no timetable
Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD (shoulder) – Playing catch, but hasn't thrown from a mound yet
Greg Holland, RP, KC (chest) – Has Grade 1 pectoral strain; shouldn't miss extended time
Jake McGee, RP, TB (elbow) – Going on rehab trip this week
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM (hand) – In a splint for three weeks, then reevaluation
Ian Kennedy, SP, SD (hamstring) – Could return as soon as Saturday
Justin Verlander, SP, DET (triceps) – Strain confirmed by MRI; no timetable
Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK (elbow) – Making High-A rehab start Thursday
Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE (knee) – Expected to start Triple-A rehab action this week
Henderson Alvarez, SP, MIA (shoulder/elbow) – Expected to play catch this week
Joe Nathan, RP, DET (elbow) – Threw bullpen Monday; probably a week or two away
Brett Oberholtzer, SP, HOU (finger) – Throwing BP; sim game later this week
Sean Nolin, SP, OAK (groin) – Threw 35 pitches in extended spring game Monday
Bruce Rondon, RP, DET (shoulder) – Threw on back-to-back days over weekend
Josh Fields, RP, HOU (groin) – Threw two innings in Triple-A Monday
Michael Saunders, OF, TOR (knee) – Playing rehab games in High-A right now
Casey Janssen, RP, WAS (shoulder) – Making progress, but no timetable given
Zach Walters, DH, CLE (oblique) – Starting Triple-A rehab games this week
Nate Jones, RP, CHW (elbow) – Could start throwing bullpens before end of month
Brandon Beachy, SP, LAD (elbow) – Throwing bullpens; aiming for June
Javy Guerra, RP, CHW (shoulder) – Has inflammation; placed on DL
Jerry Blevins, RP, NYM (arm) – In a splint for six weeks
Alex Colome, SP, TB (illness) – Making first rehab start in Triple-A Tuesday
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Carlos Rodon, P, CHW
Kevin Plawecki, C, NYM
Hansel Robles, RP, NYM
Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Scott Oberg, RP, COL
Activated from the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
Jorge De La Rosa, SP, COL
Jake Petricka, RP, CHW
Placed on the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
Javy Guerra, RP, CHW (shoulder)
Designated for Assignment
Kyle Drabek, RP, CHW
Closer Watch
Rays -- With Jake McGee on the road to recovery, Brad Boxberger's time in the closer's role could be limited. McGee's expected back at the start of May; meanwhile, Boxberger has converted all four of his chances with eight strikeouts in 5.1 innings, but he's also shown some control issues at times.
Athletics -- Tyler Clippard finally earned his first save of the year Monday, working around two walks to preserve a one-run lead. It'd be nice for his owners if the A's could win some more close games so he can establish himself as the closer even when Sean Doolittle (shoulder) returns to health.
Tigers -- Joakim Soria converted his fifth save Monday against the Yankees, and although Joe Nathan's on his way back in a little bit, it wouldn't at all be surprising if the Tigers stuck with Soria for the duration of the year. With just two base runners and one run allowed in 5.2 innings so far this year, he's been masterful in the role.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – April 21, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| W. Castillo | C | CHC @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .333 | .467 | .583 | 1.050 |
| B. Revere | OF | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | D. Haren | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .444 | .500 | .944 |
| G. Sizemore | OF | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | D. Haren | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .550 | .609 | 1.100 | 1.709 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | D. Haren | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .348 | .619 | .967 |
| C. Hart | 1B | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .286 | .348 | .571 | .919 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | .259 | .417 | .519 | .935 |
| J. Mercer | SS | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .455 | .538 | 1.182 | 1.720 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .389 | .421 | .667 | 1.088 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .304 | .385 | .565 | .950 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .412 | .459 | .676 | 1.136 |
| D. Young | OF | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 53 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | .396 | .429 | .660 | 1.089 |
| D. Navarro | C | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | B. Norris | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .375 | .474 | .688 | 1.161 |
| J. Gomes | OF | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .667 | .900 | 1.567 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .375 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| K. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .364 | .500 | .455 | .955 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .471 | .600 | 1.071 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .545 | .615 | .909 | 1.524 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
| S. Perez | C | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | J. Marquis | 25 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .520 | .586 | .840 | 1.426 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | J. Marquis | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .375 | .423 | .750 | 1.173 |
| T. Hunter | OF | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 45 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .333 | .388 | .467 | .854 |
| J. Mauer | 1B | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .438 | .433 | .871 |
| E. Nunez | SS | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .533 | .867 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU @ SEA 10:10PM | T. Walker | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .545 | .700 | 1.245 |
| Y. Puig | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .571 | .647 | 1.000 | 1.647 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .267 | .333 | .533 | .867 |
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 – April 21, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Gio Gonzalez | WAS vs STL 7:05PM | 102 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | .196 | .290 | .274 | .564 |
| Francisco Liriano | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | 70 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | .186 | .308 | .323 | .631 |
| Hector Noesi | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | 74 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | .216 | .237 | .362 | .599 |
| Collin McHugh | HOU @ SEA 10:10PM | 81 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 29 | .160 | .200 | .334 | .534 |
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 – April 21, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .100 | .217 | .200 | .417 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .167 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | J. Williams | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| J. Francoeur | OF | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | D. Haren | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | D. Haren | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .176 | .222 | .529 | .752 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | D. Haren | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .385 | .300 | .685 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT vs CHC 7:05PM | T. Wood | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .056 | .056 | .111 | .167 |
| P. Bourjos | OF | STL @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .188 | .364 | .438 | .801 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | B. Norris | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .294 | .267 | .561 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .200 | .350 | .200 | .550 |
| S. Victorino | OF | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .300 | .633 |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | T. Cahill | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .217 | .364 | .581 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | T. Cahill | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .077 | .316 | .154 | .470 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Fiers | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Fiers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .154 | .200 | .354 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | H. Noesi | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | H. Noesi | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | H. Noesi | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 |
| J. Abreu | 1B | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| K. Morales | 1B | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .133 | .333 | .467 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | J. Marquis | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .267 | .417 | .683 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .148 | .179 | .333 | .512 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Vargas | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .206 | .270 | .206 | .476 |
| Y. Solarte | 3B | SD @ COL 8:40PM | T. Matzek | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| D. Ackley | OF | SEA vs HOU 10:10PM | C. McHugh | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs HOU 10:10PM | C. McHugh | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .333 | .533 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA vs HOU 10:10PM | C. McHugh | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| M. Zunino | C | SEA vs HOU 10:10PM | C. McHugh | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .167 | .400 | .278 | .678 |
| J. Rollins | SS | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .200 | .282 | .257 | .539 |
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 – April 21, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Travis Wood | CHC @ PIT 7:05PM | 133 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 28 | .278 | .342 | .534 | .876 |
| Bud Norris | BAL @ TOR 7:07PM | 107 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13 | .318 | .389 | .422 | .811 |
| Mark Buehrle | TOR vs BAL 7:07PM | 159 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 15 | .384 | .427 | .619 | 1.046 |
| Jon Niese | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | 150 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 22 | .320 | .358 | .476 | .834 |
| Jason Marquis | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | 70 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 8 | .371 | .446 | .658 | 1.105 |
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
Carlos Rodon, SP, CHW – The White Sox have called Rodon up to pitch out of the bullpen right now, but that could be a very short-term assignment for last year's No. 3 draft pick. With the likes of John Danks and Hector Noesi currently occupying rotation spots for the South Siders, Rodon's got a ready-made path to plenty of starts. Another poor outing by Noesi on Tuesday could mean that Rodon slides into the rotation as early as this weekend. Rodon was dominant this spring and got off to a nice start in Triple-A Charlotte, striking out 13 in 10 innings with a 3.60 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. He should be an instant-impact sort of guy.
Other Recent Recommendations:Anthony DeSclafani, Everth Cabrera, Devon Travis, Mike Moustakas, Kendrys Morales
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Tommy Milone, MIN ($5,800)
C: Stephen Vogt, OAK ($3,600)
1B: Lucas Duda, NYM ($3,600)
2B: Dustin Pedroia, BOS ($3,800)
3B: Kris Bryant, CHC ($4,200)
SS: Starlin Castro, CHC ($3,700)
OF: Ben Revere, PHI ($3,700)
