This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
KC (Jeremy Guthrie – R) at CLE (Corey Kluber – R), 12:10 PM
DET (Justin Verlander – R) at TB (Chris Archer – R), 12:10 PM
PIT (Francisco Liriano – L) at MIN (Ervin Santana – R), 1:10 PM
COL (Eddie Butler – R) at CHC (Jon Lester – L), 2:20 PM
AZ (Patrick Corbin – L) at SEA (Felix Hernandez – R), 3:40 PM
MIL (Mike Fiers – R) at SF (Jake Peavy – R), 3:45 PM
ATL (Mike Foltynewicz – R) at BAL (Chris Tillman – R), 7:05 PM
PHI (Jerome Williams – R) at TOR (R.A. Dickey – R), 7:07 PM
CHW (Jose Quintana – L) at BOS (Rick Porcello – R), 7:10 PM
SD (Tyson Ross – R) at NYM (Bartolo Colon – R), 7:10 PM
WAS (Doug Fister – R) at MIA (Tom Koehler – R), 7:10 PM
NYY (Masahiro Tanaka – R) at TEX (Colby Lewis – R), 8:05 PM
LAA (Garrett Richards – R) at HOU (Lance McCullers – R), 8:10 PM
CIN (Anthony DeSclafani – R) at STL (John Lackey – R), 8:15 PM
OAK (Jesse Chavez – R) at LAD (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10 PM
Day Game After Night Game: KC/CLE, DET/TB, PIT/MIN, COL/CHC, AZ/SEA, MIL/SF
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Jose Bautista, OF, TOR – (Hamstring) Left Tuesday's game, Bautista later downplayed it as a cramp.
Mookie Betts, OF, BOS – (Head) Left Tuesday after going over the wall trying to make a catch.
Emilio Bonifacio, 2B, CHW – (Ribs) Left Tuesday's game.
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL – (Back) Out of Tuesday's lineup after being scratched Monday.
Welington Castillo, C, AZ – (Elbow) Says he expects to start Wednesday.
Randal Grichuk, OF, STL – (Groin) Out of Tuesday's lineup after tweaking groin Sunday.
Alex Guerrero, 2B, LAD – (Back) Out of lineup Tuesday, unknown if related to injury.
Brock Holt, 3B, BOS – (Knee) Worked out on field before Tuesday's game, expected to be in Wednesday's lineup.
Starling Marte, OF, PIT – (Illness) Scratched Tuesday with illness.
Donovan Solano, 2B, MIA – (Personal) On paternity list, could be back as early as Wednesday.
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR – (Shoulder) Left Tuesday's game, will have MRI, said he feels like he aggravated same injury that caused him to miss a month earlier this season.
Mike Trout, OF, LAA – (Wrist) Had MRI Tuesday and did not start, remains day-to-day.
Justin Turner, 3B, LAD – (Leg) Sent to ER Tuesday with infection.
Scott Van Slyke, OF, LAD – (Neck) Out of lineup Tuesday, unknown if this is related to injury or platoon.
Players on the DL
Henderson Alvarez, P, MIA – (Shoulder) Tear in shoulder, going under the knife and season is over.
Manny Banuelos, P, ATL – (Elbow) Placed on DL with inflammation.
Clay Buchholz, P, BOS – (Elbow) Roster spot cleared, not eligible to return until at least September 9.
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM – (Elbow) Expected to be activated from DL Friday.
Carlos Frias, P, LAD – (Back) Will make rehab appearance Friday after bad rehab outing Sunday.
Jon Jay, OF, STL – (Wrist) Has not started hitting yet, probably at least a couple weeks from rehab.
Matt Joyce, OF, LAA – (Head) Suffered concussion Sunday, Angels then acquired David DeJesus and Shane Victorino.
Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU – (Finger) Will be evaluated in Houston Wednesday, is 3-for-14 on rehab.
Steven Matz, P, NYM – (Side) Told by team not to throw for at least another week.
Wil Myers, OF, SD – (Wrist) Shut down and will be re-evaluated around the weekend.
Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE – (Knee) Started rehab Monday at Double-A.
Jordan Walden, P, STL – (Biceps) Moving rehab up to Triple-A, eying early-August return.
David Wright, 3B, NYM – (Back) Did baseball activities Tuesday, rehab could be about a week away.
Activated from the DL
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, TB
Jaime Garcia, P, STL
Dee Gordon, 2B, LAD
Jon Niese, P, NYM (from paternity list)
Wily Peralta, P, MIL
Jayson Werth, OF, WAS
Ryan Zimmerman, 1B, WAS
Placed on the DL
Manny Banuelos, P, ATL
Clay Buchholz, P, BOS (transferred to 60-day DL)
Nick Hagadone, P, CLE (transferred to 60-day DL)
Matt Joyce, OF, LAA (7-day DL)
Jenrry Mejia, P, NYM (restricted list – 162 game suspension)
Donovan Solano, 3B, MIA (paternity list)
Traded/Signed/Claimed
Phillippe Aumont, P, TOR (minor league contract)
Vince Belnome, 1B, NYM (minor league contract)
David DeJesus, OF, LAA (from TB for prospect)
Jean Machi, P, BOS (claimed from SF)
Luis Mateo, SS, ATL (minor league contract)
David Murphy, OF, LAA (from CLE for prospect)
Jonathan Papelbon, P, WAS (from PHI for prospect)
Ben Zobrist, 2B, KC (from OAK for prospects)
Called Up
Christhian Adames, SS, COL
R.J. Alvarez, P, OAK
Dallas Beeler, P, CHC
David Carpenter, P, ATL
Aaron Laffey, P, COL
Justin Miller, P, COL
Diego Moreno, P, NYY
Max Muncy, 1B, OAK
Efren Navarro, OF, LAA
Michael Roth, P, CLE
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Jesus Aguilar, 1B, CLE
Joe Blanton, P, KC (designated for assignment)
Aaron Brooks, P, OAK
Emmanuel Burriss, 2B, WAS
Dan Butler, C, WAS (designated for assignment)
Miguel Castro, P, COL
Matt den Dekker, OF, WAS
Chris Dominguez, OF, CIN
Jake Elmore, 1B, TB
David Goforth, P, MIL
Nick Goody, P, NYY
Kyle Kubitza, 3B, LAA
Yoervis Medina, P, CHC
Jeremy McBryde, P, LAA (designated for assignment)
Wilin Rosario, C, COL
Zac Rosscup, P, CHC
Joe Thatcher, P, HOU (released)
Sam Tuivailala, P, STL
Logan Verrett, P, NYM
Closer Watch
New York Mets – Newly acquired Tyler Clippard threw a scoreless ninth Tuesday with a four-run lead and a non-save situation. It appears Jeurys Familia will indeed hold on to the closer's job.
Philadelphia – With Jonathan Papelbon traded to the Nationals, Ken Giles stepped in as the closer and converted Tuesday's save, allowing one hit in a scoreless inning.
Washington – The acquisition of Jonathan Papelbon shakes things up in Washington. Papelbon will serve as the closer, while Drew Storen becomes the setup man.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – July 29, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE vs KC 12:10PM | J. Guthrie | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .313 | .333 | .531 | .865 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE vs KC 12:10PM | J. Guthrie | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .440 | .464 | .800 | 1.264 |
| B. Moss | 1B | CLE vs KC 12:10PM | J. Guthrie | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .438 | .438 | 1.063 | 1.500 |
| C. Santana | 1B | CLE vs KC 12:10PM | J. Guthrie | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .440 | .533 | .840 | 1.373 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC @ CLE 12:10PM | C. Kluber | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | .242 | .306 | .606 | .912 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ CLE 12:10PM | C. Kluber | 31 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .484 | .529 | .742 | 1.271 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ SEA 3:40PM | F. Hernandez | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .316 | .409 | .474 | .883 |
| A. Lind | 1B | MIL @ SF 3:45PM | J. Peavy | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .364 | .364 | .818 | 1.182 |
| D. Brown | OF | PHI @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .300 | .417 | .900 | 1.317 |
| G. Beckham | 2B | CWS @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 32 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .469 | .486 | .750 | 1.236 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .545 | .800 | 1.345 |
| A. Garcia | OF | CWS @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .538 | .571 | .615 | 1.187 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs SD 7:10PM | T. Ross | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
| M. Upton Jr. | OF | SD @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .303 | .395 | .485 | .880 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | T. Koehler | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .278 | .350 | .944 | 1.294 |
| W. Ramos | C | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | T. Koehler | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | T. Koehler | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .308 | .500 | .769 | 1.269 |
| R. Zimmerman | 3B | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | T. Koehler | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .357 | .400 | .571 | .971 |
| C. Carter | DH | HOU vs LAA 8:10PM | G. Richards | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .300 | .391 | .500 | .891 |
| M. Byrd | OF | CIN @ STL 8:15PM | J. Lackey | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .345 | .355 | .621 | .976 |
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 – July 29, 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 |
| Jerome Williams | PHI @ TOR 7:07PM | 77 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | .195 | .260 | .337 | .597 |
| Doug Fister | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | 65 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .154 | .203 | .236 | .439 |
| Colby Lewis | TEX vs NYY 8:05PM | 86 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | .209 | .303 | .385 | .689 |
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 – July 29, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Y. Gomes | C | CLE vs KC 12:10PM | J. Guthrie | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .133 | .188 | .200 | .388 |
| A. Gose | OF | DET @ TB 12:10PM | C. Archer | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET @ TB 12:10PM | C. Archer | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .083 | .154 | .167 | .321 |
| J. Martinez | OF | DET @ TB 12:10PM | C. Archer | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| L. Cain | OF | KC @ CLE 12:10PM | C. Kluber | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .192 | .192 | .231 | .423 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC @ CLE 12:10PM | C. Kluber | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .212 | .212 | .242 | .455 |
| S. Perez | C | KC @ CLE 12:10PM | C. Kluber | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .190 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | KC @ CLE 12:10PM | C. Kluber | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| J. Jaso | C | TB vs DET 12:10PM | J. Verlander | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN vs PIT 1:10PM | F. Liriano | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .190 | .261 | .238 | .499 |
| J. Reyes | SS | COL @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Lester | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .087 | .125 | .087 | .212 |
| J. Saltalamacchia | C | ARI @ SEA 3:40PM | F. Hernandez | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .200 | .259 | .240 | .499 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL @ SF 3:45PM | J. Peavy | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .143 | .200 | .214 | .414 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| J. Smoak | 1B | TOR vs PHI 7:07PM | J. Williams | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .048 | .091 | .190 | .281 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .133 | .235 | .200 | .435 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .160 | .160 | .220 | .380 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | D. Fister | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| M. Morse | OF | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | D. Fister | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| J. Upton | OF | SD @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .154 | .353 | .385 | .738 |
| B. Ryan | SS | NYY @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
| J. Castro | C | HOU vs LAA 8:10PM | G. Richards | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .227 | .227 | .273 | .500 |
| M. Gonzalez | SS | HOU vs LAA 8:10PM | G. Richards | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ STL 8:15PM | J. Lackey | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ STL 8:15PM | J. Lackey | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAD vs OAK 10:10PM | J. Chavez | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 |
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 – July 29, 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 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KC @ CLE 12:10PM | 192 | 62 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 13 | 29 | .323 | .364 | .561 | .925 |
| Bartolo Colon | NYM vs SD 7:10PM | 75 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | .333 | .383 | .439 | .822 |
| Rick Porcello | BOS vs CWS 7:10PM | 168 | 56 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 18 | .333 | .361 | .551 | .912 |
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
Arodys Vizcaino, P, ATL and David Aardsma, P, ATL – So you were behind the eight ball on Ken Giles turning into the Phillies' closer following the Jonathan Papelbon trade? The ascension of Giles could be seen a mile away. In Atlanta, the Braves have lost Jason Grilli for the season and Jim Johnson stepped in. But Johnson is on the trading block and several teams figure to be vying for his services. That means either Vizcaino or Aardsma is set to step in. Both players – Vizcaino (1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP in 9 IP) and Aardsma (2.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP in 18 IP) have been good in limited action this season and both are owned in very few leagues.
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DraftKingsValue Picks
SP: John Lackey, STL ($8,600)
C: Yasmani Grandal, LAD ($3,400)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, LAD ($4,100)
2B: Neil Walker, PIT ($3,400)
SS: Jhonny Peralta, STL ($3,800)
3B: Matt Carpenter, STL ($3,900)
OF: Matt Holliday, STL ($3,800)
