This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Cubs (Jon Lester – L) at Cardinals (Carlos Martinez – R), 1:45 PM
Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez – R) at Yankees (CC Sabathia – L), 7:05 PM
Braves (Julio Teheran – R) at Phillies (Adam Morgan – L), 7:05 PM
Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R) at Tigers (Kyle Lobstein – L), 7:08 PM
Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R) at Red Sox (Joe Kelly – R), 7:10 PM
Pirates (J.A. Happ – L) at Reds (Keyvius Sampson – R), 7:10 PM
Brewers (Ariel Pena – R) at Marlins (Tom Koehler – R), 7:10 PM
Yankees (Jacob deGrom – R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 7:10 PM
Indians (Josh Tomlin – R) at White Sox (Jeff Samardzija – R), 8:10 PM
Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R) at Royals (Kris Medlen – R), 8:10 PM
Rockies (Chris Rusin – L) at Padres (James Shields – R), 9:10 PM
Giants (Chris Heston – R) at Diamondbacks (Zack Godley – R), 9:40 PM
Astros (Collin McHugh – R) at Athletics (Aaron Brooks – R), 10:05 PM
Dodgers (Mat Latos – R) at Angels (Garrett Richards – R), 10:10 PM
Rangers (Martin Perez – L) at Mariners (Vidal Nuno – L), 10:10 PM
Day Game After Night Game: CHC/STL
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Abrahama Almonte, OF, CLE – (undisclosed) Late scratch Tuesday, origin unknown.
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD – (back) Out again Tuesday, has been out since Sept. 1.
Mark Buehrle, P, TOR – (rest) Turn in rotation will be skipped in favor of Marcus Stroman, had cortisone shot and should make next start.
Brandon Crawford, SS, SF – (calf) Left Tuesday with tightness.
Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA – (quadriceps) Hitting from cage, but sitting for fifth straight game Tuesday.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, NYM – (wrist) Out of Tuesday's lineup following Sunday's cortisone shot.
Delino DeShileds, Jr., OF, TEX – (knee) Out of the lineup Tuesday after sustaining a sprain Monday.
Adam Duvall, 3B, CIN – (knee) Left Tuesday after being hit by pitch.
Nathan Eovaldi, P, NYY – (elbow) Will miss the rest of the regular season.
Sam Fuld, OF, OAK – (back) Out again Tuesday, but playing time may not be related to health.
Brett Gardner, OF, NYY – (shoulder) Expects to be in lineup Wednesday.
Yasmani Grandal, C, LAD – (shoulder) Missed again Tuesday, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation. Appears inflammation will bother him for the rest of the season.
Franklin Gutierrez, OF, SEA – (groin) Missed fourth straight game Tuesday.
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA – (hamstring) Out of Tuesday's lineup for fifth straight game Tuesday.
Aaron Hill, 2B, AZ – (hamstring) Could be back in the lineup mid-week.
Nick Hundley, C, COL – (neck) Missed second game with stiffness Tuesday.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL – (shoulder) Out of Tuesday's lineup after being lifted Monday with various soreness ailments. Jones says he could return to lineup immediately, but check back when lineups are posted.
Adam LaRoche, 1B, CHW – (knee) Scratched Monday and out again Tuesday.
Victor Martinez, 1B, DET – (illness) Out of lineup for second straight day Tuesday.
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL – (eye) Expected to miss a couple more days.
Kris Negron, 3B, CIN – (shoulder) Suffered partial dislocation Tuesday, will be evaluated Wednesday.
Jimmy Rollins, SS, LAD – (hand) Missed second straight start Tuesday, but x-rays negative after sliding into a base Sunday.
Kyle Schwarber, C, CHC – (ribs) Was able to pinch-hit Tuesday, should return to lineup Wednesday.
Stephen Strasburg, P, WAS – (back) Will start Wednesday barring any setbacks.
Stephen Vogt, C, OAK – (groin) Could be out for "a while."
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL – (calf) Out Tuesday for second straight day.
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS – (oblique) Out of lineup Tuesday.
Players on the DL
Chris Bassitt, P, OAK – (shoulder) Could be out for the season.
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI – (wrist) Will hit off tee Wednesday, will be shut down for season if he is still sore.
Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAD – (hamstring) Hitting but not running in simulated games, a week or two from returning.
Brandon Maurer, P, SD – (shoulder) Will have more treatment, season could be finished.
Daniel Norris, P, DET – (oblique) May throw simulated game this weekend, still a possibility he returns this season.
James Paxton, P, SEA – (finger) Likely to start Sunday.
Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX – (shoulder) Pulled from rehab, out for the season.
Paco Rodriguez, P, ATL – (elbow) Not expected to return this season.
Aaron Sanchez, P, DET – (shoulder) Will throw bullpen session Tuesday, return this season remains questionable.
Steven Souza, OF, TB – (hand) Will play two more games at High-A before being reevaluated.
Marcus Stroman, P, TOR – (knee) Set to start Saturday for Blue Jays after two rehab starts.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY – (leg) Had two injections, Yankees sound unsure he will make it back this season.
Adam Wainwright, P, STL – (Achilles) Return to rotation before end of season looks like a real possibility.
Activated from the DL
Jeremy Affeldt, P, SF
Brennan Boesch, OF, CIN
Carlos Carrasco, P, CLE
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS
Neil Ramirez, P, CHC
Placed on the DL
Henderson Alvarez, P, MIA (transferred to 60-day DL)
Darrell Ceciliani, OF, NYM
Charlie Furbush, P, SEA (transferred to 60-day DL)
Evan Marshall, P, AZ
Hector Sanchez, P, SF
Claimed Off Waivers
Tommy Medica, 1B, MIA from SD
Called Up
Dariel Alvarez, OF, BAL
Jonathan Aro, P, BOS
Nevin Ashley, C, MIL
Steve Baron, C, SEA
Matt Barnes, P, BOS
Andrew Bellatti, P, TB
Socrates Brito, OF, AZ
David Buchanan, P, PHI
Jhoulys Chacin, P, AZ
Andrew Chafin, P, AZ
Tony Cingrani, P, CIN
Todd Cunningham, OF, ATL
Steve Delabar, P, TOR
Brandon Finnegan, P, CIN
Nick Franklin, SS, TB
Cory Gearrin, P, SF
Craig Gentry, OF, OAK
Matt Hague, 1B, TOR
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM
Rich Hill, P, BOS
Micah Johnson, 2B, CHW
James Jones, OF, SET
Ian Krol, P, DET
Kyle Kubitza, 3B, LAA
Jefry Marte, 3B, DET
Scott McGough, P, MIA
Yoervis Medina, P, CHC
Johnny Monell, C, NYM
Jesus Montero, 1B, SEA
Steven Moya, OF, DET
Max Muncy, 1B, OAK
Kris Negron, 3B, CIN
Peter O'Brien, OF, AZ
Nefi Ogando, P, PHI
Ken Roberts, P, PHI
Daniel Robertson, OF, LAA
Luis Sardinas, SS, MIL
Josh Smith, P, CIN
Tim Stauffer, P, NYM
Sam Tuivailala, P, STL
Logan Verrett, P, NYM
Ryan Weber, P, ATL
Allen Webster, P, AZ
Josh Wilson, 2B, DET
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Cesar Cabral, P, BAL
Oliver Drake, P, BAL
Daniel Fields, OF, DET (designated for assignment)
Preston Guilmet, P, MIL
Brandon Kintzler, P, MIL
Junior Lake, OF, BAL
Closer Watch
Boston – The Red Sox did not encounter a save situation Tuesday, but they did use Jean Machi in the sixth inning of a tie game. Robbie Ross worked the ninth, also in a tie game. This is notable because Ross picked up the last save opportunity for the Red Sox last Friday. With struggling of late, the Red Sox may have moved on to Ross.
Washington – Under immense pressure for his job, Matt Williams finally caved and used Jonathan Papelbon in a non-save situation. He was used Tuesday in the eighth inning of a tie game against the Mets and the decision backfired on Williams, as Papelbon allowed a decisive solo home run in two innings of work and took the loss. The There will be no change in the closer's job, but Papelbon could log more innings as the Nationals are in desperation mode.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 9, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Heyward | OF | STL vs CHC 1:45PM | J. Lester | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .444 | .833 | 1.278 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs CHC 1:45PM | J. Lester | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | .265 | .359 | .559 | .918 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | C. Sabathia | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .323 | .344 | .581 | .924 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | C. Sabathia | 61 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 8 | .311 | .343 | .607 | .950 |
| M. Machado | 3B | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | C. Sabathia | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .556 | .889 |
| N. Reimold | OF | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | C. Sabathia | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .367 | .375 | .700 | 1.075 |
| D. Ackley | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .545 | .545 | .818 | 1.364 |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .350 | .435 | .750 | 1.185 |
| S. Drew | SS | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 42 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .262 | .354 | .524 | .878 |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .636 | .692 | .909 | 1.601 |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .308 | .438 | .538 | .976 |
| Y. Escobar | SS | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | J. deGrom | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .545 | .600 | 1.145 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | J. deGrom | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .385 | .429 | .462 | .890 |
| W. Ramos | C | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | J. deGrom | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .636 | .909 |
| X. Bogaerts | SS | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | D. Hutchison | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | D. Hutchison | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .412 | .533 | .945 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | J. Happ | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | .556 | 1.286 | 1.841 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | J. Happ | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .438 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Kelly | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .545 | .615 | .545 | 1.161 |
| R. Martin | C | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Kelly | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .308 | .412 | .615 | 1.027 |
| L. Cain | OF | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | M. Pelfrey | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .538 | .667 | 1.205 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | M. Pelfrey | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .462 | .545 | 1.007 |
| O. Infante | 2B | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | M. Pelfrey | 41 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .415 | .467 | .463 | .930 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | M. Pelfrey | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .538 | .700 | 1.238 |
| N. Arenado | 3B | COL @ SD 9:10PM | J. Shields | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .571 | .600 | 1.286 | 1.886 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL @ SD 9:10PM | J. Shields | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .267 | .313 | .667 | .979 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL @ SD 9:10PM | J. Shields | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .438 | .500 | .938 | 1.438 |
| J. Morneau | 1B | COL @ SD 9:10PM | J. Shields | 50 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 7 | .320 | .340 | .680 | 1.020 |
| D. DeJesus | OF | LAA vs LAD 10:05PM | M. Latos | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .611 | .944 |
| S. Victorino | OF | LAA vs LAD 10:05PM | M. Latos | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .300 | .417 | .700 | 1.117 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA vs TEX 10:10PM | M. Perez | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .412 | .412 | .765 | 1.176 |
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 – September 9, 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 |
| Stephen Strasburg | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | 135 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 43 | .237 | .298 | .287 | .585 |
| Jacob deGrom | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | 94 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 24 | .245 | .272 | .379 | .652 |
| CC Sabathia | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | 236 | 67 | 30 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 53 | .284 | .302 | .509 | .812 |
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 – September 9, 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 @ STL 1:45PM | C. Martinez | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL @ PHI 7:05PM | D. Buchanan | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .083 | .333 | .417 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | C. Sabathia | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .208 | .208 | .333 | .542 |
| S. Pearce | OF | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | C. Sabathia | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 |
| M. Wieters | C | BAL @ NYY 7:05PM | C. Sabathia | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .167 | .205 | .306 | .511 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .200 | .385 | .200 | .585 |
| J. Lagares | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| R. Tejada | SS | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .176 | .333 | .176 | .510 |
| B. Ryan | SS | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| C. Young | OF | NYY vs BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .163 | .217 | .233 | .450 |
| C. Hernandez | 2B | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .190 | .190 | .524 | .714 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | D. Hutchison | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .235 | .263 | .235 | .498 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs PIT 7:10PM | J. Happ | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Kelly | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Samardzija | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | J. Tomlin | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| C. Dickerson | OF | COL @ SD 9:10PM | J. Shields | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
| J. Reyes | SS | COL @ SD 9:10PM | J. Shields | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| C. Iannetta | C | LAA vs LAD 10:05PM | M. Latos | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
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 – September 9, 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 |
| Joe Kelly | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | 74 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 16 | .270 | .388 | .471 | .859 |
| Drew Hutchison | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | 87 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | .356 | .420 | .538 | .958 |
| J.A. Happ | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | 62 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 16 | .323 | .381 | .651 | 1.032 |
| Mike Pelfrey | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | 147 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | .347 | .402 | .463 | .865 |
| James Shields | SD vs COL 9:10PM | 151 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 29 | .325 | .357 | .642 | .999 |
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
Tanner Roark, P, WAS – To be clear, this is not one of those must adds in all formats where Superman is going to show up. In fact, Roark has been quite human in 35 appearances this season, including seven starts. He was nudged out of the rotation in spring training and has logged just 83.2 innings. But with Joe Ross fatigued to the point that the Nationals moved him to the bullpen, Roark finally appears to have a secure rotation spot for the duration of the season. Roark has a 2.77 ERA since August, but a 1.46 WHIP over the same time frame. His 15 wins, 2/85 ERA and 1.09 WHIP from 2014 are a thing of the past, but of starting pitching options coming online, Roark will have the experience factor over other recent September promotions. There is certainly risk here, but can be worth a flyer in deeper leagues.
Other Recent Recommendations:Joe Panik, Javier Baez, Joe Kelly, Justin Morneau, Corey Seager, Didi Gregorius,
DraftKingsValue Picks
SP: James Shields, SD ($9,400)
C: Salvador Perez, KC ($3,600)
1B: Albert Pujols, LAA ($4,000)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,500)
SS: Eugenio Suarez, CIN ($3,900)
3B: Jake Lamb, AZ ($3,600)
OF: Stephen Piscotty, STL ($3,800)
