Friday Lineup Card: Buy Papelbon

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Updated on June 18, 2015 11:11PM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Thursday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Tigers (Justin Verlander – R) at Yankees (Adam Warren – R), 7:05
Pirates (A.J. Burnett – R) at Nationals (Joe Ross – R), 7:05
Cardinals (Tyler Lyons – L) at Phillies (Phillippe Aumont R), 7:05
Orioles (Mike Wright – R) at Blue Jays (Marco Estrada – R), 7:07
Rays (Nathan Karns – R) at Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R), 7:10
Marlins (Dan Haren – R) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 7:10
Mets (Jacob deGrom – R) at Braves (Matt Wisler – R), 7:35
Red Sox (Eduardo Rodriguez – L) at Royals (Yohan Pino – R), 8:10
Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at White Sox (Chris Sale – L), 8:10
Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Twins (Phil Hughes – R), 8:10
Brewers (Taylor Jungmann – R) at Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 8:40
Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R) at Athletics (Sonny Gray – R), 9:35
Padres (James Shields – R) at Diamondbacks (Rubby De La Rosa – R), 9:40
Astros (Lance McCullers – R) at Mariners (Roenis Elias – L), 10:10
Giants (Chris Heston – R) at Dodgers (Mike Bolsinger – R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (Knee) – Missed Thursday's game.
Jake Marisnick, OF, HOU (Hamstring) – Left Thursday's game due to soreness.
Kyle Blanks, 1B, TEX (Achilles) – Did not play on Thursday.
Neil Walker, 2B, PIT (Illness) – Did not play on Thursday due to a stomach ailment.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL (Hip) – Did not start on Thursday.
Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL (Wrist) – Did not start on Thursday.
Colby Rasmus, OF, HOU (Personal) – Expected to return to action on Friday or Saturday.
Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU (Hamstring) – Did not start on Thursday.
Cole Hamels, SP, PHI (Hamstring) – Will not make his scheduled start on Friday.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (Shoulder) – Expected to be in the lineup on Friday.

Players on the DL

Martin Prado, 3B, MIA (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Oscar Hernandez, C, ARI (Wrist) – Started a rehab assignment with Low-A Kane County.
Cory Rasmus, RP, LAA (Back) – Expected to start his rehab assignment on Friday.
Martin Perez, RP, TEX (Elbow) – Will throw a bullpen session on Friday.
Derek Holland, SP, TEX (Shoulder) – Underwent an MRI on Thursday with favorable results.
Matt Harrison, SP, TEX (Back) – Will make his next rehab start on Friday.
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX (Hamstring) – Participated in full baseball activities and may start a rehab assignment next week.
Yordano Ventura, SP, KC (Hand) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Victor Martinez, 1B, DET (Knee) – Expected to be activated from the DL on Friday.
Wil Myers, OF, SD (Wrist) – Had successful surgery on Friday.
Aaron Sanchez, SP, TOR (Back) – Has not started to throw yet.
Kris Medlen, SP, KC (Elbow) – Expected to make a rehab start on Friday.
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY (Knee) – Was able to run the bases on Thursday.
Maicer Izturis, 2B, TOR (Shoulder) – Expected to miss the rest of the season after surgery on Thursday.
Heath Hembree, RP, BOS (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL (Groin) – Expected to pitch on Saturday at Double-A Bowie.
Ike Davis, 1B, OAK (Quadriceps) – May be activated on Friday.
Justin Morneau, 1B, COL (Concussion) – There is still no timetable for his return.
Brooks Brown, RP, COL (Shoulder) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
John Jaso, C, TB (Wrist) – Expected to start a rehab assignment soon.
James Loney, 1B, TB (Finger) – Will start range-of-motion work soon.
Matt Moore, SP, TB (Elbow) – Expected to make two more minor league starts.
Justin Masterson, SP, BOS (Shoulder) – May return to action over the next few days.
Cliff Lee, SP, PHI (Elbow) – Expected to throw in another three or four weeks.

Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)

Yordano Ventura, SP, KC
Brooks Brown, RP, COL
Martin Prado, 3B, MIA
Heath Hembree, RP, BOS

Activated from the DL

Doug Fister, SP, WAS

Called Up

Logan Verrett, RP, NYM
Jeff Manship, RP, CLE
Jhonatan Solano, C, MIA
Scott Carroll, RP, CHW
Christian Bergman, RP, COL
Eury Perez, OF, ATL
Jake Diekman, RP, PHI
Travis Shaw, 1B, BOS
Kyle Crockett, RP, CLE
Yohan Pino, SP, KC
Anthony Ranaudo, SP, TEX
Daniel Coulombe, RP, LAD

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)

Hector Noesi, SP, CHW
Dustin McGowan, SP, PHI
Shaun Marcum, SP, CLE
Zach Walters, SS, CLE
Daniel Castro, SS, ATL
Chris Heisey, OF, LAD
Taylor Hill, RP, WAS
Akeel Morris, RP, NYM
J.C. Ramirez, RP, ARI
Wei-Chung Wang, SP, MIL

Released

Jordan Schafer, OF, MIN

Closer Watch

Tampa Bay Rays – If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? Well, sorta. I'm sure that's the thinking with Brad Boxberger, who closed out his16th save of the season on Thursday in beating the Nationals. Boxberger, who has two blown saves since June 3, is still doing enough to keep the job in Tampa Bay, even if it was his first save since May 31.

Philadelphia Phillies – It only took nine pitches for Jonathan Papelbon to close out the ninth inning, as he pitched a perfect frame, while notching one strikeout. It was Papelbon's 13th save of the year, which is more than half of the Phillies' seasonal win total (23). There's a good chance you can buy Papelbon for 50 cents on the dollar, pushing the idea that the Phillies will lose 100 games by season's end. But, even so, you know you can still get 17-20 saves out of Papelbon from here on out.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – June 19, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Rodriguez	3B	NYY vs DET 7:05PM	J. Verlander	28	10	5	4	9	4	3	.357	.455	.821	1.276
B. Harper	OF	WAS vs PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	19	5	3	1	1	1	3	.263	.333	.526	.860
A. Rendon	2B	WAS vs PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	16	7	3	3	9	2	1	.438	.474	1.000	1.474
B. Phillips	2B	CIN vs MIA 7:10PM	D. Haren	21	7	2	2	5	0	5	.333	.333	.619	.952
C. Johnson	3B	ATL vs NYM 7:35PM	J. deGrom	11	5	1	0	3	0	4	.455	.455	.545	1.000
C. Gillaspie	3B	CWS vs TEX 8:10PM	C. Lewis	10	4	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.500	.900
A. Rosales	2B	TEX @ CWS 8:10PM	C. Sale	14	7	3	3	6	1	5	.500	.500	1.143	1.643
R. Braun	OF	MIL @ COL 8:40PM	J. De La Rosa	14	10	7	3	10	3	0	.714	.765	1.643	2.408
A. Hill	2B	ARI vs SD 9:40PM	J. Shields	36	10	5	4	5	4	6	.278	.350	.639	.989

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 19, 2015

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Justin Verlander	DET @ NYY 7:05PM	149	32	12	8	18	17	43	.215	.297	.397	.694
Chris Sale	CWS vs TEX 8:10PM	101	16	4	3	8	8	43	.158	.236	.256	.492
Colby Lewis	TEX @ CWS 8:10PM	95	26	7	1	6	2	22	.274	.289	.369	.658
Sonny Gray	OAK vs LAA 9:35PM	152	29	6	2	10	11	43	.191	.243	.255	.498
James Shields	SD @ ARI 9:40PM	77	16	9	8	10	8	16	.208	.282	.514	.796

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – June 19, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
C. Beltran	OF	NYY vs DET 7:05PM	J. Verlander	10	1	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200
S. Drew	SS	NYY vs DET 7:05PM	J. Verlander	11	2	0	0	0	1	6	.182	.250	.182	.432
B. Gardner	OF	NYY vs DET 7:05PM	J. Verlander	19	3	0	0	0	3	4	.158	.273	.158	.431
M. Teixeira	1B	NYY vs DET 7:05PM	J. Verlander	33	3	1	1	4	5	11	.091	.205	.182	.387
I. Desmond	SS	WAS vs PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	21	3	1	0	0	3	8	.143	.250	.190	.440
Y. Escobar	SS	WAS vs PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS vs PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	17	3	1	0	3	0	7	.176	.222	.235	.458
W. Ramos	C	WAS vs PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	15	2	1	1	1	1	7	.133	.188	.333	.521
D. Uggla	2B	WAS vs PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	13	2	1	1	2	2	6	.154	.267	.385	.651
T. Snider	OF	BAL @ TOR 7:07PM	M. Estrada	12	1	0	0	0	1	7	.083	.154	.083	.237
J. Bruce	OF	CIN vs MIA 7:10PM	D. Haren	12	2	0	0	0	1	4	.167	.231	.167	.397
E. Longoria	3B	TB @ CLE 7:10PM	C. Carrasco	10	2	1	1	1	0	3	.200	.200	.500	.700
F. Freeman	1B	ATL vs NYM 7:35PM	J. deGrom	10	2	1	1	1	2	4	.200	.333	.500	.833
A. Eaton	OF	CWS vs TEX 8:10PM	C. Lewis	10	1	1	1	2	0	3	.100	.100	.400	.500
E. Andrus	SS	TEX @ CWS 8:10PM	C. Sale	20	2	0	0	0	2	6	.100	.182	.100	.282
S. Choo	OF	TEX @ CWS 8:10PM	C. Sale	16	1	0	0	0	3	9	.063	.250	.063	.313
P. Fielder	1B	TEX @ CWS 8:10PM	C. Sale	25	4	1	0	1	1	8	.160	.222	.200	.422
G. Parra	OF	MIL @ COL 8:40PM	J. De La Rosa	21	4	1	0	1	7	6	.190	.393	.238	.631
K. Calhoun	OF	LAA @ OAK 9:35PM	S. Gray	24	3	2	0	0	4	9	.125	.250	.208	.458
C. Iannetta	C	LAA @ OAK 9:35PM	S. Gray	10	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.091	.000	.091
A. Pujols	1B	LAA @ OAK 9:35PM	S. Gray	22	4	0	0	2	0	4	.182	.174	.182	.356
M. Trout	OF	LAA @ OAK 9:35PM	S. Gray	22	4	2	2	2	1	10	.182	.217	.455	.672
S. Vogt	C	OAK vs LAA 9:35PM	M. Shoemaker	10	2	1	1	4	1	2	.200	.273	.500	.773
J. Saltalamacchia	C	ARI vs SD 9:40PM	J. Shields	14	0	0	0	0	2	5	.000	.125	.000	.125

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 19, 2015

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
There are no pitchers who qualify as "cold" today.

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Recommended Pickup

Anibal Sanchez, SP, Detroit Tigers – Sanchez may not be owned in as many leagues as you'd think, considering his awful rollercoaster ride in the season; however, Sanchez hasn't given up an earned run in his last 16.2 innings pitched. He's coming off a masterful two-hit shutout against the Reds earlier in the week and really seems to have turned a corner. Sanchez may not be out there, but if he is? Snag him.

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OF: Mookie Betts, BOS ($4,100)

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