This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Rockies (Jon Gray – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Marlins (Adam Conley – L) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 7:05
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Phillies (Aaron Nola – R), 7:05
Tigers (Matt Boyd – L) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – R), 7:07
Angels (Andrew Heaney – L) at Indians (Danny Salazar – R), 7:10
Red Sox (Henry Owens – L) at Mets (Matt Harvey – R), 7:10
Royals (Edinson Volquez – R) at Rays (Erasmo Ramirez – R), 7:10
Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R) at Braves (Williams Perez – R), 7:35
Orioles (Kevin Gausman – R) at Rangers (Cole Hamels – L), 8:05
Reds (Raisel Iglesias – R) at Brewers (Taylor Jungmann – R), 8:10
Astros (Mike Fiers – R) at Twins (Kyle Gibson – R), 8:10
Mariners (Taijuan Walker – L) at White Sox (John Danks – L), 8:10
Athletics (Sonny Gray – R) at Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R), 9:40
Cubs (Jason Hammel – R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10
Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R) at Giants (Mike Leake – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Denard Span, OF, WAS (Back) – Missed Thursday's game due to soreness.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (Undisclosed) – Removed from Thursday's game after running into the centerfield wall.
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD (Knee) – Expected to play on Friday.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (Hamstring) – Left Thursday's game after aggravating a hamstring injury.
Gregor Blanco, OF, SF (Hip) – Did not start on Thursday.
Brandon Crawford, SS, SF (Oblique) – Did not start on Thursday.
Dexter Fowler, OF, CHC (Hand) – Did not start on Thursday.
Rougned Odor, 2B, TEX (Finger) – Did not start on Thursday.
Players on the DL
Manny Banuelos, SP, ATL (Elbow) – Rehab start was pushed to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Steven Matz. SP, NYM (Side) – Expected to make another rehab start on Monday or Tuesday.
Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX (Shoulder) – Started a rehab assignment on Thursday at Low-A Hickory.
Chris Johnson, 3B CLE (Finger) – Expected to start a rehab assignment on Friday.
Steven Souza, OF, TB (Hand) – Is on pace to join the Rays by mid-September.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (Knee) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (Knee) – Expected to be activated off the DL on Friday.
Joe Panik, 2B, SF (Back) – Took batting practice on Thursday.
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS (Shoulder) – Expected to miss the rest of the season.
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL (Groin) – Expected to join the Orioles in Texas this weekend.
David Freese, 3B, LAA (Finger) – Expected to join the Angels on Monday.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated off the DL
Andre Rienzo, RP, MIA
Placed on the DL
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Scott McHugh, RP, MIA
Nick Goody, RP, NYY
Drew Rucinski, RP, LAA
Spencer Patton, RP, TEX
Tommy Kahnle, RP, COL
Nolan Reimold, OF, BAL
Rafael Betancourt, RP, COL
Alberto Callaspo, 3B, LAA
Called Up
Matt Shoemaker, SP, LAA
Nick Martinez, SP, TEX
Joey Butler, 1B, TB
Closer Watch
Los Angeles Dodgers – Don't fret Kenley Jansen owners – Jansen is still your guy for saves out of the Dodgers bullpen. He was just getting a rest, maybe due to his recent struggles; as Jim Johnson filled in for ninth-inning duty locking down his 10th save of the season, pitching a perfect inning on 12 pitches. Johnson is a nice backup plan for the Dodgers if Jansen gets injured, but there's no reason to rush out and pick him up to roster unless you've got the room AND you own Jansen.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – August 28, 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. Prado | 3B | MIA @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .462 | .462 | .577 | 1.038 |
| A. Avila | C | DET @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .357 | .438 | .429 | .866 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .750 | 1.194 |
| A. Cabrera | SS | TB vs KC 7:10PM | E. Volquez | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .600 | .964 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .412 | .500 | .882 | 1.382 |
| N. Cruz | OF | SEA @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .304 | .304 | .565 | .870 |
| A. Jackson | OF | SEA @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 52 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | .442 | .491 | .673 | 1.164 |
| C. Denorfia | OF | CHC @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 35 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .257 | .366 | .571 | .937 |
| D. Fowler | OF | CHC @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 40 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .425 | .477 | .525 | 1.002 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD vs CHC 10:10PM | J. Hammel | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | .333 | .438 | .593 | 1.030 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL @ SF 10:15PM | M. Leake | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .357 | .438 | .714 | 1.152 |
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 – August 28, 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 | |||||
| There are no pitchers who qualify as "hot" today. | |||||||||||||||||
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 – August 28, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .233 | .226 | .300 | .526 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | MIA @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .190 | .227 | .190 | .418 |
| J. Realmuto | C | MIA @ WAS 7:05PM | J. Zimmermann | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs SD 7:05PM | I. Kennedy | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI vs SD 7:05PM | I. Kennedy | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .300 | .633 |
| P. Janish | SS | BAL @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Hamels | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .267 | .600 |
| G. Parra | OF | BAL @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Hamels | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| J. Herrera | SS | CHC @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 |
| M. Montero | C | CHC @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .207 | .207 | .310 | .517 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs CHC 10:10PM | J. Hammel | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .171 | .256 | .314 | .571 |
| J. Rollins | SS | LAD vs CHC 10:10PM | J. Hammel | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .176 | .300 | .353 | .653 |
| M. Byrd | OF | SF vs STL 10:15PM | M. Wacha | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 |
| J. Heyward | OF | STL @ SF 10:15PM | M. Leake | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .143 | .214 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL @ SF 10:15PM | M. Leake | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .100 | .143 | .150 | .293 |
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 – August 28, 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 |
| R.A. Dickey | TOR vs DET 7:07PM | 104 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | .346 | .424 | .578 | 1.001 |
| John Danks | CWS vs SEA 8:10PM | 172 | 56 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 34 | .326 | .376 | .547 | .923 |
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 |
Mike Moustakas, 3B, Kansas City Royals – This is the second time that we have recommended Moustakas, the first time all the way back in April. Moustakas has had a rough stretch of it during the middle chunk of the season, but he's finally coming around. Moose has 3 HR, 7 R and 12 RBI, hitting 13-for-26 (.500 AVG) over his last seven games. Wow-zers, right? If Moose is there for you, grab him for immediate help. I won't be surprised if we see another 10 HR before season's end.
Other Recent Recommendations:Wilmer Flores, Aaron Altherr, David Wright, Lance McCullers, Byron Buxton and Derek Dietrich
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Henry Owens, BOS ($7,700)
C: Derek Norris, SD ($3,400)
1B: Billy Butler, OAK ($3,300)
2B: Anthony Rendon, WAS ($3,700)
SS: Eugenio Suarez, CIN ($3,900)
3B: Adrian Beltre, TEX ($4,000)
OF: Khris Davis, MIL ($3,900)
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