This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Cubs (Jason Hammel – R), 4:05
Yankees (Michael Pineda – R) at Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez – R), 7:05
Phillies (Kevin Correia – R) at Pirates (Jeff Locke – L), 7:05
Indians (Danny Salazar – R) at Tigers (David Price – L), 7:08
Braves (Alex Wood – L) at Mets (Bartolo Colon – R), 7:10
White Sox (John Danks – L) at Rays (Chris Archer – R), 7:10
Rockies (Kyle Kendrick – R) at Marlins (Jose Urena – R), 7:10
Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R) at Red Sox (Joe Kelly – R), 7:10
Twins (Tommy Milone – L) at Rangers (Wandy Rodriguez – L), 8:05
Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R) at Astros (Brett Oberholtzer – L), 8:10
Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 8:10
Royals (Yordano Ventura – R) at Cardinals (Jaime Garcia – L), 8:15
Athletics (Jesse Chavez – R) at Angels (Hector Santiago – L), 10:05
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L) at Padres (Odrisamer Despaigne – R), 10:10
Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL (Leg) – May be back in the lineup on Friday or Saturday.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF (Wrist) – A decision to place Pence on the DL won't be made until Friday.
Kevin Plawecki, C, NYM (Ear) – Will not be place on the DL until doctors know what is wrong with him.
Brandon Barnes, OF, COL (Lower Body) – Did not start on Thursday.
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN (Wrist) – Did not start on Thursday.
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN (Groin) – Did not start on Thursday.
David Freese, 3B, LAA (Hamstring) – Did not start on Thursday.
Lance Lynn, SP, STL (Forearm) – Returned to St. Louis on Wednesday for additional testing.
Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA (Back) – Did not start on Thursday.
Players on the DL
Daniel Murphy, 2B, NYM (Quadriceps) – Expected to return after the minimum 15 days out.
Jarred Cosart, SP, MIA (Head) – Started a rehab assignment at Triple-A New Orleans.
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN (Hip) – Mesoraco left Wednesday's rehab game after suffering soreness.
Gregor Blanco, OF, SF (Concussion) – Still experiencing concussion symptoms, but is no longer suffering from headaches.
John Jaso, C, TB (Wrist) – Expected to hit off a tee on Friday.
Jerry Blevins, RP, NYM (Forearm) – Still has not resumed throwing after X-rays showed he is not fully healed.
Matt Moore, SP, TB (Elbow) – Expected to make a rehab start on Monday.
Drew Smyly, SP, TB (Shoulder) – Threw sock tosses on Thursday.
David Wright, 3B, NYM (Back) – Will remain in Los Angeles for several more weeks for treatment.
Tim Beckham, SS, TB (Hamstring) – Took grounders on Thursday.
Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL (Groin) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (Foot) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Edward Mujica, RP, OAK (Hand) – Expected to pitch another bullpen session on Saturday.
Zack Cozart, SS, CIN (Knee) – Will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on Monday.
Ike Davis, 1B, OAK (Quadriceps) – Expected to start rehab assignment over the weekend.
Enrique Burgos, RP, ARI (Shoulder) – May start a rehab assignment this weekend.
Brad Peacock, SP, HOU (Ribs) – Started a rehab assignment on Thursday.
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS (Shoulder) – Transferred to the 60-day DL.
Justin Masterson, SP, BOS (Shoulder) – Started his third rehab start on Wednesday.
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)
Zack Cozart, SS, CIN
Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS – transferred to the 60-day DL
Activated from the DL
Will Smith, RP, MIL
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL
LaTroy Hawkins, RP, COL
Kyle Blanks, 1B, TEX
Erik Kratz, C, KC
Eddie Rosario, OF, MIN – paternity list
Wil Myers, OF, SD
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM
Bobby Parnell, RP, NYM
Paternity List
Ruben Tejada, SS, NYM
Bereavement List
Dillon Gee, SP, NYM
Traded
David Carpenter, RP, NYY – for Tony Renda, 2B, WAS
Called Up
Blake Gallen, OF, LAA
Dana Eveland, RP, ATL
Phil Coke, RP, TOR
Michael Tonkin, RP, MIN
Scooter Gennett, 2B, MIL
Chris Martin, RP, NYY
C.C. Lee, RP, CLE
Mason Williams, OF, NYY
Eugenio Suarez, SS, CIN
Mike Wright, RP, BAL
Matt den Dekker, OF, WAS
Chris Dominguez, 3B, CIN
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Tim Stauffer, RP, MIN
Trevor Cahill, SP, ARI
Erik Kratz, C, KC
David Goforth, RP, PIT
Jorge Polanco, SS, MIN
Sammy Solis, RP, WAS
Pedro Villarreal, RP, CIN
Jose Pirela, 2B, NYY
Scott Copeland, RP, TOR
Kevin Quackenbush, RP, SD
Austin Adams, RP, CLE
Spencer Patton, RP, TEX
Kyle Parker, OF, COL
Christian Bergman, RP, COL
Eric Young, Jr., OF, ATL
Jordan Pacheco, C, ARI
Closer Watch
San Diego Padres – Remember that Craig Kimbrel guy? Man, I almost wrote him up as a BRAVE. You can't blame me, can you? Okay, so Kimbrel may not be the dominant closer he was in Atlanta, but he is starting to lower his ERA (3.91) through Thursday's games. Kimbrel locked down his 15th save of the season Thursday night, so he is promising moving forward. I mean, that's like 50 saves for the season, right?
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – June 12, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Coghlan | OF | CHC vs CIN 4:05PM | J. Cueto | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .412 | .571 | .983 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL vs NYY 7:05PM | M. Pineda | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .545 | .545 | 1.364 | 1.909 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL vs NYY 7:05PM | M. Pineda | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .353 | .353 | .647 | 1.000 |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .933 | 1.433 |
| S. Drew | SS | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 38 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .263 | .364 | .526 | .890 |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .286 | .444 | .524 | .968 |
| G. Jones | 1B | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .455 | .538 | .636 | 1.175 |
| C. Hart | 1B | PIT vs PHI 7:05PM | K. Correia | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .346 | .583 | .929 |
| R. Raburn | OF | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | .400 | .524 | .924 |
| C. Santana | 1B | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .350 | .458 | .550 | 1.008 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 37 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .324 | .468 | .459 | .928 |
| M. Cabrera | 1B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | D. Salazar | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .353 | .353 | .588 | .941 |
| N. Castellanos | 3B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | D. Salazar | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .364 | .364 | .818 | 1.182 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | D. Salazar | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .417 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .438 | .438 | .625 | 1.063 |
| J. Gomes | OF | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .333 | .360 | .833 | 1.193 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .533 | .533 | .800 | 1.333 |
| X. Bogaerts | SS | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | D. Hutchison | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .583 | 1.083 |
| M. Prado | 3B | MIA vs COL 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .379 | .379 | .483 | .862 |
| C. Yelich | OF | MIA vs COL 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .389 | .450 | .444 | .894 |
| J. Mayberry | OF | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Wood | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .308 | .615 | .923 |
| D. DeJesus | DH | TB vs CWS 7:10PM | J. Danks | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .360 | .407 | .480 | .887 |
| R. Martin | C | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Kelly | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX vs MIN 8:05PM | T. Milone | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .375 | .400 | .458 | .858 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU vs SEA 8:10PM | F. Hernandez | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .444 | .500 | .611 | 1.111 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | HOU vs SEA 8:10PM | F. Hernandez | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .700 | .750 | .800 | 1.550 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs WAS 8:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .364 | .682 | 1.045 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL vs WAS 8:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .636 | 1.053 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs OAK 10:05PM | J. Chavez | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .438 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA vs OAK 10:05PM | J. Chavez | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .286 | .421 | .786 | 1.207 |
| B. Butler | 1B | OAK @ LAA 10:05PM | H. Santiago | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .583 | 1.012 |
| N. Ahmed | SS | ARI @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| E. Inciarte | OF | ARI @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .471 | .400 | .871 |
| A. Pollock | OF | ARI @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .281 | .303 | .563 | .866 |
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 – June 12, 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 |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN @ CHC 4:05PM | 108 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | .204 | .268 | .307 | .575 |
| Clayton Kershaw | LAD @ SD 10:10PM | 128 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 35 | .195 | .269 | .272 | .542 |
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 – June 12, 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. Montero | C | CHC vs CIN 4:05PM | J. Cueto | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC vs CIN 4:05PM | J. Cueto | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .111 | .333 | .444 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ CHC 4:05PM | J. Hammel | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .500 | .786 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL vs NYY 7:05PM | M. Pineda | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .091 | .091 | .364 | .455 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| B. Ryan | SS | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| M. Teixeira | 1B | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .143 | .217 | .238 | .455 |
| C. Young | OF | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .163 | .217 | .233 | .450 |
| B. Revere | OF | PHI @ PIT 7:05PM | J. Locke | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| M. Bourn | OF | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .250 | .300 | .550 |
| K. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .214 | .308 | .522 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs TOR 7:10PM | D. Hutchison | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .133 | .176 | .133 | .310 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS @ TB 7:10PM | C. Archer | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .235 | .263 | .235 | .498 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA vs COL 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .105 | .105 | .211 | .316 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs COL 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .103 | .161 | .241 | .403 |
| L. Duda | 1B | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Wood | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| J. Lagares | OF | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Wood | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .250 | .467 | .717 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs CWS 7:10PM | J. Danks | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .150 | .150 | .250 | .400 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Kelly | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| S. Choo | OF | TEX vs MIN 8:05PM | T. Milone | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .167 | .100 | .267 |
| C. Carter | DH | HOU vs SEA 8:10PM | F. Hernandez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| J. Castro | C | HOU vs SEA 8:10PM | F. Hernandez | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .133 | .222 | .267 | .489 |
| M. Gonzalez | SS | HOU vs SEA 8:10PM | F. Hernandez | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| C. Gomez | OF | MIL vs WAS 8:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL vs WAS 8:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL vs WAS 8:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
| J. Upton | OF | SD vs LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .111 | .158 | .194 | .352 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | .194 | .297 | .452 | .749 |
| C. Owings | SS | ARI @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
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 – June 12, 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 |
| Michael Pineda | NYY @ BAL 7:05PM | 92 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 38 | .239 | .239 | .446 | .685 |
| Bartolo Colon | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | 167 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 25 | .311 | .335 | .508 | .843 |
| Alex Wood | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | 68 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | .279 | .353 | .526 | .879 |
| Drew Hutchison | TOR @ BOS 7:10PM | 91 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | .319 | .372 | .436 | .808 |
| Tommy Milone | MIN @ TEX 8:05PM | 62 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | .306 | .356 | .368 | .724 |
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 |
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW – Okay, so Garcia may not be available in some leagues, but with the way he's been hitting of late he's worth consideration. Garcia has three homers and seven RBI over his last six games, and he's healthy and hitting well. Garcia's overall numbers show that he's not someone to dismiss, and while there was question on his overall consistency this season, Garcia is playing very well in 2015. Garcia is useful in almost all formats moving forward.
Other Recent Recommendations:Trevor May, Ben Paulsen, Carlos Correa, Carson Smith, Cameron Maybin, Joe Ross and Joey Butler.
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Yordano Ventura, KC ($7,600)
C: Matt Wieters, BAL ($4,100)
1B: Joe Mauer, MIN ($3,900)
2B: Steve Pearce, BAL ($3,600)
SS: Carlos Correa, HOU ($3,600)
3B: Martin Prado, MIA ($3,800)
OF: A.J. Pollock, ARI ($3,900)
