This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)Yankees (Brandon McCarthy – R) at Orioles (Kevin Gausman – R), 1:05
Yankees (Undecided) at Orioles (Bud Norris – L), 7:05
Cubs (Tsuyoshi Wada – L) at Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R), 7:05
Marlins (Henderson Alvarez – R) at Phillies (Cole Hamels – L), 7:05
Rays (Nathan Karns – R) at Blue Jays (J.A. Happ – L), 7:07
Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R) at Tigers (David Price – L), 7:08
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Mets (Dillon Gee – R), 7:10
Braves (Alex Wood – L) at Rangers (Derek Holland – L), 8:05
Reds (Mat Latos – R) at Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R), 8:10
Twins (Phil Hughes – R) at White Sox (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10
Red Sox (Allen Webster – R) at Royals (Yordano Ventura – R), 8:10
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Cardinals (Adam Wainwright – R), 8:15
Padres (Eric Stults – L) at Diamondbacks (Vidal Nuno – L), 9:40
Astros (Brett Oberholtzer – L) at Angels (C.J. Wilson – L), 10:05
Athletics (Jason Hammel – R) at Mariners (James Paxton – L), 10:10
Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu – L) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Starling Marte, OF, PIT (Arm) – Left Thursday's game due to discomfort after previously undergoing treatment.
Mike Morse, OF, SF (Oblique) – Is doubtful for the upcoming weekend series against the Dodgers.
Khris Davis, OF, MIL (Forearm) – Held out of Thursday's game.
Greg Holland, RP, KC (Triceps) – Dealing with soreness and may not be available on Friday.
Danny Duffy, SP, KC (Shoulder) – Is no longer dealing with discomfort, but his status for his next start is uncertain.
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (Shoulder) – Will miss the next couple of games after receiving two cortisone shots.
Brock Holt, 2B, BOS (Head) – Sent to Pittsburgh on Thursday to see a concussion specialist.
Carlos Beltran, OF, NYY (Elbow) – Did not start on Thursday.
Martin Prado, 3B, NYY (Hamstring) – Did not start on Thursday.
David Peralta, OF, ARI (Back) – Will undergo an MRI on Friday.
Matt den Dekker, OF, NYM (Hand) – Did not start on Thursday.
Chad Qualls, RP, HOU (Hip) – Nagging injury may keep him out of Friday's game.
Brayan Pena, C, CIN (Illness) – Did not play on Thursday.
Craig Gentry, OF, OAK (Concussion) – Did not play on Thursday.
Pedro Villarreal, RP, CIN (Forearm) – May miss more time after taking a comebacker to the arm.
Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC (Back) – Is increasing activity and may return in the coming days.
Robinson Chirinos, C, TEX (Neck) – May return to the lineup on Friday.
Players on the DL/Out
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (Wrist) – Underwent successful surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF (Concussion) – Cleared to resume baseball activities.
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (Hamstring) – Expected to play in an instructional league game next week.
Sean Doolittle, RP, OAK (Oblique) – Expected to come off the DL on Friday.
Stephen Vogt, C, OAK (Ankle) – May be available for the final homestand.
Jake Smolinski, OF, TEX (Foot) – Has resumed batting practice.
Alex Rios, OF, TEX (Thumb) – Expected to have sutures removed for game action this weekend.
Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI (Hamstring) – Injury has improved, but still not ready for baseball activities.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Blake Wood, RP, KC
Chris Dwyer, RP, KC
Ryan Wheeler, 3B, LAA
Closer Watch
Houston Astros – Chad Qualls has been dealing with a nagging hip injury, which is likely why his numbers have been poor of late. He may miss the next few days, enabling Josh Fields to receive more save opportunities.
Los Angeles Angels – Huston Street should be available for the Angels weekend series, although they will not rush his return to make sure he's completely healthy for the playoffs.
Detroit Tigers – The Tigers bullpen situation has been a bit shaky of late, but closer Joe Nathan has settled down converting three save chances as of August 26 without giving up a run. He isn't the safest option moving forward, even with 30 saves locked down so far this season.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 12, 2014Matchup 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 @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .313 | .353 | .563 | .915 |
| E. Lucas | 3B | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .357 | .400 | .571 | .971 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .375 | .474 | .625 | 1.099 |
| M. Ozuna | OF | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .222 | .222 | .722 | .944 |
| J. Saltalamacchia | C | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .308 | .357 | .846 | 1.203 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | H. Alvarez | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .538 | .600 | .615 | 1.215 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | H. Alvarez | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .385 | .438 | .462 | .899 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | J. Happ | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .462 | .500 | .615 | 1.115 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | J. Happ | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .385 | .545 | .930 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | J. Happ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .600 | .643 | .900 | 1.543 |
| C. Santana | C | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .400 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | C. Carrasco | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .444 | .600 | 1.044 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | C. Carrasco | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .438 | 1.000 | 1.438 |
| J. Lagares | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .357 | .357 | .786 | 1.143 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .357 | .438 | .500 | .938 |
| R. Tejada | SS | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .364 | .500 | .364 | .864 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .243 | .300 | .486 | .786 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .385 | .467 | .846 | 1.313 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .214 | .290 | .571 | .862 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL @ TEX 8:05PM | D. Holland | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .474 | .542 | .842 | 1.384 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | K. Lohse | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | .282 | .364 | .487 | .851 |
| M. Sierra | OF | CWS vs MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .526 | .750 | 1.276 |
| C. Gomez | OF | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .417 | .417 | .833 | 1.250 |
| L. Schafer | OF | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .429 | .478 | .667 | 1.145 |
| R. Weeks | 2B | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .300 | .300 | .650 | .950 |
| J. Mauer | C | MIN @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .444 | .474 | .778 | 1.251 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL vs COL 8:15PM | J. De La Rosa | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .429 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs COL 8:15PM | J. De La Rosa | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .455 | .500 | .727 | 1.227 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .304 | .727 | 1.032 |
| C. Pennington | SS | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .636 | .667 | .909 | 1.576 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | C. Wilson | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .261 | .292 | .565 | .857 |
| C. Carter | OF | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | C. Wilson | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .375 | .423 | .708 | 1.131 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs OAK 10:10PM | J. Hammel | 34 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .353 | .361 | .500 | .861 |
| Y. Puig | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .278 | .278 | .611 | .889 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | H. Ryu | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .429 | .478 | .524 | 1.002 |
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 12, 2014Matchup 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 |
| Gio Gonzalez | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | 122 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 39 | .180 | .242 | .286 | .528 |
| Dillon Gee | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | 209 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 46 | .225 | .302 | .437 | .739 |
| Eric Stults | SD @ ARI 9:40PM | 107 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 12 | .224 | .264 | .404 | .669 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | 212 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 55 | .222 | .277 | .340 | .617 |
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 12, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL vs NYY 1:05PM | B. McCarthy | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 |
| R. Johnson | OF | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
| G. Jones | 1B | MIA @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| C. Asche | 3B | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | H. Alvarez | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs MIA 7:05PM | H. Alvarez | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .182 | .308 | .455 | .762 |
| M. Bourn | OF | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .250 | .300 | .550 |
| B. Abreu | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .063 | .118 | .125 | .243 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .105 | .150 | .263 | .413 |
| E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .077 | .294 | .077 | .371 |
| A. Rendon | 2B | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .150 | .250 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .231 | .400 | .631 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | K. Lohse | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .105 | .167 | .272 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | K. Lohse | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .118 | .143 | .118 | .261 |
| B. Pena | C | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | K. Lohse | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| R. Santiago | SS | CIN @ MIL 8:10PM | K. Lohse | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .167 | .259 | .250 | .509 |
| S. Gennett | 2B | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .278 | .563 |
| M. Maldonado | C | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| L. Overbay | 1B | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | MIL vs CIN 8:10PM | M. Latos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| O. Arcia | OF | MIN @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .385 | .300 | .685 |
| D. Stubbs | OF | COL @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .235 | .313 | .548 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs COL 8:15PM | J. De La Rosa | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .158 | .238 | .421 | .659 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .176 | .294 | .471 |
| C. Ross | OF | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .158 | .190 | .316 | .506 |
| M. Dominguez | 3B | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | C. Wilson | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .238 | .250 | .488 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .231 | .497 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .160 | .167 | .327 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .138 | .138 | .207 | .345 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .174 | .208 | .304 | .513 |
| G. Blanco | OF | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | H. Ryu | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| B. Crawford | SS | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | H. Ryu | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | H. Ryu | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .200 | .304 | .250 | .554 |
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 12, 2014Matchup 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 |
| J.A. Happ | TOR vs TB 7:07PM | 79 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 14 | .329 | .400 | .452 | .852 |
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | 90 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | .311 | .380 | .516 | .896 |
| Brett Oberholtzer | HOU @ LAA 10:05PM | 61 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | .311 | .366 | .540 | .905 |
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 |
Leonys Martin, OF, TEX – Martin may still be out there for you considering his rough patch of production before his current hot streak. The Rangers outfielder is 14-for-24 over his last six games (through the fifth inning of Thursday's game). During that period, Martin has one homer, four runs scored and four stolen bases and will continue to see everyday at-bats for a struggling Rangers club.
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Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Vidal Nuno, ARI ($6,800)
C: Derek Norris, OAK ($3,600)
1B: Eric Hosmer, KC ($3,600)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,400)
SS: Jean Segura, MIL ($3,100)
3B: Nick Castellanos, DET ($3,200)
OF: Carl Crawford, LAD ($3,800)
