This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Probable Pitchers (All Times Eastern)
TEX (Yovani Gallardo - R) at TOR (Matt Boyd - L) 1:07 PM
MIN (Kyle Gibson - R) at MIL (Matt Garza - R) 2:10 PM
WAS (Gio Gonzalez - L) at PHI (Adam Morgan - L) 3:05 PM
ATL (Julio Teheran - R) at PIT (Charlie Morton - R) 4:05 PM
COL (Chris Rusin - L) at SF (Tim Lincecum - R) 4:05 PM
KC (Chris Young - R) at OAK (Scott Kazmir - L) 4:05 PM
CWS (John Danks - L) at DET (Kyle Ryan - L) 4:08 PM
BOS (Wade Miley - L) at TB (Matt Andriese - R) 4:10 PM
CIN (Michael Lorenzen - R) at NYM (Matt Harvey - R) 4:10 PM
LAD (Clayton Kershaw - L) at MIA (Tom Koehler - R) 4:10 PM
NYY (Masahiro Tanaka - R) at HOU (Brett Oberholtzer - L) 4:10 PM
CHC (Donn Roach - R) at STL (Michael Wacha - R) 7:15 PM
CLE (Cody Anderson - R) at BAL (Chris Tillman - R) 7:15 PM
SEA (J.A. Happ - L) at LAA (Garrett Richards - R) 7:15 PM
ARI (Jeremy Hellickson - R) at SD (Andrew Cashner - R) 10:10 PM
Day Game After Night Game: TEX/TOR, MIN/MIL, WAS/PHI, ATL/PIT, COL/SF, KC/OAK, CWS/DET, BS/TB, CIN/NYM, LAD/MIA, NYY/HOU
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Angel Pagan, OF, SF - (Knee) Could be headed for 15-day DL.
Ruben Tejada, SS, NYM - Left Friday's game after getting hit on the left arm by a pitch.
Yunel Escobar, 3B, WAS - Left Friday's game after being hit on the hand by a pitch.
Denard Span, OF, WAS - Scratched from Friday's game with back spasms.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS - Underwent an MRI on his hamstring which displayed "pretty good" results according to manager Matt Williams, but was out of the lineup Friday.
Tsuyoshi Wada, SP, CHC - (Shoulder) Won't make his scheduled start Friday.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL - (Shoulder) Saturday could determine whether or not he will go on the DL.
Justin Verlander, SP, DET - (Back) Targeting Tuesday for his next start.
Erasmo Ramirez, SP, TB - (Groin) Should return to the rotation Tuesday.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (Hand) Not in the lineup Friday.
Hanley Ramirez, OF, BOS - (Hand) Not in the lineup Friday.
Jaime Garcia, SP, STL - Was bothered by a cramp in his groin during Wednesday's start.
Out
None
Players on the DL
Archie Bradley, SP, ARI - Will receive a second opinion on his shoulder from Dr. James Andrews.
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY - (Knee) Could head out on a rehab assignment Monday.
Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA - (Shoulder) will start for Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
David Wright, 3B, NYM - (Back) Progressing but hasn't resumed baseball activities.
Byron Buxton, OF, MIN - (Thumb) Could miss four-to-six weeks.
Jorge Soler, OF, CHC - Tested his injured ankle by running to first base Friday.
Matt Holliday, OF, STL - Expected to run next week to test his injured quad.
Drew Smyly, SP, TB - (Shoulder) Will throw off a mound Saturday for the first time since suffering a torn labrum in May.
Matt Moore, SP, TB - Slated to throw 90 pitches in a rehab outing Friday.
Matt Albers, RP, CWS - (Finger) Began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.
Jonathan Schoop, 2B, BAL - (Knee) Returned to Double-A Bowie for another rehab game Friday.
Kyle Lobstein, SP, DET - (Shoulder) Continues to receive daily treatment, but has no change in his status.
Transactions
Placed on the DL
Andrew Lambo, OF, PIT - (Foot), Transferred to 60-day DL
Jeremy Affeldt, RP, SF - (Shoulder)
Rob Scahill, RP, PIT - (Forearm)
Brandon Cunniff, RP, ATL - (Groin)
Chad Qualls, RP, HOU - (Neck)
Reed Johnson, OF, WAS - (Foot), Transferred to 60-day DL
Anthony Rendon, 2B, WAS - (Quad)
Byron Buxton, OF, MIN - (Thumb)
Activated from the DL
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR
Pedro Baez, RP, LAD
Called Up
Mike Broadway, RP, SF
Sugar Ray Marimon, RP, ATL
Wei-Yin Chen, SP, BAL
Jon Singleton, 1B, HOU
Jackie Bradley Jr., OF, BOS
Spencer Patton, RP, TEX
Bruce Rondon, RP, DET
Gregorio Petit, SS, NYY
Deolis Guerra, RP, PIT
Emmanuel Burriss, SS, WAS
Marc Krauss, 1B, TB
Sent Down
T.J. McFarland, RP, BAL
Munenori Kawasaki, 2B, TOR
Ian Thomas, RP, LAD
Signed
None
Traded
None
Claimed
None
Closer Watch
Colorado Rockies - John Axford allowed one hit and struck out one in the ninth inning of Thursday's game to record his 13th save of the 2015 campaign. He's taken to the role well since replacing Adam Ottavino, converting 13 of 14 opportunities on the season. Despite the return of the veteran LaTroy Hawkins earlier in the month, Axford continues to close out games for the Rockies, while either Hawkins or Tommy Kahnle could be in line to pick up loose save opportunities on his days off.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – June 27, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR vs TEX 1:07PM | Y. Gallardo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .500 | 1.182 | 1.682 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR vs TEX 1:07PM | Y. Gallardo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .385 | .385 | .692 | 1.077 |
| T. Hunter | OF | MIN @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Garza | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .364 | .700 | 1.064 |
| J. Francoeur | OF | PHI vs WAS 3:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .650 | 1.050 |
| F. Galvis | SS | PHI vs WAS 3:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .350 | .381 | .600 | .981 |
| B. Revere | OF | PHI vs WAS 3:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .423 | .480 | .903 |
| D. Ruf | 1B | PHI vs WAS 3:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | .350 | .462 | .750 | 1.212 |
| N. Arenado | 3B | COL @ SF 4:05PM | T. Lincecum | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .417 | .750 | 1.167 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL @ SF 4:05PM | T. Lincecum | 50 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | .260 | .339 | .520 | .859 |
| N. Hundley | C | COL @ SF 4:05PM | T. Lincecum | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .296 | .375 | .630 | 1.005 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL @ SF 4:05PM | T. Lincecum | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .400 | .438 | .467 | .904 |
| W. Rosario | C | COL @ SF 4:05PM | T. Lincecum | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .316 | .458 | .737 | 1.195 |
| O. Infante | 2B | KC @ OAK 4:05PM | S. Kazmir | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .857 | 1.357 |
| S. Perez | C | KC @ OAK 4:05PM | S. Kazmir | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .267 | .368 | .600 | .968 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs ATL 4:05PM | J. Teheran | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .417 | .462 | 1.000 | 1.462 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs CWS 4:08PM | J. Danks | 44 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .341 | .370 | .705 | 1.074 |
| V. Martinez | 1B | DET vs CWS 4:08PM | J. Danks | 51 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .196 | .226 | .392 | .619 |
| J. Baker | 2B | MIA vs LAD 4:10PM | C. Kershaw | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .286 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs LAD 4:10PM | C. Kershaw | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .267 | .267 | .600 | .867 |
| L. Forsythe | 2B | TB vs BOS 4:10PM | W. Miley | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ STL 7:15PM | M. Wacha | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .455 | .455 | .818 | 1.273 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ STL 7:15PM | M. Wacha | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .636 | 1.053 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ LAA 7:15PM | G. Richards | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .357 | .400 | .571 | .971 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .353 | .421 | .529 | .950 |
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 27, 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 |
| Matt Garza | MIL vs MIN 2:10PM | 65 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | .231 | .237 | .394 | .631 |
| Garrett Richards | LAA vs SEA 7:15PM | 121 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | .231 | .277 | .320 | .597 |
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 27, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Garza | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| C. Hernandez | 2B | PHI vs WAS 3:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs WAS 3:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | ATL @ PIT 4:05PM | C. Morton | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL @ SF 4:05PM | T. Lincecum | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .182 | .333 | .273 | .606 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC @ OAK 4:05PM | S. Kazmir | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .194 | .219 | .355 | .574 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT vs ATL 4:05PM | J. Teheran | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ MIA 4:10PM | T. Koehler | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
| J. Rollins | SS | LAD @ MIA 4:10PM | T. Koehler | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
| D. Solano | 2B | MIA vs LAD 4:10PM | C. Kershaw | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| M. Bourn | OF | CLE @ BAL 7:15PM | C. Tillman | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| B. Moss | 1B | CLE @ BAL 7:15PM | C. Tillman | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| D. Freese | 3B | LAA vs SEA 7:15PM | J. Happ | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .200 | .429 | .200 | .629 |
| N. Cruz | OF | SEA @ LAA 7:15PM | G. Richards | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| A. Jackson | OF | SEA @ LAA 7:15PM | G. Richards | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
| B. Miller | SS | SEA @ LAA 7:15PM | G. Richards | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| S. Smith | OF | SEA @ LAA 7:15PM | G. Richards | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
| C. Owings | SS | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| C. Pennington | SS | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| W. Middlebrooks | 3B | SD vs ARI 10:10PM | J. Hellickson | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .118 | .118 | .176 | .294 |
| D. Norris | C | SD vs ARI 10:10PM | J. Hellickson | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
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 27, 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 |
| Tim Lincecum | SF vs COL 4:05PM | 202 | 58 | 22 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 46 | .287 | .360 | .511 | .870 |
| John Danks | CWS @ DET 4:08PM | 213 | 61 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 27 | .286 | .350 | .500 | .850 |
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
Welington Castillo, C, ARI - Castillo's season began as the third catcher for the Cubs, with his only hopes of seeing consistent playing time coming if he was moved. He eventually received that opportunity as a designated hitter for Seattle, but the Mariners decided to look elsewhere for the position and sent him to the Diamondbacks as part of a deal that brought back Mark Trumbo. Following his move from Seattle to Arizona, Castillo has seen a surge in playing time and has taken advantage. His biggest competition behind the plate with the Diamondbacks is Jarrod Saltalamacchia, but he's outplayed Salty, batting .275/.356/.575 with three home runs with his new club in just 12 games. With the news that Oscar Hernandez will be activated to the major league roster when healthy, it's possible that one of the two backstops would be shipped out upon his return, and Castillo appears to be the favorite to keep the primary job should that occur. When factoring in the potential increase in playing time and the hitter-friendly ballpark, he could be worth a pickup if in need of a catcher.
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DraftKings Value Picks
P: Matt Garza, MIL ($5,900)
C: Blake Swihart, BOS ($3,000)
1B: Logan Forsythe, TB ($3,300)
2B: Jace Peterson, ATL ($3,200)
3B: Nick Castellanos, DET ($3,300)
SS: Jose Iglesias, DET ($3,100)
OF: Curtis Granderson, NYM ($3,900)
