Saturday Lineup Card: Mad for Madson

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Probable Pitchers (All Times Eastern)

NYY (Ivan Nova - R) at BAL (Wei-Yin Chen - L) 12:05 PM
KC (Yordano Ventura - R) at MIN (Tommy Milone - L) 1:05 PM
LAA (Hector Santiago - L) at TEX (Colby Lewis - R) 1:05 PM
WAS (Gio Gonzalez - L) at NYM (Noah Syndergaard - R) 1:10 PM
COL (Chris Rusin - L) at SF (Jake Peavy - R) 4:05 PM
MIA (Tom Koehler - R) at PHI (Aaron Harang - R) 4:05 PM
MIA (Justin Nicolino - L) at PHI (Alec Asher - R) TBD
TOR (Marco Estrada - R) at TB (Chris Archer - R) 6:10 PM
CIN (Brandon Finnegan - L) at PIT (A.J. Burnett) 7:05 PM
NYY (Luis Severino - R) at BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez - R) 7:05 PM
WAS (Max Scherzer - R) at NYM (Matt Harvey - R) 7:10 PM
BOS (Craig Breslow - L) at CLE (Corey Kluber - R) 7:10 PM
CHC (Kyle Hendricks - R) at MIL (Tyler Wagner - R) 7:10 PM
DET (Justin Verlander - R) at CWS (Erik Johnson - R) 7:10 PM
STL (John Lackey - R) at ATL (Shelby Miller - R) 7:10 PM
HOU (Collin McHugh - R) at ARI (Jeremy Hellickson - R) 8:10 PM
OAK (Sean Nolin - L) at SEA (Roenis Elias - L) 9:10 PM
SD (Robbie Erlin - L) at LAD (Zack Greinke - R) 9:10 PM

Day Game After Night Game: NYY/BAL, KC/MIN, LAA/TEX, WAS/NYM, COL/SF, MIA/PHI

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Kendrys Morales, 1B, KC - (Quad) Available to pinch hit for the Royals on Friday.
Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU - (Quad) Out of the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.
Wil Myers, OF, SD - (Wrist) Not in the lineup Friday.
Justin Upton, OF, SD - (Neck) Not in the lineup Friday.
David Peralta, OF, ARI - (Wrist) Not in the lineup Friday.
Ender Inciarte, OF, ARI - (Shin) Not in the lineup Friday.
Logan Forsythe, 2B, TB - (Foot) Scratched from Friday's lineup with a foot issue.
Victor Martinez, 1B, DET - (Quad) Not in the lineup Friday.
Lorenzo Cain, OF, KC - (Knee) Not in the lineup Friday.
Salvador Perez, C, KC - (Thumb) Not in the lineup Friday.
Stephen Drew, SS, NYY - Diagnosed with a vestibular concussion.
Steven Matz, SP, NYM - (Side) Visited doctors and has now rejoined the Mets, but is "not better".
Hector Olivera, 2B, ATL - (Elbow) Out of the lineup Friday.
Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL - (Wrist) Out of the lineup Friday.
Christian Bethancourt, C, ATL - (Thumb) Out of the lineup Friday.
Ryan Hanigan, C, BOS - (Hand) Out of the lineup Friday.
Jonathan Schoop, 2B, BAL - Hand feels better but still has swelling.
Chase Headley, 3B, NYY - Held out of the lineup Thursday with a stiff back.

Out

Greg Holland, RP, KC - (Elbow) Underwent successful Tommy John surgery Friday.
Nathan Eovaldi, SP, NYY - (Elbow) Threw a bullpen session Friday.

Players on the DL

Paco Rodriguez, SP, ATL - (Elbow) Will miss the 2016 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Curt Casali, C, TB - (Hamstring) Will miss the rest of the 2015 season.

Transactions

Placed on the DL

Logan Darnell, RP, MIN (Pneumonia), 60-day DL

Activated from the DL

Ricky Nolasco, RP, MIN
Johnny Giatovella, 2B, LAA

Called Up

None

Sent Down

None

Signed

None

Released

None

Traded

None

Claimed

None

Closer Watch

Kansas City Royals - Ryan Madson picked up his third save of the season Friday, setting down each of the three batters he faced in order. However, that opportunity only came because closer Wade Davis was sidelined with back stiffness. With just three games left in the season, it's possible the Royals will elect to rest their closer for the rest of the regular, which could result in extra save opportunities for Madson over the last couple days.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – October 3, 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. Davis	1B	BAL vs NYY 12:05PM	I. Nova	27	8	4	3	10	2	8	.296	.375	.667	1.042
M. Wieters	C	BAL vs NYY 12:05PM	I. Nova	34	11	7	4	7	4	3	.324	.395	.765	1.159
B. Gardner	OF	NYY @ BAL 12:05PM	W. Chen	21	6	3	1	5	2	7	.286	.375	.524	.899
C. Headley	3B	NYY @ BAL 12:05PM	W. Chen	12	5	1	0	1	0	1	.417	.417	.500	.917
C. Young	OF	NYY @ BAL 12:05PM	W. Chen	14	6	3	1	3	3	2	.429	.529	.786	1.315
A. Gordon	OF	KC @ MIN 1:05PM	T. Milone	14	4	3	1	2	2	2	.286	.412	.643	1.055
K. Calhoun	OF	LAA @ TEX 1:05PM	C. Lewis	26	11	4	1	5	0	4	.423	.423	.692	1.115
D. Freese	3B	LAA @ TEX 1:05PM	C. Lewis	19	5	3	1	4	0	3	.263	.333	.526	.860
A. Pujols	1B	LAA @ TEX 1:05PM	C. Lewis	24	9	4	3	7	2	4	.375	.414	.792	1.205
M. Trout	OF	LAA @ TEX 1:05PM	C. Lewis	28	11	6	4	11	4	9	.393	.471	.964	1.435
T. Plouffe	3B	MIN vs KC 1:05PM	Y. Ventura	11	3	2	0	2	2	1	.273	.385	.545	.930
A. Beltre	3B	TEX vs LAA 1:05PM	H. Santiago	26	7	5	3	3	6	3	.269	.406	.692	1.099
M. Napoli	1B	TEX vs LAA 1:05PM	H. Santiago	10	2	1	1	4	7	5	.200	.529	.500	1.029
R. Odor	2B	TEX vs LAA 1:05PM	H. Santiago	15	8	4	1	3	1	2	.533	.611	.933	1.544
M. Cuddyer	OF	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	16	6	2	1	3	6	5	.375	.545	.625	1.170
J. Lagares	OF	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	23	10	5	1	4	1	3	.435	.480	.783	1.263
D. Murphy	2B	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	26	9	3	0	1	2	5	.346	.393	.500	.893
D. Wright	3B	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	19	6	3	1	4	5	1	.316	.440	.632	1.072
D. Dietrich	2B	MIA @ PHI 4:05PM	A. Harang	12	5	2	0	2	0	0	.417	.417	.667	1.083
M. Ozuna	OF	MIA @ PHI 4:05PM	A. Harang	21	7	3	2	7	2	2	.333	.391	.667	1.058
D. Solano	2B	MIA @ PHI 4:05PM	A. Harang	11	8	1	1	2	0	0	.727	.727	1.000	1.727
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	C. Archer	34	4	3	3	6	2	5	.118	.189	.382	.572
D. Navarro	C	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	C. Archer	21	7	2	2	4	2	3	.333	.375	.619	.994
J. Smoak	1B	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	C. Archer	17	6	1	1	3	1	6	.353	.389	.529	.918
J. Votto	1B	CIN @ PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	31	10	2	1	6	6	6	.323	.432	.452	.884
N. Markakis	OF	ATL vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	66	22	7	0	5	8	13	.333	.413	.455	.868
D. Ortiz	DH	BOS @ CLE 7:10PM	C. Kluber	11	3	2	2	4	1	2	.273	.333	.818	1.152
J. Abreu	1B	CWS vs DET 7:10PM	J. Verlander	18	8	3	2	2	2	6	.444	.500	.833	1.333
K. Davis	OF	MIL vs CHC 7:10PM	K. Hendricks	12	5	0	0	2	2	3	.417	.500	.417	.917
C. Barmes	SS	SD @ LAD 9:10PM	Z. Greinke	19	7	2	0	2	1	3	.368	.400	.474	.874

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – October 3, 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
Chris Archer	TB vs TOR 6:10PM	189	40	16	9	30	16	47	.212	.280	.388	.669
Marco Estrada	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	65	10	4	0	3	4	15	.154	.214	.222	.437
Kyle Hendricks	CHC @ MIL 7:10PM	79	19	1	0	5	5	12	.241	.286	.260	.546
Zack Greinke	LAD vs SD 9:10PM	117	23	6	0	4	10	32	.197	.266	.244	.510

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 – October 3, 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. Jones	OF	BAL vs NYY 12:05PM	I. Nova	40	8	3	1	5	0	9	.200	.227	.325	.552
M. Machado	3B	BAL vs NYY 12:05PM	I. Nova	16	2	1	0	0	1	3	.125	.176	.188	.364
D. Ackley	OF	NYY @ BAL 12:05PM	W. Chen	13	3	0	0	0	0	3	.231	.231	.231	.462
C. Beltran	OF	NYY @ BAL 12:05PM	W. Chen	12	2	1	0	1	0	3	.167	.167	.250	.417
A. Rodriguez	3B	NYY @ BAL 12:05PM	W. Chen	18	3	2	2	4	3	6	.167	.304	.500	.804
B. Ryan	SS	NYY @ BAL 12:05PM	W. Chen	12	1	1	0	1	1	2	.083	.154	.167	.321
K. Morales	1B	KC @ MIN 1:05PM	T. Milone	24	4	2	1	4	0	5	.167	.167	.333	.500
A. Rios	OF	KC @ MIN 1:05PM	T. Milone	16	2	0	0	1	0	4	.125	.118	.125	.243
E. Aybar	SS	LAA @ TEX 1:05PM	C. Lewis	30	6	2	0	3	2	3	.200	.265	.300	.565
D. DeJesus	OF	LAA @ TEX 1:05PM	C. Lewis	14	1	1	0	0	4	3	.071	.278	.143	.421
E. Andrus	SS	TEX vs LAA 1:05PM	H. Santiago	27	4	0	0	0	4	3	.148	.258	.148	.406
S. Choo	OF	TEX vs LAA 1:05PM	H. Santiago	26	5	1	1	1	4	7	.192	.300	.308	.608
C. Corporan	C	TEX vs LAA 1:05PM	H. Santiago	11	1	1	1	1	3	5	.091	.286	.364	.649
E. Campbell	OF	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	15	2	0	0	2	2	4	.133	.235	.133	.369
T. d'Arnaud	C	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	12	2	2	0	2	1	2	.167	.231	.333	.564
L. Duda	1B	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	17	3	1	0	1	3	4	.176	.300	.235	.535
W. Flores	SS	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	15	2	0	0	1	1	4	.133	.188	.133	.321
C. Granderson	OF	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	30	4	2	1	2	1	10	.133	.161	.267	.428
E. Young Jr.	OF	NYM vs WAS 1:10PM	G. Gonzalez	17	2	0	0	0	0	7	.118	.118	.118	.235
C. Blackmon	OF	COL @ SF 4:05PM	J. Peavy	13	2	0	0	0	1	1	.154	.214	.154	.368
D. Gordon	2B	MIA @ PHI 4:05PM	A. Harang	13	2	0	0	0	3	0	.154	.313	.154	.466
M. Prado	3B	MIA @ PHI 4:05PM	A. Harang	25	4	2	0	2	2	1	.160	.222	.240	.462
I. Suzuki	OF	MIA @ PHI 4:05PM	A. Harang	20	2	0	0	1	1	2	.100	.143	.100	.243
C. Yelich	OF	MIA @ PHI 4:05PM	A. Harang	20	4	4	1	3	3	8	.200	.304	.500	.804
F. Galvis	SS	PHI vs MIA 4:05PM	T. Koehler	14	3	0	0	2	0	3	.214	.214	.214	.429
J. Bautista	OF	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	C. Archer	31	4	1	1	4	4	3	.129	.243	.226	.469
J. Donaldson	3B	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	C. Archer	14	2	0	0	0	2	4	.143	.250	.143	.393
R. Goins	2B	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	C. Archer	15	2	1	0	1	0	4	.133	.125	.200	.325
R. Martin	C	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	C. Archer	12	2	1	1	2	2	5	.167	.333	.417	.750
K. Pillar	OF	TOR @ TB 6:10PM	C. Archer	17	3	2	0	2	0	7	.176	.176	.294	.471
J. Bruce	OF	CIN @ PIT 7:05PM	A. Burnett	33	3	1	0	4	3	11	.091	.154	.121	.275
M. Bourn	OF	ATL vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	12	2	1	0	0	2	4	.167	.286	.333	.619
N. Swisher	1B	ATL vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	64	10	3	2	6	9	24	.156	.280	.266	.546
D. Pedroia	2B	BOS @ CLE 7:10PM	C. Kluber	11	2	1	0	2	1	2	.182	.250	.273	.523
T. Flowers	C	CWS vs DET 7:10PM	J. Verlander	21	4	3	2	2	3	8	.190	.292	.524	.815
S. Gennett	2B	MIL vs CHC 7:10PM	K. Hendricks	15	3	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400
J. Segura	SS	MIL vs CHC 7:10PM	K. Hendricks	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
J. Heyward	OF	STL @ ATL 7:10PM	S. Miller	10	2	1	1	1	2	2	.200	.333	.500	.833
J. Lowrie	SS	HOU @ ARI 8:10PM	J. Hellickson	12	2	1	0	2	0	1	.167	.167	.250	.417
C. Rasmus	OF	HOU @ ARI 8:10PM	J. Hellickson	25	4	3	1	2	4	7	.160	.300	.360	.660
A. Amarista	2B	SD @ LAD 9:10PM	Z. Greinke	16	3	0	0	1	2	3	.188	.278	.188	.465
J. Gyorko	2B	SD @ LAD 9:10PM	Z. Greinke	11	1	0	0	0	3	2	.091	.286	.091	.377
W. Myers	OF	SD @ LAD 9:10PM	Z. Greinke	13	1	0	0	0	0	3	.077	.077	.077	.154
Y. Solarte	3B	SD @ LAD 9:10PM	Z. Greinke	10	1	1	0	0	0	2	.100	.100	.200	.300
M. Upton Jr.	OF	SD @ LAD 9:10PM	Z. Greinke	27	4	2	0	1	3	15	.148	.258	.222	.480

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – October 3, 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
Colby Lewis	TEX vs LAA 1:05PM	203	63	25	10	41	19	41	.310	.376	.550	.925

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

Ryan Madson, RP, KC - As mentioned above, Ryan Madson could be an option to close for the Royals if Wade Davis winds up being held out over the weekend series. While Davis has been exceptional this season, Madson has posted a solid 2.17 ERA and 0.947 WHIP of his own over 62.1 innings this season. With just three games remaining in the season, there aren't a lot of players worth picking up to make an instant impact, but Madson could provide a save or two for the Royals if given the opportunity, potentially giving people the boost necessary to take home the league title.

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