Saturday Lineup Card: Not Dunn Yet

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Projected Starters (All Times Eastern)

BAL (Kevin Gausman - R) at TB (Drew Smyly - L) 1:05 PM
SF (Madison Bumgarner - L) at DET (David Price - L) 1:05 PM
HOU (Scott Feldman - R) at OAK (Scott Kazmir - L) 1:05 PM
KC (Danny Duffy - L) at NYY (Brandon McCarthy - R) 4:05 PM
PHI (A.J. Burnett - R) at WAS (Tanner Roark - R) 4:05 PM
PIT (Francisco Liriano - L) at CHC (Felix Doubront - L) 4:05 PM
NYM (Dillon Gee - R) at CIN (Johnny Cueto - R) 4:10 PM
CWS (Jose Quintana - L) at CLE (Corey Kluber - R) 7:05 PM
ATL (Alex Wood - L) at MIA (Nathan Eovaldi - R) 7:10 PM
LAA (Cory Rasmus - R) at MIN (Phil Hughes - R) 7:10 PM
STL (Lance Lynn - R) at MIL (Kyle Lohse - R) 7:10 PM
TOR (J.A. Happ - L) at BOS (Clay Buchholz - R) 7:10 PM
SEA (Chris Young - R) at TEX (Nick Martinez - R) 8:05 PM
SD (Joe Wieland - R) at COL (Jorge De La Rosa - L) 8:10 PM
ARI (Chase Anderson - R) at LAD (Hyun-Jin Ryu - L) 9:10 PM

Day Game After Night Game: BAL/TB, SF/DET, HOU/OAK, KC/NYY, PHI/WAS, NYM/CIN

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Henderson Alvarez, SP, MIA - (Oblique) Played catch Friday and will throw off a mound in the next few days.
Alex Avila, C, DET - (Head) Missed his third straight game Friday.
Tsuyoshi Wada, SP, CHC - Left Friday's game with a left calf injury.
Josh Willingham, OF, KC - (Ribs) Remained out of the lineup Friday.
Martin Prado, 3B, NYY - (Hamstring) Out of the lineup again Friday.
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL - (Paternity) Returned to the lineup.
Justin Upton, OF, ATL - (Triceps) Rejoined the lineup.
Torii Hunter, OF, DET - (Foot) Back in the lineup.
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS - (Concussion) Returned to the lineup.
Angel Pagan, OF, SF - (Back) Returned to the lineup.
Matt Adams, 1B, STL - (Oblique) Out of the lineup Friday.
Chris Dickerson, OF, CLE - (Back) Out of the lineup Friday.
Zack Cozart, SS, CIN - (Wrist) Out of the lineup Friday.
Welington Castillo, C, CHC - Scratched from Friday's lineup with lower-back tightness.
Travis Snider, OF, PIT - (Hamstring) Out of the lineup Friday.
Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT - (Foot) Out of the lineup Friday.
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA - (Shoulder) Out of the lineup Friday but is expected to return Saturday or Sunday.
Stephen Vogt, C, OAK - (Ankle) Out of the lineup Friday.
Melky Cabrera, OF, TOR - Left Friday's game with a pinky injury.

Out

Paul Konerko, 1B, CWS - (Hand) Diagnosed with a fractured seamoid bone in his left hand.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL - (Wrist) Took about 60 swings Friday and will hit in the cage again Friday.

Players on the DL

Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS - (Hamstring) ran at 90 percent on anti-gravity treadmill, but still can't swing bat.
Homer Bailey, SP, CIN - (Forearm) Underwent successful surgery on his flexore mass tendon.
Charlie Morton, SP, PIT - (Hernia) Threw a bullpen session Friday and is scheduled to throw a simulated game Tuesday.
David Phelps - (Elbow) Threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Friday.
Joe Thatcher, RP, LAA - (Ankle) Felt good during drills Friday and is expected to pitch in a minor league playoff game Sunday.
Shae Simmons, RP, ATL - (Shoulder) Not expected to return this season.
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD - (Hamstring) Cited for driving under the linfluence of marijuana Wednesday.

Transactions

Activated from the DL

David Murphy, OF, CLE

Placed on the DL

Mario Hollands, RP, KC - (Elbow), 60-day DL

Called Up

Jeff Kobernus, OF, WAS
Sean O'Sullivan, RP, PHI
Gus Schlosser, RP, ATL
Mike Olt, 3B, CHC
Justin Sellers, SS, CLE
Drake Britton, RP, BOS
Jackie Bradley Jr., OF, BOS

Traded

J.B. Shuck, OF (From LAA to CLE)

Closer Watch

Toronto Blue Jays - Aaron Sanchez got the night off Thursday after pitching in two straight games, opening the door for Casey Janssen to convert his 21st save of the season. While Sanchez will still likely get the lion's share of the opportunities, it appears the team hasn't given up on Janssen despite posting a 6.75 ERA and a .324 BAA in the month of August.

Kansas City Royals - Wade Davis recorded his first save of the season Friday night, a two-out save where he struck out both of the batters he faced. It's unclear why the Royals turned to Davis over their ace closer in Greg Holland, but Holland is still entrenched as the team's closer. In the event that Holland becomes unavailable for any reason, however, it appears the team will turn to the 28-year-old.

Hot Batter Matchups – September 6, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
B. Zobrist	2B	TB vs BAL 1:05PM	K. Gausman	10	6	3	0	3	1	2	.600	.583	.900	1.483
W. Castillo	C	CHC vs PIT 4:05PM	F. Liriano	10	3	1	1	2	2	4	.300	.417	.600	1.017
J. Altuve	2B	HOU @ OAK 4:05PM	S. Kazmir	16	8	2	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.625	1.125
C. Carter	OF	HOU @ OAK 4:05PM	S. Kazmir	11	5	2	0	3	2	1	.455	.571	.636	1.208
B. Butler	DH	KC @ NYY 4:05PM	B. McCarthy	11	4	1	1	3	1	2	.364	.385	.636	1.021
A. Gordon	OF	KC @ NYY 4:05PM	B. McCarthy	12	5	1	0	2	1	0	.417	.462	.500	.962
J. Lowrie	SS	OAK vs HOU 4:05PM	S. Feldman	15	6	2	0	2	1	2	.400	.438	.533	.971
D. Norris	C	OAK vs HOU 4:05PM	S. Feldman	10	5	1	1	2	2	1	.500	.583	.800	1.383
J. Reddick	OF	OAK vs HOU 4:05PM	S. Feldman	17	5	5	3	4	1	3	.294	.333	.941	1.275
J. Rollins	SS	PHI @ WAS 4:05PM	T. Roark	10	4	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800
R. Martin	C	PIT @ CHC 4:05PM	F. Doubront	10	2	2	1	2	4	4	.200	.429	.600	1.029
A. Cabrera	SS	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	17	6	3	2	4	3	2	.353	.450	.765	1.215
B. Harper	OF	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	16	4	3	1	1	1	2	.250	.333	.563	.896
A. LaRoche	1B	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	35	12	7	2	6	6	10	.343	.452	.657	1.110
A. Rendon	2B	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	15	6	3	3	8	1	1	.400	.438	1.000	1.438
N. Schierholtz	OF	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	14	6	2	0	2	2	1	.429	.500	.571	1.071
M. Brantley	OF	CLE vs CWS 7:05PM	J. Quintana	17	8	4	1	5	2	1	.471	.524	.824	1.347
J. Abreu	1B	CWS @ CLE 7:05PM	C. Kluber	13	6	2	1	3	0	4	.462	.462	.769	1.231
A. Eaton	OF	CWS @ CLE 7:05PM	C. Kluber	11	3	3	0	1	0	0	.273	.333	.636	.970
C. Gillaspie	3B	CWS @ CLE 7:05PM	C. Kluber	12	5	1	0	0	1	2	.417	.462	.500	.962
J. Heyward	OF	ATL @ MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	29	11	3	0	2	1	5	.379	.400	.517	.917
A. Craig	1B	BOS vs TOR 7:10PM	J. Happ	13	6	3	2	6	0	3	.462	.462	1.000	1.462
D. Pedroia	2B	BOS vs TOR 7:10PM	J. Happ	15	5	3	1	4	1	3	.333	.375	.667	1.042
B. Boesch	OF	LAA @ MIN 7:10PM	P. Hughes	11	6	0	0	1	0	3	.545	.545	.545	1.091
H. Kendrick	2B	LAA @ MIN 7:10PM	P. Hughes	13	6	1	1	6	3	1	.462	.529	.692	1.222
C. Yelich	OF	MIA vs ATL 7:10PM	A. Wood	16	7	1	0	0	0	2	.438	.438	.563	1.000
S. Gennett	2B	MIL vs STL 7:10PM	L. Lynn	11	5	2	0	1	3	2	.455	.571	.636	1.208
G. Parra	OF	MIL vs STL 7:10PM	L. Lynn	12	6	4	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	1.167	1.667
J. Segura	SS	MIL vs STL 7:10PM	L. Lynn	13	7	2	0	2	0	2	.538	.538	.769	1.308
M. Holliday	OF	STL @ MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	26	10	2	1	4	3	4	.385	.448	.538	.987
J. Jay	OF	STL @ MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	11	4	2	0	3	0	2	.364	.417	.545	.962
Y. Molina	C	STL @ MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	19	11	6	3	8	0	1	.579	.550	1.211	1.761
J. Peralta	SS	STL @ MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	20	7	2	1	2	3	4	.350	.435	.550	.985
R. Goins	2B	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	11	6	2	0	4	0	0	.545	.545	.818	1.364
A. Lind	1B	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	49	17	6	2	5	2	7	.347	.365	.571	.937
J. Gyorko	2B	SD @ COL 8:10PM	J. De La Rosa	11	7	2	0	0	2	2	.636	.692	.818	1.510
C. Maybin	OF	SD @ COL 8:10PM	J. De La Rosa	11	4	1	1	1	0	2	.364	.364	.636	1.000
A. Hill	2B	ARI @ LAD 9:10PM	H. Ryu	13	5	1	1	2	0	2	.385	.357	.615	.973
M. Montero	C	ARI @ LAD 9:10PM	H. Ryu	10	4	0	0	0	1	2	.400	.455	.400	.855

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 6, 2014

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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
Drew Smyly	TB vs BAL 1:05PM	75	9	4	2	3	7	24	.120	.195	.224	.419
Alex Wood	ATL @ MIA 7:10PM	104	27	6	2	12	1	28	.260	.267	.363	.630

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 – September 6, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
N. Cruz	OF	BAL @ TB 1:05PM	D. Smyly	10	2	1	0	1	4	4	.200	.429	.300	.729
N. Markakis	OF	BAL @ TB 1:05PM	D. Smyly	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Loney	1B	TB vs BAL 1:05PM	K. Gausman	10	2	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.273	.200	.473
J. Martinez	OF	DET vs SF 1:08PM	M. Bumgarner	13	2	2	1	4	0	2	.154	.154	.462	.615
A. Rizzo	1B	CHC vs PIT 4:05PM	F. Liriano	18	3	1	1	3	2	7	.167	.250	.333	.583
M. Dominguez	3B	HOU @ OAK 4:05PM	S. Kazmir	13	2	0	0	1	1	5	.154	.214	.154	.368
L. Hoes	OF	HOU @ OAK 4:05PM	S. Kazmir	10	2	2	0	0	1	3	.200	.273	.400	.673
A. Escobar	SS	KC @ NYY 4:05PM	B. McCarthy	12	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500
A. Callaspo	3B	OAK vs HOU 4:05PM	S. Feldman	20	2	0	0	2	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243
A. Dunn	1B	OAK vs HOU 4:05PM	S. Feldman	20	3	2	0	1	0	4	.150	.150	.250	.400
I. Desmond	SS	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	18	3	1	0	0	3	6	.167	.286	.222	.508
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	17	3	1	0	3	0	7	.176	.222	.235	.458
W. Ramos	C	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	12	2	1	1	1	1	7	.167	.231	.417	.647
J. Werth	OF	WAS vs PHI 4:05PM	A. Burnett	26	2	2	2	3	4	10	.077	.200	.308	.508
R. Raburn	OF	CLE vs CWS 7:05PM	J. Quintana	14	2	0	0	1	1	4	.143	.200	.143	.343
C. Santana	C	CLE vs CWS 7:05PM	J. Quintana	16	3	2	0	4	1	3	.188	.235	.313	.548
A. Ramirez	SS	CWS @ CLE 7:05PM	C. Kluber	24	4	2	0	1	0	3	.167	.167	.250	.417
E. Gattis	C	ATL @ MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	11	1	1	1	1	1	4	.091	.167	.364	.530
C. Johnson	3B	ATL @ MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Upton	OF	ATL @ MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	20	4	0	0	1	1	6	.200	.227	.200	.427
Y. Cespedes	OF	BOS vs TOR 7:10PM	J. Happ	10	2	0	0	3	1	4	.200	.273	.200	.473
E. Aybar	SS	LAA @ MIN 7:10PM	P. Hughes	15	3	2	0	0	1	2	.200	.250	.333	.583
G. Beckham	2B	LAA @ MIN 7:10PM	P. Hughes	18	2	2	0	2	0	7	.111	.111	.222	.333
J. Buck	C	LAA @ MIN 7:10PM	P. Hughes	10	2	1	1	2	1	3	.200	.250	.500	.750
A. Hechavarria	SS	MIA vs ATL 7:10PM	A. Wood	14	2	0	0	0	0	6	.143	.143	.143	.286
G. Stanton	OF	MIA vs ATL 7:10PM	A. Wood	13	2	2	1	2	0	4	.154	.154	.462	.615
J. Lucroy	C	MIL vs STL 7:10PM	L. Lynn	15	2	0	0	0	3	6	.133	.278	.133	.411
A. Ramirez	3B	MIL vs STL 7:10PM	L. Lynn	18	2	0	0	0	2	3	.111	.200	.111	.311
M. Carpenter	3B	STL @ MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	12	1	1	0	1	2	3	.083	.200	.167	.367
M. Ellis	2B	STL @ MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	18	3	2	1	3	0	5	.167	.167	.389	.556
A. Pierzynski	C	STL @ MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	10	2	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.333	.200	.533
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	26	3	2	2	3	6	3	.115	.281	.346	.627
M. Kawasaki	SS	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	15	3	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.250	.200	.450
C. Rasmus	OF	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	21	3	0	0	2	3	5	.143	.280	.143	.423
A. Beltre	3B	TEX vs SEA 8:05PM	C. Young	20	5	0	0	0	0	5	.250	.250	.250	.500

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 6, 2014

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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
Kevin Gausman	BAL @ TB 1:05PM	70	26	8	0	12	6	14	.371	.413	.481	.895
Phil Hughes	MIN vs LAA 7:10PM	100	32	11	4	17	9	20	.320	.375	.547	.922
Kyle Lohse	MIL vs STL 7:10PM	148	50	19	7	28	11	26	.338	.391	.564	.955

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Adam Dunn, 1B, OAK - Dunn went through a change of scenery as the calendar flipped to September, moving from his longtime team in the Chicago White Sox to a playoff contender in the Oakland Athletics. While he has said that he will retire after the season, his latest output would suggest his age hasn't effected his productiveness. In three games with Oakland, he has collected four hits, including to home runs, and also has four RBI and two runs scored. While he is known as an all-or-nothing hitter, his move to the high-scoring Athletics will likely give him plenty of opportunities to drive in runs over the final month of the season.

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