This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Saturday's matchups (Eastern Time)PHI (Kyle Kendrick - R) at SF (Tim Hudson - R) 4:05 ET
NYY (Shane Greene - R) at TB (Drew Smyly - L) 4:10 ET
BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez - R) at CLE (Carlos Carrasco - R) 7:05 ET
PIT (Jeff Locke - L) at WAS (Gio Gonzalez - L) 7:05 ET
SEA (Felix Hernandez - R) at DET (David Price - L) 7:08 ET
HOU (Brad Peacock - R) at BOS (Rubby De La Rosa - R) 7:10 ET
TOR (Mark Buehrle - L) at CHW (John Danks - L) 7:10 ET
KC (Yordano Ventura - R) at MIN (Phil Hughes - R) 7:10 ET
OAK (Sonny Gray - R) at ATL (Julio Teheran - R) 7:10 ET
CHC (Dan Straily - R) at NYM (Jon Niese - L) 7:10 ET
ARI (Wade Miley - L) at MIA (Henderson Alvarez - R) 7:10 ET
SD (Jesse Hahn - R) at STL (Shelby Miller - R) 7:15 ET
LAA (Matt Shoemaker - R) at TEX (Colby Lewis - R) 8:05 ET
CIN (Dylan Axelrod - R) at COL (Jordan Lyles - R) 8:10 ET
MIL (Yovani Gallardo - R) at LAD (Clayton Kershaw - L) 9:10 ET
Day Game After Night Game: PHI/SF, NYY/TB
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Robinson Cano, 2B, LAD – Should play Saturday after fouling a ball off his foot Friday.
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS – Left early Friday night after fouling a pitch off his foot.
Darin Downs, RP, HOU - Dealing with a minor oblique injury.
Luis Valbuena, 3B, CHC - (Illness) Out of the lineup again Friday.
Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL - Received treatment for an abscessed tooth; should play Saturday.
Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN - (Back) Out of the lineup Friday with a back injury.
Yangervis Solarte, 2B, SD - (Oblique) Held out of Friday's lineup with oblique injury.
Jayson Werth, OF, WAS - (Shoulder) Hit off a tee Friday.
Jordy Mercer, SS, PIT - (Forearm) Out of the lineup Friday.
Kyle Lohse, SP, MIL (Ankle) Will have his next start skipped.
Players on the DL
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF - (Concussion) Will visit a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh next week.
Brett Anderson, SP, COL - (Back) Underwent successful surgery on herniated disc Friday.
Yu Darvish, SP, TEX - (Elbow) Expected to return to the rotation Aug. 25.
Matt Garza, SP, MIL - (Oblique) Played catch for about five minutes Friday.
Daisuke Matsuzaka, RP, NYM - (Elbow) Will make his second rehab start for Double-A Birmingham on Saturday.
Paul Maholm, SP, LAD - (Knee) Underwent successful reconstructive surgery Friday.
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS - (Shoulder) Will receive second opinion on his shoulder.
Andy Dirks, OF, DET - (Hamstring) Will resume his rehab assignment Saturday.
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW - (Shoulder) Could return to the White Sox this weekend.
Yadier Molina, C, STL - (Thumb) Expects to be cleared to swing a bat next week.
Logan Ondrusek, RP, BOS - (Shoulder) Pitched the first inning with Triple-A on Friday as part of his rehab assignment.
Tyler Thornburg, RP, MIL - (Elbow) Will not return this season.
Jim Henderson, RP, MIL - (Shoulder) May be headed for shoulder surgery.
Jacob DeGrom, SP, NYM - (Shoulder) Will resume throwing Saturday.
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN - (Thumb) Could be activated as soon as Monday.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL - (Hip) Underwent successful labral repair surgery Friday.
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY - (Elbow) Will throw a 25-pitch bullpen session Saturday.
Matt Reynolds, RP, ARI - (Elbow) Threw 29 pitches in a live BP session Friday.
David Ross, C, BOS - (Heel) Expected to start catching bullpen sessions this weekend.
Allen Craig, 1B, BOS - (Foot) Could begin a rehab assignment Sunday or Monday.
Transactions
Activated from the DL
Ricky Nolasco, SP, MIN
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR
Michael Bourn, OF, CLE
Placed on the DL
Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD - (Glute)
Jed Lowrie, SS, OAK - (Finger)
Stolmy Pimental, RP, PIT - (Lower Body)
Claimed Off Waivers
Traded
Justin Germano, SP, (From TEX to LAD)
Brett Jackson, OF, (From CHC to ARI)
Called Up
Kevin Chapman, RP, HOU
Jon Edwards, RP, TEX
Andy Parrino, SS, OAK
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Yohan Pino, SP, MIn
L.J. Hoes, OF, HOU
Brett Jackson, OF, ARI
Robbie Ross, SP, TEX
Anthony Gose, OF, TOR
Closer Watch
Tampa Bay Rays - Jake McGee picked up his first save since July 28 on Thursday. The team hasn't gone with anybody else in a save situation, but simply hasn't had a save opportunity come up. McGee has been dominant when given a chance, converting 13-of-14 this season, and has posted a 1.31 ERA along with a fantastic 11.79 K/9 rate. The 28-year-old should continue in the role as the closer, and will likely receive a higher rate of chances going forward than he has in the past few weeks.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – August 16, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 67 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 11 | .328 | .425 | .687 | 1.112 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 87 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .230 | .272 | .460 | .732 |
| I. Davis | 1B | PIT @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .385 | .667 | 1.051 |
| J. Nix | 3B | PIT @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .364 | .429 | .636 | 1.065 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET vs SEA 7:08PM | F. Hernandez | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .417 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs SEA 7:08PM | F. Hernandez | 77 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | .247 | .363 | .442 | .804 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .313 | .313 | .625 | .938 |
| B. Butler | DH | KC @ MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .292 | .320 | .542 | .862 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC @ MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .455 | .500 | .818 | 1.318 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .294 | .625 | .919 |
| D. Navarro | C | TOR @ CWS 7:10PM | J. Danks | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .429 | .950 | 1.379 |
| N. Reimold | OF | TOR @ CWS 7:10PM | J. Danks | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .385 | .467 | .846 | 1.313 |
| D. Valencia | DH | TOR @ CWS 7:10PM | J. Danks | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .550 | .850 |
| B. Boesch | OF | LAA @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .278 | .316 | .778 | 1.094 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .818 | 1.235 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD vs MIL 9:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .381 | .381 | .714 | 1.095 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs MIL 9:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .286 | .333 | .643 | .976 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD vs MIL 9:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .353 | .421 | .647 | 1.068 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL @ LAD 9:10PM | C. Kershaw | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .346 | .414 | .462 | .875 |
| R. Weeks | 2B | MIL @ LAD 9:10PM | C. Kershaw | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .357 | .471 | .643 | 1.113 |
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 – August 16, 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 |
| David Price | DET vs SEA 7:08PM | 134 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 37 | .246 | .277 | .361 | .638 |
| Jon Niese | NYM vs CHC 7:10PM | 60 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .217 | .254 | .358 | .612 |
| Yovani Gallardo | MIL @ LAD 9:10PM | 127 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 36 | .283 | .316 | .467 | .783 |
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 – August 16, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 |
| G. Blanco | OF | SF vs PHI 4:05PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .167 | .412 | .250 | .662 |
| A. Pagan | OF | SF vs PHI 4:05PM | K. Kendrick | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .161 | .229 | .226 | .454 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF vs PHI 4:05PM | K. Kendrick | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
| A. Avila | C | DET vs SEA 7:08PM | F. Hernandez | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
| A. Jackson | OF | SEA @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 |
| B. Miller | SS | SEA @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .300 | .400 |
| K. Morales | 1B | SEA @ DET 7:08PM | D. Price | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| C. Coghlan | OF | CHC @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
| J. Ruggiano | OF | CHC @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| S. Perez | C | KC @ MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA @ TEX 8:05PM | C. Lewis | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ COL 8:10PM | J. Lyles | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN @ COL 8:10PM | J. Lyles | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
| D. Barney | 2B | LAD vs MIL 9:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .125 | .160 | .167 | .327 |
| J. Lucroy | C | MIL @ LAD 9:10PM | C. Kershaw | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL @ LAD 9:10PM | C. Kershaw | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .188 | .313 | .500 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL @ LAD 9:10PM | C. Kershaw | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
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 – August 16, 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 vs PIT 7:05PM | 72 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 22 | .333 | .415 | .596 | 1.011 |
| John Danks | CWS vs TOR 7:10PM | 117 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 14 | .308 | .341 | .600 | .942 |
| Colby Lewis | TEX vs LAA 8:05PM | 100 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 21 | .330 | .373 | .629 | 1.002 |
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
Mike Fiers, SP, MIL - Fiers tossed his second straight gem for the Brewers on Thursday, striking out 14 over six scoreless innings. If his last two starts are any indication, Fiers is ready to take the reins as a member of the rotation, allowing just one run over 15 innings. Although his spot in the rotation may not be permanent, Matt Garza is progressing somewhat slowly (he played catch on the field for five minutes before Friday's game) on the disabled list, he should be able to get a few more starts in before Garza is ready to return. Fiers could provide a short-term boost in strikeouts, ERA, WHIP and wins if he continues on his current path.
Other Recent Recommendations:Norichika Aoki, Derek Jeter, David Peralta, Rymer Liriano and Michael Pineda.
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Jon Niese, NYM ($6,100)
C: Wilson Ramos, WAS ($3,500)
1B: Lucas Duda, NYM (3,600)
2B: Jonathan Schoop, BAL ($2,600)
3B: Brock Holt, BOS ($3,700)
SS: Alexei Ramirez, CWS ($4,000)
OF: Charlie Blackmon, COL ($3,600)
