This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R) at Tigers (Kyle Lobstein – L), 1:08
Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Reds (Jason Marquis – R) 1:10
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Marlins (Dan Haren – R), 1:10
Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L) at Rays (Chris Archer – R), 1:10
Red Sox (Wade Miley – L) at Orioles (Bud Norris – R), 1:35
Braves (Trevor Cahill – R) at Phillies (Jerome Williams – R), 1:35
Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 2:10
Royals (Edinson Volquez – R) at White Sox (John Danks – L), 3:00
Rangers (Nick Martinez – R) at Angels (Hector Santiago – L), 3:35
Astros (Asher Wojciechowski – R) at Athletics (Drew Pomeranz – L), 4:05
Twins (Kyle Gibson – R) at Mariners (Roenis Elias – L), 4:10
Dodgers (Joe Wieland – R) at Padres (Brandon Morrow – R), 4:10
Giants (Tim Lincecum – R) at Rockies (Tyler Matzek – L), 4:10
Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L) at Diamondbacks (Jeremy Hellickson – R), 4:10
Mets (Jon Niese – L) at Yankees (Nathan Eovaldi – R), 8:00
Day Game After Night Game: BOS/BAL, ATL/PHI, STL/MIL, TEX/LAA, MIN/SEA, LAD/SD, SF/COL, PIT/ARI
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Brett Lawrie, 3B, OAK – (Knee) Did not play Saturday after banging his knee on bullpen mound.
Max Scherzer, SP, DET – (Thumb) Injured thumb still swollen; bullpen session postponed.
Jesse Hahn, SP, OAK – (Hand) Will throw bullpen session Sunday or Monday.
Jose Bautista, OF, TOR – (Shoulder) Remained out of the lineup Saturday; DL stint possible.
Yadier Molina, C, STL – (Knee) Dealing with soreness in right knee, but should not require DL stint.
Trevor Bauer, SP, CLE – (Illness) Tentatively scheduled to make start Tuesday.
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY – (Hip) Removed Saturday with hip tightness.
Out
Joel Peralta, P, LAD – Dealing with a dead arm; reportedly headed to the DL.
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN – Missed 13th consecutive start Saturday; DL stint possible.
Matt Albers, RP, CWS – Broke a finger in Thursday's brawl, and will be placed on DL.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD – Will likely be placed on the DL after sitting out again Saturday.
Players on the DL
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI – (Achilles) Expects to play his final rehab game Sunday or Monday.
Anthony Rendon, 2B, WAS – (Knee) Could rejoin the team as soon as Thursday.
Ricky Nolasco, SP, MIN – (Elbow) Will make the first of two or three rehab starts Sunday.
Ben Zobrist, 2B, OAK – (Knee) Will require left knee surgery, and could miss 4-to-6 weeks.
Justin Verlander, SP, DET – (Triceps) Remains in holding pattern, as he is unable to throw due to inflammation in his arm.
Christian Yellich, OF, MIA – (Back) MRI revealed a bulging disc, but he remains confident he will return when eligible May 6.
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL – (Shoulder) Will soon begin rehab assignment.
Jose Fernandez, SP, MIA – (Elbow) Will throw 15 pitches to live hitters Thursday.
Matt Harrison, SP, TEX – (Back) Passed bullpen test, and will throw live BP on Monday.
Jake McGee, RP, TB – (Elbow) Could begin rehab assignment Tuesday.
Justin Sellers, SS, PIT – (Achilles) Will begin rehab assignment Sunday.
Alex Colome, SP, OAK – (Illness) Will likely make one more rehab start before joining rotation.
Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD – (Shoulder) Could begin throwing bullpen session in the next few days.
David Hernandez, RP, ARI – (Elbow) Threw 16 pitches Saturday in bullpen session.
Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA – (Shoulder) MRI reveals lat strain; will remain out 2-to-4 weeks.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on the DL
Ben Zobrist, 2B, OAK – (Knee)
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS – (Hamstring)
Called Up
Roenis Elias, SP, SEA
Max Muncy, 1B, OAK
Everett Teaford, RP, TB
Matt Barnes, RP, BOS
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Eury De La Rosa, RP, OAK
Allan Dykstra, 1B, TB
Frank Garces, RP, SD
Released
Ricky Romero, SP, TOR
Closer Watch
Toronto Blue Jays – Sabermetricians might have secured their greatest victory in bullpen usage this season north of the border. It seems like ages ago, but Brett Cecil began the month as the Blue Jays' closer. His stint lasted only briefly, as he ceded the role to 20-year-old Miguel Castro just days after the season began. Then manager John Gibbons began blurring the well-defined lines traditionalists love. On April 14, he brought Castro into a tie game in the seventh inning against the Rays. Bringing the young right-hander on in high-leverage, non-save situations may frustrate his owners, but the new school believes it is the correct call. Gibbons seems to ascribe to the idea Castro is most valuable to the club pitching in situations when the game is on the line, regardless of juncture. With that in mind, keep an eye on Cecil. If he can maintain his lofty K rate, the veteran might see some save chances after all.
Hot Batter Matchups – April 26, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| M. Cabrera | 1B | DET vs CLE 1:08PM | C. Carrasco | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .429 | .556 | .984 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs CLE 1:08PM | C. Carrasco | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .313 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
| J. Martinez | OF | DET vs CLE 1:08PM | C. Carrasco | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 |
| L. Forsythe | 2B | TB vs TOR 1:10PM | M. Buehrle | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .421 | .450 | .579 | 1.029 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB vs TOR 1:10PM | M. Buehrle | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .400 | .483 | .440 | .923 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ TB 1:10PM | C. Archer | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .174 | .240 | .565 | .805 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR @ TB 1:10PM | C. Archer | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .429 | .500 | .524 | 1.024 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | D. Haren | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .389 | .556 | .944 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | D. Haren | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .357 | .500 | .857 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | D. Haren | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .900 | 1.400 |
| N. Markakis | OF | ATL @ PHI 1:35PM | J. Williams | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .462 | .533 | .538 | 1.072 |
| E. Cabrera | SS | BAL vs BOS 1:35PM | W. Miley | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .476 | .476 | .762 | 1.238 |
| A. Craig | OF | BOS @ BAL 1:35PM | B. Norris | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .429 | .750 | 1.179 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | BOS @ BAL 1:35PM | B. Norris | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI vs ATL 1:35PM | T. Cahill | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs ATL 1:35PM | T. Cahill | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .300 | .417 | .600 | 1.017 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | L. Lynn | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .474 | .500 | 1.158 | 1.658 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | L. Lynn | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .450 | .476 | .600 | 1.076 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | CWS vs KC 3:10PM | E. Volquez | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .316 | .480 | .579 | 1.059 |
| S. Perez | C | KC @ CWS 3:10PM | J. Danks | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .235 | .278 | .588 | .866 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ LAA 3:35PM | H. Santiago | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .353 | .450 | .941 | 1.391 |
| P. Fielder | 1B | TEX @ LAA 3:35PM | H. Santiago | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .389 | .450 | .444 | .894 |
| M. Trumbo | OF | ARI vs PIT 4:10PM | F. Liriano | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .250 | .333 | .688 | 1.021 |
| N. Arenado | 3B | COL vs SF 4:10PM | T. Lincecum | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .417 | .750 | 1.167 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs SF 4:10PM | T. Lincecum | 50 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | .260 | .339 | .520 | .859 |
| N. Hundley | C | COL vs SF 4:10PM | T. Lincecum | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .296 | .375 | .630 | 1.005 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL vs SF 4:10PM | T. Lincecum | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .400 | .438 | .467 | .904 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | B. Morrow | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .357 | .471 | .500 | .971 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ NYY 8:05PM | N. Eovaldi | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .353 | .368 | .647 | 1.015 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Hot Pitcher Matchups – April 26, 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 |
| Chris Archer | TB vs TOR 1:10PM | 116 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 29 | .207 | .278 | .345 | .623 |
| Gio Gonzalez | WAS @ MIA 1:10PM | 103 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 25 | .233 | .301 | .281 | .582 |
| Jake Arrieta | CHC @ CIN 1:10PM | 87 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 28 | .230 | .287 | .305 | .593 |
| Mike Fiers | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | 81 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .222 | .267 | .296 | .563 |
| John Danks | CWS vs KC 3:10PM | 170 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | .194 | .267 | .311 | .578 |
| Edinson Volquez | KC @ CWS 3:10PM | 80 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | .200 | .287 | .350 | .637 |
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 – April 26, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| R. Davis | OF | DET vs CLE 1:08PM | C. Carrasco | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs CHC 1:10PM | J. Arrieta | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs CHC 1:10PM | J. Arrieta | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 |
| M. Prado | 3B | MIA vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| D. Solano | 2B | MIA vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs WAS 1:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .154 | .267 | .231 | .497 |
| A. Cabrera | SS | TB vs TOR 1:10PM | M. Buehrle | 47 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .191 | .235 | .213 | .448 |
| D. DeJesus | DH | TB vs TOR 1:10PM | M. Buehrle | 78 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .179 | .220 | .244 | .463 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ TB 1:10PM | C. Archer | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .083 | .179 | .083 | .262 |
| R. Goins | 2B | TOR @ TB 1:10PM | C. Archer | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | ATL @ PHI 1:35PM | J. Williams | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | BOS @ BAL 1:35PM | B. Norris | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | BOS @ BAL 1:35PM | B. Norris | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .385 | .300 | .685 |
| K. Davis | OF | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | L. Lynn | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | L. Lynn | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .115 | .179 | .115 | .294 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Fiers | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Fiers | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .091 | .375 | .091 | .466 |
| J. Jay | OF | STL @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Fiers | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Fiers | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 |
| E. Bonifacio | 2B | CWS vs KC 3:10PM | E. Volquez | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| A. Eaton | OF | CWS vs KC 3:10PM | E. Volquez | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .300 | .400 |
| L. Cain | OF | KC @ CWS 3:10PM | J. Danks | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .071 | .188 | .143 | .330 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC @ CWS 3:10PM | J. Danks | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .100 | .182 | .150 | .332 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC @ CWS 3:10PM | J. Danks | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .176 | .282 | .206 | .488 |
| K. Morales | 1B | KC @ CWS 3:10PM | J. Danks | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .190 | .333 | .524 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ CWS 3:10PM | J. Danks | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .167 | .367 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs TEX 3:35PM | N. Martinez | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .357 | .500 |
| D. Freese | 3B | LAA vs TEX 3:35PM | N. Martinez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA vs TEX 3:35PM | N. Martinez | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .214 | .200 | .414 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ LAA 3:35PM | H. Santiago | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 |
| A. Rosales | 2B | TEX @ LAA 3:35PM | H. Santiago | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs PIT 4:10PM | F. Liriano | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| C. Pennington | SS | ARI vs PIT 4:10PM | F. Liriano | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL vs SF 4:10PM | T. Lincecum | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .182 | .333 | .273 | .606 |
| C. Crawford | OF | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | B. Morrow | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .167 | .273 | .278 | .551 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | B. Morrow | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| L. Duda | 1B | NYM @ NYY 8:05PM | N. Eovaldi | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY vs NYM 8:05PM | J. Niese | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| C. Young | OF | NYY vs NYM 8:05PM | J. Niese | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
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 – April 26, 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 |
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE @ DET 1:08PM | 91 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | .308 | .370 | .463 | .833 |
| Jerome Williams | PHI vs ATL 1:35PM | 73 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | .315 | .359 | .400 | .759 |
| Bud Norris | BAL vs BOS 1:35PM | 107 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 23 | .290 | .372 | .480 | .852 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | NYY vs NYM 8:05PM | 73 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | .315 | .362 | .481 | .843 |
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
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY – The Yankee slugger's outburst Friday night in the opener of the Subway Series might have prompted an influx of adds, but it really should not have taken a pair of homers for the veteran to be rostered. Always an injury waiting to happen, Teixeira was discounted substantially at the start of this season. At the moment, however, he is healthy and available in as many leagues as he is not. Sage owners will take advantage of the final healthy at-bats of the switch hitter's career and enjoy the ride as he launches bombs over the short porch in Yankee Stadium.
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Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Drew Pomeranz, OAK ($6,600)
C: Russell Martin, TOR ($3,700)
1B: Joe Mauer, MIN ($3,900)
2B: Yangervis Solarte, SD ($3,300)
SS: Danny Espinosa, WAS ($3,600)
3B: Brock Holt, BOS ($3,400)
OF: Gregory Polanco, PIT ($3,900)
