This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Sunday Lineup Card:Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
White Sox (Hector Noesi – R) at Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R), 1:07
Mets (Zack Wheeler – R) at Reds (Mat Latos – R), 1:10
Braves (Julio Teheran – R) at Marlins (Brad Hand – L), 1:10
Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – R) at Red Sox (Rubby De La Rosa – R), 1:35
Royals (Yordano Ventura – R) at Yankees (Shane Greene – R), 1:35
Phillies (Cole Hamels – L) at Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L), 1:35
Rays (Jeremy Hellickson – R) at Orioles (Bud Norris – R), 1:40
Cardinals (Adam Wainwright – R) at Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R), 2:10
Angels (C.J. Wilson – L) at Twins (Logan Darnell – L), 2:10
Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R) at Cubs (Travis Wood – L), 2:20
Mariners (James Paxton – L) at Rangers (Derek Holland – L), 3:05
Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L) at Athletics (Jason Hammel – R), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Trevor Cahill – R) at Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R), 4:10
Padres (Tyson Ross – R) at Rockies (Franklin Morales – L), 4:10
Giants (Tim Hudson – R) at Tigers (Kyle Lobstein – L), 8:00
Day Game After Night Game: CWS/CLE, ATL/MIA, TOR/BOS, PIT/CHC, STL/MIL, LAA/MIN, SEA/TEX, ARI/LAD, SD/COL
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Alex Rios, OF, TEX – (Thumb) Will miss at least a week.
David Phelps, P, NYY – (Elbow) Will throw in a simulated game Sunday.
Alex Avila, C, DET – (Head) Did not start Saturday, but could play Sunday.
Stephen Vogt, C, OAK – (Foot) Is in a walking boot, and will miss at least a week.
Brock Holt, UTIL, BOS – (Dizziness) Did not start Saturday.
Jordan Schafer, OF, MIN – (Ribs) Did not start Saturday.
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA – (Shoulder) Did not start Saturday.
Chris Dickerson, OF, CLE – (Back) Did not start Saturday.
Danny Duffy, P, KC – (Shoulder) Left Saturday's start; will undergo MRI.
Robinson Chirinos, C, TEX – (Neck) Did not start Saturday.
Glen Perkins, P, MIN – (Neck) MRI revealed no structural damage Saturday.
Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT – (Foot) Did not start Saturday.
Josh Harrison, OF, PIT – (Ankle) Left Saturday's game.
Paul Konerko, 1B, CWS – (Hand) Hopes to play again this season despite bone fracture.
Danny Santana, SS, MIN – (Back) Left Saturday's game.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB – (Knee) Missed ninth straight game Saturday.
Mike Napoli, 1B, BOS – (Illness) Removed from Saturday's game.
Mike Aviles, SS, CLE – (Concussion) Hopes to resume baseball activities by mid-week.
Players on the DL
Masahiro Tanaka, P, NYM – (Elbow) Threw bullpen session Saturday.
John Jaso, C, OAK – (Concussion) Remains unlikely to catch in the next several days.
Sean Doolittle, P, MIA – (Oblique) Will throw a bullpen session Monday.
Yu Darvish, P, TEX – (Elbow) Will not pitch again this season.
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Josh Beckett, P, LAD – (Hip) Transferred to 60-day DL
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Austin Romine, C, NYY
Roger Bernadina, OF, LAD
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
None
Claimed
None
Closer Watch
Washington Nationals – Rafael Soriano allowed two home runs Friday and blew his seventh save of the year. Consequently, he has been temporarily removed from the closer's role. Manager Matt Williams told MASN Sports on Saturday that the team will go wihout a set closer for the forseeable future. Soriano will reportedly receive an extended rest and could rejoin the bullpen with lower-leverage work when he returns to the mound. The emphasis for Soriano in the short term is to work on his mechanics, and he will throw a bullpen session in the coming days. In his absence, Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen are the two most interesting candidates to receive save opportunities. Both have had strong seasons and could be incredibly helpful in racking up some saves while maintaining excellent ratios over the final three weeks of the season.
Hot Batter Matchups – September 7, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Y. Cespedes | OF | BOS vs TOR 1:35PM | R. Dickey | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 |
| W. Middlebrooks | 3B | BOS vs TOR 1:35PM | R. Dickey | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .417 | 1.091 | 1.508 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs TOR 1:35PM | R. Dickey | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .333 | .400 | .778 | 1.178 |
| F. Galvis | 2B | PHI @ WAS 1:35PM | G. Gonzalez | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .308 | .615 | .923 |
| B. Revere | OF | PHI @ WAS 1:35PM | G. Gonzalez | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .421 | .450 | .526 | .976 |
| D. Ruf | OF | PHI @ WAS 1:35PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .357 | .471 | .857 | 1.328 |
| G. Sizemore | OF | PHI @ WAS 1:35PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .545 | .545 | .909 | 1.455 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR @ BOS 1:35PM | R. De La Rosa | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| K. Frandsen | 2B | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .917 | 1.417 |
| S. Hairston | OF | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 46 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | .391 | .440 | .826 | 1.266 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 39 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | .256 | .310 | .590 | .899 |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .545 | .700 | 1.245 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ TB 1:40PM | J. Hellickson | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .379 | .400 | .690 | 1.090 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ TB 1:40PM | J. Hellickson | 44 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .364 | .391 | .659 | 1.050 |
| D. DeJesus | OF | TB vs BAL 1:40PM | B. Norris | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .533 | .588 | 1.133 | 1.722 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB vs BAL 1:40PM | B. Norris | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .524 | .600 | .667 | 1.267 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | A. Wainwright | 53 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | .415 | .466 | .736 | 1.201 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT @ CHC 2:20PM | T. Wood | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .263 | .333 | .579 | .912 |
| J. Tabata | OF | PIT @ CHC 2:20PM | T. Wood | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .294 | .368 | .529 | .898 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ TEX 3:05PM | D. Holland | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .320 | .346 | .600 | .946 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK vs HOU 4:05PM | D. Keuchel | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .267 | .421 | .467 | .888 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK vs HOU 4:05PM | D. Keuchel | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .316 | .409 | .526 | .935 |
| N. Freiman | 1B | OAK vs HOU 4:05PM | D. Keuchel | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .545 | .545 | 1.091 | 1.636 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI @ LAD 4:10PM | Z. Greinke | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .286 | .375 | .619 | .994 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | T. Cahill | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | .440 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| D. Gordon | SS | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | T. Cahill | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .417 | .533 | .500 | 1.033 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | T. Cahill | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .294 | .391 | .647 | 1.038 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET vs SF 8:07PM | T. Hudson | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .429 | .452 | .536 | .987 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET vs SF 8:07PM | T. Hudson | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .391 | .391 | .565 | .957 |
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 – September 7, 2014Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 7, 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 |
| Hector Noesi | CWS @ CLE 1:05PM | 87 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 15 | .207 | .250 | .353 | .603 |
| Julio Teheran | ATL @ MIA 1:10PM | 127 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 37 | .220 | .277 | .345 | .622 |
| C.J. Wilson | LAA @ MIN 2:10PM | 81 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | .160 | .206 | .207 | .413 |
| Travis Wood | CHC vs PIT 2:20PM | 197 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 42 | .218 | .307 | .369 | .676 |
| Zack Greinke | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | 111 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 27 | .198 | .282 | .326 | .608 |
Cold Batter Matchups – September 7, 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. Brantley | OF | CLE vs CWS 1:05PM | H. Noesi | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE vs CWS 1:05PM | H. Noesi | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE vs CWS 1:05PM | H. Noesi | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA vs ATL 1:10PM | J. Teheran | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .250 | .450 |
| G. Jones | 1B | MIA vs ATL 1:10PM | J. Teheran | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .188 | .429 | .616 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs ATL 1:10PM | J. Teheran | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .111 | .273 | .333 | .606 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ CIN 1:10PM | M. Latos | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .143 | .294 | .429 | .723 |
| J. Bradley | OF | BOS vs TOR 1:35PM | R. Dickey | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
| D. Nava | OF | BOS vs TOR 1:35PM | R. Dickey | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .200 | .286 | .486 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS vs TOR 1:35PM | R. Dickey | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .200 | .292 | .492 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI @ WAS 1:35PM | G. Gonzalez | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ WAS 1:35PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI @ WAS 1:35PM | G. Gonzalez | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 47 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .191 | .208 | .362 | .570 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .158 | .238 | .211 | .449 |
| W. Ramos | C | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 |
| A. Rendon | 2B | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .294 | .267 | .561 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS vs PHI 1:35PM | C. Hamels | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .161 | .206 | .355 | .561 |
| D. Young | OF | BAL @ TB 1:40PM | J. Hellickson | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs BAL 1:40PM | B. Norris | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .231 | .545 | .776 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB vs BAL 1:40PM | B. Norris | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .167 | .313 | .417 | .729 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | A. Wainwright | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 |
| R. Weeks | 2B | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | A. Wainwright | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .163 | .234 | .256 | .490 |
| J. Mauer | C | MIN vs LAA 2:10PM | C. Wilson | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .120 | .185 | .160 | .345 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN vs LAA 2:10PM | C. Wilson | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .080 | .143 | .120 | .263 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT @ CHC 2:20PM | T. Wood | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .056 | .056 | .111 | .167 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT @ CHC 2:20PM | T. Wood | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .136 | .208 | .182 | .390 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ CHC 2:20PM | T. Wood | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | .200 | .382 | .360 | .742 |
| G. Sanchez | 1B | PIT @ CHC 2:20PM | T. Wood | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .053 | .280 | .053 | .333 |
| A. Callaspo | 3B | OAK vs HOU 4:05PM | D. Keuchel | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| C. Gentry | OF | OAK vs HOU 4:05PM | D. Keuchel | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK vs HOU 4:05PM | D. Keuchel | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| J. Reddick | OF | OAK vs HOU 4:05PM | D. Keuchel | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| C. Pennington | SS | ARI @ LAD 4:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 | .214 | .000 | .214 |
| Y. Puig | OF | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | T. Cahill | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .200 | .467 | .200 | .667 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | T. Cahill | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .158 | .333 | .211 | .544 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | LAD vs ARI 4:10PM | T. Cahill | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 7, 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 |
| Rubby De La Rosa | BOS vs TOR 1:35PM | 62 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .355 | .410 | .562 | .972 |
| Bud Norris | BAL @ TB 1:40PM | 113 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 24 | .301 | .387 | .472 | .859 |
| Tim Hudson | SF @ DET 8:07PM | 66 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | .394 | .424 | .523 | .946 |
Brock Holt, UTIL, BOS – The ultimate super-utility player, it is no secret that Holt is eligible at every position other than catcher. What may come as a surprise to fantasy owners, however, is that Holt – who developed a reputation of being a jack of all trades, master of none – has recently emerged as a legitimate threat on the base paths. In the last two weeks, Holt has as many steals (5) as anyone in baseball not named Billy Hamilton or Ben Revere. His peripherals have taken a hit over the same period, but he remains a run-scoring machine. Despite an ugly on-base percentage of .258 over the last 14 days, he has scored 12 runs for a non-contending team. Holt is currently battling a bout of dizziness, but once he returns to the field, he is a must add as an emergency replacement for a fallen star at any position.
Other Recent Recommendations :Adam Dunn, Gregor Blanco, Andrew Heaney, Maikel Franco and Dilson Herrera
Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Bud Norris, BAL ($7,000)
C: Yan Gomes, CLE ($3,800)
1B: Matt Adams, STL ($3,400)
2B: Javier Baez, CHC ($3,700)
SS: Elvis Andrus, TEX ($3,600)
3B: Lonnie Chisenhall, CLE ($3,800)
OF: Michael Bourn, CLE ($3,900)
