The Lineup Card: Mile High Platoon

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Updated on June 9, 2015 11:44PM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)

PHI (Jerome Williams – R) at CIN (Jon Moscot – R), 12:35 PM
MIA (Tom Koehler – R) at TOR (Aaron Sanchez – R), 12:37 PM
WAS (Gio Gonzalez – L) at NYY (Nathan Eovaldi – R), 1:05 PM
STL (Carlos Martinez – R) at COL (Chad Bettis – R), 3:10 PM
MIL (Kyle Lohse – R) at PIT (Charlie Morton – R), 7:05 PM
CHC (Jake Arrieta – R) at DET (Shane Greene – R), 7:08 PM
BOS (Rick Porcello – R) at BAL (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:10 PM
SEA (Taijuan Walker – R) at CLE (Trevor Bauer – R), 7:10 PM
SD (Tyson Ross – R) at ATL (Williams Perez – R), 7:10 PM
SF (Tim Hudson – R) at NYM (Matt Harvey – R), 7:10 PM
LAA (Jered Weaver – R) at TB (Erasmo Ramirez – R), 7:10 PM
HOU (Vincent Velasquez – R) at CHW (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10 PM
KC (Edinson Volquez – R) at MIN (Kyle Gibson – R), 8:10 PM
TEX (Yovani Gallardo – R) at OAK (Jesse Hahn – R), 10:05 PM
AZ (Jeremy Hellickson – R) at LAD (Brett Anderson – L), 10:10 PM

Day Game After Night Game: PHI/CIN, MIA/TOR, WAS/NYY, STL/COL

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Gregor Blanco, OF, SF – (Concussion) Unavailable Tuesday, getting concussion exam.
Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA – (Back) Left Tuesday's game with back spasms, felt better after game.
David Freese, 3B, LAA – (Hamstring) Left Tuesday's game with tightness.
Miguel Gonzalez, P, BAL – (Groin) Left Tuesday's start with strain, possibly headed to DL.
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN – (Wrist) Out of Tuesday's lineup, day-to-day.
Evan Longoria, 3B, TB – (Wrist) Available off the bench Tuesday, should start Wednesday.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF – (Wrist) Out of lineup against Tuesday, might hit DL.
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN – (Knee) left Tuesday's game with strain, may be sidelined for several games, maybe DL bound.
Kevin Plawecki, C, NYM – (Ear) Scratched Tuesday with dizziness.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS – (Knee) Fouled ball off knee Tuesday and left game, x-rays negative.
Denard Span, OF, WAS – (Back) Scratched Tuesday with soreness.
Justin Turner, 3B, LAD – (Knee) Left Monday's game, out of Tuesday's lineup.

Players on the DL
Alex Avila, C, DET – (Knee) Shut down with more soreness, will have MRI.
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM – (Hand) Will be activated Wednesday.
Chad Billingsley, P, PHI – (Shoulder) Threw bullpen session Tuesday, another session coming Friday, then rehab assignment.
Matt Cain, P, SF – (Forearm) Made first rehab start Tuesday, threw 55 pitches, mixed results.
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD – (Oblique) Started running Tuesday,
Ike Davis, 1B, OAK – (Quadriceps) Could begin rehab assignment this weekend.
Doug Fister, P, WAS – (Forearm) Will make rehab start Friday, Nationals will decide whether to activate him after the start.
A.J. Griffin, P, OAK – (Elbow) Will throw five innings at Triple-A Friday, getting close to activation.
Matt Harrison, P, TEX – (Back) Bad rehab outing Monday, Texas will be patient in activating him.
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM – (Finger) Was expected to be activated Wednesday, but will stay with Triple-A for now despite strong rehab performance.
Matt Holliday, OF, STL – (Quadriceps) Partial tear, will be reevaluated in two weeks, timeline to return is likely significantly longer than that.
John Jaso, C, TB – (Wrist) Doing baseball activities for the first time since season started.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB – (Knee) Will have surgery Wednesday, out at least three or four weeks.
Kelly Johnson, 3B, ATL – (Back) Could be activated as soon as Wednesday.
Kyle Lobstein, P, DET – (Shoulder) Shut down indefinitely.
Edward Mujica, P, OAK – (Hand) Could throw off mound this weekend.
Brandon Morrow, P, SD – (Shoulder) Shut down for a couple of weeks.
Ivan Nova, P, NYY – (Elbow) – Made first rehab start Monday, good velocity, might only need two or three more rehab starts.
Jake Odorizzi, P, TB – (Oblique) Was originally hoping to avoid DL, might only miss minimum time.
Bobby Parnell, P, NYM – (Elbow) Expected to be activated after Tuesday's start.
Joel Peralta, P, LAD – (Arm) Will begin rehab assignment Thursday.
Martin Perez, P, TEX – (Elbow) Will throw three innings at Double-A Wednesday.
Stephen Strasburg, P, WAS – (Neck) Good bullpen session Saturday, another bullpen session should come soon, rehab will follow that.
Jacob Turner, P, CHC – (Elbow) Began rehab at Double-A Tuesday.
Justin Verlander, P, DET – (Triceps) Will start Saturday against Indians.

Activated from the DL
None

Placed on the DL
Matt Holliday, OF, STL
Jake Odorizzi, P, TB

Signed
Rafael Soriano, P, CHC

Called Up
David Aardsma, P, ATL
Andrew Bellatti, P, TB
Taylor Jungmann, P, MIL
Kyle Parker, OF, COL
Nolan Reimold, OF, BAL
Miguel Socolovich, P, STL
Giovanny Urshela, 3B, CLE
Zach Walters, DH, CLE

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Eddie Butler, P, COL
Cesar Cabral, P, BAL
Cody Martin, P, ATL
Luis Sardinas, SS, MIL

Closer Watch

Miami – A.J. Ramos had converted six saves in his last six appearance, but wound up blowing Tuesday's save and taking a loss by giving up a game-winning home run to Edwin Encarnacion. His performance so far has warranted some leeway in the closer's job.

Seattle – Fernando Rodney appears to have been relieved from closing duties and Carson Smith has earned saves in his last two appearances, including Tuesday's save. Smith allowed a run before shutting down the Indians Tuesday, nonetheless he appears to be gaining steam as Seattle's closer.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – June 10, 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. Headley	3B	NYY vs WAS 1:05PM	G. Gonzalez	11	3	3	1	3	0	2	.273	.333	.727	1.061
M. Teixeira	1B	NYY vs WAS 1:05PM	G. Gonzalez	18	6	4	2	5	5	2	.333	.478	.778	1.256
B. Harper	OF	WAS @ NYY 1:05PM	N. Eovaldi	14	6	1	1	1	2	4	.429	.500	.643	1.143
A. Rendon	2B	WAS @ NYY 1:05PM	N. Eovaldi	17	7	2	0	1	4	1	.412	.524	.529	1.053
R. Zimmerman	3B	WAS @ NYY 1:05PM	N. Eovaldi	10	3	2	2	3	0	3	.300	.300	.900	1.200
C. Davis	1B	BAL vs BOS 7:05PM	R. Porcello	23	6	4	3	7	1	7	.261	.292	.696	.987
J. Hardy	SS	BAL vs BOS 7:05PM	R. Porcello	20	8	1	0	0	0	4	.400	.400	.450	.850
M. Napoli	1B	BOS @ BAL 7:05PM	W. Chen	21	5	4	3	5	3	5	.238	.333	.714	1.048
D. Pedroia	2B	BOS @ BAL 7:05PM	W. Chen	32	15	6	0	5	3	3	.469	.514	.688	1.202
R. Braun	OF	MIL @ PIT 7:05PM	C. Morton	18	8	4	1	5	3	2	.444	.524	.778	1.302
C. Gomez	OF	MIL @ PIT 7:05PM	C. Morton	11	5	1	1	3	0	2	.455	.417	.727	1.144
S. Marte	OF	PIT vs MIL 7:05PM	K. Lohse	16	5	1	1	5	1	5	.313	.389	.500	.889
A. McCutchen	OF	PIT vs MIL 7:05PM	K. Lohse	45	14	6	3	11	4	2	.311	.353	.578	.931
J. Tabata	OF	PIT vs MIL 7:05PM	K. Lohse	36	15	4	1	5	2	3	.417	.447	.611	1.058
N. Walker	2B	PIT vs MIL 7:05PM	K. Lohse	39	12	5	1	9	7	9	.308	.413	.513	.926
M. Trout	OF	LAA @ TB 7:10PM	E. Ramirez	13	5	1	1	2	0	1	.385	.429	.615	1.044
L. Duda	1B	NYM vs SF 7:10PM	T. Hudson	30	12	3	1	4	3	3	.400	.500	.567	1.067
J. Mayberry	OF	NYM vs SF 7:10PM	T. Hudson	15	4	2	2	5	4	3	.267	.421	.667	1.088
A. Cabrera	SS	TB vs LAA 7:10PM	J. Weaver	40	12	6	2	5	2	6	.300	.349	.550	.899
A. Escobar	SS	KC @ MIN 8:10PM	K. Gibson	14	6	1	0	1	0	2	.429	.467	.500	.967
M. Moustakas	3B	KC @ MIN 8:10PM	K. Gibson	13	5	2	0	0	1	1	.385	.429	.538	.967
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD vs ARI 10:10PM	J. Hellickson	22	4	4	2	8	4	1	.182	.308	.591	.899

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 10, 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
Brett Anderson	LAD vs ARI 10:10PM	65	17	3	1	4	1	6	.262	.273	.347	.619

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 – June 10, 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. Beltran	OF	NYY vs WAS 1:05PM	G. Gonzalez	10	2	1	0	0	1	3	.200	.273	.300	.573
D. Uggla	2B	WAS @ NYY 1:05PM	N. Eovaldi	17	3	1	1	3	4	5	.176	.364	.353	.717
N. Reimold	OF	BAL vs BOS 7:05PM	R. Porcello	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
T. Snider	OF	BAL vs BOS 7:05PM	R. Porcello	13	2	0	0	1	2	3	.154	.267	.154	.421
M. Betts	OF	BOS @ BAL 7:05PM	W. Chen	10	1	0	0	0	0	2	.100	.100	.100	.200
J. Lucroy	C	MIL @ PIT 7:05PM	C. Morton	12	1	0	0	0	1	3	.083	.154	.083	.237
J. Segura	SS	MIL @ PIT 7:05PM	C. Morton	16	3	0	0	0	0	2	.188	.188	.188	.375
C. Hart	1B	PIT vs MIL 7:05PM	K. Lohse	26	5	3	0	1	0	5	.192	.192	.308	.500
E. Aybar	SS	LAA @ TB 7:10PM	E. Ramirez	12	1	1	1	1	1	1	.083	.154	.333	.487
C. Granderson	OF	NYM vs SF 7:10PM	T. Hudson	10	1	1	1	2	2	3	.100	.250	.400	.650
A. Jackson	OF	SEA @ CLE 7:10PM	T. Bauer	10	1	0	0	0	3	5	.100	.308	.100	.408
J. Altuve	2B	HOU @ CWS 8:10PM	J. Quintana	16	3	0	0	0	0	7	.188	.188	.188	.375
L. Cain	OF	KC @ MIN 8:10PM	K. Gibson	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	.100	.182	.100	.282
S. Perez	C	KC @ MIN 8:10PM	K. Gibson	14	2	0	0	1	0	4	.143	.143	.143	.286
K. Suzuki	C	MIN vs KC 8:10PM	E. Volquez	10	1	0	0	0	0	2	.100	.100	.100	.200
H. Kendrick	2B	LAD vs ARI 10:10PM	J. Hellickson	12	2	0	0	0	1	1	.167	.231	.167	.397

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 10, 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
Gio Gonzalez	WAS @ NYY 1:05PM	85	23	12	3	14	13	18	.271	.374	.499	.874
Charlie Morton	PIT vs MIL 7:05PM	88	29	7	3	13	11	11	.330	.406	.491	.896
Trevor Bauer	CLE vs SEA 7:10PM	69	20	7	3	9	10	19	.290	.395	.461	.856
Tim Hudson	SF @ NYM 7:10PM	111	35	8	5	18	12	24	.315	.394	.485	.879

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

Ben Paulsen, 1B, COL – With Justin Morneau's concussion symptoms lingering, Paulsen and Wilin Rosario have been splitting first base duties in the Mile High City. As the left-handed hitter in this platoon, Paulsen figures to get a larger share of the pie and he has performed well in his 62 at-bats. Of course, Paulsen is aided by Coors Field, but he has a higher OPS on the road (1.154) than at home (.988). Both are small sample sizes. However, Paulsen has a good minor league track record and had 24 home runs combined at Triple-A and with the Rockies last year with an OPS over .900. At the minimum, daily lineup leagues can gain from the platoon scenario, as well as Coors Field starts.

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DraftKingsValue Picks

SP: Gio Gonzalez, WAS ($8,300)
C: Stephen Vogt, OAK ($3,700)
1B: Chris Davis, BAL ($3,900)
2B: Neil Walker, PIT ($4,000)
SS: Addison Russell, CHC ($3,500)
3B: Manny Machado, BAL ($3,800)
OF: Chris Colabello, TOR ($3,500)

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