Tuesday Lineup Card: A Pleasant Odor

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Updated on September 9, 2014 2:32AM EST

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

Twins (Trevor May – R) at Indians (Trevor Bauer – R), 7:05
Braves (Ervin Santana – R) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 7:05
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Pirates (Edinson Volquez – R) at Phillies (David Buchanan – R), 7:05
Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L), 7:07
Royals (Jason Vargas – L) at Tigers (Max Scherzer – R), 7:08
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at Red Sox (Anthony Ranaudo – R), 7:10
Rockies (Christian Bergman – R) at Mets (Jacob deGrom – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 7:10
Angels (Hector Santiago – L) at Rangers (Colby Lewis - ), 8:05
Athletics (Jon Lester – L) at White Sox (John Danks – L), 8:10
Marlins (Tom Koehler – L) at Brewers (Matt Garza – R), 8:10
Astros (Collin McHugh – R) at Mariners (Roenis Elias – L), 10:10
Padres (Andrew Cashner – R), at Dodgers (Roberto Hernandez – R), 10:10
Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L) at Giants (Yusmeiro Petit – R), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC (back) – Had good BP session Monday; optimistic for weekend
Greg Holland, RP, KC (triceps) – Wouldn't have pitched in a save situation Monday
Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI (hamstring) – Expects to be out about 10 days
Torii Hunter, OF, DET (head) – Removed from Monday's game after outfield collision
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (shoulder) – Out for fourth straight game Monday
Danny Duffy, SP, KC (shoulder) – No structural problems
Evan Gattis, C, ATL (illness) – Has strep throat; sat out Monday
Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT (foot) – Unlikely to return anytime soon after setback
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL (back) – Having MRI Tuesday; hope is he'll return Friday
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD (hamstring) – Could rejoin team this weekend
Josh Harrison, OF, PIT (ankle) – Available to pinch-hit Monday, but didn't
Brock Holt, 2B, BOS (head) – Out again Monday
Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA (ankle) – Out of Monday's lineup; had precautionary MRI
Dylan Axelrod, SP, CIN (oblique) – Left Monday's start with injury
Robinson Chirinos, C, TEX (neck) – Doesn't seem to be improving despite recent injection
Miles Mikolas, SP, TEX (shoulder) – At least a week away from returning
Abraham Almonte, OF, SD (sorenesS) – Out for second straight game Monday
Danny Santana, SS, MIN (back) – Thinks he can play Tuesday

Players on the DL

Melky Cabrera, OF, TOR (finger) – Successful surgery Monday
Sean Doolittle, RP, OAK (oblique) – Felt good after throwing off a mound Monday
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (hamstring) – Hasn't resumed baseball activities; no timetable
John Jaso, C, OAK (concussion) – Seeing specialist Wednesday; could be cleared to return
Joakim Soria, RP, DET (oblique) – Threw a sim game Monday; could be back Tuesday
David Phelps, RP, NYY (elbow) – Threw successful sim game Sunday
Joe Thatcher, RP, LAA (ankle) – Will either be activated or throw a sim game Tuesday
Chad Jenkins, RP, TOR (hand) – Successful surgery Monday
Onelki Garcia, RP, LAD (elbow) – Scoreless inning in Double-A on Sunday

Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Activated from DL
Vic Black, RP, NYM
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL

Placed on DL
Melky Cabrera, OF, TOR

Called Up
Jairo Diaz, RP, LAA
Greg Garcia, SS, STL
Matt Barnes, SP, BOS
Sam Tuivailala, RP, STL
Tommy Pham, OF, STL

Sent Down
Michael Martinez, 2B, PIT (outrighted)
Chris McGuiness, 1B, PIT (outrighted)
Audry Perez, C, STL (DFA)
Ryan Wheeler, 3B, LAA (DFA)
Rafael Ortega, OF, STL (DFA)

Closer Watch

Athletics – Eric O'Flaherty blew the save Monday against the White Sox, giving up a solo homer to Tyler Flowers in the ninth. He's now allowed homers in two of his last three outings, but still has tremendously strong numbers for the season and is probably not in much jeopardy here.

Nationals – Drew Storen picked up his third save in grand fashion Monday, striking out the side against the Braves. That's five strikeouts en route to two saves in the last two days for Storen. Meanwhile, Rafael Soriano's been banned from game action altogether in the wake of a period of major struggle, and it's unclear what the plan is for him now. Soriano could in theory come back to assume the role, or the Nats may just stick with Storen for the rest of the year.

Rockies – LaTroy Hawkins' old mates on the Mets stuck him with a blown save Monday, getting to him for a pair of runs and a walk-off win. That's now five runs allowed by Hawkins in his last seven outings, but the Rockies' lack of depth in the bullpen means he's still pretty well ensconced in the role.

Hot Batter Matchups – September 9, 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
J. Heyward	OF	ATL @ WAS 7:05PM	J. Zimmermann	14	5	2	1	3	3	2	.357	.500	.643	1.143
J. Ellsbury	OF	NYY vs TB 7:05PM	C. Archer	12	8	1	0	2	3	2	.667	.733	.750	1.483
B. Gardner	OF	NYY vs TB 7:05PM	C. Archer	15	5	4	0	1	1	6	.333	.412	.733	1.145
M. Joyce	OF	TB @ NYY 7:05PM	H. Kuroda	23	9	4	3	3	2	4	.391	.440	.826	1.266
E. Longoria	3B	TB @ NYY 7:05PM	H. Kuroda	24	10	2	1	7	0	2	.417	.400	.583	.983
B. Zobrist	2B	TB @ NYY 7:05PM	H. Kuroda	21	6	5	2	4	4	2	.286	.400	.762	1.162
D. Span	OF	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	E. Santana	30	12	3	1	6	1	1	.400	.406	.567	.973
A. Avila	C	DET vs KC 7:08PM	J. Vargas	14	4	3	2	4	1	4	.286	.333	.786	1.119
M. Cabrera	3B	DET vs KC 7:08PM	J. Vargas	15	4	3	1	3	6	2	.267	.476	.600	1.076
I. Kinsler	2B	DET vs KC 7:08PM	J. Vargas	53	17	8	2	5	3	2	.321	.368	.547	.916
A. Gordon	OF	KC @ DET 7:08PM	M. Scherzer	34	14	7	3	5	7	5	.412	.512	.794	1.306
S. Perez	C	KC @ DET 7:08PM	M. Scherzer	23	9	4	2	5	1	3	.391	.417	.739	1.156
J. Willingham	OF	KC @ DET 7:08PM	M. Scherzer	20	5	3	2	3	3	9	.250	.348	.600	.948
M. Adams	1B	STL @ CIN 7:10PM	M. Leake	15	6	4	1	3	0	2	.400	.400	.800	1.200
M. Holliday	OF	STL @ CIN 7:10PM	M. Leake	30	12	4	1	7	3	2	.400	.455	.600	1.055
B. Boesch	OF	LAA @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	21	5	3	3	5	1	7	.238	.273	.667	.939
H. Kendrick	2B	LAA @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	27	8	3	2	4	1	7	.296	.333	.556	.889
M. Trout	OF	LAA @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	15	4	2	1	5	1	5	.267	.313	.600	.913
A. Beltre	3B	TEX vs LAA 8:05PM	H. Santiago	12	4	3	2	2	2	1	.333	.429	.917	1.345
G. Jones	1B	MIA @ MIL 8:10PM	M. Garza	13	5	2	1	2	1	6	.385	.429	.692	1.121
J. Uribe	3B	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	A. Cashner	11	5	2	0	1	1	1	.455	.500	.636	1.136
B. Posey	C	SF vs ARI 10:15PM	W. Miley	20	9	4	1	5	2	1	.450	.500	.750	1.250

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 9, 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
Chris Tillman	BAL @ BOS 7:10PM	147	30	8	0	8	19	38	.204	.293	.258	.552
John Danks	CWS vs OAK 8:10PM	114	25	8	2	14	12	23	.219	.294	.338	.632
Jon Lester	OAK @ CWS 8:10PM	94	24	7	1	9	4	29	.255	.286	.346	.632
Andrew Cashner	SD @ LAD 10:10PM	129	29	8	0	4	13	37	.225	.300	.292	.592

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 9, 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. Upton	OF	ATL @ WAS 7:05PM	J. Zimmermann	14	2	1	0	0	0	6	.143	.143	.214	.357
I. Suzuki	OF	NYY vs TB 7:05PM	C. Archer	11	1	0	0	0	0	2	.091	.167	.091	.258
M. Byrd	OF	PHI vs PIT 7:05PM	E. Volquez	17	4	0	0	1	0	6	.235	.235	.235	.471
J. Rollins	SS	PHI vs PIT 7:05PM	E. Volquez	14	1	0	0	1	2	3	.071	.188	.071	.259
Y. Escobar	SS	TB @ NYY 7:05PM	H. Kuroda	21	4	1	0	0	1	4	.190	.227	.238	.465
J. Loney	1B	TB @ NYY 7:05PM	H. Kuroda	22	4	3	1	5	0	2	.182	.182	.409	.591
I. Desmond	SS	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	E. Santana	12	2	1	1	1	0	3	.167	.167	.417	.583
J. Bautista	OF	TOR vs CHC 7:07PM	J. Arrieta	10	0	0	0	0	4	2	.000	.333	.000	.333
L. Cain	OF	KC @ DET 7:08PM	M. Scherzer	12	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.077	.000	.077
J. Dyson	OF	KC @ DET 7:08PM	M. Scherzer	16	2	0	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.125	.250
E. Hosmer	1B	KC @ DET 7:08PM	M. Scherzer	31	6	2	0	3	2	9	.194	.235	.258	.493
M. Moustakas	3B	KC @ DET 7:08PM	M. Scherzer	28	4	2	1	3	0	9	.143	.143	.286	.429
J. Nix	3B	KC @ DET 7:08PM	M. Scherzer	12	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	.000	.000	.000
W. Middlebrooks	3B	BOS vs BAL 7:10PM	C. Tillman	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
D. Nava	OF	BOS vs BAL 7:10PM	C. Tillman	26	5	3	0	0	4	9	.192	.300	.308	.608
D. Ortiz	DH	BOS vs BAL 7:10PM	C. Tillman	21	2	0	0	0	5	5	.095	.269	.095	.364
J. Bruce	OF	CIN vs STL 7:10PM	M. Wacha	11	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000
B. Phillips	2B	CIN vs STL 7:10PM	M. Wacha	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
M. Carpenter	3B	STL @ CIN 7:10PM	M. Leake	20	4	1	0	1	1	2	.200	.227	.250	.477
D. Descalso	2B	STL @ CIN 7:10PM	M. Leake	10	2	1	0	1	0	1	.200	.200	.300	.500
T. Flowers	C	CWS vs OAK 8:10PM	J. Lester	12	3	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500
M. Sierra	OF	CWS vs OAK 8:10PM	J. Lester	10	1	0	0	1	2	4	.100	.250	.100	.350
S. Fuld	OF	OAK @ CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	12	2	2	0	1	2	1	.167	.286	.333	.619
C. Gentry	OF	OAK @ CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	11	2	0	0	0	1	1	.182	.250	.182	.432
J. Lowrie	SS	OAK @ CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	12	0	0	0	0	3	4	.000	.200	.000	.200
G. Soto	C	OAK @ CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	13	2	0	0	0	0	4	.154	.154	.154	.308
C. Crawford	OF	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	A. Cashner	15	4	1	0	1	0	6	.267	.267	.333	.600
M. Kemp	OF	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	A. Cashner	10	1	0	0	0	1	4	.100	.182	.100	.282
Y. Puig	OF	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	A. Cashner	11	1	0	0	0	2	4	.091	.231	.091	.322
H. Ramirez	SS	LAD vs SD 10:10PM	A. Cashner	17	3	1	0	1	0	2	.176	.176	.235	.412
J. Arias	SS	SF vs ARI 10:15PM	W. Miley	15	3	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400
B. Crawford	SS	SF vs ARI 10:15PM	W. Miley	11	2	1	0	0	2	1	.182	.308	.273	.580
H. Pence	OF	SF vs ARI 10:15PM	W. Miley	18	2	0	0	0	1	8	.111	.158	.111	.269

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 9, 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
Colby Lewis	TEX vs LAA 8:05PM	143	48	21	7	29	6	35	.336	.370	.616	.986

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
Rougned Odor, 2B, TEX – Odor's rather quietly been on a nice little tear over the last couple weeks, having gone.310/.370/.571 with three homers over his last 13 games. It looks like the kid's starting to be a bit more selective at the plate, and it's paying off. Now if only he could improve his base stealing. Nonetheless, while he's surely owned in most keeper leagues, most owners in yearly formats will find that Odor's out there on the wire to help them at second base.

Other Recent Recommendations:Collin McHugh, Brock Holt, Adam Dunn, Gregor Blanco, Andrew Heaney

DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Trevor Bauer, CLE ($6,500)
C: Travis d'Arnaud, NYM ($3,900)
1B: Matt Adams, STL ($3,500)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,400)
SS: Ian Desmond, WAS ($3,800)
3B: Jedd Gyorko, SD ($3,000)
OF: Khris Davis, MIL ($3,800)

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