This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Reds (Mat Latos – R) at Orioles (Bud Norris – R), 7:05
Tigers (Kyle Lobstein – L) at Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R), 7:05
Red Sox (Joe Kelly – L) at Yankees (Shane Greene – R), 7:05
Phillies (Kyle Kendrick – R) at Braves (Mike Minor – L), 7:10
Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – K) at Rays (Jeremy Hellickson – R), 7:10
Mets (Jon Niese – L) at Marlins (Brad Penny – R), 7:10
Brewers (Yovani Gallardo – R) at Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R), 8:05
Rangers (Derek Holland – L) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie – R), 8:10
White Sox (Hector Noesi – R) at Twins (Tommy Milone – L), 8:10
Angels (C.J. Wilson – L) at Astros (Brad Peacock – R), 8:10
Pirates (Jeff Locke – L) at Cardinals (Adam Wainwright – R), 8:15
Giants (Yusmeiro Petit – R) at Rockies (Jordan Lyles – R), 8:40
Mariners (James Paxton – L) at Athletics (Sonny Gray – R), 10:05
Nationals (Doug Fister – R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10
Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L) at Padres (Odrisamer Despaigne – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL (wrist) – Sat Monday after leaving Sunday
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (concussion) – Likely out at least until the weekend
Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC (back) – May have precautionary MRI on Tuesday
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (knee) – Out again Monday
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL (back) – Hopes to return Tuesday
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL (neck) – Pinch-hit homer Monday; could be back in lineup soon
Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT (foot) – Out again Monday; just hitting off a tee
Mike Morse, OF, SF (hip) – Having an MRI Tuesday
Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS (back) – Dealing with stiffness; pulled from Monday's game
Steve Pearce, OF, BAL (abdomen) – Doing better; could return soon
Travis Snider, OF, PIT (hamstring) – Out Monday; could miss much of this week
Josh Willingham, OF, KC (ribs) – Could take swings Tuesday
Henderson Alvarez, SP, MIA (oblique) – Left Monday's start with strain
Mike Aviles, SS, CLE (head) – Removed from Monday's game
Andrew Miller, RP, BAL (leg) – Injured Monday; limped off mound
Players on the DL
Yu Darvish, SP, TEX (elbow) – Still hasn't thrown a baseball since hitting the DL
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (elbow) – Another bullpen coming Thursday; still could return this year
Bobby Parnell, RP, NYM (elbow) – Hopes to throw off a mound around Christmas
Michael Saunders, OF, SEA (oblique) – Restarted rehab assignment Monday
Jim Adduci, OF, TEX (concussion) – Reporting slight improvement
Paco Rodriguez, RP, LAD (back) – Will throw a bullpen this week
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from DL
Matt Garza, SP, MIL
Steve Souza, OF, WAS
Dan Hudson, SP, ARI
Wei-Chung Wang, RP, MIL
Carter Capps, RP, MIA
Dan Jennings, RP, MIA
David DeJesus, OF, TB
Cody Ross, OF, ARI
Mark Ellis, 2B, STL
Jason Giambi, DH, CLE
Corey Hart, DH, SEA
Placed on DL
Drew VerHagen, SP, DET
Called Up
Gerrit Cole, SP, PIT
Kevin Gausman, SP, BAL
Jimmy Nelson, SP, MIL
Alex Guerrero, SS, LAD
Joc Pederson, OF, LAD
Jose Constanza, OF, ATL
Joe Terdoslavich, OF, ATL
Tyler Collins, OF, DET
Humberto Quintero, C, SEA
Logan Schafer, OF, MIL
Matt Pagnozzi, C, MIL
Stolmy Pimentel, RP, PIT
Chasen Shreve, RP, ATL
Joe Saunders, SP, BAL
Evan Meek, RP, BAL
Brandon Gomes, RP, TB
Steve Geltz, RP, TB
Curt Casali, C, TB
Josh Satin, 1B, NYM
Juan Jaime, RP, ATL
Juan Centeno, C, NYM
Erik Goeddel, RP, NYM
Dario Alvarez, RP, NYM
Hernan Perez, SS, DET
Steven Moya, OF, DET
Blake Parker, RP, CHC
Tony Sanchez, C, PIT
Billy Burns, OF, OAK
Fernando Rodriguez, RP, OAK
Bryan Anderson, C, OAK
Austin Adams, RP, CLE
Jesus Aguilar, 1B, CLE
Bryan Price, RP, CLE
Mike Kickham, RP, SF
Taijuan Walker, SP, SEA
Stefen Romero, OF, SEA
Carson Smith, RP, STEA
Lucas Luetge, RP, SEA
Carlos Peguero, OF, KC
Brandon Finnegan, RP, KC
Yohan Flande, SP, COL
Ben Paulsen, 1B, COL
Cory Spangenberg, 2B, SD
Leonel Campos, RP, SD
Robbie Erlin, SP, SD
James McCann, C, DET
Drew VerHagen, SP, DET
Aaron Barrett, RP, WAS
Xavier Cedeno, RP, WAS
Sandy Leon, C, WAS
Tyler Moore, 1B, WAS
Blake Treinen, RP, WAS
Juan Perez, RP, SF
Hunter Strickland, RP, SF
Guillermo Quiroz, C, SF
Chris Dominguez, OF, SF
Yimi Garcia, RP, LAD
Casey Coleman, RP, KC
Justin Smoak, 1B, SEA
Francisco Pena, C, KC
Johnny Giavotella, 2B, KC
Lane Adams, OF, KC
Rafael Ynoa, 2B, COL
Sent Down
John Holdzkom, RP, PIT
Rich Hill, RP, NYY
Carlos Triunfel, SS, LAD (DFA)
Joe Savery, RP, OAK (DFA)
Blake Wood, RP, KC (DFA)
Chris Dwyer, RP, KC (DFA)
Released
Neil Wagner, RP, TOR
Closer Watch
Red Sox – Boston apparently plans to rest both Koji Uehara and the much-used Junichi Tazawa down the stretch, which could mean some save chances come Edward Mujica's way. Now's the time to look into his availability – before he nabs a save and sends everyone scrambling to add him.
Rockies – LaTroy Hawkins got saddled with a blown save – just his second of the year – Monday against the Giants, but ended up with a win thanks to Charlie Blackmon's walk-off heroics. With Rex Brothers having an awful year and Adam Ottavino no man's closer, Hawkins actually has decent job security for the remainder of the season. He's put up solid rate stats (strikeouts aside), too.
Giants – Although Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla are supposed to be splitting save chances now, nothing's come Romo's way yet except for Monday's loss against the Rockies, as he was the one victimized by Blackmon's hit. Romo hasn't appeared in a save situation since Aug. 16.
Hot Batter Matchups – September 2, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ BAL 7:05PM | B. Norris | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .412 | .533 | .945 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET @ CLE 7:05PM | C. Carrasco | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET @ CLE 7:05PM | C. Carrasco | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .538 | 1.250 | 1.788 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .333 | .448 | .542 | .990 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .348 | .609 | .957 |
| J. Upton | OF | ATL vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .364 | .464 | .682 | 1.146 |
| J. Baker | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .412 | .444 | .471 | .915 |
| D. Solano | 2B | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .375 | .407 | .625 | 1.032 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Penny | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .636 | 1.000 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | B. Penny | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | .600 | .654 | 1.200 | 1.854 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ TB 7:10PM | J. Hellickson | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .308 | .400 | .769 | 1.169 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | TOR @ TB 7:10PM | J. Hellickson | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .357 | .357 | .500 | .857 |
| C. Carter | OF | HOU vs LAA 8:10PM | C. Wilson | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .364 | .417 | .727 | 1.144 |
| B. Butler | DH | KC vs TEX 8:10PM | D. Holland | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .357 | .438 | .571 | 1.009 |
| J. Willingham | OF | KC vs TEX 8:10PM | D. Holland | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .286 | .375 | .786 | 1.161 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .409 | .480 | .636 | 1.116 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .348 | .400 | .609 | 1.009 |
| I. Davis | 1B | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .250 | .429 | .625 | 1.054 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .370 | .485 | .444 | .929 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 40 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .325 | .341 | .575 | .916 |
| J. Tabata | OF | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .273 | .360 | .500 | .860 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT @ STL 8:15PM | A. Wainwright | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | .310 | .412 | .448 | .860 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL vs PIT 8:15PM | J. Locke | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .455 | .500 | .727 | 1.227 |
| Y. Grandal | C | SD vs ARI 10:10PM | W. Miley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
| C. Nelson | 3B | SD vs ARI 10:10PM | W. Miley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .375 | .444 | .625 | 1.069 |
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 2, 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 |
| R.A. Dickey | TOR @ TB 7:10PM | 207 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 46 | .179 | .263 | .293 | .556 |
| Jake Arrieta | CHC vs MIL 8:05PM | 66 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | .167 | .225 | .343 | .569 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | SF @ COL 8:40PM | 63 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | .222 | .258 | .322 | .580 |
| Sonny Gray | OAK vs SEA 10:05PM | 90 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | .211 | .268 | .231 | .499 |
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 – September 2, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ BAL 7:05PM | B. Norris | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .200 | .350 | .467 | .817 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN @ BAL 7:05PM | B. Norris | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 |
| S. Schumaker | 2B | CIN @ BAL 7:05PM | B. Norris | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .136 | .240 | .136 | .376 |
| V. Martinez | DH | DET @ CLE 7:05PM | C. Carrasco | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .545 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .167 | .265 | .200 | .465 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI @ ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .238 | .350 | .588 |
| D. DeJesus | OF | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .111 | .238 | .167 | .405 |
| M. Joyce | OF | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .265 | .433 | .698 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .185 | .353 | .185 | .538 |
| J. Molina | C | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 |
| W. Myers | OF | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB vs TOR 7:10PM | R. Dickey | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .185 | .290 | .370 | .661 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | TOR @ TB 7:10PM | J. Hellickson | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .167 | .286 | .375 | .661 |
| D. Valencia | DH | TOR @ TB 7:10PM | J. Hellickson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 |
| W. Castillo | C | CHC vs MIL 8:05PM | Y. Gallardo | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| S. Gennett | 2B | MIL @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Arrieta | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU vs LAA 8:10PM | C. Wilson | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .190 | .227 | .381 | .608 |
| M. Dominguez | 3B | HOU vs LAA 8:10PM | C. Wilson | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .211 | .222 | .433 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL vs SF 8:40PM | Y. Petit | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .300 | .633 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL vs SF 8:40PM | Y. Petit | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| D. Ackley | 2B | SEA @ OAK 10:05PM | S. Gray | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
| J. Smoak | 1B | SEA @ OAK 10:05PM | S. Gray | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .150 | .190 | .250 | .440 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
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 – September 2, 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 |
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE vs DET 7:05PM | 64 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | .281 | .370 | .546 | .916 |
| Jon Niese | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | 135 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | .326 | .361 | .435 | .796 |
| Yovani Gallardo | MIL @ CHC 8:05PM | 110 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 25 | .327 | .380 | .400 | .780 |
| Derek Holland | TEX @ KC 8:10PM | 89 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 22 | .326 | .381 | .460 | .841 |
| Wade Miley | ARI @ SD 10:10PM | 74 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | .324 | .351 | .478 | .829 |
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
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM – When Daniel Murphy went on the DL, the Mets surprised the baseball world by recalling Herrera directly from Double-A. Acquired last year from the Pirates in the Marlon Byrd deal, Herrera's hit .323/.379/.479 with 13 homers and 23 steals across High-A and Double-A this year, with the majority of his power contributions coming after his promotion. And after starting his MLB career off with three rather quiet games, Herrera broke out with a homer and a two-run triple Monday in Miami. Even though he made a pair of errors Monday, Herrera should see basically all the action at second while Murphy's out.
Other Recent Recommendations: Jordan Schafer, Wade Davis, Russell Martin, Drew Smyly, Eric O'Flaherty
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Jon Niese, NYM ($7,100)
C: Caleb Joseph, BAL ($3,000)
1B: Joe Mauer, MIN ($4,000)
2B: Joe Panik, SF ($3,700)
SS: Mookie Betts, BOS ($3,400)
3B: Nick Castellanos, DET ($3,400)
OF: Leonys Martin, TEX ($3,500)
