This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Rays (Alex Cobb – R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:05
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Phillies (Cole Hamels – L), 7:05
Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R) at Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R), 7:05
Red Sox (Rubby De La Rosa – R) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – K), 7:07
Yankees (Brandon McCarthy – R) at Tigers (Rick Porcello – R), 7:08
Braves (Alex Wood – L) at Mets (Dillon Gee – R), 7:10
Cubs (Travis Wood – L) at Reds (Johnny Cueto – R), 7:10
Indians (T.J. House – L) at White Sox (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10
Twins (Ricky Nolasco – R) at Royals (Danny Duffy – L), 8:10
Athletics (Jason Hammel – R) at Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L), 8:10
Dodgers (Roberto Hernandez – R) at Diamondbacks (Trevor Cahill – R), 9:40
Marlins (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R), 10:05
Rangers (Nick Martinez – R) at Mariners (James Paxton – L), 10:10
Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R) at Padres (Tyson Ross – R), 10:10
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL (quad) – Removed Monday due to quad contusion
David Ortiz, DH, BOS (elbow/foot) – Out Monday, questionable for Tuesday
Wilin Rosario, C, COL (wrist) – Out of the lineup Monday
Brett Gardner, OF, NYY (ankle) – Much improved; hopes to be back in Tuesday
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (hamstring) – Has tightness; sat out Monday
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, WAS (oblique) – Feeling better; optimistic for Tuesday
Kevin Kiermaier, OF, TB (neck) – Stiff following headfirst slide Sunday; sat Monday
Sam Fuld, OF, OAK (knee) – Sat out Monday following wall collision Sunday
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD (hamstring) – Out again Monday
Shane Robinson, OF, STL (shoulder) – Hurt in Monday's game; DL possible
Players on the DL
Yu Darvish, SP, TEX (elbow) – Likely done for the season
Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD (leg) – Throwing a bullpen Tuesday; could return soon
Michael Wacha, SP, STL (shoulder) – Rehab moving up to Double-A
Yadier Molina, C, STL (thumb) – Also moving rehab trip to Double-A
George Springer, OF, HOU (quad) – On track for September activation
Xander Bogaerts, SS, BOS (concussion) – Could be back as soon as Saturday
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (hamstring) – Expected to ramp up rehab this week
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD (hamstring) – Back from DL on Monday at the latest
Shin-Soo Choo, OF, TEX (elbow) – Done for the year due to bone spurs
Adam Eaton, OF, CHW (oblique) – Expected to be activated Tuesday
Charlie Morton, SP, PIT (sports hernia) – Making Double-A rehab start Tuesday
Carlos Quentin, OF, SD (knee) – Has a bone bruise; probably done for the year
Mike Adams, RP, PHI (shoulder) – Will have stem-cell treatment over offseason
David Phelps, RP, NYY (elbow) – Playing catch; will be reevaluated in a week
Joe Thatcher, RP, LAA (ankle) – At least two weeks away from returning
Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF (back) – Unlikely to return this year
Nick Punto, 2B, OAK (hamstring) – Took BP Monday; rehab games soon
Moises Sierra, OF, CHW (oblique) – Started rehab assignment in Triple-A Monday
Alex Presley, OF, HOU (oblique) – On track for September activation
Darin Downs, RP, HOU (oblique) – Threw a bullpen Sunday; could be back Sept. 1
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from DL
Clint Barmes, SS, PIT
Placed on DL
Shin-Soo Choo, OF, TEX (elbow)
John Jaso, C, OAK (concussion)
Called Up
Jose Tabata, OF, PIT
Michael Choice, OF, TEX
Tyler Lyons, RP, STL
Sent Down
Greg Garcia, 2B, STL
Gregory Polanco, OF, PIT
Jayson Nix, 3B, PIT (DFA)
Reid Brignac, SS, PHI (outrighted)
Adam Duvall, 3B, SF
Jordan Danks, OF, CHW
Closer Watch
Red Sox – The Blue Jays got to Koji Uehara just enough on Monday to give him a blown save, but he still ended up with a win. Clay Buchholz entered the ninth inning looking to complete a shutout, but loaded the bases with one out before being pulled for the closer, who gave up a run on a fielder's choice, then two more on an Edwin Encarnacion double – all charged to Buchholz. Craig Breslow got the save in the 10th inning after the Sox rallied to go back ahead. Uehara's somehow managed to collect six blown saves in 32 tries despite a 2.25 ERA and 0.90 WHIP, but still has strong job security here.
Cardinals – Trevor Rosenthal gave up a ninth-inning solo homer to Andrew McCutchen on Monday, but fortunately, he had a two-run lead to work with and still collected his 39th save. Despite a pair of scoreless outings before this one, Rosenthal's given up five runs (all earned) in his last six appearances and has a miserable 5:8 K:BB in that span. Meanwhile, Pat Neshek pitched a clean eighth Monday and is now sitting on a ridiculous 0.81 ERA and 0.58 WHIP.
Hot Batter Matchups – August 26, 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. Revere | OF | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .438 | .471 | .563 | 1.033 |
| D. Ruf | OF | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .273 | .429 | .636 | 1.065 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | L. Lynn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | L. Lynn | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .231 | .333 | .538 | .872 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | L. Lynn | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .308 | .406 | .692 | 1.099 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .367 | .406 | .500 | .906 |
| S. Hairston | OF | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 44 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | .386 | .426 | .841 | 1.266 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 39 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | .256 | .310 | .590 | .899 |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .545 | .700 | 1.245 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .400 | .455 | .450 | .905 |
| Y. Cespedes | OF | BOS @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .692 | .923 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .333 | .400 | .778 | 1.178 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET vs NYY 7:08PM | B. McCarthy | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .421 | .450 | .737 | 1.187 |
| D. Kelly | OF | DET vs NYY 7:08PM | B. McCarthy | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
| V. Martinez | DH | DET vs NYY 7:08PM | B. McCarthy | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .375 | .444 | .708 | 1.153 |
| J. Ellsbury | OF | NYY @ DET 7:08PM | R. Porcello | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .615 | .643 | 1.154 | 1.797 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | NYY @ DET 7:08PM | R. Porcello | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .393 | .393 | .464 | .857 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .333 | .484 | .458 | .942 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | T. Wood | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .286 | .700 | .986 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | T. Wood | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .300 | .375 | .600 | .975 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | A. Wood | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .455 | .455 | .455 | .909 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .467 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .786 | 1.286 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .600 | .964 |
| J. Willingham | OF | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .385 | .385 | .615 | 1.000 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | D. Duffy | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK @ HOU 8:10PM | D. Keuchel | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .467 | .583 | 1.050 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK @ HOU 8:10PM | D. Keuchel | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .313 | .389 | .563 | .951 |
| D. Norris | C | OAK @ HOU 8:10PM | D. Keuchel | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .429 | .500 | .571 | 1.071 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs LAD 9:40PM | R. Hernandez | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .333 | .407 | .542 | .949 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ ARI 9:40PM | T. Cahill | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | .458 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 |
| W. Rosario | C | COL @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .323 | .364 | .516 | .880 |
| J. Rutledge | 2B | COL @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .471 | .526 | .824 | 1.350 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF vs COL 10:15PM | J. De La Rosa | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .667 | 1.042 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 26, 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 |
| Danny Duffy | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | 72 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .222 | .282 | .326 | .608 |
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 – August 26, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL vs TB 7:05PM | A. Cobb | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL vs TB 7:05PM | A. Cobb | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .167 | .375 | .333 | .708 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL vs TB 7:05PM | A. Cobb | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | L. Lynn | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .138 | .138 | .207 | .345 |
| Y. Escobar | SS | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .400 | .533 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .286 | .400 | .686 |
| S. Rodriguez | SS | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | W. Chen | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .158 | .238 | .368 | .607 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 44 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .182 | .200 | .364 | .564 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .167 | .250 | .222 | .472 |
| W. Ramos | C | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| A. Rendon | 2B | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .143 | .194 | .357 | .551 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS @ TOR 7:07PM | R. Dickey | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .182 | .143 | .325 |
| A. Avila | C | DET vs NYY 7:08PM | B. McCarthy | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| D. Jeter | SS | NYY @ DET 7:08PM | R. Porcello | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 |
| E. Gattis | C | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC @ CIN 7:10PM | J. Cueto | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .067 | .067 | .133 | .200 |
| Z. Cozart | SS | CIN vs CHC 7:10PM | T. Wood | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .095 | .095 | .190 | .286 |
| M. Bourn | OF | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| C. Santana | C | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | J. Quintana | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 |
| R. Ibanez | OF | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .318 | .591 |
| S. Perez | C | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | D. Duffy | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | D. Duffy | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| C. Gentry | OF | OAK @ HOU 8:10PM | D. Keuchel | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .357 | .182 | .539 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK @ HOU 8:10PM | D. Keuchel | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| J. Reddick | OF | OAK @ HOU 8:10PM | D. Keuchel | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| M. Trumbo | OF | ARI vs LAD 9:40PM | R. Hernandez | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD @ ARI 9:40PM | T. Cahill | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .176 | .364 | .235 | .599 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .100 | .280 | .100 | .380 |
| D. Stubbs | OF | COL @ SF 10:15PM | M. Bumgarner | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .200 | .333 | .300 | .633 |
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 – August 26, 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 |
| Lance Lynn | STL @ PIT 7:05PM | 183 | 53 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 41 | .290 | .367 | .491 | .858 |
| Rick Porcello | DET vs NYY 7:08PM | 126 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | .341 | .384 | .482 | .866 |
| Ricky Nolasco | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | 141 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 20 | .305 | .329 | .453 | .781 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL @ SF 10:15PM | 132 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | .273 | .349 | .444 | .793 |
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
Jarred Cosart, SP, MIA – So, okay. Cosart doesn't strike anyone out. But he plays in a pitchers' park and just took his show on the road, holding the Angels to a lonely run over 7.2 innings Monday. Over his last three starts, Cosart's pitched 20.2 innings while allowing just 16 hits, four walks and two runs. He'll make his next two starts against the Braves, who just scored six runs in three games against the Reds in hitter-friendly Great American Ballpark. At the very least, he's an intriguing streaming option, and as a former top-50 prospect, he's got upside from there.
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SP: Jimmy Nelson, MIL ($7,000)
C: Travis d'Arnaud, NYM ($3,000)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, LAD ($3,600)
2B: Daniel Murphy, NYM ($3,500)
SS: Jhonny Peralta, STL ($4,000)
3B: Brock Holt, BOS ($3,700)
OF: Leonys Martin, OF, TEX ($3,500)
