This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Orioles (Chris Tillman – R), 7:05
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Indians (Trevor Bauer – R), 7:05
White Sox (Jose Quintana – L) at Tigers (Anibal Sanchez – R), 7:08
Phillies (Cole Hamels – L) at Mets (Dillon Gee – R), 7:10
Blue Jays (Marcus Stroman – R) at Red Sox (Rubby De La Rosa – R), 7:10
Diamondbacks (Trevor Cahill – R) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 7:10
Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R) at Marlins (Henderson Alvarez – R), 7:10
Brewers (Matt Garza – R) at Rays (Alex Cobb – R), 7:10
Yankees (Brandon McCarthy – R) at Rangers (Nick Martinez – R), 8:05
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Cubs (Edwin Jackson – R), 8:05
Twins (Kyle Gibson – R) at Royals (James Shields – R), 8:10
Athletics (Jeff Samardzija – R) at Astros (Scott Feldman – R), 8:10
Braves (Aaron Harang – R) at Dodgers (Josh Beckett – R), 10:10
Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R) at Padres (Tyson Ross – R), 10:10
Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L) at Giants (Tim Hudson – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Jayson Werth, OF, WAS (ankle) – Hurt himself Monday, but hopes to be available Tuesday
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL (groin) – Out Monday due to nagging left groin issue
Ian Kennedy, SP, SD (oblique) – Likely to start Saturday if Wednesday bullpen goes well
Jason Heyward, OF, ATL (back) – Left Monday's game
Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI (hand) – Expects to be back in Tuesday
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK (neck) – Had an MRI Monday; results to come Tuesday
Josh Rutledge, 2B, COL (illness) – Scratched Monday due to illness
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (back) – Feeling better; hopes to be back in Tuesday
Drew Stubbs, OF, COL (foot) – Out of Monday's lineup
Nick Tepesch, SP, TEX (knee) – Feeling better, but still uncertain for Friday start
Dana Eveland, RP, NYM (elbow) – Hit with a liner Monday, but x-rays negative
Players on the DL
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (elbow) – Seems to be improving; could avoid TJ surgery
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL (thigh) – Expected back by mid-August
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (quad) – Won't return until next week at best
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (shoulder) – One more bullpen, then could start rehab assignment
Gerrit Cole, SP, PIT (back) – Good rehab start Monday; scheduled for Aug. 7-8 return
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD (hamstring) – Hitting his stride on rehab assignment; likely back soon
James Paxton, SP, SEA (back) – Good rehab start Sunday; could be back as soon as Saturday
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF (concussion) – Passed tests; expected to join team for this weekend's road trip
Adam Lind, 1B, TOR (foot) – Could return over the weekend, but far from certain
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY (back) – Hoping for a mid-August return
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (back) – If Tuesday workout goes well, will go on rehab assignment
A.J. Pollock, OF, ARI (hand) – Will take live BP Tuesday, then go on rehab trip
Brett Lawrie, 3B, TOR (finger) – Hit off a tee Monday
Brandon Morrow, RP, TOR (finger) – Likely to be used out of the pen upon his return
Jordan Lyles, SP, COL (hand) – 3.2 scoreless in Saturday rehab game; could be just one more
Chris Owings, SS, ARI (shoulder) – Still 2-3 weeks from returning
Mike Adams, RP, PHI (shoulder) – Hopes to pitch from a mound in early August
Jim Henderson, RP, MIL (shoulder) – Has pitched well in first two rehab appearances
Jake Smolinski, OF, TEX (foot) – Unable to take BP or run at full speed yet
Ryan Hanigan, C, TB (oblique) – Will take BP on Tuesday
Hector Sanchez, C, SF (concussion) – Still feeling effects from Friday hit
Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP, NYM (elbow) – Should resume throwing in 3-4 days
Chone Figgins, OF, LAD (hip) – Hitting well recently in Triple-A; still not likely to be called up
Taylor Teagarden, C, NYM (hamstring) – 3-for-15 on rehab assignment so far; no rush
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on DL
Carlos Quentin, OF, SD (knee)
T.J. McFarland, RP, BAL (bereavement list)
Craig Gentry, OF, OAK (hand)
Activated from DL
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD
Jordan Pacheco, C, ARI
Joel Peralta, RP, TB
Called Up
Jake Marisnick, OF, MIA
Billy Burns, OF, OAK
Jason Lane, SP, SD
Zoilo Almonte, OF, NYY
Preston Guilmet, RP, BAL
Sent Down
J.T. Realmuto, C, MIA
Brooks Conrad, 2B, SD
Liam Hendriks, SP, KC
Erik Bedard, SP, TB (DFA)
Kenny Wilson, OF, OAK (DFA)
Jeff Francis, RP, NYY (DFA)
Brett Hayes, C, KC (DFA)
Traded
Darwin Barney, 2B, LAD (from CHC)
Danny Valencia, 3B, TOR (from KC)
Erik Kratz, C, KC (from TOR)
Liam Hendriks, SP, KC (from TOR)
Released
Nick Evans, 1B, ARI
Closer Watch
Blue Jays – Casey Janssen nailed down a save Sunday against the Yankees with a clean ninth and a strikeout. That wouldn't be news, except Janssen had surrendered five runs in his prior four outings, including a pair of runs to those very same Yanks the night before. It helps Janssen that the rest of the Toronto bullpen doesn't hold a lot of potential – second chair Aaron Loup has a 2.96 ERA, but just a 41:26 K:BB in 48.2 innings.
Nationals – Rafael Soriano pulled a full-on meltdown Monday in Miami. Often, when you give up a walk, and then a double, and then a single, and then a sac fly, and then a wild pitch, and then a triple, and then a hit batsman, it really comes back to bite you. In this case, it turned a 6-3 lead into a 7-4 walk-off loss. But hey, at least Jerry Blevins gave up the game-winning hit after Soriano was yanked. Nonetheless, Raffy's insulated from any threat (that is, Tyler Clippard) here, considering he entered the game with a 1.10 ERA.
Rangers – Neftali Feliz delivered a clean ninth Monday to improve to 2-for-2 in save chances, but he again failed to strike out a batter, leaving him with just a 4:4 K:BB in 12.1 innings this year. No one's really looming behind him, so Feliz has a pretty decent grip on this job.
Hot Batter Matchups – July 29, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL vs LAA 7:05PM | J. Weaver | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .313 | .333 | .688 | 1.021 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .353 | .421 | .588 | 1.009 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .400 | .429 | .650 | 1.079 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
| G. Parra | OF | ARI @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .385 | .615 | 1.000 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | S. Strasburg | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | .346 | .414 | .846 | 1.260 |
| J. Lagares | OF | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | C. Hamels | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .455 | .550 | 1.005 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | C. Hamels | 44 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .386 | .400 | .545 | .945 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | C. Hamels | 73 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 17 | .329 | .372 | .616 | .988 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .500 | .500 | 1.556 | 2.056 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .542 | .727 | 1.269 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .462 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .462 | .533 | .538 | 1.072 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX vs NYY 8:05PM | B. McCarthy | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .424 | .429 | .727 | 1.156 |
| S. Choo | OF | TEX vs NYY 8:05PM | B. McCarthy | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .308 | .357 | .538 | .896 |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .350 | .364 | .800 | 1.164 |
| E. Nunez | SS | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .450 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| J. Willingham | OF | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .320 | .393 | .480 | .873 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs ATL 10:10PM | A. Harang | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .412 | .474 | 1.000 | 1.474 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD vs ATL 10:10PM | A. Harang | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .313 | .368 | .563 | .931 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD vs ATL 10:10PM | A. Harang | 26 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .385 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .308 | .400 | .615 | 1.015 |
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 – July 29, 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 |
| Jered Weaver | LAA @ BAL 7:05PM | 179 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 35 | .223 | .249 | .355 | .604 |
| Josh Beckett | LAD vs ATL 10:10PM | 60 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .183 | .231 | .314 | .545 |
| Tim Hudson | SF vs PIT 10:15PM | 117 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | .222 | .321 | .336 | .657 |
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 – July 29, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL vs LAA 7:05PM | J. Weaver | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .194 | .194 | .226 | .419 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL vs LAA 7:05PM | J. Weaver | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
| D. Viciedo | OF | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
| T. Hunter | OF | DET vs CWS 7:08PM | J. Quintana | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .294 | .294 | .294 | .588 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | S. Strasburg | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .200 | .333 | .533 |
| G. Jones | 1B | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | S. Strasburg | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .056 | .056 | .056 | .111 |
| C. Yelich | OF | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | S. Strasburg | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
| L. Overbay | 1B | MIL @ TB 7:10PM | A. Cobb | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| L. Duda | OF | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | C. Hamels | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .077 | .333 | .077 | .410 |
| D. Brown | OF | PHI @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI @ NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .154 | .231 |
| J. Molina | C | TB vs MIL 7:10PM | M. Garza | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | CHC vs COL 8:05PM | J. De La Rosa | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX vs NYY 8:05PM | B. McCarthy | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .150 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| A. Rios | OF | TEX vs NYY 8:05PM | B. McCarthy | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .063 | .167 | .125 | .292 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU vs OAK 8:10PM | J. Samardzija | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN @ KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
| A. Callaspo | 3B | OAK @ HOU 8:10PM | S. Feldman | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL @ LAD 10:10PM | J. Beckett | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .189 | .211 | .270 | .481 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | LAD vs ATL 10:10PM | A. Harang | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .077 | .143 | .154 | .297 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .188 | .350 | .250 | .600 |
| G. Sanchez | 1B | PIT @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .227 | .409 |
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 – July 29, 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 |
| Jose Quintana | CWS @ DET 7:08PM | 116 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 24 | .302 | .342 | .415 | .757 |
| Cole Hamels | PHI @ NYM 7:10PM | 262 | 82 | 26 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 69 | .313 | .370 | .462 | .832 |
| Henderson Alvarez | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | 105 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 15 | .333 | .385 | .496 | .881 |
| Dillon Gee | NYM vs PHI 7:10PM | 113 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 18 | .336 | .366 | .588 | .954 |
| Scott Feldman | HOU vs OAK 8:10PM | 62 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | .242 | .370 | .460 | .830 |
| James Shields | KC vs MIN 8:10PM | 123 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 20 | .301 | .355 | .501 | .856 |
| Aaron Harang | ATL @ LAD 10:10PM | 108 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 23 | .296 | .358 | .611 | .969 |
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
Kyle Hendricks, SP, CHC – A former eighth-round pick, Hendricks didn't garner much notice last season even after putting up a straight 2.00 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A as a 23-year-old. No top-100 lists for him. It's not that surprising – even with the incredible results, he posted just a 6.9 K/9, always a red flag to prospectors. But he also showed outstanding control – he's never averaged more than 2.0 BB/9 in a season, and last year made it 1.8 – and at some point, we have to admit that this guy is doing something right. No, he doesn't throw hard, but he has command of a cutter, slider, curve and change, and he uses all of them. It's been to good effect in the majors thus far – he's quietly posted a 2.33 ERA in his first three MLB starts, striking out a respectable-enough 14 against six walks in 19.1 innings. And it's worth noting that his K rate spiked in Triple-A this year – all the way to 8.5 K/9.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Trevor Bauer, CLE ($6,500)
C: Stephen Vogt, OAK ($3,800)
1B: Matt Adams, STL ($4,000)
2B: Kolten Wong, STL ($3,900)
SS: Starlin Castro, CHC ($4,400)
3B: Todd Frazier, CIN ($4,400)
OF: Khris Davis, MIL ($3,800)
