This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
White Sox (Frankie Montas – R) at Tigers (Justin Verlander – R), 1:08
Angels (Nick Tropeano – R) at Astros (Mike Fiers – R), 2:10
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at Nationals (Max Scherzer – R), 7:05
Yankees (Ivan Nova – R) at Blue Jays (Marcus Stroman – R), 7:07
Rays (Drew Smyly – L) at Red Sox (Rick Porcello – R), 7:10
Braves (Williams Perez – R) at Mets (Bartolo Colon – R), 7:10
Phillies (David Buchanan – R) at Marlins (Adam Conley – R), 7:10
Brewers (Zach Davies – R) at Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R), 8:05
Mariners (Roenis Elias – L) at Royals (Yordano Ventura – R), 8:10
Indians (Corey Kluber – R) at Twins (Phil Hughes – R), 8:10
Reds (Brandon Finnegan – L) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Pirates (Charlie Morton – R) at Rockies (Christian Bergman – R), 8:40
Rangers (Colby Lewis – R) at Athletics (Felix Doubront – L), 10:05
Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R) at Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R), 10:10
Giants (Jake Peavy – R) at Padres (Andrew Cashner – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: CHW, DET, LAA, HOU
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Miguel Cabrera, 1B, DET (back) – Won't play Wednesday
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (back) – Missed Monday and Tuesday's games
Carlos Gomez, OF, HOU (back) – Out of Tuesday's lineup again
Ryan Braun, OF, MIL (back) – Out four straight; probably done for the year
Felix Hernandez, SP, SEA (elbow) – Has "no doubt" he'll make his start Friday
Buster Posey, C, SF (hip/back) – Scratched Tuesday
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL (head) – Left Tuesday's game
Michael Brantley, OF, CLE (shoulder) – Injured on diving catch attempt Tuesday
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (hamstring) – Went through normal workouts Monday
Greg Holland, RP, KC (elbow) – Won't be the closer once ready to return
Matt Holliday, OF, STL (undisclosed) – Not in lineup Tuesday after pinch hitting Monday
Justin Turner, 3B, LAD (knee) – Out again Tuesday
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF (concussion) – Not traveling with team; seeing specialist Thursday
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (concussion) – Will only play first base this year upon return
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, PIT (groin) – Left Tuesday's game
Zach Britton, RP, BAL (back) – Sore lat; could be unavailable a few days
Nate Karns, SP, TB (forearm) – Shut down
Trevor May, RP, MIN (back) – Was unavailable Tuesday
Nick Ahmed, SS, ARI (back) – Left Tuesday's game
Danny Espinosa, 2B, WAS (hamstring) – Has small tear; regular season likely over
Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI (knee) – Unlikely to return this season
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, BOS (illness) – Will be out a few days
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (oblique) – Out again Tuesday; won't be shut down
Omar Infante, 2B, KC (oblique) – Out 2-3 weeks with strain
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA (hamstring) – Out since Sept. 2, but close to return
Jorge De La Rosa, SP, COL (Achilles) – Scratched from Wednesday's start
Chris Bassitt, SP, OAK (shoulder) – Will start Thursday
Josh Phegley, C, OAK (concussion) – Out the rest of the season
Juan Uribe, 3B, NYM (chest) – Wasn't available Tuesday, but will be a short-term absence
Martin Prado, 3B, MIA (wrist) – Out for third straight game Tuesday
Shane Peterson, OF, MIL (knee) – Out the last five games
Juan C. Perez, OF, SF (oblique) – Done for the year
Jim Johnson, RP, LAD (personal) – On paternity leave
Bruce Rondon, RP, DET (coach's decision) – Shut down because of insufficient effort, apparently
Players on the DL
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (hamstring) – Doesn't know when or if he'll return this year
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (wrist) – Unlikely to return this year after setback
Johnny Giavotella, 2B, LAA (illness) – Could be back this weekend
Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK (elbow) – Coming along gradually in rehab; in the mix next year
Jesse Hahn, SP, OAK (forearm) – Playing catch from 60 feet
Ricky Nolasco, SP, MIN (ankle) – Needs one more side session before activation
Tyler Chatwood, SP, COL (elbow) – Will pitch in fall and winter ball
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Adam Liberatore, RP, LAD
Michael Reed, OF, MIL
Jorge Lopez, SP, MIL
Adrian Houser, RP, MIL
Yhonathan Barrios, RP, MIL
Tyler Wagner, SP, MIL
Yadiel Rivera, SS, MIL
Max Kepler, OF, MIN
Closer Watch
Royals -- With the news that Greg Holland won't be closing once he returns from his elbow injury, Wade Davis is set to close games for the remainder of the season.
Tigers -- Bruce Rondon's been shut down due to an apparently insufficient effort level, which isn't very promising at all for his future. Alex Wilson and Neftali Feliz are your closer candidates.
Orioles -- Darren O'Day recorded the save Tuesday and will continue to close games while Zach Britton's lat injury keeps him out.
Cardinals -- Steve Cishek got his first save in a St. Louis uniform Tuesday, striking out two in a scoreless inning with Trevor Rosenthal unavailable after he'd pitched the last two days. Still, Cishek hasn't exactly been a new man with the Cardinals, so he's no threat to Rosenthal.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – September 23, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Abreu | 1B | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .500 | .529 | .938 | 1.467 |
| A. Eaton | OF | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .375 | .600 | .975 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ WAS 7:05PM | M. Scherzer | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .350 | .350 | .500 | .850 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ WAS 7:05PM | M. Scherzer | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Stroman | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | 1.000 | 1.364 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs NYY 7:07PM | I. Nova | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | .368 | .538 | .632 | 1.170 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR vs NYY 7:07PM | I. Nova | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .346 | .419 | .538 | .958 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .450 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .550 | .571 | .750 | 1.321 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .467 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs TB 7:10PM | D. Smyly | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .900 | 1.400 |
| L. Forsythe | 2B | TB @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .263 | .333 | .579 | .912 |
| K. Vargas | DH | MIN vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .286 | .571 | .857 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ STL 8:15PM | L. Lynn | 31 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | .452 | .486 | .903 | 1.390 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ STL 8:15PM | L. Lynn | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .450 | .621 | .550 | 1.171 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs PIT 8:40PM | C. Morton | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .400 | .556 | .956 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ OAK 10:05PM | F. Doubront | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .636 | .636 | 1.364 | 2.000 |
| J. Upton | OF | SD vs SF 10:10PM | J. Peavy | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .529 | .556 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| B. Crawford | SS | SF @ SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .727 | 1.266 |
| B. Posey | C | SF @ SD 10:10PM | A. Cashner | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .560 | .818 | 1.378 |
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 23, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Max Scherzer | WAS vs BAL 7:05PM | 130 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 34 | .262 | .276 | .412 | .688 |
| Drew Smyly | TB @ BOS 7:10PM | 67 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 25 | .224 | .278 | .374 | .651 |
| Kyle Hendricks | CHC vs MIL 8:05PM | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .246 | .315 | .256 | .571 |
| Phil Hughes | MIN vs CLE 8:10PM | 129 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 26 | .279 | .298 | .424 | .722 |
| Corey Kluber | CLE @ MIN 8:10PM | 213 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 61 | .183 | .224 | .316 | .540 |
| Colby Lewis | TEX @ OAK 10:05PM | 155 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 31 | .187 | .253 | .261 | .514 |
| Zack Greinke | LAD vs ARI 10:10PM | 130 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 38 | .177 | .236 | .266 | .502 |
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 23, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| G. Beckham | 2B | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .216 | .231 | .297 | .528 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .154 | .207 | .231 | .438 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .190 | .292 | .524 | .815 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ WAS 7:05PM | M. Scherzer | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .185 | .308 | .493 |
| M. Machado | 3B | BAL @ WAS 7:05PM | M. Scherzer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Stroman | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| J. Peterson | 2B | ATL @ NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .182 | .500 | .682 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS vs TB 7:10PM | D. Smyly | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| K. Kiermaier | OF | TB @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 |
| G. Sizemore | OF | TB @ BOS 7:10PM | R. Porcello | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .190 | .227 | .190 | .418 |
| S. Gennett | 2B | MIL @ CHC 8:05PM | K. Hendricks | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL @ CHC 8:05PM | K. Hendricks | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| L. Chisenhall | 3B | CLE @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .167 | .176 | .343 |
| C. Santana | 1B | CLE @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .158 | .190 | .211 | .401 |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .107 | .138 | .143 | .281 |
| E. Escobar | SS | MIN vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .158 | .111 | .269 |
| A. Hicks | OF | MIN vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .091 | .167 | .182 | .348 |
| T. Hunter | OF | MIN vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Kluber | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .143 | .143 | .190 | .333 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN @ STL 8:15PM | L. Lynn | 31 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .161 | .297 | .452 | .749 |
| D. Descalso | 2B | COL vs PIT 8:40PM | C. Morton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .000 | .294 | .000 | .294 |
| B. Butler | 1B | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | C. Lewis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .176 | .176 | .412 | .588 |
| B. Lawrie | 3B | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | C. Lewis | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
| M. Semien | SS | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | C. Lewis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| E. Sogard | 2B | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | C. Lewis | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 |
| S. Vogt | C | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | C. Lewis | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .174 | .269 | .261 | .530 |
| E. Inciarte | OF | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| C. Owings | SS | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| J. Saltalamacchia | C | ARI @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .182 | .308 | .364 | .671 |
| C. Barmes | SS | SD vs SF 10:10PM | J. Peavy | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .238 | .238 | .238 | .476 |
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 23, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Ivan Nova | NYY @ TOR 7:07PM | 113 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | .274 | .390 | .437 | .827 |
| Bartolo Colon | NYM vs ATL 7:10PM | 168 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 17 | .327 | .357 | .498 | .854 |
| Lance Lynn | STL vs CIN 8:15PM | 150 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 38 | .307 | .378 | .519 | .897 |
| Felix Doubront | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | 70 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 17 | .329 | .412 | .601 | 1.014 |
| Andrew Cashner | SD vs SF 10:10PM | 66 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | .424 | .493 | .595 | 1.088 |
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
Jorge Lopez, SP, MIL – This is admittedly a speculative play, as we don't know whether Lopez will start for the Brewers down the stretch, but there certainly are holes in that rotation, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see the 22-year-old get a start or two after he was called up from Double-A on Tuesday. Lopez has had a very strong year down in Biloxi – in 143.1 innings, he's given up just 105 hits with a 137:52 K:BB, leading to a 2.26 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. The increase in his strikeout rate from last season's disappointment in High-A ball is quite promising, and it's possible that he'll get a chance to make a start in pitcher-friendly San Diego.
Other Recent Recommendations:Tyler Duffey, Starlin Castro, Justin Bour, Cliff Pennington, Tommy Pham
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Andrew Cashner, SD ($6,900)
C: Yasmani Grandal, LAD ($3,400)
1B: Mark Trumbo, SEA ($3,400)
2B: Robinson Cano, SEA ($3,600)
3B: Brett Lawrie, OAK ($3,200)
SS: Ian Desmond, WAS ($3,300)
OF: Michael Conforto, OF, NYM ($3,900)
