This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern
Marlins (Ricky Nolasco – R) at Braves (Randall Delgado – R), 12:05 PM
Cardinals (Edwin Jackson – R) at Pirates (Charlie Morton – R), 12:35 PM
Blue Jays (Ricky Romero – L) at Red Sox (John Lackey – R), 1:35 PM
Phillies (Roy Halladay – R) at Astros (Bud Norris – R), 2:05 PM
Tigers (Brad Penny – R) at White Sox (Dylan Axelrod – R), 2:10 PM
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Athletics (Rich Harden – R), 3:35 PM
Padres (Mat Latos – R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum – R), 3:45 PM
Twins (Liam Hendriks – R) at Royals (Luke Hochevar – R), 4:10 PM
Indians (David Huff – L) at Rangers (Derek Holland – L), 7:00 PM
Rays (Wade Davis – R) at Orioles (Jeremy Guthrie – R), 7:05 PM
Cubs (Casey Coleman – R) at Reds (Johnny Cueto – R), 7:10 PM
Nationals (Brad Peacock – R) at Mets (Mike Pelfrey – R), 7:10 PM
Rockies (Kevin Millwood – R) at Brewers (Shaun Marcum – R), 8:10 PM
Yankees (Ivan Nova – R) at Mariners (Jason Vargas – L), 10:00 PM
Diamondbacks (Dan Hudson – R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L), 10:10 PM
Day game after a night game: FLA, ATL, STL, PIT, TOR, BOS, PHI, HOU, ANA, OAK, SD, SF, MIN, KC
Injuries - A brief look at players who have been missing time with minor ailments and their expected returns
Day-to-Day (includes players expected to make their return from the DL
Erik Bedard, P, BOS – (Knee) Close to throwing again; could start next Monday.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, MIN – (Wrist) Played in Tuesday's game.
Nelson Cruz, OF, TEX – (Hamstring) Activated from DL, likely won't start until after Thursday.
Josh Beckett, P, BOS – (Ankle) Threw long toss Tuesday.
Kevin Youkilis, 1B, BOS – In the lineup Tuesday.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK – (Ankle) Out until at least Thursday, could miss rest of season.
Jason Bay, OF, NY-N – (Shoulder) Out of Tuesday's lineup against Washington.
Jair Jurrjens, P, ATL – (Knee) No timetable for return.
Wilson Valdez, SS, PHI – (Hamstring) Completely unavailable Monday, no timetable for return.
Players on the DL
Bobby Jenks, P, BOS – (Back) Diagnosed with pulmonary embolism.
Shin-Soo Choo, OF, CLE – (Abdomen) Joined team Tuesday, will work out but not play.
Activated from the DL
Nelson Cruz, OF, TEX
Darreon O'Day, P, TEX
J.D. Drew, OF, BOS
Called Up
Zach Putnam, P, CLE
Designated For Assignment
Jason Rice, P, CLE
Mike Cameron, OF, FLA
Closer Watch - A closer look at intriguing ninth-inning situations (also check out our Closer Grid)
TB – With Kyle Farnsworth ailing, Joel Peralta picked up his third save of the season against the Orioles. With Joe Maddon, though, it'll be hard to count on any single player for saves down the stretch while Farnsworth is down. J.P. Howell, Jake McGee, and Matt Moore could be in line for saves as well.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Matt Diaz - OF | ATL vs FLA 9/14 12:05 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 10-23 | .435 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .739 | .480 | 1.219 | |||||||
Chipper Jones - 3B | ATL vs FLA 9/14 12:05 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 14-31 | .452 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .968 | .486 | 1.454 | |||||||
Brian McCann - C | ATL vs FLA 9/14 12:05 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 14-38 | .368 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 8 | .921 | .375 | 1.296 | |||||||
Skip Schumaker - 2B | STL @ PIT 9/14 12:35 PM | Charlie Morton | 7-14 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .571 | .563 | 1.134 | |||||||
Ryan Theriot - SS | STL @ PIT 9/14 12:35 PM | Charlie Morton | 5-12 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .417 | .462 | .879 | |||||||
David Ortiz - DH | BOS vs TOR 9/14 1:35 PM | Ricky Romero | 10-23 | .435 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | .783 | .519 | 1.302 | |||||||
Dustin Pedroia - 2B | BOS vs TOR 9/14 1:35 PM | Ricky Romero | 7-13 | .538 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .846 | .600 | 1.446 | |||||||
Kevin Youkilis - 1B | BOS vs TOR 9/14 1:35 PM | Ricky Romero | 5-13 | .385 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.500 | |||||||
Jose Bautista - 3B | TOR @ BOS 9/14 1:35 PM | John Lackey | 2-11 | .182 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .727 | .438 | 1.165 | |||||||
Adam Lind - 1B | TOR @ BOS 9/14 1:35 PM | John Lackey | 10-18 | .556 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .833 | .556 | 1.389 | |||||||
Ryan Howard - 1B | PHI @ HOU 9/14 2:05 PM | Bud Norris | 4-10 | .400 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .900 | .400 | 1.300 | |||||||
Carlos Quentin - OF | CWS vs DET 9/14 2:10 PM | Brad Penny | 5-12 | .417 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .533 | 1.366 | |||||||
Alex Rios - OF | CWS vs DET 9/14 2:10 PM | Brad Penny | 9-15 | .600 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .867 | .647 | 1.514 | |||||||
Vernon Wells - OF | LAA @ OAK 9/14 3:35 PM | Rich Harden | 5-17 | .294 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .588 | .400 | .988 | |||||||
Kurt Suzuki - C | OAK vs LAA 9/14 3:35 PM | Jered Weaver | 10-32 | .313 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .531 | .371 | .902 | |||||||
Ryan Sweeney - OF | OAK vs LAA 9/14 3:35 PM | Jered Weaver | 7-20 | .350 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .450 | .435 | .885 | |||||||
Orlando Hudson - 2B | SD @ SF 9/14 3:45 PM | Tim Lincecum | 8-19 | .421 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .579 | .429 | 1.008 | |||||||
Nick Hundley - C | SD @ SF 9/14 3:45 PM | Tim Lincecum | 5-15 | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .733 | .412 | 1.145 | |||||||
Joe Mauer - C | MIN @ KC 9/14 4:10 PM | Luke Hochevar | 9-17 | .529 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .765 | .600 | 1.365 | |||||||
Matt Wieters - C | BAL vs TB 9/14 7:05 PM | Wade Davis | 6-15 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .467 | .400 | .867 | |||||||
Reid Brignac - SS | TB @ BAL 9/14 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 5-16 | .313 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .625 | .353 | .978 | |||||||
Casey Kotchman - 1B | TB @ BAL 9/14 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 8-17 | .471 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .824 | .471 | 1.295 | |||||||
B.J. Upton - OF | TB @ BAL 9/14 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 11-36 | .306 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | .556 | .381 | .937 | |||||||
Ben Zobrist - 2B | TB @ BAL 9/14 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 8-23 | .348 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .522 | .375 | .897 | |||||||
Aramis Ramirez - 3B | CHC @ CIN 9/14 7:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 5-21 | .238 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .571 | .429 | 1.000 | |||||||
Alfonso Soriano - OF | CHC @ CIN 9/14 7:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 9-26 | .346 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .692 | .370 | 1.062 | |||||||
Geovany Soto - C | CHC @ CIN 9/14 7:10 PM | Johnny Cueto | 6-24 | .250 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .583 | .308 | .891 | |||||||
Ian Desmond - SS | WAS @ NYM 9/14 7:10 PM | Mike Pelfrey | 4-11 | .364 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | .417 | 1.417 | |||||||
Jason Giambi - 1B | COL @ MIL 9/14 8:10 PM | Shaun Marcum | 5-10 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1.200 | .615 | 1.815 | |||||||
Robinson Cano - 2B | NYY @ SEA 9/14 10:10 PM | Jason Vargas | 7-10 | .700 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .900 | .700 | 1.600 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Rich Harden | OAK vs LAA 9/14 3:35 PM | Angels Batters | 17-78 | .218 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 19 | .373 | .313 | .685 | |||||||
Kevin Millwood | COL @ MIL 9/14 8:10 PM | Brewers Batters | 23-109 | .211 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | .266 | .264 | .530 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Jack Wilson - SS | ATL vs FLA 9/14 12:05 PM | Ricky Nolasco | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .250 | .350 | |||||||
Carl Crawford - OF | BOS vs TOR 9/14 1:35 PM | Ricky Romero | 2-17 | .118 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .211 | .387 | |||||||
Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS vs DET 9/14 2:10 PM | Brad Penny | 6-28 | .214 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | .464 | .267 | .731 | |||||||
Torii Hunter - OF | LAA @ OAK 9/14 3:35 PM | Rich Harden | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .490 | |||||||
Maicer Izturis - 3B | LAA @ OAK 9/14 3:35 PM | Rich Harden | 3-19 | .158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .158 | .273 | .431 | |||||||
Cliff Pennington - SS | OAK vs LAA 9/14 3:35 PM | Jered Weaver | 2-21 | .095 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .095 | .136 | .231 | |||||||
Will Venable - OF | SD @ SF 9/14 3:45 PM | Tim Lincecum | 3-15 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .250 | .583 | |||||||
Aubrey Huff - 1B | SF vs SD 9/14 3:45 PM | Mat Latos | 4-18 | .222 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .222 | .500 | |||||||
Adam Jones - OF | BAL vs TB 9/14 7:05 PM | Wade Davis | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .258 | |||||||
Nick Markakis - OF | BAL vs TB 9/14 7:05 PM | Wade Davis | 3-22 | .136 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .227 | .174 | .401 | |||||||
Johnny Damon - OF | TB @ BAL 9/14 7:05 PM | Jeremy Guthrie | 8-43 | .186 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .326 | .265 | .591 | |||||||
Yuniesky Betancourt - SS | MIL vs COL 9/14 8:10 PM | Kevin Millwood | 8-49 | .163 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .163 | .208 | .371 | |||||||
Mark Kotsay - OF | MIL vs COL 9/14 8:10 PM | Kevin Millwood | 5-30 | .167 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | .367 | .219 | .586 | |||||||
Chris Young - OF | ARI @ LAD 9/14 10:10 PM | Clayton Kershaw | 2-14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .343 | |||||||
Derek Jeter - SS | NYY @ SEA 9/14 10:10 PM | Jason Vargas | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Ricky Nolasco | FLA @ Atl 9/14 12:05 PM | Braves Batters | 57-166 | .343 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 34 | .665 | .382 | 1.047 | |||||||
Charlie Morton | PIT vs StL 9/14 12:35 PM | Cardinals Batters | 32-78 | .410 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 10 | .669 | .494 | 1.163 | |||||||
Ricky Romero | TOR @ Bos 9/14 1:35 PM | Red Sox Batters | 42-124 | .339 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 23 | .560 | .423 | .984 | |||||||
Bud Norris | HOU vs Phi 9/14 2:05 PM | Phillies Batters | 21-68 | .309 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | .565 | .373 | .938 | |||||||
Brad Penny | DET @ CWS 9/14 2:10 PM | White Sox Batters | 38-125 | .304 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 18 | .497 | .354 | .851 | |||||||
Mat Latos | SD @ SF 9/14 3:45 PM | Giants Batters | 22-70 | .314 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .472 | .342 | .815 | |||||||
Luke Hochevar | KC vs Min 9/14 4:10 PM | Twins Batters | 26-80 | .325 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | .473 | .410 | .883 | |||||||
Johnny Cueto | CIN vs ChC 9/14 7:10 PM | Cubs Batters | 37-121 | .306 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 21 | .545 | .385 | .930 | |||||||
Jason Vargas | SEA vs NYY 9/14 10:10 PM | Yankees Batters | 24-74 | .324 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | .420 | .362 | .782 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
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