Wednesday Lineup Card: Pining For Pineda

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Updated on August 13, 2014 1:46AM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Red Sox (Anthony Ranaudo – R) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 12:35
Twins (Kyle Gibson – R) at Astros (Brett Oberholtzer – L), 2:10
White Sox (Jose Quintana – L) at Giants (Jake Peavy – R), 3:45
Diamondbacks (Andrew Chafin – L) at Indians (Trevor Bauer – R), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Vidal Nuno – L) at Indians (Josh Tomlin – R), 7:05
Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R) at Mets (Bartolo Colon – R), 7:10
Rockies (Tyler Matzek – L) at Padres (Ian Kennedy – R), 6:40
Yankees (Michael Pineda – R) at Orioles (Chris Tillman – R:05
Pirates (Vance Worley – R) at Tigers (Buck Farmer – R), 7:08
Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu – L) at Braves (Ervin Santana – R), 7:10
Cardinals (Justin Masterson – R) at Marlins (Nathan Eovaldi – R), 7:10
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at Rangers (Miles Mikolas – R), 8:05
Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R) at Cubs (Tsuyoshi Wada – L), 8:05
Athletics (Scott Kazmir – L) at Royals (Jason Vargas – L), 8:10
Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R) at Angels (Jered Weaver – R), 10:05
Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – K) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: CHW, SF, BOS, CIN, MIN, HOU

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Justin Verlander, SP, DET (shoulder) – Has inflammation; expected to miss just one start
Manny Machado, 3B, BAL (knee) – Could need a DL stint; more info coming Wednesday
Homer Bailey, SP, CIN (elbow) – Pushed back to Saturday due to soreness
Jayson Werth, OF, WAS (shoulder) – Having an MRI, but was available off bench Tuesday
Alex Rios, OF, TEX (ankle) – Out of the lineup again Tuesday
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL (thumb) – Sitting through Thursday in hopes of weekend return
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (forearm) – Left with strain Tuesday
Jarred Cosart, SP, MIA (oblique) – Seven shutout in return Tuesday; struck out twice
Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL (ankle) – Hopes to return Wednesday

Players on the DL

Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL (thigh) – Seeing a specialist about treatment options Wednesday
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (quad) – Will play the field Wednesday for first time in rehab games
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (elbow) – Pain-free after throwing from 90 feet Monday
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (knee) – Seeing a specialist Wednesday
Gerrit Cole, SP, PIT (back) – Will make another Triple-A rehab start Saturday
Matt Harvey, SP, NYM (elbow) – May not appear in game action until spring training
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET (chest) – Will receive physical therapy for 10-14 days before throwing
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN (quad) – Hopes to be ready for baseball activities toward end of August
George Springer, OF, HOU (quad) – Will be shut down for two weeks
Brian McCann, C, NYY (concussion) – Feeling better; possible return next week
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN (thumb) – Optimism he'll play in rehab games this month
Jacob DeGrom, SP, NYM (shoulder) – No timetable, but reportedly feeling better
Matt Garza, SP, MIL (oblique) – Progressing, but no timetable
Matt Cain, SP, SF (elbow) – Had successful surgery for bone spurs and chips Monday
Michael Bourn, OF, CLE (hamstring) – Could return this weekend
Steve Souza, OF, WAS (shoulder) – No structural damage
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW (shoulder) – Expected back within about a week
Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE (knee) – No decision yet on course of action
Dexter Fowler, OF, HOU (back) – Will be activated Wednesday
Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP, NYM (elbow) – Three scoreless innings in High-A game Monday
Brett Anderson, SP, COL (back) – Having season-ending hernia surgery Thursday
Tanner Scheppers, RP, TEX (elbow) – Said he'll be a reliever next year
Logan Ondrusek, RP, CIN (shoulder) – Threw 34-pitch sim game Tuesday
Hector Sanchez, C, SF (concussion) – Cleared to resume rehab games
Shae Simmons, RP, ATL (shoulder) – Threw 20-pitch bullpen Tuesday with no issues
David DeJesus, OF, TB (hand) – Likely to start rehab games by this weekend
David Murphy, OF, CLE (oblique) – Out 4-to-5 weeks with strained oblique
Dan Jennings, RP, MIA (concussion) – With the team, but not close to doing baseball activities

Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Placed on DL
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET (chest)
Scott Downs, RP, KC (neck)
Everth Cabrera, SS, SD (hamstring)

Activated from DL
Matt Lindstrom, RP, CHW
Adam Lind, 1B, TOR

Called Up
Anthony Ranaudo, SP, BOS
Robbie Ray, SP, DET
Rafael Montero, SP, NYM
Brennan Boesch, OF, LAA
Brandon Cumpton, SP, PIT
Blaine Hardy, RP, DET
Jacob Goebbert, OF, SD

Sent Down
Justin Miller, RP, DET
Brad Mills, RP, TOR (DFA)
Ryan LaMarre, OF, CIN (DFA)
Sean O'Sullivan, RP, PHI (outrighted)
Casey Sadler, RP, PIT
Caleb Clay, RP, LAA

Closer Watch

White Sox – Matt Lindstrom was activated from the DL on Tuesday, but it was Jake Petricka who got the call in the ninth again … and blew it, giving up two runs on four hits. Petricka's not a terrifically effective reliever in general, so you gotta figure that Lindstrom gets the job back as soon as he can show that he's back and healthy.

Marlins – After struggling his way to a save Monday – he allowed a pair of runs, but escaped – Steve Cishek got the day off to think about it Tuesday. Bryan Morris and Mike Dunn teamworked the ninth, with Dunn coming on for a one-out save after Morris put a couple men on. This is still Cishek's gig, but he's allowed six runs on a whopping 14 hits over his last six innings. But he's also got an 11:2 K:BB in that span, so he may just be experiencing a run of tough luck.

Hot Batter Matchups – August 13, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Dunn	1B	CWS @ SF 3:45PM	J. Peavy	32	6	3	3	7	9	11	.188	.357	.469	.826
D. LeMahieu	2B	COL @ SD 6:40PM	I. Kennedy	16	5	3	0	3	2	2	.313	.389	.500	.889
J. Rutledge	2B	COL @ SD 6:40PM	I. Kennedy	13	5	2	1	1	3	0	.385	.529	.692	1.222
D. Stubbs	OF	COL @ SD 6:40PM	I. Kennedy	12	4	2	1	2	2	4	.333	.429	.667	1.095
D. Jeter	SS	NYY @ BAL 7:05PM	C. Tillman	20	8	1	0	3	2	2	.400	.455	.450	.905
A. Ethier	OF	LAD @ ATL 7:10PM	E. Santana	18	6	3	1	5	1	0	.333	.368	.611	.980
D. Murphy	2B	NYM vs WAS 7:10PM	J. Zimmermann	44	16	8	3	8	1	1	.364	.378	.682	1.060
J. Lake	OF	CHC vs MIL 8:05PM	K. Lohse	15	6	2	2	5	0	4	.400	.400	.800	1.200
A. Rizzo	1B	CHC vs MIL 8:05PM	K. Lohse	20	9	2	0	0	2	4	.450	.522	.550	1.072
O. Infante	2B	KC vs OAK 8:10PM	S. Kazmir	16	5	3	1	5	3	1	.313	.421	.625	1.046
S. Perez	C	KC vs OAK 8:10PM	S. Kazmir	12	4	2	1	4	3	0	.333	.467	.750	1.217
C. Crisp	OF	OAK @ KC 8:10PM	J. Vargas	43	14	4	2	5	4	3	.326	.383	.512	.895
J. Hamilton	OF	LAA vs PHI 10:05PM	A. Burnett	16	4	3	1	3	2	2	.250	.368	.563	.931
A. Pujols	1B	LAA vs PHI 10:05PM	A. Burnett	18	5	3	1	3	1	3	.278	.316	.556	.871
M. Byrd	OF	PHI @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	25	8	4	0	2	4	9	.320	.414	.480	.894

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 13, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jake Peavy	SF vs CWS 3:45PM	65	13	5	4	9	13	20	.200	.329	.425	.754
A.J. Burnett	PHI @ LAA 10:05PM	94	21	10	2	14	10	27	.223	.298	.366	.664

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – August 13, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
C. Blackmon	OF	COL @ SD 6:40PM	I. Kennedy	15	3	0	0	2	0	6	.200	.294	.200	.494
I. Suzuki	OF	NYY @ BAL 7:05PM	C. Tillman	24	4	0	0	2	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD @ ATL 7:10PM	E. Santana	13	2	0	0	1	3	3	.154	.313	.154	.466
M. Kemp	OF	LAD @ ATL 7:10PM	E. Santana	10	2	1	1	1	0	2	.200	.200	.500	.700
J. Uribe	3B	LAD @ ATL 7:10PM	E. Santana	13	0	0	0	0	2	5	.000	.188	.000	.188
D. Span	OF	WAS @ NYM 7:10PM	B. Colon	10	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000	.167	.000	.167
W. Castillo	C	CHC vs MIL 8:05PM	K. Lohse	20	3	3	0	1	1	3	.150	.190	.300	.490
S. Castro	SS	CHC vs MIL 8:05PM	K. Lohse	36	7	0	0	1	0	3	.194	.194	.194	.389
J. Willingham	OF	KC vs OAK 8:10PM	S. Kazmir	17	3	2	0	0	1	7	.176	.222	.294	.516
A. Callaspo	3B	OAK @ KC 8:10PM	J. Vargas	24	6	0	0	2	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500
J. Donaldson	3B	OAK @ KC 8:10PM	J. Vargas	20	1	1	1	2	1	3	.050	.136	.200	.336
S. Fuld	OF	OAK @ KC 8:10PM	J. Vargas	11	2	0	0	0	0	3	.182	.182	.182	.364
J. Gomes	OF	OAK @ KC 8:10PM	J. Vargas	17	2	1	1	3	1	12	.118	.250	.294	.544
D. Norris	C	OAK @ KC 8:10PM	J. Vargas	18	4	2	0	0	1	7	.222	.263	.333	.596
E. Aybar	SS	LAA vs PHI 10:05PM	A. Burnett	14	2	2	0	2	2	4	.143	.235	.286	.521
D. Freese	3B	LAA vs PHI 10:05PM	A. Burnett	11	1	1	0	0	0	5	.091	.091	.182	.273
H. Kendrick	2B	LAA vs PHI 10:05PM	A. Burnett	17	4	1	0	3	1	7	.235	.278	.294	.572
R. Brignac	SS	PHI @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	12	2	2	1	1	1	1	.167	.231	.500	.731
C. Rasmus	OF	TOR @ SEA 10:10PM	H. Iwakuma	11	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Pitcher Matchups – August 13, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
There are no pitchers who qualify as "cold" today.

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Recommended Pickup
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY – After an extraordinarily long layoff – he hasn't appeared in pinstripes since April 23 – Pineda is finally returning to the mound Wednesday, when he'll face the Orioles. It wouldn't be surprising to see the 25-year-old need a couple starts to get his sea legs under him, as a suspension and then a back injury have knocked him out for a while, but his drafters' loss is your gain if you can pluck him off your waiver wire.

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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Tsuyoshi Wada, CHC ($6,500)
C: Caleb Joseph, BAL ($3,700)
1B: Lucas Duda, NYM ($3,600)
2B: Arismendy Alcantara, CHC ($3,700)
SS: Ian Desmond, WAS ($3,900)
3B: Matt Carpenter, STL ($4,200)
OF: Melky Cabrera, TOR ($3,900)

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