Wednesday Lineup Card: Simon Says

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

Reds (Edinson Volquez – R) at Mets (Miguel Batista – R), 1:10 PM
Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow – R) at White Sox (Philip Humber – R), 2:10 PM
Rockies (Drew Pomeranz - L) at Giants (Matt Cain – R), 3:45 PM
Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R) at Marlins (Chris Volstad – R), 4:10 PM
Red Sox (Jon Lester – L) at Orioles (Alfredo Simon – R), 7:00 PM
Phillies (Joe Blanton – R) at Braves (Tim Hudson – R), 7:00 PM
Indians (Zach McAllister – R) at Tigers (Rick Porcello – R), 7:05 PM
Yankees (TBA*) at Rays (David Price – L), 7:10 PM
Cardinals (Chris Carpenter – R) at Astros (Brett Myers – R), 8:00 PM
Rangers (Matt Harrison – L) at Angels (Garrett Richards – R), 8:05 PM
Pirates (Jeff Locke - L) at Brewers (Zack Greinke – R), 8:10 PM
Royals (Bruce Chen – L) at Twins (Carl Pavano – R), 8:10 PM
Cubs (Ryan Dempster – R) at Padres (Wade LeBlanc - ), 8:35 PM
Dodgers (Ted Lilly – L) at Diamondbacks (Joe Saunders – L), 9:40 PM
Athletics (Gio Gonzalez – L) at Mariners (Anthony Vasquez - L), 10:10 PM

Day game after a night game: CIN, NY-N, TOR, CHI-A, COL, SF, WAS, FLA
*Likely Phil Hughes for two innings followed by the bullpen

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)
Edwin Encarnacion, 3B, TOR – (Shoulder) Out of Tuesday's game, possibly Wednesday's as well.
Grady Sizemore, OF, CLE – (Knee) Will see a doctor to determine if fourth surgery in three years is necessary.
Casey Kotchman, 1B, TB – (Chest) Scratched due to chest tightness Tuesday.
Carlos Guillen, 2B, DET – (Calf) Best-case scenario a return for ALCS.
Ryan Sweeney, OF, OAK – (Quadriceps) Likely out for the final two games.
Francisco Cervilli, C, NY-A – (Concussion) Out for the final two games and likely ALDS as well.
Scott Atchison, P, BOS – (Groin) Unavailable Monday night, likely out Tuesday as well.
Dan Wheeler, P, BOS – (Forearm) Won't be available until Wednesday.
Jason Varitek, C, BOS – (Knee) Unavailable for Tuesday's game.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, BOS – (Shoulder) Unavailable for Tuesday's game.
Rafael Furcal, SS, STL – (Hamstring) Out Tuesday, likely out Wednesday as well.
David Wright, 3B, NY-N – (Arm) In Tuesday's starting lineup.
Jason Bay, OF, NY-N – (Illness) Will miss final two games.
Huston Street, RP, COL – (Groin) Likely done for the season.

Players on the DL
Alexi Casilla, SS, MIN – (Hamstring) Transferred to 60-day DL.
Joey Devine, P, OAK – (Back) Placed on 60-day DL due to strained back muscle.
Clay Buchholz, P, BOS – (Back) Threw 18 pitches in an instructional league game, unlikely to pitch Wednesday.

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

Placed on the DL (15-day DL unless otherwise noted)
Joey Devine, P, OAK (60-day)
Alexi Casilla, SS, MIN (from 15-day to 60-day)

Traded
Kila Ka'aihue, 1B, from KC to OAK
Ethan Hollingsworth, P, from OAK to KC

Claimed off waivers
Esmerling Vasquez, P, from AZ to MIN

Closer Watch - A closer look at intriguing ninth-inning situations (also check out our Closer Grid)

TB – Kyle Farnsworth recorded his 24th save Monday and his first since returning from an injury sustained September 10. Farnsworth should be the man for the job over the last two games and a game 163 (if necessary) for the Rays.

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Recommended Pickup

Alfredo Simon, P, BAL

The last day of the season means streaming some lesser known pitcher, with many guys being rested or simply closing the season on a bad team. This year, the guy is Simon, who will be going against an injury-racked and struggling Boston lineup. More importantly, though Simon has been OK this season. His FIP of 4.31 and xFIP of 4.17 are very close to the league average and he has four quality starts in the last seven.

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