Friday Lineup Card: Corey Seager Arrives!

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

Diamondbacks (Zack Godley – R) at Cubs (Jon Lester – L), 2:20
Braves (Julio Teheran – R) at Nationals (Tanner Roark – R), 7:05
Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R) at Yankees (Luis Severino – R), 7:05
Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 7:07
Indians (Corey Kluber – R) at Tigers (Kyle Lobstein – L), 7:08
Brewers (Matt Garza – R) at Reds (Keyvius Sampson – R), 7:10
Mets (Jacob deGrom – R) at Marlins (Tom Koehler – R), 7:10
Phillies (Adam Morgan – L) at Red Sox (Joe Kelly – R), 7:10
White Sox (John Danks – L) at Royals (Kris Medlen – R), 8:10
Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R) at Astros (Collin McHugh – R), 8:10
Pirates (J.A. Happ – L) at Cardinals (Carlos Martinez – R), 8:15
Giants (Chris Heston – R) at Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 8:40
Mariners (Edgar Olmos – L) at Athletics (Aaron Brooks – R), 10:05
Rangers (Martin Perez – L) at Angels (Garrett Richards – R), 10:05
Dodgers (Mike Bolsinger – R) at Padres (James Shields – R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Brandon Crawford, SS, SF (Calf) – Did not play Thursday.
Al Alburquerque, RP, DET (Hip) – Threw a 10-pitch bullpen session on Thursday.
Miguel Sano, 3B, MIN (Hamstring) – Did not play Thursday due to tightness.
Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT (Knee) – Expected to return to the starting lineup on Friday.
Daniel Murphy, 2B, NYM (Quadriceps) – Could miss time in the coming days.
Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS (Back) – Will be skipped in the rotation Friday but expected to make his next start against the Mets next week.
Michael Taylor, OF, WAS (Knee) – Did not play Thursday.
Rajai Davis, OF, DET (Finger) – Did not play Thursday.
Matt Harvey, SP, NYM (Illness) – Expected to make his next start on Tuesday against the Nationals.
Jose Peraza, 2B, LAD (Hamstring) – Expected to miss three-to-five days.
Glen Perkins, RP, MIN (Back) – Will not travel with the Twins on their upcoming road trip.
Shawn Kelley, RP, SD (Forearm) – Expected to miss two-to-three days of play.

Players on the DL

Mike Wright, RP, BAL (Calf) – Joined the Orioles in Toronto on Thursday.
Kyle Blanks, 1B, TEX (Achilles) – Will undergo season-ending surgery on both of his Achilles on Friday.
Tim Lincecum, SP, SF (Hip) – Will miss the remainder of the season.
Justin Morneau, 1B, COL (Neck) – Joined the Rockies on Wednesday after completing a rehab assignment.
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL (Ribs) – Started a rehab assignment on Wednesday.
Tyler Chatwood, RP, COL (Elbow) – Threw two innings in a rehab assignment on Wednesday.
Phil Hughes, SP, MIN (Back) – Expected to throw another bullpen session on Sunday.
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY (Knee) – Threw a bullpen session on Wednesday.
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR (Shoulder) – Received a cortisone shot last week.
Marcus Stroman, SP, TOR (Knee) – Threw 4.2 no-hit innings on Wednesday.
Christian Vazquez, C, BOS (Elbow) – Will report to the Florida Instructional League on Sept. 14 to get at-bats.
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (Wrist) – May be shut down for the season if there is no improvement.

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

Activated from the DL

Kyle Lobstein, SP, DET
Tyler Moore, 1B, WAS

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)

Andy Wilkins, 1B, LAD
Nick Greenwood, RP, STL
James Russell, RP, CHC
Cole Figueroa, 2B, NYY
Chris Rearick, RP, SD
Caleb Thielbar, RP, SD
Kevin Munson, RP, ARI
Colt Hynes, RP, TOR

Called Up

Corey Seager, 3B, LAD
AJ Cole, SP, WAS
Yimi Garcia, RP, LAD

Closer Watch

Chicago White Sox – It's been a rough season for Jeff Samardzija, and even when he can pull out a win it's not pretty. David Robertson, who racked up his 28th save of the year on Thursday, got Samardzija his ninth win of the year by pitching a perfect ninth inning on 14 pitches. Moving from the Yankees to the White Sox has been a seamless transition for Robertson, who holds a 2.55 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 72 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched on the year.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – September 4, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
F. Freeman	1B	ATL @ WAS 7:05PM	T. Roark	17	7	3	0	0	0	3	.412	.444	.588	1.033
B. Gardner	OF	NYY vs TB 7:05PM	J. Odorizzi	13	4	1	1	3	1	2	.308	.357	.538	.896
B. McCann	C	NYY vs TB 7:05PM	J. Odorizzi	16	10	6	2	9	0	1	.625	.647	1.313	1.960
B. Harper	OF	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	J. Teheran	21	9	5	2	4	2	5	.429	.500	.857	1.357
J. Lobaton	C	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	J. Teheran	13	7	3	2	5	2	3	.538	.600	1.077	1.677
A. Rendon	2B	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	J. Teheran	13	4	2	0	2	1	3	.308	.400	.462	.862
M. Machado	3B	BAL @ TOR 7:07PM	D. Hutchison	11	4	2	1	1	0	2	.364	.364	.727	1.091
M. Cabrera	1B	DET vs CLE 7:08PM	C. Kluber	35	20	7	5	10	2	6	.571	.595	1.057	1.652
J. Martinez	OF	DET vs CLE 7:08PM	C. Kluber	14	5	2	1	2	0	1	.357	.357	.643	1.000
V. Martinez	1B	DET vs CLE 7:08PM	C. Kluber	25	9	3	3	5	3	3	.360	.429	.720	1.149
J. Bruce	OF	CIN vs MIL 7:10PM	M. Garza	30	11	7	3	9	2	9	.367	.406	.800	1.206
T. Frazier	3B	CIN vs MIL 7:10PM	M. Garza	19	6	3	3	5	0	1	.316	.381	.789	1.170
S. Schumaker	OF	CIN vs MIL 7:10PM	M. Garza	19	8	2	0	0	2	0	.421	.476	.526	1.003
T. d'Arnaud	C	NYM @ MIA 7:10PM	T. Koehler	11	4	2	0	0	2	1	.364	.462	.545	1.007
R. Tejada	SS	NYM @ MIA 7:10PM	T. Koehler	20	7	4	0	7	3	1	.350	.435	.550	.985
A. LaRoche	1B	CWS @ KC 8:10PM	K. Medlen	18	6	3	1	2	1	4	.333	.368	.611	.980
J. Gomes	OF	KC vs CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	19	6	3	1	2	1	7	.316	.350	.579	.929
P. Alvarez	3B	PIT @ STL 8:15PM	C. Martinez	14	3	3	2	3	2	5	.214	.313	.714	1.027
G. Polanco	OF	PIT @ STL 8:15PM	C. Martinez	11	8	3	0	1	3	1	.727	.786	1.091	1.877
N. Walker	2B	PIT @ STL 8:15PM	C. Martinez	16	4	3	2	4	0	4	.250	.250	.750	1.000
Y. Molina	C	STL vs PIT 8:15PM	J. Happ	15	6	2	1	3	2	2	.400	.471	.667	1.137
B. Posey	C	SF @ COL 8:40PM	J. De La Rosa	30	9	4	1	8	5	6	.300	.389	.500	.889
P. Fielder	1B	TEX @ LAA 10:05PM	G. Richards	16	7	1	0	1	1	2	.438	.500	.500	1.000
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD @ SD 10:10PM	J. Shields	32	10	2	2	4	4	8	.313	.378	.500	.878
J. Rollins	SS	LAD @ SD 10:10PM	J. Shields	17	8	2	1	4	1	4	.471	.500	.706	1.206

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 4, 2015

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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
Jon Lester	CHC vs ARI 2:20PM	72	13	5	2	5	6	17	.181	.244	.312	.556
Ubaldo Jimenez	BAL @ TOR 7:07PM	187	35	15	2	16	27	51	.187	.289	.289	.578
Drew Hutchison	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	108	24	10	6	13	5	34	.222	.278	.422	.700
Jacob deGrom	NYM @ MIA 7:10PM	70	17	2	0	2	5	21	.243	.293	.275	.569
John Danks	CWS @ KC 8:10PM	279	55	20	5	18	27	61	.197	.272	.313	.585

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 – September 4, 2015

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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. Hill	2B	ARI @ CHC 2:20PM	J. Lester	35	4	2	0	1	5	9	.114	.225	.171	.396
A. Simmons	SS	ATL @ WAS 7:05PM	T. Roark	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167
C. Headley	3B	NYY vs TB 7:05PM	J. Odorizzi	10	2	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.273	.200	.473
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	J. Teheran	18	4	1	0	0	0	5	.222	.263	.278	.541
J. Werth	OF	WAS vs ATL 7:05PM	J. Teheran	23	4	0	0	3	2	8	.174	.250	.174	.424
C. Davis	1B	BAL @ TOR 7:07PM	D. Hutchison	20	4	1	1	3	2	9	.200	.304	.350	.654
R. Flaherty	2B	BAL @ TOR 7:07PM	D. Hutchison	13	2	1	0	1	1	6	.154	.200	.231	.431
J. Bautista	OF	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	U. Jimenez	29	2	1	0	0	4	6	.069	.182	.103	.285
J. Donaldson	3B	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	U. Jimenez	15	2	0	0	1	2	7	.133	.235	.133	.369
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	U. Jimenez	30	6	4	1	3	5	5	.200	.314	.400	.714
J. Smoak	1B	TOR vs BAL 7:07PM	U. Jimenez	20	2	1	1	2	0	10	.100	.100	.250	.350
J. Kipnis	2B	CLE @ DET 7:08PM	K. Lobstein	11	2	0	0	0	1	4	.182	.250	.182	.432
A. Avila	C	DET vs CLE 7:08PM	C. Kluber	19	3	2	0	3	4	7	.158	.304	.263	.568
M. Ozuna	OF	MIA vs NYM 7:10PM	J. deGrom	14	3	0	0	1	1	6	.214	.267	.214	.481
C. Yelich	OF	MIA vs NYM 7:10PM	J. deGrom	13	3	0	0	0	0	4	.231	.231	.231	.462
C. Granderson	OF	NYM @ MIA 7:10PM	T. Koehler	16	3	0	0	1	3	5	.188	.350	.188	.538
E. Young Jr.	OF	NYM @ MIA 7:10PM	T. Koehler	12	1	1	0	0	2	1	.083	.214	.167	.381
R. Brantly	C	CWS @ KC 8:10PM	K. Medlen	11	2	2	0	1	1	2	.182	.231	.364	.594
D. Butera	C	KC vs CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	.100	.182	.100	.282
A. Escobar	SS	KC vs CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	26	3	1	0	0	5	9	.115	.258	.154	.412
A. Gordon	OF	KC vs CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	37	7	2	1	2	4	5	.189	.286	.297	.583
M. Moustakas	3B	KC vs CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	22	3	2	0	2	3	2	.136	.269	.227	.497
S. Perez	C	KC vs CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	25	4	2	2	3	1	5	.160	.192	.400	.592
B. Zobrist	2B	KC vs CWS 8:10PM	J. Danks	23	3	1	0	1	3	7	.130	.222	.217	.440
S. Marte	OF	PIT @ STL 8:15PM	C. Martinez	11	2	1	0	0	1	4	.182	.308	.273	.580
A. McCutchen	OF	PIT @ STL 8:15PM	C. Martinez	16	3	2	1	2	3	6	.188	.316	.438	.753
M. Reynolds	1B	STL vs PIT 8:15PM	J. Happ	16	0	0	0	0	0	8	.000	.000	.000	.000
M. Byrd	OF	SF @ COL 8:40PM	J. De La Rosa	10	2	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400
M. Moreland	1B	TEX @ LAA 10:05PM	G. Richards	17	4	0	0	3	1	3	.235	.263	.235	.498
R. Odor	2B	TEX @ LAA 10:05PM	G. Richards	13	1	0	0	0	0	7	.077	.077	.077	.154

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 4, 2015

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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 Odorizzi	TB @ NYY 7:05PM	95	30	11	4	14	6	14	.316	.360	.509	.869
Corey Kluber	CLE @ DET 7:08PM	161	54	18	10	25	12	36	.335	.386	.576	.962
Matt Garza	MIL @ CIN 7:10PM	136	47	16	8	25	12	21	.346	.404	.575	.980

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

Corey Seager, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers – There's no guarantee that Corey Seager is going to get full-time at-bats until the end of the season, especially with Justin Turner likely only missing a few games with an injured finger, but Seager is a name that we've all been drooling over for the last couple of seasons. His pedigree alone is enough reason to take a chance on the 21-year old shortstop, with 18 HR, 81 R and 76 RBI, while slashing .292/.343/.486 between Double-A and Triple-A. Seager is a must-grab for those of you in need of infield help.

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