Friday Lineup Card: Scoop Up Hoover

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Updated on June 25, 2015 8:49PM EST

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

Braves (Williams Perez – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Indians (Corey Kluber – R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:05
Nationals (Max Scherzer – R) at Phillies (Aaron Harang – R), 7:05
Rangers (Nick Martinez – R) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L), 7:07
White Sox (Jose Quintana – L) at Tigers (Anibal Sanchez – R), 7:08
Red Sox (Rick Porcello – R) at Rays (Alex Colome – R), 7:10
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Mets (Noah Syndergaard – R), 7:10
Dodgers (Brett Anderson – L) at Marlins (Justin Nicolino – L), 7:10
Twins (Trevor May – R) at Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R), 8:10
Yankees (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at Astros (Vincent Velasquez – R), 8:10
Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Cardinals (John Lackey – R), 8:15
Royals (Edinson Volquez – R) at Athletics (Jesse Hahn – R), 10:05
Mariners (Taijuan Walker – R) at Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R), 10:05
Diamondbacks (Robbie Ray – L) at Padres (Tyson Ross – R), 10:10
Rockies (Chad Bettis – R) at Giants (Tim Hudson – R), 10:15

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Blake Swihart, C, BOS (Ankle) – Expected to return to action no later than Friday.
Jorge De La Rosa, SP, COL (Finger) – Left Thursday's game with a cut on his middle finger.
Jhonny Peralta, SS, STL (Undisclosed) – Scratched from Thursday's lineup.
Kris Bryant, 3B, CHC (Illness) – Was removed from Thursday's game with flu-like symptoms.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (Hand) – Did not start on Thursday.
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS (Leg) – Missed Thursday's game with cramps.
Adam Jones, OF, BAL (Shoulder) – Did not play on Thursday.
Starlin Castro, SS, CHC (Undisclosed) – Scratched from Thursday's game to attend the birth of his second child.
Dexter Fowler, OF, CHC (Ankle) – Did not play on Thursday.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS (Hand) – Did not play on Thursday, but is expected to play Friday.

Players on the DL

Corey Hart, 1B, PIT (Shoulder) – Injured himself during practice.
Aaron Barrett, RP, WAS (Biceps) – Threw off flat ground from 90 feet.
Archie Bradley, SP, ARI (Shoulder) – Did not feel well after his rehab outing and is heading back to Phoenix for more testing.
Alex Avila, C, DET (Knee) – Will begin a rehab assignment on Friday.
Delino DeShields, OF, TEX (Hamstring) – Ran sprints on Wednesday and could start a rehab assignment Monday.
Pedro Baez, RP, LAD (Chest) – After throwing three scoreless innings during rehab, he could be activated shortly.
Brandon League, RP, LAD (Shoulder) – May join the Dodgers on their current road trip.
Martin Prado, 3B, MIA (Shoulder) – Felt some discomfort after taking some ground balls on Wednesday.
Henderson Alvarez, SP, MIA (Shoulder) – Expected to throw a bullpen session on Saturday.
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (Hamstring) – Was placed on the 15-day DL.
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS (Calf) – Started his rehab assignment on Wednesday.
Chase Utley, 2B, PHI (Ankle) – No timetable has been established for his return.

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

Activated from the DL

Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL
Lance Lynn, SP, STL
Stephen Drew, 2B, NYY
Jarred Cosart, SP, MIA

Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)

Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS

Called Up

Gregorio Petit, SS, NYY
Jonathan Aro, RP, BOS
Deven Marrero, SS, BOS
Spencer Patton, RP, TEX
Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF, BOS
Bruce Rondon, RP, DET

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

Michael Tonkin, RP, MIN
Branden Pinder, RP, NYY
Diego Moreno, RP, NYY
Vin Mazzaro, RP, MIA
Erik Kratz, C, NYM
Kristopher Negron, 2B, CIN
Joe Kelly, SP, BOS
Buck Farmer, SP, DET
Nick Franklin, 2B, TB
Mychal Givens, RP, BAL
Michael Choice, OF, TEX
Branden Pinder, RP, NYY
Michael Tonkin, RP, MIN
Diego Moreno, RP, NYY
Jeff Bianchi, SS, BOS

Closer Watch

Washington Nationals – Wednesday was the day of extra-inning games, as the Nationals pulled out an 11th inning victory at home over the Braves. Closer Drew Storen was called upon to close out the game in the ninth inning, but he gave up a run on two hits in blowing only his second save of the year. Storen struggled some in the inning, needing 18 pitches just to retire the side; however, we should see Storen get back on track in his next save opportunity.

Cincinnati Reds – With incumbent closer Aroldis Chapman on the Paternity List, J.J. Hoover stepped in and picked up his first save of the season, shutting down the Pirates in the ninth inning. Hoover slammed the door on the three Pirates' hitters he faced, striking out the last two in the inning to end the game. Hoover is an intriguing pick-up in leagues if you're scrounging for saves, especially with the rumors floating around that Chapman could be moved in a deadline trade.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – June 26, 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
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS @ PHI 7:05PM	A. Harang	14	6	0	0	0	2	3	.429	.500	.429	.929
B. Harper	OF	WAS @ PHI 7:05PM	A. Harang	22	10	3	1	2	2	4	.455	.500	.727	1.227
D. Span	OF	WAS @ PHI 7:05PM	A. Harang	16	5	2	0	0	1	4	.313	.353	.500	.853
D. Uggla	2B	WAS @ PHI 7:05PM	A. Harang	29	9	6	2	7	8	5	.310	.459	.655	1.115
S. Choo	OF	TEX @ TOR 7:07PM	M. Buehrle	36	15	3	1	2	2	6	.417	.462	.583	1.045
M. Cabrera	OF	CWS @ DET 7:08PM	A. Sanchez	27	14	1	0	4	0	3	.519	.519	.556	1.074
G. Soto	C	CWS @ DET 7:08PM	A. Sanchez	10	5	2	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.700	1.200
M. Cabrera	1B	DET vs CWS 7:08PM	J. Quintana	27	9	3	1	4	3	4	.333	.419	.519	.938
Y. Cespedes	OF	DET vs CWS 7:08PM	J. Quintana	12	8	6	4	9	1	0	.667	.692	1.833	2.526
R. Davis	OF	DET vs CWS 7:08PM	J. Quintana	35	12	5	1	2	2	6	.343	.378	.571	.950
V. Martinez	1B	DET vs CWS 7:08PM	J. Quintana	24	12	2	0	3	0	1	.500	.500	.583	1.083
C. Granderson	OF	NYM vs CIN 7:10PM	J. Cueto	10	2	1	1	2	3	3	.200	.385	.500	.885
D. DeJesus	DH	TB vs BOS 7:10PM	R. Porcello	25	10	2	0	3	2	2	.400	.464	.520	.984
K. Suzuki	C	MIN @ MIL 8:10PM	K. Lohse	14	6	0	0	3	0	3	.429	.429	.429	.857
C. Coghlan	OF	CHC @ STL 8:15PM	J. Lackey	12	7	1	0	2	0	1	.583	.583	.667	1.250
J. Heyward	OF	STL vs CHC 8:15PM	J. Arrieta	12	5	1	0	1	0	2	.417	.417	.500	.917
P. Goldschmidt	1B	ARI @ SD 10:10PM	T. Ross	20	7	3	2	4	5	4	.350	.480	.750	1.230
D. Peralta	OF	ARI @ SD 10:10PM	T. Ross	12	4	1	0	3	1	5	.333	.385	.500	.885
D. LeMahieu	2B	COL @ SF 10:15PM	T. Hudson	14	5	2	0	4	0	0	.357	.357	.571	.929
M. McKenry	C	COL @ SF 10:15PM	T. Hudson	11	5	0	0	1	0	2	.455	.455	.455	.909

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 26, 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
Francisco Liriano	PIT vs ATL 7:05PM	77	15	3	1	9	8	22	.195	.271	.262	.533
Wei-Yin Chen	BAL vs CLE 7:05PM	63	13	4	2	6	3	12	.206	.251	.349	.599
Max Scherzer	WAS @ PHI 7:05PM	118	28	9	1	7	3	31	.237	.258	.359	.616
Jake Arrieta	CHC @ STL 8:15PM	103	22	7	1	4	10	30	.214	.283	.304	.587
Matt Shoemaker	LAA vs SEA 10:05PM	84	20	8	5	6	1	20	.238	.257	.461	.717
Tyson Ross	SD vs ARI 10:10PM	106	23	7	2	11	8	28	.217	.279	.373	.653

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 – June 26, 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
J. Gomes	OF	ATL @ PIT 7:05PM	F. Liriano	10	1	1	1	4	2	4	.100	.250	.400	.650
A. Jones	OF	BAL vs CLE 7:05PM	C. Kluber	10	2	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400
C. Parmelee	1B	BAL vs CLE 7:05PM	C. Kluber	11	1	1	0	0	3	2	.091	.286	.182	.468
M. Aviles	2B	CLE @ BAL 7:05PM	W. Chen	14	1	0	0	2	1	5	.071	.125	.071	.196
F. Galvis	SS	PHI vs WAS 7:05PM	M. Scherzer	11	1	0	0	1	0	1	.091	.091	.091	.182
R. Howard	1B	PHI vs WAS 7:05PM	M. Scherzer	10	1	1	0	1	1	7	.100	.167	.200	.367
Y. Escobar	SS	WAS @ PHI 7:05PM	A. Harang	10	2	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.400	.600
J. Lobaton	C	WAS @ PHI 7:05PM	A. Harang	11	2	0	0	3	0	4	.182	.182	.182	.364
A. Rendon	2B	WAS @ PHI 7:05PM	A. Harang	10	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.091	.000	.091
E. Andrus	SS	TEX @ TOR 7:07PM	M. Buehrle	22	3	2	0	0	2	2	.136	.208	.273	.481
A. Rosales	2B	TEX @ TOR 7:07PM	M. Buehrle	13	1	0	0	1	1	1	.077	.143	.077	.220
J. Donaldson	3B	TOR vs TEX 7:07PM	N. Martinez	11	2	1	0	1	0	2	.182	.182	.273	.455
A. Ramirez	SS	CWS @ DET 7:08PM	A. Sanchez	20	4	2	0	1	1	1	.200	.238	.300	.538
J. Martinez	OF	DET vs CWS 7:08PM	J. Quintana	14	2	1	0	1	2	6	.143	.250	.286	.536
K. Kiermaier	OF	TB vs BOS 7:10PM	R. Porcello	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200
E. Longoria	3B	TB vs BOS 7:10PM	R. Porcello	17	3	0	0	2	2	5	.176	.263	.176	.440
M. Carpenter	3B	STL vs CHC 8:15PM	J. Arrieta	13	0	0	0	0	5	4	.000	.278	.000	.278
J. Jay	OF	STL vs CHC 8:15PM	J. Arrieta	12	1	0	0	0	1	5	.083	.154	.083	.237
Y. Molina	C	STL vs CHC 8:15PM	J. Arrieta	13	3	0	0	0	0	4	.231	.231	.231	.462
K. Wong	2B	STL vs CHC 8:15PM	J. Arrieta	15	3	0	0	0	0	5	.200	.200	.200	.400
D. Ackley	OF	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	M. Shoemaker	14	2	0	0	0	0	3	.143	.143	.143	.286
K. Seager	3B	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	M. Shoemaker	12	2	1	1	2	0	2	.167	.167	.417	.583
M. Zunino	C	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	M. Shoemaker	10	1	0	0	0	0	5	.100	.182	.100	.282
A. Hill	2B	ARI @ SD 10:10PM	T. Ross	15	2	0	0	0	0	4	.133	.133	.133	.267
C. Owings	SS	ARI @ SD 10:10PM	T. Ross	16	3	1	0	1	0	2	.188	.188	.313	.500
A. Pollock	OF	ARI @ SD 10:10PM	T. Ross	13	2	0	0	1	2	1	.154	.267	.154	.421
C. Gonzalez	OF	COL @ SF 10:15PM	T. Hudson	21	4	2	1	2	2	2	.190	.261	.381	.642

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 26, 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
Mark Buehrle	TOR vs TEX 7:07PM	129	39	8	2	9	8	20	.302	.347	.409	.756
Jose Quintana	CWS @ DET 7:08PM	186	63	21	6	28	11	33	.339	.378	.532	.910
Anibal Sanchez	DET vs CWS 7:08PM	161	55	15	2	20	5	27	.342	.359	.473	.833

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

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