This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Sunday Lineup Card:Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Astros (Brett Oberholtzer – L) at Indians (Trevor Bauer – R) , 1:05
White Sox (Chris Sale – L) at Yankees (Chris Capuano – L), 1:05
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 1:07
Braves (Aaron Harang – R) at Reds (Alfredo Simon – R), 1:10
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Red Sox (Allen Webster – R), 1:35
Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 1:35
Cardinals (Justin Masterson – R) at Phillies (Jerome Williams – R), 1:35
Pirates (Vance Worley – R) at Brewers (Mike Fiers – R), 2:10
Tigers (Max Scherzer – R) at Twins (Kyle Gibson – R), 2:10
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at Cubs (Tsuyoshi Wada – L), 2:10
Royals (Jason Vargas – L) at Rangers (Scott Baker – R), 2:20
Mets (Bartolo Colon – R) at Dodgers (Kevin Correia – R), 3:05
Marlins (Brad Hand – L) at Rockies (Christian Bergman – R), 4:10
Padres (Ian Kennedy – R) at Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R), 4:10
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Athletics (Scott Kazmir – L), 8:00
Day Game After Night Game: HOU/CLE, ATL/CIN, STL/PHI, PIT/MIL, KC/TEX, NYM/LAD, MIA/COL, SD/ARI
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Xander Bogaerts, SS, BOS – (Head) Did not start Saturday.
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL – (Hamstring) Hopes to play Sunday.
David Ortiz, DH, BOS – (Elbow) Left Saturday's game after he was hit by a pitch.
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD – (Hamstring) Did not start Saturday.
Players on the DL
Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD – (Oblique) Expected to be activated Sunday.
Joakim Soria, P, DET – (Oblique) Could be activated as soon as Monday.
Luke Putkonen, P, DET – (Elbow) Nearing a rehab assignment.
Ryan Raburn, OF, CLE – (Wrist) Will begin a rehab assignment Saturday.
Mike Adams, P, PHI – (Shoulder) Will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday.
Derek Holland, P, TEX – (Knee) Scratched from rehab assignment due to back spasms.
Yu Darvish, P, TEX – (Elbow) Will not travel on the team's upcoming road trip.
Masahiro Tanaka, P, NYY – (Elbow) Threw simulated game Saturday.
Jed Lowrie, SS, OAK – (Finger) Unlikely to be activated when eligible.
Chris Owings, SS, AZ – (Shoulder) Moved to Triple-A Reno on Friday to continue his rehab assignment.
Ryan Hanigan, C, TB – (Oblique) Began a rehab assignment with High-A Charlotte on Friday.
Garrett Richards, P, LAA – (Knee) Facing a six-to-nine month recovery after undergoing surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon Friday.
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Yan Gomes, C, CLE – (Concussion) Placed on 7-day DL
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS – (Shoulder) Transferred to the 60-day DL
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Nate Schierholtz, OF, WAS
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Michael Taylor, OF, WAS
Closer Watch
Detroit Tigers – With general manager Dave Dombroski saying Joakim Soria is just days away from returning, the saves situation in Detroit would seem to be heating up. Unfortunately for Soria owners, Nathan has actually righted the ship of late, recording six saves and a 2.89 ERA in the last 30 days. A nasty 1.61 WHIP this season will prevent Nathan from ever feeling safe in his position for the rest of 2014, but his recent performances will likely stave off Soria as the Tigers continue to march toward the postseason. The two veteran pitchers will hold down the eighth and nine innings for better or worse, relegating the newly-acquired Jim Johnson to sparodic use whenever needed.
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
A. Dunn | 1B | CWS @ NYY 1:05PM | C. Capuano | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | .259 | .355 | .556 | .910 |
J. Reyes | SS | TOR vs TB 1:07PM | C. Archer | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .600 | .667 | .600 | 1.267 |
R. Ludwick | OF | CIN vs ATL 1:10PM | A. Harang | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | .359 | .359 | .615 | .974 |
Y. Cespedes | OF | BOS vs SEA 1:35PM | H. Iwakuma | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .364 | .364 | .955 | 1.318 |
D. Span | OF | WAS vs SF 1:35PM | R. Vogelsong | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .900 | 1.400 |
A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Fiers | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .545 | .545 | 1.636 | 2.182 |
N. Walker | 2B | PIT @ MIL 2:10PM | M. Fiers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .900 | 1.400 |
R. Ibanez | OF | KC @ TEX 3:05PM | S. Baker | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .471 | .526 | .882 | 1.409 |
G. Soto | C | TEX vs KC 3:05PM | J. Vargas | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs NYM 4:10PM | B. Colon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ LAD 4:10PM | K. Correia | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ LAD 4:10PM | K. Correia | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .765 | .765 | 1.471 | 2.235 |
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Bartolo Colon | NYM @ LAD 4:10PM | 68 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | .250 | .261 | .424 | .684 |
Jered Weaver | LAA @ OAK 8:05PM | 179 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 33 | .212 | .277 | .273 | .550 |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
B. Ryan | SS | NYY vs CWS 1:05PM | C. Sale | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .273 |
I. Suzuki | OF | NYY vs CWS 1:05PM | C. Sale | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs TB 1:07PM | C. Archer | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .077 | .188 | .077 | .264 |
E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR vs TB 1:07PM | C. Archer | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .417 | .647 |
B. Upton | OF | ATL @ CIN 1:10PM | A. Simon | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .214 | .333 | .548 |
B. Revere | OF | PHI vs STL 1:35PM | J. Masterson | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .207 | .207 | .414 |
G. Blanco | OF | SF @ WAS 1:35PM | S. Strasburg | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
H. Pence | OF | SF @ WAS 1:35PM | S. Strasburg | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
A. Pierzynski | C | STL @ PHI 1:35PM | J. Williams | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 |
B. Dozier | 2B | MIN vs DET 2:10PM | M. Scherzer | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .091 | .167 | .364 | .530 |
T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN vs DET 2:10PM | M. Scherzer | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
B. Butler | DH | KC @ TEX 3:05PM | S. Baker | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .103 | .161 | .138 | .299 |
A. Beltre | 3B | TEX vs KC 3:05PM | J. Vargas | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .133 | .212 | .167 | .379 |
C. Crawford | OF | LAD vs NYM 4:10PM | B. Colon | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .167 | .189 | .222 | .411 |
C. Crisp | OF | OAK vs LAA 8:05PM | J. Weaver | 57 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .175 | .203 | .246 | .449 |
J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK vs LAA 8:05PM | J. Weaver | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
J. Jaso | C | OAK vs LAA 8:05PM | J. Weaver | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .059 | .273 | .059 | .332 |
B. Moss | 1B | OAK vs LAA 8:05PM | J. Weaver | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .154 | .313 | .154 | .466 |
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There are no pitchers who qualify as "cold" today. |
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Recommended Pickup
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN – To say the entire Minnesota Twins lineup is on fire of late is not doing justice to what the team has done. In the first two games of their series with Detroit, the Twins scored 32 runs. Largely due to the fact they are more than 10 games below .500 and did not factor into the postseason discussion past April, the bats in Minneapolis are drawing less attention than they should be. In the heart of that order is Arcia, who languished for most of the season trying to stay above the Mendoza line. At the start of August, however, something clicked for the 23-year-old, who is suddenly hitting .281 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs this month. With plenty of punch in front and behind Arcia, the streaky slugger could continue this pace for a little while longer. While others shy away from the Twins' outfielder as an option to fill a spot left vacant by an injured star, take the plunge on Arcia and ride the hot streak for as long as it lasts.
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C: Mike Zunino, SEA ($2,800)
1B: Adam Dunn, CWS ($3,900)
2B: Kolten Wong, STL ($3,400)
SS: Jimmy Rollins, PHI ($3,900)
3B: Yangervis Solarte, SD ($3,500)
OF: Dayan Viciedo, CWS ($3,400)