This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)BOS (Rich Hill – L) at TOR (Mark Buehrle – L) 1:07 PM
KC (Kris Medlen – R) at DET (Alfredo Simon – R) 1:08 PM
CWS (John Danks – L) at CLE (Josh Tomlin – R) 1:10 PM
BAL (Kevin Gausman – R) at TB (Jake Odorizzi – R) 1:10 PM
PHI (Aaron Nola – R) at ATL (Julio Teheran – R) 1:35 PM
MIA (Justin Nicolino – L) at WAS (Stephen Strasburg – R) 1:35 PM
CIN (Anthony DiSlafani – R) at MIL (Ariel Pena – R) 2:10 PM
LAA (Matt Shoemaker – R) at MIN (Tyler Duffy – R) 2:10 PM
OAK (Aaron Brooks – R) at HOU (Collin McHugh – R) 2:10 PM
STL (Carlos Martinez – R) at CHC (Jon Lester – L) 2:20 PM
SEA (Felix Hernandez – R) at TEX (Derek Holland – L) 3:05 PM
ARI (Jeremy Hellickson – R) at SF (Tim Hudson – R) 4:05 PM
PIT (Gerrit Cole – R) at LAD Mike Bolsinger – R) 4:10 PM
SD (James Shields – R) at COL (Kyle Kendrick – R) 4:10 PM
NYY (CC Sabathia – L) at NYM Matt Harvey – R) 8:00 PM
Day Game After Night Game: KC/DET, CWS/CLE, CIN/MIL, LAA/MIN, OAK/HOU, PHI/ATL, SEA/TEX, SD/COL, PIT/LAD
Injuries
Out
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, TOR - (Shoulder) Was feeling better Saturday as he continues to recover from a cracked shoulder blade, but lacks definitive timetable for return.
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF - (Concussion) Diagnosed with concussion symptoms Saturday and is expected to miss multiple games.
Omar Infante, 2B, KC - (Oblique) Suffered a left oblique strain Friday night and is expected to miss considerable amount of time.
Day-to-Day
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS - (Oblique) Was replaced Saturday by Tyler Moore; has been out since Sept. 8 and has no definitive return date.
Martin Prado, 3B, MIA - (Wrist) Did not play Saturday.
Alcides Escobar, SS, KC - (Elbow) Out of the lineup Saturday.
Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI - (Knee) Missed his fourth straight game Saturday.
Stephen Vogt, C, OAK - (Groin) Missed 12th straight game Saturday; no targeted return date.
Carlos Gomez, OF, HOU - (Back) Missed seventh straight game Saturday.
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN - (Shoulder) Missed third straight game Saturday; in danger of being shut down.
Josh Phegley, C, OAK - (Concussion) Missed Saturday's game after apparently getting hit in the head with a bat Friday.
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD - (Hamstring) Remained out of the lineup Saturday.
Scott Van Slyke, OF, LAD - (Hand) Out of the lineup Saturday.
Jimmy Nelson, SP, MIL - (Head) Will not make his next scheduled start Tuesday against the Cubs.
Khris Davis, OF, MIL - (Ankle) Left Saturday's game with a twisted ankle.
Justin Turner, 2B, LAD - (Knee) May miss a few games with a bruised knee.
Players on the DL
Miguel Gonzalez, SP, BAL - (Shoulder) Will throw a bullpen session Sunday and could face live batters either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Ricky Nolasco, SP, MIN - (Ankle) Will throw 45 pitches in an intrasquad game Monday.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB - (Tooth) Ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Curt Casali, C, TB - (Hamstring) Hit in simulated games Thursday and could take live BP in the near future.
Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA - (Hand) Rehab on hold due to "abnormal amount" of scar tissue in the area where the hamate bone was removed.
Hanley Ramirez, OF/SS, BOS - (Shoulder) Reportedly needs to continue working on his footwork at first base.
Christian Vazquez, C, BOS - (Elbow) Reported to the Fall Instructional League, and will continue a throwing program; will perform some isolated non-throwing catching drills and will serve as a DH.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Claimed
None
Placed on the DL
None
Activated from suspension
Joey Votto, CIN, 1B
Called Up
Michael Mariot, KC, RP
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
None
Closer Watch
Boston Red Sox – Robbie Ross Jr. has unofficially inherited closing duties in the absence of Koji Uehara. Last season, he sported an ERA of over 6.00 with Texas and began this season in Boston with a 6.17 ERA through his first 13 appearances. Improbably, he regained the form that allowed him to register a sub-3.00 ERA his first two years in the league. His first career save came two weeks ago on Sept. 4 when he shut things down against the Phillies. Five scoreless outings in his last six gives Ross fairly considerable leeway to maintain the closer's role for the remaining two weeks of the season.
Hot Batter Matchups – September 20, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| X. Bogaerts | SS | BOS @ TOR 1:07PM | M. Buehrle | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 |
| J. Bradley | OF | BOS @ TOR 1:07PM | M. Buehrle | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ TOR 1:07PM | M. Buehrle | 77 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 10 | .299 | .333 | .558 | .892 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS @ TOR 1:07PM | M. Buehrle | 43 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .372 | .400 | .465 | .865 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR vs BOS 1:07PM | R. Hill | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .143 | .368 | .571 | .940 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ TB 1:10PM | J. Odorizzi | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .471 | .471 | .706 | 1.176 |
| M. Aviles | 2B | CLE vs CWS 1:10PM | J. Danks | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .364 | .389 | .515 | .904 |
| Y. Gomes | C | CLE vs CWS 1:10PM | J. Danks | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .545 | .900 | 1.445 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE vs CWS 1:10PM | J. Danks | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .276 | .353 | .517 | .870 |
| R. Raburn | OF | CLE vs CWS 1:10PM | J. Danks | 50 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | .340 | .404 | .720 | 1.124 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs BAL 1:10PM | K. Gausman | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .267 | .368 | .533 | .902 |
| J. Bour | 1B | MIA @ WAS 1:35PM | S. Strasburg | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 |
| M. Ozuna | OF | MIA @ WAS 1:35PM | S. Strasburg | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .368 | .429 | .684 | 1.113 |
| F. Galvis | SS | PHI @ ATL 1:35PM | J. Teheran | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .583 | .500 | 1.083 |
| J. Heyward | OF | STL @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Lester | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .762 | 1.190 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Lester | 37 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .243 | .333 | .514 | .847 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ TEX 3:05PM | D. Holland | 35 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .371 | .389 | .600 | .989 |
| J. Montero | 1B | SEA @ TEX 3:05PM | D. Holland | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .385 | .429 | .692 | 1.121 |
| M. Trumbo | OF | SEA @ TEX 3:05PM | D. Holland | 44 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | .318 | .348 | .727 | 1.075 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .304 | .360 | .609 | .969 |
| A. Pollock | OF | ARI @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .533 | .908 |
| N. Arenado | 3B | COL vs SD 4:10PM | J. Shields | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .588 | .611 | 1.176 | 1.788 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL vs SD 4:10PM | J. Shields | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .278 | .350 | .611 | .961 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs SD 4:10PM | J. Shields | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .421 | .476 | .842 | 1.318 |
| J. Morneau | 1B | COL vs SD 4:10PM | J. Shields | 52 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | .327 | .357 | .673 | 1.030 |
| J. Upton | OF | SD @ COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | .367 | .474 | .767 | 1.240 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 20, 2015Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 20, 2015Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Collin McHugh | HOU vs OAK 2:10PM | 80 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 28 | .187 | .235 | .330 | .566 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA @ TEX 3:05PM | 354 | 78 | 20 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 96 | .220 | .299 | .306 | .605 |
| CC Sabathia | NYY @ NYM 8:05PM | 190 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 50 | .242 | .273 | .374 | .647 |
Cold Batter Matchups – September 20, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs BOS 1:07PM | R. Hill | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .143 | .240 | .238 | .478 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ TB 1:10PM | J. Odorizzi | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .182 | .438 | .273 | .710 |
| R. Flaherty | 2B | BAL @ TB 1:10PM | J. Odorizzi | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| M. Machado | 3B | BAL @ TB 1:10PM | J. Odorizzi | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .385 | .599 |
| C. Santana | 1B | CLE vs CWS 1:10PM | J. Danks | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | .188 | .325 | .344 | .669 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS @ CLE 1:10PM | J. Tomlin | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .273 | .364 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ CLE 1:10PM | J. Tomlin | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | MIA @ WAS 1:35PM | S. Strasburg | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| D. Solano | 2B | MIA @ WAS 1:35PM | S. Strasburg | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .158 | .273 | .211 | .483 |
| C. Yelich | OF | MIA @ WAS 1:35PM | S. Strasburg | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .158 | .273 | .158 | .431 |
| O. Herrera | 2B | PHI @ ATL 1:35PM | J. Teheran | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ ATL 1:35PM | J. Teheran | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .458 | .625 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI @ ATL 1:35PM | J. Teheran | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| J. Reddick | OF | OAK @ HOU 2:10PM | C. McHugh | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .500 | .667 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC vs STL 2:20PM | C. Martinez | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Lester | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .286 | .273 | .558 |
| P. Fielder | 1B | TEX vs SEA 3:05PM | F. Hernandez | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| M. Moreland | 1B | TEX vs SEA 3:05PM | F. Hernandez | 41 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .195 | .283 | .341 | .624 |
| R. Odor | 2B | TEX vs SEA 3:05PM | F. Hernandez | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .071 | .133 | .143 | .276 |
| W. Venable | OF | TEX vs SEA 3:05PM | F. Hernandez | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 |
| C. Dickerson | OF | COL vs SD 4:10PM | J. Shields | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .154 | .267 | .385 | .651 |
| J. Reyes | SS | COL vs SD 4:10PM | J. Shields | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 |
| A. Amarista | 2B | SD @ COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .214 | .417 | .631 |
| C. Barmes | SS | SD @ COL 4:10PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Y. Cespedes | OF | NYM vs NYY 8:05PM | C. Sabathia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs NYY 8:05PM | C. Sabathia | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | NYM vs NYY 8:05PM | C. Sabathia | 47 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | .191 | .208 | .340 | .549 |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 20, 2015Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Mark Buehrle | TOR vs BOS 1:07PM | 190 | 58 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 24 | .305 | .331 | .486 | .816 |
| John Danks | CWS @ CLE 1:10PM | 210 | 64 | 29 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 34 | .305 | .375 | .520 | .895 |
| Kevin Gausman | BAL @ TB 1:10PM | 80 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 19 | .312 | .388 | .548 | .936 |
| Josh Tomlin | CLE vs CWS 1:10PM | 60 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 | .150 | .150 | .350 | .500 |
| Carlos Martinez | STL @ CHC 2:20PM | 73 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 21 | .315 | .394 | .441 | .835 |
| Derek Holland | TEX vs SEA 3:05PM | 181 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 37 | .293 | .337 | .522 | .858 |
| Kyle Kendrick | COL vs SD 4:10PM | 141 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 28 | .298 | .359 | .535 | .894 |
| James Shields | SD @ COL 4:10PM | 172 | 57 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 33 | .331 | .373 | .622 | .996 |
Recommended Pickup
Justin Bour, 1B, MIA – At season's end, the importance of over-the-year patter1ns and rate stats are of little import. When scouring the waiver wire, managers are looking for just one thing – a bat or an arm to put together the strongest two-week sample to close the year. That player could end up being Bour. For the last 30 days, he has hit .300 with six home runs in 100 at-bats. That type of production rivals that of more proven commodities such as Paul Goldschmidt and Anthony Rizzo. The numbers don't have to hold up over the course of an entire season. He needs only to string together a few more games like the ones he's been having.
Other Recent Recommendations:Cliff Pennington, Tommy Pham, Kelby Tomlinson, Nolan Reimold, Corey Seager and Steven Souza.
Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Mark Buehrle, TOR ($6,000)
C: Blake Swihart, BOS ($3,400)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, LAD ($3,600)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,200)
SS: Marcus Semien, OAK ($3,200)
3B: Brett Lawrie, OAK ($3,600)
OF: Ender Inciarte, ARI ($3,600)
