This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)TOR (Marco Estrada – R) at NYY (Masahiro Tanaka – R) 1:05 PM
BOS (Henry Owens – L) at DET (Justin Verlander – R) 1:08 PM
MIN (Phil Hughes – R) at CLE (Corey Kluber – R) 1:10 PM
NYM (Bartolo Colon – R) at TB (Chris Archer – R) 1:10 PM
COL (Yohan Flande – L) at WAS (Max Scherzer – R) 1:35 PM
CWS (Jose Quintana – L) at KC (Danny Duffy – L) 2:10 PM
STL (John Lackey – R) at MIL (Jimmy Nelson – R) 2:10 PM
SF (Jake Peavy – R) at CHC (Jake Arrieta – R) 2:20 PM
BAL (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at LAA (Jered Weaver – R) 3:37 PM
HOU (Mike Fiers – R) at OAK (Chris Bassitt – R) 4:05 PM
TEX (Colby Lewis – R) at SEA (Felix Hernandez – R) 4:10 PM
PHI (Jerome Williams – R) at SD (Andrew Casher – R) 4:10 PM
CIN (Anthony DeSclafani – R) at ARI (Patrick Corbin – L) 4:10 PM
MIA (Brad Hand – L) at ATL (Shelby Miller – R) 5:05 PM
LAD (Alex Wood – L) at PIT (Charlie Morton – R) 8:00 PM
Day Game After Night Game: COL/WAS, BOS/DET, CWS/KC, MIA/ATL, MIN/CLE, STL/MIL, CIN/ARI, PHI/SD, BAL/LAA
Injuries
Out
David Ross, C, CHC - Was placed on the bereavement list Saturday.
Day-to-Day
Koji Uehara, RP, BOS - (Wrist) Likely unavailable for Sunday's game.
Hanley Ramirez, OF, BOS - (Foot) Underwent X-ray Saturday; results negative, leaving him questionable for Sunday.
Alex Wilson, RP, DET - (Shoulder) Was unavailable to pitch Saturday.
Wade Davis, RP, KC - (Back) Was unavailable to pitch Saturday.
Curtis Granderson, OF, NYM - (Foot) Played Saturday, but his status for Sunday is uncertain.
Chris Tillman, SP, BAL - (Ankle) Scheduled to start Tuesday.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK - (Illness) Expected to rejoin the lineup Sunday.
Jose Fernandez, SP, MIA - (Shoulder) Returned to Miami on Saturday to be examined for right shoulder tightness.
Players on the DL
Mike Wright, RP, BAL - (Calf) Could throw off the mound next week.
Steve Pearce, OF, BAL - (Oblique) Should begin baseball activities next week.
Wil Myers, OF, SD - (Wrist) Will swing a light bat Sunday.
Brandon Morrow, SP, SD - (Shoulder) Will undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery next week.
Denard Span, OF, WAS - (Back) Took part in some sprinting in the outfield prior to Saturday's game.
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY - (Forearm) Played catch Thursday and threw again Saturday.
James Paxton, SP, SEA - (Finger) Will throw a bullpen session Sunday.
Chad Bettis, SP, COL - (Elbow) Will join Double-A New Britain on Tuesday to throw a simulated game.
Mookie Betts, OF, BOS - (Concussion) Tentatively scheduled to be activated Tuesday in Miami.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on the DL
Marcus Mateo, RP, SD - (Neck)
Dan Uggla, 2B, WAS - (Back)
Cody Anderson, SP, CLE - (Oblique)
Called Up
Shawn Armstrong, RP, CLE
Abraham Almonte, OF, CLE
Deven Marrero, SS, BOS
Frank Garces, RP, SD
Matt Szczur, OF, CHC
Jamie Romak, 3B, ARI
Keith Hessler, RP, ARI
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Daniel Castro, SS, ATL
Alex Dickerson, OF, SD
Caleb Thielbar, RP, SD
Todd Cunningham, OF, ATL
Tyler Holt, OF, CLE
Ryan Rua, OF, TEX
Closer Watch
Toronto Blue Jays – When the Blue Jays upgraded both lineup and rotation at the trade deadline, some wondered if they had neglected to sufficiently address the team's biggest weakness. Though the Jays did add Mark Lowe and LaTroy Hawkins, Toronto still lacks the big name at the back of the bullpen to lock things down. Rookie Roberto Osuna continues to do an excellent job as a 20-year-old closer, but Toronto has at times struggled to get it to the ninth. The most significant upgrade to the bullpen arguably came from in-house, when Aaron Sanchez was removed from the rotation and re-installed in an eighth inning role. Servicable as a starter, Sanchez has been electric as a set-up man. Seemingly having shored up the bullpen with a series of underwhleming upgrades, Osuna could receive more opportunities the rest of the way than any other 50-game stretch this season.
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs TOR 1:05PM | M. Estrada | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .294 | .600 | .894 |
B. McCann | C | NYY vs TOR 1:05PM | M. Estrada | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .462 | .462 | .462 | .923 |
E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ NYY 1:05PM | M. Tanaka | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .545 | .900 | 1.445 |
D. Ortiz | DH | BOS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .370 | .433 | .741 | 1.174 |
C. Herrmann | OF | MIN @ CLE 1:10PM | C. Kluber | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN @ CLE 1:10PM | C. Kluber | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .321 | .321 | .571 | .893 |
E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs NYM 1:10PM | B. Colon | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .364 | .500 | .545 | 1.045 |
J. Abreu | 1B | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | D. Duffy | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .385 | .429 | .692 | 1.121 |
L. Cain | OF | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 40 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .375 | .405 | .525 | .930 |
M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .314 | .368 | .571 | .940 |
S. Perez | C | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .368 | .415 | .684 | 1.099 |
A. Lind | 1B | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | J. Lackey | 35 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .457 | .457 | .629 | 1.086 |
J. Segura | SS | MIL vs STL 2:10PM | J. Lackey | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .545 | .545 | .545 | 1.091 |
J. Peralta | SS | STL @ MIL 2:10PM | J. Nelson | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
C. Coghlan | OF | CHC vs SF 2:20PM | J. Peavy | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .455 | .400 | .855 |
A. Jones | OF | BAL @ LAA 3:37PM | J. Weaver | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .308 | .321 | .654 | .975 |
M. Trout | OF | LAA vs BAL 3:37PM | M. Gonzalez | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .923 | 1.154 |
R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs TEX 4:10PM | C. Lewis | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .467 | .529 | .600 | 1.129 |
F. Gutierrez | OF | SEA vs TEX 4:10PM | C. Lewis | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .375 | .375 | .813 | 1.188 |
A. Jackson | OF | SEA vs TEX 4:10PM | C. Lewis | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .419 | .438 | .613 | 1.050 |
K. Seager | 3B | SEA vs TEX 4:10PM | C. Lewis | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .435 | .480 | .783 | 1.263 |
M. Trumbo | OF | SEA vs TEX 4:10PM | C. Lewis | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .308 | .615 | .923 |
M. Zunino | C | SEA vs TEX 4:10PM | C. Lewis | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .300 | .385 | 1.200 | 1.585 |
J. Rollins | SS | LAD @ PIT 8:05PM | C. Morton | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .636 | .667 | .818 | 1.485 |
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Matchup 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 |
Phil Hughes | MIN @ CLE 1:10PM | 99 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 22 | .232 | .253 | .345 | .598 |
Bartolo Colon | NYM @ TB 1:10PM | 60 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | .183 | .310 | .278 | .588 |
Corey Kluber | CLE vs MIN 1:10PM | 129 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 36 | .209 | .256 | .344 | .600 |
Jered Weaver | LAA vs BAL 3:37PM | 140 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 24 | .207 | .226 | .366 | .591 |
Felix Hernandez | SEA vs TEX 4:10PM | 333 | 72 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 39 | 93 | .216 | .304 | .324 | .627 |
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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 |
J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ NYY 1:05PM | M. Tanaka | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
D. Navarro | C | TOR @ NYY 1:05PM | M. Tanaka | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
L. Chisenhall | 3B | CLE vs MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .167 | .176 | .343 |
C. Santana | 1B | CLE vs MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .111 | .158 | .111 | .269 |
B. Dozier | 2B | MIN @ CLE 1:10PM | C. Kluber | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .120 | .154 | .160 | .314 |
E. Escobar | SS | MIN @ CLE 1:10PM | C. Kluber | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
T. Hunter | OF | MIN @ CLE 1:10PM | C. Kluber | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 |
A. Cabrera | SS | TB vs NYM 1:10PM | B. Colon | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .071 | .188 | .143 | .330 |
G. Sizemore | OF | TB vs NYM 1:10PM | B. Colon | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .188 | .316 | .188 | .503 |
T. Flowers | C | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | D. Duffy | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .077 | .077 | .308 | .385 |
E. Hosmer | 1B | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | .220 | .227 | .366 | .593 |
O. Infante | 2B | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .208 | .375 |
K. Morales | 1B | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .222 | .235 | .458 |
C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ LAA 3:37PM | J. Weaver | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .189 | .189 | .216 | .405 |
R. Flaherty | 2B | BAL @ LAA 3:37PM | J. Weaver | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 |
J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ LAA 3:37PM | J. Weaver | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .192 | .308 | .500 |
M. Wieters | C | BAL @ LAA 3:37PM | J. Weaver | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .188 | .400 | .588 |
E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs BAL 3:37PM | M. Gonzalez | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .273 |
A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs BAL 3:37PM | M. Gonzalez | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ ARI 4:10PM | P. Corbin | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
P. Fielder | 1B | TEX @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .056 | .000 | .056 |
J. Hamilton | OF | TEX @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 65 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | .169 | .286 | .292 | .578 |
M. Moreland | 1B | TEX @ SEA 4:10PM | F. Hernandez | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .200 | .300 | .343 | .643 |
M. Prado | 3B | MIA @ ATL 5:10PM | S. Miller | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
C. Yelich | OF | MIA @ ATL 5:10PM | S. Miller | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Justin Verlander | DET vs BOS 1:08PM | 85 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 22 | .282 | .337 | .523 | .861 |
John Lackey | STL @ MIL 2:10PM | 98 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15 | .367 | .380 | .487 | .867 |
Colby Lewis | TEX @ SEA 4:10PM | 145 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 33 | .345 | .380 | .616 | .996 |
Shelby Miller | ATL vs MIA 5:10PM | 66 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .303 | .333 | .389 | .722 |
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Recommended Pickup
Luis Severino, SP, NYY – Following his successful Major League debut, the Yankees' top prospect became a popular add. Savvy owners scooped him up, and his ownership approached 50 percent. His five clean innings were enough to convince even the most skeptical of what New York seemed to have realized. The upside of the 21-year-old is simply too good to leave for next year what a team in pursuit of a championship can benefit from this year. Surpisingly, though, he remains available in as many leagues as he has been claimed. If Severino is still sitting out there on the wire in your league, he is worth the flyer.
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Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Henry Owens, BOS ($6,600)
C: Jesus Montero, SEA ($3,000)
1B: Prince Fielder, TEX ($3,700)
2B: DJ LeMahieu, COL ($3,700)
SS: Francisco Lindor, CLE ($3,300)
3B: Carlos Santana, CLE ($3,800)
OF: Adam Jones, BAL ($3,700)