This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Rockies (Eddie Butler – R) at Mets (Noah Syndergaard – R), 12:10
Athletics (Sonny Gray – R) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L), 12:37
Rangers (Chi Chi Gonzalez – R) at Twins (Ervin Santana – R), 1:10
Brewers (Tyler Cravy – R) at Cubs (Jon Lester – L), 2:20
Yankees (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at Indians (Trevor Bauer – R), 7:10
Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 7:15
Angels (Garrett Richards – R) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie – R), 8:10
Reds (Keyvius Sampson – R) at Dodgers (Mat Latos – R), 10:10
Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: COL/NYM, OAK/TOR, TEX/MIN and MIL/CHC
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Carlos Gomez, OF, HOU (Knee) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Salvador Perez, C, KC (Wrist) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, TOR (Finger) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Lucas Duda, 1B, NYM (Back) – Remained out of the lineup on Wednesday.
Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA (Neck) – Did not play on Wednesday.
David Peralta, OF, ARI (Quadriceps) – Did not start but was available to pinch hit on Wednesday.
Matt Wieters, C, BAL (Hamstring) – May join the team over the weekend.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS (Foot) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI (Illness) – Remained out of the lineup on Wednesday.
Maikel Franco, 3B, PHI (Wrist) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Christian Yelich, OF, MIA (Knee) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Yasmany Tomas, OF, ARI (Calf) – Did not play on Wednesday.
Players on the DL
Derek Holland, SP, TEX (Shoulder) – Expected to start at Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
Tim Hudson, SP, SF (Shoulder) – Expected to pitch for Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.
Rick Porcello, SP, BOS (Triceps) – Will make a rehab start on Saturday.
Giancarlo Stanton, OF, MIA (Wrist) – The superstar hitter has progressed to hitting in a cage, but not cleared for live hitting yet.
Carter Capps, RP, MIA (Elbow) – Threw a successful bullpen session on Tuesday.
Drew Smyly, SP, TB (Shoulder) – Could start as soon as Sunday.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (Knee) – Expected to return to action on Friday.
Sean Marshall, RP, CIN (Shoulder) – Started throwing bullpen sessions but still no timetable for a return.
Josh Harrison, 3B, PIT (Thumb) – Went 1-for-4 in his first rehab game on Tuesday.
Rob Scahill, RP, PIT (Forearm) – Threw three scoreless innings on Tuesday.
Chad Bettis, SP, COL (Elbow) – Threw a three-inning simulated game on Tuesday.
J.B. Shuck, OF, CHW (Hamstring) – May start a rehab assignment soon.
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Activated from the DL
Brandon Kintzler, RP, MIL
Called Up
Anthony Recker, C, NYM
Cesar Jimenez, RP, PHI
Matt McBride, OF, COL
Chris Capuano, RP, NYY
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Kevin Plawecki, C, NYM
David Buchanan, SP, PHI
Garrett Jones, OF, NYY
Drew Stubbs, OF, COL
Brandon Kintzler, RP, MIL
Branden Pinder, RP, NYY
Closer Watch
Philadelphia Phillies – It's been smooth sailing for newly appointed closer Ken Giles, as he picked up his seventh save in his seventh chance of the season after the Phillies moved Jonathan Papelbon to the Nationals in a deadline deal. Giles has had excellent success, only giving up one earned run in the process since corralling the job for the Phillies.
Tampa Bay Rays – The Rays keep shuffling their save chances around, mixing things up between Brad Boxberger and Jake McGee, but it was Boxberger's turn on Wednesday as he shut the door on the Braves. Boxberger pitched a clean ninth inning, picking up two strikeouts, while securing his 29th save of the year.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – August 13, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| B. Butler | 1B | OAK @ TOR 12:37PM | M. Buehrle | 70 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 6 | .314 | .347 | .500 | .847 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK @ TOR 12:37PM | M. Buehrle | 59 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .288 | .323 | .475 | .797 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR vs OAK 12:37PM | S. Gray | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ MIN 1:10PM | E. Santana | 57 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 9 | .228 | .290 | .526 | .817 |
| S. Choo | OF | TEX @ MIN 1:10PM | E. Santana | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .357 | .444 | .500 | .944 |
| P. Fielder | 1B | TEX @ MIN 1:10PM | E. Santana | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .375 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.444 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | TEX @ MIN 1:10PM | E. Santana | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .368 | .478 | 1.000 | 1.478 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT @ STL 7:15PM | L. Lynn | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .381 | .519 | .571 | 1.090 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT @ STL 7:15PM | L. Lynn | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | .351 | .432 | .730 | 1.162 |
| P. Bourjos | OF | STL vs PIT 7:15PM | F. Liriano | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .321 | .355 | .500 | .855 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs PIT 7:15PM | F. Liriano | 51 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | .333 | .452 | .588 | 1.040 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .375 | .500 | .563 | 1.063 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ SF 10:15PM | R. Vogelsong | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 |
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 – August 13, 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 |
| Francisco Liriano | PIT @ STL 7:15PM | 194 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 58 | .222 | .303 | .381 | .683 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KC vs LAA 8:10PM | 160 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | .219 | .289 | .343 | .632 |
| Garrett Richards | LAA @ KC 8:10PM | 89 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | .213 | .233 | .351 | .584 |
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 |
Cold Batter Matchups – August 13, 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. Smoak | 1B | TOR vs OAK 12:37PM | S. Gray | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
| A. Lind | 1B | MIL @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Lester | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .103 | .133 | .138 | .271 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | CLE vs NYY 7:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT @ STL 7:15PM | L. Lynn | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | .200 | .275 | .343 | .618 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ STL 7:15PM | L. Lynn | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .146 | .146 | .220 | .366 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | PIT @ STL 7:15PM | L. Lynn | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .103 | .161 | .103 | .265 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs PIT 7:15PM | F. Liriano | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| J. Heyward | OF | STL vs PIT 7:15PM | F. Liriano | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
| P. Kozma | SS | STL vs PIT 7:15PM | F. Liriano | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs PIT 7:15PM | F. Liriano | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .545 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL vs PIT 7:15PM | F. Liriano | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .048 | .200 | .190 | .390 |
| K. Wong | 2B | STL vs PIT 7:15PM | F. Liriano | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 |
| K. Morales | 1B | KC vs LAA 8:10PM | G. Richards | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .385 | .538 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .206 | .229 | .324 | .552 |
| D. DeJesus | OF | LAA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .133 | .350 | .200 | .550 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | LAA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .227 | .269 | .227 | .497 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .353 | .575 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – August 13, 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 |
| Ervin Santana | MIN vs TEX 1:10PM | 217 | 59 | 25 | 14 | 47 | 21 | 34 | .272 | .341 | .521 | .861 |
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 |
Khris Davis, OF, Milwaukee Brewers – Last season, Davis showed a lot of promise when it came to power, but, unfortunately, this 2015 season has been hampered by injury; however, if you need a power source from free agency, Davis is an intriguing option. He's obviously prone to streaky production, but don't be surprised if Davis smacks 10-12 more home runs by season's end with a chance of even greater production. Grab Davis for the power, although don't be afraid to move on if he buries himself in an 0-for-Yuck rut.
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DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Mark Buehrle, TOR ($7,600)
C: Yan Gomes, CLE ($3,400)
1B: Ryan Zimmerman, WAS ($3,700)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,500)
SS: Ian Desmond, WAS ($3,500)
3B: Mike Moustakas, KC ($3,500)
OF: Randal Grichuk, STL ($3,900)
