Tuesday Lineup Card: Juan For The Road

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Updated on September 16, 2014 3:09AM EST

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

Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R) at Orioles (Ubaldo Jimenez – R), 7:05
Red Sox (Anthony Ranaudo – R) at Pirates (Charlie Morton – R), 7:05
Marlins (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at Mets (Bartolo Colon – R), 7:10
Nationals (Tanner Roark – R) at Braves (Aaron Harang – R), 7:10
Yankees (Michael Pineda – R) at Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R), 7:10
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R), 8:05
White Sox (Chris Bassitt – R) at Royals (Liam Hendriks – R), 8:10
Tigers (Rick Porcello – R) at Twins (Ricky Nolasco – R), 8:10
Indians (Corey Kluber – R) at Astros (Nick Tropeano – R), 8:10
Brewers (Wily Peralta – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Dodgers (Dan Haren – R) at Rockies (Tyler Matzek – L), 8:40
Giants (Jake Peavy – R) at Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter – R), 9:40
Mariners (Roenis Elias – L) at Angels (Cory Rasmus – R), 10:05
Rangers (Nick Tepesch – R) at Athletics (Scott Kazmir – L), 10:05
Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R) at Padres (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Bryce Harper, OF, WAS (illness) – Had to leave Monday's game due to sickness
Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA (hamstring) – Left Monday with cramp
Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD (shoulder) – Won't make another start in the regular season
Evan Gattis, C, ATL (illness) – Out again Monday; hasn't played since Sept. 7
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, SF (hip) – Playing through ailment successfully so far
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL (ribs) – Sidelined Monday after leaving Sunday's game
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (back) – Scratched with stiffness Monday
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (shoulder) – Could return as DH as soon as Wednesday
Collin McHugh, SP, HOU (forearm) – Left Monday's game, but not expected to miss time
Mike Morse, OF, SF (oblique) – Took BP Monday, but didn't look ready
Matt Adams, 1B, STL (oblique) – Out Sunday due to lingering injury
David Peralta, OF, ARI (back) – Out again Monday, but expected back in a few days
Matt Shoemaker, SP, LAA (ribs) – Removed from Monday's game
Tommy Milone, SP, MIN (neck) – Has inflammation, but could still pitch again this year
Derek Norris, C, OAK (hip) – Issue is affecting his play
Geovany Soto, C, OAK (back) – Reportedly feeling better after leaving Friday's game
Stephen Vogt, C, OAK (ankle) – Not expected to be available Tuesday
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN (back) – Left Monday's game with injury
Alex Avila, C, DET (head) – Out of Monday's lineup after taking pitch to mask Sunday
Jake Lamb, 3B, ARI (quad) – Out the last three days
Dustin Ackley, 2B, SEA (ankle) – Not close to full capacity; out since Sept. 6
Ryan Raburn, OF, CLE (knee) – Likely headed for MRI; season could be done
Francisco Cervelli, C, NYY (head) – Pain-free; taking BP and catching bullpens
Vic Black, RP, NYM (shoulder) – Mild rotator cuff strain; could be done for the year

Players on the DL

Matt Harvey, SP, NYM (elbow) – Threw for last time this season in Monday sim game
Masahiro Tanaka, SP, NYY (elbow) – Five scoreless in instructional game Monday
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN (quad) – Took some hacks in the cage Sunday
George Springer, OF, HOU (quad) – Ran bases over the weekend, but return unclear
Danny Duffy, SP, KC (shoulder) – Throwing a sim game Tuesday
Charlie Morton, SP, PIT (hernia) – Starting Tuesday; pitching for his rotation spot
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (hamstring) – Could return as bench player in final weeks
Jake Smolinski, OF, TEX (foot) – Traveling with the team; close to returning
Edwin Jackson, SP, CHC (back) – Will pitch a sim game, then return to the team

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

Activated from DL
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF

Called Up
Nick Franklin, 2B, TB
Alex Colome, RP, TB
Cristhian Adames, SS, COL
Bobby Wilson, C, ARI
Andrew Chafin, SP, ARI
Nick Ahmed, SS, ARI
C.J. Riefenhauser, RP, TB

Closer Watch

Nationals – The Nats gave Rafael Soriano a test run with a 4-0 lead in the ninth Monday, but he gave up two doubles and a walk to make things close, so Drew Storen came on, gave up an RBI single to score a second run charged to Soriano, but then got the final out for his sixth save. A night like this makes it even more likely that Soriano isn't going to find his way back into the role this season.

White Sox – Jake Petricka was stuck with a blown save and a loss Monday, serving up a pair of runs on three this against the Royals. He now owns five blown saves to go with 13 successful ones, and though he gave up runs for the first time in seven outings, a couple late-August implosions mean he's allowed seven earned runs on 11 hits and three walks in his last 8.1 innings. However, the White Sox really don't have anyone else pitching well enough to take his job away.

Tigers – Joe Nathan got the day off Monday, and so Joakim Soria came on for his first save as a Tiger, pitching around a hit for a scoreless ninth. However, Nathan's expected to be right back in the saddle Tuesday.

Hot Batter Matchups – September 16, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Craig	1B	BOS @ PIT 7:05PM	C. Morton	24	11	2	0	3	3	4	.458	.536	.542	1.077
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR @ BAL 7:05PM	U. Jimenez	19	5	3	1	2	3	2	.263	.364	.526	.890
C. Rasmus	OF	TOR @ BAL 7:05PM	U. Jimenez	27	10	7	1	2	2	8	.370	.414	.741	1.155
F. Freeman	1B	ATL vs WAS 7:10PM	T. Roark	12	5	2	0	0	0	2	.417	.462	.583	1.045
D. Murphy	2B	NYM vs MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	14	5	3	1	2	1	1	.357	.375	.714	1.089
Y. Escobar	SS	TB vs NYY 7:10PM	M. Pineda	12	6	3	2	5	2	1	.500	.571	1.083	1.655
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	A. Harang	10	5	0	0	0	0	3	.500	.500	.500	1.000
K. Frandsen	2B	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	A. Harang	13	7	1	0	0	0	1	.538	.538	.615	1.154
B. Harper	OF	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	A. Harang	14	6	2	0	0	1	3	.429	.467	.643	1.110
A. LaRoche	1B	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	A. Harang	42	10	8	5	8	5	7	.238	.313	.667	.979
B. Dozier	2B	MIN vs DET 8:10PM	R. Porcello	18	5	2	2	6	1	2	.278	.316	.611	.927
T. Plouffe	3B	MIN vs DET 8:10PM	R. Porcello	19	5	3	1	3	2	2	.263	.333	.526	.860
L. Overbay	1B	MIL @ STL 8:15PM	J. Lackey	36	13	6	0	6	3	4	.361	.400	.528	.928
M. Carpenter	3B	STL vs MIL 8:15PM	W. Peralta	18	8	2	1	2	4	2	.444	.545	.667	1.212
M. Holliday	OF	STL vs MIL 8:15PM	W. Peralta	18	8	2	2	5	1	2	.444	.524	.778	1.302
M. Montero	C	ARI vs SF 9:40PM	J. Peavy	20	6	3	1	3	4	6	.300	.417	.550	.967
B. Posey	C	SF @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	14	9	3	2	7	2	0	.643	.688	1.143	1.830
A. Rosales	2B	TEX @ OAK 10:05PM	S. Kazmir	11	6	1	1	3	0	1	.545	.545	.818	1.364
M. Byrd	OF	PHI @ SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	18	5	2	2	7	1	3	.278	.300	.611	.911
C. Utley	2B	PHI @ SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	14	5	2	1	2	1	2	.357	.400	.643	1.043
W. Venable	OF	SD vs PHI 10:10PM	A. Burnett	16	7	3	2	4	0	3	.438	.412	.875	1.287

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 16, 2014

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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
Drew Hutchison	TOR @ BAL 7:05PM	106	18	7	1	5	5	28	.170	.211	.254	.464
Tanner Roark	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	85	18	4	1	6	7	17	.212	.282	.273	.555
Johnny Cueto	CIN @ CHC 8:05PM	69	13	6	3	6	6	15	.188	.263	.368	.631
Jake Peavy	SF @ ARI 9:40PM	71	14	7	2	7	7	27	.197	.269	.374	.643
Josh Collmenter	ARI vs SF 9:40PM	122	27	7	3	13	9	24	.221	.280	.342	.622

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 – September 16, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
N. Cruz	OF	BAL vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Hutchison	15	2	1	0	0	0	5	.133	.133	.200	.333
J. Hardy	SS	BAL vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Hutchison	16	3	2	0	0	1	3	.188	.235	.313	.548
A. Jones	OF	BAL vs TOR 7:05PM	D. Hutchison	18	3	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333
J. Bautista	OF	TOR @ BAL 7:05PM	U. Jimenez	24	2	1	0	0	2	4	.083	.154	.125	.279
E. Gattis	C	ATL vs WAS 7:10PM	T. Roark	10	2	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.273	.200	.473
B. Upton	OF	ATL vs WAS 7:10PM	T. Roark	12	2	0	0	0	0	5	.167	.167	.167	.333
J. Upton	OF	ATL vs WAS 7:10PM	T. Roark	10	2	0	0	1	2	4	.200	.385	.200	.585
L. Duda	OF	NYM vs MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	11	2	0	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.182	.364
R. Tejada	SS	NYM vs MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	10	2	0	0	0	2	1	.200	.333	.200	.533
A. Cabrera	SS	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	A. Harang	11	2	0	0	0	1	1	.182	.308	.182	.490
I. Desmond	SS	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	A. Harang	16	2	0	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.125	.250
S. Hairston	OF	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	A. Harang	10	2	1	0	0	1	4	.200	.273	.300	.573
J. Werth	OF	WAS @ ATL 7:10PM	A. Harang	25	3	2	1	1	2	11	.120	.185	.320	.505
W. Castillo	C	CHC vs CIN 8:05PM	J. Cueto	11	2	0	0	0	1	4	.182	.250	.182	.432
C. Coghlan	OF	CHC vs CIN 8:05PM	J. Cueto	11	2	1	1	1	1	1	.182	.308	.455	.762
A. Rizzo	1B	CHC vs CIN 8:05PM	J. Cueto	18	2	2	1	1	0	5	.111	.111	.333	.444
L. Valbuena	3B	CHC vs CIN 8:05PM	J. Cueto	17	3	2	0	2	2	1	.176	.263	.294	.557
M. Adams	1B	STL vs MIL 8:15PM	W. Peralta	14	2	0	0	1	1	3	.143	.200	.143	.343
J. Peralta	SS	STL vs MIL 8:15PM	W. Peralta	11	2	0	0	0	1	2	.182	.250	.182	.432
K. Wong	2B	STL vs MIL 8:15PM	W. Peralta	12	2	0	0	1	1	4	.167	.231	.167	.397
M. Cuddyer	OF	COL vs LAD 8:40PM	D. Haren	29	5	1	1	3	1	11	.172	.200	.276	.476
B. Belt	1B	SF @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	.154	.154	.154	.308
G. Blanco	OF	SF @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	13	2	1	0	0	2	4	.154	.267	.231	.497
B. Crawford	SS	SF @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	20	4	1	0	1	0	4	.200	.200	.250	.450
H. Pence	OF	SF @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	21	3	1	1	2	0	8	.143	.143	.286	.429
P. Sandoval	3B	SF @ ARI 9:40PM	J. Collmenter	18	3	1	0	3	2	3	.167	.286	.278	.563
R. Howard	1B	PHI @ SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	15	2	0	0	0	0	4	.133	.133	.133	.267
C. Ruiz	C	PHI @ SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	10	2	1	0	0	2	0	.200	.333	.300	.633
A. Amarista	2B	SD vs PHI 10:10PM	A. Burnett	12	2	1	0	0	2	2	.167	.333	.250	.583

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – September 16, 2014

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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
Rick Porcello	DET @ MIN 8:10PM	129	36	13	3	18	13	11	.279	.340	.426	.767
John Lackey	STL vs MIL 8:15PM	114	35	10	2	15	6	25	.307	.338	.428	.767
Dan Haren	LAD @ COL 8:40PM	95	26	11	5	14	3	26	.274	.302	.501	.803
Scott Kazmir	OAK vs TEX 10:05PM	81	25	3	2	7	5	19	.309	.356	.393	.749
A.J. Burnett	PHI @ SD 10:10PM	69	20	7	3	8	8	16	.290	.376	.456	.832

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
Juan Uribe, 3B, LAD – Loss of David Wright giving you the blues? Maybe this Dodger is the cure. Uribe's a spectacularly rare breed – a guy hitting over .300 right now who's probably available in your league. He's been playing most every day and is on an eight-game hitting streak, with five multi-hit games and three homers mixed in there. In short, he's been more helpful than he generally gets credit for. Take advantage.

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