Tuesday Lineup Card: Month Of Weeks

Written by

Updated on May 20, 2014 12:56AM EST

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

Tigers (Justin Verlander – R) at Indians (Trevor Bauer – R), 7:05
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Nationals (Doug Fister – R), 7:05
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Dodgers (Josh Beckett – R) at Mets (Rafael Montero – R), 7:10
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ – L) at Red Sox (Felix Doubront – L), 7:10
Brewers (Yovani Gallardo – R) at Braves (Julio Teheran – R), 7:10
Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R) at Marlins (Anthony DeSclafani – R), 7:10
Athletics (Drew Pomeranz – L) at Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R), 7:10
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Rangers (Colby Lewis – R), 8:05
Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R) at Cubs (Jason Hammel – R), 8:05
White Sox (Andre Rienzo – R) at Royals (Yordano Ventura – R), 8:10
Diamondbacks (Bronson Arroyo – R) at Cardinals (Adam Wainwright – R), 8:15
Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L) at Rockies (Franklin Morales – L) 8:40
Astros (Scott Feldman – R) at Angels (Tyler Skaggs – L), 10:05
Twins (Kevin Correia – R) at Padres (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN (quad) – Out again Monday
Ben Revere, OF, PHI (illness) – Expected to be available Tuesday
Salvador Perez, C, KC (hand) – Will be rested a couple days
Martin Prado, 3B, ARI (eye) – Expected to be fine going forward
Jonathan Villar, SS, HOU (hand) – Out of Monday's lineup
Matt Lindstrom, RP, CHW (ankle/foot) – Suffered injury Monday
Colin Cowgill, OF, LAA (hip) – Out Monday with tightness
Tyler Pastornicky, SS, ATL (calf) – Expected back in there Tuesday

Players on the DL
Jose Abreu, 1B, CHW (ankle) – MRI showed just inflammation
Chris Sale, SP, CHW (arm) – Tuesday bullpen will determine next rehab step
Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE (oblique) – Hopes to head out on rehab trip this weekend
Alex Cobb, SP, TB (oblique) – Threw Monday bullpen; will start Thursday
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (elbow) – No structural damage, but no timetable
CC Sabathia, SP, NYY (knee) – Out 'til July at minimum
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (thumb) – Doing outfield drills for conditioning only
Casey Kelly, SP, SD (elbow) – Six scoreless in Monday rehab start
Adam LaRoche, 1B, WAS (quad) – Taking grounders; could return pretty soon
Jason Motte, RP, STL (elbow) – Will be activated Tuesday
Jordan Walden, RP, ATL (hamstring) – Hopes to throw bullpen session Tuesday
Ian Stewart, 3B, LAA (hand) – Could be optioned after activation
Matt Albers, RP, HOU (shoulder) – At least a week away from throwing
Jason Giambi, DH, CLE (calf) – Will return from DL on Tuesday
Joel Hanrahan, RP, DET (elbow) – Still building arm strength
Sean Burnett, RP, LAA (elbow) – Could be activated this week
Ross Ohlendorf, SP, WAS (back) – Five scoreless in Monday rehab start
Martin Perez, SP, TEX (elbow) – Successful Tommy John surgery Monday
Dane De La Rosa, RP, LAA (shoulder) – Resuming rehab in Triple-A Tuesday

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

Called Up
Chris Herrmann, OF, MIN

Sent Down
Michael Tonkin, RP, MIN
Marcus Stroman, SP, TOR
Brandon Cumpton, SP, PIT
Jose Ramirez, RP, NYY

Released
Carlos Marmol, RP, MIA

Traded
Raul Valdes, RP, TOR (from HOU)

Closer Watch

White Sox – Matt Lindstrom injured his ankle trying to field a bunt Monday night against the Royals, forcing him out of the game after one batter. So Scott Downs came in for the first out, then the soon-to-be-26-year-old righty Jake Petricka got the last two outs for his first career save. The Chicago bullpen is a disaster, but Petricka and Downs can probably be considered the frontrunners for matchup-dependent save chances. Ryan Webb could be in the mix too.

Indians – After getting the last two saves for the Indians, Bryan Shaw was called upon for an effective eighth inning Monday, while Cody Allen was summoned for the ninth. But Allen coughed up a game-tying homer to Detroit's J.D. Martinez, and it's hard to ignore that his struggles over his last two outings have inflated his WHIP for the year to a poor 1.41. Shaw's is 0.90. Take note.

Reds – Aroldis Chapman allowed the Nationals to come back and tie Monday's game on a Scott Hairston sac fly, but he ended up balancing things out with a scoreless second inning and two strikeouts. Despite the blown save, he's under no threat of replacement.

Hot Batter Matchups – May 20, 2014

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Jones	OF	BAL @ PIT 7:05PM	F. Liriano	15	4	3	3	4	0	1	.267	.267	.867	1.133
M. Bourn	OF	CLE vs DET 7:05PM	J. Verlander	20	8	0	0	2	3	7	.400	.478	.400	.878
M. Brantley	OF	CLE vs DET 7:05PM	J. Verlander	41	16	2	0	8	3	6	.390	.432	.463	.895
N. McLouth	OF	WAS vs CIN 7:05PM	J. Cueto	19	6	2	1	2	3	6	.316	.409	.526	.935
J. Heyward	OF	ATL vs MIL 7:10PM	Y. Gallardo	11	2	1	1	1	4	3	.182	.400	.455	.855
C. Granderson	OF	NYM vs LAD 7:10PM	J. Beckett	37	11	6	3	5	7	14	.297	.422	.676	1.098
J. Bautista	OF	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	F. Doubront	14	3	3	3	3	1	1	.214	.267	.857	1.124
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	F. Doubront	15	5	2	1	4	2	5	.333	.389	.600	.989
J. Reyes	SS	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	F. Doubront	15	6	3	1	2	0	2	.400	.400	.733	1.133
J. Ellsbury	OF	NYY @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	10	4	1	0	1	1	0	.400	.455	.500	.955
B. Roberts	2B	NYY @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	17	7	2	0	3	2	2	.412	.474	.529	1.003
A. Soriano	OF	NYY @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	12	3	3	1	3	0	2	.250	.250	.667	.917
I. Suzuki	OF	NYY @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	20	8	0	0	2	2	5	.400	.455	.400	.855
M. Saunders	OF	SEA @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	16	4	3	1	2	3	7	.250	.368	.625	.993
K. Seager	3B	SEA @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	14	6	2	1	4	0	2	.429	.467	.714	1.181
J. Smoak	1B	SEA @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	11	6	3	1	1	1	4	.545	.583	1.000	1.583
A. Beltre	3B	TEX vs SEA 8:05PM	H. Iwakuma	22	8	3	2	4	1	3	.364	.391	.682	1.073
M. Montero	C	ARI @ STL 8:15PM	A. Wainwright	14	5	1	1	1	2	3	.357	.438	.571	1.009
D. Descalso	2B	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	B. Arroyo	30	11	4	0	4	0	3	.367	.367	.533	.900
M. Holliday	OF	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	B. Arroyo	54	16	8	4	11	6	10	.296	.371	.593	.964
J. Jay	OF	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	B. Arroyo	37	14	4	1	4	1	5	.378	.395	.568	.962
C. Gonzalez	OF	COL vs SF 8:40PM	M. Bumgarner	37	13	8	5	9	4	8	.351	.415	.838	1.252
J. Pacheco	3B	COL vs SF 8:40PM	M. Bumgarner	25	9	4	1	6	1	3	.360	.385	.600	.985
T. Tulowitzki	SS	COL vs SF 8:40PM	M. Bumgarner	22	7	2	1	3	2	3	.318	.375	.500	.875
E. Aybar	SS	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	S. Feldman	22	10	4	0	3	1	1	.455	.500	.727	1.227
R. Ibanez	OF	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	S. Feldman	17	5	2	1	2	2	5	.294	.368	.529	.898
H. Kendrick	2B	LAA vs HOU 10:05PM	S. Feldman	20	9	2	1	3	1	2	.450	.500	.650	1.150
S. Smith	OF	SD vs MIN 10:10PM	K. Correia	15	6	0	0	0	2	2	.400	.471	.400	.871

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – May 20, 2014

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Yovani Gallardo	MIL @ ATL 7:10PM	94	19	2	1	2	12	24	.202	.292	.248	.540
Josh Beckett	LAD @ NYM 7:10PM	147	28	12	4	12	31	45	.190	.335	.338	.672

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 – May 20, 2014

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
M. Aviles	SS	CLE vs DET 7:05PM	J. Verlander	23	5	0	0	1	0	2	.217	.217	.217	.435
D. Uggla	2B	ATL vs MIL 7:10PM	Y. Gallardo	21	4	0	0	0	1	3	.190	.227	.190	.418
J. Gomes	OF	BOS vs TOR 7:10PM	J. Happ	12	1	1	0	1	4	3	.083	.313	.167	.479
J. Saltalamacchia	C	MIA vs PHI 7:10PM	A. Burnett	12	1	0	0	0	0	7	.083	.083	.083	.167
D. Wright	3B	NYM vs LAD 7:10PM	J. Beckett	18	1	0	0	0	2	3	.056	.150	.056	.206
A. Lind	1B	TOR @ BOS 7:10PM	F. Doubront	12	2	0	0	1	1	3	.167	.231	.167	.397
B. Gardner	OF	NYY @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	.100	.100	.200	.300
B. McCann	C	NYY @ CHC 8:05PM	J. Hammel	16	4	0	0	1	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500
D. Ackley	2B	SEA @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	12	2	1	0	0	2	3	.167	.286	.250	.536
C. Hart	1B	SEA @ TEX 8:05PM	C. Lewis	10	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000
L. Martin	OF	TEX vs SEA 8:05PM	H. Iwakuma	12	1	0	0	1	0	4	.083	.077	.083	.160
M. Moreland	1B	TEX vs SEA 8:05PM	H. Iwakuma	18	2	1	0	1	1	3	.111	.158	.167	.325
M. Carpenter	3B	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	B. Arroyo	18	4	1	0	0	0	2	.222	.222	.278	.500
A. Craig	1B	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	B. Arroyo	18	4	1	0	3	0	3	.222	.222	.278	.500
M. Ellis	2B	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	B. Arroyo	13	2	1	1	1	0	1	.154	.154	.385	.538
Y. Molina	C	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	B. Arroyo	52	10	2	0	3	0	2	.192	.204	.231	.434
J. Peralta	SS	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	B. Arroyo	14	2	0	0	0	3	3	.143	.294	.143	.437
D. LeMahieu	2B	COL vs SF 8:40PM	M. Bumgarner	17	2	0	0	0	3	4	.118	.250	.118	.368

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – May 20, 2014

Edit Matchup Criteria

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Felix Doubront	BOS vs TOR 7:10PM	82	24	12	7	14	4	15	.293	.321	.607	.928
Colby Lewis	TEX vs SEA 8:05PM	87	26	12	4	12	7	25	.299	.357	.540	.897
Jason Hammel	CHC vs NYY 8:05PM	150	47	12	4	22	11	28	.313	.358	.439	.797
Adam Wainwright	STL vs ARI 8:15PM	72	22	6	2	4	3	13	.306	.333	.447	.780
Madison Bumgarner	SF @ COL 8:40PM	174	52	19	8	26	15	35	.299	.358	.508	.867
Scott Feldman	HOU @ LAA 10:05PM	78	27	9	2	10	5	10	.346	.402	.535	.937
Kevin Correia	MIN @ SD 10:10PM	66	20	2	0	5	7	9	.303	.386	.347	.732

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
Rickie Weeks, 2B, MIL – Are we learning to love Weeks all over again? Well, hitting .328 goes a long way toward that, and with Scooter Gennett not making huge waves at second base, Weeks has been winning more and more playing time of late. In May so far, he's 14-for-29 (.483) with a couple homers, and he's hitting both lefties and righties effectively. Weeks is currently sitting on the best strikeout rate of his career, and though his average is BABIP-inflated, he's hitting line drives and grounders at the best rates of his career, and he hasn't hit an infield pop-up yet this year. Second base is deep this season, but with the way he's been hitting lately, Weeks plays in a lot of formats.

Other Recent Recommendations: Gordon Beckham, Ryan Vogelsong, Ichiro Suzuki, Anthony Gose, Darren O'Day

DraftStreet Value Picks
SP: Rafael Montero, NYM ($11,970)
C: Carlos Ruiz, PHI ($5,208)
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, ARI ($6,573)
2B: Kolten Wong, STL ($4,696)
SS: Everth Cabrera, SD ($4,054)
3B: David Wright, NYM ($5,520)
OF: Alex Gordon, KC ($5,026)

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire.