This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Brewers (Marco Estrada – R) at Blue Jays (Drew Hutchison – R), 1:07
Angels (Garrett Richards – R) at White Sox (Hector Noesi – R), 5:10
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at White Sox (Scott Carroll – R), 8:10
Rangers (Nick Martinez – R) at Orioles (T.J. McFarland – R), 7:05
Rockies (Christian Friedrich – L) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 7:05
Rays (David Price – L) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L) at Pirates (Jeff Locke – L), 7:05
Athletics (Brad Mills – L) at Tigers (Rick Porcello – R), 7:08
Mets (Daisuke Matsuzaka – R) at Braves (Mike Minor – L), 7:10
Cubs (Edwin Jackson – R) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R), 7:10
Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R) at Marlins (Henderson Alvarez – R), 7:10
Royals (James Shields – R) at Twins (Ricky Nolasco – R), 8:10
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Astros (Jarred Cosart – R), 8:10
Indians (Justin Masterson – R) at Dodgers (Josh Beckett – R), 10:10
Reds (Mike Leake – R) at Padres (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10
Cardinals (Marco Gonzales – L) at Giants (Tim Lincecum – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD (calf) – Expected to avoid DL
Victor Martinez, DH, DET (ribs) – Scratched Monday, but word is it's a minor ailment
Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU (elbow) – Hit in the elbow Monday, but says he'll go Tuesday
David Wright, 3B, NYM (shoulder) – Will be held out until Friday, but likely to avoid DL
Yoenis Cespedes, OF, OAK (hamstring) – Removed in eighth inning Monday
Dallas Keuchel, SP, HOU (wrist) – Says he'll be good to go Thursday against the Angels
Josh Beckett, SP, LAD (general soreness) – Expected to pitch Tuesday despite soreness
Scott Kazmir, SP, OAK (calf) – Left Monday's start in sixth inning with cramps
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL (leg) – Got into Monday's game despite not starting; 1-for-2
Derek Norris, C, OAK (back) – Out for third straight Monday, but likely back soon
Dexter Fowler, OF, HOU (back) – Out for fourth straight game Monday
Ryan Raburn, OF, CLE (neck) – Feeling better as of Monday
Players on the DL
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL (finger) – Hit off a tee Monday
Evan Gattis, C, ATL (back) – Hopeful to avoid extended absence
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL (finger) – 0-for-4 in second rehab game
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (shoulder) – Could play catch as soon as Tuesday
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF (thumb) – Almost ready to return, but probably not Tuesday
Lance Lynn, SP, STL (finger) – Has a blister on his throwing hand, but shouldn't miss time
Jean Segura, SS, MIL (leg) – Questionable for Tuesday and Wednesday
Justin Smoak, 1B, SEA (quad) – Hitting .216 on rehab assignment; schedule unclear
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS (finger) – Took grounders Sunday, BP Monday
Matt Lindstrom, RP, WAS (ankle) – A week ahead of schedule; mid-August return possible
Jedd Gyorko, 2B, SD (foot) – Having boot removed Tuesday – hopefully for good this time
David Carpenter, RP, ATL (biceps) – Expected to be activated Wednesday
Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB (elbow) – Setback apparently minor; next rehab start Thursday
Andy Dirks, OF, DET (back) – Has slowed down rehab due to minor discomfort in back
Gavin Floyd, SP, ATL (elbow) – No timetable for return
Anthony Bass, RP, HOU (ribs) – Expected back Thursday
Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, P, PHI (shoulder) – Pitched back-to-back days for first time over weekend
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on DL
Jhoulys Chacin, SP, COL (shoulder)
Evan Gattis, C, ATL (back)
Yunel Escobar, SS, TB (shoulder)
Activated from DL
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS
Trevor Plouffe, 3B, MIN
Eduardo Nunez, OF, MIN
Michael Almanzar, 3B, BAL
Called Up
Taijuan Walker, SP, SEA
Christian Colon, 2B, KC
Adam Rosales, 2B, TEX
Sent Down
Michael Almanzar, 3B, BAL (DFA)
Stefen Romero, OF, SEA
Angel Sanchez, RP, TB (DFA)
Evan Meek, RP, BAL
Luis Sardinas, SS, TEX
Jorge Polanco, SS, MIN
Pedro Ciriaco, 2B, KC (DFA)
Pedro Florimon, SS, MIN
Xavier Cedeno, RP, WAS
Justin Maxwell, OF, KC (DFA)
Jorge Rondon, RP, STL
Zach Collier, OF, PHI (outrighted)
Donnie Joseph, RP, MIA
Brent Keys, OF, MIA (DFA)
Signed
Raul Ibanez, OF, KC
Claimed
Cory Burns, RP, RB (from TEX)
Traded
Donnie Joseph, RP, MIA (from KC)
Closer Watch
Athletics – Sean Doolittle got blown up on Monday, loading the bases before giving up a walk-off grand slam to the Tigers' Rajai Davis. That's two straight blown opportunities for the lefty closer, although even with all those hits and runs tacked onto his line, he still owns a 2.97 ERA and ridiculous 0.69 WHIP for the season. Nonetheless, Doolittle is far from established, so it's getting to be worth wondering whether Luke Gregerson or Dan Otero might get a shot to finish some games if there are more righties than lefties due up.
Cubs – Hector Rondon completed Jake Arrieta's gem with a relatively pain-free ninth inning Monday, working around a lonely single for his 10th save. A few recent rough outings have thrown some doubt into Rondon's job security, with the sparkling Neil Ramirez looming large, but this performance will give Rondon at least a little cushion.
Rays – Joel Peralta got the call in the ninth with Tampa up a run Monday, and he blew it, giving up a solo homer to Brian Roberts (gross). That's his second time giving up runs in three outings, and it certainly isn't going to go a long way toward winning Peralta the closer's role. For now, this is going to remain a merry-go-round between Peralta, Jake McGee and Grant Balfour.
Hot Batter Matchups – July 1, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR vs MIL 1:07PM | M. Estrada | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .364 | .636 | 1.000 |
| A. Soriano | OF | NYY vs TB 7:05PM | D. Price | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT vs ARI 7:05PM | W. Miley | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .545 | .600 | 1.145 |
| M. Joyce | OF | TB @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .375 | .444 | .938 | 1.382 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .412 | .389 | .647 | 1.036 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.444 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs CHC 7:10PM | E. Jackson | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .450 | .577 | .850 | 1.427 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS vs CHC 7:10PM | E. Jackson | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .294 | .400 | .529 | .929 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | BOS vs CHC 7:10PM | E. Jackson | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
| L. Duda | OF | NYM @ ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .313 | .353 | .563 | .915 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .250 | .333 | .650 | .983 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .545 | .583 | .636 | 1.220 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .462 | .500 | .962 |
| M. Gonzalez | SS | HOU vs SEA 8:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .350 | .364 | .800 | 1.164 |
| J. Mauer | C | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .350 | .381 | .500 | .881 |
| E. Nunez | SS | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .389 | .421 | .778 | 1.199 |
| J. Willingham | OF | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .320 | .393 | .480 | .873 |
| S. Schumaker | 2B | CIN @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .391 | .440 | .522 | .962 |
| J. Votto | 1B | CIN @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ LAD 10:10PM | J. Beckett | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .417 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| A. Cabrera | SS | CLE @ LAD 10:10PM | J. Beckett | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .389 | .476 | .611 | 1.087 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE @ LAD 10:10PM | J. Beckett | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .412 | .667 | 1.078 |
| M. Ellis | 2B | STL @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .407 | .458 | .866 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .412 | .444 | .412 | .856 |
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 – July 1, 2014Matchup 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 |
| Wade Miley | ARI @ PIT 7:05PM | 69 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .217 | .280 | .292 | .572 |
| Rick Porcello | DET vs OAK 7:08PM | 72 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | .222 | .318 | .322 | .640 |
| Ricky Nolasco | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | 75 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .307 | .316 | .458 | .774 |
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 – July 1, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY vs TB 7:05PM | D. Price | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 |
| K. Johnson | 2B | NYY vs TB 7:05PM | D. Price | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .176 | .176 | .353 | .529 |
| G. Sanchez | 1B | PIT vs ARI 7:05PM | W. Miley | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .133 | .267 | .400 |
| A. Callaspo | 3B | OAK @ DET 7:08PM | R. Porcello | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .304 | .350 | .654 |
| N. Punto | 2B | OAK @ DET 7:08PM | R. Porcello | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .200 | .368 | .400 | .768 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL vs NYM 7:10PM | D. Matsuzaka | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
| J. Saltalamacchia | C | MIA vs PHI 7:10PM | A. Burnett | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .118 | .118 | .176 | .294 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ ATL 7:10PM | M. Minor | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .125 | .267 | .392 |
| D. Brown | OF | PHI @ MIA 7:10PM | H. Alvarez | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| C. Carter | OF | HOU vs SEA 8:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .294 | .467 | .761 |
| J. Castro | C | HOU vs SEA 8:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 |
| R. Ibanez | OF | KC @ MIN 8:10PM | R. Nolasco | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .263 | .316 | .579 |
| K. Morales | 1B | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN vs KC 8:10PM | J. Shields | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .188 | .278 | .250 | .528 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .176 | .438 | .614 |
| D. Butera | C | LAD vs CLE 10:10PM | J. Masterson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| C. Headley | 3B | SD vs CIN 10:10PM | M. Leake | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| W. Venable | OF | SD vs CIN 10:10PM | M. Leake | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 |
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 – July 1, 2014Matchup 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 |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY vs TB 7:05PM | 87 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 15 | .276 | .333 | .575 | .908 |
| Edwin Jackson | CHC @ BOS 7:10PM | 83 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 17 | .313 | .394 | .544 | .937 |
| Tim Lincecum | SF vs STL 10:15PM | 86 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | .349 | .404 | .460 | .864 |
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 |
Recommended Pickup
Mookie Betts, 2B/OF, BOS – In most competitive leagues, Betts has been snatched off the wire already, but he's widely available in shallower formats. If you haven't heard, Betts hit .345/.437/.520 with eight homers, 29 steals and a 51:33 BB:K (yeah, for real) between Double-A and Triple-A to force his way up to the majors. A second baseman throughout his career, Betts saw a good amount of reps in the outfield this year, as the Sox have that Dustin Pedroia guy occupying second, but they clearly want Betts' bat in the lineup. With his advanced plate discipline, great contact skills, killer speed and underrated pop, Betts is poised to make a major fantasy impact down the stretch. Make sure he doesn't go unowned in your leagues.
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DraftStreet Value Picks
SP: Hiroki Kuroda, NYY ($10,705)
C: Yadier Molina, STL ($5,266)
1B: C.J. Cron, LAA ($5,599)
2B: Jason Kipnis, CLE ($4,357)
SS: Ian Desmond, WAS ($4,732)
3B: Pablo Sandoval, SF ($5,000)
OF: Kole Calhoun, LAA ($5,745)
