Tuesday Lineup Card: The Second Coming of Jesus Montero

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Updated on August 4, 2015 5:05AM EST

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

Red Sox (Henry Owens – L) at Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin – L) at Nationals (Max Scherzer – R), 7:05
Dodgers (Alex Wood – L) at Phillies (Jerome Williams – R), 7:05
Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Pirates (J.A. Happ – L), 7:05
Twins (Phil Hughes – R) at Blue Jays (Marco Estrada – R), 7:07
Royals (Danny Duffy – L) at Tigers (Justin Verlander – R), 7:08
Mets (Jon Niese – L) at Marlins (Brad Hand – L), 7:10
Giants (Jake Peavy – R) at Braves (Shelby Miller – R), 7:10
Cardinals (John Lackey – R) at Reds (Anthony DeSclafani – R), 7:10
Astros (Dan Straily – R) at Rangers (Yovani Gallardo – R), 8:05
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at White Sox (Chris Sale – L), 8:10
Padres (Andrew Cashner – R) at Brewers (Jimmy Nelson – R), 8:10
Mariners (Vidal Nuno – L) at Rockies (Jon Gray – R), 8:40
Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R) at Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R), 10:05
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at Athletics (Chris Bassitt – R), 10:05

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Hanley Ramirez, OF, BOS (knee) – Left Sunday's game, but expected back in Tuesday
Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL (oblique) – Left Monday's game
Justin Upton, OF, SD (thumb) – Injured Monday; should be a short-term thing
Josh Reddick, OF, OAK (back) – Out Monday, but could be back in Tuesday
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, BOS (forearm) – Pinch hit Sunday
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (knee) – Scratched with sore knees Monday
Logan Morrison, 1B, SEA (thumb) – Out of Monday's lineup, but took BP
Andrelton Simmons, SS, ATL (thumb) – Has a bone bruise
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE (neck) – Suffered whiplash Monday
Ryan Raburn, OF, CLE (illness) – Out for eighth straight game Monday

Players on the DL

Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS (oblique) – Struck out 11 in final rehab start Monday
Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE (shoulder) – Could spend minimum time on DL
Mookie Betts, 2B, BOS (concussion) – Will be reexamined midweek
A.J. Burnett, SP, PIT (elbow) – Could return in four weeks
Steven Matz, SP, NYM (back) – Threw off flat ground Monday
Denard Span, SP, WAS (back) – Aiming to take BP and run this week
Jesse Hahn, SP, OAK (forearm) – Still not throwing; could be done for season
Miguel Montero, C, CHC (thumb) – Expected back this weekend
Tyler Skaggs, SP, LAA (elbow) – Throwing bullpens at 70 percent intensity
Chase Anderson, SP, ARI (triceps) – Rehab plan not yet fully determined Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE (knee) – Will rejoin team Saturday
Tommy Milone, SP, MIN (arm) – DL stint considered precautionary
Matt Joyce, OF, LAA (concussion) – Went through first post-injury workout
Carlos Corporan, C, TEX (thumb) – Caught seven innings in rehab game Monday
Robinson Chirinos, C, TEX (shoulder) – Got platelet-rich plasma injection
Carter Capps, RP, MIA (elbow) – Expected to resume throwing in a few days
David Carpenter, RP, WAS (shoulder) – Will resume throwing program
Nick Tepesch, SP, TEX (elbow) – Shut down; tested for thoracic outlet syndrome

Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Called Up

Trayce Thompson, OF, CWS
Cam Bedrosian, RP, LAA
Jose Ramirez, SS, CLE
Kyle Crockett, RP, CLE
Arnold Leon, RP, OAK
Kelby Tomlinson, 2B, SF
Tomas Telis, C, MIA
Brian Ellington, RP, MIA
Tyler Wilson, SP, BAL
Richie Shaffer, 3B, TB
Mike Morse, 1B, PIT
Tyler Duffey, RP, MIN

Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)

Matt Moore, SP, TB
Ben Rowen, RP, TOR
Ezequiel Carrera, OF, TOR (outrighted)
Vinnie Pestano, RP, LAA (outrighted)
Drew Rucinski, RP, LAA
Ryan Cook, RP, BOS
Brandon Beachy, SP, LAD (outrighted)
Michael Roth, RP, CLE
Scott Carroll, RP, CWS
Jorge Rondon, RP, BAL
Jake Smolinski, OF, OAK
Dan Otero, RP, OAK
Austin Barnes, C, LAD
Donovan Solano, 2B, MIA
Pat Venditte, RP, OAK
Jaff Decker, OF, PIT

Activated From DL

Coco Crisp, OF, OAK

Placed On DL

Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE (shoulder)
Joe Panik, 2B, SF (back)
Carter Capps, RP, MIA (elbow)

Claimed

Danny Valencia, 3B, OAK (from TOR)
Ben Rowen, RP, TOR (from CHC)

Closer Watch

Rays -- After hitting the skids for a while, Brad Boxberger's righted the ship, allowing just a single run over his last 10 appearances. He worked around a pair of hits Monday for his 27th save, and it doesn't look like Jake McGee (who pitched the eighth and picked up the win) is going to get too many more this year.

Mariners -- Carson Smith gave up three hits and a run in the ninth Monday, but also struck out two en route to his 10th save of the season. You want to give the guy a break – after all, the M's are in Colorado this week – but Smith has been scored upon in four of his last five outings. There has to be some level of concern here that Fernando Rodney will get his chances in save situations again despite not doing much to earn those duties.

Giants -- Santiago Casilla picked up his fifth blown save Monday, giving up three hits, a walk and two runs while recording just two outs. Casilla's WHIP is now at a hideously inflated 1.47, as he's actually been one of the least effective members of the Giants' bullpen. His blowups have been a bit too infrequent for Bruce Bochy to kick him from the ninth inning, but Casilla seems to be playing with fire every time he comes out. It's not a bad time to snag Sergio Romo off the wire for a buck or two.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – August 4, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
J. Saltalamacchia	C	ARI @ WAS 7:05PM	M. Scherzer	12	5	1	1	2	0	4	.417	.417	.667	1.083
C. Denorfia	OF	CHC @ PIT 7:05PM	J. Happ	14	4	3	2	2	1	2	.286	.333	.786	1.119
J. Francoeur	OF	PHI vs LAD 7:05PM	A. Wood	10	4	1	0	1	2	1	.400	.500	.500	1.000
F. Galvis	SS	PHI vs LAD 7:05PM	A. Wood	10	6	1	0	1	0	1	.600	.600	.700	1.300
D. Ruf	1B	PHI vs LAD 7:05PM	A. Wood	12	5	1	1	3	2	1	.417	.500	.667	1.167
A. McCutchen	OF	PIT vs CHC 7:05PM	J. Arrieta	17	7	2	0	1	1	3	.412	.444	.529	.974
J. Bautista	OF	TOR vs MIN 7:07PM	P. Hughes	26	8	3	1	3	3	8	.308	.379	.500	.879
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR vs MIN 7:07PM	P. Hughes	40	14	5	1	6	4	12	.350	.400	.525	.925
M. Kawasaki	SS	TOR vs MIN 7:07PM	P. Hughes	10	3	2	0	0	0	1	.300	.300	.600	.900
L. Cain	OF	KC @ DET 7:08PM	J. Verlander	20	7	2	1	2	0	4	.350	.350	.550	.900
K. Morales	1B	KC @ DET 7:08PM	J. Verlander	24	8	5	1	9	0	6	.333	.333	.625	.958
S. Perez	C	KC @ DET 7:08PM	J. Verlander	35	15	8	1	10	0	6	.429	.405	.714	1.120
A. Rios	OF	KC @ DET 7:08PM	J. Verlander	43	16	5	0	6	4	9	.372	.426	.535	.960
N. Markakis	OF	ATL vs SF 7:10PM	J. Peavy	18	6	1	1	2	3	2	.333	.429	.500	.929
M. Byrd	OF	CIN vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	32	10	4	2	8	1	9	.313	.324	.563	.886
C. Yelich	OF	MIA vs NYM 7:10PM	J. Niese	12	5	1	0	1	0	3	.417	.417	.500	.917
L. Duda	1B	NYM @ MIA 7:10PM	B. Hand	14	5	3	1	4	1	3	.357	.400	.714	1.114
N. Aoki	OF	SF @ ATL 7:10PM	S. Miller	21	8	1	1	1	1	3	.381	.409	.524	.933
J. Castro	C	HOU @ TEX 8:05PM	Y. Gallardo	18	7	3	1	1	3	5	.389	.476	.667	1.143
M. Gonzalez	SS	HOU @ TEX 8:05PM	Y. Gallardo	13	4	2	1	4	0	0	.308	.308	.615	.923
C. Rasmus	OF	HOU @ TEX 8:05PM	Y. Gallardo	21	7	4	2	4	6	7	.333	.481	.714	1.196

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 4, 2015

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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
Jake Arrieta	CHC @ PIT 7:05PM	93	20	5	1	5	3	22	.215	.253	.293	.546
Danny Duffy	KC @ DET 7:08PM	81	17	5	2	7	5	18	.210	.269	.331	.600
Dan Straily	HOU @ TEX 8:05PM	76	17	5	2	11	7	21	.224	.302	.361	.664
Chris Sale	CWS vs TB 8:10PM	60	11	6	2	10	5	20	.183	.246	.349	.594

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 – August 4, 2015

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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. Hill	2B	ARI @ WAS 7:05PM	M. Scherzer	14	2	0	0	0	0	5	.143	.143	.143	.286
X. Bogaerts	SS	BOS @ NYY 7:05PM	M. Tanaka	10	2	1	0	2	0	3	.200	.200	.300	.500
P. Alvarez	3B	PIT vs CHC 7:05PM	J. Arrieta	13	2	1	1	1	1	2	.154	.214	.385	.599
A. Ramirez	3B	PIT vs CHC 7:05PM	J. Arrieta	10	2	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.200	.533
N. Walker	2B	PIT vs CHC 7:05PM	J. Arrieta	18	2	1	0	1	0	5	.111	.111	.167	.278
J. Donaldson	3B	TOR vs MIN 7:07PM	P. Hughes	11	2	2	0	1	0	4	.182	.182	.364	.545
N. Castellanos	3B	DET vs KC 7:08PM	D. Duffy	11	2	0	0	1	0	2	.182	.231	.182	.413
I. Kinsler	2B	DET vs KC 7:08PM	D. Duffy	15	3	1	1	2	1	2	.200	.250	.400	.650
A. Escobar	SS	KC @ DET 7:08PM	J. Verlander	56	11	3	0	3	2	5	.196	.237	.250	.487
O. Infante	2B	KC @ DET 7:08PM	J. Verlander	19	2	1	1	5	1	1	.105	.150	.263	.413
M. Moustakas	3B	KC @ DET 7:08PM	J. Verlander	50	9	1	1	3	1	9	.180	.196	.240	.436
T. Frazier	3B	CIN vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	11	2	1	1	3	2	3	.182	.308	.455	.762
B. Phillips	2B	CIN vs STL 7:10PM	J. Lackey	17	2	0	0	0	0	4	.118	.167	.118	.284
C. McGehee	3B	MIA vs NYM 7:10PM	J. Niese	15	3	1	0	0	2	2	.200	.294	.267	.561
M. Prado	3B	MIA vs NYM 7:10PM	J. Niese	35	7	5	0	0	4	4	.200	.282	.371	.653
J. Altuve	2B	HOU @ TEX 8:05PM	Y. Gallardo	25	6	0	0	0	0	5	.240	.240	.240	.480
E. Andrus	SS	TEX vs HOU 8:05PM	D. Straily	17	1	0	0	0	1	5	.059	.158	.059	.217
M. Moreland	1B	TEX vs HOU 8:05PM	D. Straily	11	1	0	0	1	3	5	.091	.286	.091	.377
E. Longoria	3B	TB @ CWS 8:10PM	C. Sale	11	1	0	0	1	1	6	.091	.167	.091	.258
D. DeJesus	OF	LAA vs CLE 10:05PM	C. Carrasco	14	2	1	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.214	.357
B. Lawrie	3B	OAK vs BAL 10:05PM	M. Gonzalez	18	2	0	0	2	0	4	.111	.150	.111	.261

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – August 4, 2015

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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
Alex Wood	LAD @ PHI 7:05PM	82	31	6	1	11	10	12	.378	.446	.469	.914
Yovani Gallardo	TEX vs HOU 8:05PM	129	40	14	4	12	15	31	.310	.382	.498	.880

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
Jesus Montero, DH, SEA – If you saw how ripped Montero looked in spring training, you probably took a flier on him in deep leagues, only to be frustrated by the Mariners depositing him in Triple-A Tacoma for most of the year. Well, the 25-year-old hit .346 with 16 homers and 75 RBI in 93 games for Tacoma, and now he's back with the team that once upon a time traded Michael Pineda to the Yankees for him. So far, so good – Montero's started three of the Mariners' four games since being brought back up, going 5-for-12 with three doubles and a homer. He's expected to get near-everyday run from here on out, and the fantasy community has been slow to react. As they say at the ballgame, "Post-hype sleepers! Get your post-hype sleepers here!" Or something like that.

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DraftKings Value Picks

SP: Jon Niese, NYM ($6,100)
C: Jesus Montero, SEA ($3,700)
1B: C.J. Cron, LAA ($2,400)
2B: Rougned Odor, TEX ($3,800)
3B: Brett Lawrie, OAK ($3,400)
SS: Wilmer Flores, NYM ($3,000)
OF: Yasiel Puig, LAD ($3,400)

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