This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters -- A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Orioles (Bud Norris -- R) at Yankees (Shane Greene -- R), 1:05
White Sox (Chris Sale -- L) at Tigers (Justin Verlander -- R), 1:08
Diamondbacks (Vidal Nuno -- L) at Twins (Phil Hughes -- R), 1:10
Angels (Hector Santiago -- L) at Athletics (Jon Lester -- L), 3:35
Mets (Dillon Gee -- R) at Nationals (Gio Gonzalez -- L), 7:05
Mariners (Taijuan Walker -- R) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle -- L), 7:07
Royals (Jason Vargas -- L) at Indians (Trevor Bauer -- R), 7:10
Brewers (Kyle Lohse -- R) at Reds (Daniel Corcino -- R), 7:10
Phillies (Kyle Kendrick -- R) at Marlins (Brad Hand -- L), 7:10
Pirates (Jeff Locke -- L) at Braves (Julio Teheran -- R), 7:10
Rays (Jake Odorizzi -- R) at Red Sox (Anthony Ranaudo -- R), 7:10
Astros (Scott Feldman -- R) at Rangers (Lisalverto Bonilla -- R), 8:05
Cardinals (John Lackey -- R) at Cubs (Jake Arrieta -- R), 8:05
Rockies (Yohan Flande -- L) at Padres (Joe Wieland -- R), 9:10
Giants (Tim Hudson -- R) at Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw -- L), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: BAL/NYY, CWS/DET, ARI/MIN, LAA/OAK
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Abraham Almonte, OF, SD (ankle) -- Remained out of the lineup Tuesday.
Carlos Beltran, OF, NYY (elbow) -- Remained out of the lineup Tuesday.
Xander Bogaerts, SS, BOS (neck) -- Scratched from Tuesday's lineup.
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI (wrist) -- Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Jacob deGrom, SP, NYM (manager's decision) -- Will be shut down for the remainder of the season.
Adam Eaton, OF, CWS (personal) -- Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Yunel Escobar, SS, TB (knee) -- Left Tuesday's game with a left knee sprain.
David Freese, 3B, LAA (back) -- Held out of Tuesday's lineup with mid-back tightness.
Evan Gattis, C, ATL (illness) -- Remained out of the lineup Tuesday.
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM (quadriceps) -- Expected to be shut down for the remainder of the season.
Jason Heyward, OF, ATL (thumb) -- Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Tim Hudson, SP, SF (hip) -- Cleared to start Wednesday against the Dodgers.
Howie Kendrick, 2B, LAA (hamstring) -- Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Kevin Kiermaier, OF, TB (illness) -- Left out of the lineup Tuesday.
Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE (hamstring) -- Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Juan Lagares, OF, NYM (elbow) -- Will not play again this season.
Adam Lind, 1B, TOR (back) -- Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Joe Mauer, C, MIN (elbow) -- Left Tuesday's game after he was struck on the elbow by a pitch.
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS (hand) -- Scratched from Tuesday's lineup with a right hand sprain.
Mike Minor, SP, ATL (shoulder) -- Has been shut down for the season.
Mike Morse, OF, SF (oblique) -- Could return over the weekend against the Padres, but there's no guarantee he will play again during the regular season.
Mike Napoli, 1B, BOS (foot/finger) -- Held out of Tuesday's lineup.
Derek Norris, C, OAK (shoulder) -- Was deemed available to catch Tuesday.
Steve Pearce, OF, BAL (wrist) -- Targeting a return to the lineup Thursday.
Matt Shoemaker, SP, LAA (oblique) -- Played catch Tuesday, but return timetable remains uncertain.
Denard Span, OF, WSH (undisclosed) -- Was removed from Tuesday's game in the bottom half of the inning after making a diving grab defensively. Removal may have only been precautionary.
Marcus Stroman, SP, TOR (suspension) -- Unlikely to make another start this season.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (wrist) -- Returned to the lineup Tuesday.
Jered Weaver, SP, LAA (illness) -- Was sent back to the hotel prior to Tuesday's game against the Athletics.
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WSH (hamstring) -- Was held out of Tuesday's lineup after he was still bothered by hamstring following his start over the weekend.
Jordan Zimmermann, SP, WSH (shoulder) -- Could have his final start of the season pushed back.
Disabled List or Out
Vic Black, RP, NYM (shoulder) -- Has been shut down for the season.
Starlin Castro, SS, CHC (ankle) -- Wearing a walking boot and has officially been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY (hamstring) -- Took part in some light exercises Tuesday but has yet to progress to baseball activities.
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (ribs) -- Could return to the lineup Friday against the Mariners.
Brock Holt, 2B, BOS (concussion) -- Will not play in Boston's next three games.
Tommy Milone, SP, MIN (neck) -- Reported improvement with his stiff neck Tuesday. Hoping to pitch in relief over the weekend.
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (back) -- Will undergo season-ending surgery Thursday and require a three-month rehab period.
Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX (shoulder) -- Will undergo an MRI on his shoulder after experiencing instability; could miss two-to-three months due to the setback.
Jimmy Rollins, SS, PHI (hamstring) -- Hasn't been ruled out from playing in the Phillies' final five games of the season.
Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP, LAD (shoulder) -- Remains unlikely to pitch again during the regular season.
Zach Walters, 3B, CLE (ribs) -- Was out of the lineup for the eighth straight game Tuesday.
Transactions -- Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up (from Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Wilfredo Tovar, SS, NYM
Activated from the DL (15-day DL unless otherwise noted)
Jim Adduci, OF, TEX
Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET
Closer Watch
Philadelphia -- Jonathan Papelbon was reinstated from his seven-game suspension Tuesday, which was handed down after he made a lewd gesture after a Sept. 14 appearance. He'll likely reclaim the closer's gig immediately and see any save opportunities that come about the rest of the way, with Ken Giles and Jake Diekman moving back to middle relief. Giles successfully converted the lone save opportunity that was available for the Phillies during Papelbon's absence.
Hot Batter Matchups – September 24, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs BAL 1:05PM | B. Norris | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .357 | .519 | .876 |
| S. Drew | SS | NYY vs BAL 1:05PM | B. Norris | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .333 | .455 | .556 | 1.010 |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY vs BAL 1:05PM | B. Norris | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .357 | .438 | .571 | 1.009 |
| J. Abreu | 1B | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .583 | .615 | 1.167 | 1.782 |
| A. Eaton | OF | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .455 | .500 | .818 | 1.318 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .222 | .333 | .611 | .944 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET vs CWS 1:08PM | C. Sale | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .500 | .955 |
| I. Kinsler | 2B | DET vs CWS 1:08PM | C. Sale | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .375 | .571 | .946 |
| V. Martinez | DH | DET vs CWS 1:08PM | C. Sale | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .536 | .552 | .964 | 1.516 |
| C. Pennington | SS | ARI @ MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| J. McDonald | SS | LAA @ OAK 3:35PM | J. Lester | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .278 | .350 | .500 | .850 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ OAK 3:35PM | J. Lester | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| A. Callaspo | 3B | OAK vs LAA 3:35PM | H. Santiago | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .357 | .438 | .500 | .938 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | D. Gee | 40 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .250 | .302 | .475 | .777 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | D. Gee | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .750 | 1.194 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | D. Gee | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .241 | .353 | .586 | .939 |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | D. Gee | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .346 | .393 | .769 | 1.162 |
| A. Jackson | OF | SEA @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .429 | .478 | .524 | 1.002 |
| G. Jones | 1B | MIA vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .318 | .650 | .968 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | MIA vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .353 | .421 | .588 | 1.009 |
| C. Yelich | OF | MIA vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .417 | .500 | .417 | .917 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Arrieta | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .385 | .429 | .538 | .967 |
| C. Crawford | OF | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Hudson | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .357 | .438 | .500 | .938 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Hudson | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .417 | .440 | .667 | 1.107 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Hudson | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .368 | .368 | .579 | .947 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Hot Pitcher Matchups – September 24, 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 |
| Hector Santiago | LAA @ OAK 3:35PM | 96 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 24 | .219 | .311 | .307 | .619 |
| Jason Vargas | KC @ CLE 7:05PM | 112 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 19 | .250 | .286 | .318 | .604 |
| Gio Gonzalez | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | 127 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 40 | .173 | .239 | .245 | .484 |
| Brad Hand | MIA vs PHI 7:10PM | 65 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .246 | .290 | .268 | .557 |
| Scott Feldman | HOU @ TEX 8:05PM | 100 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | .210 | .252 | .289 | .541 |
| Clayton Kershaw | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | 280 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 71 | .179 | .214 | .222 | .436 |
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 – September 24, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Young | OF | NYY vs BAL 1:05PM | B. Norris | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 |
| P. Konerko | 1B | CWS @ DET 1:08PM | J. Verlander | 58 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | .172 | .250 | .310 | .560 |
| J. Martinez | OF | DET vs CWS 1:08PM | C. Sale | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 |
| C. Ross | OF | ARI @ MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .200 | .214 | .414 |
| G. Beckham | 2B | LAA @ OAK 3:35PM | J. Lester | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .095 | .174 | .238 | .412 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAA @ OAK 3:35PM | J. Lester | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .238 | .300 | .538 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK vs LAA 3:35PM | H. Santiago | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | OAK vs LAA 3:35PM | H. Santiago | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| M. Aviles | SS | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Vargas | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE vs KC 7:05PM | J. Vargas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .083 | .185 | .083 | .269 |
| B. Abreu | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .063 | .118 | .125 | .243 |
| T. d'Arnaud | C | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .545 |
| L. Duda | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .182 | .357 | .182 | .539 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .136 | .174 | .318 | .492 |
| E. Young Jr. | OF | NYM @ WAS 7:05PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS vs NYM 7:05PM | D. Gee | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .077 | .294 | .077 | .371 |
| C. Denorfia | OF | SEA @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| J. Smoak | 1B | SEA @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs TB 7:10PM | J. Odorizzi | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs MIL 7:10PM | K. Lohse | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .136 | .190 | .327 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN vs MIL 7:10PM | K. Lohse | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .118 | .143 | .118 | .261 |
| B. Pena | C | CIN vs MIL 7:10PM | K. Lohse | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .154 | .417 | .571 |
| R. Santiago | SS | CIN vs MIL 7:10PM | K. Lohse | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .462 |
| J. Arencibia | C | TEX vs HOU 8:05PM | S. Feldman | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| R. Bernadina | OF | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Hudson | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .160 | .185 | .200 | .385 |
| J. Turner | 2B | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Hudson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| B. Belt | 1B | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .111 | .200 | .148 | .348 |
| G. Blanco | OF | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .176 | .300 | .176 | .476 |
| B. Crawford | SS | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .082 | .082 | .082 | .163 |
| B. Posey | C | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | C. Kershaw | 56 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .196 | .237 | .286 | .523 |
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 – September 24, 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 |
| Mark Buehrle | TOR vs SEA 7:07PM | 81 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 12 | .284 | .333 | .534 | .868 |
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
T.J. House, SP, CLE -- Carlos Carrasco has deservedly captured most of the attention for his unexpected breakthrough over the last several weeks, but House's emergence has also been quite essential in allowing the Indians to hang on the periphery of the American League Wild Card race. Over his last four turns, House has given up a total of four runs over 26 innings, striking out 25 batters and walking just two during that span. Each of those four turns have come against the light-hitting offenses of the AL Central (two vs. the Twins, one each against the White Sox and Royals), but House should benefit again from another soft landing spot for his final start of the season. He's tentatively scheduled to take the hill Friday against the Rays, who rank 21st in the MLB in OPS against left-handers this season. House's production over the last month probably isn't indicative of his true talent level, but thanks to a favorable schedule, he figures to end the season on a high note and enter 2015 on sturdy ground for a rotation spot.
Other Recent Recommendations: Logan Morrison, Derek Holland, Clay Buchholz, David Freese and Wilmer Flores
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Daniel Corcino, CIN ($5,800)
C: Salvador Perez, KC ($3,100)
1B: Darin Ruf, PHI ($2,500)
2B: Phil Gosselin, ATL ($2,300)
3B: Jedd Gyorko, SD ($3,300)
SS: Elvis Andrus, TEX ($3,500)
OF: Rusney Castillo, BOS ($2,500)
