This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
MIL (Matt Garza – R) at CIN (Michael Lorenzen – R), 12:35 PM ET
TB (Drew Smyly – L) at NYY (Masahiro Tanaka – R), 1:05 PM ET
DET (Shane Greene – R) at MIN (Phil Hughes – R), 1:10 PM ET
CHW (Jeff Samardzija – R) at BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez – R), 2:05 PM ET
HOU (Dallas Keuchel – L) at SD (Andrew Cashner – R), 3:40 PM ET
TOR (R.A. Dickey – R) at BOS (Rick Porcello – R), 6:10 PM ET
KC (Yordano Ventura – R) at CLE (Danny Salazar – R), 6:10 PM ET
WAS (Jordan Zimmermann – R) at ATL (Alex Wood – L), 7:10 PM ET
NYM (Bartolo Colon – R) at MIA (Mat Latos – R), 7:10 PM ET
SEA (Felix Hernandez – R) at TEX (Wandy Rodriguez – L), 8:05 PM ET
PIT (Gerrit Cole – R) at CHC (Kyle Hendricks – R), 8:05 PM ET
PHI (Aaron Harang – R) at STL (Carlos Martinez – R), 8:10 PM ET
COL (Jordan Lyles – R) at AZ (Josh Collmenter – R), 9:40 PM ET
LAD (Matt Shoemaker – R) at OAK (Jesse Hahn – R), 10:05 PM ET
SF (Ryan Vogelsong – R) at LAD (Zack Greinke – R), 10:10 PM ET
Day Game After Night Game: MIL/CIN, TB/NYY, DET/MIN, HOU/SD
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Rajai Davis, OF, DET – (Groin) Out of Tuesday's lineup for second day in a row, but also sat during Anthony Gose's turns in the platoon.
Chris Denorfia, OF, CHC – (Hamstring) Injury is nagging, out Tuesday for third straight day.
Yunel Escobar, SS, WAS – (Hand) Was only available in emergency situation Tuesday.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB – (Knee) Missed third straight game Tuesday.
Tyler Matzek, P, COL – (Hamstring) Left Monday's start with cramping but should be back for Sunday's start.
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN – (Hip) Still out of lineup, limited to pinch-hitting.
Mike Napoli, 1B, BOS – (Illness) Missed second game Tuesday, may miss several more games.
Gregory Polanco, OF, PIT – (Groin) Missed second game Tuesday but injury is not expected to be serious.
Max Scherzer, P, WAS – (Thumb) No setbacks in bullpen session, could return Friday.
Matt Shoemaker, P, LAA – (Personal) Expected to start Wednesday, but would not hurt to monitor.
Players on the DL
Archie Bradley, P, AZ – (Face) Took line drive to cheek, but walked off field under his own power.
Alex Colome, P, TB – (Illness) Will start Friday against Orioles.
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD – (Oblique) Probably out longer than minimum 15 days.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK – (Elbow) Ahead of schedule, could return in early-May.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL – (Hamstring) Hopes to be activated Saturday.
Derek Holland, P, TEX – (Shoulder) Will have MRI Friday, could throw Saturday.
Greg Holland, P, KC – (Chest) Threw on mound Tuesday, could be back May 4 or soon after.
Kenley Jansen, P, LAD – (Foot) Expected to begin rehab Friday at High-A.
Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU – (Thumb) Torn ligament, out until after All-Star break.
Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX – (Elbow) Will have bone chips removed Wednesday, out 1-to-3 weeks.
Ivan Nova, P, NYY – (Elbow) Threw one inning in a simulated game, could make extended spring training game appearance Saturday.
Adam Ottavino, P, COL – (Triceps, Elbow) Going to miss significant time with inflammation.
Anthony Rendon, 2B, WAS – (Knee) Held out of rehab games Monday and Tuesday but could return to game action Wednesday.
Hyun-Jin Ryu, P, LAD – (Shoulder) At least a month from returning.
Mashiro Tanaka, P, NYY – (Forearm)
Justin Verlander, P, DET – (Triceps) Had a light throwing session, expected to return before All-Star break.
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS – (Hamstring) Increased his running program, could head out on rehab next week.
Activated from the DL
Placed on the DL
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD
Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU
Jonathan Pettibone, P, PHI (transferred to 60-day DL)
Masahiro Tanaka, P, NYY
Called Up
Jackie Bradley, Jr., OF, BOS
A.J. Cole, P, WAS
Jonathan Diaz, SS, TOR
Severino Gonzalez, P, PHI
Enrique Hernandez, 2B, LAD
Rafael Montero, P, NYM
Jonathan Villar, SS, HOU
Chase Whitley, P, NYY
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI
Hector Neris, P, PHI
Rafael Martin, P, WAS
Danny Muno, 2B, NYM
Gregorio Petit, SS, NYY
Everett Teaford, P, TB (designated for assignment)
Steven Wright, P, BOS
Closer Watch
Atlanta – Jason Grilli had his first meltdown as the Braves' closer Tuesday, putting two runners on and then allowing Dan Uggla to hit a go-ahead three-run homer. It was Grilli's first blown save, so he will not relinquish the job just yet.
Miami – Steve Cishek had a rocky game Monday while blowing a save opportunity, but righted the ship Tuesday by allowing a walk and getting through the ninth without major incident to earn his second save of the season.
New York Yankees – Both Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances had pitched two days in a row, so the Yankees turned to Chris Martin to close Tuesday. Martin allowed a hit and struck out one to earn his first career save.
Toronto – Brett Cecil moved back into the closer's role Tuesday and it looks like the move is indefinite, per a statement from manager John Gibbons. Cecil allowed a hit in a scoreless inning Tuesday to earn his first save of the season.
Key Matchups
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Hot Batter Matchups – April 29, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN vs MIL 12:35PM | M. Garza | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .360 | .385 | .720 | 1.105 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN vs MIL 12:35PM | M. Garza | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .714 | 1.089 |
| M. Cabrera | 1B | DET @ MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | .471 | .500 | 1.029 | 1.529 |
| Y. Cespedes | OF | DET @ MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .545 | 1.200 | 1.745 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | CWS @ BAL 2:05PM | U. Jimenez | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .455 | .538 | .545 | 1.084 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | CWS @ BAL 2:05PM | U. Jimenez | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .350 | .480 | .650 | 1.130 |
| X. Bogaerts | SS | BOS vs TOR 6:10PM | R. Dickey | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .545 | .545 | .727 | 1.273 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs TOR 6:10PM | R. Dickey | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .333 | .400 | .778 | 1.178 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE vs KC 6:10PM | Y. Ventura | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .563 | .938 |
| C. Santana | 1B | CLE vs KC 6:10PM | Y. Ventura | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .357 | .438 | .786 | 1.223 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ BOS 6:10PM | R. Porcello | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .471 | .526 | .471 | .997 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ BOS 6:10PM | R. Porcello | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 |
| J. Smoak | 1B | TOR @ BOS 6:10PM | R. Porcello | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .545 | .879 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 82 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .280 | .289 | .439 | .728 |
| I. Desmond | SS | WAS @ ATL 7:10PM | A. Wood | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .692 | .923 |
| N. Cruz | OF | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | W. Rodriguez | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .364 | .500 | .727 | 1.227 |
| L. Morrison | 1B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | W. Rodriguez | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .455 | .538 | .636 | 1.175 |
| R. Weeks | 2B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | W. Rodriguez | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | .320 | .443 | .580 | 1.023 |
| L. Martin | OF | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | F. Hernandez | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .345 | .345 | .655 | 1.000 |
| P. Bourjos | OF | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | A. Harang | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .467 | .467 | .867 | 1.333 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | A. Harang | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .333 | .355 | .633 | .988 |
| M. Trumbo | OF | ARI vs COL 9:40PM | J. Lyles | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.083 | 1.417 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .545 | .600 | 1.145 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .417 | .533 | 1.083 | 1.617 |
| N. Hundley | C | COL @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .455 | .538 | .818 | 1.357 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .263 | .333 | .526 | .860 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .750 | 1.050 |
| Y. Grandal | C | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .409 | .409 | .591 | 1.000 |
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 – April 29, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Bartolo Colon | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | 144 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 17 | .292 | .301 | .430 | .732 |
| Zack Greinke | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | 94 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | .213 | .253 | .264 | .516 |
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 – April 29, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| B. Hamilton | OF | CIN vs MIL 12:35PM | M. Garza | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| D. Mesoraco | C | CIN vs MIL 12:35PM | M. Garza | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB @ NYY 1:05PM | M. Pineda | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| A. Avila | C | DET @ MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .176 | .176 | .353 | .529 |
| A. Gose | OF | DET @ MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .091 | .286 | .091 | .377 |
| V. Martinez | 1B | DET @ MIN 1:10PM | P. Hughes | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .259 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| A. De Aza | OF | BAL vs CWS 2:05PM | J. Samardzija | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| T. Snider | OF | BAL vs CWS 2:05PM | J. Samardzija | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| E. Bonifacio | 2B | CWS @ BAL 2:05PM | U. Jimenez | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .176 | .263 | .176 | .440 |
| J. Bradley | OF | BOS vs TOR 6:10PM | R. Dickey | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .214 | .385 | .599 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS vs TOR 6:10PM | R. Dickey | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .185 | .214 | .296 | .511 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE vs KC 6:10PM | Y. Ventura | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE vs KC 6:10PM | Y. Ventura | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| O. Infante | 2B | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | D. Salazar | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | D. Salazar | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .091 | .167 | .364 | .530 |
| R. Martin | C | TOR @ BOS 6:10PM | R. Porcello | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| E. Young Jr. | OF | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | J. Zimmermann | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .188 | .316 | .250 | .566 |
| M. Morse | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | B. Colon | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | NYM @ MIA 7:10PM | M. Latos | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS @ ATL 7:10PM | A. Wood | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| J. Ruggiano | OF | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | W. Rodriguez | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .545 | .727 |
| P. Fielder | 1B | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | F. Hernandez | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | A. Harang | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .138 | .194 | .138 | .331 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | A. Harang | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .250 | .467 | .717 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs COL 9:40PM | J. Lyles | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| D. LeMahieu | 2B | COL @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | R. Vogelsong | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .200 | .385 | .350 | .735 |
| B. Belt | 1B | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
| G. Blanco | OF | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| B. Crawford | SS | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
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 – April 29, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | 92 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 22 | .315 | .415 | .600 | 1.015 |
| Ryan Vogelsong | SF @ LAD 10:10PM | 118 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 18 | .288 | .365 | .515 | .880 |
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
Jake Marisnick, OF, HOU – Marisnick appears to be coming into his own in Houston, wrestling the lion's share of at-bats in centerfield, while slashing .362/.415/.574 with two home runs and six steals in 54 at-bats. He had performed well in the minors, but the 24-year-old failed to launch during a couple of opportunities with Miami. The Marlins traded Marisnick for Jarred Cosart last year and now Marisnick appears to have a good opportunity with the Astros. Colby Rasmus is stealing some at-bats, but Marisnick has been good enough to help in a strong number of different league formats.
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2B: Devon Travis ($3,800)
SS: Xander Bogaerts ($3,400)
3B: Mike Moustakas ($3,700)
OF: Juan Lagares ($3,700)
