Tuesday Lineup Card: Perky Royals Saved in Holland

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

Red Sox (Erik Bedard - L) @ Orioles (Zach Britton - L), 7:05
Indians (Jeanmar Gomez - R) @ Tigers (Max Scherzer - R), 7:05
Nationals (John Lannan - L) @ Marlins (Javier Vazquez - R), 7:10
Reds (Bronson Arroyo - R) @ Mets (Chris Capuano - L), 7:10
Yankees (TBD) @ Rays (Jeremy Hellickson - R), 7:10
Phillies (Roy Oswalt - R) @ Braves (Derek Lowe - R), 7:10
Cardinals (Jake Westbrook - R) @ Astros (Henry Sosa - R), 8:05
Royals (Sean O'Sullivan - R) @ Twins (Anthony Swarzak - R), 8:05
Pirates (Ross Ohlendorf - R) @ Brewers (Randy Wolf - L), 8:10
Blue Jays (Henderson Alvarez - R) @ White Sox (Mark Buehrle - L), 8:10
Dodgers (Hiroki Kuroda - R) @ Diamondbacks (Jarrod Parker - R), 9:40
Rangers (Colby Lewis - R) @ Angels (Ervin Santana - ), 10:05
Cubs (Matt Garza - R) @ Padres (Anthony Bass - R), 10:05
A's (Trevor Cahill - R) @ Mariners (Blake Beavan - R), 10:10
Rockies (Alex White - R) @ Giants (Madison Bumgarner - L), 10:15

Day game after a night game: None


Injuries – A brief look at players who have been missing time with minor ailments and their expected returns

Day-to-Day (includes players expected to make their return from the DL)
Alex Rios, OF, CHI-A - (Face) Not in Monday's lineup after running into the wall Sunday
David DeJesus, OF, OAK - (Hip) Not expected to play Monday
Phil Hughes, P, NY-A - (Back) Will pitch out of the bullpen thru ALDS
Felix Hernandez, P, SEA - (Forearm) Bruise is OK, but he doesn't have another scheduled start for 2011
Wilson Betemit, 3B, DET - (Knee) Still in pain and out of the lineup
Jason Varitek, C, BOS - (Knee) Scratched from Monday's lineup
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL - (Wrist) Out for final few games
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, COL - (Hip) Only available in "emergency" situations
Jason Bay, OF, NY-N - (Illness) Out again Monday
Angel Pagan, OF, NY-N - (Head) Won't play Monday
Ryan Howard, 1B, PHI - (Toe) Dealing with toe and heel problems, received a cortisone shot
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, CHI-N - (Quadriceps) Eyeing a Tuesday return
Justin Upton, OF, AZ - (Head) Will undergo baseline concussion tests prior to Monday's game, out of the lineup
Andrew McCutchen, OF, PIT – (Abdomen) Out of the lineup Monday after taking a pitch in BP
Cody Ross, OF, SF – (Hamstring) Done for the year


Players on the DL/Out
Mark Trumbo, 1B, ANA - (Foot) Out for the rest of the season
Peter Moylan, P, ATL - (Shoulder) Will go under the knife, much of 2012 season in doubt
George Sherrill, P, AT L - (Elbow) Returned to the Braves on Sunday, should be active for Monday's game
Tommy Hanson, P, ATL - (Shoulder) Did not throw BP on Sunday, and will not start Wednesday
Russ Mitchell, 1B, LA - (Wrist) Surgery on tap for Tuesday


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

Placed on the DL (15-day DL unless otherwise noted)
NA

Activated from DL
George Sherrill, P, BAL

Called Up
Luis Esposito, C, BOS

Sent Down
NA

Designated for Assignment
NA


Closer Watch – A closer look at intriguing ninth-inning situations (also check out our Closer Grid)

Kansas City - It looks like Greg Holland will be the guy for the Royals' final two games, as Joakim Soria remains out with a hamstring injury. Holland picked up his fourth save in Sunday's win over the White Sox, and his 11.1 K/9 leads the club.

KEY MATCHUPS: HOT
Hot Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
Vladimir Guerrero - DH	BAL vs BOS 9/27 7:05 PM	Erik Bedard	6-13	.462	1	2	3	2	2	.769	.533	1.302
Asdrubal Cabrera - SS	CLE @ DET 9/27 7:05 PM	Max Scherzer	3-11	.273	1	1	2	2	5	.545	.385	.930
Travis Hafner - DH	CLE @ DET 9/27 7:05 PM	Max Scherzer	6-10	.600	1	1	3	2	1	.900	.667	1.567
Matt LaPorta - 1B	CLE @ DET 9/27 7:05 PM	Max Scherzer	2-10	.200	1	2	1	2	1	.600	.333	.933
Wilson Betemit - 3B	DET vs CLE 9/27 7:05 PM	Jeanmar Gomez	3-10	.300	2	2	3	2	2	.900	.417	1.317
Alex Gonzalez - SS	ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:10 PM	Roy Oswalt	12-27	.444	2	4	3	1	4	.741	.464	1.205
Jack Wilson - SS	ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:10 PM	Roy Oswalt	23-59	.390	0	7	7	3	5	.525	.429	.954
Brandon Phillips - 2B	CIN @ NYM 9/27 7:10 PM	Chris Capuano	10-23	.435	1	2	2	0	3	.609	.435	1.044
Omar Infante - 2B	FLA vs WAS 9/27 7:10 PM	John Lannan	5-11	.455	0	1	0	0	1	.545	.455	1.000
Ronny Paulino - C	NYM vs CIN 9/27 7:10 PM	Bronson Arroyo	6-14	.429	0	3	3	4	2	.643	.556	1.199
Chase Utley - 2B	PHI @ ATL 9/27 7:10 PM	Derek Lowe	12-30	.400	2	5	3	3	0	.700	.455	1.155
Johnny Damon - OF	TB vs NYY 9/27 7:10 PM	Bartolo Colon	12-29	.414	1	3	3	4	2	.586	.485	1.071
Alex Cora - SS	WAS @ FLA 9/27 7:10 PM	Javier Vazquez	8-16	.500	0	1	1	2	0	.563	.556	1.119
Ivan Rodriguez - C	WAS @ FLA 9/27 7:10 PM	Javier Vazquez	13-29	.448	1	6	5	0	7	.759	.448	1.207
Carlos Lee - OF	HOU vs STL 9/27 8:05 PM	Jake Westbrook	11-25	.440	1	3	5	2	2	.640	.481	1.121
Craig Counsell - SS	MIL vs PIT 9/27 8:10 PM	Ross Ohlendorf	5-11	.455	0	1	2	1	1	.545	.500	1.045
Prince Fielder - 1B	MIL vs PIT 9/27 8:10 PM	Ross Ohlendorf	2-10	.200	2	2	3	1	4	.800	.250	1.050
Ronny Cedeno - SS	PIT @ MIL 9/27 8:10 PM	Randy Wolf	10-20	.500	0	3	2	2	1	.650	.522	1.172
Jose Bautista - 3B	TOR @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM	Mark Buehrle	4-16	.250	1	2	2	4	4	.500	.400	.900
Mark Teahen - 3B	TOR @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM	Mark Buehrle	24-53	.453	1	9	6	2	9	.660	.491	1.151
Chris Woodward - 3B	TOR @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM	Mark Buehrle	3-11	.273	0	2	0	3	3	.545	.467	1.012
Torii Hunter - OF	LAA vs TEX 9/27 10:05 PM	Colby Lewis	2-11	.182	1	2	1	2	3	.545	.308	.853
Adrian Beltre - 3B	TEX @ LAA 9/27 10:05 PM	Ervin Santana	10-47	.213	3	4	10	3	8	.447	.260	.707
Nelson Cruz - OF	TEX @ LAA 9/27 10:05 PM	Ervin Santana	8-30	.267	3	4	4	0	9	.600	.267	.867
Ian Kinsler - 2B	TEX @ LAA 9/27 10:05 PM	Ervin Santana	13-36	.361	1	6	3	3	5	.611	.425	1.036
Michael Young - 3B	TEX @ LAA 9/27 10:05 PM	Ervin Santana	24-64	.375	3	6	12	2	14	.563	.377	.940
Ichiro Suzuki - OF	SEA vs OAK 9/27 10:10 PM	Trevor Cahill	7-15	.467	0	2	0	2	0	.600	.556	1.156
Dexter Fowler - OF	COL @ SF 9/27 10:15 PM	Madison Bumgarner	4-10	.400	0	1	0	0	0	.600	.400	1.000
Carlos Gonzalez - OF	COL @ SF 9/27 10:15 PM	Madison Bumgarner	4-11	.364	2	3	4	2	1	1.000	.462	1.462
Todd Helton - 1B	COL @ SF 9/27 10:15 PM	Madison Bumgarner	4-10	.400	0	0	2	0	2	.400	.400	.800
Hot Pitcher Matchups			At-Bats	Opp AVG	HR Allow	XBH Allow	RBI Allow	BB	K	Opp SLG	Opp OBP	Opp OPS
Derek Lowe	ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:10 PM	Phillies Batters	59-267	.221	5	16	18	16	33	.320	.265	.585
Hiroki Kuroda	LAD @ ARI 9/27 9:40 PM	Diamondbacks Batters	13-64	.203	2	5	6	6	18	.364	.271	.635
Colby Lewis	TEX @ LAA 9/27 10:05 PM	Angels Batters	12-67	.179	3	6	4	10	16	.371	.286	.657

 

KEY MATCHUPS: COLD
Cold Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
Dan Uggla - 2B	ATL vs PHI 9/27 7:10 PM	Roy Oswalt	3-22	.136	0	1	1	5	8	.182	.296	.478
Edgar Renteria - SS	CIN @ NYM 9/27 7:10 PM	Chris Capuano	2-15	.133	0	0	1	0	5	.133	.133	.266
Angel Pagan - OF	NYM vs CIN 9/27 7:10 PM	Bronson Arroyo	3-16	.188	1	1	1	0	2	.375	.188	.563
John Bowker - OF	PHI @ ATL 9/27 7:10 PM	Derek Lowe	2-10	.200	0	1	0	1	1	.300	.273	.573
Ryan Howard - 1B	PHI @ ATL 9/27 7:10 PM	Derek Lowe	9-42	.214	0	1	5	2	7	.238	.250	.488
Raul Ibanez - OF	PHI @ ATL 9/27 7:10 PM	Derek Lowe	6-38	.158	2	2	6	2	3	.316	.200	.516
Jimmy Rollins - SS	PHI @ ATL 9/27 7:10 PM	Derek Lowe	8-38	.211	0	2	0	0	1	.263	.211	.474
Brian Schneider - C	PHI @ ATL 9/27 7:10 PM	Derek Lowe	2-13	.154	0	1	0	3	3	.231	.313	.544
Wilson Valdez - SS	PHI @ ATL 9/27 7:10 PM	Derek Lowe	2-13	.154	0	0	2	0	5	.154	.154	.308
Shane Victorino - OF	PHI @ ATL 9/27 7:10 PM	Derek Lowe	6-30	.200	1	1	1	1	4	.300	.226	.526
B.J. Upton - OF	TB vs NYY 9/27 7:10 PM	Bartolo Colon	2-11	.182	0	0	1	2	5	.182	.308	.490
Jayson Werth - OF	WAS @ FLA 9/27 7:10 PM	Javier Vazquez	2-22	.091	0	0	0	2	8	.091	.200	.291
Ryan Braun - OF	MIL vs PIT 9/27 8:10 PM	Ross Ohlendorf	1-12	.083	0	0	0	0	2	.083	.083	.166
Ryan Ludwick - OF	PIT @ MIL 9/27 8:10 PM	Randy Wolf	3-15	.200	0	0	1	3	5	.200	.350	.550
Andrew McCutchen - OF	PIT @ MIL 9/27 8:10 PM	Randy Wolf	4-20	.200	0	0	1	2	3	.200	.261	.461
Neil Walker - 2B	PIT @ MIL 9/27 8:10 PM	Randy Wolf	2-10	.200	0	2	1	0	1	.400	.200	.600
Adam Lind - 1B	TOR @ CWS 9/27 8:10 PM	Mark Buehrle	0-12	.000	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
Justin Upton - OF	ARI vs LAD 9/27 9:40 PM	Hiroki Kuroda	2-12	.167	0	0	1	1	5	.167	.231	.398
Howie Kendrick - 2B	LAA vs TEX 9/27 10:05 PM	Colby Lewis	1-10	.100	0	0	0	1	5	.100	.182	.282
Vernon Wells - OF	LAA vs TEX 9/27 10:05 PM	Colby Lewis	3-15	.200	1	2	1	2	1	.467	.294	.761
Jeremy Hermida - OF	SD vs CHC 9/27 10:05 PM	Matt Garza	2-11	.182	0	1	0	1	3	.273	.250	.523
Josh Hamilton - OF	TEX @ LAA 9/27 10:05 PM	Ervin Santana	4-24	.167	1	3	5	1	2	.375	.192	.567
Cold Pitcher Matchups			At-Bats	Opp AVG	HR Allow	XBH Allow	RBI Allow	BB	K	Opp SLG	Opp OBP	Opp OPS
Max Scherzer	DET vs Cle 9/27 7:05 PM	Indians Batters	23-76	.303	4	8	14	11	16	.509	.391	.899
Jeanmar Gomez	CLE @ Det 9/27 7:05 PM	Tigers Batters	28-68	.412	3	11	15	4	8	.670	.428	1.098
Roy Oswalt	PHI @ Atl 9/27 7:10 PM	Braves Batters	53-161	.329	2	17	20	14	26	.465	.390	.855
Javier Vazquez	FLA vs Was 9/27 7:10 PM	Nationals Batters	28-92	.304	1	10	9	6	23	.437	.355	.792
Chris Capuano	NYM vs Cin 9/27 7:10 PM	Reds Batters	21-63	.333	3	6	10	5	17	.542	.382	.924
Mark Buehrle	CWS vs Tor 9/27 8:10 PM	Blue Jays Batters	36-109	.330	3	14	10	10	20	.524	.399	.924
Ervin Santana	LAA vs Tex 9/27 10:05 PM	Rangers Batters	82-272	.302	14	26	49	14	49	.502	.333	.835

Recommended Pickup

Greg Holland, P, KC

I briefly mentioned Holland in the "closer watch" section above, and he seems like a good answer for the "Who should I pick up with two days left?" question. As mentioned above, Holland has apparently taken over the closer reins from the injured Joakim Soria, and there might be a save or two waiting for him with the Royals' offense acting perky of late. He's also the kind of guy who might appear in a middle inning if a save chance isn't coming, and he could K several in either situation. I could also see Holland challenge Soria for the closer role in 2012 if Soria continues to slide.

Other recent recommendations: Jarrod Parker, Chris Parmelee, Steve Cishek, Drew Pomeranz, Jerry Sands, Octavio Dotel

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