Tuesday Lineup Card: Bauer Hour

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Tuesday’s Starters
AL
Angels (C.J.Wilson - L) at Orioles (Brian Matusz - L), 7:05
Indians (Justin Masterson - R) at Yankees (Phil Hughes - R), 7:05
Blue Jays (Aaron Laffey - L) at Red Sox (Daisuke Matsuzaka - R), 7:10
Tigers (Drew Smyly - L) at Rangers (Yu Darvish - R), 8:05
White Sox (Gavin Floyd - R) at Twins (Liam Hendriks - R), 8:10
Rays (Chris Archer - R) at Royals (Bruce Chen - L), 8:10
Athletics (Travis Blackley - L) at Mariners (Jason Vargas - L), 10:10

NL
Pirates (Erik Bedard - L) at Phillies (Vance Worley - R), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Daniel Hudson - R) at Braves (Tim Hudson - R), 7:10
Brewers (Marco Estrada - R) at Reds (Bronson Arroyo - R), 7:10
Cardinals (Kyle Lohse - R) at Marlins (Carlos Zambrano - R), 7:10
Mets (Dillon Gee - R) at Cubs (Randy Wells - R), 8:05
Padres (TBA) at Astros (Jordan Lyles - R), 8:05
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez - L) at Rockies (Christian Friedrich - L), 8:40
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw - L) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong - R), 10:15

Injuries

Day-to-Day
AL
Craig Gentry, OF, TEX - (Ankle) Not expected to return to the starting lineup until Tuesday.
Jose Valverde, P, DET - (Wrist) Was expected to be available for Monday's game.
Russell Martin, C, NYY - (Back) Was not in the starting lineup on Monday.
Alex Avila, C, DET - (Knee) Was not in the starting lineup on Monday.

NL
Jordan Pacheco, 3B, COL - (Quadriceps) Made his second consutive start on Sunday.
Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU - (Hamstring) Was not in the starting lineup on Monday.
Yonder Alonso, OF, SDP - (Knee)Was not in the starting lineup on Monday.
Chris Nelson, SS, COL - (Angle) Was not in the starting lineup on Monday.

Disabled List
AL
Brandon Morrow, P, TOR - (Oblique) Expected to be out for around two months.
Manuel Pina, C, KCR - (Knee) Is ready to begin a rehab assignment.
Nolan Reimold, OF, BAL - (Neck) Underwent successful surgery on Monday.
Carlos Carrasco, P, CLE - (Elbow) Hoping to begin a minor league rehab assignment in about two months.
Matt Capps, P, MIN - (Shoulder) Placed on 15-Day DL with right shoulder inflammation.
Jeremy Hellickson, P, TBR - (Shoulder) Threw 60 pitches during a bullpen session on Monday and could return on Saturday.
Derek Holland, P, TEX - (Illness) Will start for Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday.

NL
Bud Norris, P, HOU - (Knee) Is on track to start Thursday's game.
Brian Schneider, C, PHI - (Angle) Placed on the 15-Day DL on Monday.
Chase Utley, 2B, PHI - (Knee) Will bat third when he returns to the Phillies' lineup.
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD - (Hamstring) Dodgers are not concerned with Kemp's lingering soreness.
Jhoulys Chacin, P, COL - (Chest) Will throw a bullpen session on Tuesday.
Xavier Nady, OF, WAS - (Wrist) Was placed on the 15-Day DL on Monday.
Juan Nicasio, P, COL - (Knee) Will face live hitters on Tuesday.
Chris Carpenter, P, STL - (Shoulder) Did not face live hitting on Monday after feeling weakness.
Ryan Dempster, P, CHC - (Shoulder) Reported no problems after throwing on Monday.
Shaum Marcum, P, MIL - (Elbow) Cut his Monday throwing session short due to discomfort.

Transactions

Activated from DL
Drew Stubbs, OF, CIN
Ben Francisco, OF, TOR
Jeff Karstens, P, PIT

Placed on DL
Matt Capps, P, MIN
Brian Schneider, C, PHI

Designated for Assignment
Vinny Rottino, OF, NYM

Optioned to Triple-A
Jeanmar Gomez, P, CLE
Bryan Morris, P, PIT
David Cooper, 1B, TOR
Mark Hamburger, P, SDP
Alexander Torres, P, TBR
Mike McCoy, 2B, TOR
B.J. Rosenberg, P, PHI
Willie Harris, 2B, CIN
Juan Perez, P, MIL

Called Up
Justin Hampson, P, NYM
Adam Lind, 1B, TOR
Scott Barnes, P, CLE
Erik Kratz, C, PHI
Tyler Robertson, P, MIN

Closer Watch
Twins: Matt Capps was officially placed on the DL on Monday with inflamation in his right shoulder. Both he and the Twins had been making it sound like he would not be out long, but this DL stint should keep him out for at least a couple of weeks. In his place, Glen Perkins will likely get most of the save opportunities for Minnesota.

Reds: Aroldis Chapman blew another save on Sunday, giving up a one run lead after allowing a two run home-run to Josh Willingham. After beginning the year with zero earned runs in his first 24 outings, Chapman has just two scoreless appearances in seven games. He has a 11.37 ERA over that seven game stretch, with an opponents OPS of 1.173. On the bright side, Chapman has still been striking out a ton of hitters.

KEY MATCHUPS: HOT
Hot Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
Wilson Betemit - 3B	BAL vs LAA 6/26 7:05 PM	C.J. Wilson	6-12	.500	0	3	0	2	3	.750	.571	1.321
Brian Roberts - 2B	BAL vs LAA 6/26 7:05 PM	C.J. Wilson	5-16	.313	1	2	2	1	4	.563	.353	.916
Howie Kendrick - 2B	LAA @ BAL 6/26 7:05 PM	Brian Matusz	5-12	.417	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.417	.917
Derek Jeter - SS	NYY vs CLE 6/26 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	7-18	.389	0	2	3	2	3	.500	.450	.950
Placido Polanco - 3B	PHI vs PIT 6/26 7:05 PM	Erik Bedard	4-13	.308	1	2	2	0	1	.615	.308	.923
Jim Thome - 1B	PHI vs PIT 6/26 7:05 PM	Erik Bedard	6-22	.273	1	1	2	7	6	.409	.448	.857
Michael Bourn - OF	ATL vs ARI 6/26 7:10 PM	Dan Hudson	10-15	.667	2	4	8	0	2	1.200	.667	1.867
Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C	BOS vs TOR 6/26 7:10 PM	Aaron Laffey	6-12	.500	0	0	5	1	0	.500	.538	1.038
Jay Bruce - OF	CIN vs MIL 6/26 7:10 PM	Marco Estrada	3-12	.250	2	2	2	3	3	.750	.400	1.150
Brandon Phillips - 2B	CIN vs MIL 6/26 7:10 PM	Marco Estrada	5-14	.357	3	3	8	0	0	1.000	.357	1.357
Hanley Ramirez - SS	MIA vs STL 6/26 7:10 PM	Kyle Lohse	5-17	.294	1	4	4	4	4	.647	.429	1.076
Gaby Sanchez - 1B	MIA vs STL 6/26 7:10 PM	Kyle Lohse	3-11	.273	3	3	12	2	0	1.091	.385	1.476
Giancarlo Stanton - OF	MIA vs STL 6/26 7:10 PM	Kyle Lohse	8-13	.615	3	3	3	0	0	1.308	.615	1.923
Ryan Braun - OF	MIL @ CIN 6/26 7:10 PM	Bronson Arroyo	15-53	.283	6	8	10	3	11	.660	.321	.982
George Kottaras - C	MIL @ CIN 6/26 7:10 PM	Bronson Arroyo	5-18	.278	2	5	2	0	4	.778	.278	1.056
Aramis Ramirez - 3B	MIL @ CIN 6/26 7:10 PM	Bronson Arroyo	11-66	.167	3	4	5	4	4	.318	.214	.532
Rickie Weeks - 2B	MIL @ CIN 6/26 7:10 PM	Bronson Arroyo	12-53	.226	4	11	8	5	17	.585	.293	.878
Skip Schumaker - 2B	STL @ MIA 6/26 7:10 PM	Carlos Zambrano	13-39	.333	1	4	3	4	1	.513	.395	.908
Ronny Cedeno - SS	NYM @ CHC 6/26 8:05 PM	Randy Wells	8-22	.364	2	2	6	0	3	.636	.364	1.000
Jamey Carroll - SS	MIN vs CWS 6/26 8:10 PM	Gavin Floyd	6-16	.375	0	2	0	1	4	.500	.412	.912
Alexi Casilla - SS	MIN vs CWS 6/26 8:10 PM	Gavin Floyd	11-24	.458	0	3	2	0	5	.583	.458	1.042
Joe Mauer - C	MIN vs CWS 6/26 8:10 PM	Gavin Floyd	18-40	.450	3	9	8	6	2	.850	.522	1.372
Denard Span - OF	MIN vs CWS 6/26 8:10 PM	Gavin Floyd	13-26	.500	0	2	3	1	3	.577	.519	1.096
Carlos Pena - 1B	TB @ KC 6/26 8:10 PM	Bruce Chen	5-12	.417	1	3	3	1	2	.833	.462	1.295
Michael Cuddyer - OF	COL vs WAS 6/26 8:40 PM	Gio Gonzalez	6-17	.353	1	1	3	5	8	.529	.500	1.029
Cliff Pennington - SS	OAK @ SEA 6/26 10:10 PM	Jason Vargas	8-27	.296	3	3	6	0	4	.630	.296	.926
Dee Gordon - SS	LAD @ SF 6/26 10:15 PM	Ryan Vogelsong	6-14	.429	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857
James Loney - 1B	LAD @ SF 6/26 10:15 PM	Ryan Vogelsong	8-18	.444	0	2	0	2	2	.667	.500	1.167
Juan Rivera - OF	LAD @ SF 6/26 10:15 PM	Ryan Vogelsong	9-21	.429	0	1	2	0	0	.476	.429	.905
Ryan Theriot - SS	SF vs LAD 6/26 10:15 PM	Clayton Kershaw	7-18	.389	0	3	3	2	4	.556	.450	1.006
Hot Pitcher Matchups			At-Bats	Opp AVG	HR Allow	XBH Allow	RBI Allow	BB	K	Opp SLG	Opp OBP	Opp OPS
Phil Hughes	NYY vs CLE 6/26 7:05 PM	Indians Batters	8-63	.127	0	5	2	6	13	.225	.213	.437
Justin Masterson	CLE @ NYY 6/26 7:05 PM	Yankees Batters	27-121	.223	0	6	7	11	20	.275	.292	.567
Daisuke Matsuzaka	BOS vs TOR 6/26 7:10 PM	Blue Jays Batters	14-116	.121	2	3	4	3	29	.179	.143	.322
Bronson Arroyo	CIN vs MIL 6/26 7:10 PM	Brewers Batters	61-282	.216	15	30	33	19	50	.429	.267	.695
Tim Hudson	ATL vs ARI 6/26 7:10 PM	Diamondbacks Batters	13-84	.155	0	0	5	8	15	.170	.228	.398
Clayton Kershaw	LAD @ SF 6/26 10:15 PM	Giants Batters	36-152	.237	0	7	7	10	45	.282	.284	.565

 

KEY MATCHUPS: COLD
Cold Batter Matchups			At-Bats	AVG	HR	XBH	RBI	BB	K	SLG	OBP	OPS
Johnny Damon - DH	CLE @ NYY 6/26 7:05 PM	Phil Hughes	2-12	.167	0	2	0	1	3	.500	.231	.731
Casey Kotchman - 1B	CLE @ NYY 6/26 7:05 PM	Phil Hughes	0-15	.000	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.063	.063
Jose Lopez - 3B	CLE @ NYY 6/26 7:05 PM	Phil Hughes	2-10	.200	0	2	1	0	1	.400	.200	.600
Curtis Granderson - OF	NYY vs CLE 6/26 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	1-15	.067	0	0	0	1	1	.067	.125	.192
Nick Swisher - OF	NYY vs CLE 6/26 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	2-11	.182	0	0	0	2	2	.182	.308	.490
Mark Teixeira - 1B	NYY vs CLE 6/26 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	1-14	.071	0	0	0	0	3	.071	.071	.143
DeWayne Wise - OF	NYY vs CLE 6/26 7:05 PM	Justin Masterson	2-10	.200	0	1	0	0	2	.300	.200	.500
Jimmy Rollins - SS	PHI vs PIT 6/26 7:05 PM	Erik Bedard	2-11	.182	0	0	0	0	2	.182	.182	.364
Ty Wigginton - 3B	PHI vs PIT 6/26 7:05 PM	Erik Bedard	7-27	.259	0	1	4	1	8	.296	.286	.582
Henry Blanco - C	ARI @ ATL 6/26 7:10 PM	Tim Hudson	1-11	.091	0	0	0	0	2	.091	.091	.182
Willie Bloomquist - SS	ARI @ ATL 6/26 7:10 PM	Tim Hudson	3-15	.200	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.250	.450
Chris Young - OF	ARI @ ATL 6/26 7:10 PM	Tim Hudson	1-10	.100	0	0	1	2	3	.100	.250	.350
Mike Aviles - 2B	BOS vs TOR 6/26 7:10 PM	Aaron Laffey	1-10	.100	0	0	0	0	5	.100	.100	.200
Nick Punto - 2B	BOS vs TOR 6/26 7:10 PM	Aaron Laffey	2-11	.182	0	1	0	2	2	.273	.308	.581
Drew Stubbs - OF	CIN vs MIL 6/26 7:10 PM	Marco Estrada	0-15	.000	0	0	0	0	10	.000	.000	.000
John Buck - C	MIA vs STL 6/26 7:10 PM	Kyle Lohse	1-21	.048	0	0	0	9	7	.048	.333	.381
Greg Dobbs - 3B	MIA vs STL 6/26 7:10 PM	Kyle Lohse	3-17	.176	0	0	0	0	1	.176	.176	.353
Austin Kearns - OF	MIA vs STL 6/26 7:10 PM	Kyle Lohse	3-12	.250	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Carlos Gomez - OF	MIL @ CIN 6/26 7:10 PM	Bronson Arroyo	3-21	.143	0	0	0	0	5	.143	.143	.286
Nyjer Morgan - OF	MIL @ CIN 6/26 7:10 PM	Bronson Arroyo	3-18	.167	0	1	0	3	4	.222	.286	.508
Carlos Beltran - OF	STL @ MIA 6/26 7:10 PM	Carlos Zambrano	3-24	.125	1	1	2	6	2	.250	.300	.550
Rafael Furcal - SS	STL @ MIA 6/26 7:10 PM	Carlos Zambrano	3-23	.130	0	2	1	1	5	.217	.167	.384
Yadier Molina - C	STL @ MIA 6/26 7:10 PM	Carlos Zambrano	9-47	.191	1	3	7	3	6	.298	.240	.538
Jose Bautista - 3B	TOR @ BOS 6/26 7:10 PM	Daisuke Matsuzaka	4-22	.182	0	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.364
Edwin Encarnacion - 3B	TOR @ BOS 6/26 7:10 PM	Daisuke Matsuzaka	1-10	.100	0	0	0	1	1	.100	.182	.282
Yunel Escobar - SS	TOR @ BOS 6/26 7:10 PM	Daisuke Matsuzaka	2-16	.125	0	0	1	0	1	.125	.125	.250
Adam Lind - 1B	TOR @ BOS 6/26 7:10 PM	Daisuke Matsuzaka	3-32	.094	1	2	1	1	8	.219	.121	.340
Hideki Matsui - OF	TB @ KC 6/26 8:10 PM	Bruce Chen	5-27	.185	1	1	2	4	6	.296	.290	.587
B.J. Upton - OF	TB @ KC 6/26 8:10 PM	Bruce Chen	1-12	.083	0	1	0	0	5	.167	.083	.250
Brandon Inge - 3B	OAK @ SEA 6/26 10:10 PM	Jason Vargas	1-10	.100	0	0	2	0	1	.100	.100	.200
A.J. Ellis - C	LAD @ SF 6/26 10:15 PM	Ryan Vogelsong	2-12	.167	0	0	0	0	4	.167	.167	.333
Brandon Belt - 1B	SF vs LAD 6/26 10:15 PM	Clayton Kershaw	3-21	.143	0	0	0	3	11	.143	.250	.393
Buster Posey - C	SF vs LAD 6/26 10:15 PM	Clayton Kershaw	4-33	.121	0	0	0	1	14	.121	.147	.268
Cold Pitcher Matchups			At-Bats	Opp AVG	HR Allow	XBH Allow	RBI Allow	BB	K	Opp SLG	Opp OBP	Opp OPS
Aaron Laffey	TOR @ Bos 6/26 7:10 PM	Red Sox Batters	20-63	.317	1	3	9	9	7	.374	.403	.707
Marco Estrada	MIL @ Cin 6/26 7:10 PM	Reds Batters	17-69	.246	6	8	15	9	16	.554	.333	.888
Randy Wells	CHC vs NYM 6/26 8:05 PM	Mets Batters	28-81	.346	3	9	11	5	14	.531	.384	.914
Gavin Floyd	CWS @ Min 6/26 8:10 PM	Twins Batters	62-160	.388	5	21	19	10	21	.595	.424	1.019
Ryan Vogelsong	SF vs LAD 6/26 10:15 PM	Dodgers Batters	32-83	.386	0	4	2	4	10	.461	.420	.881

Recommended Pickup
Trevor Bauer, P, ARI: Anytime a top-10 MLB prospect is called up to the majors, it's a good idea to try and get them on your roster as soon as possible. Players are rated that highly for a reason and, while there are plenty of busts every year, it's worth the risk when you consider the reward you might reap. Trevor Bauer could provide a very large reward after being called up to start for Arizona on Tuesday. After being the third overall pick in the 2011 draft by the Diamondbacks, he was ranked as the ninth best prospect in the MLB by Baseball-America before the 2012 season.

Bauer has been fast-tracked through the minors leagues, reaching Double-A last year after being drafted, and making eight starts in both Double-A and Triple-A this season. He was fantastic in those sixteen total starts, too. Bauer has a 2.23 season ERA with 116 strikeouts in 93 innings for an 11.2 K/9IP. A word of warning: Bauer has had walk issues in the minors, with a 4.6 BB/9IP over his career thus far. However, the strikeouts and great potential make Bauer much too interesting to pass up.

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