This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Friday Lineup Card:Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Cardinals (Joe Kelly – R) at Cubs (Travis Wood – L), 4:05
Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L) at Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda – R), 7:05
Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L) at Phillies (Kyle Kendrick – R), 7:05
Red Sox (Jon Lester – L) at Rays (David Price – L), 7:10
Nationals (Tanner Roark – R) at Reds (Alfredo Simon – R), 7:10
Padres (Jesse Hahn – R) at Braves (Alex Wood – L), 7:35
Athletics (Jason Hammel – R) at Rangers (Jerome Williams – R), 8:05
White Sox (John Danks – L) at Twins (Kevin Correia – R), 8:10
Indians (Josh Tomlin – R) at Royals (Yordano Ventura – R), 8:10
Marlins (Brad Hand – L) at Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L), 8:10
Mets (Zack Wheeler – R) at Brewers (Yovani Gallardo – R), 8:10
Pirates (Charlie Morton – R) at Rockies (Brett Anderson – L), 8:40
Tigers (Drew Smyly – L) at Angels (Tyler Skaggs – L), 10:05
Orioles (Kevin Gausman – R) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R), 10:10
Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Justin Ruggiano, OF, CHC (Groin) – Expected to return to action this weekend.
J.D. Martinez, OF, DET (Quad) – Was a late scratch from Thursday's game.
Manny Machado, 3B, BAL (Back) – Was a late scratch from Thursday's game missing his third straight game.
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS, CLE (Back) – Expected to return to action on Saturday with increased activity on Thursday.
Scooter Gennett, 2B, MIL (Quad) – Could miss Friday's game.
Eric Hosmer, 1B, KC (Hand) – Did not swing a bat on Thursday and could miss more time with a DL stint.
Kyle Gibson, SP, MIN (Back) – Expected to miss Saturday's start.
Ehire Adrianza, SS, SF (Hamstring) – Aggravated the same injury as before and may go on the DL again.
Ruben Tejada, SS, NYM (Head) – Missed Thursday's game after being hit with a fastball on Wednesday.
David Ortiz, DH, BOS (Back) – Removed from Thursday's game with back spasms.
Yoenis Cespedes, OF, OAK (Thumb) – Did not start on Thursday but is expected to play this coming weekend.
Jake Smolinski, OF, TEX (Foot) – Missed Thursday's game.
Joe Panik, 2B, SF (Ankle) – Missed Thursday's game.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (Back) – Missed Thursday's game and could miss the weekend series.
Players on the DL
Joe Mauer, C, MIN (Oblique) – Took swings from the batting cage on Thursday for the second straight day.
Willie Bloomquist, SS, SEA (Knee) – Injured knee trying to beat out a ground ball in Wednesday's game.
Matt Lindstrom, RP, CHW (Ankle) – Threw live batting practice on Thursday.
Dexter Fowler, OF, HOU (Back) – Expected to miss quite a bit of time before being ready for baseball activities.
Zach Putnam, RP, CHW (Shoulder) – Placed on the 15-DL.
Joel Hanrahan, RP, DET (Elbow) – Not expected to pitch this season.
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF (Concussion) – Cleared to join the team but still may miss more time.
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (Back) – Took more swings on Wednesday but still no timetable for return.
Gerrit Cole, SP, PIT (Back) – Expected to start this coming Monday at Triple-A Indianapolis.
Michael Pineda, SP, NYY (Back) – Pitched a shortened simulated game on Thursday.
Jesse Crain, RP, HOU (Biceps) – There is still an outside shot he will pitch this season.
C.C. Sabathia, SP, NYY (Knee) – Underwent season-ending knee surgery on Wednesday.
Mitch Moreland, 1B, TEX (Ankle) – Was transferred to the 60-day DL on Thursday.
Kevin Gregg, RP, MIA (Elbow) – Expected to miss more than the 15-day minimum.
Rafael Furcal, SS, MIA (Hamstring) – Has not resumed baseball activities as of yet.
Derek Dietrich, 2B, MIA (Wrist) – Does not have a timeline for return and has not resumed baseball activities as of yet.
John Mayberry, OF, PHI (Wrist) – Received a cortisone shot on Wednesday.
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)
Zach Putnam, RP, CHW – (Shoulder)
Willie Bloomquist, SS, SEA – (Knee)
Called Up
Nate Adcock, RP, TEX
Chris Taylor, SS, SEA
Jesus Montero, DH, SEA
Wilmer Flores, SS, NYM
Ryan Pressly, RP, MIN
Evan Scribner, RP, OAK
Andre Rienzo, SP, CHW
Jorge Polanco, SS, MIN
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Jim Johnson, RP, OAK
Matt Guerrier, RP, MIN
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF, NYM
Stephen Pryor, RP, MIN
Taijuan Walker, SP, SEA
Jimmy Paredes, 3B, BAL
Traded
Chris Capuano, RP, NYY (from COL for cash)
Jimmy Paredes, 3B, BAL (from KC for cash)
Kendrys Morales, 1B, MIN (from MIN)
Stephen Pryor, RP, MIN (from SEA)
Closer Watch
Baltimore Orioles – There have been some rumblings that the Orioles are looking for a new closer via trade before the deadline, but those rumors were squashed as the O's intend to stick with Zach Britton who bounced back nicely from his July 18 implosion where he gave up a walk-off homer and three earned runs in the blown save against Oakland. Since then, Britton has had three saves in three appearances.
Chicago White Sox – The closer-by-committee situation just got uglier in Chicago with reliever Zach Putnam landing on the DL. This is a situation that you want to stay away from, but if you're scrambling for saves then Jacob Petricka is the way I'd go.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – July 25, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| N. Schierholtz | OF | CHC vs STL 4:05PM | J. Kelly | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .462 | .462 | .692 | 1.154 |
| A. Craig | 1B | STL @ CHC 4:05PM | T. Wood | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .321 | .345 | .607 | .952 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL @ CHC 4:05PM | T. Wood | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .290 | .353 | .581 | .934 |
| J. Jay | OF | STL @ CHC 4:05PM | T. Wood | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .464 | .480 | .944 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI @ PHI 7:05PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .538 | .833 | 1.372 |
| G. Parra | OF | ARI @ PHI 7:05PM | K. Kendrick | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .385 | .667 | 1.051 |
| M. Prado | 3B | ARI @ PHI 7:05PM | K. Kendrick | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .391 | .391 | .522 | .913 |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | M. Buehrle | 36 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .222 | .243 | .528 | .771 |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | M. Buehrle | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .458 | .480 | .750 | 1.230 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | M. Buehrle | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .368 | .429 | .632 | 1.060 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | M. Buehrle | 51 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .451 | .453 | .510 | .963 |
| J. Bautista | OF | TOR @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .154 | .267 | .615 | .882 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | TOR @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .417 | .583 | 1.000 |
| A. Gose | OF | TOR @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .385 | .385 | .769 | 1.154 |
| M. Kawasaki | SS | TOR @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .583 | .600 | 1.183 |
| J. Reyes | SS | TOR @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .478 | .480 | .913 | 1.393 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .333 | .379 | .593 | .972 |
| M. Joyce | OF | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .909 | 1.326 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 53 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | .245 | .333 | .472 | .805 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | J. Williams | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .389 | .421 | .556 | .977 |
| C. Gentry | OF | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | J. Williams | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .417 | .462 | .583 | 1.045 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | J. Williams | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .800 | 1.255 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | J. Williams | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .500 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| J. Reddick | OF | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | J. Williams | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .571 | .917 | 1.488 |
| E. Sogard | SS | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | J. Williams | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .700 | .700 | 1.100 | 1.800 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | Y. Ventura | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .700 | 1.100 |
| A. Dunn | 1B | CWS @ MIN 8:10PM | K. Correia | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .280 | .379 | .640 | 1.019 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS @ MIN 8:10PM | K. Correia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .400 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| D. Viciedo | OF | CWS @ MIN 8:10PM | K. Correia | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .545 | .583 | .909 | 1.492 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | J. Tomlin | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .308 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| L. Duda | OF | NYM @ MIL 8:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .500 | .583 | 1.200 | 1.783 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ MIL 8:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL vs PIT 8:40PM | C. Morton | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .417 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| D. Stubbs | OF | COL vs PIT 8:40PM | C. Morton | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .360 | .414 | .520 | .934 |
| J. Hamilton | OF | LAA vs DET 10:05PM | D. Smyly | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 59 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | .254 | .290 | .508 | .799 |
| N. Markakis | OF | BAL @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .464 | .545 | .536 | 1.081 |
| C. Crawford | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .500 | .864 |
| Y. Puig | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .583 | .600 | 1.183 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .318 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
| M. Morse | OF | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .273 | .385 | .545 | .930 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | Z. Greinke | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .235 | .688 | .923 |
| M. Scutaro | 2B | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | Z. Greinke | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .391 | .462 | .565 | 1.027 |
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 – July 25, 2014Hot Pitcher Matchups – July 25, 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 |
| Joe Kelly | STL @ CHC 4:05PM | 85 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | .224 | .267 | .291 | .558 |
| David Price | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | 226 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 65 | .212 | .284 | .313 | .597 |
| Yordano Ventura | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | 66 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .227 | .261 | .271 | .532 |
Cold Batter Matchups – July 25, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC vs STL 4:05PM | J. Kelly | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .214 | .267 | .286 | .552 |
| A. Rizzo | 1B | CHC vs STL 4:05PM | J. Kelly | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .063 | .118 | .125 | .243 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | TOR @ NYY 7:05PM | H. Kuroda | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .097 | .152 | .258 | .410 |
| S. Drew | SS | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| J. Gomes | OF | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .167 | .222 | .208 | .431 |
| D. Nava | OF | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .100 | .143 | .100 | .243 |
| S. Victorino | OF | BOS @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .211 | .286 | .211 | .496 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB vs BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 51 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | .176 | .263 | .275 | .538 |
| Y. Cespedes | OF | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | J. Williams | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK @ TEX 8:05PM | J. Williams | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .190 | .250 | .190 | .440 |
| J. Arencibia | C | TEX vs OAK 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .278 | .563 |
| J. Willingham | OF | MIN vs CWS 8:10PM | J. Danks | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .143 | .235 | .143 | .378 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM @ MIL 8:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .158 | .273 | .316 | .589 |
| C. Young | OF | NYM @ MIL 8:10PM | Y. Gallardo | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| N. Hundley | C | BAL @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| D. Young | OF | BAL @ SEA 10:10PM | F. Hernandez | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .222 | .294 | .516 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .222 | .271 | .222 | .493 |
| D. Gordon | SS | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .063 | .118 | .063 | .180 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | .196 | .296 | .217 | .514 |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – July 25, 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 |
| Hiroki Kuroda | NYY vs TOR 7:05PM | 126 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 27 | .294 | .332 | .539 | .871 |
| Kyle Kendrick | PHI vs ARI 7:05PM | 63 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | .444 | .460 | .745 | 1.205 |
| Mark Buehrle | TOR @ NYY 7:05PM | 317 | 104 | 32 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 34 | .328 | .351 | .509 | .860 |
| Jerome Williams | TEX vs OAK 8:05PM | 127 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 18 | .370 | .426 | .594 | 1.020 |
Recommended Pickup
David Phelps, SP, NYY – The Yankees have been looking for some solid production out of their rotation and Phelps has been steering the ship in the right direction. His win-loss record (5-4) isn't anything to get worked up over, but Phelps can certainly help your ratios (3.77 ERA and 1.34 WHIP) and strikeouts (86 K in 100.3 IP). I know, those ratio numbers don't seem to excite me either after first looking at them, but if you keep in mind that Phelps has given up only two earned runs or less in his last five starts then there's your value play. It may be the "what have you done for me lately" deal-io, but I'm okay with that. At this time of the season we need to really dig into the numbers. While it's quite obvious, we all need contributing players and Phelps is doing just that.
Other Recent Recommendations :Odrisamer Despaigne, Brandon McCarthy, Danny Salazar, Chris Young (pitcher), Travis d'Arnaud
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Brad Hand, MIA ($5,800)
C: Brian McCann, NYY ($3,700)
1B: Ike Davis, PIT ($3,500)
2B: Kyle Seager, SEA ($4,300)
SS: Danny Santana, MIN ($3,400)
3B: David Wright, NYM ($4,400)
OF: Bryce Harper, WAS ($4,700)
