This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Tuesday's Starters – all times Eastern
Mariners (Aaron Harang - R) at Pirates (James McDonald - R), 7:05
Tigers (Anibal Sanchez - R) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann - R), 7:05
Royals (Ervin Santana - R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen - L), 7:05
Athletics (Tom Milone - L) at Indians (Zach McAllister - R), 7:05
Braves (Kris Medlen - R) at Reds (Homer Bailey - R), 7:10
Blue Jays (J.A. Happ - L) at Rays (Roberto Hernandez - R), 7:10
Twins (Scott Diamond - L) at Red Sox (Ryan Dempster - R), 7:10
White Sox (Hector Santiago - L) at Mets (Matt Harvey - R), 7:10
Cardinals (Lance Lynn - R) at Cubs (Travis Wood - L), 8:05
Rangers (Justin Grimm - R) at Brewers (Wily Peralta - R), 8:10
Angels (C.J. Wilson - L) at Astros (Jordan Lyles - R), 8:10
Yankees (Hiroki Kuroda - R) at Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa - L), 8:40
Marlins (Alex Sanabia - R) at Padres (Eric Stults - L), 10:10
Diamondbacks (Brandon McCarthy - R) at Dodgers (Josh Beckett - R), 10:!0
Phillies (Kyle Kendrick - R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum - R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
AL
Ben Zobrist, 2B, TB (personal) – Will be back in Tuesday
Jake Peavy, SP, CWS (back) – Will start as scheduled Wednesday
Alex Avila, C, DET (illness) – Should be back in Tuesday
David Robertson, RP, NYY (knee) – Expects to be available Tuesday
Yunel Escobar, SS, TB (hand) – Out 'til at least Wednesday
NL
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, LAD (neck) – Had MRI Monday; said he can't swing like he used to
Adam Eaton, OF, ARI (elbow) – DHing on rehab trip; 2-for-10 so far
Yadier Molina, C, STL (hand) – Thinks he'll play Tuesday despite throwing-hand bruise
Angel Pagan, OF, SF (hamstring) – Available off bench Monday and confident he'll go Tuesday
Jose Mijares, RP, SF (personal) – Will be back Tuesday
Jerry Hairston, 3B, LAD (groin) – Limited to pinch-hitting Sunday, but no MRI slated
Donovan Solano, 2B, MIA (oblique) – Likely headed for DL
Disabled List
AL
Jason Heyward, OF, ATL (abdomen) – Took BP on Monday
Josh Johnson, SP, TOR (triceps) – MRI came back clean; likely return toward end of month
Dayan Viciedo, OF, CHW (oblique) – Started rehab trip Monday
Hiroyuki Nakajima, SS, OAK (hamstring) – Will play nine innings Tuesday in Triple-A
Gavin Floyd, SP, CHW (elbow) – Surgery; out 14-19 months
Sean Burnett, RP, LAA (forearm) – Good news from Dr. Andrews: no major damage
Cole De Vries, SP, MIN (forearm) – Next rehab start coming Friday in Double-A
NL
Johnny Cueto, SP, CIN (oblique) – Threw 25-pitch bullpen Monday; could go on rehab this week
Charlie Morton, SP, PIT (elbow) – Could have rehab extended beyond 30 days due to setback
Frank Francisco, RP, NYM (elbow) – Looked good in rehab game; likely back this week
Transactions
Activated from DL
Brian McCann, C, ATL
Craig Breslow, RP, BOS
Mark Lowe, RP, LAA
J.D. Martinez, OF, HOU
Chris Capuano, SP, LAD
Placed on DL
Roy Halladay, SP, PHI (shoulder)
Andrew Bailey, RP, BOS (biceps)
Vinnie Pestano, RP, CLE (elbow)
Mark Ellis, 2B, LAD (quad)
Called Up
Ryan Sweeney, OF, CHC
Rafael Dolis, RP, CHC
Joe Savery, RP, PHI
Trevor Crowe, OF, HOU
Jimme Paredes, 3B, HOU
Nick Hagadone, RP, CLE
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Tyler Pastornicky, SS, ATL
Jermaine Curtis, OF, STL
Zach Clark, RP, BAL
Dave Sappelt, OF, CHC
Kameron Loe, RP, CHC (DFA)
Ryan Brasier, RP, LAA
Brandon Laird, 3B, HOU
Rick Ankiel, OF, HOU (DFA)
Fernando Martinez, OF, HOU (DFA)
Closer Watch
Red Sox – With Andrew Bailey's trip to the DL, Joel Hanrahan just got a whole pile of job security. Fantasy owners in deeper leagues may want to look into securing the services of Junichi Tazawa or Koji Uehara in case Hanrahan struggles or is reinjured – after all, he just got back from a hamstring injury not a week ago.
Royals – Greg Holland blew the save Monday, giving up four hits and (fortunately) just one run. Unfortunately for Kelvin Herrera's prospects, he ended up with the loss, giving up a solo home run to Jordan Danks of the White Sox in his second inning of work. Holland's been otherwise terrific after recovering from a tough start, so don't expect this outing to prompt a change.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Chris Davis - 1B | BAL vs KC 5/7 7:05 PM | Ervin Santana | 5-23 | .217 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .696 | .250 | .946 | |||||||
J.J. Hardy - SS | BAL vs KC 5/7 7:05 PM | Ervin Santana | 3-10 | .300 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .900 | .300 | 1.200 | |||||||
Nick Markakis - OF | BAL vs KC 5/7 7:05 PM | Ervin Santana | 10-34 | .294 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | .706 | .294 | 1.000 | |||||||
Clint Barmes - SS | PIT vs SEA 5/7 7:05 PM | Aaron Harang | 4-11 | .364 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .727 | .500 | 1.227 | |||||||
Garrett Jones - 1B | PIT vs SEA 5/7 7:05 PM | Aaron Harang | 6-10 | .600 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.100 | .667 | 1.767 | |||||||
Russell Martin - C | PIT vs SEA 5/7 7:05 PM | Aaron Harang | 6-13 | .462 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .538 | .533 | 1.072 | |||||||
Ian Desmond - SS | WAS vs DET 5/7 7:05 PM | Anibal Sanchez | 8-25 | .320 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .520 | .370 | .890 | |||||||
Wilson Ramos - C | WAS vs DET 5/7 7:05 PM | Anibal Sanchez | 5-13 | .385 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .462 | .467 | .928 | |||||||
Jamey Carroll - SS | MIN @ BOS 5/7 7:10 PM | Ryan Dempster | 6-14 | .429 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .467 | .967 | |||||||
Kelly Johnson - 2B | TB vs TOR 5/7 7:10 PM | J.A. Happ | 2-10 | .200 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .800 | .200 | 1.000 | |||||||
Melky Cabrera - OF | TOR @ TB 5/7 7:10 PM | Roberto Hernandez | 7-20 | .350 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | .435 | 1.035 | |||||||
Rajai Davis - OF | TOR @ TB 5/7 7:10 PM | Roberto Hernandez | 7-15 | .467 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | |||||||
Starlin Castro - SS | CHC vs STL 5/7 8:05 PM | Lance Lynn | 5-13 | .385 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .615 | .385 | 1.000 | |||||||
Allen Craig - 1B | STL @ CHC 5/7 8:05 PM | Travis Wood | 4-10 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .700 | .400 | 1.100 | |||||||
Matt Holliday - OF | STL @ CHC 5/7 8:05 PM | Travis Wood | 6-18 | .333 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .778 | .333 | 1.111 | |||||||
Jon Jay - OF | STL @ CHC 5/7 8:05 PM | Travis Wood | 5-12 | .417 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |||||||
Yadier Molina - C | STL @ CHC 5/7 8:05 PM | Travis Wood | 4-14 | .286 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .786 | .267 | 1.052 | |||||||
Carlos Gonzalez - OF | COL vs NYY 5/7 8:40 PM | Hiroki Kuroda | 6-15 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .600 | .444 | 1.044 | |||||||
Todd Helton - 1B | COL vs NYY 5/7 8:40 PM | Hiroki Kuroda | 5-18 | .278 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .500 | .381 | .881 | |||||||
Ryan Howard - 1B | PHI @ SF 5/7 10:15 PM | Tim Lincecum | 7-29 | .241 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .724 | .313 | 1.037 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Anibal Sanchez | DET @ WAS 5/7 7:05 PM | Nationals Batters | 38-191 | .199 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 56 | .289 | .264 | .553 | |||||||
Ryan Dempster | BOS vs MIN 5/7 7:10 PM | Twins Batters | 17-78 | .218 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | .289 | .283 | .572 | |||||||
Josh Beckett | LAD vs ARI 5/7 10:10 PM | Diamondbacks Batters | 16-80 | .200 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | .388 | .217 | .605 | |||||||
Tim Lincecum | SF vs PHI 5/7 10:15 PM | Phillies Batters | 28-130 | .215 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 41 | .432 | .272 | .704 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Matt Wieters - C | BAL vs KC 5/7 7:05 PM | Ervin Santana | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .182 | .286 | .468 | |||||||
Andrew McCutchen - OF | PIT vs SEA 5/7 7:05 PM | Aaron Harang | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .490 | |||||||
Roger Bernadina - OF | WAS vs DET 5/7 7:05 PM | Anibal Sanchez | 2-20 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .100 | .217 | .317 | |||||||
Danny Espinosa - 2B | WAS vs DET 5/7 7:05 PM | Anibal Sanchez | 1-13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .077 | .200 | .277 | |||||||
Adam LaRoche - 1B | WAS vs DET 5/7 7:05 PM | Anibal Sanchez | 6-30 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .200 | .226 | .426 | |||||||
Jayson Werth - OF | WAS vs DET 5/7 7:05 PM | Anibal Sanchez | 5-30 | .167 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .333 | .194 | .527 | |||||||
Dan Uggla - 2B | ATL @ CIN 5/7 7:10 PM | Homer Bailey | 2-13 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .154 | .353 | .507 | |||||||
Ryan Doumit - C | MIN @ BOS 5/7 7:10 PM | Ryan Dempster | 5-26 | .192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .192 | .250 | .442 | |||||||
Josh Willingham - OF | MIN @ BOS 5/7 7:10 PM | Ryan Dempster | 1-12 | .083 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .267 | .433 | |||||||
David DeJesus - OF | CHC vs STL 5/7 8:05 PM | Lance Lynn | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .400 | .385 | .785 | |||||||
Eric Chavez - 3B | ARI @ LAD 5/7 10:10 PM | Josh Beckett | 4-20 | .200 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .227 | .527 | |||||||
Jason Kubel - OF | ARI @ LAD 5/7 10:10 PM | Josh Beckett | 2-12 | .167 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .583 | .167 | .750 | |||||||
Chase Utley - 2B | PHI @ SF 5/7 10:15 PM | Tim Lincecum | 5-30 | .167 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .300 | .219 | .519 | |||||||
Angel Pagan - OF | SF vs PHI 5/7 10:15 PM | Kyle Kendrick | 5-28 | .179 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .258 | .508 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Aaron Harang | SEA @ Pit 5/7 7:05 PM | Pirates Batters | 25-77 | .325 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 9 | .460 | .429 | .866 | |||||||
Roberto Hernandez | TB vs Tor 5/7 7:10 PM | Blue Jays Batters | 30-77 | .390 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | .558 | .444 | 1.003 | |||||||
Travis Wood | CHC vs StL 5/7 8:05 PM | Cardinals Batters | 29-78 | .372 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 14 | .727 | .420 | 1.147 | |||||||
Recommended Pickup
Dee Gordon, SS, LAD – We recommended Gordon back on April 19, but it took the Dodgers 'til Saturday to bring him up. After hitting .314 in the minors this year, he's off to a big-time start in his first two games back with the Dodgers, going 3-for-7 with a triple, two walks, three steals and two runs. Dee stole 32 bases for the Dodgers last year despite playing in just 84 games and hitting .228, so he's got some of the most impactful speed this side of Billy Hamilton. With Hanley Ramirez and Mark Ellis sidelined, and Luis Cruz and Justin Sellers patently awful with the bat, Gordon's got a chance to cement his place in the lineup.
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