This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Monday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Pirates (Charlie Morton – R) at Nationals (Dan Haren – R), 7:05
Yankees (Ivan Nova – R) at Rangers (Yu Darvish – R), 7:05
Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu – L) at Blue Jays (Josh Johnson – R), 7:07
Braves (Julio Teheran – R) at Mets (Dillon Gee – R), 7:10
Rays (Matt Moore – L) at Red Sox (Brandon Workman – R), 7:10
Padres (Andrew Cashner – R) at Brewers (Tom Gorzelanny – L), 8:10
Orioles (Scott Feldman – R) at Royals (Wade Davis – R), 8:10
Athletics (Tom Milone – L) at Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L), 8:10
Tigers (Max Scherzer – R) at White Sox (Chris Sale – L), 8:10
Marlins (Tom Koehler – R) at Rockies (Drew Pomeranz – L), 8:40
Cubs (Matt Garza – R) at Diamondbacks (Tyler Skaggs – L), 9:40
Twins (Samuel Deduno – R) at Angels (Joe Blanton – R), 10:05
Indians (Ubaldo Jimenez – R) at Mariners (Aaron Harang – R), 10:10
Reds (Bronson Arroyo – R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Gordon Beckham, 2B, CHW – (Wrist) Will miss a few days with soreness.
Yoenis Cespedes, OF, OAK – (Wrist) Could take batting practice Monday.
Endy Chavez, OF, SEA – (Groin) Out of lineup again Sunday.
Yunel Escobar, SS, TB – (Hamstring) Avoided DL move Sunday but may not be ready to start Monday.
Jason Heyward, OF, ATL – (Hamstring) Expects to return to lineup Monday.
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD – (Shoulder) Has swelling on ankle but DL is unlikely.
Corey Kluber, P, CLE – (Hip) Should make next start Friday.
Gerald Laird, C, ATL – (Hand) Left Sunday's game with contusion.
Jon Lester, P, BOS – (General Soreness) On pace to start Tuesday.
Paul Maholm, P, ATL – (Wrist) Will be examined Monday, Thursday's start in doubt.
Wil Myers, OF, TB – (Wrist) Was available to pinch hit Sunday and is likely to start Monday.
Derrick Robinson, OF, CIN – (Shoulder) Did not play Saturday, pinch hit Sunday.
Players on the DL
Jeremy Affeldt, P, SF – (Groin) Out about six weeks.
Andrew Bailey, P, BOS – (Shoulder) Having season-ending surgery Wednesday.
Scott Baker, P, CHC – (Elbow) Bad rehab start in Low-A.
Brandon Beachy, P, ATL – (Elbow) Could be activated Thursday if Paul Maholm cannot make the start.
Clay Buchholz, P, BOS – (Neck) Will visit Dr. James Andrews Monday.
Sean Burnett, P, LAA – (Elbow) Hopes to take mound in next few days.
Roy Halladay, P, PHI – (Shoulder) Had first bullpen session, rehab will be lengthy.
Tommy Hanson, P, LAA – (Forearm) Will start Tuesday.
Matt Harrison, P, TEX – (Back) Will throw in bullpen Monday.
Derek Jeter, SS, NYY – (Quadriceps) Is not running yet, return date of July 27 is in doubt.
Paul Konerko, 1B, CHW – (Back) Should be activated Monday.
Ryan Ludwick, OF, CIN – (Shoulder) Will begin minor league rehab Wednesday.
Jenrry Mejia, P, NYM – (Forearm) Has had two good rehab starts, probably going to make two or three more.
Alexi Ogando, P, TEX – (Shoulder) Will be activated and start Tuesday.
Felipe Paulino, P, KC – (Elbow) Will move from bullpen sessions to simulated games.
Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY – (Hip) Yanked from rehab with strained quad.
Wandy Rodriguez, P, PIT – (Forearm) Season appears to be in doubt.
Josh Willingham, OF, MIN – (Knee) Fitted for a knee brace, on track for mid-August return.
Placed on the DL
Jeremy Affeldt, P, SF
Jason Marquis, P, SD
Eric O'Flaherty, P, ATL (transferred to 60-day DL)
Activated from the DL
Melky Cabrera, OF, TOR
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD
James Loney, 1B, TB
Called Up
Kameron Loe, P, ATL
Jean Machi, P, SF
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Miles Mikolas, P, SD
Brent Morel, 3B, CHW
Tyler Pastornicky, SS, ATL
Ryan Roberts, 2B, TB
Scott Van Slyke, OF, LAD
Neil Wagner, P, TOR
Traded/Signed/Claimed
None
Closer Watch
Rays – Rocky Fernando Rodney gave up a run Saturday (unearned) and two runs Sunday, but survived with saves in each contest by maintaining a one run lead.
KEY MATCHUPS: HOT | |||||||||||||||||||
Hot Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Ichiro Suzuki - OF | NYY @ TEX 7/22 7:05 PM | Yu Darvish | 6-11 | .545 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .818 | .545 | 1.364 | |||||||
Carl Crawford - OF | LAD @ TOR 7/22 7:07 PM | Josh Johnson | 4-13 | .308 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .615 | .400 | 1.015 | |||||||
Andre Ethier - OF | LAD @ TOR 7/22 7:07 PM | Josh Johnson | 8-15 | .533 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .667 | .588 | 1.255 | |||||||
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B | LAD @ TOR 7/22 7:07 PM | Josh Johnson | 5-15 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .600 | .353 | .953 | |||||||
Skip Schumaker - 2B | LAD @ TOR 7/22 7:07 PM | Josh Johnson | 4-10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .800 | |||||||
Jason Heyward - OF | ATL @ NYM 7/22 7:10 PM | Dillon Gee | 6-12 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 | |||||||
J.J. Hardy - SS | BAL @ KC 7/22 8:10 PM | Wade Davis | 8-22 | .364 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .391 | .891 | |||||||
Adam Jones - OF | BAL @ KC 7/22 8:10 PM | Wade Davis | 5-19 | .263 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .526 | .333 | .860 | |||||||
Adam Dunn - 1B | CWS vs DET 7/22 8:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 6-21 | .286 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .571 | .400 | .971 | |||||||
Dayan Viciedo - OF | CWS vs DET 7/22 8:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 4-12 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .667 | .333 | 1.000 | |||||||
Jhonny Peralta - SS | DET @ CWS 7/22 8:10 PM | Chris Sale | 4-11 | .364 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .545 | .462 | 1.007 | |||||||
Alex Gordon - OF | KC vs BAL 7/22 8:10 PM | Scott Feldman | 6-15 | .400 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .600 | .438 | 1.038 | |||||||
Miguel Tejada - SS | KC vs BAL 7/22 8:10 PM | Scott Feldman | 4-14 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .286 | .857 | |||||||
Michael Bourn - OF | CLE @ SEA 7/22 10:10 PM | Aaron Harang | 10-29 | .345 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .586 | .441 | 1.027 | |||||||
Hunter Pence - OF | SF vs CIN 7/22 10:15 PM | Bronson Arroyo | 12-35 | .343 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .686 | .395 | 1.080 | |||||||
Hot Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Dan Haren | WAS vs PIT 7/22 7:05 PM | Pirates Batters | 20-94 | .213 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | .308 | .252 | .561 | |||||||
Ivan Nova | NYY @ TEX 7/22 7:05 PM | Rangers Batters | 10-65 | .154 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | .227 | .262 | .489 | |||||||
Chris Sale | CWS vs DET 7/22 8:10 PM | Tigers Batters | 10-70 | .143 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | .222 | .241 | .463 | |||||||
Max Scherzer | DET @ CWS 7/22 8:10 PM | White Sox Batters | 27-134 | .201 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 41 | .353 | .277 | .630 |
KEY MATCHUPS: COLD | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Batter Matchups | At-Bats | AVG | HR | XBH | RBI | BB | K | SLG | OBP | OPS | |||||||||
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Clint Barmes - SS | PIT @ WAS 7/22 7:05 PM | Dan Haren | 4-24 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .208 | .167 | .375 | |||||||
Russell Martin - C | PIT @ WAS 7/22 7:05 PM | Dan Haren | 7-39 | .179 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .231 | .256 | .487 | |||||||
Adrian Beltre - 3B | TEX vs NYY 7/22 7:05 PM | Ivan Nova | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .231 | .503 | |||||||
A.J. Pierzynski - C | TEX vs NYY 7/22 7:05 PM | Ivan Nova | 1-12 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .083 | .143 | .226 | |||||||
Freddie Freeman - 1B | ATL @ NYM 7/22 7:10 PM | Dillon Gee | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .182 | |||||||
Alejandro De Aza - OF | CWS vs DET 7/22 8:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 4-17 | .235 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .412 | .278 | .690 | |||||||
Alexei Ramirez - SS | CWS vs DET 7/22 8:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 3-30 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .133 | .182 | .315 | |||||||
Alex Rios - OF | CWS vs DET 7/22 8:10 PM | Max Scherzer | 3-24 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .167 | .160 | .327 | |||||||
Miguel Cabrera - 3B | DET @ CWS 7/22 8:10 PM | Chris Sale | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .091 | .286 | .377 | |||||||
Austin Jackson - OF | DET @ CWS 7/22 8:10 PM | Chris Sale | 2-11 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .273 | .308 | .580 | |||||||
Alcides Escobar - SS | KC vs BAL 7/22 8:10 PM | Scott Feldman | 1-10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .282 | |||||||
Chris Getz - 2B | KC vs BAL 7/22 8:10 PM | Scott Feldman | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .182 | |||||||
Ryan Doumit - C | MIN @ LAA 7/22 10:05 PM | Joe Blanton | 2-11 | .182 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .455 | .250 | .705 | |||||||
Mark Reynolds - 1B | CLE @ SEA 7/22 10:10 PM | Aaron Harang | 2-12 | .167 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .500 | .231 | .731 | |||||||
Kendrys Morales - 1B | SEA vs CLE 7/22 10:10 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 2-10 | .200 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .200 | .500 | |||||||
Brendan Ryan - SS | SEA vs CLE 7/22 10:10 PM | Ubaldo Jimenez | 1-11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .091 | .167 | .258 | |||||||
Cold Pitcher Matchups | At-Bats | Opp AVG | HR Allow | XBH Allow | RBI Allow | BB | K | Opp SLG | Opp OBP | Opp OPS | |||||||||
Josh Johnson | TOR vs LAD 7/22 7:07 PM | Dodgers Batters | 34-92 | .370 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 20 | .610 | .416 | 1.026 | |||||||
Dillon Gee | NYM vs Atl 7/22 7:10 PM | Braves Batters | 21-73 | .288 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | .503 | .385 | .888 | |||||||
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