Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Padres (Eric Stults – L) at Mariners (Roenis Elias – L), 3:40Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R) at Indians (Josh Tomlin – R), 7:05
Blue Jays (Marcus Stroman – R) at Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R), 7:05
Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L) at Nationals (Tanner Roark – R), 7:05
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Pirates (Brandon Cumpton – R), 7:05
Royals (Yordano Ventura – R) at Tigers (Max Scherzer – R), 7:07
Twins (Phil Hughes – R) at Red Sox (Jon Lester – L), 7:10
Phillies (Kyle Kendrick – R) at Braves (Ervin Santana – R), 7:10
Cubs (Jeff Samardzija – R) at Marlins (Anthony DeSclafani – R), 7:10
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R) at Rays (Erik Bedard – L), 7:10
Giants (Matt Cain – R) at White Sox (John Danks – L), 8:10
Mets (Jon Niese – L) at Cardinals (Michael Wacha – R), 8:15
Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R) at Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L), 9:40
Rangers (Yu Darvish – R) at Athletics (Tommy Milone – L), 10:05
Rockies (Jhoulys Chacin – R) at Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R), 10:10
Day Game After Night Game: SD, SEA
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL (hamstring) – Out of Monday's lineup; expected back TuesdayHisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA (neck) – Took Monday off due to stiffnessTorii Hunter, OF, DET (hamstring) – Left with cramping MondayMichael Brantley, OF, CLE (head) – Passed concussion tests, but has stiff neckSalvador Perez, C, KC (calf) – Says he'll play Tuesday after leaving with cramps MondayAdam Lind, 1B, TOR (foot) – Felt better after Sunday's game; could avoid DLErick Aybar, SS, LAA (hip) – Available off the bench MondayTony Gwynn Jr., OF, SD (personal) – Will miss a few; RIP, Tony Sr.Eduardo Nunez, SS, MIN (hamstring) – Out of Monday's lineup againJustin Turner, 2B, LAD (calf) – Out Monday for fourth straightDavid Carpenter, RP, ATL (biceps) – Left with discomfort Monday
Players on the DL
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS (hamstring) – Triple-A rehab at least 'til SaturdayDillon Gee, SP, NYM (back) – Threw 32-pitch bullpen MondayJuan Lagares, OF, NYM (ribs) – Back to taking BP MondayClay Buchholz, SP, BOS (knee) – Starting in Triple-A ThursdayMatt Wieters, C, BAL (elbow) – TJ surgery happening TuesdayJames Paxton, SP, SEA (back) – Still 3-4 weeks away from full healthZach McAllister, SP, CLE (back) – Likely to return ThursdayJoe Kelly, SP, STL (hamstring) – Expected back in 2-3 weeksWill Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS (finger) – Started at third in rehab game MondayRobbie Erlin, SP, SD (elbow) – Clean MRI; throwing program starting TuesdayJosh Reddick, OF, OAK (knee) – Hopeful to be back by next TuesdayMitch Moreland, 1B, TEX (ankle) – Going for a third opinionCasey Kelly, SP, SD (elbow) – Weeks away from resuming throwing programJustin Smoak, 1B, SEA (quad) – Could start rehab games this weekMichael Saunders, OF, SEA (shoulder) – Could play in rehab games this weekChad Billingsley, SP, LAD (elbow) – Having surgery; out for the yearBronson Arroyo, SP, ARI (elbow) – Out through All-Star break with UCL strainScott Elbert, SP, LAD (elbow) – Starting rehab action in rookie ball WednesdayCorey Hart, 1B, SEA (hamstring) – Expected to go play rehab games later this weekCody Asche, 3B, PHI (hamstring) – Two hits, two walks in rehab game FridayFelix Doubront, SP, BOS (shoulder) – Struck out 10 in Sunday rehab startNolan Reimold, OF, BAL (neck) – Hitting modestly on rehab tripJarrod Saltalamacchia, C, MIA (concussion) – Moved from 7-day to 15-day DL
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on DLTony Gwynn Jr., OF, PHI (bereavement)Christian Yelich, OF, MIA (back)Bronson Arroyo, SP, ARI (elbow)
Activated From DLSantiago Casilla, RP, SFAlberto Callaspo, 3B, OAKEric Young Jr., OF, NYM
Called UpAndrew Heaney, SP, MIAKyle Parker, OF, COLAaron Altherr, OF, PHIAnthony DeSclafani, SP, MIAJustin Bour, 1B, MIAJake Marisnick, OF, MIAMark Lowe, RP, CLERoger Kieschnick, OF, ARI
Sent DownAndy Parrino, SS, OAKAndrew Brown, OF, NYMJake Elmore, SS, OAKDonovan Solano, 2B, MIAT.J. House, SP, CLEJuan Nicasio, SP, COLRandy Wolf, SP, MIA (DFA)Kevin Slowey, RP, MIA (DFA)George Kontos, RP, SF
Closer Watch
Rays – Let's just start by getting this straight. Jake McGee got the save Sunday, but blew an eighth-inning lead Monday. Grant Balfour, deposed from the closer's role a week ago, got a 2.1-inning save last Wednesday, but struggled in his appearance Monday. And Juan Oviedo got his first save Monday despite giving up a solo homer. So where this merry-go-round is headed is anyone's guess. I'm betting on 'round and 'round, with lots of frustration and not a lot of answers. McGee and Oviedo are probably your best bets, but this situation is just a mess.Cubs – Another volatile situation, another guy getting his first save. James Russell locked down his first of the year Monday with a clean bottom of the 13th. But the men to own here are Hector Rondon (for short-term saves) and Neil Ramirez (for rate stats and longer-term saves). Rondon (elbow) pitched in a tie game Monday; striking out three while allowing two baserunners. Ramirez got the saves Friday and Sunday. Russell very well might not save another game all year unless it's a fairly specific situation.Indians – Carlos Carrasco went 2.1 innings (and struck out four) in relief of Trevor Bauer on Monday, which was enough to earn him his first MLB save. But Cleveland remains the Cody Allen show. Cardinals – Seth Maness snaked a 1.1-inning save Thursday that only qualified because there were men on base when he came in. Believe in Trevor Rosenthal.
Hot Batter Matchups – June 17, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | .261 | .358 | .587 | .945 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC @ DET 7:08PM | M. Scherzer | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .387 | .500 | .677 | 1.177 |
| S. Perez | C | KC @ DET 7:08PM | M. Scherzer | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .381 | .381 | .762 | 1.143 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .385 | .538 | .923 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | ATL vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .308 | .386 | .564 | .950 |
| J. Upton | OF | ATL vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .357 | .444 | .786 | 1.230 |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL @ TB 7:10PM | E. Bedard | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .333 | .364 | .667 | 1.030 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ TB 7:10PM | E. Bedard | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .500 | .571 | .667 | 1.238 |
| M. Napoli | 1B | BOS vs MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .417 | .417 | .917 | 1.333 |
| D. Ortiz | DH | BOS vs MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | .360 | .433 | .720 | 1.153 |
| D. Pedroia | 2B | BOS vs MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .290 | .333 | .645 | .978 |
| J. Mauer | C | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .350 | .458 | .450 | .908 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | M. Gonzalez | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .263 | .400 | .737 | 1.137 |
| A. Dunn | 1B | CWS vs SF 8:10PM | M. Cain | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .300 | .391 | .700 | 1.091 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs NYM 8:15PM | J. Niese | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .385 | .500 | .462 | .962 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI vs MIL 9:40PM | K. Lohse | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .294 | .625 | .919 |
| G. Parra | OF | ARI vs MIL 9:40PM | K. Lohse | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .385 | .429 | .615 | 1.044 |
| C. Gomez | OF | MIL @ ARI 9:40PM | W. Miley | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .368 | .435 | .632 | 1.066 |
| J. Jaso | C | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .368 | .429 | .737 | 1.165 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .350 | .435 | 1.000 | 1.435 |
| E. Sogard | SS | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .308 | .471 | .385 | .855 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ OAK 10:05PM | T. Milone | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .412 | .412 | .765 | 1.176 |
| D. Stubbs | OF | COL @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .444 | .474 | .556 | 1.029 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD vs COL 10:10PM | J. Chacin | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD vs COL 10:10PM | J. Chacin | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .414 | .564 | .621 | 1.185 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 17, 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 |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN @ PIT 7:05PM | 173 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 40 | .168 | .224 | .286 | .510 |
| Jeff Samardzija | CHC @ MIA 7:10PM | 67 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 16 | .209 | .264 | .376 | .640 |
| Miguel Gonzalez | BAL @ TB 7:10PM | 122 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 20 | .221 | .329 | .369 | .699 |
Matchup 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 |
Cold Batter Matchups – June 17, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| I. Davis | 1B | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .077 | .200 | .154 | .354 |
| J. Mercer | SS | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| G. Sanchez | 1B | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .273 | .400 | .673 |
| T. Snider | OF | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 |
| J. Tabata | OF | PIT vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| L. Cain | OF | KC @ DET 7:08PM | M. Scherzer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| J. Dyson | OF | KC @ DET 7:08PM | M. Scherzer | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC @ DET 7:08PM | M. Scherzer | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .219 | .219 | .406 | .625 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ DET 7:08PM | M. Scherzer | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .115 | .115 | .154 | .269 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL vs PHI 7:10PM | K. Kendrick | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .136 | .208 | .136 | .345 |
| D. Young | OF | BAL @ TB 7:10PM | E. Bedard | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .095 | .136 | .143 | .279 |
| D. Nava | OF | BOS vs MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | BOS vs MIN 7:10PM | P. Hughes | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| C. McGehee | 3B | MIA vs CHC 7:10PM | J. Samardzija | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .182 | .308 | .455 | .762 |
| E. Nunez | SS | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 |
| J. Willingham | OF | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .182 | .438 | .182 | .619 |
| M. Byrd | OF | PHI @ ATL 7:10PM | E. Santana | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .200 | .226 | .333 | .559 |
| M. Joyce | OF | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | M. Gonzalez | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .200 | .381 | .267 | .648 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | M. Gonzalez | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB vs BAL 7:10PM | M. Gonzalez | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .190 | .440 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL vs NYM 8:15PM | J. Niese | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | OAK vs TEX 10:05PM | Y. Darvish | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .143 | .429 | .143 | .571 |
| A. Rios | OF | TEX @ OAK 10:05PM | T. Milone | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| J. Morneau | 1B | COL @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .179 | .200 | .231 | .431 |
| T. Tulowitzki | SS | COL @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .261 | .261 | .304 | .565 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 17, 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 |
| Jon Niese | NYM @ STL 8:15PM | 72 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .333 | .387 | .421 | .808 |
| Kyle Lohse | MIL @ ARI 9:40PM | 91 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | .330 | .365 | .516 | .881 |
| Yu Darvish | TEX @ OAK 10:05PM | 148 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 46 | .291 | .393 | .498 | .892 |
| Jhoulys Chacin | COL @ LAD 10:10PM | 126 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 23 | .325 | .417 | .490 | .907 |
Matchup 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 |
Recommended PickupAndrew Heaney, SP, MIA – Arguably the top healthy pitching prospect in baseball, the 23-year-old Heaney has breezed through the minors over the last couple of years, culminating in this season's 2.74 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 76.2 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A. Now Randy Wolf is done in Miami, and Heaney's the beneficiary. He'll make his MLB debut on Thursday against the Mets – a juicy matchup with a light-hitting squad that (at least in this Mets fan's experience) almost never hits well against guys making their first big-league starts. The lanky lefty has a sneaky-good fastball and sharp control, which could make him an instant fantasy hit.
Other Recent Recommendations: Jordy Mercer, Chris Carter, Josh Rutledge, Brandon Crawford, Charlie Morton
DraftStreet Value Picks SP: Marcus Stroman, TOR ($11,811) C: Yadier Molina, STL ($4,503) 1B: Jonathan Singleton, HOU ($6,688) 2B: Ben Zobrist, TB ($5,472) SS: Ian Desmond, WAS ($6,064) 3B: Pablo Sandoval, SF ($4,731) OF: Kevin Kiermaier, TB ($4,898)
