This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Probable Pitchers
A Look at Saturday's Matchups (All Times Eastern)
NYY (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at BOS (Wade Miley – L) 1:35 PM
CWS (Hector Noesi – R) at MIN (Ricky Nolasco – R) 2:10 PM
PIT (Francisco Liriano – L) at STL (John Lackey – R) 2:15 PM
MIL (Mike Fiers – R) at CHC (Jake Arrieta – R) 2:20 PM
LAA (Hector Santiago – L) at SF (Tim Hudson – R) 4:05 PM
PHI (Cole Hamels – L) at MIA (Dan Haren – R) 4:10 PM
TOR (Aaron Sanchez – R) at CLE (Corey Kluber – R) 4:10 PM
TB (Chris Archer – R) at BAL (Miguel Gonzalez – R) 7:05 PM
CIN (Jason Marquis – R) at ATL (Eric Stults – L) 7:10 PM
DET (David Price – L) at KC (Edinson Volquez – R) 7:10 PM
SEA (Taijuan Walker – R) at HOU (Collin McHugh – R) 7:10 PM
WAS (Gio Gonzalez – L) at NYM (Jon Niese – L) 7:10 PM
OAK (Drew Pomeranz – L) at TEX (Nick Martinez – R) 8:05 PM
COL (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at SDP (Brandon Morrow – R) 8:40 PM
ARI (Jeremy Hellickson – R) at LAD (Scott Baker – R) 9:10 PM
Day Game After Night Game: NYY/BOS CWS/MIN, PIT/STL, LAA/SF, PHI/MIA, TOR/CLE
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA – (Hamstring) Hit in the batting cage and on the field Friday.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB – (Knee) Will return to the lineup Saturday.
Devon Travis, 2B, TOR – Out of the lineup Friday due to a sore collarbone, but X-rays were negative.
Denard Span, OF, WAS – (Abdomen) Was not in the lineup Friday.
Jordan Schafer, OF, MIN – (Knee) Was out of the lineup again Friday.
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL – Out of the lineup Friday with left hamstring tightness.
Players on the DL
Kenley Jansen, RP, LAD – (Foot) May not retake closer's role immediately.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD – (Hamstring) Expected to go on rehab assignment soon.
David Wright, 3B, NYM – (Hamstring) Absence may extend beyond initial May 8-10 return date.
Jed Lowrie, SS, HOU – Underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK – Will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Stockton on Sunday.
Tom Wilhelmsen, RP, SEA – (Elbow) threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Friday.
Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA – (Shoulder) Has progressed to long toss, but remains 3-4 weeks from return.
Greg Holland, RP, KC – (Pectoral Strain) Will throw a 25-pitch simulated game Saturday.
Adam Eaton, OF, CWS – Out of Friday's lineup due to illness.
Chris Johnson, 3B, ATL – (Hand) Expected to miss 3-to-6 weeks.
Anthony Rendon, 2B/3B, WAS – (Knee) In the lineup for Double-A Harrisburg on Friday.
Justin Verlander, SP, DET – (Triceps) Will undergo a third MRI early next week.
Adam Ottavino, RP, COL – (Triceps) Continues to seek multiple opinions on his elbow injury.
Chad Billingsley, SP, PHI – (Elbow) could join the Phillies rotation as early as next week.
Homer Bailey, SP, CIN – (Elbow) Will undergo Tommy John surgery.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL – (Hamstring) Will likely be activated Saturday.
Jake McGee, RP, TB – (Elbow) Made his second rehab appearance with High-A Charlotte on Friday.
Matt Wieters, C, BAL – (Elbow) Probably won't join Orioles until late May or early June.
Transactions
Activated from the DL
Alex Colome, SP, TB
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Tommy Pham, OF, STL – (Quad), Transferred to the 60-day DL.
Maicer Izturis, 2B, TOR – (Groin), Transferred to the 60-day DL.
T.J. House, SP, CLE – (Shoulder)
Tim Stauffer, SP, MIN – (Intercostal Strain)
Chris Johnson, 3B, ATL – (Hand)
Alcides Escobar, SS, KC – (Concussion), Placed on 7-day DL
Called Up
Mike Foltynewicz, SP, ATL
Ryan Pressly, RP, MIN
Tyler Holt, OF, CLE
Nick Vincent, RP, SD
Orlando Calixte, SS, KC
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM
Kevin Chapman, RP, HOU
Efren Navarro, OF, LAA
Miguel Socolovich, RP, STL
Andrew Albers, RP, TB
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Tim Cooney, RP, STL
Daniel Norris, SP, TOR
Cory Mazzoni, RP, SD
Jack Leathersich, RP, NYM
L.J. Hoes, OF, HOU
Grant Green, 2B, LAA
Closer Watch
Tampa Bay Rays – Brad Boxberger picked up his sixth save of the season Friday against the Orioles, striking out the side in the ninth. He's allowed just two runs over 10.1 innings this season. The situation should become interesting soon, with former closer Jake McGee (elbow) set to rejoin the club soon. Boxberger has been dominant to start the season, so it's possible he'll hang onto the closer's role when McGee rejoins the club, but the situation should work itself out over the next week or two.
New York Mets – Jeurys Familia locked down his tenth save of the season Friday, pitching 1.2 flawless innings with two strikeouts to secure it. Bobby Parnell (elbow) remains a ways from returning to the lineup, though given Familia's dominance in the role, it's unclear whether or not he will regain the role with the club. For now Familia continues to rack up saves while posting a 1.46 ERA and 0.57 WHIP with 15 strikeouts over 12.1 innings this season.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – May 2, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | BOS vs NYY 1:35PM | N. Eovaldi | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .714 | .667 | 1.143 | 1.810 |
| M. Cabrera | OF | CWS @ MIN 2:10PM | R. Nolasco | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .368 | .368 | .579 | .947 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ MIN 2:10PM | R. Nolasco | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .917 | 1.417 |
| E. Escobar | SS | MIN vs CWS 2:10PM | H. Noesi | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .412 | .533 | .945 |
| D. Santana | SS | MIN vs CWS 2:10PM | H. Noesi | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .357 | .357 | .714 | 1.071 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL vs PIT 2:15PM | F. Liriano | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .389 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs PIT 2:15PM | F. Liriano | 44 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | .341 | .453 | .500 | .953 |
| A. Lind | 1B | MIL @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Arrieta | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .364 | .533 | .727 | 1.261 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA @ SF 4:05PM | T. Hudson | 32 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .438 | .471 | .719 | 1.189 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA vs PHI 4:10PM | C. Hamels | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .360 | .500 | .860 |
| M. Ozuna | OF | MIA vs PHI 4:10PM | C. Hamels | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .304 | .333 | .696 | 1.029 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs PHI 4:10PM | C. Hamels | 45 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | .267 | .313 | .556 | .868 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ MIA 4:10PM | D. Haren | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .263 | .333 | .737 | 1.070 |
| B. Revere | OF | PHI @ MIA 4:10PM | D. Haren | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .429 | .450 | .879 |
| G. Sizemore | OF | PHI @ MIA 4:10PM | D. Haren | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .478 | .538 | .957 | 1.495 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | .240 | .412 | .720 | 1.132 |
| N. Markakis | OF | ATL vs CIN 7:10PM | J. Marquis | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .583 | .600 | 1.183 |
| J. Altuve | 2B | HOU vs SEA 7:10PM | T. Walker | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .429 | .538 | .967 |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .429 | .579 | .714 | 1.293 |
| J. Lagares | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .375 | .412 | .813 | 1.224 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .353 | .421 | .471 | .892 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .389 | .389 | .611 | 1.000 |
| T. Moore | OF | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .636 | 1.000 |
| W. Ramos | C | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .364 | .333 | .636 | .970 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | .303 | .410 | .455 | .865 |
| R. Zimmerman | 3B | WAS @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .412 | .444 | .471 | .915 |
| J. Gyorko | 2B | SD vs COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .688 | .762 | .938 | 1.699 |
| M. Kemp | OF | SD vs COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | .415 | .432 | .805 | 1.237 |
| J. Upton | OF | SD vs COL 8:40PM | J. De La Rosa | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .381 | .500 | .429 | .929 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI @ LAD 9:10PM | S. Baker | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .462 | .462 | .846 | 1.308 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs ARI 9:10PM | J. Hellickson | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .158 | .304 | .579 | .883 |
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 – May 2, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Cole Hamels | PHI @ MIA 4:10PM | 241 | 65 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 61 | .270 | .299 | .441 | .740 |
| Collin McHugh | HOU vs SEA 7:10PM | 107 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 32 | .187 | .230 | .319 | .549 |
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 – May 2, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY @ BOS 1:35PM | W. Miley | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .158 | .273 | .158 | .431 |
| G. Soto | C | CWS @ MIN 2:10PM | R. Nolasco | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| O. Arcia | OF | MIN vs CWS 2:10PM | H. Noesi | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .083 | .267 | .083 | .350 |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN vs CWS 2:10PM | H. Noesi | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs PIT 2:15PM | F. Liriano | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs PIT 2:15PM | F. Liriano | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .154 | .385 | .538 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL vs PIT 2:15PM | F. Liriano | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .083 | .313 | .333 | .646 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Arrieta | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| D. Solano | 2B | MIA vs PHI 4:10PM | C. Hamels | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .240 | .240 | .280 | .520 |
| J. Francoeur | OF | PHI @ MIA 4:10PM | D. Haren | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
| C. Ruiz | C | PHI @ MIA 4:10PM | D. Haren | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .167 | .375 | .250 | .625 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL vs TB 7:05PM | C. Archer | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .071 | .125 | .071 | .196 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .250 | .523 |
| J. Castro | C | HOU vs SEA 7:10PM | T. Walker | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| M. Gonzalez | SS | HOU vs SEA 7:10PM | T. Walker | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
| E. Campbell | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| L. Duda | 1B | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 |
| W. Flores | SS | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | G. Gonzalez | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .125 | .160 | .292 | .452 |
| D. Ackley | OF | SEA @ HOU 7:10PM | C. McHugh | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .133 | .000 | .133 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA @ HOU 7:10PM | C. McHugh | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA @ HOU 7:10PM | C. McHugh | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .063 | .063 | .125 | .188 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL @ SD 8:40PM | B. Morrow | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .214 | .250 | .464 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – May 2, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Ricky Nolasco | MIN vs CWS 2:10PM | 141 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 24 | .326 | .340 | .475 | .815 |
| Jason Marquis | CIN @ ATL 7:10PM | 60 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | .267 | .380 | .374 | .754 |
| Jon Niese | NYM vs WAS 7:10PM | 170 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 40 | .312 | .376 | .417 | .793 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL @ SD 8:40PM | 126 | 53 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 21 | .421 | .470 | .643 | 1.113 |
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 Pickup
Odubel Herrera, OF, PHI – Herrera – a Rule 5 draft pick out in the offseason out of the Rangers organization - turned a hot spring into a starting job with the Phillies, and nothing he's done so far warrants a removal. Through the first day of May, he owns a .299/.337/.414 batting line with eight RBI, 10 runs scored and four stolen bases. While he doesn't have the benefit of a great lineup around him, he's still managed produce. He doesn't possess much power, but remains a solid contact hitter with the ability to steal some bases. The youngster also provides the added boost of dual eligibility at either shortstop or second base in some formats.
Other Recent Recommendations:Kevin Pillar, Luis Valbuena, Jake Marisnick, Rafael Montero and Jimmy Paredes
DraftKings Value Picks (Early Games)
SP: Mike Fiers, MIL ($7,800)
C: Chris Herrmann, MIN ($2,500)
1B: Pedro Alvarez, PIT ($3,300)
2B: Odubel Herrera, PHI ($3,100)
SS: Freddy Galvis, PHI ($3,300)
3B: Brock Holt, BOS ($3,300)
OF: Avisail Garcia, CWS ($3,700)
