This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R) at Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez – R), 7:05
Cubs (Jason Hammel – R) at Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka – R), 7:05
Braves (David Hale – R) at Phillies (Cliff Lee – L), 7:05
Indians (Zach McAllister – R) at Tigers (Anibal Sanchez – R), 7:08
Pirates (Gerrit Cole – R) at Reds (Mike Leake – R), 7:10
Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R) at Marlins (Tom Koehler – R), 7:10
Mariners (Blake Beavan – R) at Rangers (Robby Ross – R), 8:05
Red Sox (Jake Peavy – R) at White Sox (Erik Johnson – R), 8:10
Cardinals (Shelby Miller – R) at Brewers (Marco Estrada – R), 8:10
Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow – R) at Twins (Phil Hughes – R), 8:10
Royals (Yordano Ventura – R) at Astros (Lucas Harrell – R), 8:10
Mets (Jenrry Mejia – R) at Diamondbacks (Bronson Arroyo – R), 9:40
Athletics (Dan Straily – R) at Angels (Garrett Richards – R), 10:05
Rockies (Juan Nicasio – R) at Padres (Robbie Erlin – L), 10:10
Dodgers (Josh Beckett – R) at Giants (Tim Lincecum – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Yu Darvish, SP, TEX (thumb) – Seems on track to start Wednesday
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS (quad) – Left Monday's game, but expected to start Tuesday
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS (wrist) – Likely to avoid DL
Craig Kimbrel, RP, ATL (shoulder) – Dealing with soreness
Koji Uehara, RP, BOS (shoulder) – MRI negative; could be available Tuesday
A.J. Burnett, SP, PHI (groin) – Expected to start on schedule Wednesday
Ben Revere, OF, PHI (ribs) – Healthy, but got rested with Tony Gwynn Jr. hot
Brian McCann, C, NYY (hand) – X-rays negative; check back for Tuesday status
Curtis Granderson, OF, NYM (forearm/ribs/knee) – Day-to-day after outfield-wall collision Monday
Marcell Ozuna, OF, MIA (foot) – Out Monday after fouling one off his foot Sunday
Michael Cuddyer, OF, COL (elbow) – Day-to-day after being hurt Monday
Scott Kazmir, SP, OAK (triceps) – "Feels great"; should make next start
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK (hamstring) – Took BP Monday; could be ready to go Tuesday
Juan Lagares, OF, NYM (hamstring) – Likely headed for DL after Monday injury
Jake Odorizzi, SP, TB (illness) – Catch session cut short Monday; possible Tuesday scratch
Colby Rasmus, OF, TOR (hamstring) – Injury may not be too serious
Logan Morrison, 1B, SEA (hamstring) – Removed Monday; to be reevaluated Tuesday
Joel Peralta, RP, TB (illness) – Feeling better, but didn't pitch Monday
Jordan Schafer, OF, ATL (illness) – Under the weather the last few days
Nate McLouth, OF, WAS (knee) – Not in the lineup Monday, but available off the bench
Players on the DL
Jose Reyes, SS, TOR (hamstring) – May return from DL on Friday
Aroldis Chapman, RP, CIN (head) – Felt great after Monday bullpen session
Mike Minor, SP, ATL (shoulder) – Looks like one more rehab start on tap
Matt Moore, SP, TB (elbow) – Having TJ surgery; see you next year
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (thumb) – No baseball activities 'til May 2
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS (hamstring) – Rehab assignment starting this week
Manny Machado, 3B, BAL (knee) – Could play in extended spring games by end of week
Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA (finger) – Bullpen coming up Tuesday; sim game Saturday
Avisail Garcia, OF, CHW (shoulder) – Having his season-ending surgery Tuesday
Jurickson Profar, 2B, TEX (shoulder) – Not throwing yet
Doug Fister, SP, WAS (back) – Threw 50-pitch BP session Monday
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN (wrist) – Eligible for April 20 return, but won't be back yet
Jhoulys Chacin, SP, COL (shoulder) – First rehab start in High-A Tuesday
Carlos Quentin, OF, SD (knee) – Took BP on Monday
Sean Marshall, RP, CIN (shoulder) – Triple-A rehab games starting Tuesday; could return Friday
Cody Ross, OF, ARI (hip) – Could be back as soon as Friday
Maicer Izturis, 2B, TOR (knee) – Out 4-to-6 months
Joe Saunders, SP, TEX (ankle) – Slated for Monday bullpen, but expects to start Sunday
Skip Schumaker, 2B, CIN (shoulder) – Getting close to game action
Juan Oviedo, RP, TB (general soreness) – About a week away
Kyuji Fujikawa, RP, CHC (elbow) – Left Monday's extended spring appearance
Jacob Turner, SP, MIA (shoulder) – Expected to play catch Tuesday
Jonny Venters, RP, ATL (elbow) – Could increase intensity of throwing sessions this week
Chris Stewart, C, PIT (knee) – Could join the Pirates by Thursday
Ed Lucas, 3B, MIA (hand) – Cleared to resume baseball activities
Sean Burnett, RP, LAA (elbow) – Will resume throwing Monday
Chris Young, OF, NYM (quad) – Looking good on rehab; should be back in minimum time
Mark Ellis, 2B, STL (knee) – Started rehab games Sunday
Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB (elbow) – Scheduled to return to throwing off a mound Tuesday
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on DL
Maicer Izturis, 2B, TOR (knee)
Brett Anderson, SP, COL (finger)
Francisco Cervelli, C, NYY (hamstring)
Called Up
Colby Lewis, SP, TEX
Mike Bolsinger, RP, ARI
Brad Boxberger, RP, TB
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL
Sent Down
Jeff Beliveau, RP, TB
Shane Greene, RP, NYY
Daniel McCutchen, RP, TEX (DFA)
Will Harris, RP, ARI
Closer Watch
Mets – Carlos Torres got a save Monday, but there's nothing to see here – he pitched 2.2 innings, largely with a comfortable lead. Jose Valverde's still the man in Queens, though Gonzalez Germen is becoming interesting as a handcuff.
Braves – Craig Kimbrel's got a sore shoulder, and as a result, David Carpenter earned his first save Monday. It sounds like Kimbrel's injury is minor, but fantasy owners in deeper formats would do well to snatch up Carpenter just in case.
Athletics – Luke Gregerson picked up his second save Monday, pitching a clean inning against the Angels, and he seems to have the inside track on most of the saves for Oakland. Jim Johnson got the win, so if you own both the ex-closer and the speculative new one, you had a banner night. Gregerson's been terrific to start the year, and his track record of consistency indicates he's quite capable of taking this job and running with it.
Hot Batter Matchups – April 15, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| K. Johnson | 2B | NYY vs CHC 7:05PM | J. Hammel | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .296 | .310 | .556 | .866 |
| B. Roberts | 2B | NYY vs CHC 7:05PM | J. Hammel | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .412 | .474 | .529 | 1.003 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | NYY vs CHC 7:05PM | J. Hammel | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .455 | .400 | .855 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .222 | .348 | .722 | 1.070 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .313 | .389 | .500 | .889 |
| J. Molina | C | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .583 | .968 |
| N. Morgan | OF | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .467 | .417 | .883 |
| A. Jackson | OF | DET vs CLE 7:08PM | Z. McAllister | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .583 | .500 | 1.083 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | S. Strasburg | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .333 | .385 | .750 | 1.135 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .353 | .421 | .471 | .892 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .364 | .600 | .964 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .474 | .474 | .684 | 1.158 |
| J. Tabata | OF | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .350 | .409 | .550 | .959 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT @ CIN 7:10PM | M. Leake | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .321 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL vs STL 8:10PM | S. Miller | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| D. Descalso | 2B | STL @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Estrada | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Estrada | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .391 | .524 | .915 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Estrada | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .571 | .571 | .810 | 1.381 |
| E. Encarnacion | 1B | TOR @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .353 | .410 | .559 | .969 |
| M. Sierra | OF | TOR @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .583 | .600 | .917 | 1.517 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ ARI 9:40PM | B. Arroyo | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .462 | .615 | 1.077 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs OAK 10:05PM | D. Straily | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .538 | .500 | 1.038 |
| A. Pujols | 1B | LAA vs OAK 10:05PM | D. Straily | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .467 | .643 | 1.110 |
| M. Trout | OF | LAA vs OAK 10:05PM | D. Straily | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .412 | .400 | .812 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK @ LAA 10:05PM | G. Richards | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .462 | .500 | .923 | 1.423 |
| J. Reddick | OF | OAK @ LAA 10:05PM | G. Richards | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .400 | .855 |
| C. Denorfia | OF | SD vs COL 10:10PM | J. Nicasio | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .700 | .973 |
| C. Headley | 3B | SD vs COL 10:10PM | J. Nicasio | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| N. Hundley | C | SD vs COL 10:10PM | J. Nicasio | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .400 | .400 | .700 | 1.100 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .316 | .381 | .526 | .907 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | J. Beckett | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .412 | .412 | .588 | 1.000 |
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 – April 15, 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 |
| Cliff Lee | PHI vs ATL 7:05PM | 223 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 76 | .211 | .249 | .335 | .584 |
| Miguel Gonzalez | BAL vs TB 7:05PM | 114 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | .219 | .319 | .366 | .685 |
| Stephen Strasburg | WAS @ MIA 7:10PM | 109 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 41 | .220 | .272 | .377 | .649 |
| Shelby Miller | STL @ MIL 8:10PM | 73 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .219 | .276 | .255 | .531 |
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 – April 15, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Lee | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .242 | .306 | .242 | .548 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Lee | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .136 | .208 | .227 | .436 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Lee | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .261 | .292 | .522 | .813 |
| G. Laird | C | ATL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Lee | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .100 | .174 | .200 | .374 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Lee | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .188 | .235 | .375 | .610 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | ATL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Lee | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | .189 | .205 | .405 | .611 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Lee | 36 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .270 | .361 | .631 |
| D. Jeter | SS | NYY vs CHC 7:05PM | J. Hammel | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .318 | .318 | .500 | .818 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY vs CHC 7:05PM | J. Hammel | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| M. Joyce | OF | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .154 | .368 | .154 | .522 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB @ BAL 7:05PM | M. Gonzalez | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .105 | .190 | .158 | .348 |
| L. Chisenhall | 3B | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | A. Sanchez | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .176 | .167 | .235 | .402 |
| G. Dobbs | 1B | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | S. Strasburg | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | S. Strasburg | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| G. Jones | 1B | MIA vs WAS 7:10PM | S. Strasburg | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 |
| A. Dunn | 1B | CWS vs BOS 8:10PM | J. Peavy | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | .161 | .308 | .355 | .663 |
| C. Gomez | OF | MIL vs STL 8:10PM | S. Miller | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL vs STL 8:10PM | S. Miller | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN vs TOR 8:10PM | B. Morrow | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | TOR @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .071 | .235 | .286 | .521 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAA vs OAK 10:05PM | D. Straily | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK @ LAA 10:05PM | G. Richards | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK @ LAA 10:05PM | G. Richards | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .212 | .263 | .212 | .475 |
| D. Gordon | SS | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | .196 | .296 | .217 | .514 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | T. Lincecum | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| A. Pagan | OF | SF vs LAD 10:15PM | J. Beckett | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
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 – April 15, 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 |
| Jason Hammel | CHC @ NYY 7:05PM | 129 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 26 | .318 | .348 | .457 | .805 |
| Zach McAllister | CLE @ DET 7:08PM | 60 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 15 | .383 | .431 | .448 | .879 |
| Marco Estrada | MIL vs STL 8:10PM | 129 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 21 | .333 | .399 | .504 | .902 |
| Dan Straily | OAK @ LAA 10:05PM | 86 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 16 | .326 | .364 | .438 | .802 |
| Garrett Richards | LAA vs OAK 10:05PM | 96 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | .302 | .356 | .476 | .832 |
| Josh Beckett | LAD @ SF 10:15PM | 62 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | .323 | .373 | .473 | .846 |
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
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN – Considering his pedigree, job security and start to the year Mesoraco's ownership is stunningly low – especially in ESPN leagues, where he's only 8.7 percent owned. In his first handful of at-bats after missing the first few games of the year with an oblique injury, Mesoraco has gone a cool 7-for-14 with two homers, three doubles and six RBI. Backup Brayan Pena's only going to be used to rest the 25-year-old Pennsylvanian, who may have struggled to a .649 OPS last year, but hit 41 homers (showcasing good batting average and plate discipline) over the course of his last two minor-league seasons.
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DraftStreet Value Picks
SP: Robbie Erlin, SD ($13,135)
C: Brian McCann, NYY ($5,572)
1B: Matt Adams, STL ($5,493)
2B: Robinson Cano, SEA ($5,478)
SS: Andrelton Simmons, ATL ($5,675)
3B: David Wright, NYM ($5,586)
OF: Leonys Martin ($4,895)
