This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Marlins (Henderson Alvarez – R) at Nationals (Blake Treinen – R), 7:05
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Phillies (Cole Hamels – L), 7:05
Rays (Alex Cobb – R) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle – L), 7:07
Pirates (Edinson Volquez – R) at Mets (Jon Niese – L), 7:10
Red Sox (Jon Lester – L) at Braves (Aaron Harang – R), 7:10
Indians (Justin Masterson – R) at White Sox (Chris Sale – L), 8:10
Astros (Collin McHugh – R) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie – R), 8:10
Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L) at Brewers (Matt Garza – R), 8:10
Rangers (Yu Darvish – R) at Twins (Phil Hughes – R), 8:10
Yankees (David Phelps – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:10
Padres (Eric Stults – L) at Diamondbacks (Wade Miley – L), 9:40
Tigers (Max Scherzer – R) at Athletics (Sonny Gray – R), 10:05
Angels (Jered Weaver – R) at Mariners (Roenis Elias – L), 10:10
Reds (Alfredo Simon – R) at Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R), 10:10
Cubs (Jake Arrieta – R) at Giants (Tim Hudson – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Chris Davis, 1B, BAL (personal) – Expected back Tuesday
Yordano Ventura, SP, KC (elbow) – Current word is no ligament injury
Hanley Ramirez, SS, LAD (calf) – Wasn't available MOnday
Carlos Santana, C, CLE (illness) – Could actually have a concussion
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY (wrist) – Could miss Tuesday and Wednesday
Aaron Hill, 2B, ARI (ankle) – Pinch-hit Monday
Will Venable, OF, SD (foot) – Scratched late Monday due to soreness
Ryan Hanigan, C, TB (hamstring) – Left Monday's game
Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE (knee) – Left Monday's game
John Jaso, C, OAK (back) – Not 100 percent, but was available in emergency Monday
Nick Punto, 2B, OAK (calf) – Hopes to be back in a couple days
Brad Peacock, SP, HOU (forearm) – On track to start Thursday
Players on the DL
Jose Abreu, 1B, CHW (ankle) – Out of his boot and doing baseball activities
Bryce Harper, OF, WAS (thumb) – Throwing, but not catching
Jason Kipnis, 2B, CLE (oblique) – Will be activated Tuesday, but won't play 'til Wednesday
Cliff Lee, SP, PHI (elbow) – Still not cleared to be throwing
Mat Latos, SP, CIN (elbow) – Threw four good innings in rehab start Sunday
Gio Gonzalez, SP, WAS (shoulder) – Could throw bullpen session soon
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS (thumb) – Got clearance to hit and throw
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (thumb) – Bone bruise; will take a couple days off in rehab
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL (hamstring) – Hopes to return by end of current homestand
Carlos Beltran, OF, NYY (elbow) – No problem when swinging Monday
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (elbow) – Scheduled for Tuesday bullpen
James Paxton, SP, SEA (back) – Expected to play catch Tuesday; taking it slow
Derek Holland, SP, TEX (knee) – Just throwing bullpens
Colby Rasmus, OF, TOR (hamstring) – Did some running and fielding Monday
Santiago Casilla, RP, SF (hamstring) – Played catch Monday
Brett Anderson, SP, COL (finger) – Had pins removed from fringer Monday
Cody Asche, 3B, PHI (hamstring) – Should be back within two weeks
Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB (elbow) – Throwing two innings in Wednesday sim game
Brandon Guyer, OF, TB (thumb) – Out three weeks
Jonny Venters, RP, ATL (elbow) – Felt discomfort when throwing Sunday
Tanner Scheppers, SP, TEX (elbow) – Slated for three more rehab games and June 3 return
Ryan Cook, RP, OAK (forearm) – Will throw from a mound Tuesday
Jim Henderson, RP, MIL (shoulder) – Suffered a setback; being shut down
Transactions – Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Placed on DL
Eric Young Jr., OF, NYM (hamstring)
A.J. Ellis, C, LAD (ankle)
Brandon Guyer, OF, TB (thumb)
Activated From DL
Justin Ruggiano, OF, CHC
Josh Willingham, OF, MIN
Omar Infante, 2B, MKC
Called Up
Ryan Lavarnway, C, BOS
Vic Black, RP, NYM
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN
Matt den Dekker, OF, NYM
Brandon Cumpton, SP, PIT
Irving Falu, 2B, KC
Robbie Grossman, OF, HOU
Tim Federowicz, C, LAD
Alex Colome, RP, RB (sent down after Monday's game)
Sent Down
Vin Mazzaro, RP, PIT (DFA)
Ryan Kalish, OF, CHC
L.J. Hoes, OF, HOU
Alex Wilson, RP, BOS
Zeke Spruill, RP, ARI
Jimmy Nelson, SP, MIL
Chris Colabello, 1B, MIN
Chris Herrmann, OF, MIN
Casey Coleman, RP, KC
Released
Jose Valverde, RP, NYM
Closer Watch
Dodgers – Kenley Jansen got himself a four-out save Monday, but he allowed another two baserunners and continues to sit on an inflated 1.43 WHIP. But no one's coming for his job.
Orioles – Zach Britton collected his third save Monday, though he did have to pitch around a hit and a walk. It looks like he, not Darren O'Day, is the man to own as far as Baltimore closers. Still, fantasy owners are well advised to hold O'Day in deeper leagues, as Britton's insane numbers (0.67 ERA, 0.87 WHIP) have to be due for some regression sooner or later.
Brewers – Francisco Rodriguez got blown up in the ninth inning Monday, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk. He's now allowed six runs (all earned) in his last five outings, so there are some cracks showing in the façade here.
Mets – After a four-run implosion in the eighth and ninth innings Monday, Jose Valverde got his walking papers. In turn, the Mets called up Vic Black, who could factor into the closing mix if Jenrry Mejia falters along the way. But Mejia still looks like the strongest candidate for saves here.
Hot Batter Matchups – May 27, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI vs COL 7:05PM | J. De La Rosa | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .389 | .600 | .989 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI vs COL 7:05PM | J. De La Rosa | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .364 | .462 | .727 | 1.189 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | WAS vs MIA 7:05PM | H. Alvarez | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .455 | .538 | .545 | 1.084 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS vs MIA 7:05PM | H. Alvarez | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .385 | .500 | .885 |
| D. Jennings | OF | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| E. Longoria | 3B | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .321 | .387 | .500 | .887 |
| D. Ross | C | BOS @ ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | 1.083 | 1.417 |
| G. Sizemore | OF | BOS @ ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .409 | .458 | .545 | 1.004 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT @ NYM 7:10PM | J. Niese | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .357 | .357 | .643 | 1.000 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Garza | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .381 | .409 | .714 | 1.123 |
| R. Raburn | OF | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .318 | .400 | .727 | 1.127 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .412 | .800 | 1.212 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | J. Masterson | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .400 | .615 | 1.015 |
| J. Castro | C | HOU @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .500 | 1.200 | 1.700 |
| A. Rios | OF | TEX @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .458 | .440 | .708 | 1.148 |
| A. Soriano | OF | NYY @ STL 8:15PM | L. Lynn | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .364 | .364 | .591 | .955 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .294 | .625 | .919 |
| M. Prado | 3B | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .381 | .435 | .571 | 1.006 |
| E. Cabrera | SS | SD @ ARI 9:40PM | W. Miley | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .471 | .471 | .765 | 1.235 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK vs DET 10:05PM | M. Scherzer | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .273 | .385 | .545 | .930 |
| D. Ackley | 2B | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .391 | .524 | .915 |
| J. Smoak | 1B | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .276 | .344 | .552 | .895 |
| E. Bonifacio | 2B | CHC @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .381 | .391 | .476 | .867 |
| C. Coghlan | OF | CHC @ SF 10:15PM | T. Hudson | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .471 | .526 | .588 | 1.115 |
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 27, 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 |
| Cole Hamels | PHI vs COL 7:05PM | 88 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 22 | .193 | .220 | .348 | .567 |
| Edinson Volquez | PIT @ NYM 7:10PM | 61 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 15 | .213 | .364 | .326 | .690 |
| Jered Weaver | LAA @ SEA 10:10PM | 162 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 42 | .253 | .289 | .374 | .663 |
| Zack Greinke | LAD vs CIN 10:10PM | 130 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 40 | .192 | .220 | .286 | .506 |
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 27, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | COL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .077 | .077 | .154 | .231 |
| C. Gonzalez | OF | COL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .308 | .538 | .846 |
| D. Stubbs | OF | COL @ PHI 7:05PM | C. Hamels | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs COL 7:05PM | J. De La Rosa | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .214 | .308 | .522 |
| D. DeJesus | OF | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 78 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .179 | .220 | .244 | .463 |
| J. Loney | 1B | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .389 | .667 |
| W. Myers | OF | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
| S. Rodriguez | SS | TB @ TOR 7:07PM | M. Buehrle | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .273 | .261 | .364 | .625 |
| G. Laird | C | ATL vs BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .357 | .571 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL vs BOS 7:10PM | J. Lester | 55 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | .200 | .254 | .327 | .582 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | BOS @ ATL 7:10PM | A. Harang | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs PIT 7:10PM | E. Volquez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .357 | .200 | .557 |
| C. Young | OF | NYM vs PIT 7:10PM | E. Volquez | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .133 | .278 | .333 | .611 |
| N. Markakis | OF | BAL @ MIL 8:10PM | M. Garza | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .118 | .231 | .118 | .348 |
| M. Aviles | SS | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ CWS 8:10PM | C. Sale | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .111 | .200 | .167 | .367 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | J. Masterson | 54 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .167 | .224 | .241 | .465 |
| D. Viciedo | OF | CWS vs CLE 8:10PM | J. Masterson | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .056 | .000 | .056 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ MIN 8:10PM | P. Hughes | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .304 | .400 | .704 |
| A. Hill | 2B | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .545 |
| G. Parra | OF | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .158 | .200 | .368 | .568 |
| A. Pollock | OF | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| C. Ross | OF | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | E. Stults | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .200 | .429 | .629 |
| C. Headley | 3B | SD @ ARI 9:40PM | W. Miley | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
| A. Callaspo | 3B | OAK vs DET 10:05PM | M. Scherzer | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| C. Crisp | OF | OAK vs DET 10:05PM | M. Scherzer | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .364 | .364 | .455 | .818 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .160 | .160 | .280 | .440 |
| Z. Cozart | SS | CIN @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .455 | .705 |
| R. Ludwick | OF | CIN @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .118 | .167 | .294 | .461 |
| D. Mesoraco | C | CIN @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| B. Phillips | 2B | CIN @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
| R. Santiago | SS | CIN @ LAD 10:10PM | Z. Greinke | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .231 | .182 | .413 |
| J. Buck | C | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .143 | .176 | .143 | .319 |
| R. Cano | 2B | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .394 | .394 | .455 | .848 |
| M. Saunders | OF | SEA vs LAA 10:10PM | J. Weaver | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .300 | .318 | .350 | .668 |
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 27, 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 |
| Henderson Alvarez | MIA @ WAS 7:05PM | 75 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | .320 | .377 | .452 | .829 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL @ PHI 7:05PM | 78 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 16 | .333 | .386 | .508 | .894 |
| Jon Niese | NYM vs PIT 7:10PM | 77 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 11 | .312 | .361 | .590 | .951 |
| Aaron Harang | ATL vs BOS 7:10PM | 80 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 13 | .337 | .387 | .562 | .948 |
| Wade Miley | ARI vs SD 9:40PM | 132 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 16 | .303 | .343 | .454 | .797 |
| Tim Hudson | SF vs CHC 10:15PM | 77 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | .338 | .403 | .457 | .860 |
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
Zach Britton, RP, BAL – The fantasy world has been slow to come around to Britton, probably because he's a lefty – never too popular a choice for the closer's role. But he hasn't skipped a beat in the role so far, while Tommy Hunter has been bad and now injured. Britton's available in more than half of Yahoo and ESPN leagues, and in nearly half of CBS formats. Take a look at his status in your leagues.
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