Saturday Lineup Card: Where's Oswaldo?

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Updated on May 30, 2014 11:33PM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Saturday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Rangers (Nick Tepesch - R) at Nationals (Doug Fister - R), 12:05
Twins (Kevin Correia - R) at Yankees (Masahiro Tanaka - R), 1:05
Royals (Aaron Brooks - R) at Blue Jays (Marcus Stroman - R), 1:07
Padres (Tyson Ross - R) at White Sox (Andre Rienzo - R), 2:10
Giants (Yusmeiro Petit - R) at Cardinals (Michael Wacha - R), 2:15
Rockies (Franklin Morales - L) at Indians (Trevor Bauer - R), 3:05
Mets (Jacob deGrom - R) at Phillies (Kyle Kendrick - R), 3:05
Cubs (Jason Hammel - R) at Brewers (Wily Peralta - R), 4:10
Orioles (Chris Tillman - R) at Astros (Dallas Keuchel - L), 4:10
Braves (Ervin Santana - R) at Marlins (Jacob Turner - R), 4:10
Rays (Jake Odorizzi - R) at Red Sox (Rubby De La Rosa - R), 7:15
Pirates (Brandon Cumpton - R) at Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu - L), 7:15
Angels (Tyler Skaggs - L) at Athletics (Tommy Milone - L), 10:05
Tigers (Drew Smyly - L) at Mariners (Chris Young - R), 10:10
Reds (Johnny Cueto - R) at Diamondbacks (Brandon McCarthy - R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: TEX/WAS, MIN/NYY, KC/TOR, SD/CWS, SF/STL, COL/CLE, NYM/PHI, CHC/MIL, BAL/HOU, ATL/MIA

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Buster Posey, C, SF - (Back) Missed a second straight start Friday.
Robinson Cano, 2B, SEA - (Hand) Expected to return to the lineup this weekend.
Matt Adams, 1B, STL - (Calf) Held out of the Cardinals' lineup again Friday.
Yordano Ventura, P, KC - (Elbow) Scheduled for a light bullpen session Saturday and a full bullpen Monday.
Tim Lincecum, P, SF - (Finger) Developed a blister during Wednesday's outing but expects to make his next scheduled start Tuesday.
Henderson Alvarez, P, MIA - (Elbow) Expects to make his next start Tuesday against the Rays.
Danny Santana, SS, MIN - (Face) Left Friday's game after suffering a facial injury.
Paul Konerko, 1B, CWS - (Back) Reported improvement Friday but still not able to play.
Aaron Hicks, OF, MIN - (Back) Held out of the lineup Friday for a third straight game.
Will Venable, OF, SD - (Foot) Was not included in Friday's lineup.
Cliff Pennington, SS, AZ - (Thumb) Sat in favor of Chris Owings again Friday.

Players on the DL
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA - (Thumb) Resumed his rehab at Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday and could be activated Tuesday.
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL - (Finger) Will not require surgery to repair fracture.
Cliff Lee, P, PHI - (Elbow) Not expected to resume throwing for another week or so.
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS - (Thumb) Served as the designated hitter in his first game with High-A Potomac on Friday.
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN - (Quadriceps) Hit and ran on the field at Great American Ballpark on Friday.
Carlos Beltran, OF, NYY - (Elbow) Took batting practice on the field Friday and did not experience any discomfort.
Andrew Cashner, P, SD - (Elbow) Penciled in for a simulated game Monday and is expected to bypass a minor league rehab assignment.
Matt Wieters, C, BAL - (Elbow) Threw about 25 times Friday and said afterward that his arm had some life.
Gio Gonzalez, P, WAS - (Shoulder) Completed a bullpen session Thursday and is now scheduled for a simulated game Sunday.
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL - (Hamstring) Begins a rehab assignment with Low-A Wisconsin on Sunday.
Mark Trumbo, OF, AZ - (Foot) Played catch and took swings off a tee Wednesday.
Clay Buchholz, P, BOS - (Knee) Scheduled to play catch Saturday.
CC Sabathia, P, NYY - (Knee) Met with team doctors Friday to determine the next step in his rehab.
Nick Swisher, 1B, CLE - (Knee) Could be cleared for land-based drills as soon as Monday.
Mike Pelfrey, P, MIN - (Elbow) Diagnosed with an irritated ulnar nerve.
Zach McAllister, P, CLE - (Back) Threw a simulated game to minor league hitters Friday.
Jordan Walden, P, ATL - (Hamstring) Making progress and could rejoin the Braves' bullpen at some point next week.
J.J. Putz, P, AZ - (Forearm) Threw another simulated game Friday and is scheduled to pitch in back-to-back rehab games next Thursday and Friday.
Dan Hudson, P, AZ - (Elbow) Set to throw a bullpen session within a week.
Casey Kelly, P, SD - (Elbow) Underwent an MRI last week, which came back clean.
Jeremy Hellickson, P, TB - (Elbow) Completed a bullpen session Friday and is now scheduled to pitch three innings in a simulated game Monday.
Edgmer Escalona, P, BAL - (Shoulder) Began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Friday.
Ryan Lavarnway, C, BOS - (Wrist) Diagnosed with a broken hamate bone and will require surgery.
Shawn Kelley, P, NYY - (Back) Threw off a mound Friday for the first time since landing on the DL.
Chris Withrow, P, LAD - (Elbow) Placed on the 15-day DL with a torn UCL.
Bruce Chen, P, KC - (Back) Set for a side session Sunday, after which he will begin a rehab assignment.

Out
Matt Cain, P, SF - (Hamstring) Scratched from his scheduled start Saturday and is headed for the DL.

Transactions - Players who have been called up, demoted, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.

Activated from the DL
Ben Zobrist, 2B, TB
Pedro Strop, P, CHC

Placed on the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
Ryan Lavarnway, C, BOS
Blake Beavan, P, SEA (transferred to 60-day DL)
Hector Rondon, P, CHC (paternity list)

Called Up (from Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Randal Grichuk, OF, STL
Bobby Korecky, P, TOR
Marcus Stroman, P, TOR
Alex Hassan, P, BOS
Endy Chavez, OF, SEA

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Rob Rasmussen, P, TOR
Shane Robinson, OF, STL
Brandon Maurer, P, SEA

Designated for Assignment
Bobby Korecky, P, TOR

Closer Watch

Los Angeles Angels - Ernesto Frieri notched another save Thursday, his eighth of the year and third since last Sunday. Meanwhile, Joe Smith has been working in the setup role, and despite manager Mike Scoscia's refusal to officially name Frieri as closer, it looks like Frieri has reclaimed the job. The home run issues that plagued Frieri early in the season seem to have been corrected, as he has now gone eight straight appearances without allowing a homer.

Cleveland Indians - Cody Allen retired the side in order and struck out two in the ninth inning of Friday's game against the Rockies en route to his second save of the season. The Indians' closer situation has been murky since John Axford was removed from the role, but Allen, who has struck out 29 in 22.1 innings this season, took a step toward claiming the job Friday. Bryan Shaw has posted better ratios thus far (1.46 ERA, 0.89 WHIP) and is an option as well, but manager Terry Francona has not yet tipped his hand as to which player he prefers.

Hot Batter Matchups – May 31, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
A. Beltre	3B	TEX @ WAS 12:05PM	D. Fister	20	8	2	0	4	0	0	.400	.381	.500	.881
S. Choo	OF	TEX @ WAS 12:05PM	D. Fister	28	9	4	2	5	1	4	.321	.345	.607	.952
A. Rios	OF	TEX @ WAS 12:05PM	D. Fister	19	10	1	0	2	1	1	.526	.550	.579	1.129
K. Johnson	2B	NYY vs MIN 1:05PM	K. Correia	28	9	6	5	10	3	6	.321	.387	.893	1.280
D. Wright	3B	NYM @ PHI 3:05PM	K. Kendrick	44	15	6	3	7	2	7	.341	.362	.614	.975
S. Castro	SS	CHC @ MIL 4:10PM	W. Peralta	19	9	3	2	4	0	3	.474	.474	.842	1.316
A. Rizzo	1B	CHC @ MIL 4:10PM	W. Peralta	16	6	3	2	5	2	2	.375	.444	.813	1.257
J. Saltalamacchia	C	MIA vs ATL 4:10PM	E. Santana	12	3	2	1	3	1	2	.250	.308	.583	.891
R. Braun	OF	MIL vs CHC 4:10PM	J. Hammel	11	5	1	0	1	1	1	.455	.571	.545	1.117
H. Kendrick	2B	LAA @ OAK 10:05PM	T. Milone	23	10	3	2	7	0	3	.435	.435	.739	1.174
A. Pujols	1B	LAA @ OAK 10:05PM	T. Milone	16	7	6	0	0	1	0	.438	.471	.813	1.283
G. Parra	OF	ARI vs CIN 10:10PM	J. Cueto	11	4	4	2	3	3	1	.364	.500	1.091	1.591
M. Prado	3B	ARI vs CIN 10:10PM	J. Cueto	14	5	2	1	5	1	0	.357	.438	.643	1.080

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Hot Pitcher Matchups – May 31, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jason Hammel	CHC @ MIL 4:10PM	79	18	3	0	3	6	16	.228	.292	.267	.559

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Batter Matchups – May 31, 2014

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
E. Andrus	SS	TEX @ WAS 12:05PM	D. Fister	28	6	0	0	1	1	3	.214	.267	.214	.481
M. Moreland	1B	TEX @ WAS 12:05PM	D. Fister	15	2	0	0	1	0	1	.133	.125	.133	.258
A. Soriano	OF	NYY vs MIN 1:05PM	K. Correia	22	5	2	2	3	0	7	.227	.227	.500	.727
L. Duda	OF	NYM @ PHI 3:05PM	K. Kendrick	18	3	3	1	3	0	2	.167	.250	.444	.694
D. Murphy	2B	NYM @ PHI 3:05PM	K. Kendrick	30	6	1	0	2	3	4	.200	.273	.233	.506
R. Tejada	SS	NYM @ PHI 3:05PM	K. Kendrick	19	4	0	0	1	0	1	.211	.211	.211	.421
C. Young	OF	NYM @ PHI 3:05PM	K. Kendrick	17	3	2	1	1	2	4	.176	.263	.412	.675
W. Castillo	C	CHC @ MIL 4:10PM	W. Peralta	10	3	1	0	0	0	3	.300	.300	.400	.700
N. Schierholtz	OF	CHC @ MIL 4:10PM	W. Peralta	17	1	0	0	1	0	3	.059	.056	.059	.114
L. Valbuena	3B	CHC @ MIL 4:10PM	W. Peralta	13	2	0	0	0	2	0	.154	.267	.154	.421
L. Overbay	1B	MIL vs CHC 4:10PM	J. Hammel	22	3	0	0	1	1	4	.136	.174	.136	.310
M. Reynolds	1B	MIL vs CHC 4:10PM	J. Hammel	11	2	0	0	0	1	4	.182	.250	.182	.432
M. Montero	C	ARI vs CIN 10:10PM	J. Cueto	13	1	0	0	0	1	1	.077	.143	.077	.220
R. Santiago	SS	CIN @ ARI 10:10PM	B. McCarthy	12	2	1	0	1	0	4	.167	.231	.250	.481

Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Cold Pitcher Matchups – May 31, 2014

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Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Doug Fister	WAS vs TEX 12:05PM	115	37	8	2	13	3	11	.322	.341	.427	.768
Tommy Milone	OAK vs LAA 10:05PM	109	35	14	3	12	8	17	.321	.371	.494	.866
Johnny Cueto	CIN @ ARI 10:10PM	66	19	8	5	11	8	8	.288	.372	.577	.949

Matchup Info		Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher	Game	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Recommended Pickup
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN - A wrist injury put Arcia out of commission in early April, and though he hit .308/.349/.487 while on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester, the Twins decided to leave him down at the conclusion of the assignment to be sure the wrist was completely healthy. He was recalled late last week and proceeded to bat cleanup in his first four games back, before slotting into the five-hole for Friday's tilt against the Yankees. The 23-year-old Arcia once again collected multiple hits Friday, the third time he's done so since returning to the big club, and launched his second home run in four games. Last season, Arcia hit .251/.304/.430 with 14 homers in 97 games (378 plate appearances), and while he is a free swinger who will strike out a lot, playing time should remain ample as the team leans on him as a key run producer.

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DraftStreet Value Plays
P - Drew Smyly, DET ($12,265)
C - Brayan Pena, CIN ($5,213)
1B - C.J. Cron, LAA ($5,050)
2B - Ben Zobrist, TB ($5,544)
SS - Jhonny Peralta, STL ($5,540)
3B - Chase Headley, SD ($4,700)
OF - Oswaldo Arcia, OF ($5,118)

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