Friday Lineup Card: Tomlindependence Day

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Updated on July 4, 2014 12:14AM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Cubs (Jason Hammel - R) at Nationals (Tanner Roark - R), 11:05
Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez - R) at Red Sox (Jon Lester - L), 1:35
Yankees (Chase Whitley - R) at Twins (Kyle Gibson - R), 3:10
Blue Jays (Marcus Stroman - R) at Athletics (Tommy Milone - L), 4:05
Phillies (Roberto Hernandez - R) at Pirates (Gerrit Cole - R), 5:05
Giants (Matt Cain - R) at Padres (Eric Stults - L), 6:40
Royals (Yordano Ventura - R) at Indians (Josh Tomlin - R), 7:05
Rays (Alex Cobb - R) at Tigers (Drew Smyly - L), 7:08
Mariners (Roenis Elias - L) at White Sox (Chris Sale - L), 7:10
Brewers (Kyle Lohse - R) at Reds (Alfredo Simon - R), 7:10
Rangers (Yu Darvish - R) at Mets (Jon Niese - L), 7:10
Marlins (Nathan Eovaldi - R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn - R), 7:15
Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter - R) at Braves (Ervin Santana - R), 7:35
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw - L) at Rockies (Jair Jurrjens - R), 8:10
Astros (Dallas Keuchel - L) at Angels (C.J. Wilson - L), 9:05

Day Game After Night Game: BAL, NYY, MIN, TOR, OAK

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Josh Donaldson, 3B, OAK - (Back) Missed a second straight start Thursday due to stiffness.
Colby Rasmus, OF, TOR - (Wrist) Held out of Thursday's lineup.
Gerald Laird, C, ATL - (Oblique) Has been dealing with soreness for two weeks.
Mario Hollands, P, PHI - (Knee) Left Wednesday's game with a bruised right knee.
Miguel Rojas, SS, LAD - (Finger) Removed from Wednesday's game after splitting his fingernail.

Players on the DL
Brandon Belt, 1B, SF - (Thumb) Will be activated from the DL on Friday.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, COL - (Finger) Hoping to return before the All-Star break.
Angel Pagan, OF, SF - (Back) Treated with an epidural shot Thursday.
Mark Trumbo, OF, AZ - (Foot) Slated to join Triple-A Fresno on Sunday with an eye toward returning July 17.
Kolten Wong, 2B, STL - (Shoulder) Expected to come off the DL when eligible Sunday.
Francisco Liriano, P, PIT - (Oblique) Will make a rehab start for Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS - (Finger) Went 1-for-3 with a home run while serving as the DH for Triple-A Pawtucket on Wednesday.
Joe Kelly, P, STL - (Hamstring) Not expected to return to the rotation until after the All-Star break.
Jaime Garcia, P, STL - (Shoulder) Seeking additional opinions from specialists to determine a course of action.
CC Sabathia, P, NYY - (Knee) Woke up Thursday morning with fluid in his knee and will undergo an MRI.
Kevin Siegrist, P, STL - (Forearm) Expected to throw a low-intensity bullpen session Friday.
Justin Turner, 2B, LAD - (Hamstring) Headed to the Dodgers' spring training complex Tuesday to begin his rehab.
Bud Norris, P, BAL - (Groin) Participated in fielding drills Thursday and is scheduled to throw a side session Friday.
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA - (Triceps) Set to begin a rehab assignment with High-A Jupiter on Friday.
Marco Scutaro, 2B, SF - (Back) Rehab expected to move to Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.
Brett Cecil, P, TOR - (Groin) WIll be activated prior to Friday's game.
Brett Anderson, P, COL - (Finger) Struck out four and walked one over 3.2 scoreless innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Colorado Springs on Wednesday.
Jeremy Hellickson, P, TB - (Elbow) Gave up one run while striking out four over 5.2 innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Durham on Thursday.
Josh Fields, P, HOU - (Forearm) Could be activated on the Astros' current road trip.
Ian Krol, P, DET - (Shoulder) Scheduled to make two rehab appearances with Low-A West Michigan this weekend.
Mike Adams, P, PHI - (Shoulder) Will be re-evaluated Tuesday to see if he can begin a throwing program.
Boone Logan, P, COL - (Elbow) Could come off the DL on Friday.
Fernando Salas, P, LAA - (Arm) May end up heading out for a brief rehab assignment.

Out
Tom Koehler, P, MIA - (Personal) Placed on the paternity list Wednesday.
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI - (Personal) Expected to return from paternity leave Friday.

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

Activated from the DL
Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL
Brad Hand, P, MIA
Eric O'Flaherty, P, OAK

Placed on the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
Tom Koehler, P, MIA (paternity list)

Called Up
Zelous Wheeler, 3B, NYY
Vincent Belnome, 2B, TB
Erisbel Arruebarrena, SS, LAD

Sent Down
Yangervis Solarte, 2B, NYY
Jeff Beliveau, P, TB
Carlos Triunfel, SS, LAD
Christian Friedrich, P, COL

Designated for Assignment
Dean Anna, SS, NYY
Jeff Francis, P, OAK

Released
Scott Downs, P, CHW

Closer Watch

Arizona Diamondbacks - Addison Reed blew a save opportunity against the Pirates on Tuesday, his second blown save in four chances, leading to questions about his security in the ninth-inning role for Arizona. Manager Kirk Gibson did his best to dispel any rumors of a closer change, saying after the game, "[Reed's] done a pretty good job for us. We've had no discussions about removing him. You might feel differently, but we don't." The team may not be having any discussions right now, but a few more rough outings for Reed in the short term could lead Gibson to consider Brad Ziegler, who continues to impress in the setup role. Ziegler has posted a 2.28 ERA and 1.04 through 45 appearances this season, and he's bettered his strikeout rate from a season ago by more than two per nine innings (from 5.4 K/9 to 7.6). While the strikeout rate figures to regress closer to his career average of 6.0 K/9, Ziegler mainly relies on the ground ball to be effective (66.2% career GB%), and he proved capable in the role last season.

Hot Batter Matchups – July 4, 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. LaRoche	1B	WAS vs CHC 11:05AM	J. Hammel	18	4	2	2	4	3	6	.222	.333	.556	.889
R. Zimmerman	3B	WAS vs CHC 11:05AM	J. Hammel	28	10	4	1	5	2	3	.357	.400	.571	.971
N. Cruz	OF	BAL @ BOS 1:35PM	J. Lester	24	11	6	3	5	3	3	.458	.519	1.000	1.519
C. Denorfia	OF	SD vs SF 6:40PM	M. Cain	13	5	2	0	0	1	2	.385	.429	.615	1.044
J. Arias	SS	SF @ SD 6:40PM	E. Stults	21	8	1	1	2	0	3	.381	.381	.524	.905
B. Crawford	SS	SF @ SD 6:40PM	E. Stults	13	4	2	2	5	0	3	.308	.308	.769	1.077
H. Pence	OF	SF @ SD 6:40PM	E. Stults	30	9	4	3	9	0	5	.300	.290	.633	.924
B. Posey	C	SF @ SD 6:40PM	E. Stults	18	8	4	2	4	4	2	.444	.545	.889	1.434
P. Sandoval	3B	SF @ SD 6:40PM	E. Stults	25	12	4	0	4	4	1	.480	.552	.680	1.232
A. Gordon	OF	KC @ CLE 7:05PM	J. Tomlin	23	8	4	0	1	3	3	.348	.444	.565	1.010
T. Hunter	OF	DET vs TB 7:08PM	A. Cobb	13	6	1	0	2	1	0	.462	.500	.538	1.038
I. Kinsler	2B	DET vs TB 7:08PM	A. Cobb	10	3	2	0	2	1	4	.300	.364	.500	.864
J. Bruce	OF	CIN vs MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	34	10	5	1	6	4	7	.294	.368	.529	.898
J. Votto	1B	CIN vs MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	30	10	4	1	2	2	8	.333	.382	.533	.916
R. Cano	2B	SEA @ CWS 7:10PM	C. Sale	12	4	2	0	0	1	3	.333	.385	.500	.885
F. Freeman	1B	ATL vs ARI 7:35PM	J. Collmenter	12	7	3	1	2	0	1	.583	.583	1.000	1.583
A. Ethier	OF	LAD @ COL 8:10PM	J. Jurrjens	13	6	0	0	1	7	2	.462	.650	.462	1.112
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD @ COL 8:10PM	J. Jurrjens	14	4	3	1	3	2	3	.286	.375	.643	1.018
H. Ramirez	SS	LAD @ COL 8:10PM	J. Jurrjens	22	7	5	3	5	2	3	.318	.375	.864	1.239
C. Carter	OF	HOU @ LAA 9:05PM	C. Wilson	20	6	3	1	3	2	8	.300	.364	.550	.914
J. Hamilton	OF	LAA vs HOU 9:05PM	D. Keuchel	12	4	1	1	2	0	5	.333	.333	.583	.917
C. Iannetta	C	LAA vs HOU 9:05PM	D. Keuchel	11	3	2	1	2	2	2	.273	.385	.636	1.021
H. Kendrick	2B	LAA vs HOU 9:05PM	D. Keuchel	13	5	2	1	2	0	2	.385	.385	.692	1.077

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – July 4, 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
Matt Cain	SF @ SD 6:40PM	189	39	18	3	19	13	47	.206	.259	.344	.603
Ervin Santana	ATL vs ARI 7:35PM	66	13	2	1	1	5	10	.197	.254	.254	.507
Clayton Kershaw	LAD @ COL 8:10PM	181	39	10	3	13	9	57	.215	.251	.305	.556
C.J. Wilson	LAA vs HOU 9:05PM	90	19	10	4	11	7	29	.211	.268	.399	.667

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 – July 4, 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
I. Desmond	SS	WAS vs CHC 11:05AM	J. Hammel	18	4	0	0	0	0	4	.222	.222	.222	.444
D. Span	OF	WAS vs CHC 11:05AM	J. Hammel	13	1	1	0	0	0	3	.077	.077	.231	.308
J. Werth	OF	WAS vs CHC 11:05AM	J. Hammel	10	2	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400
C. Davis	1B	BAL @ BOS 1:35PM	J. Lester	27	3	3	1	4	2	9	.111	.172	.296	.469
D. Young	OF	BAL @ BOS 1:35PM	J. Lester	34	6	0	0	3	3	8	.176	.231	.176	.407
A. Amarista	2B	SD vs SF 6:40PM	M. Cain	12	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.077	.000	.077
C. Quentin	OF	SD vs SF 6:40PM	M. Cain	20	2	2	1	3	1	6	.100	.143	.300	.443
S. Smith	OF	SD vs SF 6:40PM	M. Cain	32	3	1	0	2	2	5	.094	.167	.125	.292
A. Escobar	SS	KC @ CLE 7:05PM	J. Tomlin	13	3	2	0	2	0	3	.231	.231	.538	.769
E. Hosmer	1B	KC @ CLE 7:05PM	J. Tomlin	10	2	2	1	2	0	0	.200	.200	.600	.800
T. Frazier	3B	CIN vs MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	12	1	0	0	1	0	1	.083	.077	.083	.160
R. Ludwick	OF	CIN vs MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	31	4	0	0	2	1	8	.129	.156	.129	.285
S. Schumaker	2B	CIN vs MIL 7:10PM	K. Lohse	10	2	1	0	2	0	2	.200	.200	.300	.500
A. Hill	2B	ARI @ ATL 7:35PM	E. Santana	31	6	1	1	1	1	3	.194	.219	.290	.509
J. Heyward	OF	ATL vs ARI 7:35PM	J. Collmenter	11	1	0	0	0	0	2	.091	.091	.091	.182
D. Uggla	2B	ATL vs ARI 7:35PM	J. Collmenter	11	2	0	0	0	0	1	.182	.182	.182	.364
C. Blackmon	OF	COL vs LAD 8:10PM	C. Kershaw	15	5	1	0	0	0	4	.333	.333	.400	.733
D. LeMahieu	2B	COL vs LAD 8:10PM	C. Kershaw	24	7	1	0	1	0	8	.292	.292	.333	.625
W. Rosario	C	COL vs LAD 8:10PM	C. Kershaw	20	5	2	1	4	0	9	.250	.250	.450	.700
J. Rutledge	2B	COL vs LAD 8:10PM	C. Kershaw	14	2	0	0	0	1	2	.143	.200	.143	.343
D. Stubbs	OF	COL vs LAD 8:10PM	C. Kershaw	21	3	0	0	0	1	9	.143	.182	.143	.325
M. Kemp	OF	LAD @ COL 8:10PM	J. Jurrjens	15	4	1	1	3	1	7	.267	.313	.467	.779
C. Corporan	C	HOU @ LAA 9:05PM	C. Wilson	21	5	3	2	2	0	9	.238	.238	.571	.810
M. Dominguez	3B	HOU @ LAA 9:05PM	C. Wilson	16	2	1	0	1	1	3	.125	.176	.188	.364

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – July 4, 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
Eric Stults	SD vs SF 6:40PM	136	47	18	10	30	8	18	.346	.380	.641	1.021
Jair Jurrjens	COL vs LAD 8:10PM	77	30	12	6	16	14	17	.390	.484	.703	1.186
Dallas Keuchel	HOU @ LAA 9:05PM	102	34	10	4	13	6	23	.333	.369	.516	.885

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
Josh Tomlin, P, CLE - Coming into his last start, Tomlin had given up 14 runs (10 earned) on 19 hits in his previous two outings, but he proceeded to toss a one-hitter against a hot Mariners team to end June on a high note. The right-hander fanned 11 in the game, easily setting a career high and bringing his strikeout rate up to 8.1 K/9. He has also been displaying his typical pinpoint control, issuing just nine free passes in 64.1 innings for the season (1.3 BB/9), and his xFIP of 3.27 suggests he's pitched as well or better than his 3.78 ERA and 1.10 WHIP would indicate. The longball has been a problem (10 allowed this season), and he's struggled at home (4.99 ERA), but Tomlin is having a good deal of success against lefties this season -- opposing southpaws are batting just .219/.241/.387 against him -- so he's at least worthy of consideration as a streaming option in most formats.

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DraftStreet Value Plays
SP - Josh Tomlin, CLE ($12,826)
C - Alex Avila, DET ($4,277)
1B - C.J. Cron, LAA ($5,099)
2B - Jason Kipnis, CLE ($4,519)
SS - Jean Segura, MIL ($4,232)
3B - Martin Prado, AZ ($4,248)
OF - Alex Rios, TEX ($4,464)

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