Sunday Lineup Card: The Cubs' Forgotten Young Gun

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Updated on May 9, 2015 11:03PM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Orioles (Bud Norris – R) at Yankees (Michael Pineda – R), 1:05
Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – R) 1:07
Twins (Trevor May – R) at Indians (Danny Salazar – R), 1:10
Rangers (Wandy Rodriguez – L) at Rays (Jake Odorizzi – R), 1:10
Braves (Alex Wood – L) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 1:35
Mets (Bartolo Colon – R) at Phillies (Chad Billingsley – R), 1:35
Cardinals (Tyler Lyons – L) at Pirates (Jeff Locke – L), 1:35
Reds (Michael Lorenzen – R) at White Sox (John Danks – L), 2:10
Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Brewers (Matt Garza – R), 2:10
Astros (Scott Feldman – R) at Angels (Garrett Richards – R), 3:35
Marlins (Mat Latos – R) at Giants (Ryan Vogelsong – R), 4:05
Athletics (Jesse Chavez – R) at Mariners (Felix Hernandez – R), 4:10
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw – L) at Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 4:10
Padres (Andrew Cashner – R) at Diamondbacks (Undecided), 4:10
Royals (Jason Vargas – L) at Tigers (Shane Greene – R), 8:00

Day Game After Night Game: TEX/TB, NYM/PHI, STL/PIT, CHC/MIL, HOU/LAA, MIA/SF, OAK/SEA, LAD/COL, SD/ARI

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Dee Gordon, 2B, MIA – (Leg) Expects to return to the lineup Sunday.
David Price, SP, DET – (Hamstring) Underwent MRI Saturday, but expects to make next start despite strain.
Stephen Strasburg, SP, WAS – (Shoulder) Threw a bullpen session Saturday; could start Monday or Tuesday.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL – (Hip) Remained out of the lineup Saturday; hopes to play Sunday.
Aramis Ramirez, 3B, MIL – (Back) Remained out of the lineup Saturday; hopes to play Sunday.
Hector Noesi, SP, CWS – (Back) Left Saturday's start with a lower-back contusion; spot in rotation in question.
Jason Grili, RP, ATL – (Undisclosed) Was unavailable Saturday; status uncertain.

Out

Jose Iglesias, SS, DET – Dealing with a groin issue; not expected to return until Tuesday.

Players on the DL

Melvin Upton Jr., OF, SD – (Foot) Nearing an extended spring training game and is on track to return in June.
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS – (Hamstring) Expected to be activated from the DL on Monday.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD – (Hamstring) Scheduled for MRI on Sunday after he experienced tightness running the bases Friday.
Jake Peavy, SP, SF – (Back) Will work at team's spring training facility to rehab while team is on the road.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF – (Forearm) Will play in rehab game Monday, putting him on track to return next week.
Jarrod Parker, SP, OAK – (Elbow) Underwent testing Saturday after leaving rehab start Friday.
Sean Doolittle, RP, OAK – (Shoulder) Tentatively scheduled to throw to hitters Monday; could return by mid-May.
Josh Hamilton, OF, TEX – (Shoulder) Will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
David Wright, 3B, NYM – (Hamstring/Back) Expected to resume baseball activities Monday.

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

Placed on the DL

Alex Avila, C, DET – (Knee)
Greg Bird, 1B, NYY – (Shoulder)
Chris Martin, RP, NYY – (Undisclosed)
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD – (Shoulder)
Tyler Olson, RP, SEA – (Knee)

Called Up

Bryan Holaday, C, DET
Matt Barnes, RP, BOS
Bruce Chen, SP, CLE
Branden Pinder, RP, NYY
Chris Beck, RP, CWS
Noah Syndergard, SP, NYM
Jackie Bradley, OF, BOS

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)

Anthony Swarzak, RP, CLE
Nate Frieman, 1B, OAK
Allen Craig, OF, BOS

Claimed

Chris Nelson, 3B, MIL

Closer Watch

Cleveland Indians – No reliever has had a more difficult start to the season than Cody Allen. Through 10 innings, the Indians' closer sports a 9.00 ERA. Two particularly difficult appearances skew the data, and manager Terry Francona insists he has plenty of confidence in Allen's abilities to succeed in the ninth inning. Outside of two four-run outings, he has surrendered just two earned runs and has four saves. An impressive K-rate lends itself to a positive outlook, as he's racked up 15 strikeouts in those 10 innings. Furthermore, an absence of virtually any other alternative diminishes the chances of Allen's removal from his current role. Cleveland has no one else in its bullpen with any substantial experience closing games. Nonetheless, Bryan Shaw is a former second round draft pick who the Indians gave a one-year, $1.5 million contract to during this offseason. He likely represents the one member of the Tribe's bullpen with the most to gain from a promotion to the ninth-inning role.

Hot Batter Matchups – May 10, 2015

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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. Jones	OF	BAL @ NYY 1:05PM	M. Pineda	14	5	2	1	4	0	3	.357	.357	.643	1.000
C. Beltran	OF	NYY vs BAL 1:05PM	B. Norris	29	10	6	0	5	2	7	.345	.387	.552	.939
S. Drew	SS	NYY vs BAL 1:05PM	B. Norris	21	7	4	1	4	5	5	.333	.462	.667	1.128
C. Headley	3B	NYY vs BAL 1:05PM	B. Norris	19	7	2	2	4	3	9	.368	.455	.684	1.139
X. Bogaerts	SS	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	R. Dickey	14	7	2	0	2	0	1	.500	.500	.643	1.143
D. Ortiz	DH	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	R. Dickey	21	8	4	2	7	2	7	.381	.435	.762	1.197
H. Ramirez	SS	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	R. Dickey	24	7	4	1	5	1	4	.292	.320	.542	.862
R. Goins	2B	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	C. Buchholz	14	7	2	0	4	0	2	.500	.500	.714	1.214
R. Martin	C	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	C. Buchholz	16	5	4	4	7	0	2	.313	.313	1.063	1.375
B. Dozier	2B	MIN @ CLE 1:10PM	D. Salazar	12	7	4	1	2	2	2	.583	.643	1.083	1.726
F. Freeman	1B	ATL @ WAS 1:35PM	J. Zimmermann	22	8	2	0	3	3	2	.364	.440	.455	.895
N. Markakis	OF	ATL @ WAS 1:35PM	J. Zimmermann	15	5	1	1	1	0	0	.333	.333	.533	.867
R. Howard	1B	PHI vs NYM 1:35PM	B. Colon	14	3	2	2	6	1	1	.214	.267	.643	.910
B. Revere	OF	PHI vs NYM 1:35PM	B. Colon	15	6	0	0	0	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800
M. Holliday	OF	STL @ PIT 1:35PM	J. Locke	12	5	1	1	4	2	3	.417	.500	.667	1.167
B. Harper	OF	WAS vs ATL 1:35PM	A. Wood	11	5	2	0	1	1	4	.455	.500	.636	1.136
M. Montero	C	CHC @ MIL 2:10PM	M. Garza	17	7	1	0	2	1	3	.412	.444	.471	.915
C. Carter	DH	HOU @ LAA 3:35PM	G. Richards	18	6	2	1	4	1	5	.333	.400	.556	.956
C. Rasmus	OF	HOU @ LAA 3:35PM	G. Richards	11	4	2	0	1	0	1	.364	.364	.545	.909
E. Aybar	SS	LAA vs HOU 3:35PM	S. Feldman	33	14	5	0	3	1	3	.424	.457	.636	1.094
M. Trout	OF	LAA vs HOU 3:35PM	S. Feldman	17	5	3	2	4	0	1	.294	.278	.706	.984
G. Stanton	OF	MIA @ SF 4:05PM	R. Vogelsong	12	4	4	2	2	1	3	.333	.385	1.000	1.385
N. Aoki	OF	SF vs MIA 4:05PM	M. Latos	19	5	2	2	2	3	2	.263	.364	.579	.943
P. Goldschmidt	1B	ARI vs SD 4:10PM	A. Cashner	11	5	1	1	3	2	2	.455	.538	.727	1.266
T. Tulowitzki	SS	COL vs LAD 4:10PM	C. Kershaw	55	14	5	3	8	5	13	.255	.311	.455	.766
A. Ethier	OF	LAD @ COL 4:10PM	K. Kendrick	27	7	4	2	7	4	3	.259	.355	.556	.910
A. Gonzalez	1B	LAD @ COL 4:10PM	K. Kendrick	15	7	4	0	4	3	2	.467	.556	.733	1.289
J. Uribe	3B	LAD @ COL 4:10PM	K. Kendrick	10	5	2	1	2	0	1	.500	.500	.900	1.400
R. Cano	2B	SEA vs OAK 4:10PM	J. Chavez	11	5	0	0	1	1	2	.455	.500	.455	.955

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – May 10, 2015

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Hot Pitcher Matchups – May 10, 2015

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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
Jeff Locke	PIT vs STL 1:35PM	75	16	3	1	9	9	15	.213	.304	.281	.584
Mat Latos	MIA @ SF 4:05PM	89	19	6	3	5	10	16	.213	.293	.362	.655
Chris Young	KC @ DET 8:05PM	64	7	4	1	2	9	18	.109	.216	.190	.406

Cold Batter Matchups – May 10, 2015

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Matchup Info				Career Matchup Stats
Batter	Pos	Game	Pitcher	AB	H	XBH	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
J. Ellsbury	OF	NYY vs BAL 1:05PM	B. Norris	16	3	1	0	0	2	4	.188	.278	.250	.528
B. Gardner	OF	NYY vs BAL 1:05PM	B. Norris	10	2	1	0	0	2	3	.200	.333	.400	.733
M. Teixeira	1B	NYY vs BAL 1:05PM	B. Norris	11	2	2	1	2	0	5	.182	.182	.545	.727
C. Young	OF	NYY vs BAL 1:05PM	B. Norris	16	2	0	0	1	0	5	.125	.176	.125	.301
J. Bradley	OF	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	R. Dickey	13	2	1	1	4	1	4	.154	.214	.385	.599
P. Sandoval	3B	BOS @ TOR 1:07PM	R. Dickey	16	3	2	0	1	0	2	.188	.188	.313	.500
E. Encarnacion	1B	TOR vs BOS 1:07PM	C. Buchholz	30	5	2	2	4	7	3	.167	.324	.367	.691
T. Hunter	OF	MIN @ CLE 1:10PM	D. Salazar	19	4	1	0	2	0	2	.211	.200	.263	.463
T. Plouffe	3B	MIN @ CLE 1:10PM	D. Salazar	11	1	1	1	2	0	5	.091	.091	.364	.455
J. Loney	1B	TB vs TEX 1:10PM	W. Rodriguez	13	2	0	0	2	0	1	.154	.143	.154	.297
S. Choo	OF	TEX @ TB 1:10PM	J. Odorizzi	10	2	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.273	.200	.473
A. Simmons	SS	ATL @ WAS 1:35PM	J. Zimmermann	15	3	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400
E. Young Jr.	OF	ATL @ WAS 1:35PM	J. Zimmermann	18	3	1	0	0	3	4	.167	.318	.222	.540
G. Sizemore	OF	PHI vs NYM 1:35PM	B. Colon	11	1	0	0	0	2	3	.091	.231	.091	.322
I. Desmond	SS	WAS vs ATL 1:35PM	A. Wood	16	3	2	2	2	0	5	.188	.188	.563	.750
D. Espinosa	2B	WAS vs ATL 1:35PM	A. Wood	10	2	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.273	.200	.473
D. Span	OF	WAS vs ATL 1:35PM	A. Wood	13	2	2	0	0	0	4	.154	.154	.308	.462
M. Byrd	OF	CIN @ CWS 2:10PM	J. Danks	20	3	1	0	1	0	5	.150	.190	.200	.390
J. Castro	C	HOU @ LAA 3:35PM	G. Richards	19	4	1	0	2	0	5	.211	.211	.263	.474
M. Gonzalez	SS	HOU @ LAA 3:35PM	G. Richards	13	2	0	0	0	0	5	.154	.154	.154	.308
D. Freese	3B	LAA vs HOU 3:35PM	S. Feldman	14	3	0	0	4	1	2	.214	.267	.214	.481
M. Joyce	OF	LAA vs HOU 3:35PM	S. Feldman	11	1	1	0	1	1	2	.091	.154	.182	.336
A. Pagan	OF	SF vs MIA 4:05PM	M. Latos	15	2	0	0	0	0	3	.133	.133	.133	.267
C. Owings	SS	ARI vs SD 4:10PM	A. Cashner	10	2	0	0	1	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400
C. Gonzalez	OF	COL vs LAD 4:10PM	C. Kershaw	30	5	2	2	4	2	17	.167	.242	.367	.609
D. LeMahieu	2B	COL vs LAD 4:10PM	C. Kershaw	29	8	1	0	1	0	10	.276	.276	.310	.586
D. Stubbs	OF	COL vs LAD 4:10PM	C. Kershaw	26	3	0	0	0	2	12	.115	.179	.115	.294
J. Turner	3B	LAD @ COL 4:10PM	K. Kendrick	12	2	1	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417
S. Fuld	OF	OAK @ SEA 4:10PM	F. Hernandez	19	3	1	0	0	1	5	.158	.200	.211	.411
J. Reddick	OF	OAK @ SEA 4:10PM	F. Hernandez	40	7	2	0	1	1	7	.175	.195	.225	.420
M. Cabrera	1B	DET vs KC 8:05PM	C. Young	16	2	1	1	1	1	5	.125	.176	.313	.489
V. Martinez	1B	DET vs KC 8:05PM	C. Young	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	.100	.182	.100	.282

Cold Pitcher Matchups – May 10, 2015

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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
Michael Pineda	NYY vs BAL 1:05PM	68	17	7	4	9	0	24	.250	.250	.471	.721
Bud Norris	BAL @ NYY 1:05PM	160	45	22	7	24	19	46	.281	.363	.523	.886
Garrett Richards	LAA vs HOU 3:35PM	101	31	7	2	10	8	23	.307	.363	.429	.792
Kyle Kendrick	COL vs LAD 4:10PM	93	31	16	4	18	12	13	.333	.410	.585	.994
Jesse Chavez	OAK @ SEA 4:10PM	66	24	7	4	17	8	15	.364	.438	.592	1.030

Recommended Pickup

Addison Russell, SS, CHC – Managers in keeper and dynasty leagues are already well-acquainted with Chicago's starting shortstop. The former gem of the Oakland farm system, Russell has gotten lost in the flurry of promotions capped by Kris Bryant's long-anticipated arrival, which became the story of Major League Baseball. After starting slowly, Russell has heated up considerably over the last two weeks. Both of his home runs this season came in the last 10 days, and he is hitting .333 in his last 39 at-bats. A wave of young prospects are making their way to the big leagues this season, but Russell's bat projects as one of the best at his position among the under-25 crowd. It's time to start paying attention to the Cubs' other prospect.

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Draft Kings Value Picks

SP: Clay Buchholz, BOS ($6,600)
C: Stephen Vogt, OAK ($3,300)
1B: Pedro Alvarez, PIT ($3,600)
2B: Devon Travis, TOR ($3,300)
SS: Brandon Crawford, SF ($3,600)
3B: Nolan Arenado, COL ($4,200)
OF: Gregory Polanco, PIT ($3,600)

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