This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Tuesday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – K) at Nationals (Jordan Zimmermann – R), 1:05
Dodgers (David Huff – L) at Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L), 3:10
Dodgers (Zack Greinke – R) at Rockies (David Hale – R), 8:40
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Phillies (Sean O'Sullivan – R), 7:05
Blue Jays (Marco Estrada – R) at Nationals (Max Scherzer – R), 7:05
Athletics (Kendall Graveman – R) at Tigers (Alfredo Simon – R), 7:08
Twins (Mike Pelfrey – R) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R), 7:10
Cubs (Kyle Hendricks – R) at Marlins (Brad Hand – L), 7:10
White Sox (Jeff Samardzija – R) at Rangers (Colby Lewis – R), 8:05
Indians (Carlos Carrasco – R) at Royals (Jeremy Guthrie – R), 8:10
Orioles (Mike Wright – R) at Astros (Collin McHugh – R), 8:10
Brewers (Tyler Cravy – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Braves (Shelby Miller – R) at Diamondbacks (Josh Collmenter – R), 9:40
Rays (Chris Archer – R) at Angels (C.J. Wilson – L), 10:05
Mets (Noah Syndergaard – R) at Pirates (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10
Yankees (CC Sabathia – L) at Mariners (Mike Montgomery – L), 10:10
Pirates (A.J. Burnett – R) at Giants (Chris Heston – R), 10:15
Day Game After Night Game: None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Lucas Duda, 1B, NYM (knee) – Expected back in lineup Tuesday
Adam Lind, 1B, MIL (back) – Pinch-hit single Monday; could go Tuesday
Denard Span, OF, WAS (knee) – Out of Monday's lineup; no word on Tuesday yet
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL (oblique) – Held out Monday; always a concerning injury
Adeiny Hechavarria, SS, MIA (Shoulder) – Also out Monday; improving, though
Ben Paulsen, 1B, COL (head) – Out of Monday's lineup after leaving Sunday
David Peralta, OF, ARI (hand) – Was available to pinch hit Monday
Jason Castro, C, HOU (knee) – Left after being hit Monday
Cameron Maybin, OF, ATL (groin) – Has a strain, but was available to hit Monday
Players on the DL
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (hamstring) – Ran at nearly 100 percent Monday
Jose Fernandez, SP, MIA (elbow) – Looked great in extended ST outing Monday
Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX (thumb) – Not expecting extended DL stint
Wil Myers, OF, SD (wrist) – Could take BP on the field Wednesday
Matt Wieters, C, BAL (elbow) – Expected to return after Tuesday's game in Triple-A
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM (hand) – Hoping to return to rehab game action this week
Doug Fister, SP, WAS (forearm) – Threw off a mound for first time since hitting DL Monday
David Wright, 3B, NYM (back) – Team hoping for more clarity on timeline in coming days
Jake Lamb, 3B, ARI (foot) – Starting rehab assignment Wednesday
Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA (shoulder) – Will throw a bullpen Thursday
Oswaldo Arcia, OF, MIN (hip) – Recovery has been slow
Yonder Alonso, 1B, SD (Shoulder) – "High probability" to return Tuesday
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (knee) – "Still felt something" while hitting in extended ST
Matt Moore, SP, TB (elbow) – Starting rehab games in High-A on Wednesday
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM (finger) – Throwing and swinging lightly
Derek Holland, SP, TEX (shoulder) – Throwing Monday, Wednesday and Friday, then MRI
Bud Norris, SP, BAL (illness) – Expected to return after pitching in Triple-A on Tuesday
Eric O'Flaherty, RP, OAK (shoulder) – Could come off DL on Tuesday
Rafael Montero, SP, NYM (shoulder) – Throwing off a mound
Ike Davis, 1B, OAK (quad) – Could start rehab assignment in about a week
Brad Peacock, SP, HOU (ribs) – Throwing live BP on Saturday in Double-A
Dioner Navarro, C, TOR (hamstring) – Expected to rejoin Jays on Tuesday
Kelly Johnson, 3B, ATL (back) – Doing light baseball activities, but still no timetable
Ross Detwiler, SP, TEX (Shoulder) – Threw two innings in Saturday rehab outing
Neftali Feliz, RP, TEX (arm) – Threw a bullpen session Sunday
Chad Billingsley, SP, PHI (shoulder) – Played catch Sunday
Ryan Rua, OF, TEX (ankle) – Could start rehab assignment this week
Jeff Mathis, C, MIA (finger) – Hitless in six rehab games
Erik Kratz, C, KC (foot) – Still no timetable for return while on rehab assignment
Jordan Lyles, SP, COL (toe) – Seeing specialist to determine whether he needs surgery
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Tyler Cravy, SP, MIL
Cody Martin, RP, ATL
Felipe Rivero, RP, WAS
Mayckol Guaipe, RP, SEA
David Huff, SP, LAD
Tommy Kahnle, RP, COL
Andrew Bellatti, RP, TB
Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Steve Cishek, RP, MIA (to Double-A)
Rob Brantly, C, CHW (to Double-A)
Matt Grace, RP, WAS
Juan Centeno, C, MIL
Matt West, RP, LAD
Chris Taylor, SS, SEA
Marc Krauss, 1B, LAA (outrighted)
Tyler Wagner, SP, MIL
Placed on the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX (thumb)
Jordan Lyles, SP, COL (toe)
Activated from the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL
Brett Oberholtzer, SP, HOU
Designated For Assignment
Donnie Veal, RP, ATL
Traded
P.J. Walters, RP, WAS (from LAD)
Released
Grady Sizemore, OF, PHI
Closer Watch
Pirates -- Mark Melancon cleaned things up with a perfect ninth Monday, marking his 14th save. Melancon has now gone eight consecutive outings without allowing a run; his strikeouts are still down (just 13 in 24 innings), but he's fanned a batter in his last two appearances after going four straight without a whiff. His rate stats have been normalizing – now a 2.63 ERA and 1.13 WHIP – and he's still only blown one save despite his early struggles.
Marlins -- Not that he was part of the closing mix anymore, but Steve Cishek was demoted to Double-A on Monday night. A.J. Ramos is set to move forward as the Marlins' closer, with Carter Capps seemingly the second choice. Meanwhile, Cishek will get a chance to work out his issues in the minor leagues; one imagines that if he can regain his dominant form down in Jacksonville, he's got a chance to come back as a high-leverage reliever in the second half.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – June 2, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| W. Ramos | C | WAS vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .692 | .692 | 1.000 | 1.692 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 46 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 15 | .370 | .455 | .696 | 1.150 |
| H. Kendrick | 2B | LAD @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .455 | .500 | .545 | 1.045 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI vs CIN 7:05PM | J. Cueto | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .222 | .364 | .611 | .975 |
| J. Mauer | 1B | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .368 | .478 | .526 | 1.005 |
| K. Suzuki | C | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .611 | 1.111 |
| S. Choo | OF | TEX vs CWS 8:05PM | J. Samardzija | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .231 | .444 | .462 | .906 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .323 | .323 | .548 | .871 |
| L. Chisenhall | 3B | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .529 | .556 | .765 | 1.320 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .500 | .520 | .909 | 1.429 |
| B. Moss | 1B | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .429 | .429 | .929 | 1.357 |
| C. Santana | 1B | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | .556 | .864 | 1.419 |
| N. Swisher | 1B | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 49 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | .347 | .411 | .653 | 1.064 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .385 | .667 | 1.051 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL @ STL 8:15PM | L. Lynn | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .500 | .522 | 1.227 | 1.749 |
| J. Segura | SS | MIL @ STL 8:15PM | L. Lynn | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .391 | .417 | .522 | .938 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .533 | .533 | .867 | 1.400 |
| M. Cuddyer | OF | NYM @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .235 | .278 | .588 | .866 |
| W. Bloomquist | SS | SEA vs NYY 10:10PM | C. Sabathia | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .400 | .406 | .500 | .906 |
| N. Aoki | OF | SF vs PIT 10:15PM | A. Burnett | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .429 | .615 | 1.044 |
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 – June 2, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL vs LAD 3:10PM | 150 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 39 | .220 | .323 | .382 | .705 |
| Mike Pelfrey | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | 93 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .226 | .273 | .282 | .555 |
| Colby Lewis | TEX vs CWS 8:05PM | 68 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .294 | .314 | .386 | .700 |
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | 117 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 26 | .205 | .262 | .367 | .629 |
| C.J. Wilson | LAA vs TB 10:05PM | 98 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | .194 | .290 | .295 | .585 |
| CC Sabathia | NYY @ SEA 10:10PM | 116 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 41 | .241 | .282 | .371 | .654 |
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 – June 2, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Y. Escobar | SS | WAS vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .182 | .280 | .273 | .553 |
| D. Espinosa | 2B | WAS vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .130 | .167 | .174 | .341 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 |
| J. Lobaton | C | WAS vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | WAS vs TOR 1:05PM | R. Dickey | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .038 | .161 | .154 | .315 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .136 | .136 | .182 | .318 |
| S. Van Slyke | OF | LAD @ COL 3:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .063 | .000 | .063 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | BOS vs MIN 7:10PM | M. Pelfrey | 50 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .200 | .259 | .260 | .519 |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | BOS vs MIN 7:10PM | M. Pelfrey | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .250 | .450 |
| B. Dozier | 2B | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .222 | .250 | .472 |
| A. Hicks | OF | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 |
| T. Hunter | OF | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .167 | .310 | .208 | .519 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .188 | .278 | .313 | .590 |
| Y. Gomes | C | CLE @ KC 8:10PM | J. Guthrie | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .095 | .240 | .238 | .478 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 |
| S. Perez | C | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| A. Rios | OF | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | C. Carrasco | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .400 | .500 |
| C. Gomez | OF | MIL @ STL 8:15PM | L. Lynn | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .136 | .208 | .136 | .345 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL @ STL 8:15PM | L. Lynn | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .115 | .179 | .115 | .294 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .400 | .673 |
| C. Maybin | OF | ATL @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .200 | .333 | .533 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | ATL @ ARI 9:40PM | J. Collmenter | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA vs TB 10:05PM | C. Archer | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .100 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| A. Cabrera | SS | TB @ LAA 10:05PM | C. Wilson | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| D. DeJesus | DH | TB @ LAA 10:05PM | C. Wilson | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM @ SD 10:10PM | I. Kennedy | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .188 | .467 | .654 |
| N. Cruz | OF | SEA vs NYY 10:10PM | C. Sabathia | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .077 | .143 | .154 | .297 |
| K. Seager | 3B | SEA vs NYY 10:10PM | C. Sabathia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .100 | .182 | .200 | .382 |
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 – June 2, 2015Matchup 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 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | KC vs CLE 8:10PM | 251 | 89 | 35 | 12 | 50 | 19 | 44 | .355 | .397 | .598 | .995 |
| Ian Kennedy | SD vs NYM 10:10PM | 80 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 14 | .300 | .375 | .554 | .929 |
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
Joey Gallo, 3B, TEX – With Adrian Beltre (thumb) injured, the best home-run hitter in the minors – we're talking 80-grade power here – is heading up straight from Double-A to get his first taste of Texas. Gallo's been doing fairly typical work by his standards so far, with nine homers to go with a .314/.425/.636 line, but also a painful 33.6 percent strikeout rate. Still, that whiff rate is an improvement over last year's, and Gallo has all the makings of a high-BABIP hitter if he can avoid being stifled by the increasingly popular infield shift. He'll get a two-to-three-week run at third base for the Rangers, and if Gallo's hitting ability resembles what he showed in the minors, he's going to make things awfully interesting once Beltre gets healthy. Remember, Gallo's slammed 80 homers over the last two seasons, while Beltre's been seeing his own power decline.
Other Recent Recommendations:Preston Tucker, Billy Burns, Cameron Maybin, Eduardo Rodriguez, Kyle Gibson
DraftKings Value Picks
SP: Mike Wright, BAL ($4,800)
C: Salvador Perez, KC ($3,600)
1B: Buster Posey, SF ($4,000)
2B: Robinson Cano, SEA ($3,700)
3B: Alex Guerrero, LAD ($3,400)
SS: Jung-Ho Kang, PIT ($3,700)
OF: Matt Holliday, STL ($3,900)
