This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Saturday's matchups (all times Eastern)
MIN (Kyle Gibson - R) at CLE (Carlos Carrasco - R) 1:05 PM ET
NYY (Michael Pineda - R) at TOR (R.A. Dickey - R) 1:07 PM ET
BAL (Bud Norris - R) at DET (Rick Porcello - R) 1:08 PM ET
CIN (Johnny Cueto - R) at NYM (Dillon Gee - R) 1:10 PM ET
CWS (John Danks - L) at KC (Bruce Chen - L) 2:10 PM ET
PHI (Cliff Lee - L) at CHC (Jeff Samardzija - R) 2:20 PM ET
SEA (Felix Hernandez - R) at OAK (Dan Straily - R) 4:05 PM ET
SF (Madison Bumgarner - L) at LAD (Paul Maholm - L) 4:10 PM ET
ATL (Julio Teheran - R) at WAS (Stephen Strasburg - R) 7:05 PM ET
STL (Joe Kelly - R) at PIT (Francisco Liriano - L) 7:05 PM ET
MIL (Wily Peralta - R) at BOS (Clay Buchholz - R) 7:10 PM ET
LAA (Tyler Skaggs - L) at HOU (Dallas Keuchel - L) 7:10 PM ET
SD (Andrew Cashner - R) at MIA (Jose Fernandez - R) 7:10 PM ET
TEX (Nick Martinez - R) at TB (David Price - L) 7:10 PM ET
ARI (Brandon McCarthy - R) at COL (Jorge De La Rosa - L) 8:10 PM ET
Day Game After Night Game: NYY/TOR, CIN/NYM, SEA/OAK
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Martin Prado, 3B, ARI - Left Friday's game with a lacerated finger.
Mark Teixeira, 1B, NYY - Left Friday's game with an apparent right hamstring injury; may require DL stint.
Jason Castro, C, HOU - (Foot) X-rays came back negative.
Dexter Fowler, OF, HOU - Scratched due to the flu Friday, and was hospitalized.
Joe Saunders, SP, TEX - (Ankle) Suffered a bruise during Friday's game.
Players on the DL
Mat Latos, SP, CIN - (Knee) Hit hard, but no health issues in four-inning rehab start.
Hisashi Iwakuma, SP, SEA - (Finger) Scheduled for another flat-ground session Sunday.
Taijuan Walker, SP, SEA - (Shoulder) Made his first rehab start at High-A High Desert on Friday.
Michael Bourn, OF, CLE - (Hamstring) Held out of Triple-A game Friday due to wet conditions.
Josh Beckett, SP, LAD - (Thumb) May return to Dodgers rotation Wednesday.
Gordon Beckham, 2B, CWS - (Oblique) Not expected to rejoin the team before Wednesday.
Cody Ross, OF, ARI - (Hip) Played five innings and went 2-for-2 in rehab game Thursday.
Matt Harrison, SP, TEX - (Back) Rain limited his rehab start to two innings.
Chad Billingsley, SP, LAD - (Elbow) Will make a rehab start at High-A on Sunday.
J.A. Happ, SP, TOR - (Back) No guarantee of a rotation spot upon return.
Craig Gentry, OF, OAK - (Back) May need more minor league rehab games.
Ryan Cook, RP, OAK - (Shoulder) Could return to A's bullpen after one more rehab inning.
Mike Adams, RP, PHI - (Shoulder) Struck out a pair in relief appearance Thursday.
Brian Wilson, RP, LAD - (Elbow) Currently no set timetable for activation.
Freddy Galvis, 2B, PHI - (Illness) Will play in an extended spring game Saturday.
Boone Logan, RP, COL - (Elbow) Tossed a scoreless rehab inning Thursday.
Juan Oviedo, RP, TAM - (Soreness) Targeting return around April 15.
Activated from the DL
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD
Placed on the DL
Nate Jones, RP, CHW - (Hip)
Patrick Corbin, SP, ARI - (Elbow), transferred to 60-day DL.
Cory Gearrin, RP, ATL - (Elbow)
Claimed Off Waivers
Roger Kieschnick, OF, ARI
Called Up
Jake Petricka, RP, CHW
Dominic Leone, RP, SEA
Chad Jenkins, RP, TOR
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Jeremy Jeffress, RP, TOR (DFA'd)
Hector Noesi, SP, SEA (DFA'd)
Mike Baxter, OF, LAD
Closer Watch
New York Mets - Jose Valverde struck out one while giving up a hit and issuing a walk against the Reds on Friday night, but he secured his first save since taking over the job from the injured Bobby Parnell earlier this week. For those fading Valverde, it's likely worth noting that Kyle Farnsworth recorded the final out of the seventh and all three outs in the eighth in front of Valverde on Friday night.
Milwaukee - Francisco Rodriguez finished the Brewers' win over the Red Sox on Friday, and was actually warming up to enter the game after the go-ahead runs were scored in the top of the ninth inning. The Brewers' offense turned the situation into one of the non-save variety, but Rodriguez still has the upper hand over Jim Henderson as the closer in Milwaukee at the present time.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – April 5, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| K. Johnson | 2B | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | R. Dickey | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .267 | .353 | .600 | .953 |
| A. Soriano | OF | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | R. Dickey | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .375 | .800 | 1.175 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | 1.083 | 1.417 |
| J. Hardy | SS | BAL @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .467 | .867 |
| N. Markakis | OF | BAL @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .421 | .455 | .632 | 1.086 |
| M. Wieters | C | BAL @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .500 | .455 | .955 |
| D. Young | OF | BAL @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .391 | .591 | .982 |
| R. Bernadina | OF | CIN @ NYM 1:10PM | D. Gee | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .600 | .867 |
| A. De Aza | OF | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | B. Chen | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .267 | .353 | .600 | .953 |
| A. Dunn | 1B | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | B. Chen | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | .333 | .467 | .667 | 1.133 |
| P. Konerko | 1B | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | B. Chen | 49 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .245 | .327 | .592 | .919 |
| D. Viciedo | OF | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | B. Chen | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .345 | .367 | .655 | 1.022 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Danks | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .538 | .500 | 1.038 |
| D. Valencia | DH | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Danks | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .550 | .850 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC vs PHI 2:20PM | C. Lee | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .308 | .583 | .891 |
| J. Ruggiano | OF | CHC vs PHI 2:20PM | C. Lee | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Samardzija | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .308 | .692 | 1.000 |
| H. Pence | OF | SF @ LAD 4:10PM | P. Maholm | 49 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | .306 | .345 | .551 | .896 |
| P. Sandoval | 3B | SF @ LAD 4:10PM | P. Maholm | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .429 | .692 | 1.121 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .412 | .429 | .647 | 1.076 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .450 | .522 | .650 | 1.172 |
| D. Uggla | 2B | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | .407 | .467 | .704 | 1.170 |
| P. Bourjos | OF | STL @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .385 | .583 | .968 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 37 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | .351 | .442 | .541 | .982 |
| B. Harper | OF | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .583 | 1.300 | 1.883 |
| D. Span | OF | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .467 | .467 | .733 | 1.200 |
| E. Aybar | SS | LAA @ HOU 7:10PM | D. Keuchel | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | MIL @ BOS 7:10PM | C. Buchholz | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .412 | .583 | .995 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .350 | .519 | .350 | .869 |
| A. Beltre | 3B | TEX @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .333 | .333 | .593 | .926 |
| A. Rios | OF | TEX @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .407 | .467 | .815 | 1.281 |
| P. Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI @ COL 8:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .273 | .636 | .909 |
| A. Pollock | OF | ARI @ COL 8:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .583 | .917 |
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 – April 5, 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 |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN @ NYM 1:10PM | 78 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | .218 | .303 | .299 | .603 |
| John Danks | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | 136 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | .213 | .262 | .304 | .566 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA @ OAK 4:05PM | 270 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 61 | .222 | .273 | .276 | .549 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SF @ LAD 4:10PM | 132 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 33 | .174 | .227 | .263 | .491 |
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 – April 5, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | R. Dickey | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .238 | .238 | .429 | .667 |
| D. Jeter | SS | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | R. Dickey | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
| B. Roberts | 2B | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | R. Dickey | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| I. Suzuki | OF | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | R. Dickey | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .174 | .174 | .174 | .348 |
| M. Teixeira | 1B | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | R. Dickey | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .143 | .385 | .527 |
| N. Cruz | OF | BAL @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL @ DET 1:08PM | R. Porcello | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| D. Murphy | 2B | NYM vs CIN 1:10PM | J. Cueto | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | B. Chen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .083 | .154 | .333 | .487 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS @ KC 2:10PM | B. Chen | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .162 | .225 | .270 | .495 |
| B. Butler | DH | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Danks | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Danks | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Danks | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .192 | .459 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC vs CWS 2:10PM | J. Danks | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .182 | .348 |
| E. Bonifacio | 2B | CHC vs PHI 2:20PM | C. Lee | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI @ CHC 2:20PM | J. Samardzija | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .300 | .550 |
| Y. Cespedes | OF | OAK vs SEA 4:05PM | F. Hernandez | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .318 | .300 | .618 |
| J. Donaldson | 3B | OAK vs SEA 4:05PM | F. Hernandez | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .143 | .200 | .214 | .414 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | OAK vs SEA 4:05PM | F. Hernandez | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 |
| B. Moss | 1B | OAK vs SEA 4:05PM | F. Hernandez | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .278 | .278 | .500 | .778 |
| J. Reddick | OF | OAK vs SEA 4:05PM | F. Hernandez | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .148 | .148 | .185 | .333 |
| E. Sogard | SS | OAK vs SEA 4:05PM | F. Hernandez | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD vs SF 4:10PM | M. Bumgarner | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD vs SF 4:10PM | M. Bumgarner | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .160 | .167 | .327 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD vs SF 4:10PM | M. Bumgarner | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .150 | .250 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD vs SF 4:10PM | M. Bumgarner | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .176 | .222 | .294 | .516 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | LAD vs SF 4:10PM | M. Bumgarner | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| M. Morse | OF | SF @ LAD 4:10PM | P. Maholm | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 |
| J. Upton | OF | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | S. Strasburg | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | J. Kelly | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT vs STL 7:05PM | J. Kelly | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL @ PIT 7:05PM | F. Liriano | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| J. Werth | OF | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | J. Teheran | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| J. Arencibia | C | TEX @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .125 | .125 | .313 | .438 |
| S. Choo | OF | TEX @ TB 7:10PM | D. Price | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI @ COL 8:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| G. Parra | OF | ARI @ COL 8:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .176 | .364 | .235 | .599 |
| M. Prado | 3B | ARI @ COL 8:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .167 | .333 | .167 | .500 |
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 – April 5, 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 |
| Rick Porcello | DET vs BAL 1:08PM | 129 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 24 | .333 | .359 | .506 | .864 |
| Paul Maholm | LAD vs SF 4:10PM | 113 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 15 | .310 | .356 | .517 | .873 |
| Stephen Strasburg | WAS vs ATL 7:05PM | 126 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 36 | .310 | .390 | .457 | .847 |
| Julio Teheran | ATL @ WAS 7:05PM | 84 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | .310 | .378 | .475 | .853 |
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
Lucas Duda, 1B, NYM - Duda swatted a pair of homers for the Mets on Friday night, and Ike Davis' future in the organization is once again in doubt. While Duda will yield starts at first base to Josh Satin when the Mets face a left-handed starter, he hit fifth Friday night and should receive plenty of run-producing opportunities as long as he holds onto the larger share of the platoon at the position.
Other Recent Recommendations:Marcell Ozuna, Jose Valverde, Francisco Rodriguez and Grady Sizemore.
DraftStreet Value Picks
SP: Tyler Skaggs, LAA ($10,356)
C: Jonathan Lucroy, MIL ($4,812)
1B: Adam Lind, TOR ($5,578)
2B: Robinson Cano, SEA ($5,563)
SS: Chris Owings, ARI ($4,248)
3B: Pedro Alvarez, PIT ($4,300)
OF: Billy Hamilton, CIN ($4,525)
