Friday Lineup Card: Rookie Pitcher deGrom Groovin' Along

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Updated on July 17, 2014 10:01PM EST

Projected Starters - A look at Friday's matchups (all times Eastern)

Reds (Mike Leake – R) at Yankees (David Phelps – R), 7:05
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 7:05
Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R) at Nationals (Stephen Strasburg – R), 7:05
Rangers (Yu Darvish – R) at Blue Jays (R.A. Dickey – R), 7:07
Indians (Trevor Bauer – R) at Tigers (Anibal Sanchez – R), 7:08
Royals (James Shields – R) at Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R), 7:10
Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L) at Marlins (Nate Eovaldi – R), 7:10
Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R) at Braves (Ervin Santana – R), 7:35
Astros (Scott Feldman – R) at White Sox (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10
Rays (Alex Cobb – R) at Twins (Kyle Gibson – R), 8:10
Dodgers (Dan Haren – R) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn – R), 8:15
Cubs (Edwin Jackson – R) at Diamondbacks (Trevor Cahill – R), 9:40
Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R) at Angels (Jeff Weaver – R), 10:05
Orioles (Chris Tillman – R) at Athletics (Jeff Samardzija – R), 10:05
Mets (Bartolo Colon – R) at Padres (Ian Kennedy – R), 10:10

Day Game After Night Game: None

Injuries

Day-to-Day

Alex Gordon, OF, KC (Wrist) – Positive workout on Thursday and may play on Friday.
Chris Dickerson, OF, CLE (Hamstring) – Expected to play on Friday.
Justin Masterson, SP, CLE (Knee) – Expected to make a rehab start on Sunday.

Players on the DL

Michael Bourn, OF, CLE (Hamstring) – Does not have a rehab plan set yet.
Collin McHugh, SP, HOU (Finger) – Scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday.
Matt Albers, RP, HOU (Shoulder) – No timetable set for return.
Chone Figgins, OF, LAD (Hip) – Has joined Triple-A Albuquerque for a rehab assignment.
Will Middlebrooks, 3B, BOS (Finger) – Expected to play third base solely as he resumes his rehab assignment on Friday.
Wil Myers, OF, TB (Wrist) – Transferred to the 60-day DL.
Kevin Siegrist, RP, STL (Shoulder) – Likely won't be activated from DL until next week.
Andrew Cashner, SP, SD (Shoulder) – Will resume playing catch soon.
Josh Reddick, OF, OAK (Knee) – Expected to be moved along slowly during rehab and will likely need to wear a knee brace for the rest of the season.
Dexter Fowler, OF, HOU (Back) – Will not be activated from the DL on Friday and is being viewed as day-to-day.
Danny Santana, SS, MIN (Knee) – Expected to get one more rehab start before being activated from the DL.
Jeff Bianchi, SS, MIL (Elbow) – Was placed on the 15-day DL on Thursday.
Kyuji Fujikawa, RP, CHC (Elbow) – Will continue his Tommy John rehab assignment at Low-A Kane County.
Tyler Chatwood, SP, COL (Elbow) – Undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery next week.
Ryan Hanigan, C, TB (Oblique) – Placed on the 15-day DL on Thursday.
Engel Beltre, OF, TEX (Leg) – Pulled from his rehab assignment and brought back to the majors training staff.
James Paxton, SP, SEA (Back) – Threw three innings of rehab ball at short-season Everett on Thursday.
Joel Hanrahan, RP, DET (Elbow) – No timetable for return.
Evan Gattis, C, ATL (Back) – Started his rehab assignment on Thursday.
Joey Votto, 1B, CIN (Quadriceps) – Weeks away from returning to action.
Shane Victorino, OF, BOS (Hamstring) – Could be activated from the DL over the weekend.

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Closer Watch

Baltimore Orioles – Left-handed closer Zach Britton has not given up a run since June 20 and is locked into the job for the O's.

Chicago White Sox – The closer-by-committee (Zach Putnam, Jacob Petricka and Javy Guerra) approach is still a muddled situation in Chicago, with no one stepping up to take the bulk of the save opportunities. Unless you're desperate for saves it's a situation worth passing on in general. If you insist on dipping into this White Sox bag of tricks then go with Putnam.

Miami Marlins – For now, Steve Cishek's job is safe but he has blown two saves and given up five earned runs over his last four appearances. If you've got Cishek then snagging Mike Dunn or Bryan Morris isn't a bad idea.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – July 18, 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. McCutchen	OF	PIT vs COL 7:05PM	J. De La Rosa	14	5	3	0	1	3	1	.357	.471	.643	1.113
J. Werth	OF	WAS vs MIL 7:05PM	K. Lohse	27	9	6	3	6	1	6	.333	.379	.778	1.157
A. Rios	OF	TEX @ TOR 7:07PM	R. Dickey	18	5	3	2	5	2	1	.278	.350	.722	1.072
C. Rasmus	OF	TOR vs TEX 7:07PM	Y. Darvish	12	5	2	0	2	0	5	.417	.417	.667	1.083
D. Nava	OF	BOS vs KC 7:10PM	J. Shields	12	3	1	1	2	2	3	.250	.357	.500	.857
D. Ortiz	DH	BOS vs KC 7:10PM	J. Shields	57	18	12	3	16	8	8	.316	.400	.632	1.032
G. Stanton	OF	MIA vs SF 7:10PM	M. Bumgarner	11	7	5	0	3	1	0	.636	.667	1.091	1.758
H. Pence	OF	SF @ MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	10	5	4	1	5	1	2	.500	.545	1.100	1.645
F. Freeman	1B	ATL vs PHI 7:35PM	A. Burnett	10	3	1	1	2	2	2	.300	.417	.600	1.017
J. Heyward	OF	ATL vs PHI 7:35PM	A. Burnett	11	4	1	1	2	1	0	.364	.417	.636	1.053
C. Johnson	3B	ATL vs PHI 7:35PM	A. Burnett	11	4	3	1	2	1	2	.364	.417	.818	1.235
G. Laird	C	ATL vs PHI 7:35PM	A. Burnett	10	5	1	0	1	1	1	.500	.545	.600	1.145
R. Howard	1B	PHI @ ATL 7:35PM	E. Santana	10	3	2	2	4	2	4	.300	.417	.900	1.317
G. Sizemore	OF	PHI @ ATL 7:35PM	E. Santana	23	6	4	0	1	3	5	.261	.346	.522	.868
P. Konerko	1B	CWS vs HOU 8:10PM	S. Feldman	24	8	4	2	6	4	2	.333	.414	.667	1.080
M. Holliday	OF	STL vs LAD 8:15PM	D. Haren	23	6	3	2	3	2	6	.261	.346	.565	.911
M. Montero	C	ARI vs CHC 9:40PM	E. Jackson	12	5	3	0	3	2	3	.417	.500	.750	1.250
D. Ackley	2B	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	24	8	3	1	1	2	3	.333	.385	.542	.926
J. Smoak	1B	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	31	9	5	3	8	3	5	.290	.371	.645	1.017
R. Cano	2B	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	36	13	1	0	3	0	4	.361	.361	.417	.778
H. Kendrick	2B	LAA vs SEA 10:05PM	H. Iwakuma	16	5	3	0	0	0	4	.313	.313	.500	.813
D. Wright	3B	NYM @ SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	15	5	4	2	5	4	3	.333	.474	.867	1.340

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

Hot Pitcher Matchups – July 18, 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
Yu Darvish	TEX @ TOR 7:07PM	60	12	4	0	7	6	19	.200	.279	.289	.567
R.A. Dickey	TOR vs TEX 7:07PM	60	13	4	2	6	8	9	.217	.309	.375	.684
Anibal Sanchez	DET vs CLE 7:08PM	112	25	7	2	12	10	31	.223	.291	.346	.637
Ervin Santana	ATL vs PHI 7:35PM	120	26	13	3	9	10	37	.217	.276	.404	.680
Scott Feldman	HOU @ CWS 8:10PM	137	30	12	4	18	6	28	.219	.251	.373	.624
Hisashi Iwakuma	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	99	20	8	1	3	2	22	.202	.218	.304	.521

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 18, 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
R. Martin	C	PIT vs COL 7:05PM	J. De La Rosa	15	3	0	0	2	3	3	.200	.333	.200	.533
A. Beltre	3B	TEX @ TOR 7:07PM	R. Dickey	10	2	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.273	.200	.473
J. Bautista	OF	TOR vs TEX 7:07PM	Y. Darvish	15	1	0	0	1	2	7	.067	.176	.067	.243
J. Kipnis	2B	CLE @ DET 7:08PM	A. Sanchez	19	3	1	0	1	1	6	.158	.190	.211	.401
N. Swisher	1B	CLE @ DET 7:08PM	A. Sanchez	11	1	0	0	1	3	6	.091	.333	.091	.424
M. Napoli	1B	BOS vs KC 7:10PM	J. Shields	22	4	2	1	2	2	10	.182	.250	.364	.614
B. Butler	DH	KC @ BOS 7:10PM	C. Buchholz	12	2	0	0	1	2	2	.167	.313	.167	.479
R. Johnson	OF	MIA vs SF 7:10PM	M. Bumgarner	12	2	0	0	0	1	5	.167	.231	.167	.397
B. Crawford	SS	SF @ MIA 7:10PM	N. Eovaldi	10	2	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400
M. Byrd	OF	PHI @ ATL 7:35PM	E. Santana	34	6	2	1	2	1	11	.176	.200	.294	.494
G. Beckham	2B	CWS vs HOU 8:10PM	S. Feldman	20	5	3	1	3	0	3	.250	.250	.500	.750
A. De Aza	OF	CWS vs HOU 8:10PM	S. Feldman	15	2	1	0	2	0	4	.133	.125	.200	.325
A. Dunn	1B	CWS vs HOU 8:10PM	S. Feldman	17	2	1	0	1	0	4	.118	.118	.176	.294
D. Viciedo	OF	CWS vs HOU 8:10PM	S. Feldman	16	2	0	0	2	0	3	.125	.125	.125	.250
J. Altuve	2B	HOU @ CWS 8:10PM	J. Quintana	10	2	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400
K. Morales	1B	MIN vs TB 8:10PM	A. Cobb	10	3	0	0	1	0	3	.300	.300	.300	.600
M. Ellis	2B	STL vs LAD 8:15PM	D. Haren	12	3	0	0	1	0	5	.250	.250	.250	.500
A. Hill	2B	ARI vs CHC 9:40PM	E. Jackson	41	8	3	2	4	1	7	.195	.214	.366	.580
M. Prado	3B	ARI vs CHC 9:40PM	E. Jackson	15	3	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.250	.200	.450
S. Castro	SS	CHC @ ARI 9:40PM	T. Cahill	11	1	0	0	1	0	2	.091	.091	.091	.182
N. Schierholtz	OF	CHC @ ARI 9:40PM	T. Cahill	10	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.091	.000	.091
J. Hamilton	OF	LAA vs SEA 10:05PM	H. Iwakuma	12	2	2	1	3	1	4	.167	.231	.500	.731
A. Pujols	1B	LAA vs SEA 10:05PM	H. Iwakuma	19	2	2	0	0	0	5	.105	.105	.211	.316
M. Trout	OF	LAA vs SEA 10:05PM	H. Iwakuma	19	3	0	0	0	1	6	.158	.200	.158	.358
E. Chavez	OF	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	17	3	1	1	1	2	4	.176	.263	.353	.616
B. Miller	SS	SEA @ LAA 10:05PM	J. Weaver	10	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.167	.000	.167
E. Young Jr.	OF	NYM @ SD 10:10PM	I. Kennedy	14	2	0	0	1	1	4	.143	.200	.143	.343

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

Cold Pitcher Matchups – July 18, 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
Jorge De La Rosa	COL @ PIT 7:05PM	78	26	4	0	6	12	15	.333	.421	.401	.821
Nathan Eovaldi	MIA vs SF 7:10PM	72	29	15	3	24	4	8	.403	.425	.686	1.112
James Shields	KC @ BOS 7:10PM	162	47	21	7	26	17	30	.290	.361	.509	.870
Ian Kennedy	SD vs NYM 10:10PM	77	21	10	4	13	12	18	.273	.376	.533	.910

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

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