This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Projected Starters - A look at Monday's matchups (all times Eastern)TOR (Aaron Sanchez - R) at BOS (Joe Kelly - R) 6:10 PM
KC (Jason Vargas - L) at CLE (Corey Kluber - R) 6:10 PM
WAS (Doug Fister - R) at ATL (Eric Stults - L) 7:00 PM
CWS (Hector Noesi - R) at BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez - R) 7:05 PM
TB (Nate Karns - R) at NYY (Adam Warren - R) 7:05 PM
MIL (Jimmy Nelson - R) at CIN (Jason Marquis - R) 7:10 PM
NYM (Dillon Gee - R) at MIA (Jarred Cosart - R) 7:10 PM
SEA (Taijuan Walker - R) at TEX (Yovani Gallardo - R) 8:05 PM
PIT (Vance Worley - R) at CHC (Jason Hammel - R) 8:05 PM
DET (David Price - L) at MIN (Tommy Milone - L) 8:10 PM
PHI (Cole Hamels - L) at STL (John Lackey - R) 8:15 PM
COL (Kyle Kendrick - R) at ARI (Chase Anderson - R) 9:40 PM
SF (Madison Bumgarner - L) at LAD (Brett Anderson - L) 10:10 PM
HOU (Collin McHugh - R) at SD (James Shields - R) 10:10 PM
Day Game After Night Game: - None
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Trevor Bauer, P, CLE (illness) -- On track to start Tuesday against Kansas City, but his availability for the start may not come until Monday.
Jose Bautista, OF, TOR (shoulder) -- Will undergo acupuncture on his right shoulder and is still considered day-to-day.
Rajai Davis, OF, DET (groin) -- Was removed from Sunday's game due to right groin tightness.
Corey Dickerson, OF, COL (leg) -- Left Saturday's game after fouling a ball off his leg.
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY (hip) -- Dealing with a minor hip issue and is out of the lineup Sunday night against the Mets.
Jesse Hahn, P, OAK (hand) -- Will throw a bullpen session Sunday or Monday to determine if he's able to start Wednesday.
Jason Heyward, OF, STL (leg) -- Left Sunday's game with groin tightness.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB (knee) -- Missed Sunday's game after exiting Saturday's contest with knee soreness.
Trevor May, P, MIN (arm) -- Left Saturday's game with a contusion to his right elbow.
Brandon McCarthy, P, LAD (elbow) -- Will undergo an MRI on Monday.
Devin Mesoraco, C, CIN (hip) -- Was not in Sunday's lineup and isn't ready to see action behind the plate, but able to pinch hit Friday.
Yadier Molina, C, STL (knee) -- Missed his second straight game Sunday due to a sore knee, but isn't expected to require a DL stint.
Jose Reyes, SS, TOR (ribs) -- Continues to experience pain hitting from the left side of the plate and was out of Sunday's lineup against right-hander Chris Archer. Will undergo a follow-up MRI next week as a precaution.
Max Scherzer, P, WAS (thumb) -- Will likely miss Tuesday's start against the Braves, but isn't expected to miss more than one turn in the rotation.
Out
Jenrry Mejia, P, NYM (suspension) -- Serving an 80-game suspension.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, MIA (paternity) -- Was not in Sunday's lineup but is likely to be available Monday.
Ervin Santana, P, MIN (suspension) -- Serving an 80-game suspension.
Matt Shoemaker, P, LAA (personal) -- Was placed on the bereavement list Wednesday.
Players on the DL
Henderson Alvarez, P, MIA (shoulder) -- Expected to play catch soon is aiming to return to the Marlins' rotation in mid-May.
Domonic Brown, OF, PHI (Achilles) -- Expects to play his final rehab game with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday or Monday. Could rejoin the Phillies early next week.
Matt Cain, P, SF (forearm) -- Will play catch Tuesday but is still many weeks from returning to the mound.
Alex Cobb, P, TD (forearm) -- Friday's bullpen session went well and is expected to pitch another on Monday. A mid-May return seems plausible.
Patrick Corbin, P, ARI (elbow) -- Threw 20 pitches in a simulated game on Wednesday. Projecting a mid-June return.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK (elbow) -- Expected to resume taking batting practice by the end of the week.
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM (hand) -- Will be a splint for three weeks and will then be re-examined.
Sean Doolittle, P, OAK (shoulder) -- Threw a 15-pitch bullpen session Friday.
Jose Fernandez, P, MIA (elbow) -- Will throw 15 pitches to live hitters Thursday.
Scooter Gennett, 2B, MIL (hand) -- Has been cleared to swing a bat and is not expected to miss more than the minimum 15 days on the DL.
Yan Gomes, C, CLE (knee) -- Indicated Sunday that his rehab is going as planned, but is still at least a month away from returning.
Carlos Gomez, OF, MIL (hamstring) -- Making significant progress in his recovery and ran on a treadmill at its top speed Friday. Remains on track to return to the Brewers' lineup in early May.
Josh Hamilton, OF, LAA (shoulder) -- Expected to be traded to the Rangers on Sunday, but likely wouldn't see any at-bats until late May or early June as he's still recovering from right shoulder surgery.
J.J. Hardy, SS, BAL (shoulder) -- Won't begin a rehab assignment until at least Wednesday.
Greg Holland, P, KC (chest) -- Has been cleared to start a throwing program and played catch Sunday. Might be on track for a quick return with his earliest possible activation date May 4.
Hisashi Iwakuma, P, SEA (shoulder) -- An MRI revealed a Grade 1 strain of his right lat muscle and he'll miss 2-to-4 weeks.
Kenley Jansen, P, LAD (foot) -- Threw a bullpen session Tuesday and will likely throw two more before facing live hitters. On track for a mid-May return.
John Jaso, C, TB (wrist) -- Has yet to swing a bat since suffering a wrist contusion on Opening Day.
Jake Lamb, 3B, ARI (foot) -- Expected to return in 2-to-3 weeks.
Jonathan Lucroy, C, MIL (toe) -- Will likely be out 4-to-6 weeks.
Jake McGee, P, TB (elbow) -- A bullpen session went well Saturday and could pitch in a minor league game Tuesday.
Mike Minor, P, ATL (shoulder) -- Experienced more discomfort in his shoulder when throwing off a mound during rehab.
Dioner Navarro, C, TOR (hamstring) -- Is dealing with a hamstring tear and likely won't be ready to return after the minimum 15 days.
Ricky Nolasco, P, MIN (elbow) -- Felt good Sunday after throwing 66 pitches during a rehab outing at Low-A Cedar Rapids. Will likely require one or two more rehab starts before rejoining the Twins' rotation.
Jarrod Parker, P, OAK (elbow) -- Expected to throw 75 pitches during his second minor league rehab outing Tuesday.
Bobby Parnell, P, NYM (elbow) -- Has been shut down for a week with forearm soreness.
Jake Peavy, P, SF (back) -- Played catch Thursday but the Giants plan to bring him along slowly in his recovery.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF (forearm) -- Hit soft toss in the batting cage Friday and could begin a rehab assignment in the near future.
Joel Peralta, P, LAD (arm) -- Suffering from a dead arm.
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD (hamstring) -- Aggravated a hamstring injury during Friday's game and was placed on the DL Sunday.
Anthony Rendon, 2B, WAS (knee) -- Could rejoin the Nationals as early as Thursday after playing the field during minor league rehab outings over the weekend.
Alex Rios, OF, KC (hand) -- Expected to miss three to six weeks after fracturing his left pinky finger in mid-April.
Hyun-Jin Ryu, P, LAD (shoulder) -- Made 90 throws Sunday and is expected to toss another bullpen session Tuesday. Expected to return mid-May.
Justin Verlander, P, DET (triceps) -- Unable to throw due to inflammation (fluid) in his arm.
Adam Wainwright, P, STL (ankle) -- His season may be in jeopardy after suffering an Achilles injury during Saturday's start against Milwaukee.
Matt Wieters, C, BAL (elbow) -- Will catch 4-to-5 innings during an extended spring training game Monday, but remains without a timetable to return.
David Wright, 3B, NYM (hamstring) -- Will field grounders and do some running Monday. The earliest he can return is the first week of May.
Christian Yelich, OF, MIA (back) -- An MRI revealed a bulging disk in his lower back, but Yelich is confident he'll be able to return after the minimum 15 days.
Transactions - Players who have been called up, sent down, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Scott Baker, P, LAD
Aaron Brooks, P, KC
Scott Carroll, P, CWS
Ryan Cook, P, OAK
Roenis Elias, P, SEA
Carlos Frias, P, LAD
Heath Hembree, P, BOS
Cory Mazzoni, P, SD
Cody Stanley, C, STL
Daniel Webb, P, CWS
Sent Down (to Triple-A unless otherwise noted)
Matt Barnes, P, BOS
Grant Dayton, P, MIA
Allan Dykstra, 1B, TB
Kendall Graveman, P, OAK
Lucas Luetge, P, SEA
Chris Rearick, P, SD
Todd Redmond, P, TOR
Activated from the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
None
Placed on the DL (15-day, unless otherwise noted)
Matt Albers, P, CWS
Brandon League, P, LAD (60-day DL)
Joel Peralta, P, LAD
Yasiel Puig, OF, LAD
Adam Wainwright, P, STL
Designated for Assignment
Eric Surkamp, P, CWS
Signed
Ryan Roberts, 3B, OAK
Released
None
Traded
None
Closer Watch
Chicago Cubs - Hector Rondon earned his fourth save of the season Sunday against the Reds. Zac Rosscup and Pedro Strop worked ahead of him in the seventh and eighth innings.
Oakland Athletics - Tyler Clippard blew his first save of the season Sunday against the Astros.
Philadelphia Phillies - Jonathan Papelbon earned his fourth save of the season Sunday against the Braves, but it wasn't pretty. He allowed two hits -- including a solo home run to Alberto Callaspo -- and a walk during the appearance. Ken Giles worked as the set up man in the eighth inning, permitting a walk while striking out a batter during the scoreless appearance.
Key Matchups
Hot Batter Matchups – April 27, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| O. Infante | 2B | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | C. Kluber | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .353 | .389 | .471 | .859 |
| M. Moustakas | 3B | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | C. Kluber | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .381 | .435 | .714 | 1.149 |
| A. Jones | OF | BAL vs CWS 7:05PM | H. Noesi | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .600 | .667 | 1.200 | 1.867 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | CWS @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .455 | .538 | .545 | 1.084 |
| A. LaRoche | 1B | CWS @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .350 | .480 | .650 | 1.130 |
| A. Callaspo | 2B | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | D. Fister | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .353 | .389 | .529 | .918 |
| N. Markakis | OF | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | D. Fister | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .364 | .417 | .591 | 1.008 |
| M. Ozuna | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .417 | .833 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .182 | .400 | .727 | 1.127 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL @ CIN 7:10PM | J. Marquis | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .536 | .594 | .821 | 1.415 |
| A. Ramirez | 3B | MIL @ CIN 7:10PM | J. Marquis | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .375 | .423 | .750 | 1.173 |
| R. Johnson | OF | WAS @ ATL 7:10PM | E. Stults | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .250 | .667 | .917 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT @ CHC 8:05PM | J. Hammel | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .261 | .292 | .565 | .857 |
| M. Cabrera | 1B | DET @ MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .385 | .467 | .462 | .928 |
| J. Martinez | OF | DET @ MIN 8:10PM | T. Milone | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
| T. Plouffe | 3B | MIN vs DET 8:10PM | D. Price | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .438 | .467 | .904 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ STL 8:15PM | J. Lackey | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .300 | .364 | .900 | 1.264 |
| M. Reynolds | 1B | STL vs PHI 8:15PM | C. Hamels | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .250 | .368 | .688 | 1.056 |
| C. Rasmus | OF | HOU @ SD 10:10PM | J. Shields | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .286 | .333 | .643 | .976 |
| J. Uribe | 3B | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Lincecum | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .281 | .343 | .563 | .905 |
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 27, 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 |
| Jason Vargas | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | 137 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 22 | .226 | .271 | .298 | .569 |
| Corey Kluber | CLE vs KC 6:10PM | 171 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 45 | .216 | .251 | .361 | .612 |
| Yovani Gallardo | TEX vs SEA 8:05PM | 66 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | .167 | .247 | .267 | .514 |
| Cole Hamels | PHI @ STL 8:15PM | 107 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 31 | .224 | .325 | .390 | .715 |
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 27, 2015Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| D. Murphy | OF | CLE vs KC 6:10PM | J. Vargas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .083 | .185 | .083 | .269 |
| R. Raburn | OF | CLE vs KC 6:10PM | J. Vargas | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .150 | .150 | .250 | .400 |
| L. Cain | OF | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | C. Kluber | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 |
| A. Escobar | SS | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | C. Kluber | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| A. Gordon | OF | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | C. Kluber | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .160 | .222 | .400 | .622 |
| E. Hosmer | 1B | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | C. Kluber | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .160 | .192 | .480 | .672 |
| S. Perez | C | KC @ CLE 6:10PM | C. Kluber | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .125 | .167 | .188 | .354 |
| C. Davis | 1B | BAL vs CWS 7:05PM | H. Noesi | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| E. Bonifacio | 2B | CWS @ BAL 7:05PM | U. Jimenez | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .176 | .263 | .176 | .440 |
| A. Pierzynski | C | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | D. Fister | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 |
| M. Morse | OF | MIA vs NYM 7:10PM | D. Gee | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL @ CIN 7:10PM | J. Marquis | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .250 | .385 | .635 |
| S. Castro | SS | CHC vs PIT 8:05PM | V. Worley | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
| M. Montero | C | CHC vs PIT 8:05PM | V. Worley | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
| L. Morrison | 1B | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | Y. Gallardo | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .063 | .167 | .063 | .229 |
| S. Smith | OF | SEA @ TEX 8:05PM | Y. Gallardo | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| J. Mauer | 1B | MIN vs DET 8:10PM | D. Price | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .185 | .290 | .222 | .513 |
| D. Santana | SS | MIN vs DET 8:10PM | D. Price | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .188 | .188 | .375 | .563 |
| G. Sizemore | OF | PHI @ STL 8:15PM | J. Lackey | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .200 | .429 | .250 | .679 |
| C. Blackmon | OF | COL @ ARI 9:40PM | C. Anderson | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .364 | .530 |
| J. Lowrie | SS | HOU @ SD 10:10PM | J. Shields | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 |
| C. Crawford | OF | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Lincecum | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .235 | .333 | .569 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Lincecum | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .167 | .400 | .278 | .678 |
| J. Rollins | SS | LAD vs SF 10:10PM | T. Lincecum | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .184 | .262 | .237 | .499 |
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 27, 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 |
| Jason Marquis | CIN vs MIL 7:10PM | 91 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 15 | .385 | .441 | .662 | 1.103 |
| Eric Stults | ATL vs WAS 7:10PM | 73 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | .315 | .359 | .435 | .794 |
| Tommy Milone | MIN vs DET 8:10PM | 80 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | .325 | .362 | .457 | .819 |
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 |
Jimmy Paredes, OF, BAL - Paredes hit his second home run in three games Friday night, as he's begun to take over the O's DH starting gig. Not surprisingly, his playing time increase has coincided with a drop in playing time for Steve Pearce, who is batting just .167/.259/.292 with two home runs over 54 plate appearances this season and is in a 5-for-37 slump. He's not just getting playing time, though, as Paredes is hitting second in the lineup most games and hit third Friday night, showing that manager Buck Showalter has confidence in him. Last season between Triple-A Omaha and Triple-A Norfolk, Paredes hit .289/.317/.436 with eight home runs and 21 stolen bases over 420 plate appearances.
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C - Francisco Cervelli, PIT ($3,200)
1B - Eric Campbell, NYM ($3,200)
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3B - Mark Reynolds, STL ($2,700)
SS - Alex Guerrero, LAD ($2,900)
OF - Justin Maxwell, SF ($3,100)
