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SPLITS TO KNOW
- Giancarlo Stanton (10-for-28, 3 HR, 5 2B) and Marcell Ozuna (6-for-13, HR, 3B, 2B) have crushed Stephen Strasburg in their careers.
Matt Holliday and Matt Carpenter are a combined 21-for-47 (.447) with three homers against Wily Peralta. However, teammates Matt Adams, Jhonny Peralta and Kolten Wong are a combined 9-for-53 (.170) against the righthander.
Carl Crawford is 12-for-29 (.414) against Ian Kennedy, while Andre Ethier is 11-for-34 (.324) with two homers and two doubles against him. Yasiel Puig has struggled against Kennedy, though, going 3-for-21 (.143) with eight Ks.
Jay Bruce and Todd Frazier are a combined 4-for-23 (.174) with 12 Ks against Jake Arrieta.
Albert Pujols and Kole Calhoun are a combined 13-for-28 (.464) with seven extra-base hits against Colby Lewis.
Dustin Pedroia is 15-for-29 (.517) with five doubles against Wei-Yen Chen.
Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas and Alcides Escobar are a combined 5-for-52 (.096) with 13 Ks against John Danks.
Curtis Granderson is just 3-for-19 with seven Ks against former Yankees teammate CC Sabathia.
Don’t expect to see Jedd Gyorko in the lineup. He’s hitless with five Ks in 14 at-bats against Brandon McCarthy.
SP RANKINGS
- Adam Wainwright, STL at MIL 2. Stephen Strasburg, WAS at MIA 3. Matt Harvey, NYM at NYY 4. Jake Arrieta, CHC at CIN 5. Trevor Bauer, CLE at DET 6. Shelby Miller, ATL at PHI 7. Brandon McCarthy, LAD at SD 8. Anthony DeSclafani, CIN vs. CHC 9. CC Sabathia, NYY vs. NYM 10. A.J. Burnett, PIT at ARI 11. James Paxton, SEA vs. MIN 12. Alfredo Simon, DET vs. CLE13. Edinson Volquez, KC at CWS 14. Ian Kennedy, SD vs. LAD 15. C.J. Wilson, LAA vs. TEX 16. Justin Masterson, BOS at BAL 17. Wily Peralta, MIL vs. STL 18. Scott Feldman, HOU at OAK 19. Kendall Graveman, OAK vs. HOU 20. Daniel Norris, TOR at TB 21. Rubby De La Rosa, ARI vs. PIT 22. Tim Hudson, SF at COL 23. Wei-Yin Chen, BAL vs. BOS24. John Danks, CWS vs. KC 25. Trevor May, MIN at SEA 26. Tom Koehler, MIA vs. WAS 27. David Buchanan, PHI vs. ATL 28. Jorge De La Rosa, COL vs. SF 29. Colby Lewis, TEX at LAA 30. Erasmo Ramirez, TB vs. TOR
CALL TO THE ‘PEN
Adam Ottavino was back in the closer’s role for the Rockies on Friday, nailing down a 6-4 Colorado victory. Ottavino, who complained of triceps soreness on Thursday, allowed a hit during his scoreless outing. John Axford would likely spell Ottavino if he needs another rest, but it looks like the first-year closer is fine for now. … Pittsburgh’s Mark Melancon converted his second straight save opportunity with a perfect ninth inning against Arizona. Tony Watson is still worth keeping on your roster, but Melancon is clearly trending in the right direction after a slow start. … Sean Doolittle (left shoulder) threw 15 pitches in a successful bullpen session on Friday, but he’s still at least three weeks away from returning to the A’s. Tyler Clippard will continue to close in the meantime. … Jonathan Papelbon was unavailable on Friday becase of an illness. It’s unclear how long he’ll be sidelined. Ken Giles is expected to handle closer duties in the interim. … Yimi Garcia threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his first save of the year on Friday. Garcia has been lights out this year, posting a 0.93/0.62 line with 16:3 K-to-BB ratio in just 9.2 innings. It’s unclear if Garcia will get another save chance, but he’s pitched better than any other Dodgers’ reliever this season. Joel Peralta wasn’t used on Friday after walking two in a non-save situation on Thursday, so it’s possible Garcia has jumped him on the depth chart. He’s worth a pickup.
WEATHER WATCH
There could be several delays or postponements around the league today. The Royals-White Sox game is the most likely to see showers (92 percent), but Cubs-Reds (81), Astros-A’s (66), and Giants-Rockies (48) could also get some rain. (Update: The Royals-White Sox game has been postponed.)
