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PITCHERS:
Aaron Nola (vs WSH)
Solid Vegas outlook, -155 favorite with an 8.5 total… Nola’s last 14 innings (vs MIA, vs LAD): 9 hits/4 walks, 3 ER, 19 Ks (2-0, 2 QS)… 9-4, 2.98 ERA in 13 starts at Citizens Bank Park this season… 1-0, 3.31 ERA vs WSH this season with 21 Ks in 16.1 innings… *Despite all those strikeouts, Nola is allowing an opposing average of .303 to the Nats this season >>> Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy are both OUT of the Nats lineup tonight
Yu Darvish (vs SD)
Solid Vegas outlook, -270 favorite with an 8 total… Looked well in his last two starts: 12.1 innings, 7 hits/1 walk, 0 ER, 12 Ks… Nice strikeout upside vs SD (sixth-highest K-rate, 24.9%, over the last 14 days)… *8.00 ERA and 2.00 WHIP vs SD this season
Luke Weaver (vs CHC)
Nothing short of amazing every time he’s started a game, at least 36 FDP in all of those outings… At least 7 Ks in seven straight starts
Drew Pomeranz (vs TOR)
Solid Vegas outlook, -205 favorite with a 9 total… Good numbers vs TOR historically- their current roster is only hitting .198 against Pomeranz… 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA vs TOR in three starts this season… *Unfortunately, not many Ks vs TOR (only 10 in 18.2 innings)
Jon Lester (@STL)
Good numbers vs Cardinals this season: 1-1, 3.28 ERA in four starts / 30 Ks in 24.2 innings… Coming off a terrible outing in his last start, but we have seen him hunker down in times of crisis
Felix Hernandez (@OAK)
Had a rough go of it lately, but he does have solid numbers against the A’s: current members of their roster are collectively hitting .203 lifetime against Hernandez
STACKS:
Boston Red Sox (vs TOR, Brett Anderson – L)
Seven righties up against Anderson, who has gotten beat down a few times lately
Colorado Rockies (vs MIA, Odrisamer Despaigne – R)
Rockies have the highest IRT (6.5) by a wide margin
Houston Astros (@TEX, Andrew Cashner – R)
Cashner: 1-4, 4.06 ERA against the Astros this season… Allowed 15 runs in 31 innings
Los Angeles Angels (@CHW, James Shields – R)
Second-highest IRT (5.6) on tonight’s slate… Shields: 26 HR allowed in 110 innings
Los Angeles Dodgers (vs SD, Travis Wood – L)
Wood: 1-4, 9.28 ERA on the road this season… 14.81 ERA in three September starts
Seattle Mariners (@OAK, Daniel Gossett – R)
Especially intriguing on DraftKings at a massive discount
Texas Rangers (vs HOU, Collin McHugh – R)
Massive home/road splits for McHugh… Rangers lefties are especially appealing here
CATCHERS:
Yadier Molina (vs CHC)
12-for-32, 4 XBH (1 HR) vs Lester
Chris Iannetta (vs SF)
Has three different 3-hit games over his last six
Evan Gattis (@TEX)
Still incredibly cheap on FD at $2500
Martin Maldonado (@CHW)
Could be a way to get cheap exposure ($2200 DK/$2000 FD) to the Angels
FIRST BASEMEN:
Justin Bour (@COL)
9-for-26, 5 XBH (4 HR), 11 RBI, 5 runs over the last six games
Albert Pujols (@CHW)
Good chance for a homer tonight against Shields and a young White Sox bullpen
Hanley Ramirez (vs TOR)
Comes at a great value with the platoon advantage against Anderson
Joey Gallo (vs HOU)
Good splits matchup against McHugh
SECOND BASEMEN:
Jose Altuve (@TEX)
8-for-18, 3 XBH (1 HR) vs Cashner
Rougned Odor (vs HOU)
7-for-20, 2 XBH (1 HR) vs McHugh
Cesar Hernandez (vs WSH)
8-for-17, .609 OBP, 2 XBH, 6 BB, 7 runs over the last six games
THIRD BASEMEN:
Jake Lamb (vs SF)
6-for-16, 4 XBH (2 HR) vs Cueto
Luis Valbuena (@CHW)
Fantastic spot as a “go big or go home” kinda guy against Shields
Rafael Devers (vs TOR)
9-for-20, 3 XBH (2 HR), 5 RBI over the last five games
SHORTSTOPS:
Xander Bogaerts (vs TOR)
.433 OBP over the last six games, batting leadoff for a poised Red Sox offense
Trea Turner (@PHI)
Tough matchup, but he is always a better play against righties… Great for GPPs w/o Nola
Marcus Semien (vs SEA)
7-for-25, 3 HR vs Hernandez
Corey Seager, Enrique Hernandez (vs SD)
* Seager: Hopefully a trip back to Chavez Ravine gets him going before the playoffs
* Hernandez: He should be in the Dodgers lineup against the lefty Wood… $2700 DK/$2200 FD
OUTFIELDERS:
Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna (@COL)
* Stanton: 8-for-23, 4 XBH (3 HR), 13 RBI, 6 runs over the last six games… Great history at Coors
* Ozuna: 10-for-20, 1.615 OPS, 4 XBH (3 HR), 7 RBI, 6 runs over the last six games
Mike Trout, Justin Upton (@CHW)
Angels are one of the top offenses tonight, so both guys should have a lot to do with their success
Nelson Cruz (@OAK)
Incredible value at $2900 on DK… 7-for-21, 5 XBH (4 HR), 5 RBI, 5 runs over the last six games
Shin-Soo Choo, Nomar Mazara (vs HOU)
Mazara is the better value, but McHugh has had struggles vs lefty bats this season
JD Martinez, AJ Pollock, David Peralta (vs SF)
Peralta is especially appealing here with the platoon advantage and he’s gone 8-for-18, with 3 XBH (1 HR), 5 RBI and 6 runs over the last five games
George Springer, Carlos Beltran (@TEX)
* Springer: Criminally priced at $3100 on FD… Expect high ownership
* Beltran: 6-for-15, 2 XBH (1 HR) vs Cashner
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