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Single-Game Showdowns (NYY at CLE, ARZ @ ATL, SEA @ COL) – Freebie Friday, July 13th

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PITCHING

Pitching gets its own section at the beginning today, quite frankly because I really don’t want much of it from these three games… keep in mind, on the single-game for FD (ARZ/ATL) you don’t need it. We’re moving along…

The guy I have the most interest in tonight is Shane Bieber from CLE, and you’ll see why when you take a look at the Yankees lineup below. Sneak peak… llllllllllots of strikeouts lately, and we need that in the DK Showdown. I guess you can make the case for Jeff Hoffman, given how the Mariners have been hitting lately (and they lose their DH tonight), but I’m certainly not recommending.

Bullpens are always important in the DK contests. I did not have enough time to dig into them today, but if needed, hit me up in Slack or on Twitter and we’ll discuss.


 

* New York Yankees @ Cleveland Indians *
Domingo German – R @ Shane Bieber – R

* YANKEES *

1) Brett Gardner
* 11-for-34, double, triple, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 7 runs over L8
* .384wOBA/.278 ISO vs righties over L14

2) Aaron Judge
* 9-for-34, double, HR over L8 <— 11 Ks over that span
* Massive 30.2% K-rate vs righties over L14
* Great numbers vs Bieber’s repertoire of pitches

3) Aaron Hicks
* 4-for-20, double, HR over L6
* .416wOBA/.258 ISO vs righties over L14
* Great numbers vs most of Bieber’s repertoire of pitches

4) Giancarlo Stanton
* 12-for-33, 2 doubles, HR, 6 runs over L8
* .351wOBA/.244 ISO vs righties over L14 <— does have a massive 33.6% K-rate too
* Great numbers vs Bieber’s repertoire of pitches

5) Greg Bird
* Big on Bird! I said about him in Tuesday’s Wingmen article, “He’s been swinging the bat well and looks to be heading into some success.” Since that comment… 2 HR and 10 RBI. Bird IS the word, and the splits for Bieber make this a match made in heaven.
* Team-high .469xwOBA vs righties over L14

6) Miguel Andujar
* .377wOBA vs righties over L14… .094 ISO over that span ain’t gonna cut it

7) Neil Walker
* 4-for-16, double over L6

8) Kyle Higashioka
* No words… last time I bashed him, he had the week of his life

9) Tyler Wade
* 4-for-10, double, HR, 3 runs over L7

* INDIANS * 

1) Francisco Lindor
* 9-for-30, 2 doubles, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 runs over L7 <— only 3 Ks in last 32 PAs
* .478wOBA/.468 ISO vs righties over L14

2) Michael Brantley
* 9-for-29, 4 doubles, 6 runs over L7 <— only 2 Ks in last 30 PAs

3) Jose Ramirez
* 9-for-28, 2 doubles, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 6 runs, 2 SB over L7 <— only 2 Ks in last 30 PAs
* .488wOBA/.444 ISO over L14

4) Edwin Encarnacion
* 6-for-22, double, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 4 runs over L7 <— only 2 Ks in last 27 PAs
* .473xwOBA vs righties over L14 <> actual .321wOBA/.263 ISO
* Great numbers vs German’s repertoire of pitches

5) Yonder Alonso
* 6-for-22, HR over L6
* Respectable .378xwOBA vs righties over L14

6) Jason Kipnis
* 5-for-16, double, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 7 BB, 4 runs over L6 <— team-high .522obp/1.272ops over that span
* .370wOBA/.182 ISO vs righties over L14

7) Tyler Naquin
* 7-for-25, 2 doubles over L7
* Great numbers vs German’s repertoire of pitches

8) Yan Gomes
* 5-for-21, double over L5

9) Greg Allen
* 6-for-27, double, 2 SB over L7


Arizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta Braves
Zack Godley – R @ Anibal Sanchez – R

* D-BACKS * 

1) Jon Jay
* 2-for-19, double, 5 runs over L4
* 0-for-10, BB, 3 Ks vs Sanchez

2) Paul Goldschmidt
* 11-for-23, 4 XBH (2 HR) over L7 <— 4th best avg in MLB in that span
* Outstanding .539wOBA/.394 ISO vs righties over L14
* 2-for-5, 2 BB vs Sanchez

3) David Peralta
* 7-for-19, double, HR, 7 RBI, 4 runs over L5
* Outstanding .477wOBA vs righties over L14
* 1-for-4, K vs Sanchez

4) Steven Souza Jr
* 5-for-22, 2 doubles, triple, HR over L5
* 3-for-6, 2 XBH (1 HR) vs Sanchez

5) Jake Lamb
* 2-for-20, all singles, 2 BB over L5 <— team-high 9 Ks over that span

6) Daniel Descalso
* 4-for-11, 2 doubles, 2 BB, 4 runs over L6
* Good numbers vs most of Sanchez’s repertoire of pitches

7) Nick Ahmed
* 6-for-22, 3 doubles, 2 HR, 5 runs over L5 <— 1.002ops over that span
* .479wOBA/.409 ISO vs righties over L14

8) Alex Avila
* 3-for-6, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB over L3

9) Zack Godley

* BRAVES * 

1) Ender Inciarte
* 1-for-14, double, 4 BB over L5

2) Ozzie Albies
* 9-for-22, 1 double, 2 HR, 6 runs over L5 <— only 1 strikeout over that span
* .440wOBA/.268 ISO vs righties over L14

3) Freddie Freeman
* 9-for-20, 3 doubles, 1 triple over L5
* Great numbers vs Godley’s repertoire of pitches

4) Nick Markakis
* 8-for-21, 2 doubles, 1 triple over L5
* .390wOBA/.220 ISO vs righties over L14

5) Kurt Suzuki
* 1-for-10 over L3

6) Johan Camargo
* 4-for-19, all singles, 2 BB over L5 <— team-high 7 strikeouts over that span

7) Ronald Acuna
* 3-for-13, double over L4 <— 0 BB and 6 Ks over that span
* .229 ISO vs righties over L14
* Limited PAs, but good numbers vs Godley’s repertoire of pitches

8) Dansby Swanson
* 5-for-16, double, 4 BB over L5

9) Anibal Sanchez


Seattle Mariners @ Colorado Rockies
Christian Bergman – R @ Jeff Hoffman – R

* MARINERS * 

1) Dee Gordon
* 7-for-21, double over L6 <— 0 BB and 1 strikeout over that span

2) Jean Segura
* 5-for-22, double, HR over L6 <— what the hell? Also has 0 BB and 1 strikeout over that span

3) Mitch Haniger
* 5-for-15, double, HR over L5 <— 6 strikeouts over that span
* Great numbers vs Hoffman’s repertoire of pitches

4) Kyle Seager
* 5-for-21, all singles over L6 <—- 6 strikeouts over that span

5) Denard Span
* 6-for-14, triple, HR, 3 BB over L5 <— no strikeouts in that span

6) Ryon Healy
* 4-for-24, double, HR, 5 RBI over L6
* Great numbers vs Hoffman’s repertoire of pitches

7) Ben Gamel
* 1-for-11 over L5

8) Chris Herrmann
* 2-for-8, double over L3
* Great numbers vs most of Hoffman’s repertoire of pitches

9) Christian Bergman

* ROCKIES

1) DJ LeMahieu
* 7-for-27, 3 doubles and 5 runs over L6

2) Charlie Blackmon
* 9-for-26, 1 double, 3 HR, 6 RBI and 7 runs over L6 <— does have a team-high 9 Ks over this span, but I’m not too worried about Bergman putting up huge K-numbers.
* Great numbers vs Bergmann’s repertoire of pitches

3) Nolan Arenado
* 7-for-23, double, HR over L6
* Great numbers vs Bergmann’s repertoire of pitches

4) Carlos Gonzalez
* 8-for-22, 2 doubles, 3 HR, team-high 10 RBI over L6

5) Trevor Story
* 9-for-20, 2 doubles, 2 HR over L5
* Great numbers vs Bergmann’s repertoire of pitches

6) Gerardo Parra
* 3-for-21, all singles over L6 <— worst numbers of any COL starter over that span

7) Ian Desmond
* 7-for-24, double, HR, 6 RBI, 4 runs, 3 SB over L6

8) Tony Wolters
* 3-for-8, 3 triples (whoa!), 3 RBI and 3 runs in his last 2 games

9) Antonio Senzatela