11 game slate with no significant weather issues.
PITCHERS
Madison Bumgarner
Bumgarner has been solid this year and good at home. Posting a 24% K rate on the year. Tonight he faces the Marlins who strike out at a 24% clip and one of the lower wOBA and ISO vs LHP on the slate. Bumgarner should have no problem going 6-7 innings and striking out 7 batters.
Jack Flaherty
Since the beginning of July Flaherty has pitched at an elite level. He only allowed 3 or more runs once in that timeframe and has increased his K rate as well. The Brewers are with out Yelich and are worse on the road. Flaherty should have no problem getting through the Brewers tonight at home.
VALUE ARMs
Felix Hernandez
Hernandez is a cheap option and facing a mediocre team at best with a 26% K rate vs RHP. He has actually pitched much better at home this year with a 3.1 ERA to over 9 on the road. Potential for 5 innings 5-6Ks and a few runs vs the White Sox.
Merrill Kelly
Kelly has been solid at home this year with a 3.50 ERA, 1 HR/9 and a 24% K rate. The Reds have not hit well vs RHP pitching over the last 30 days with a .233 average and 24% K rate.
TEAM/S
Coors Field
Warm weather and two scrub arms going.
*Padres- Machado, Myers, Naylor, Hedges
Rockies- Arenado, Story, Blackmon LvL, Valaika is too cheap vs a lefty & Desmond. Hampson cheap option as well.
Cleveland Indians vs Stewart & Thorpe
Stewart struggles vs lefties, but may only pitch an inning or two.
*Lindor, Bauers, Santana, Perez, Reyes.
Houston Astros vs Montgomery
Warm weather with wind blowing out and Montgomery is not that good. Astros hit well vs LHP.
*Altuve crushes lefties, Springer, Bregman & Gurriel.
Value- bottom of the order(Tucker, Toro, (over 4K on DK).
C
Maldonado or Chirinos
Hedges
Realmuto
1B
Choi
Olson
Hoskins
2B
Jose Altuve- smoking lefties with a .300+ ISO.
Escobar
Odor
3B
Arenado
Machado
Chapman
Bregman
SS
Story
X Bogaerts- X gonna give it to Nola.
Lindor
OF
Myers
Harper
Blackmon
Reyes
Meadows
Speinger
Calhoun/Choo
VALUE BATS
Khris Davis OF
Bauers 1B/OF
Bradley Jr. OF
Roberto Perez C
Valaika 2B/SS
Hampson 2B
Nate Lowe 1B
