1B- Joey Votto CIN- Votto has hits in his last 3 games with RBI in 2 of the last 3. We would like to see more power out of him and hopefully the guys around him and start to swing it better too. Votto's value goes down greatly if he isn't put in RBI situation. Harrell is a good matchup for Votto and Jay Bruce today.
2B- Dan Uggla ATL- Uggla has hit lefties well this season and is facing Bedard today. With McCann out, we still like Uggla to get into RBI situations often. He has hits in 8 of his last 10 including 3 home runs and a double.
3B- Edwin Encarnacion TOR- Encarnacion has surprised everyone this season and has been not only productive, but healthy this whole time. He hit a home run and a double last night, and we like him to stay hot against Kevin Millwood (7.04ERA).
SS- Starlin Castro CHC- Castro is hitting .342 with 10 RBI, 9 runs, and 8 stolen bases. The only thing Castro doesn't do is hit bombs. No complaints here though as he goes against the righty Joe Blanton (4.34ERA).
OF- Alex Gordon KC- Gordon has been one of the hottest hitters in the last few games. He has 7 hits in the last 3 games including 2 home runs and a double. Throw in a stolen base and 3 walks and you're thinking wow only 7.5K?
OF- Jason Kubel ARI- Kubel has raised his batting average .126 points in the last 10 games! Simply amazing considering he is hitting .333 now. He is coming off a night in which he went 4-4, and in the last 10 games he has 16 hits. He is facing the righty in Sanchez (2.79ERA), but we like this matchup considering how the Diamondbacks are playing as of late.
DH- Billy Butler KC- Butler is hitting .309 with 5 home runs and 16 RBI this season. He might be facing a righty today, but it's Jason Marquis. Butler has been one of the best and most consistent hitters for the Royals this season, and we think it continues today off of the subpar Marquis.
SP- Tyson Ross OAK- Ross has pitched great so far this season. He will be home facing an Orioles team that is an average offensive club. Ross, the righty, will have good matchups against Jones and Reimold today.
SP- Randy Wells CHC- Wells is a crafty pitcher with decent experience in the big leagues. The lefty will be facing the bad Phillies offense today. He won't be facing any of their big 3, so there is a better chance the Cubs win (although the Cubs just beat Halladay yesterday). 8.5K is a solid price for a guy that will go 5 innings with a couple of strikeouts and few earned runs.
RP- Santiago Casilla SF- We saw Casilla pitch for the first time two days ago and were amazed. He has very electric stuff and easily struck out the Reds best hitters to end the game. With a better Lincecum than we have seen in the last few starts of his, we like the Giants to win a close one.
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