1B- Eric Hosmer KC- Hosmer has hits in 4 straight games and is facing a pitcher he saw just last week (Lowe). Lowe is a guy that gives up plenty of hits, so it was only right to take one of the best hitters on the Royals especially since he has home runs in 2 of his last 3 games.
2B- Kelly Johnson TOR- Johnson is back priced under 7K and is a solid pick tonight versus Tommy Hunter. Johnson hit a home run last night and seems to be more patient as of late (7 walks in last 3 games).
3B- Pablo Sandoval SF- Sandoval came up big for us last night with a home run, and we will reward him today with another day of being on our squad. He is facing Mat Latos (8.22 ERA) today and we are licking our lips over it. As long as he is in the lineup (we'll keep you updated) he should have another great day.
SS- Mike Aviles BOS- Aviles has had a great season so far for the BoSox. He is hitting .291 on the year with hits in 9 of the last 10 games. He is averaging 1.3 hits per games over that period of time which is consistent and almost always ending in positives considering he only has 5 Ks over that time. Blackburn is facing the Sox today and we like a high scoring game out of them.
OF- Justin Upton ARI- Upton is 6.3K! This is a must play considering how great of a hitter he has been the last couple of years and how he played last night. Don't be afraid of his injury because if he plays today then he is going to be effective. We fully expect him to play, but will still keep an eye on the lineups just to make sure.
OF- Jordan Schafer HOU- Schafer is one of our favorites as of late. He is a 5.8K leadoff hitter that has a wee bit of pop. He Ks way too much to be an effective leadoff hitter, but against the soft tossing Wolf he can't possibly K right?
OF- Andrew McCutchen PIT- It's only right for us to play McCutchen today considering last night's game got postponed and it's the same matchup today. He is a .351 hitting 6.7K hitter. That's crazy considering he is the best hitter on the Pirates, and not just some fluky hitter right now. His matchup against Moyer is to die for.
SP- Josh Collmenter ARI- Collmenter is facing the 27th ranked OPS in baseball today in the Phillies. They are well below average in every category offensive compared to the rest of the National League even. We like Collmenter's changeup to be effective against this type of offense.
SP- Max Scherzer DET- Scherzer is facing the 28th ranked OPS in the MLB today. The Mariners offense is more potent than the Phillies (More 2Bs, 3Bs, and HRs), but Scherzer has more potent stuff. He is pitching at home in a pitcher's park, and is in a matchup that favors the Tigers to win.
RP- Henry Rodriguez WAS- Rodriguez has put up some great numbers this season and is 4-4 on saves. Lidge on the other hand has already blown two saves, and was the last one to attempt the save for the Nationals. Rodriguez is fresher and better and should get the save opportunity tonight.
Weather Report:
*No games seem to be in jeopardy of a rain out today.
Random Fact:
*Derek Lowe has 3 strikeouts this season in 18 innings pitched.
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