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Only two pitchers have a better strikeout rate than Jose Quintana over the past month, and he faces a light-hitting Giants team tonight.

Alex Bregman, 3B, Houston Astros

Price: $3,800

There haven't been many hitter hotter than Alex Bregman as of late, who has come alive in the second half of the season. It isn't just his base-level numbers either, as the table below displays an overall improvement at the plate for Bregman that makes his breakout seem sustainable.

Alex Bregman wOBA Hard-Hit Rate Contact Rate K% BB%
First Half .326 30.1% 83.6% 17.0% 10.0%
Second Half .449 33.0% 89.7% 7.1% 10.6%


Tonight, Bregman and the Houston Astros have the highest implied run total on the slate, as their right-hand heavy lineup takes on southpaw Derek Holland. Holland's 5.25 SIERA comes in as the fifth-highest on the slate, and he's been even worse against right-handed batters, posting a 5.77 xFIP and allowing a .397 wOBA.

In addition to being red-hot, Bregman will benefit from the matchup against a lefty, as his wOBA has risen to .402 when facing lefties. He is a viable one-off target or a part of a Houston stack today.

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