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Fantasy Baseball: 5 Pitchers to Stream for Week 22
Chicago Cubs lefty Mike Montgomery has filled in admirably for an ailing Jon Lester, and Montgomery's two matchups this week make him a high-floor streamer for fantasy owners.

Matt Moore, San Francisco Giants

Starts: August 29th at San Diego Padres, September 3rd vs. St. Louis Cardinals
ESPN ownership: 20 percent

After recommending Matt Moore for what turned out to be a stellar six-inning showing against the Milwaukee Brewers last week, let's bet into the winning streak a bit by tabbing the post-peak southpaw for his upcoming two-start week.

Actually, the San Francisco Giants' lefty has been on a nice little run, posting a 2.21 ERA certified by a 3.42 FIP over his last 20.1 innings of work, with a 16.9% strikeout-minus-walk rate that represents a strong improvement on his 11.1% mark on the season.

Owners with daily lineup changes shouldn't hesitate to plug in Moore for his start against the muted Padres lineup, whose futility against lefties we've already well established. Weekly-league players who are married to taking the Pads start with Moore's home jaunt against the Cardinals (a top-two offense against lefties in the second half) will have to hope that the spacious AT&T Park -- which is last in home run factor over the last three years -- will keep the streaking Cardinals from pushing back too hard on Moore's somewhat suspect 87.2% strand rate during his two-week hot stretch.

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