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| Team | Opp SP | Opp | O/U | Moneyline | Implied Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Triston McKenzie | CLE | 8 | 112 | 3.81 |
| OAK | Julio Teheran | MIL | 9 | 154 | 3.94 |
| CHC | Jakob Junis | SF | 8.5 | 120 | 4 |
| TB | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | 8 | -108 | 4 |
| TEX | Taj Bradley | TB | 8 | -108 | 4 |
| BOS | Domingo German | NYY | 8.5 | 106 | 4.11 |
| SEA | Patrick Sandoval | LAA | 9 | 130 | 4.13 |
| CLE | J.P. France | HOU | 8 | -132 | 4.19 |
| WSH | Jared Shuster | ATL | 10 | 164 | 4.31 |
| NYY | Tanner Houck | BOS | 8.5 | -124 | 4.39 |
| SF | Kyle Hendricks | CHC | 8.5 | -140 | 4.5 |
| LAA | Bryan Woo | SEA | 9 | -154 | 4.87 |
| MIL | Paul Blackburn | OAK | 9 | -184 | 5.06 |
| ATL | MacKenzie Gore | WSH | 10 | -196 | 5.69 |
Pitchers
Nathan Eovaldi ($11,000)
At his highest salary after a 1.8% increase, Eovaldi will face a Tampa Bay Rays' lineup with a .314 weighted on-base average (wOBA), a 21.6% K-rate, and a 6.7% barrel percentage in their last 2775 plate appearances versus right-handers.
Through 12 starts this season, the 33-year old has been in career-best form, accounting for an impressive 3.30 expected Fielding Independent Pitching rating (xFIP), a 25.2% strikeout percentage, and a 12.1% swinging strike rate through 80.1 innings.
In an underrated matchup against six projected hitters with K-rates between 24.9% and 31.7%, the Rangers' veteran is ranked third among his position with a 30.7 fantasy projection and 5.43 expected strikeouts.
Triston McKenzie ($10,800)
Since his season debut on June 4th, McKenzie's FanDuel salary has jumped by 14.8% while Cleveland's right-hander has recorded a 3.69 xFIP, a 13.0% swinging strike percentage, and a 26.4% K-rate in his last 31 starts.
When considering McKenzie's underrated strikeout ability and his favorable spot against a Houston Astros' offense with a 23.8% K-rate, Cleveland's emerging starter deserves heavy consideration as numberFire's top pitcher including a slate-high 32.8 fantasy projection with 6.03 expected strikeouts.
Domingo German ($8,500)
Despite producing 39.0 FanDuel points and six strikeouts in his last start, German's FanDuel salary has moved down to his median point in the last two months.
While his opposing barrel rate (9.5%) and command (7.9% walk rate) can be troubling issues, the Yankees' 30-year old right-hander still ranks fourth among Saturday's 14 pitchers with a 30.2 FanDuel point expectation and 5.43 strikeouts versus a Boston Red Sox unit with a .308 wOBA, a 19.8% K-rate, and a 7.3% barrel percentage.
Stacks
In a matchup versus Oakland's Paul Blackburn, the Brewers are second among today's offenses with an undervalued 5.06 expected run total against a ground-ball dependent pitcher (49.9% career rate) who often struggles against both sides of the plate (4.28 xFIP versus RHH, 4.37 xFIP agains LHH) while also allowing a 16.4% home run to fly-ball percentage to right-handed hitters.
Ideal Milwaukee combinations can contain any of their best fly-ball hitters with a main focus on Willy Adames (31.5% fly-ball percentage, 14.4% barrel rate), Rowdy Tellez (29.3% fly-ball percentage, 10.0% barrel rate), Joey Wiemer (10.5% barrel rate, 34.0% fly-ball percentage), and Luis Urias (34.4% fly-ball percentage, 7.2% career barrel rate).
After scoring 21 runs in their last four games, the Angels remain a strong choice for stacking with a 4.87 expected run total against Seattle Mariners' rookie Bryan Woo.
In his first start in the Major Leagues last week, the 23-year old was batted around for six runs in just two innings while his inconsistent command in the minors (7.0% walk rate in 44.0 Double-A innings, 10.9% walk rate in 32.0 Single-A innings) could be a troubling predictor towards future struggles.
Potential Los Angeles stacks can feature their most patient power hitters in the middle of their batting order including Shohei Ohtani (.377 expected wOBA, 14.6% barrel rate), Mike Trout (.381 expected wOBA, 15.8% barrel rate), Anthony Rendon (.396 expected wOBA, .306 expected average), and Matt Thaiss (.342 expected wOBA, 10.3% barrel rate).
Despite last night's disappointing three run performance, Atlanta's offense remain an important decision point with today's highest projected run total at 5.69 against MacKenzie Gore.
In his second opportunity as a Major League starter, the 24-year old has displayed wild command (10.2% walk rate) while also allowing a troubling 9.0% opposing barrel rate and a 16.1% fly-ball to home run ratio.
To best attack Gore's power struggles, Atlanta's stacks can first involve their hottest power options including Ronald Acuna Jr. (.447 expected wOBA, 15.3% barrel rate), Matt Olson (.367 expected wOBA, 19.5% barrel rate), Austin Riley (.349 expected wOBA, 10.6% barrel rate), and Ozzie Albies (.345 expected wOBA, 9.2% barrel rate) while Orlando Arcia (.335 expected wOBA, 8.4% barrel rate), Travis d'Arnaud (.353 expected wOBA, 8.1% barrel rate), and Marcell Ozuna (.359 expected wOBA, 15.1% barrel rate) offer value at lower salaries.