This evening is a tidy five-game slate and there’s not much in the way of weather concerns to mess things up. Some things to keep in mind are the players that are being rumored in trade talks may be removed during the games if deals come together which would then cost you the shot at points from them.

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Chad Kuhl, RHP PIT ($6,400 DK/ $8,200 FD/ $33 Yahoo) - Kuhl has been very solid in the last 10 starts for the Pirates and has also been highly effective at home as well. His home splits in 26.2 innings put him at a sub-2.50 ERA, a sub-.200 BAA, and a 1.16 WHIP. Milwaukee has struck out nearly 25-percent of the time versus righties since the All-Star break but they are now missing their top hitter in Christian Yelich as he’s out with Covid.

Jarren Duran, OF BOS ($3,500 DK/ $2,500 FD/ $7 Yahoo) - Duran is certainly exciting on the baseball diamond as evidenced by his inside-the-park two-run homer last night in Fenway. The lefty outfielder has been hitting well against lefties this year at Triple-A and the brief time in the majors not to mention that Hyun-Jin Ryu has been hit well by left-handed hitters this year as well. He’s too cheap for his skill set and abilities on the field.

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Bryan Reynolds, OF PIT $14 - Reynolds has had pretty good luck against Freddy Peralta in previous meetings going 4-for-9 off the Brewers’ righty. He’s also been the most consistent hitter on the Pirates all year with 14 homers off of RHPs with a .381 wOBA. While Peralta is a tough opponent to face, Reynolds previous history gives us hope that this price is better than the match-up suggests.

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Ryan McMahon, 3B COL $3,500 - McMahon is a guy that’s been bandied about in some minor trade talks as a guy the Rockies could flip for some prospects and with that motivation, McMahon could be a guy we want in some lineups. He’s hit well on the road with a .311 wOBA and seven homers on the road and has hit righties well as well. Joe Musgrove has allowed a .298 wOBA to LHHs and McMahon has taken Musgrove deep in prior meetings.

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Cedric Mullins, OF BAL $3,100 - What else needs to be said about Mullins at this point after being a starter in the All-Star Game? He has smoked RHPs this year for 12 homers and .399 wOBA while Casey Mize, Detroit’s starter, has been hit much harder by LHHs than RHHs with a .350 wOBA allowed to lefties compared to a .264 wOBA to righties. Getting a leadoff hitter at this price is a real boon for DFS players.