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.
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Carlos Narváez went 2-for-4 and clubbed a three-run homer on Sunday night, propelling the Red Sox to an 11-7 victory over the Yankees.
The 26-year-old backstop crushed a 372-foot (101.0 mph EV) three-run shot off of Carlos Rodón in the sixth inning that turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 advantage for the Red Sox. Narváez also drew a walk and singled in the ballgame. On the season, he has slashed a respectable .282/.361/.459 with six homers and 22 RBI in his first 191 plate appearances.
Kristian Campbell launched a two-run homer on Sunday night, helping to lead the Red Sox past the Yankees in New York.
The 22-year-old rookie infielder tagged Yankees’ starter Carlos Rodón for a 349-foot (99.0 mph EV) two-run shot in the fifth inning that tied the game at two runs apiece. It was just his second home run since April 29 and first since May 13. Campbell also drew a walk and singled in the ballgame, finishing the night 2-for-3. On the season, he’s now slashing .233/.323/.364 with five long balls, 20 RBI and two stolen bases in 234 plate appearances.
Rafael Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and a pair of runs scored on Sunday night as the Red Sox bested the Yankees in New York.
Devers did his damage in the ninth inning, crushing a leadoff 393-foot (111.2 mph EV) solo shot off of Brent Headrick that extended the Red Sox’ advantage to 10-5. He was also hit by a pitch in the sixth inning and rode home on a three-run shot by Carlos Narvaez. The 28-year-old slugger is now slashing a healthy .283/.407/.522 with 14 homers and 57 RBI on the season.
Aroldis Chapman picked up his easiest save of the season on Sunday, recording the final out against the Yankees to protect a four-run advantage.
That out came after Robert Stock had given up a couple of runs at put another couple of runners on with two outs, putting the tying run in the on-deck circle. That’s when Red Sox’ skipper Alex Cora turned to Chapman to end the threat. The 37-year-old southpaw needed just three pitches to strike out Anthony Volpe to end it. On the season, he sports a brilliant 1.71 ERA to go with a 35/9 K/BB ratio over 26 1/3 innings and 11 saves in his first 12 chances.
Hunter Dobbins picked up his third victory of the season on Sunday evening, limiting the Yankees to three runs on four hits over his five innings of work.
The 25-year-old right-hander surprisingly did not walk or strike out a batter in the ballgame. He served up a mammoth two-run homer to Aaron Judge before he had even recorded an out in the contest, but settled in nicely afterwards and allowed just a solo shot to DJ LeMahieu in the fifth the rest of the way. Dobbins got four whiffs on 64 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 28 percent. Now 3-1 on the season, he’ll tote a 4.20 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 37/10 K/BB ratio (49 1/3 innings) into a rematch against the Yankees on Saturday evening at Fenway Park.
Aaron Judge went 3-for-4 and clobbered his 22nd and 23rd home runs of the season on Sunday night, but it wasn’t enough to power the Yankees past the Red Sox.
Judge absolutely demolished a first-pitch fastball from Hunter Dobbins for a 436-foot (108.6 mph EV) opposite-field two-run shot that gave the Yankees an early 2-0 advantage. He also drew a one-out walk in the sixth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Jazz Chisholm Jr. Jude also pulverized a 1-2 fastball from Robert Stock for a 398-foot (108.9 mph EV) two-run shot in the ninth inning. The 33-year-old outfielder is having a season for the ages, slashing an utterly ridiculous .396/.493/.771 with 23 homers, 55 RBI and five stolen bases through his first 64 games.