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Hunter Renfroe, Boston - OF ($3.6K on DK, $3.2K on FD)
If he had a different name or perception, the price would not remain down on a hitter with a .391/.429/.739 slash his last seven games with two home runs and seven RBI in them. In the midst of a heater, Renfroe touts a .348 isolated power in it with a robust 196 weighted runs created plus metric (wRC+). Add in facing a southpaw this evening as a sweetener. He's produced a team high 1.072 on-base plus slugging (OPS) against them this season with five home runs in 72 at-bats (one every 14.4).
Ty France, Seattle - 1B ($3.3K on DK); 2B/3B ($2.9K on FD)
Pay attention to his different eligibility on the two sites, but do not overlook France if targeting upside power on this slate. While attention will fall upon Toronto and Boston, getting cheap runback options also makes sense. France homered off of Robbie Ray yesterday and will face another southpaw on the mound tonight in Steven Matz. Against left-handed pitching this season, he's launched five home runs with 14 RBI over 90 plate appearances fueling a .500 slugging percentage. Coming off of a 2-for-4 game with a double and a tater, he's also homered in two of his last three, so ride the power surge while it lasts.
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Enrique (Kiké) Hernandez - 2B/OF ($2.6K on FD)
Although he's a bit priced up on DraftKings, Hernandez comes at a discount on FanDuel with multi-positional eligibility. He's on a modest three-game hit streak but racked up four doubles and three home runs his last eight contests plus 20 hits since June seventh. Versus southpaws, he's accrued seven doubles and three home runs this season. Projecting to hit lead-off, plenty of opportunity for at-bats and points in a potential high scoring affair at Fenway.
Randal Grichuk, Toronto - OF ($2.7K on FD)
With the crowd trying to fit in the top three in the Blue Jays lineup, and with good reason, do not forget Grichuk. He's tied for the team lead in home runs against left-handed pitching with four this year and owns a .300 average with 10 of his 21 hits resulting in extra-bases (six doubles, four home runs). Armed with a .557 slugging percentage against them and a .257 isolated power, plus due for some positive migration to the mean after stranding five runners on Tuesday, keep Grichuk on the radar when building a Jays stack on FanDuel.
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Hunter Dozier, Kansas City - 1B/OF ($2.5K on DK)
Priced down for good reason, it's been a rough season for Dozier. Good news, he produced two doubles last night and scored two runs for 14 DK points. Tonight, he gets left-handed Martin Perez on the mound. Versus southpaws, Dozier's recorded nine hits this year with seven doubles and two home runs sporting an isolated power (.186) above his seasonal batting average. It's a boom or bust play, but thinking he runs into a fastball and deposits it over the Green Monster tonight at a steep discount.
Myles Straw, Houston - OF ($3K on DK)
After talking about Boston and Toronto, one cannot overlook the Astros getting Matt Harvey at home coming off a loss. Although he may hit last, Straw's slashing .349/.423/.458 in June with five stolen bases. Last I checked, steals also yield points on DraftKings. Harvey's permitted 12 of 13 baserunners to successfully steal this season for an enticing 92.3 success rate. A hot hitter could provide a sneaky 9, 1, 2 stack option on tonight's slate at a low price point with the potential to provide three-to-four times value.
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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.