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It’s Tuesday night and we’ve got a nice full slate of games here with a number of cash game options. I like days like this as I can easily make up for some past tournament losses with some strong cash lineups, thanks to the number of quality starters available. We’ve got some good GPP darts as well, but I’m going to be living up top in the pitching pricing tiers today. Here’s how it all looks to me:
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| Player | Tm | Hand | H/A | Opp | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BAA | SwStr% | ERA | xFIP | WHIP | GB% | FB% | GB/FB | wOBA | wOBA | $FD | $DK | $Aces |
| Jose Fernandez | MIA | R | H | WSH | 174.1 | 12.44 | 2.53 | 0.67 | .229 | 15.1% | 2.99 | 2.70 | 1.15 | 45.0% | 27.3% | 1.65 | 0.308 | 0.248 | $11300 | $12500 | $7700 |
| Jon Lester | CHI | L | H | CIN | 184.0 | 8.76 | 2.35 | 0.98 | .210 | 11.3% | 2.40 | 3.40 | 1.02 | 48.3% | 30.1% | 1.61 | 0.243 | 0.273 | $10700 | $12200 | $7850 |
| Johnny Cueto | SF | R | A | LA | 207.1 | 7.86 | 1.78 | 0.65 | .232 | 10.2% | 2.87 | 3.46 | 1.06 | 53.0% | 27.5% | 1.93 | 0.284 | 0.265 | $9600 | $12000 | $7300 |
| Rich Hill | LA | L | H | SF | 100.1 | 10.36 | 2.78 | 0.27 | .122 | 12.1% | 1.48 | 3.16 | 1.63 | 49.2% | 32.2% | 1.53 | 0.175 | 0.250 | $9400 | $11300 | $7200 |
| J.A. Happ | TOR | L | A | SEA | 176.1 | 7.76 | 2.71 | 1.12 | .232 | 10.7% | 3.27 | 4.01 | 1.16 | 44.6% | 33.1% | 1.35 | 0.277 | 0.302 | $8900 | $8300 | $6750 |
| Kevin Gausman | BAL | R | H | BOS | 160.0 | 9.05 | 2.36 | 1.29 | .256 | 12.4% | 3.43 | 3.56 | 1.26 | 46.8% | 33.2% | 1.41 | 0.269 | 0.354 | $8600 | $7700 | $6550 |
| Michael Pineda | NYY | R | A | TB | 160.1 | 10.33 | 2.53 | 1.35 | .270 | 15.2% | 4.94 | 3.32 | 1.35 | 47.2% | 30.0% | 1.57 | 0.350 | 0.331 | $8400 | $8500 | $6750 |
| Julio Teheran | ATL | R | A | NYM | 170.0 | 7.99 | 1.91 | 1.11 | .220 | 11.6% | 3.18 | 3.81 | 1.04 | 42.3% | 38.3% | 1.10 | 0.316 | 0.253 | $8200 | $10300 | $6800 |
| Tanner Roark | WSH | R | A | MIA | 193.1 | 7.31 | 2.89 | 0.65 | .234 | 9.5% | 2.75 | 4.10 | 1.18 | 51.7% | 29.5% | 1.76 | 0.287 | 0.286 | $8200 | $9800 | $7100 |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SEA | R | H | TOR | 186.0 | 6.39 | 1.89 | 1.26 | .275 | 8.6% | 3.87 | 4.32 | 1.29 | 43.2% | 36.2% | 1.19 | 0.325 | 0.330 | $8000 | $8400 | $6550 |
| Hector Santiago | MIN | L | H | DET | 164.2 | 5.11 | 3.99 | 1.59 | .284 | 9.3% | 5.73 | 4.84 | 2.83 | 38.4% | 46.2% | 0.83 | 0.353 | 0.333 | $7600 | $6900 | $5600 |
| Drew Smyly | TB | L | H | NYY | 164.1 | 8.71 | 2.46 | 1.70 | .259 | 12.1% | 4.98 | 4.05 | 1.27 | 33.2% | 47.2% | 0.70 | 0.333 | 0.328 | $7500 | $7000 | $6550 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL | R | A | COL | 181.2 | 7.08 | 2.38 | 0.84 | .283 | 9.1% | 4.51 | 4.16 | 1.37 | 47.4% | 28.4% | 1.67 | 0.344 | 0.322 | $7300 | $6000 | $6600 |
| A.J. Griffin | TEX | R | H | LAA | 113.0 | 8.13 | 3.19 | 2.07 | .249 | 10.0% | 4.78 | 4.52 | 1.29 | 31.9% | 47.9% | 0.66 | 0.417 | 0.282 | $7200 | $6400 | $6800 |
| Joe Musgrove | HOU | R | A | OAK | 49.2 | 8.51 | 2.36 | 1.63 | .260 | 10.4% | 4.71 | 3.90 | 1.27 | 42.7% | 32.9% | 1.30 | 0.372 | 0.325 | $7200 | $6500 | $6050 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | BOS | L | A | BAL | 90.1 | 7.07 | 3.09 | 1.49 | .254 | 10.7% | 4.98 | 4.76 | 1.34 | 34.2% | 44.7% | 0.76 | 0.342 | 0.326 | $7000 | $5100 | $6500 |
| Sean Manaea | OAK | L | H | HOU | 125.2 | 7.80 | 2.29 | 1.36 | .257 | 13.4% | 4.23 | 3.96 | 1.24 | 44.4% | 33.2% | 1.34 | 0.226 | 0.342 | $6800 | $8700 | $6500 |
| James Shields | CWS | R | A | PHI | 163.1 | 5.72 | 3.91 | 2.04 | .301 | 9.3% | 6.94 | 5.12 | 3.16 | 41.9% | 36.8% | 1.14 | 0.370 | 0.400 | $6700 | $5700 | $6350 |
| Matt Garza | MIL | R | H | PIT | 91.2 | 6.28 | 3.04 | 1.08 | .277 | 9.2% | 4.22 | 4.43 | 1.48 | 56.5% | 24.6% | 2.30 | 0.364 | 0.304 | $6700 | $6200 | $5150 |
| Josh Tomlin | CLE | R | H | KC | 153.1 | 6.52 | 1.06 | 2.05 | .276 | 8.5% | 4.75 | 4.03 | 1.25 | 44.4% | 33.7% | 1.32 | 0.304 | 0.373 | $6600 | $5200 | $6150 |
| Robert Gsellman | NYM | R | H | ATL | 26.1 | 7.17 | 3.08 | 0.34 | .281 | 9.6% | 3.08 | 4.23 | 1.41 | 52.6% | 23.1% | 2.28 | 0.327 | 0.310 | $6500 | $5500 | $6350 |
| Archie Bradley | ARI | R | A | SD | 126.0 | 8.57 | 3.93 | 1.14 | .279 | 8.6% | 5.07 | 4.28 | 1.58 | 49.2% | 27.1% | 1.81 | 0.395 | 0.303 | $6400 | $7400 | $6150 |
| Edinson Volquez | KC | R | A | CLE | 175.0 | 6.58 | 3.29 | 1.08 | .288 | 9.1% | 5.40 | 4.43 | 1.53 | 54.0% | 24.3% | 2.22 | 0.346 | 0.343 | $6300 | $4700 | $5700 |
| Matt Boyd | DET | L | A | MIN | 89.1 | 7.56 | 2.82 | 1.51 | .258 | 10.1% | 4.43 | 4.38 | 1.31 | 40.7% | 41.9% | 0.97 | 0.270 | 0.344 | $6200 | $5400 | $6000 |
| Jake Thompson | PHI | R | H | CWS | 44.2 | 6.05 | 4.23 | 1.61 | .265 | 7.5% | 5.64 | 5.12 | 1.48 | 49.6% | 31.2% | 1.59 | 0.397 | 0.320 | $6,200 | $4,600 | $6250 |
| Steven Brault | PIT | L | A | MIL | 27.2 | 7.16 | 3.58 | 0.98 | .301 | 10.2% | 3.90 | 5.08 | 1.66 | 42.6% | 31.9% | 1.33 | 0.370 | 0.368 | $6000 | $4200 | $6400 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | COL | L | H | STL | 129.1 | 6.96 | 3.97 | 1.46 | .291 | 11.1% | 5.22 | 4.74 | 1.62 | 50.4% | 28.6% | 1.76 | 0.367 | 0.367 | $5800 | $4100 | $6300 |
| Paul Clemens | SD | R | H | ARI | 54.2 | 6.85 | 4.61 | 1.98 | .287 | 6.6% | 4.63 | 5.24 | 3.49 | 43.4% | 38.9% | 1.12 | 0.313 | 0.439 | $5700 | $4000 | $5800 |
| Daniel Wright | LAA | R | A | TEX | 23.0 | 4.16 | 2.35 | 1.57 | .417 | 6.6% | 7.62 | 5.57 | 3.48 | 40.2% | 32.2% | 1.25 | 0.415 | 0.427 | $5600 | $4000 | $5600 |
| Josh Smith | CIN | R | A | CHI | 50.2 | 7.46 | 3.91 | 1.78 | .250 | 11.8% | 4.97 | 4.45 | 1.42 | 49.0% | 33.8% | 1.45 | 0.393 | 0.299 | $4000 | $4000 | $5100 |
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Jose Fernandez, MIA – He’s been running hot and cold lately, but owns a 1.42 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP over 19 innings against the Nationals this year. Not to mention the Nats are posting just a .295 wOBA with a 23.2-percent strikeout rate over the last seven days.
Jon Lester, CHC – Just so consistent, it’s ridiculous. He’s allowed just one run over his last four starts (30 innings) and has a 2.18 ERA over 20.2 innings against the Reds this year. The Reds also happen to rank just 25th in the league with a .299 wOBA against lefties this season.
Johnny Cueto, SF – The 3.18 ERA over nearly 30 innings against the Dodgers is solid, he’s thrown three-straight strong, quality starts and the Dodgers have posted just a .257 wOBA with a 24.5-percent strikeout rate over the last week.
Rich Hill, LAD – OK, so maybe flip a coin for the win with Cueto here as the Giants bats aren’t doing much better than those of the Dodgers. So long as Hill’s blister doesn’t return, he should have little trouble with a B-squad lineup that features a ton of platooners from around the league who have posted a collective .268 wOBA with a measly .080 ISO over the last seven days.
J.A. Happ, TOR – The Mariners hover around league average against southpaws this season, but over the past week, they’ve posted a .279 wOBA with a 21.1-percent strikeout rate. Last time he faced the Mariners, it was late July and he shut them out for six innings with a strikeout per inning.
Julio Teheran, ATL – The guy owns the Mets and has allowed just two runs over 23 innings against them this season. The fact that the Mets have posted just a .291 wOBA with a 22.2-percent strikeout arte over the past week should certainly help.
A.J. Griffin, TEX – Gotta keep picking on the Angels. They look so bad, offensively speaking. They’ve averaged just two runs per game over their last eight and have a .232 wOBA with a .058 ISO over the last week.
Eduardo Rodriguez, BOS – Not only are the Orioles struggling with a .282 wOBA over the past week, but their struggles against lefties persist. For the season, they’ve posted a 27th-ranked .299 wOBA which comes with a 22-percent strikeout rate and just a .690 OPS.
Sean Manaea, OAK – More dart territory here. Manaea was actually looking good in his last start against the Astros, but left after 3.1 scoreless innings due to a back issue. He has since returned and threw five scoreless frames in his first time back and now gets the Astros again who have posted just a .272 wOBA over the past week and have looked wildly impatient at the plate with a 5.7-percent walk rate and 23.3-percent strikeout rate.
Jorge De La Rosa, COL – Super dart here, but the Cardinals have very pedestrian numbers against southpaws all year and are now struggling with a .271 wOBA over the past week which comes with a 23.7-percent strikeout rate and just a .114 ISO. Sure it’s Coors Field and yes, he’s been bombed lately, but how nice would a Rockies stack against Wainwright look today, especially if JDLR can give you five or six strong innings?
Player News
Andrés Giménez was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Angels with right quad tightness.
It sounds like a precautionary measure. There should be an update on his status prior to Thursday’s series finale out in Los Angeles.
Kyren Paris hit a two-run homer in Wednesday’s win for the Angels over the Blue Jays.
That’s the first homer for Paris since April 9 when he went deep twice against Tampa Bay and caused everyone to lose all sense of rational thought. The 23-year-old did also single and walk to improve his on-base percentage to .311,, while the homer bumps his slugging mark to .378. There is long-term upside in Paris with flashes that suggest he can be a fantasy option. Fantasy managers should still absolutely looking elsewhere for options up the middle.
Jorge Soler hit a three-run double in the bottom of the ninth to give the Angels a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
Trent Grisham went 1-for-1 with a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning of a 4-3 win over the Padres on Wednesday.
While the Yankees won this game on a walk-off in the 10th inning, Grisham’s game-tying home run in the eighth was the biggest moment. He came on as a pinch-hitter for Jorbit Vibas against the usually stout Jason Adam and smashed a two-strike changeup into the right field seats. This clutch shot will only continue to push Grisham’s playing time in the right direction after he just started eight of the last 10 games, hit either first or second in each, and already has 10 homers in 31 games played this season.
Jeff Hoffman blew a save and picked up a loss Wednesday against the Angels.
Devin Williams struck out three batters with one walk and hit another in a scoreless 10th inning to earn the win against the Padres on Wednesday.
The Yankees entrusted Williams with the all important 10th inning and the inherited ghost runner on second base after their dramatic comeback. While he loaded the bases and had some tense moments, he left the inning unscathed and opened the door for them to win it right after. It should be noted that Luke Weaver came on for what were the most important outs of this game at the time, after Ian Hamilton walked two to begin the eighth inning and Weaver allowed both of those inherited runners to score. He was called upon as the fireman though and will likely get the next save opportunity. Still, this was a massive step in the right direction for Williams.