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I love slates like today. The starting pitcher options are so abundant that it’s pretty tough to screw up your cash game lineups. I’m sure it’s possible, but with so many high-end starters with so many strong match-ups, your mistakes will not be made in the pitchers you choose. GPP games are another story as there are fewer darts to throw today. Not to worry, you’ll have enough hitting darts to throw, you should be just fine.
Here’s a look at today’s data and recommendations:
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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 |
| Max Scherzer | WSH | R | H | ARI | 217.1 | 11.06 | 2.11 | 1.16 | .191 | 16.6% | 2.82 | 3.03 | 0.93 | 35.7% | 45.4% | 0.79 | 0.315 | 0.202 | $11300 | $14200 | $7800 |
| Chris Sale | CWS | L | H | TB | 214.2 | 9.23 | 1.76 | 1.01 | .223 | 12.3% | 3.19 | 3.45 | 1.03 | 42.9% | 34.2% | 1.26 | 0.250 | 0.286 | $10800 | $14000 | $7500 |
| Noah Syndergaard | NYM | R | A | MIA | 177.2 | 10.64 | 2.08 | 0.56 | .244 | 15.4% | 2.63 | 2.76 | 1.16 | 52.9% | 24.3% | 2.17 | 0.313 | 0.259 | $10800 | $10700 | $7450 |
| David Price | BOS | L | A | NYY | 218.2 | 9.14 | 1.85 | 1.07 | .252 | 12.6% | 3.91 | 3.38 | 1.18 | 46.3% | 33.4% | 1.39 | 0.314 | 0.301 | $10600 | $11100 | $7400 |
| Justin Verlander | DET | R | H | CLE | 213.0 | 9.89 | 2.32 | 1.27 | .207 | 13.3% | 3.21 | 3.51 | 1.01 | 35.3% | 44.6% | 0.79 | 0.275 | 0.287 | $10200 | $11600 | $7500 |
| Felix Hernandez | SEA | R | A | HOU | 144.2 | 7.22 | 3.92 | 1.12 | .230 | 10.4% | 3.61 | 4.41 | 1.29 | 53.0% | 25.9% | 2.05 | 0.324 | 0.305 | $9400 | $8500 | $6900 |
| John Lackey | CHI | R | A | PIT | 183.1 | 8.69 | 2.41 | 1.13 | .217 | 12.7% | 3.39 | 3.72 | 1.04 | 42.6% | 33.5% | 1.27 | 0.306 | 0.266 | $9300 | $9400 | $7200 |
| Kevin Gausman | BAL | R | A | TOR | 166.1 | 8.98 | 2.33 | 1.35 | .260 | 12.4% | 3.57 | 3.60 | 1.28 | 46.1% | 33.6% | 1.37 | 0.277 | 0.355 | $8600 | $9000 | $5900 |
| Julio Teheran | ATL | R | H | PHI | 177.0 | 7.73 | 1.88 | 1.07 | .219 | 11.4% | 3.10 | 3.89 | 1.03 | 41.6% | 39.2% | 1.06 | 0.317 | 0.248 | $8500 | $9500 | $7000 |
| Ian Kennedy | KC | R | H | MIN | 183.0 | 8.66 | 2.95 | 1.52 | .238 | 11.1% | 3.64 | 4.23 | 1.23 | 35.6% | 45.3% | 0.79 | 0.306 | 0.327 | $8300 | $8900 | $6700 |
| Aaron Sanchez | TOR | R | H | BAL | 179.0 | 7.29 | 2.92 | 0.70 | .228 | 8.8% | 3.12 | 3.82 | 1.18 | 57.3% | 23.1% | 2.48 | 0.298 | 0.265 | $8100 | $8300 | $6750 |
| Jerad Eickhoff | PHI | R | A | ATL | 187.1 | 7.40 | 1.87 | 1.39 | .256 | 9.9% | 3.75 | 4.05 | 1.19 | 42.6% | 36.2% | 1.18 | 0.356 | 0.283 | $8000 | $9100 | $6500 |
| Alex Cobb | TB | R | A | CWS | 19.0 | 6.63 | 2.37 | 1.42 | .308 | 8.5% | 6.16 | 3.79 | 1.53 | 60.9% | 21.9% | 2.79 | 0.403 | 0.315 | $7700 | $7100 | $6000 |
| Matt Moore | SF | L | H | COL | 182.2 | 7.54 | 3.40 | 1.23 | .251 | 11.1% | 4.09 | 4.41 | 2.79 | 40.6% | 40.2% | 1.01 | 0.316 | 0.316 | $7600 | $7300 | $5700 |
| A.J. Griffin | TEX | R | H | MIL | 114.2 | 8.08 | 3.45 | 2.04 | .251 | 10.0% | 4.95 | 4.68 | 1.33 | 31.2% | 47.5% | 0.66 | 0.414 | 0.294 | $7500 | $5700 | $6350 |
| Jose De Leon | LAD | R | A | SD | 14.2 | 8.59 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 0.254 | N/A | 5.52 | 4.40 | 1.30 | 42.5% | 42.5% | 1.00 | 0.231 | 0.512 | $7,400 | $8,000 | $3000 |
| Mike Fiers | HOU | R | H | SEA | 163.2 | 7.09 | 2.31 | 1.43 | .277 | 10.0% | 4.40 | 4.24 | 1.35 | 44.9% | 30.4% | 1.48 | 0.324 | 0.361 | $7400 | $6500 | $6850 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL | R | H | CIN | 187.0 | 7.07 | 2.41 | 0.96 | .284 | 9.1% | 4.57 | 4.19 | 1.38 | 46.7% | 28.8% | 1.62 | 0.355 | 0.321 | $7300 | $7900 | $6400 |
| Ricky Nolasco | LAA | R | H | OAK | 189.2 | 6.71 | 1.99 | 1.23 | .287 | 9.9% | 5.13 | 4.18 | 2.44 | 44.7% | 33.8% | 1.32 | 0.315 | 0.333 | $7000 | $7800 | $6500 |
| Tom Koehler | MIA | R | H | NYM | 170.0 | 7.46 | 3.60 | 1.06 | .258 | 10.5% | 4.02 | 4.54 | 1.42 | 45.7% | 31.4% | 1.45 | 0.333 | 0.320 | $6900 | $5900 | $6400 |
| Daniel Mengden | OAK | R | A | LAA | 69.0 | 9.13 | 4.17 | 1.04 | .268 | 10.2% | 5.74 | 4.45 | 1.54 | 41.4% | 35.0% | 1.18 | 0.340 | 0.343 | $6500 | $6900 | $6350 |
| Luis Cessa | NYY | R | H | BOS | 58.2 | 5.83 | 1.99 | 2.30 | .242 | 10.9% | 4.30 | 4.46 | 1.14 | 44.3% | 36.2% | 1.22 | 0.341 | 0.328 | $6300 | $4100 | $5450 |
| Jimmy Nelson | MIL | R | A | TEX | 174.0 | 7.08 | 4.14 | 1.24 | .270 | 8.8% | 4.50 | 4.76 | 1.52 | 52.4% | 29.5% | 1.78 | 0.346 | 0.352 | $6200 | $5300 | $5550 |
| Mike Clevinger | CLE | R | A | DET | 50.1 | 8.41 | 4.83 | 1.25 | .226 | 10.4% | 4.65 | 4.61 | 1.39 | 40.6% | 39.2% | 1.04 | 0.237 | 0.383 | $6000 | $4900 | $6200 |
| Ryan Vogelsong | PIT | R | H | CHI | 72.1 | 6.84 | 3.73 | 1.37 | .260 | 7.2% | 4.85 | 4.81 | 1.44 | 45.3% | 32.0% | 1.42 | 0.400 | 0.318 | $6000 | $4200 | $5850 |
| Robert Stephenson | CIN | R | A | STL | 29.0 | 7.14 | 3.72 | 2.17 | .278 | 9.4% | 5.59 | 5.49 | 1.55 | 34.1% | 40.7% | 0.84 | 0.392 | 0.375 | $5900 | $6400 | $5600 |
| Paul Clemens | SD | R | H | LAD | 60.1 | 6.80 | 4.33 | 1.94 | .273 | 6.9% | 4.11 | 5.13 | 3.39 | 42.9% | 39.3% | 1.09 | 0.308 | 0.418 | $5700 | $4400 | $5800 |
| Jose Berrios | MIN | R | A | KC | 48.2 | 8.51 | 5.73 | 2.22 | .324 | 9.2% | 8.88 | 5.36 | 1.99 | 39.5% | 38.9% | 1.02 | 0.402 | 0.451 | $5500 | $4500 | $5750 |
| German Marquez | COL | R | A | SF | 10.1 | 5.23 | 4.35 | 0.00 | .256 | 8.7% | 3.48 | 5.18 | 1.45 | 64.7% | 11.8% | 5.50 | 0.254 | 0.369 | $5200 | $4700 | $5900 |
| Matt Koch | ARI | R | A | WSH | 7.0 | 5.14 | 3.86 | 1.29 | .125 | 10.9% | 1.29 | 5.77 | 0.86 | 30.0% | 50.0% | 0.60 | 0.188 | 0.290 | $3000 | $4000 | N/A |
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Max Scherzer, WAS – Even after a 14-run barrage against the Nats yesterday, the Diamondbacks’ number lately have been atrocious. Putting one of the top hurlers in the game against a team posting a .263 wOBA and 24.3-percent strikeout rate over the last seven days seems like a no-brainer, amirite?
Chris Sale, CHW – He’s got 55 strikeouts over his last 46 innings (six starts) and now faces a Rays team that’s posted a 32.8-percent strikeout over the past week. It’s like a DFS marriage made in heaven.
Noah Syndergaard, NYM – The Marlins are going to be wiped out emotionally after getting back onto the field yesterday. That should allow Syndergaard to dominate from the hill as the Fish have just a .286 wOBA over the last seven days.
Ian Kennedy, KC – Not only has Kennedy dominated the Twins with a 2.31 ERA and 1.16 WHIP over 23.1 innings, but Minnesota has looked atrocious over the past week with their .237 wOBA and 31.3-percent strikeout rate.
Aaron Sanchez, TOR – The K-rate is dropping, but three quality starts in his last four outing plus the Orioles collapsing offensively recently (.275 wOBA, 66 wRC+) gives me reason to try him out in a low-cost GPP.
Jerad Eickhoff, PHI – Numbers against the Braves have been outstanding this year – 1.88 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP over 24 innings – and he’s in a real nice groove with six-straight quality starts. You won’t get big strikeout numbers but he should be able to outduel Teheran for the W.
A.J. Griffin, TEX – The Rangers aren’t exactly helping out with run support recently, but this match-up with a struggling Brewers club should be helpful if you’re looking for a lower-cost second starter on Draft Kings or Fantasy Aces. Milwaukee has posted just a .275 wOBA over the last seven days and that comes with a26.3-percent strikeout rate.
Jose De Leon, LAD – Let’s give the rook some love here, huh? The Padres are doing their usual “we suck” thing by posting a .278 wOBA with a 26.2-percent strikeout rate over the past week and they still sit at the bottom of the league with regard to offensive numbers against righthanders.
Ricky Nolasco, LAA – Love this dart today as the A’s continue to post a nightmarish .252 wOBA over the past week with an anemic .082 ISO in that span. Not to mention, Nolasco has four quality starts in his last five outings, including a seven-inning performance against the A’s where he allowed just three runs and struck out five.
Player News
Athletics returned RHP Noah Murdock to the Royals.
Murdock passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment last Friday and will return to Kansas City’s organization. The 26-year-old righty struggled in 14 relief appearances this season with the Athletics after coming over in the offseason Rule 5 Draft.
Gabriel Arias went 2-for-4 with a three-run double in the Guardians’ 5-0 shutout of the Brewers on Monday.
The double, a 364-foot shot to straight away center, should have been a routine out, but Jackson Chourio badly misplayed it. That was good news for the Guardians’ new starting shortstop. Arias, who was playing regularly in the infield anyway, now has a position all to himself with Brayan Rocchio getting sent down. He’s still probably a little short of offering value in 12-team mixed leagues.
Freddy Peralta surrendered four runs in 5 1/3 innings Monday in a loss to the Guardians.
Three of the runs scored in the fourth, an inning that featured a single, two walks and then a bases-loaded double because Jackson Chourio took a bad route was a pretty routine flyball to center. The rest of the outing was just fine, but there was no overcoming the one bad stretch with the Brewers getting shut out tonight. Peralta fell to 4-3 with a 2.66 ERA. He’ll face the Twins on Sunday or the Orioles on Monday, depending on how the Brewers want to handle their rotation with Brandon Woodruff not returning this weekend as previously expected.
José Ramírez singled, walked twice, swiped three bases and scored twice against the Brewers on Monday.
It’s the third career three-steal game for Ramírez, who also had one in 2016 and one in 2021. He’s 12-for-15 stealing bases this season, putting him on pace to match or exceed last year’s career-high total of 41.
Eddie Rosario has elected free agency.
Rosario refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett over the weekend and will head to free agency instead. There’s a decent chance he winds up back with Atlanta on a brand-new minor league deal. The 33-year-old journeyman outfielder has gotten into five games this season between Los Angeles and Atlanta.
Mike Trout (knee) is scheduled to run on an Alter G (zero gravity) treadmill on Monday.
Angels manager Ron Washington told reporters they’ll see how Trout fares before making a decision on his next steps. The 33-year-old generation superstar remains without a definitive return timetable after hitting the injured list back on May 2 with a bone bruise in his left knee.