Chalk Stack Play

Coors Field

Atlanta vs Colorado

Chalk Stacks ATL:  Ender Inciarte , Ozzie Albies , Freddie Freeman / Ender Inciarte , Freddie Freeman , Preston Tucker

Contrarian Stack Players: Dansby Swanson , Nick Markakis , Ryan Flaherty

Chalk Stacks COL: Charlie Blackmon / DJ LeMahieu / Nolan Arenado / Charlie Blackmon / Nolan Arenado / Ian Desmond

Contrarian Stack Players: Carlos González , Trevor Story , Gerardo Parra

We get the first main slate Coors field contest so of course it is going to be chalk but now you have to add in the fact that we will have Chad Bettis and Anibal Sánchez on the mound to start this game and there is just no way you can avoid putting a piece or pieces of this game in your lineup in all formats.  Yes the price is high but this game has an over/under total of 11 which is about three runs higher than any other game on the slate.

 

Toronto Blue Jays vs Mike Minor

Chalk Stack: Steve Pearce , Josh Donaldson , Justin Smoak / Josh Donaldson , Justin Smoak , Kevin Pillar / Josh Donaldson , Justin Smoak , Russell Martin

Contrarian Stack Players: Aledmys Diaz , Devon Travis

The Blue Jays are second in the American League in runs scored and fourth overall in the MLB through eight games this season.  Against left-handed pitching they rank fifth in batting average and 10th in OPS. They get southpaw Mike Minor on the mound tonight in Texas.

 

Contrarian Stack Play

Texas Rangers vs Marcus Stroman  

Chalk Stack: Shin-Soo Choo , Joey Gallo , Nomar Mazara / Shin-Soo Choo , Rougned Odor , Joey Gallo / Shin-Soo Choo , Rougned Odor , Nomar Mazara

Contrarian Stack Players: Elvis Andrus , Drew Robinson

We know Stroman has the ability to shut teams down but the lefties in this Rangers lineup can do some damage, including lead-off hitter Shin-Soo Choo who has homered in three straight games.  This game has a nice game total of 8.5 runs and I think all the ownership will be on that Braves/Rockies game that you can get some single digit ownership numbers here on the Rangers.