Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies are looking good right now, as they have scored five or more runs in three straight games, and in a spot to continue that trend today. They are up against Dan Straily , who is a fly ball pitcher, as he is giving up 33% fly ball rate to lefties and a 43% fly ball rate to righties. This lines up nicely with the Phillies since they have so many power bats in their lineup, combined with the fact they are at home in a great hitter’s park. They come in with an implied run total set 4.88, which sixth highest on the day. Some of their hitters are decently expensive, so you will have to spend down on your pitchers, or the other stack in your lineup. Rhys Hoskins .293 ISO. Maikel Franco .233 ISO. Asdrubal Cabrera .227 ISO. Nick Williams .213 ISO. Odubel Herrera .189 ISO. Carlos Santana .184 ISO.

Cleveland Indians

The Indians have an implied run total set at 5.04, which is fourth highest on the slate and will be facing off against Deck McGuire , who will be making a spot start for the Angels today. So far this season, in a very small sample size, he is giving up a .479 wOBA to righties and a 57% hard contact rate to righties, with a 30% hard contact rate to lefties with 1.42 HR/9. Again these numbers come from a small sample size, but I’m willing to side with the always dangerous Indians bats over McGuire. Most players on Cleveland are very expensive and will really come down to how many of them you can fit into your lineup if it’s a full 4 or 5 man stack, or only a three-man stack. If you can fit them in, you should be doing so at every opportunity. José Ramírez .341 ISO. Francisco Lindor .289 ISO. Edwin Encarnación .283 ISO. Yonder Alonso .192 ISO. Michael Brantley .190 ISO.

Cincinnati Reds

The Reds make a bit of a contrarian stack today since they come in with a lower implied run total of only 4.01 and are up against Tanner Roark , who has looked solid as of late. In his last two starts, Roark has only given up one earned runs along with piling up 18 strikeouts. Even with those solid starts, he is still giving up a .329 wOBA to lefties along with 1.27 HR/9. The Reds’ hitters aren’t too expensive, so you should be able to fit them into any of your lineups. I would stick with the lefties since that is where Roark is struggling. Scooter Gennett .193 ISO. Mason Williams .190 ISO. Joey Votto .186 ISO. Preston Tucker .175 ISO.