Top Stacks
Milwaukee Brewers vs Iván Nova
When attacking Nova you want to stack your lineup with left-handed hitters and the Brewers certainly fit that bill with the likes of Christian Yelich , Travis Shaw and Mike Moustakas leading the way. On the year, Nova has allowed 13 home runs and an OPS of .817 to lefties. Yelich, whom is a favorite for NL MVP, is 3-for-11 with a home run in his career vs Nova. Travis Shaw has completely dominated Nova, hitting .632 (12-for-19) with three home runs and two doubles in his career.
Top Options: Christian Yelich , Travis Shaw , Mike Moustakas , Curtis Granderson
Secondary Options: Jesus Aguilar , Ryan Braun
Texas Rangers vs Erasmo Ramírez
Ramirez is 2-3 with a 5.65 ERA over nine starts this season. Over those nine starts he has allowed 13 home runs and 48 hits over 43 innings. In his lone appearance against the Rangers this season he was tagged for five runs on five hits over 4.2 innings. Left-handed bats are hitting .296 with an OPS of .972 off Ramirez this season and some Ranger hitters have had some solid success against him in the past with Joey Gallo having three home runs off him in five at bats, Rougned Odor having two home runs, Nomar Mazara having a homer as well as Shin-Soo Choo . Though not a lefty, Adrián Béltre is 7-for-18 with two doubles off Ramirez in his career.
Top Options: Joey Gallo , Nomar Mazara , Shin-Soo Choo , Rougned Odor
Secondary Options: Adrián Béltre , Elvis Andrus
Contrarian Stack
New York Mets vs Joe Ross
You might not believe it but the Mets are 32-27 in the second half of the season. The offense is heating up and tonight they get to face off against Joe Ross . This will be the second start of the season for Ross after posting a 5.01 ERA over 13 starts in 2017. In 2017 lefties hit .310 with an OPS of .923 off Ross and some current Mets have had success off of him with Jay Bruce , Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo combining to go 11-for-24 with a home run and five RBI.
Top Options: Michael Conforto , Jay Bruce , Brandon Nimmo , Jeff McNeil
Secondary Options: Amed Rosario , Todd Frazier
Player News
Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Monday that Marcus Stroman is still dealing with left knee issues.
It certainly doesn’t sound like Stroman is close to making it back to New York’s rotation mix at any point in the near future. The 33-year-old righty received a cortisone injection a couple weeks ago after landing on the shelf with left knee inflammation and has yet to resume throwing. It’s looking like he’ll be out until sometime around midseason.
Rangers selected the contract of RHP Dane Dunning from Triple-A Round Rock.
Dunning rejoins the Rangers’ relief mix just a couple weeks after being jettisoned from the club’s 40-man roster altogether. The 30-year-old righty failed to make Texas’ season-opening roster, but he’ll get another look in long relief after posting a pedestrian 5.40 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 21/9 K/BB ratio across 20 innings (five starts) for Triple-A Round Rock in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. He can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats.
Rangers optioned RHP Caleb Boushley to Triple-A Round Rock.
Boushley heads back to the minors after posting a serviceable 5.87 ERA across 7 2/3 innings (three appearances) for the Rangers since his call-up back on April 8.
Orioles claimed LHP Walter Pennington off waivers from the Rangers.
Pennington will head to Triple-A Norfolk as extra organizational relief depth after being claimed off release waivers from the Rangers. The 27-year-old southpaw made 16 relief appearances last year between the Rangers and Royals in his shot at the highest level.
Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase reports Luis Arraez (concussion) is expected to be activated for Tuesday’s series opener against the Giants.
Arraez landed on the 7-day concussion injured list last Monday following a scary on-field collision the previous night in Houston. The 28-year-old infielder dealt with concussion symptoms for a couple days last week, but has been symptom-free of late and was able to complete workouts. All signs point to him being ready to return for Tuesday’s showdown in San Diego.
Rangers released LHP Walter Pennington.
Pennington was cut loose by the Rangers after passing through waivers unclaimed following his removal from the club’s 40-man roster last week. The 27-year-old lefty made 16 relief appearances last year between the Rangers and Royals in his first taste of the big leagues. There should be some interest on the open market, but he’ll likely have to settle for a minor league contract.