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DAILY-AMBUSH · June 29, 2022

The Dongers Club – June 29th (Early)

Here is the breakdown for the afternoon slates between FanDuel and DraftKings

FD:  Five game early slate including the Milwaukee/Tampa game

DK:  Four game early slate

Both sites have an ‘Afternoon’ Tilt slate as well, which will not have written content for it but as always is available via the Tools/Dashboard.

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WEATHER

Mother nature has blessed us with the rare Weather Synchronicity.  Outside of the game down in Tampa the other four games all have wind blowing OUT between 6-10 MPH and temps between 75 and 85 degrees.

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You’re not going to find two pitchers on DraftKings that make you feel comfortable so don’t sweat it too much and this is a slate where I take a short slate approach of loading up on pitching in one game (if you can), hitting in another and just letting the chips fall where they may.

JAMESON TAILLON (& Cole Irvin)

Yankee Stadium in the day time just seems to play quiet, no matter the day of the week, the pitchers or anything else.  New York is going for a sweep today and should get a bounce back performance from Taillon that puts him into the mix.

Cole Irvin is a very risky pitcher for sure given that he has allowed all 9 of his HR on the road and 7 of them to RHB.  Look for him to just work nothing but sinkers on Judge (walk) and then hopefully put away Rizzo and Stanton so that Donaldson/Torres in the danger part do not come up with men on base.

ERIC LAUER (FD)

When Tampa is bad they are generally bad against LHP but this year they’re a little better in that split.  That said Lauer when he is on and not walking batters will figure to do just fine against a lineup that probably has 8+ righties in it.  Lauer’s got a 25% strike-out rate this year vs RHB and I love the under in this game as I think its low scoring all around.

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ASTROS vs METS

Alvarez, Bregman, Lindor, Canha, McCannon

I simply love how the Houston Astros are taking their nutsack and dropping it square on the chin of these New York fans in both leagues.  Do not be fooled that Taijuan Walker had 3 good starts against the Angels and Marlins because he is walking into a buzz-saw with this Astros lineup right now — especially Yordan Alvarez and a very hot Alex Bregman.

The Mets on the other hand are the team that in DFS I want to really focus in on.  Verlander’s fast ball is dropping faster than the stock market in quality and the Mets murder fastballs.  I’ve always been a mean guy vs Francisco Lindor, but he’s the first guy going into my lineup today on FanDuel and is up for debate with him and a SS in the next game on DK.

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RANGERS vs ROYALS

Seager, Lowe, Merrifield, Benintendi

That next guy would be Corey Seager.  This is the warmest game on the slate featuring the two worst bullpens on the slate as well and two pitchers who literally throw everything including the kitchen sink at hitters hoping they can confuse them into giving up and walking away.  Both will make a mistake or two.

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Today’s BOOST+ Players …

Bobby Witt Jr, Yadiel Hernandez, Isaac Parades, Jeff McNeil

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CATCHER

  1. James McCann … It has been a while but these two meet after being teammates back in Detroit.
  2. MJ Melendez

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FIRST BASE

  1. Pete Alonso
  2. Nathaniel Lowe
  3. Vinnie Paquantino

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SECOND BASE

  1. Gleyber Torres
  2. Whit Merrifield

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THIRD BASE

  1. Josh Donaldson
  2. Alex Bregman

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SHORTSTOP

Star Studded for such a short slate.

  1. Francisco Lindor
  2. Corey Seager

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OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore

  1. Mark Canha
  2. Juan Soto
  3. Kyle Tucker
  4. Yordan Alvarez

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OUTFIELD – Tier 2

  1. Nelson Cruz
  2. Adolis Garcia

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OUTFIELD – Value

  1. Andrew Benintendi
  2. Kole Calhoun
  3. Chas McCormick
  4. Jeff McNeil

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The Dongers Club

  1. Mark Canha – OF – New York Mets – Chairman of The Dongers Club
  2. James McCann – C – NY Mets
  3. Francisco Lindor – SS – NY Mets
  4. Yordan Alvarez – OF – Astros
  5. Juan Soto – OF – Nationals

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CORE PLAYS

Hitters from NYM/HOU and KC/TEX games

Pitching from the other three games

Mark Canha, Francisco Lindor, Whit Merrifield

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BETTING PLAYS

Brewers/Rays UNDER 8

Athletics/Yankees UNDER 8.5

Pirates/Nationals … If you have a gambling problem please call 1-800-NO

Astros/Mets OVER 8

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