I feel really good about this set of games that are coming up this weekend. So let’s make it a great one as we kick off a normal 15 game Friday that has an afternoon game in Wrigley and a couple Senior Citizen games not included on the Main slates tonight. All total, 12 games for DK/FD Main slates locking at the regular 7:05 first pitch. [spacer height=”20px”] WEATHER Dare I say there are ZERO issues today? That is indeed the case because one spot with rain is Texas and they built themselves a damn roof down there. [spacer height=”20px”] GERRIT COLE Early in the season the Yankees faced the Tigers, because you know, the Yankees basically faced all the shitty teams in April and got their confidence through the roof. In that spot, Cole had one of his worst — if not his worst, — outings as a Yankee and so anyone who tries to drum up “oh he’s gonna suck vs them” is just a plain ole donkey who isn’t really paying attention. The Tigers suck right now. They have a .231 AVG over the last 10 days and a 22% strike out rate. Versus cole they’re rated pretty low on the upside (risk) meter today and Cole is pitching at home and in the best form of the season. I just wasted a good 30 seconds of your day to say this. Play Gerrit Cole please. NATE EOVALDI Boston will be in Oakland tonight and while the Red Sox have a history of not hitting in Oakland, we can ignore their bats and focus on the other side of this massive park shift. Eovaldi against the Athletics should result in lots of late swing foul balls that get caught for easy outs and 6+ strikeouts total today. At $8k flat on DraftKings he is an ideal SP2 to pair with Cole. LOGAN GILBERT If Gilbert can match Cole tonight or come close then this pivot is worth the extra savings to lock in my top hitting options. Gilbert is a good pitcher in an environment which plays better for SP’s with the roof closed and he’s really learned how to pitch consistently every single start this year. Look for a strong 20+ point outing from Gilby today. [spacer height=”20px”] Other Studs who should pitch well and can be used to diversify around Cole/Eovaldi if you want: Shane…...
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