Today is just an afternoon slate in MLB with two games later tonight and this is a great way for a Thursday to be spent because then we can relax tonight and then power up for a big Friday. This six game slate is like a Wedding as it features something Old (Gibson, Greinke) something New (Ed Cabrera, Garrett Hill, Cole Ragans) and something used (German Marquez). Loads of fun for everyone and so lets go ahead and Ambush this Wedding slate, shall we? [spacer height=”10px”] WEATHER All Clear [spacer height=”10px”] This feels like the Monday night slate when I said just go right down the 1-2-3 for the easy balance of pitching today, but also has a feel of that type of game stack SP and game stack hitter slate as well. For pitching Dylan Cease, Merrill Kelly and Zach Plesac are the trio of starters who likely are the most popular for good reason and certainly grade out the best. DYLAN CEASE … Is the guy who is pitching lights out, he is doing what Shane McClanahan did early in the season and faces a Royals team which historically had been striking out a ton in day games at home. The young kids are on fire here, but Cease is one of those attack em where they cant hit em guys who can drop a 12 K game in 6 innings today. MERILL KELLY At the end of the season someone is going to file a protest claiming that the Pirates never played the Diamondbacks, because that is how irrelevant this series has felt all week and I don’t love how much we have used up Merrill Kelly this season but why not one more time for the guy who throws 7 or even 8 IP every single damn time without having to throw 120 pitches. Best Punt SP’s JT Brubaker (PIT) Zack Greinke (KC) [spacer height=”10px”] My Fade Zach Plesac – I know his profile should do well vs the Tigers, but he has not pitched well recently and my feeling is this is the right chalk to attack with leverage instead of KC hitters vs Cease (even though it’s very tempting for me). [spacer height=”10px”] Quick run down through each of the games MARLINS vs PHILLIES PHI – Schwarber, Bohm and Hall are the three Phillies I want to see in their lineup today and no reason why any…...
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