DraftKings has included the Senior Citizen’s Slate games on their MAIN slate tonight, making it an 8 game slate and that is the right thing to do no doubt. This also means that we get white hot Mookie Betts and the Dodgers on the wrap around game in South Beach vs the Marlins.
It also means we get the Cardinals going into their launching pad known as Great American Smallpark, but doing such after a late night home game last night.
Sadly, neither of these games are on the FanDuel main slate tonight.
[spacer height=”10px”]
WEATHER
There are no issues today.
[spacer height=”10px”]
FRANKE MONTAS
After settling in with his new team Montas gets to return to a familiar spot, Anaheim and he gets the Angels who have Trout back in the lineup now but are still a team with a high amount of K% to pick on. I think Montas pitches his best game as a Yankee today.
MIKE CLEVINGER
No the Padres are not a great team, they’re playing horrible Baseball and made some really stupid front office moves around the deadline. Yes, the Padres are better than the Giants and Clevinger is the better pick per $ over Carlos Rodon in this game.
CORBIN BURNES
Burnes is just so good that he’ll find a way to finish with a 2x return on his price. I wouldn’t bother with him on FanDuel at that spot because Pittsburgh will pop through a few hits to get 2-3 ER off him, but Burnes is going to get a good score still.
[spacer height=”10px”]
Pitching Notes
- The Dodgers have placed Tony Gonsolin on IL and will be starting Michael Grove for tonight’s game. It’s worth mentioning on DraftKings as he is $4,000, is facing the Marlins and has been starting games in the minor leagues. I haven’t seen any indication on a PC limit, but we can expect him to have ownership today. IMO all it does is present possibly some Marlin… no, nevermind, lets just move on… I won’t laugh if you use him solely for the intention of just playing Arenado and Goldy.
[spacer height=”10px”]
RED SOX
Xander Bogaerts, JD Martinez, Rafael Devers, Trevor Story
I am all in on Boston tonight. Four, maybe five Red Sox are even in play here. Former AL East whipping boy Dylan Bundy is on the bump tonight for Minnesota, and his ass is about to be missin. You know who gon’ find him? Who? Some old man fishin.
[spacer height=”10px”]
BLUE JAYS
George Springer, Lourdes Gurriel, Vlad Guerrero Jr
Toronto is deader than whatever an old man fishing finds and they are for sure going to be a chalk option tonight, so do with that what you want too. The Cubs are starting an unknown Javier Assad tonight. He made it through 4 IP in his debut a week ago with 4 walks and 4 hits allowed. I cannot ignore the Jays tonight, they will do some damage here.
[spacer height=”10px”]
CARDINALS – dk only.
Corey Dickerson, Tyler O’Neill, Paul Goldschmidt
Holy sweet baby Jesus, Chase “Bullwinkle” Anderson is back and he is having to face the Cards in Cincinnati? Man oh man this could get ugly.
[spacer height=”10px”]
Other viable spots
The Yankees in Anaheim vs the Angels bad pitching are a must consider today. Great environment for lefties Rizzo and Benintendi and Stanton back home in LA is always comfortable there.
I like runs one way or another between the Pirates and Brewers
[spacer height=”10px”]
CATCHER
- JT Realmuto – Road catchers in Chase
- Yadier Molina – DK Freebie
- Omar Narvaez
[spacer height=”10px”]
FIRST BASE
- Paul Goldschmidt
- Vlad Guerrero Jr
- Anthony Rizzo
[spacer height=”10px”]
SECOND BASE
- Jean Segura – He’s back in Chase
- Trevor Story – He’s back too
- Kevin Newman – He’s a Pirate
[spacer height=”10px”]
THIRD BASE
- Rafael Devers
- Nolan Arenado
- Alec Bohm
[spacer height=”10px”]
SHORTSTOP
- X is gonna give it to ya
- Oneil Cruz – Owns the Pirates…. OWWWNNS them. Great UTIL play on FD with Xander at SS
- Carlos Correa
[spacer height=”10px”]
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- JD Martinez
- Bryce Harper
- Corey Dickerson
- Giancarlo Stanton
[spacer height=”10px”]
OUTFIELD – Tier 2
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr
- Alex Verdugo
- Christian Yelich
- Ian Happ
[spacer height=”10px”]
OUTFIELD – Value
- Max Kepler – 3100 is criminal for Kepler
- Jack Suwinski
[spacer height=”10px”]
- Xander Bogaerts – SS – Boston Red Sox – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Trevor Story – 2B – Red Sox
- Omar Narvaez – C – Brewers
- Corey Dickerson – OF – Cardinals
- Giancarlo Stanton – OF – Yankees
- JD Martinez – OF – Red Sox
- Anthony Vlad Guerrero Jr – 1B – Blue Jays
- Raffy Devers – 3B – Red Sox
- BONUS … Oneil Cruz – SS – Pirates
[spacer height=”12px”]
CORE PLAYS
Xander Bogaerts
JD Martinez
[spacer height=”10px”]
BETTING PLAYS
Red Sox ML
Boston/Minnesota OVER 8.5
Pirates/Brewres OVER 7.5
Yankees + Padres ML Parlay
[spacer height=”10px”]