You know, if we cannot have a Cubs game on a Friday afternoon the least we could have is a full 15 game slate and we are pretty close but will have to do without Rangers/Rays and Diamondbacks/Tigers. You laugh, but there are three playoff teams in there and then the Tigers, who are quickly fading away into the sunset. WEATHER No PPD risk tonight. Baltimore, Philadelphia and NYY will have rain late in the night but the games should be clear to finish up without concern. Wind blowing out to LF in Atlanta. TOP ARM(s) SHOHEI OHTANI (DK: $10.4k, FD: $10,000) Lock on Ohtani for your Friday big slate chalk on FanDuel, and if he is below 40% then folks did it wrong. Ohtani at home is the good Ohtani, Ohtani below 11k is win the slate Ohtani and a high Swinging Strike rate team like Seattle? No debate here, Ohtani on both sites is SP1. GERRIT COLE (DK: $11k, FD: $10.5k) The Boston Red Sox are on a train straight for DFL in the AL East and by a lot of games. They started of 2023 competing but the combination of injuries and realizing that they roll out a bunch of bad hitters is quickly adding up. Expect Cole to have a dominant outing tonight, is it enough to push him above Ohtani though? No. But rolling both together on DraftKings will put you above the place line with 1 or 2 HR and not much else today. SP2 CANDIDATES MARCUS STROMAN (DK: $8700, FD: Too pricey, dont play there) Stroman had two straight home starts with very pitcher friendly weather conditions and he went 17 IP against the Mets and Rays allowing 2 ER, 5 hits and striking out 11 in typical Stro-fashion. Then he got to visit PETCO park and shutout the Padres over six and now he gets the Giants out in the stadium that replaced the dumpster known as Candlestick? What a lucky run he is on right now. The Giants are hitting below .150 over the last week vs RHP starters and that includes their trip out to Coors Field. They’re straight dumpster trash. The Italian (DeSclafani) is another option in this same game and he is honestly my second SP2 to pick. OTHER PITCHING NOTES I almost went to the Cease well for the first time this year. …...
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