WEATHER All clear JESUS LUZARDO (DK: $8100, FD: $9300) … After a collapse in his last start it will be key for Luzardo to start off quick against a potentially still jet-lagged Mets lineup. New York has gone cold again against left handers, but if Alonso/JD Get hot then this quickly turns into a bad night for Luzardo. I have confidence he gets off to a good start and finishes with a high strikeout total tonight. JORDAN MONTGOMERY (DK: $8000, FD $7400) .. There is almost no justification here to using Montgomery when you look at how he has fared in 2024 with the Diamondbacks and that I normally dont use LHP in Chase Field. Especially when he’s pitching like 6k pitcher, but I have a strong gut feeling on Monty finally turning it around tonight. YUSEI KIKUCHI (DK: $9100, FD: $8700) … No comment, I guess I just like risky lefties today. General Comments: I like Wheeler and Megill but something about the two teams coming back from London rubs me the wrong way, even if the pitchers werent over there themselves. Skenes is fine. Very well spread out slate, but a couple spots that could shoot the moon. One team I did not list here is Toronto, because I just do not trust them, but a couple one offs in there makes sense too. Guardians / Reds Naylor, Ramirez, Elly, Friedl More Great American Ballpark stacks. Need that big 3-4 HR game to come through here soon. Cleveland will get a dose of the Reds pen, they should hit well off them and Josh Naylor probably has a big series. Pirates vs Cardinals Reynolds, Cruz, Arenado I just see a ton of runs here while Skenes strikes out 9 but gives up 3-4 ER too. Gotta LOVE Reynolds/Cruz on Pittsburgh side Other Lineups I Like Yankees (Stanton, Rizzo, Judge, Soto) Diamondbacks (Marte, Gurriel, Moreno, Walker) Rockies vs Twins (McMahon, Kiriloff) CATCHER Tyler Stephenson Gabriel Moreno FIRST BASE One of the things I like to use my MLB Dashboard for is to sort by the salary and see how the ratings align. Tonight, when you do that at 1st Base you clearly see all the top end players have the highest ratings, which helps justify that paying up here is a decent pick, but I would go to the second tier guys. Josh Naylor…...
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