WEATHER
Expect a delay for the Giants-Braves game in Atlanta, but I think they’ll play.
DAVIS MARTIN (DK: $9000)
Martin versus Cole is a very good RH pitching matchup. Martin had one blip up in Minnesota two starts ago, but we have chilly temps for this time of year in Yankee Stadium + No Judge of course & Martin really isn’t bothered by lefties all that much. His breaking pitches and his fastball will keep him upright enough to match Cole toe for toe in what I have as a good pitchers duel.
ANDRE PALLANTE (DK: $7800)
I’m not one to lean into BvP that much – but I decided to check while looking for a single reason to not use Pallante tonight. I found nothing. In fact, I found what the overall data and logic says. Machado/Bogaerts/Merill/Tatis really haven’t done a ton as long as Pallante is not walking them and the Cardinals righty is keeping his walks down & keeping the ball down as well. San Diego looks awful offensively tonight.
GERRIT COLE (DK: $9500)
I cannot write what I wrote above, and then write what I am going to write below and not come to the conclusion that Gerrit Cole is one of the top 3 arms tonight.
GUT PICK
MERRILL KELLY (DK: $6900)
This pitching slate absolutely fucking blows. Watch all the ‘blah’ guys get you are 14 tonight without being blown up. Such is the case for “please close the roof and I wont suck” Merrill Kelly – who is at the end of his line as a pitcher and hopefully never appears in this article again after we sneak out one more 13 point game from him.
OTHER PITCHING THOUGHTS
- Hunter Brown will return for Houston tonight. They got him 10k against a Tigers offense that’s woken up. Just silly
- Logan Gilbert likely with the most Logan Gilbert line ever tonight. 6 innings, 3 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 K.
- Robert Gasser is tempting vs the Jose Ramirez-less Guardians
ASTROS
Framber is BACK in Houston??? Aye. I know he’s not very tall, but he is himself a lefty and this is not usually good for the pitcher coming back home.
- Christian Walker
- Isaac Parades
- Jose Altuve
- Yordan Alvarez
METS
I’m going right back here. Sure, I was too cute last night. Now we get reverse blowout theory + Brady Singer on the bump so the upside goes way up assuming Singer isn’t pulling a magic trick tonight.
- Jared Young
- Juan Soto
- Carson Benge
ORIOLES
Homer hunting against Gilbert, plain and simple.
- Adley Rutschman
- Pete Alonso
- Coby Mayo
CATCHER
- Adley Rutschman
- Yainer Diaz
- Samuel Basallo
FIRST BASE
- Jared Young
- Spencer Torkelson
- Christian Walker
SECOND BASE
- Jose Altuve
- Ozzie Albies
- Brandon Lowe
THIRD BASE
- Isaac Parades
- Junior Caminero
- Zack Gelof My Lawn
SHORTSTOP
- Willy Adames
- Bo Bichette
- Jeremy Pena
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Riley Greene
- Yordan Alvarez
- Juan Soto
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
OUTFIELD – TIER II
- Bryan Reynolds
- PCA
- Carson Benge
- Christian Yelich
- Adley Rutschman – C – Baltimore Orioles – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Jared Young – 1B – Mets
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr – OF – Diamondbacks
- Riley Greene – OF – Tigers
- Isaac Parades – 3B – Astros
- Willy Adames – SS – Giants
- Ozzie Albies – 2B – Braves
- Juan Soto – OF – Mets
- BONUS … Yainer Diaz – C – Astros
BETS
- Mets ML
- Brewers ML + Cubs ML Parlay
- Tigers/Astros OVER 7.5