Welcome to a light Sunday slate which is unusual this time of year but we have a good amount of late afternoon games and of course the Brunch game which this week has stolen away from us the battle of the Angels and Orioles sadly. Good news, Yankees vs Red Sox is on Sunday Night Baseball. Bad news, Yankees vs Red Sox is on Sunday Night Baseball. The Rangers and Twins game is only on FanDuel, I wish it was on DraftKings honestly today. [spacer height=”20px”] WEATHER No issues, all games will play. [spacer height=”20px”] Pitching is kinda weird today and you should not feel like there is any one player that you “have” to have. Sandy Alcantara has a tough spot vs the Mets and the Sunday Citi Field overs is definitely in play although his opponent Taijuan Walker is likely to be the chalky guy who could do well there. The game in Cincinnati is the smallest park on the slate and features two young pitchers who both look like they have favorable match-ups but definitely have risk to just not have their stuff today. [spacer height=”20px”] MICHAEL KOPECH I think Chicago wins today but it’s not their offense which I see carrying them. Kopech hasn’t been dominant since June 7th when he shut down the Dodgers with 8K, 0ER over 6 innings. The limits on him seem to be relaxed as well throwing 99 pitches two starts ago and the Tigers certainly aren’t known for drawing a ton of walks. The wind is not an issue in Chicago and we have relatively low humidity here too so any long ball issues are out the window too. All total, I am willing to pick on Detroit here more than anything else, so Kopech is my top arm today by a nose. ERIC LAUER As great as Sandy Alcantara has been I am not expecting him to push out a 30 spot today vs the Mets, so Lauer is the only top end pitcher to look at. He has always been someone I’ve felt is over-rated and probably isn’t worth 10k on most slates but the K% upside for him is definitely there if he can keep the ball in the park. SHANE BAZ When you have a 40% whiff rate on your 1b pitch (Slider) and your opponent (Cincy) has 7 of their 9 batters with 20%+ strikeout…...
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