Daily Dime: Armed to the teeth
As always when playing Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball, be sure to check the final lineups and the weather.
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My full lineup:
SP: Clayton Kershaw ($60) - Brings a 77:4 K-to-BB ratio into this contest against Angels' starter Jered Weaver, who owns a WHIP (1.59) that's nearly as high as Kershaw's ERA (1.74)
SP: Danny Salazar ($51) - Among those with at least six starts, Salazar's 1.90 ERA is eighth-best in MLB, while opposing Reds starter Alfredo Simon (8.67) sports the league's worst - I like Salazar's chances
C: Matt Wieters ($9) - Goes against M's starter Wade Miley, who has allowed 14 hits and 11 runs over 6.1 career innings (two starts) at Camden Yards - Wieters accounted for one of those hits against Miley, that being a home run.
1B: Freddie Freeman ($17) - Hard to ignore the history card in Freeman's matchup vs. Pirates starter Juan Nicasio. In the 12 career ABs that the Braves' first baseman has logged against Nicasio, Freeman has collected six hits, and has gone deep four times
2B: Kolten Wong ($8) - Wong is riding a nice little four-game hitting streak, and he should draw the start vs. Colorado RHP Chad Bettis, who has actually pitched worse outside of Coors Field this season (4.91 ERA)
3B: Maikel Franco ($13) - Franco has produced an .838 OPS vs. LHP this season, and faces Miami southpaw Wei-Yin Chen, who Franco homered against (2-for-5) in a meeting earlier this month
SS: Corey Seager ($18) - Seager is white-hot at the moment, hitting .425 with four home runs in his past 10 games - he's facing Angels RHP Jered Weaver, who has allowed the fifth-highest OPS (.925) among starters this season
OF: Matt Joyce ($9) - With Starling Marte on paternity leave, righty-killer Joyce, who homered on Monday, is a nice low-budget option as he should be back in the lineup vs. Atlanta rookie RHP Aaron Blair, who has allowed a .314 batting average to opposing left-handed bats
OF: Mallex Smith ($8) - Smith has handled RHP well (.292 batting average) and faces Pirates righty Juan Nicasio, who has had little success against lefty bats (.302 BA, .854 OPS allowed)
OF: Tyler Naquin ($7) - The rookie lefty is a cheap way to get a piece of the action against Reds starter Alfredo Simon, who has been shelled for nine home runs in just 27 IP this season - Note: If Lonnie Chisenhall returns off the Bereavement List on Tuesday, Naquin will likely be sent back down - Kelly Johnson and Michael Bourn would be decent alternative options for a $7 outfielder
