Daily Dime: Steven Wright, Sonny Gray and a Red Sox stack
As always when playing Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball, be sure to check the final lineups and the weather.
With more options available for contests starting at 7:05 ET, I’m going to concentrate on Friday’s later batch of games.
My full lineup:
SP: Steven Wright $46
SP: Sonny Gray $37
C: Buster Posey $16
1B: Brandon Belt $20
2B: Dustin Pedroia $16
3B: Travis Shaw $9
SS: Jhonny Peralta $9
OF: Jackie Bradley Jr. $19
OF: Brandon Moss $15
OF: Yasiel Puig $13
Wright is coming off a shaky outing, but he owns a 2.56 ERA at home this season. The Red Sox are by far the biggest favorites (-220) on the board during Friday’s slate…Gray has been one of the bigger disappointments this year, but he’s allowed two runs or fewer in four of his past five starts, never walking more than one batter in any of the outings. The A’s are pretty big favorites (-160), yet there are 10 more expensive pitchers than Gray, and that’s during a slate with very few aces going.
Posey at $16 seems cheap as the game’s best hitter at the thinnest position, while teammate Belt gets the same benefit of an extremely favorable hitter’s park. The Giants also face Shelby Miller, who sports a 6.97 ERA and a 1.81 WHIP at home this season. Despite playing in a park (AT&T) that’s the toughest in baseball when it comes to power for left-handed batters, Belt has a .925 OPS this year…Peralta remains underpriced and has hit .459/.474/.676 over 37 career at bats versus Matt Garza, while teammate Moss sports a 1.075 OPS against RHP (and also has a strong history against Garza)…Puig is batting .355 since returning from his injury.
Pedroia, Shaw and Bradley Jr. are my stack of the day at home against Jhoulys Chacin, who has a 1:9 K:BB ratio over his last two starts. Chacin owns a 5.77 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP since joining the Angels. The Red Sox have an .839 team OPS in Fenway Park this season, second only to the Rockies at Coors Field. The over/under in this game is 10, which is the highest of the day.
Good luck with your contests Friday.
