High-strikeout power pitchers dominate the top half of our rankings, so with all the runs being scored lately, you might just want to go for Ks and hope it all works out for the best. Rookie Joe Musgrove, who’s struck out 14 in his first 11.1 big league innings could be a major value against the mighty Blue Jays, but if he pays off, you’ll really be ahead of the game. Jon Gray (at PHI) and Dylan Bundy (at SF) are away from their unfavorable home parks and starting in great matchups/situations, so this is a good time to take advantage.
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Daily fantasy baseball advice, August 12
Teams facing lefties and their players who currently or traditionally hit well vs. LHPs:
Rays (vs. CC Sabathia): 3B Evan Longoria, 2B Logan Forsythe
Astros (vs. Francisco Liriano): 2B Jose Altuve, OF George Springer, C Evan Gattis
D-backs (vs. David Price): 1B Paul Goldschmidt, C Welington Castillo, OF Rickie Weeks, OF Yasmany Tomas
Red Sox (vs. Patrick Corbin): 1B Hanley Ramirez, SS Xander Bogaerts, 2B Dustin Pedroia, C Sandy Leon
Marlins (vs. Carlos Rodon): OF Marcell Ozuna, OF Giancarlo Stanton, 3B Martin Prado, OF Christian Yelich*
Indians (vs. Tyler Skaggs): SS Francisco Lindor, 1B Mike Napoli, OF Brandon Guyer, OF Rajai Davis
A’s (vs. Ariel Miranda): 3B Danny Valencia, SS Marcus Semien, 1B Billy Butler, OF Jake Smolinski
Mariners (vs. Sean Manaea): OF Nelson Cruz, OF Franklin Gutierrez, C Chris Iannetta, 1B Dae-Ho Lee
- Lefthanded batters
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably bad splits vs. lefthanded hitters (i.e. stack lefties):
Mike Foltynewicz (vs. Nationals)
Jimmy Nelson (vs. Reds)
Ivan Nova (vs. Dodgers)
Matt Cain (vs. Orioles)
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably bad splits vs. righthanded hitters (i.e. stack righties):
Anibal Sanchez (vs. Rangers)
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