New York Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, May 9, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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*Note - I discussed Max Scherzer, Kenta Maeda and Vince Velasquez in the Main Article today and will be covering a few other viable options in this article.*
Opponent - COL (Chatwood) Park - @NYM
FD - 36.66 DK - 24.13
For the most part, outside of a couple bad starts, Matz has been very good this season. He is working with a 3.46 xFIP and an above average 8.50 K/9 rate. He has improved on the walk rate lowering it by about a half walk per nine and is dealing close to 6% more ground balls than his rookie campaign. He will get a favorable spot on Friday to improve on those numbers as the Rockies come to town for a weekend series in the Big Apple. While the Rockies absolutely mash at home ranking 1st in wOBA(.378), they are quite the opposite on the road ranked 29th in wOBA(.291) and wRC+(78). They also strikeout around 5% on the road as well, adding value to Matz tonight. At a price under $10K and a overall game total under 7.0, Matz makes a viable option in any format today.
Opponent - OAK (Graveman) Park - @CLE
FD - 33.26 DK - 20.34
The Indians come in as -164 home favorites tonight and get a matchup vs. the Athletics who have a team total projected below four runs. We love this when targeting out pitchers and Trevor Bauer makes a very viable option today. Bauer has been a bit better at home this year with a 3.84 xFIP and 23% K rate which is a few ticks better than his road numbers. He gets a favorable matchup vs. the Athletics who sit with the 2nd lowest run differential(-69) in the American League. They also rank 27th in wOBA(.302) and 23rd in ISO(.148) when facing right handed pitching. Bauer's strikeout upside maybe a bit limited tonight as the A's only K about 18% vs. righties but at his current price under $9K on both sites he makes a great option in all formats.
Opponent - NYY (Nova) Park - @TB
FD - 30.6 DK - 20.23
This is more of a GPP recommendation tonight as I just can't fully trust Odorizzi yet. His xFIP of 4.23 is less than impressive and he has been very inconsistent this season. The reason I am suggesting him for GPP is the upside he has within the matchup tonight. The Yankees have a projected run total below four tonight for a few reasons. Number one they rank 23rd in wOBA vs. right handed pitching, they have been struggling over the past 14 days ranking 27th in wOBA, and looking at home/road splits they rank 27th in wOBA on the road this year. Odorizzi is coming off one of his best starts of the year going eight innings of five hit, shutout ball vs. the A's last Friday. He faced the Yankees back at the end of May and held them to one hit and one run over seven innings and I could very well see a similar line today. Odorizzi is very affordable and will allow you tons of flexibility when looking at the bats tonight.
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