A decent sized 9 game Monday nighter tonight with all new series on the main slate after a couple wrap-around series finish up earlier in the day.
WEATHER
All games will play
HUNTER GREENE (DK: $8200, FD: $9900)
Fried on the IL now, Albies out for a long time, and the wheels on the bus are falling off, falling off, falling off, the wheels on the bus are falling off, good-night, Atlanta… Yes, the savior of Nacho Alvarez Jr., simply an elite name, could provide a spark – but he’s not in the player pool and the rest of the team is not gonna touch Greene.
BRYCE MILLER (DK: $8400, FD: $8600)
We have enough data by this point in the season to just go with what we trust the most for 2/3 of the picks and then a gut call after that. Bryce Miller (Seattle pitchers at home) is welcoming in a swing happy Angels lineup, so he is easily a top 3 SP tonight on my list.
BLAKE SNELL (DK: $7500, FD: $7400)
Ladies and Gentlemen …
OTHER PITCHING THOUGHTS
- Can Tyler Anderson repeat his start from July 6th? No chance. Can he do well against a bad Seattle lineup? Yes. Good enough for top 3? No.
- Austin Gomber is dangerous but Boston is also not hitting LHP with exception and played the night game last night before coming into Coors late tonight. Better off just betting Colorado on the ML if you want to go Gomber though.
WHITE SOX
Andrew Vaughn, Thomas Pham, Luis Robert Jr., Paul Dejong
This is two years running now that Lorenzen gives up really hard contact to the RH side of the plate, which against most teams is just mediocre bad, but against the White Sox that’s literally the one thing you can’t do. I haven’t taken many shots with the White Sox this year, but tonight — I am.
ROCKIES
Charlie Blackmon, Ryan McMahon, Ezequiel Tovar
The Red Sox bullpen is dead, which is saying something considering they literally had a week off with the all-star break but things did not go so well out in L.A. for them and the key shut down arms got used up. I think this is going to lead to them leaving guys in longer than they should as they get tired to try and reset things tonight again after doing a similar exercise last night.
You can be sure that Houck will go over 6, he will give up 3-4 ER in doing such as well.
TWINS
TWINS: Byron Buxton
Ranger Suarez has not pitched in 10 days and was complaining of back soreness when he did. He hasn’t been as effective over the last month and being a “feel” type pitcher it could be a long first three innings tonight. If ever there was a Byron Buxton homer spot it should be right here. Trusting the rest of the Twins can be dicey and if they get a RHP out of the pen we can see too many PH to make a full stack work – but I expect some offense here.
Couple Phillies bats as well (Bohm specifically)
CATCHER
- Gabriel Moreno
- Jonah Heim
- JT Realmuto
FIRST BASE
- Andrew Vaughn
- Nathaniel Lowe
SECOND BASE
- Ketel Marte
- Jose Altuve
- Jonathan India
THIRD BASE
- Ryan McMahon
- Alec Bohm
- Alex Bregman
SHORTSTOP
- Ezequeil Tovar
- Trea Turner
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Byron Buxton
- Tyler O’Neill
- Lawrence Butler
- Luis Robert Jr.
- Luis Robert Jr – OF – White Sox – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Andrew Vaughn – 1B – White Sox
- Eloy Jimenez – OF – White Sox
- Byron Buxton – OF – Twins
- Alec Bohm – 3B – Phillies
- Jonathan India – 2B – Reds
- Ezequeil Tovar – SS – Rockies
- Gabriel Moreno – C – Diamondbacks
- BONUS ……….. Lawrence Butler – OF – Athletics
TOP BETS
- Brewers/Cubs UNDER 8
- White Sox/Rangers OVER 8.5
- White Sox ML
- Rockies ML