WEATHER Some nasty weather in Cleveland with 17 mph winds out to RF and a chance of some light rain. All four games should get in today though. [spacer height=”10px”] LANCE MCCULERS There are some things in this world that when our eyes see them we get that special tingle in our body. The first time your kid walks, the first time your kid gets a base hit, when your wife is making cookies around the holidays and when a pitcher is locked in to throw a 1-0 gem in a playoff game like Lance McCullers will do tonight. CHARLIE MORTON An interesting move by the Braves to shift the bullpen game into game three and then Morton in game 4. I think it was brilliant because the Phillies were no doubt going to win game three with a ton of emotion yesterday and now they can get their lone hope uncle Charlie out there to send them back to Atlanta where Fried will lose game 5 — because Fried dominates Phillies in Philly only. Morton pitches a gem today. JOE MUSGROVE Gonna be lots of pressure on Musgrove tonight. Not only is he pitching after the sweaty ear incident but he will be in front of his idol Jake Peavy who is throwing out the first pitch tonight. Should be an all time classic game with the Dodgers on the brink of elimination. [spacer height=”10px”] YANKEES / GUARDIANS Donaldson, Stanton, Kwan, Naylor, Ramirez The wind actually isnt an issue for McKenzie because he is heavy reverse splits and will see a heavy RHH lineup today. But this was the same guy we rode to a sneaky start vs the Yankees at home earlier this season and so he won’t get completely blown up by those splits. But he will give up a homer to Josh Donaldson and Luis Severino will definitely struggle to keep the Guardians off the bases. This isnt a 13-11 type game or anything like that, we don’t get those in the playoffs anymore since they swapped the balls back out. But this is a good DFS spot. BRAVES Olson, Riley, Harris ASTROS Pena, Bregman, Tucker, Maldanado Houston has always hit well in Seattle and should get the sweep out of the way with a 4 run spot in the first few innings. spacer height=”10px”] CATCHER Martin Maldanado Austin Hedges [spacer height=”10px”] FIRST BASE Josh Naylor…...
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