The Dongers Club – 8/16

Back to an 8 game main slate tonight.   WEATHER No issues   CLAYTON KERSHAW — DK: $9900, FD: $10,800 Just his second start back from IL stint, so any concerns about the Dodgers keeping him under 80 pitches is valid, but the end line for Clayton should be around 6 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 5 or 6 K with at most 1 ER allowed.  Very basic and very efficient. MIKE CLEVINGER — DK: $5700 Another cheap option to either pair with Gore or play with the higher $ pitching.  Weather in Wrigley won’t be an issue and the Cubs aren’t smashing RHP much of late.  The Swanson/Bellinger heaters are gone. JON GRAY — DK: $6900, FD: $8600 C’Mon, the Angels aren’t an ELITE offense against RHP.  They’re known to have big strikeout games and Gray’s recent form is back on track.   Why is he $6900? MacKENZIE GORE — DK: $6000, FD: $8200 One of these pitchers in DC is $8200 and the other is $6200 in the Sox/Nats game and they have it all backwards.  It’s Gore who has the strikeout split advantage against the better hitters, it’s Gore who is going to get a higher whiff rate on his breaking pitch and it’s Gore who I will ride and die with at this cheap price.  Unfortunately he allows at least one homer to Trevor Story, possibly two.   RANGERS Semien, Lowe, Garcia, Smith DODGERS Betts, Smith, Martinez ALWAYS BRAVES Olson, Murphy, Acuna You can build Atlanta stacks tonight with Clevinger, Gore and Gray as the primary pitching options.  Granted, the stacks above are kinda pricey too.   CATCHER Will Smith Cal Raleigh Danny Jansen   FIRST BASE Matt Olson Ryan Mountcastle Nathaniel Lowe   SECOND BASE Trevor Story Gleyber Torres Jake Cronenworth   THIRD BASE Eugenio Suarez Maikel Garcia Josh H Smith   SHORTSTOP God’s Second Son Corey Seager Elvis Andrus   OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore Bryce Harper Mookie Betts Ronald Acuna Jr. Juan Soto   OUTFIELD – Tier 2 Adolis Garcia Teoscar Hernandez Anthony Santander   Trevor Story – 2B – Boston Red Sox – Chairman of The Dongers Club Bryce Harper – OF – Phillies  … Keep reading — and get the full war room. The rest of this breakdown is for members. A subscription unlocks the entire Daily Ambush platform: Command Center — your entire slate on one screen Tier-graded stacks (A/B/C) with heatmap...