Last night, the Yankees won again, picking up their 8th consecutive victory. Â That is very impressive considering how young they are and the lack of pitching. Â They are hitting the ball well, especially at home – where they haven’t lost. Â Boston took down the Rays, where their closer had one less strike out than their starter. Â Ichiro got the opportunity to play in Seattle where he was greeted warmly. The first pitch tonight is 7:05 so you have time to tinker with your line up to complete perfection.
Low-Scoring Plays
Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves – Scherzer will do his thing in this game and cruise against the Braves. Â Mike Foltynewicz has limited appearances against the Nationals’ line up. Â Bryce Harper is 0-3 against him, but Murphy is 4-7. Â His ERA is high so far this year, however, I think he will rise to the competition and perform well against the Nationals.
Targets: Scherzer, Murphy
Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics – This should be the pitching match up of the day. Â Yu Darvish takes the mound for the Rangers and is always capable of throwing a gem. On the other side, Andrew Triggs starts for the A’s, and he is 2-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA. Â Andrew Triggs is young and will have a relatively hard time with the Rangers line up. Â But, the Rangers scored 7 last night, and they should stay under that total tonight.
Targets: Darvish, Napoli, Beltre
High-Scoring Plays
Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays – If you read my columns you know I’m all -in on this Red Sox lineup. Â They still have yet to show their full potential this season. Â Mookie hasn’t had a home run yet and Bogaerts is playing well but not making headlines. Â Hanley is in mid-season form, swinging for the fences on every pitch and losing his helmet in the process. Â The Blue Jays are struggling this year and this is an opportunity for the Red Sox to bury them in the AL East. Â Brian Johnson has one career start and an 8.31 ERA. Â This is an opportunity for the Blue Jays to get their bats going. With a Red Sox team that is streaky, I like the Blue Jays in this game.
Targets: Tulowitzki, Bautista
Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees – Highlighted in the intro, the Yankees are here to play this year. Â Judge is coming onto the scene hitting home runs and driving in runs. Â Torreyes is playing well with double digit RBIs on the season. Â In the other dugout, the White Sox have Avisail Garcia who is batting .447, and Matt Davidson batting .355. Â A game at Yankee Stadium we will see a couple of home runs over the short walls.
Targets: Hicks, Ellsbury, Headley
Undervalued Play
Brian Johnson – BOS – SP – He is making his 2nd career start and first of the season. Â Johnson is $4200, and if you get a starting pitcher at his price, you can take the top player in almost every position. Â It is a risky play but looking at the matchup it might be a steal. Look at the Blue Jays’ rankings (out of 30 MLB Teams) – Average – 27th, Runs – 30th, OPS – 30th, HR – 30th.
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