What a performance by Clayton Kershaw last night. Â He went 9 innings striking out 10 and only allowed 1 run. Â Unfortunately Kershaw was unable to pick up the win because Lynn also pitched lights out. Â The game went 13 innings and there was 7 total hits in the game. Â That had to be one of the most boring games of all time.
Ervin Santana also had himself a day as he through a complete game shutout. Â He held the Orioles to 2 hits which is extremely hard to do. Â He only struck out 6, however, he lowered his ERA to a league leading 1.80. Â Bundy didn’t have a bad game as he went 7 allowing 2 and struck out 7. Â Any other game, Bundy will probably pick up this win however Santana was locked in and pitched a great game.
We have 15 games today so you will have a ton of ways to make your lineup.
Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox – Sale is back on the mound for Boston looking for his 9th straight game where he can strike out double digits. Porcello let up 11 hits last night and 5 runs, however he struck out 4 in 6 innings.  We know that Sale is a lot stronger pitcher than Porcello  Sale is expensive, but like Kershaw last night he is a must have in your lineup.  Texas has injuries to their line up so they aren’t dynamic as they usually are.  Breaking out for 11 hits last night I like them to be shut down tonight.
Targets: Sale, Bogaerts, Ramirez
Colorado Rockies @ Philadelphia Phillies – With Sale being so expensive you will need to save money on another pitcher. Â Look to Jeremy Hellickson pitching at home. Â He is 5-1 on the year with a 3.44 ERA. Â The Rockies are a solid team so it won’t be easy for Hellickson to win this game. Â However he has a WHIP of 1.03 which is well below the league average. Â Philadelphia doesn’t have a strong lineup so I don’t think they will score many runs in this game. Â Chatwood – pitching for Colorado – has an ERA above 5 so the Phillies should win this one is a close game. Â Side with Hellickson if you want Sale and some flashy names for your position players as well.
Targets: Hellickson
Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees – Luis Severino takes the bump for the Yankees who is having a solid season. He averages 18.9 points per game and has a WHIP of 1.13. Â The Royals aren’t a strong team so Severino could dominate this game at home. Â Jason Hammel is pitching for the Royals who has an ERA above 6. Â New York should win this game easily so look to stack some Yankee batters as well. Â Judge we know can hit the long ball and I would take him today. Â I like playing Sanchez today, however, he is expensive. Â If you take a pitcher like Sale it will be almost impossible to take Sanchez.
Targets: Severino, Judge, Sanchez
High-Scoring Plays
Minnesota Twins @ Baltimore Orioles – Baltimore was shut down last night, as they only had two hits on the day. Â The Orioles are an edgy team in my eyes, kind of have the bad boy mentality. Â Their stars don’t get the recognition that Harper, Trout, Betts, or Judge do and they know that. Â Look for Jones, Machado, Davis, and Trumbo to come out swinging today. Â If you can stack at least 3 of these guys, do it. Â Santana pitched a complete game last night so the Twins bullpen is rested so if the Orioles want to win this game big they are going to have to do so early. Â I’m taking them big in this one after they were shut down at home last night.
Targets: Machado, Trumbo, Schoop
San Diego Padres @ New York Mets –Â This game has to be the worst pitching matchup of the day. Â Anytime Gsellman is on the mound I’m taking the other team. Â However the Padres aren’t exactly throwing an ace either. Â The Mets have been swinging the bats well this past week or so, which has Met fans believing a little. Â Don’t worry, the Mets will rip all of your hearts out once again. Â I’m not sure how Terry Collins still has a job but he does. Â I like the Mets to take this game, Bruce and Conforto and too hot not to like them in this one.
Targets: Bruce, Conforto, Reyes
Undervalued Plays
Delgado – SP – ARI – A starting pitcher for $4000 is a steal. Â Arizona is a strong ball club so there is a shot he can pick up this win. Â He is pitching against the White Sox who have been hitting the ball well lately, but overall Chicago isn’t a good ball club. Â They should finish the season around .500 or a little below. Â If their bats go cold today Delgado could be a steal. Â You can take Sale, who will put up numbers for 2 pitchers, and Delgado will barley be owned. Â If he puts up 10 points that’s a win.
Pujols – 1B – LAA – Pujols is only batting .244 on the year, which is very uncharacteristic for him. Â He is old so we shouldn’t expect him to be the same player he was. Â The reason I like him in this situation is because of Trout batting behind him. Â Pujols will have to see pitches, there is no pitching around him. Â If Pujols does get a good pitch he is more than capable of crushing it out of the park. Â If he gets on base he has Trout right behind him to drive him in.
Ellsbury – OF – NYY – Ellsbury is having a solid season batting .281 with 4 home runs.  He has potential to take a base when ever he is on.  He will probably lead off so he will have Sanchez and Judge there to drive him in.  Ellsbury will be a great play today.
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