If the Twinks get swept and cost me 3 units so be it, but I like this matchup with Berrios, his' walk rate is down 3 points to 4.4 percent on the season, a promising sign given how excellent his curveball is. Bauer just hasn't been quite the same since the leg injury last year, losing some strikeouts while gaining a few walks has made him a good but not dominant starter this year.
A year after being a major reason why Oakland made the playoffs, the A's pen is struggling a bit, as seen last night. Not good news given the state of their rotation, and Fiers has been pretty lackluster with a 109 ERA-/121 FIP-. Tyler Skaggs generally has decent swing-and-miss stuff, posting a strikeout rate around 24% each of the past 2 years.
WAS is creeping back into the NL East picture with a 9-2 stretch, as a healthy offense and better starting pitching has helped offset their terrible bullpen. Corbin was shelled last time out by the Reds, but his track record both this season and in the past is too good to suggest that will happen again against the lineup with the 8th lowest wRC+ in the bigs. Luchessi should be an above average starter for years to come, but doesn't have the upside to dominate a game like Corbin. Has me rethinking my SD play.
Hottest Teams (Last 15 Days)
LAD 11-3 .786 +6.1u
COL 10-4 .714 +5.4u
WAS 9-4 .692 +3.3u
MIN 8-4 .667 +3.8u
MIA 9-5 .643 +8.3u
TB 9-5 .643 +2.4u
HOU 9-5 .643 +0.1u
TEX 8-5 .615 +3.3u
NYY 8-5 .615 +0.4
CHW 8-6 .571 +4.8u
Coldest
KC 3-11
SEA 3-11
TOR 3-10
BAL 4-9
SF 4-9
PIT 5-10
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