Baseball is back! Check back here throughout the day for updated blurbs as teams confirm their lineup. We’ll keep you updated on some of the day’s highest-impact trends by utilizing our Models and Vegas dashboard. Projected and confirmed lineups for every game can be found on our MLB Daily Lineups page.
Red Sox (-144) at Yankees (+133) — 7:15 PM EST
Yankees in: Brandon Drury
Yankees out: Greg Bird
Greg Bird will receiver a routine day off, so the Yankees will roll with Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots in the order, respectively. Torres will look to continue to hit well against lefties, as he ranks among the main slate’s top-two second basemen in both ISO and wOBA vs. left-handed pitchers over the past 12 months. They’re presently implied to score just 3.9 runs against the Red Sox, who will hand the ball to southpaw Chris Sale. Overall, Sale has allowed two or fewer runs in four consecutive starts while racking up at least nine strikeouts in each game. He’s been in a zone all season, posting a +8.7 Plus/Minus and a 67 percent Consistency Rating on FanDuel in 17 total starts. Sale will look to continue to do a great job limiting big hits, as he’s allowed slate-low marks in both average batted ball distance and ground-ball rate over the past 15 days. Exposure to Sale should be focused on FanDuel, where his $12,000 price tag comes with an 85 percent Bargain Rating and a moderate 9-12 percent projected ownership rate. Still, he’ll have his hands full with a Yankees lineup that has combined to post a slate-high .347 wOBA vs. left-handed pitchers over the past calendar year.
Rockies (+154) at Dodgers (-167) — 7:15 PM EST
Dodgers in: Max Muncy
Dodgers out: Justin Turner
Justin Turner will get the day off, so the Dodgers will roll with Joc Pederson, Max Muncy, and Matt Kemp at the top of the order for their matchup against the Rockies. They’re presently implied to score a respectable 4.3 runs and are especially in play on FanDuel, where they boast the main slate’s fifth-highest Team Value Rating. Overall, each of Joc Pederson, Cody Bellinger, Yasmani Grandal, and Yasiel Puig have posted positive wOBA and ISO splits vs. right-handed pitchers over the past 12 months. Pederson in particular is set up well against righty German Marquez, as he ranks among the main slate’s top-three outfielders in wOBA and ISO differential vs. right-handed pitchers over the past calendar year. Exposure to Pederson should be focused on FanDuel, where his $2,700 price tag comes with a 99 percent Bargain Rating and seven Pro Trends. Pederson is the second-highest rated outfielder in the Bales Model on FanDuel. Both offenses could benefit from estimated wind gusts of seven miles per hour blowing out to center field.
