The easy strategy: Load up on Blue Jays against lefty Martin Perez. The bolder strategy: Load up on Marlins against Patrick Corbin. Those aren’t the only stacking options, of course, but the former should be pretty popular (along with Cubs against Jon Niese and Mets against Matt Wisler) while the latter will likely be overlooked. The numbers are nearly as strong for the Marlins, though, so it could pay off in a big way in FanDuel or DraftKings contests....

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Since coming off the DL, Bumgarner hasn’t been too consistent in his four starts, but you should be able to expect a good outing this time. Every run Bumgarner has given up is via the long ball, and the Pirates have the fourth fewest home runs against lefties this year. Add in pitching-friendly AT&T Park, and Bumgarner should have a really good day. Cleveland’s Mike Clevinger has been dominant at times this year and is currently 15-inning scoreless streak....

Prescott will play the 2020 NFL season on a one-year exclusive franchise tender after the quarterback and Cowboys were unable to strike a deal on a long-term contract last month. IYER: How Prescott ‘won’ by not getting long-term deal from Cowboys The two-time Pro Bowler had already signed his tender offer and will earn approximately $31.4 million for the upcoming season before becoming an unrestricted free agent, unless the Cowboys opt to again place the franchise tag on him — a move that would count over $37 million toward the 2021 salary cap....

Yahoo Sports chronicled the family’s opposition of the Confederate flag, referencing a podcast by Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Dale’s daughter, who relayed a story in which her dad removed the Confederate flag from a popular bumper sticker that said “American by birth, Southern by the grace of God” when he learned the flag made his African-American housekeeper uncomfortable. He left the phrase, but sliced off the controversial symbol of the South....

He’s the 2014 Twitter champion. At least so far. MORE: Harvick wants safety improvements | Phoenix picks | France: Earnhardt good for sport | Junior confident Earnhardt went from 230,000 Twitter followers — without ever having posted one tweet — prior to his Daytona 500 win to more than 526,000. He has tweeted 127 times in the last five days. “It’s really, really fun. … I don’t know what I was thinking why I didn’t get on there earlier,” Earnhardt said Friday at Phoenix International Raceway....

“I think as a driver I’m a little bit more consistent at the short tracks and obviously the plate tracks, we run pretty good at,” Earnhardt said Friday ahead of Sunday’s 1.5-mile track at Kansas Speedway. MORE: 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup winners | NASCAR at Kansas: Time, TV channel, schedule “I like the mile and a halfs and I run pretty good at them. We are always second, third, fourth or fifth....

The Mountain Dew-sponsored car will sport a white and neon (read: Mountain Dew) green scheme for the May 21 event with a $1 million payday. The race starts at 7:30 p.m. ET. MORE: How Teresa Earnhardt is tarnishing Dale Earnhardt’s name, legacy Hendrick Motorsports unveiled the new paint scheme Tuesday on Twitter. As a race winner in 2015, Earnhardt is already qualified for the all-star race, which will undergo a format change this year....

Council Member Cara Mendelsohn is one of several members of the city council who voiced their concerns about a report the department published last week regarding its response to protests that occurred between May 29 and June 1, just days after the death of George Floyd inspired a wave of protests throughout the country and around the world. “I’m very concerned with how this all happened, and what I’ve seen throughout this entire report is a lack of leadership,” Mendelsohn said during a public review of the report on Tuesday....

James Cook, the No. 3 running back recruit in the 2018 class, has decommitted from FSU. He made the announcement via Twitter on Tuesday. MORE: Florida State 2017 preview FSU was considered one of the favorites to land the Miami native after his brother Dalvin finished an All-American career for the Seminoles, becoming the program’s all-time leading rusher in just three seasons with 4,464. He later became the No. 41 overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft....

Lillard dislocated his finger as the Trail Blazers fell to the Lakers 111-88 Thursday, leaving their Western Conference first-round series at 1-1. The star guard had 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting and admitted to some discomfort with the finger. NBA PLAYOFFS: Bracket | Schedule | Explaining the bubble “It’s just sore, a little bit tender to the touch and dislocated it so it’s just sore, a little bit swollen and uncomfortable,” Lillard said after the game....

Following a 135-110 win over the Denver Nuggets, the Blazers are now the only undefeated team remaining in the West, with a 4-0 record — the first time they’ve started 4-0 since 1999. Fresh off being named Western Conference Player of the Week, Damian Lillard continued his hot start to the season, pouring in 31 points, eight assists and six rebounds, coming off back-to-back 41-point performances against the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers....

The report reignited the debate about how to clean up the 8,450-member department. The panel, headed by former deputy secretary of state Warren Christopher, urged sweeping change–including a replacement for embattled chief Daryl Gates. Officials moved quickly to offer Gates, 64, a graceful way out of the post he has held for 13 years. Two city council members announced he would step aside before the end of the year, after a special election on a charter amendment limiting the chief’s tenure to 10 years–one of the commission’s major recommendations....

YouTube had issued a seven-day suspension on Bongino’s secondary YouTube channel on January 20 for claiming that face masks are “useless” in preventing the spread of COVID-19. His claim violated YouTube’s policy forbidding COVID-19 misinformation. However, Bongino allegedly tried to circumvent the suspension by posting videos on the YouTube channel for The Dan Bongino Show. This attempt triggered a permanent ban, YouTube said. His main YouTube channel had nearly 869,000 subscribers before it was suspended....

Last week, Sporting News talked to Patrick about all that, including his relationship with ESPN. The second part of our talk focused on building his curent gig, his thoughts on the future of the industry and the beer that’s in his fridge right now. MORE: How ESPN stars fared after jumping ship | What Bill Simmons should do at HBO SN: I wanted to ask about FanDuel. You have a big-time relationship with them....