You can put together a big Pirates stack for their early game against San Diego lefty Christian Friedrich, and Rangers’ righties should be a popular choice against Chad Bettis, who has a noticeable reverse-platoon split. Four of today’s five lefties are pitching during the evening slate, but Jon Lester and Danny Duffy are both solid options, so it’s more likely that you’ll fade lefthanded hitters against them instead of trying to stack righties. The Yankees don’t really have any players who stand out against southpaws, even one as mediocre as Eduardo Rodriguez, so there’s little help there, too.
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Daily fantasy baseball advice, August 11
Teams facing lefties and their players who currently or traditionally hit well vs. LHPs:
Pirates (vs. Christian Friedrich): OF Andrew McCutchen, SS Jordy Mercer, 3B David Freese, OF Starling Marte, OF Sean Rodriguez, C Francisco Cervelli
Yankees (vs. Eduardo Rodriguez): 3B Alex Rodriguez
Astros (vs. Tommy Milone): 2B Jose Altuve, OF George Springer, C Evan Gattis
Cardinals (vs. Jon Lester): OF Stephen Piscotty
White Sox (vs. Danny Duffy): 3B Todd Frazier, OF Melky Cabrera, OF Adam Eaton*
- Lefthanded batters
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably bad splits vs. righthanded hitters (i.e. stack righties):
Chad Bettis (vs. Rangers)
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably good splits vs. righthanded hitters (i.e. fade righties):
Carlos Martinez (vs. Cubs)
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