On the pitching side, it’s a very top-heavy set of rankings, but Carlos Rodon (at Indians), Joe Musgrove (at Orioles), and Kevin Gausman (vs. Astros) present high-strikeout/high-risk opportunities, and Ross Stripling (at Phillies) and Reynaldo Lopez (vs. Braves) both have good matchups.
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Daily fantasy baseball advice, August 18
Teams facing lefties and their players who currently or traditionally hit well vs. LHPs:
Red Sox (vs. Matt Boyd): 1B Hanley Ramirez, SS Xander Bogaerts, 2B Dustin Pedroia, C Sandy Leon
Indians (vs. Carlos Rodon): SS Francisco Lindor, 1B Mike Napoli, OF Brandon Guyer, OF Rajai Davis
Mets (vs. Madison Bumgarner): 3B Wilmer Flores
- Lefthanded batters
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably bad splits vs. lefthanded hitters (i.e. stack lefties):
Jerad Eickhoff (vs. Dodgers)
Archie Bradley (vs. Padres)
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably bad splits vs. righthanded hitters (i.e. stack righties):
Kevin Gausman (vs. Astros)
Tyler Duffey (vs. Royals)
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably good splits vs. lefthanded hitters (i.e. fade lefties):
Kevin Gausman (vs. Astros)
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