You can play almost everyone in the Nationals lineup against Robbie Ray, as Washington features a host of notorious lefty-killers. The Angels present some cheap options against Sean Manaea, and the Mariners also feature several under-the-radar sleepers you shouldn’t be nervous about using against David Price.
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Daily fantasy baseball advice, August 2
Teams facing lefties and their players who currently or traditionally hit well vs. LHPs:
Phillies (vs. Madison Bumgarner): 1B Tommy Joseph, C Cameron Rupp
Nationals (vs. Robbie Ray): OF Jayson Werth, 3B Anthony Rendon, C Wilson Ramos, SS Danny Espinosa, 2B Trea Turner, 2B, Daniel Murphy*, 1B Ryan Zimmerman
Angels (vs. Sean Manaea): 3B Yunel Escobar, 1B Albert Pujols, OF Mike Trout, C Jett Bandy
Mariners (vs. David Price): OF Nelson Cruz, OF Franklin Gutierrez, C Chris Iannetta, 1B Dae-Ho Lee
Red Sox (vs. Wade LeBlanc): 1B Hanley Ramirez, SS Xander Bogaerts, 2B Dustin Pedroia, OF Bryce Brentz
- Lefthanded batters
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably bad splits vs. lefthanded hitters (i.e. stack lefties):
James Shields (vs. Tigers)
Mike Foltynewicz (vs. Pirates)
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably bad splits vs. righthanded hitters (i.e. stack righties):
Anibal Sanchez (vs. White Sox)
Righthanded pitchers (non-aces) with noticeably good splits vs. lefthanded hitters (i.e. fade lefties):
Carlos Carrasco (vs. Twins)
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