Take note that the Braves-Mets, Blue Jays-Rays, Mariners-Astros, and Giants-Diamondbacks are the four games starting after 4:05 pm ET. Unfortunately, that removes some of today’s top options (Marcus Stroman, Matt Harvey, Jeff Samardzija, etc.) from afternoon contests, but there are still several high-upside hurlers who will be available.
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John Lackey is easily the safest choice among the afternoon starters, but boom-or-bust guys like Gio Gonzalez, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Tyler Skaggs could deliver big strikeout games while facing mediocre offenses. Once you get past the top 16 or so on our list, you’re taking a major risk, but this is one of those uncertain days where a big risk could pay off in a big way in GPP contests.
