The headlines will read that the Yankees stole one yesterday from the Cubs. But let’s be honest, the Cubs almost stole one from the Yankees. The Yankees were down to their final strike and Brett Gardner hit one over the right field wall to give the Yankees the lead. If you look at the box score you will see that the Cubs almost stole one as they only had 4 hits on the day to the Yankees’ 11.
In the City of Botherly Love, Stephen Strasburg helped his own cause and hit a home run while tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings. It is his second career home run. Zimmerman and Rendon joined the party as they launched back to back home runs to help the Nats prevail over the Phillies.
We don’t have any superstars on the mound today, so look for pitchers that are cheaper to help stack your lineup.
Low-Scoring Plays
Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates – Gerrit Cole is the one of the most valuable players on the day. He isn’t the most expensive pitcher and he can put up numbers. The Brewers have been great this year at hitting the long ball. Luckily Cole has let up 6 home runs in 6 starts this year. We know the Pirates’ offense isn’t great so as long as Cole gives up 1 or less home runs this game should stay low.
Targets: Cole, McCutchen