Happy 4th of July everyone hope you have a great holiday. Since it’s the holiday I’ll make it Free line up Tuesday. Not many stories from last night a full slate of games today so let’s just dive in.
Low-Scoring Play
Diamondbacks @ Dodgers- Clayton Kershaw pitching at home, that should be a lock in your lineup. He has 135 strike outs on the year whip a WHIP of .911 which is only 2nd to Scherzer. The Diamondbacks have been dominated by Kershaw throughout his career as they are only hitting .206. In 181 at bats, the D-backs have only hit 4 home runs. The Dodgers are one of the hottest teams in baseball, right behind the Astros for the best record. So taking some Dodger players would be a good play as well.
Targets: Kershaw, Turner
Red Sox @ Rangers- Two years ago this would have been the pitching matchup of the day. Price vs Darvish is still a game that I love to go low. Price is 3-2 on the year, while Darvish is 6-6. The Red Sox have been hot and have won 4 in a row. Look for them to cool off as Darvish should have a good day. Price should also have a good day as I like him to get back on track this season. I don’t know how much longer he will last in Boston with all this media problems. But Price is a play that I do like.
Target: Price, Bogaerts, Ramirez
High-Scoring Plays
Reds @ Rockies- Homer Bailey takes the mound for the Reds and he is less than stellar. He is 0-2 with an ERA of 27. The Rockies are not a team that you want to mess around with as they are extremely dangerous. I would look to stack as many Rockies as you can. Mark Reynolds has been struggling as he is only batting .167 with 1 home run over the last week. Look for him to get back on track and have a huge game in this one.
Targets: Blackmon, Story, Reynolds
Padres @ Indians- The Indians are extremely quiet this year, however are they have been great. Besides the Astros the Indians will be one of the toughest outs in the play offs. They are batting .260 as a team, with 97 home runs. Stacking as many Indians and Rockies will turn out to be a great 4th of July.
Targets: Santana, Encarnacion
My Lineup
SP- Lester
SP- Price
C-McCann
1B- Reynolds
2B-Sogard
3B-Arenado
SS-Amarista
OF-Blackmon
OF-Revere
OF-Zobrist