The Dodgers are unbelievable, a game where I picked the Pirates to win, they had the lead. The game went into 12 innings where Granderson hit a grand slam to solidify another win for the Dodgers. Everyone is contributing from that team and it is all with out Kershaw. He is going to come back with a well rested arm and will be able to dominate through out the play offs. The Dodgers are no joke and will be a bust if they don’t make it to the World Series. I won’t say they have to win it but they have to at least make it there.
Every team is in action tonight and it should be a big day on the diamond so let’s get to it.
Low-Scoring Plays
New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers-Tanaka is making his first start since August 9th in this game. Tanaka had a rough start to the season however he turned it around as of late. Three starts ago he went 8 innings and struck out 14 against the Rays who are a power hitting team. The Tigers aren’t anything special so with a rested arm Tanaka can shine in this game. It will be a tough play because he could be rusty from not playing for so long but I like the play and will take him on my team.
Targets: Tanaka, Sanchez, Gregorius
Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Rays- Tampa is 4 games out of the second wild card spot if they want to make the play offs they are going to have to make a push now. Luckily for them they are facing the last place team in the division. Not that is saying much because the AL East is the 2nd best division next to the NL West, but they Blue Jays are in last place for a reason-they aren’t as good as the rest. The Rays have Archer-their ace- on the mound. Archer is a big time threat and is a player that I like in big time moments. This game is very important for the Rays they need to win every game when Archer takes the mound.
Targets: Archer, Morrison, Longoria
High-Scoring Plays
Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Indians- The Red Sox blew the game last night, as Farrell put Matt Barnes in the game who is terrible on the road. Well tonight they have Doug Fister on the mound who isn’t great, but isn’t terrible. The Indians are a great team who should dominate Fister here at home. The Red Sox sluggers showed their power last night as Benintendi and Ramirez both went deep. They should score as well, but I love the Indians in this game.
Targets: Bruce, Ramirez, Lindor
Arizona Diamondbacks @ New York Mets- Tommy Milone is pitching for the Mets and I said the same thing you just did- who is that? Arizona is a hard hitting slugging team but so are the Mets, they are surprisingly 4th in the MLB in home runs. However the Mets season is over while the Diamondbacks season is still very much alive. Paul Goldschmidt is a play that I love today. A MVP caliber player should mash the young pitcher Milone.
Targets: Goldschmidt, Owings, Lamb
Undervalued Plays
Thames-MIL-1B/OF-Thames is priced at $4300 which is a great price point to take him at. He is going up against Samarzdija who is having a tough year. He strikes out a good amount of batters but he also lets up a good amount of runs to where he has 12 losses on the year. Thames is due for a home run or two and it can happen here.
Hernandez-PHI-2B-Second base ia tricky position, there are a select few of players that are great at the position but they are all expensive. The rest are just average and aren’t worth their price points. You are then stuck with players that cost a lot of money and ruin the rest of your line up. Hernandez is a great play, he bats .283 with 7 home runs on the year. He has great speed so he can swipe a bag at any point. Hernandez should be a must play today.
Delmonico-CWS-OF-Delmonico is a great play, batting .343 with 6 home runs and 12 RBI. You would like to see his RBI a lot higher with 6 home runs but regardless he is a great play with putting up an average of 10.7 points per night.