Julio Teheran
Opponent- SD (Ross) R Park- @SD
There’s not a whole lot to love pitching-wise on the early slate of games today, but Julio Teheran is the exception. The Padres strike out a lot against righties (21.6%) and have the 27th lowest OPS as well. Teheran hasn’t exactly been on fire this year, but his numbers have been much stronger against righty hitters, something the Padres have a lot of. Mix in a good pitchers park in Petco, and Teheran appears to be your best bet.
Jaime Garcia
Opponent- SF (Cain) R Park- @Stl
Because all of the upper tier pitchers on this slate have pretty tough matchups, Lets Look at some lower priced guys that sould perform well. Normally facing the Giants formidable offense is a no go, but Garcia is an interesting matchup. While the Giants crush right-handed pitching, they are actually in the lower half of the league against lefties. Garcia’s strikeout numbers aren’t going to blow anyone away, but he’s been phenomenal everywhere else with a WHIP of 0.90, and ERA of 1.57 and an xFIP of 3.15. Add in the fact that the Cardinals like to win at home (because they usually do), and Garcia might end up posting the best score of any pitcher on the slate.
Nathan Karns
Opponent- Hou (Keuchel) L Park- @Hou
Doesn’t have quite as good a matchup as Garcia, but Nathan Karns is another good mid-tier priced arm you can use in the late slate. His strikeout numbers are better than Garcia’s at almost a K per inning, which is nice since the Astros strikeout the second most in the bigs against righties. The troublesome things are that the Astros are decent hitters against righties (when they make contact), and he’s facing an ace in Dallas Keuchel. On the other hand the Rays are fantastic against southpaws and just recently roughed up Scott Kazmir. I don’t like his upside as much as Garcia’s, but he’s a decent bet.
Opponent- SD (Ross) R Park- @SD
There’s not a whole lot to love pitching-wise on the early slate of games today, but Julio Teheran is the exception. The Padres strike out a lot against righties (21.6%) and have the 27th lowest OPS as well. Teheran hasn’t exactly been on fire this year, but his numbers have been much stronger against righty hitters, something the Padres have a lot of. Mix in a good pitchers park in Petco, and Teheran appears to be your best bet.
Jaime Garcia
Opponent- SF (Cain) R Park- @Stl
Because all of the upper tier pitchers on this slate have pretty tough matchups, Lets Look at some lower priced guys that sould perform well. Normally facing the Giants formidable offense is a no go, but Garcia is an interesting matchup. While the Giants crush right-handed pitching, they are actually in the lower half of the league against lefties. Garcia’s strikeout numbers aren’t going to blow anyone away, but he’s been phenomenal everywhere else with a WHIP of 0.90, and ERA of 1.57 and an xFIP of 3.15. Add in the fact that the Cardinals like to win at home (because they usually do), and Garcia might end up posting the best score of any pitcher on the slate.
Nathan Karns
Opponent- Hou (Keuchel) L Park- @Hou
Doesn’t have quite as good a matchup as Garcia, but Nathan Karns is another good mid-tier priced arm you can use in the late slate. His strikeout numbers are better than Garcia’s at almost a K per inning, which is nice since the Astros strikeout the second most in the bigs against righties. The troublesome things are that the Astros are decent hitters against righties (when they make contact), and he’s facing an ace in Dallas Keuchel. On the other hand the Rays are fantastic against southpaws and just recently roughed up Scott Kazmir. I don’t like his upside as much as Garcia’s, but he’s a decent bet.
