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Fantasy baseball streaming pitchers: April 20, 2016

By Zachary Thompson

Apr 15, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colon throws a pitch during the second inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colon throws a pitch during the second inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 15, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Jimmy Nelson-Milwaukee Brewers

Nelson and the Brewers return home tonight to start hosting the second half of a home-and-home four-game interleague series against their former AL Central rivals the Twins.  The teams will meet one more time tomorrow afternoon in Milwaukee.

Tonight, Nelson will look to make his fourth straight “Quality Start” to being the season and he comes into action 2-1 with a 2.79 ERA which has caused his ownership to climb to 22.5%  in ESPN standard leagues.  Nelson has allowed exactly two runs in each of his three starts while walking five and striking out 13 in his 19.1 total innings.

He hasn’t been totally dominant, but he has been good enough to be useful for fantasy baseball owners.  He also is in a good matchup against the slow-starting Twins, and it will be his first career start against Minnesota which should give him a bit of an advantage as well.

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