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Fantasy baseball streaming pitchers: April 29, 2016

By Zachary Thompson

Apr 13, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) pitches to the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) pitches to the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 19, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood (57) throws a pitch against the Atlanta Braves in the second inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 19, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood (57) throws a pitch against the Atlanta Braves in the second inning at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Alex Wood-Los Angeles Dodgers (34.2%)

Wood’s season hasn’t gotten off to a great start. He has allowed three runs or more in three of his four starts resulting in an unsightly 6.00 ERA to go with his 1-2 record.  He even lost in his return to Atlanta despite the Braves early-season struggles.

The reason that I have hope for Wood delivering a good performance tonight is that he’s back at Dodger Stadium and he’s taking on the light-hitting Padres.  Wood’s three bad starts all came on the road while at home he allowed just one run on five hits in seven innings in a win over Arizona.  He struck out a season-high five in his last outing which wasn’t helped by the fact that he was pitching in hitter-friendly Coors Field.

Wood is high-risk tonight given his rocky start to the year, but he has a solid lineup behind him and is in a matchup where a quality start should net him a win.  He will probably be on the fringes of rosters for much of the season, but if you need to pick up a player for tonight’s game check out Wood in this good matchup.

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