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FanDuel Lineup and Picks for Thursday, May 31

By Adam Strangis

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 31: Jose Altuve
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 31: Jose Altuve /
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June 18, 2016: UC Santa Barbara pitcher Shane Bieber #19 readies to take the mound in the third against Oklahoma State during the first game of the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by John S. Peterson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
June 18, 2016: UC Santa Barbara pitcher Shane Bieber #19 readies to take the mound in the third against Oklahoma State during the first game of the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by John S. Peterson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Indians at Twins

Indians Probable Starter – Shane Bieber, RHP

Major League Debut

Indians fans are excited to see what the Bieber Fever is all about(I’m allowed a terrible and overused pun once in a while) and he does have potential. In the minors this season, he was a ground ball heavy pitcher with a very solid strikeout rate. The scouting report seems to be he won’t be a huge strikeout pitcher in the majors, so this is a wait and see spot for me. I don’t see a Twins hitter that is heads and shoulders above the rest. If I had to pick anyone, I would lean to Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario. Brian Dozier and Miguel Sano could take any pitcher deep but they haven’t been too consistent this season.

Twins Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Max Kepler

Secondary Options – Eddie Rosario, Brian Dozier, Miguel Sano

Twins Probable Starter – Jake Odorizzi, RHP

3.34 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 23.5 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .206 average, .318 wOBA, 54.3 fly ball rate and 32.4 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .254 average, .343 wOBA, 53.9 fly ball rate and 34.4 hard contact rate

The Indians offense has been on fire the last five games, plating 43 runs in the past five games. They now get to face off against Odorizzi who is giving up just a ton of fly balls and he could be in a really bad spot tonight. I don’t think either side of the split is bad but righties do hit for a higher average. This could be a spot to use Edwin Encarnacion who had a big day yesterday. Michael Brantley, Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor are all in play tonight with Brantley being my favorite of the bunch.

Indians Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Jose Ramirez, Michael Brantley, Francisco Lindor

Secondary Options -Edwin Encarnacion, Yonder Alonso, Jason Kipnis

Home Run Pick – Michael Brantley