DFS MLB Game by Game Breakdown – Thursday, July 26

Welcome into the Thursday edition of the DFS MLB Game by Game breakdown! We have a nine game slate on tap for tonight so let’s get right into it!

Jon Lester is quickly becoming my least favorite player in the majors. Once again, he continued to pitch over his head and the rest of our DFS MLB offense just forgot to show up. Other than A.J. Pollock‘s home run, nobody did much of anything. It was rough sledding on that slate but we have a fresh start tonight so let’s get moving.

DFS MLB – Royals at Yankees

Royals Probable Starter – Jakob Junis, RHP 

5.03 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 21.4 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .264 average, .345 wOBA, 18.4 K rate, 44.2 fly ball rate and 41.4 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .248 average, .340 wOBA, 24.2 K rate, 40.1 fly ball rate and 42.1 hard hit rate

It’s the first offense of the game but we’re going to see some chalk from this side. The Yankees hitters are sure to be popular since Junis has given up 24 homers on the season. The righty hitters are where I would focus my energy on and Aaron Judge is the front runner hands down. He flat destroys righty pitching at home with a .415 average, 1.347 OPS, .423 ISO and .548 wOBA. He’s the chalk you’re going to need to eat in cash games and he’ll be a tough fade in GPP’s. I’m also very interested in the freshly returned Glyber Torres, who is just $3,500 and you’re getting a .242 ISO and .359 wOBA. Realistically, any Yankee hitter should at least get a look tonight until Junis proves he can keep the ball in the yard.

Yankees Hitters to Target 

ELite Options – Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, Didi Gegorius, Greg Bird

Secondary Options – Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Andujar, Brett Gardner

Yankees Probable Starter – Sonny Gray, RHP 

5.34 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 21.2 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .259 average, .338 wOBA, 20.4 K rate, 24.6 fly ball rate and 40.0 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .270 average, .341 wOBA, 21.8 K rate, 34.4 fly ball rate and 29.4 hard hit rate

I’m not even giving Gray much of a second glance tonight because he is so terrible at home. His ERA at home is 7.62 and the FIP of 6.52 doesn’t suggest he’s just had really bad luck. So even with the Royals not being a good offense, I fond myself willing to take some shots with their cheap hitters.

Gray leans on a four seam and a sinker combo and four everyday Royals players have an xwOBA over .400 against those pitches. Two hitters are over .450 and under $3,000 on FanDuel in Lucas Duda and Adalberto Mondesi. Both with bat lefty against Gray and I really like Mondesi at shortstop. He’s carrying a .322 wOBA and a .185 ISO but he also brings some stolen base upside. He’s already at five in 22 games played. Duda has the bigger chance at a home run and if you want a narrative alert, Mike Moustakas could be auditioning for a trade in his future home ball park. Gray is significantly worse against righty hitters at home, so Salvador Perez is a very solid play as well with a .188 ISO.

Royals Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Lucas Duda, Adalberto Mondesi, Mike Moustakas

Secondary Options – Salvador Perez

Home Run Pick –Aaron Judge and Salvador Perez

DFS MLB – Mets at Pirates

Mets Probable Starter – Steven Matz, LHP 

3.65 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 20.4 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .230 average, .308 wOBA, 17.8 K rate, 20.9 fly ball rate and 11.6 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .241 average, .330 wOBA, 21.2 K rate, 28.7 fly ball rate and 38.0 hard hit rate

There’s a lefty on the mound against the Pirates and that can only mean one thing –

I apologize that I can’t remember who sent me that first on Twitter, but as a big wrestling fan, it’s just too perfect. Elias Diaz was off yesterday so he’ll be in the lineup tonight. He’s also rocking a .255 ISO and .427 wOBA and the pitch data lines up for us as well. Matz throws his sinker 58 percent to righty hitters and Diaz has a .443 xwOBA against lefty sinkers. All the stats for xwOBA for the Buccos are small sample sizes but Sean Rodriguez has the highest xwOBA against the lefty sinker at .669. He’s only $2,100 on FanDuel and backs up the pitch data with a .243 ISO and .394 wOBA. You know it’s a daily fantasy article when Sean Rodriguez is being talked about as a usable play. Pittsburgh is really good against lefties for the most part, though it’s possible Starling Marte might be out of the lineup after being hit by a pitch yesterday. I don’t think I would roll Wheeler out there tonight, regardless of Marte’s status. The Pirates offense was blazing hot before running into Trevor Bauer, which can be excused.

Pirates Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Elias Diaz, Sean Rodriguez, Josh Bell

Secondary Options –David Freese, Jordy Mercer

Pirates Probable Starter – Nick Kingham, RHP 

4.11 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 22.7 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .252 average, .348 wOBA, 15.5 K rate, 40.4 fly ball rate and 31.5 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .193 average, .260 wOBA, 29.5 K rate, 39.0 fly ball rate and 37.2 hard hit rate

The only righty hitters I might give a look for the Mets would be Jose Bautista or Amed Rosario but I don’t believe that’s where I’m going to land. Kingham has been lights out against righties with an elite strikeout rate. The duo of Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo are far more appealing and are at affordable price points. I’m likely going to side with Nimmo if I play either although Conforto has been hot lately. Nimmo has the higher xwOBA against the four seam and sinker that Kingham throws a whole lot but it’s not spectacular. What is something to chase is the .247 ISO against righty pitching in total. Kingham also isn’t striking out lefties almost at all. Kingham isn’t the worst play because he might only face three lefties. If he can contain Nimmo, Conforto and Asdrubal Cabrera, there is legitimate upside.

Mets Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo

Secondary Options – Asdrubal Cabrera, Jose Bautista

Home Run Pick – Josh Bell

DFS MLB – Rays at Orioles

Rays Probable Starter – Hunter Wood, RHP 

2.93 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 21.2 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .207 average, .309 wOBA, 26.5 K rate, 36.8 fly ball rate and 30.0 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .233 average, .283 wOBA, 15.6 K rate, 32.0 fly ball rate and 36.0 hard hit rate

It probably doesn’t matter that Wood is the presumptive starter but the Rays pitching staff is in flux right now with the two trades they made yesterday. The Orioles aren’t an offense I like using in the first place, but the attraction becomes even lower if it’s just a bullpen game for the Rays. If we get word that Wood is going to pitch a few innings, Mark Trumbo might be a decent play. $3,000 is a solid price and his xwOBA against the four seam and cutter is .523. Wood throws those two pitches 91 percent of the time. Other than that, we’ll let the Rays situation unfold a bit more before making a final decision.

Orioles Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Maybe Mark Trumbo

Secondary Options – TBD

Orioles Probable Starter – Alex Cobb, RHP  

6.17 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 15.2 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .300 average, .371 wOBA, 18.5 K rate, 36.4 fly ball rate and 34.4 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .310 average, .360 wOBA, 12.0 K rate, 29.7 fly ball rate and 32.8 hard hit rate

Cobb has been more up and down lately than his metrics would indicate. I wouldn’t hate a Rays stack but there is more risk than there appears to be. It’s hard to ignore a hitter like Jake Bauers with the power he’s shown against righty pitching, carrying a .263 ISO against the handedness. C.J. Cron is the other hitter that carries some power upside to a significant degree and he’s been hot lately. The other hitters like Daniel Robertson and Matt Duffy are probably better for a stack because the home runs might not be there for them. Given some of the offenses that are going to be popular tonight, playing the Rays hitters are likely to be a solid contrarian option. They’re not a sexy offense and if Cobb blows up, you could have a big leg up on the field.

Rays Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – C.J. Cron, Jake Bauers

Secondary Options – Daniel Robertson, Matt Duffy

Home Run Pick – Daniel Robertson

DFS MLB – Twins at Red Sox

Twins Probable Starter – Kyle Gibson, RHP 

3.57 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 23.6 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .241 average, .298 wOBA, 21.2 K rate, 35.5 fly ball rate and 40.0 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .211 average, .292 wOBA, 25.5 K rate, 28.5 fly ball rate and 36.7 hard hit rate

Gibson is a pretty solid pitcher that we rarely talk about as an option, but it’s tough to recommend him tonight heading into Fenway. The xwOBA has to be terrifying because he throws a four seam and cutter combo between 57-59 percent of the time. No fewer than seven regular players have an xwOBA over .400 against those two pitches and Brock Holt is at .390. Mitch Moreland and Andrew Benintendi have ISO’s over .220 if you want to attack Gibson from the left side of the plate but his HR/9 is higher to righties. The three highest ISO’s on the team are all righty hitters in Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts. At least a few of the Red Sox are probably looking to regain some of their lost stats after jumping all over Dylan Bundy to see their game get cancelled. Gibson has faced the Red Sox once this year, giving up two earned over six innings while striking out five hitters. That’s fine for real life but not the type of performance I want in fantasy and especially not when he’s on the road.

Red Sox Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, Andrew Benintendi, Mitch Moreland

Secondary Options – Xander Bogaerts, Steve Pearce, Brock Holt

Red Sox Probable Starter – Brian Johnson, LHP 

3.81 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 19.9 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .218 average, .265 wOBA, 21.3 K rate, 39.0 fly ball rate and 28.6 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .293 average, .339 wOBA, 19.4 K rate, 39.5 fly ball rate and 32.3 hard hit rate

If you’re looking for a dirt cheap pitcher to take a flier on and play every hitter you want to, I think we may have found the guy. The Twins are a lefty heavy lineup and it shows in their stats because they are one of the worst offenses in baseball against lefty pitching. They’re in the bottom 10 in OPS, ISO, wOBA and wRC+ against south paws and Johnson is pitching for his shot to be considered in the rotation. Boston has said he’ll go back to the bullpen after this start, but Drew Pomeranz has been awful. There’s spot to be had with a strong effort here. The ceiling might not be too high, but the Twins don’t present much threat but the metrics. Nobody stands out via the pitch data, and aside from lefty Max Kepler, no regular player has an ISO over .149 or a wOBA over .350. I won’t have any Twins in my lineups, regardless of whether I play Johnson.

Twins Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – None

Secondary Options – Max Kepler, Eduardo Escobar

Home Run Pick – J.D. Martinez

DFS MLB – Phillies at Reds

Phillies Probable Starter – Ranger Suarez, LHP 

* Major League Debut *

We don’t have a whole lot to go on with Suarez at the higher levels of the minors because he only has pitched 15.2 innings above AA. He only had an 18.8 strikeout rate in AAA and it was 18.2 in AA so there doesn’t appear to be a lot of upside there. Then again, the Reds have gotten smoked by rookie pitchers lately so some players might shy away from this spot. I’m back on my normal plays for the Reds against a lefty and that means Eugenio Suarez stands out like a sore thumb. He’s smoking lefty pitching to the tune of a .310 ISO and .488 wOBA. His price is up to $3,900 which is about where it should be. Curt Casali or Tucker Barnhart are intriguing as well but Casali has much better metrics in a smaller sample size. I can’t imagine either player would carry much ownership. There’s always risk when we see pitcher for the first time but I do like some of the Reds tonight in cash games.

Reds Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Eugenio Suarez, Tucker Barnhart/Curt Casali

Secondary Options – Scooter Gennett, Adam Duvall

Reds Probable Starter – Tyler Mahle, RHP 

4.32 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 21.6 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .281 average, .405 wOBA, 22.7 K rate, 46.8 fly ball rate and 44.9 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .245 average, .276 wOBA, 20.4 K rate, 28.7 fly ball rate and 37.7 hard hit rate

I don’t know how chalky he’ll be, but Nick Williams is in a really good spot against the four seam heavy Mahle tonight. The Reds starter struggles against lefty hitters and throws his fastball 69 percent of the time. Williams has an xwOBA of .422 against that pitch and has a .217 ISO against righties overall. Odubel Herrera is similar to Williams but is also $900 more expensive as well. You can add in Carlos Santana and Cesar Hernandez if you roll out a full lefty Phillies stack. The last two don’t have an overwhelming amount of power against righties but this might be a spot to make an exception. The fly balls and hard hit rate is really appealing if you go that route and that could be a difference maker in GPP’s. It doesn’t hurt that they’re in one of the better hitter’s parks in the majors tonight.

Phillies Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Nick Williams, Odubel Herrera

Secondary Options – Carlos Santana, Cesar Hernadez

Home Run Pick – Nick Williams and Eugenio Suarez

DFS MLB – Nationals at Marlins

Nationals Probable Starter – Stephen Strasburg, RHP 

3.90 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 28.8 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .226 average, .283 wOBA, 23.6 K rate, 28.0 fly ball rate and 29.6 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .248 average, .322 wOBA, 35.0 K rate, 37.4 fly ball rate and 41.9 hard hit rate

The pitching options tonight are questionable and that includes Strasburg. The Marlins look like a solid matchup on paper but they have a habit of being pesky when I roster pitchers against them. Strasburg also struggled in his last start and he’s not exactly having the most dominant season ever. Since he’s been worse against righty pitching, I might take a shot at J.T. Realmuto in tournaments. He’s hit Strasburg well in the past with a .333 average and he’s crushing righty pitching this year, hitting for a .257 ISO and .416 wOBA. The Washington starter has a 1.66 HR/9 against righties as well and nobody is going to play Realmuto. Other than that, the Marlins offense is hands off for me. I’ll keep Strasburg in mind but it’s not my favorite spot ever.

Marlins Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – None

Secondary Options – J.T. Realmuto(GPP only)

Marlins Probable Starter – Dan Straily, RHP 

4.02 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 18.9 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .247 average, .349 wOBA, 19.2 K rate, 33.6 fly ball rate and 41.2 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .201 average, .281 wOBA, 18.4 K rate, 43.5 fly ball rate and 44.1 hard hit rate

I’ve been the first one to tell you not to play Bryce Harper when his price was still at normal rates. He’s $4,000 and has been much better since the All-Star break and Straily hasn’t handled lefties well so far. He’s going to see a fastball about half the time from Straily and the xwOBA for Harper sits at .425. Juan Soto would be a nice stacking option as well for the same reasons and we could see a repeat performance from yesterday, where both hitters left the yard. I would skip Trea Turner and Anthony Rendon since Straily has gotten tough on righty hitters. If you think Straily is going to get buzz sawed here, Adam Eaton and Matt Adams have wOBA’s over .395 against righty pitching and could complete a four man stack. Daniel Murphy has been hit or miss all year but is an option as well. That’s a total GPP play however.

Nationals Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Bryce Harper, Juan Soto

Secondary Options – Matt Adams, Adam Eaton, Daniel Murphy

Home Run Pick – Bryce Harper

DFS MLB – Dodgers at Braves

Dodgers Probable Starter – Rich Hill, LHP 

4.26 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 25.8 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .214 average, .295 wOBA, 21.4 K rate, 34.1 fly ball rate and 36.6 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .268 average, .357 wOBA, 27.3 K rate, 41.8 fly ball rate and 50.4 hard hit rate

This is an interesting spot for Hill. He’s been controlling lefties well so that limits the appeal of Nick Markakis and Freddie Freeman. The best Braves hitter by the metrics is actually Tyler Flowers. He’s annihilated lefty pitching this year and carries a 1.261 OPS, .263 ISO and .532 wOBA is 55 at-bats against lefty pitching this year. That’s a great match against what Hill doesn’t do well. His HR/9 to righties sits at 2.14 and Flowers has a .531 xwOBA against the four seam and curveball. That’s about the only two pitches Hill throws at this point so Flowers is in a terrific spot. Ozzie Albies is rock solid but is also risky coming off a hamstring injury. The last player that I would give heavy consideration to is Johan Camargo at $2,900. He has a whopping .270 ISO against lefties and flies under the radar on almost every slate.

Braves Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Tyler Flowers(Kurt Suzuki if Flowers doesn’t start), Johan Camargo

Secondary Options – Ozzie Albies, Freddie Freeman, Ronald Acuna

Braves Probable Starter – Anibal Sanchez, RHP 

2.76 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 24.2 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .197 average, .286 wOBA, 26.8 k rate, 37.6 fly ball rate and 31.8 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .211 average, .284 wOBA, 21.9 K rate, 44.2 fly ball rate and 25.7 hard hit rate

I can never make heads or tails of Sanchez. He’s been incredibly productive for the Braves so far but I almost never use him. That streak is going to continue tonight because the Dodgers rank in the top three in baseball in slugging, ISO, OPS, wOBA and wRC+. The splits are no real help and neither is the pitch data since he throws five different pitches. This is the classic stack it or forget spot. If you stack, Max Muncy and Joc Pederson both have an ISO over .300 so they would lead the pack. Yasmani Grandal is at a .382 wOBA and is never owned in any format. Cody Bellinger has power against righties and Matt Kemp continues to be a solid hitter across the board. I’m leaning towards not having any player from this side of the game.

Dodgers Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – None

Secondary Options -Stack including Max Muncy and Joc Pederson

Home Run Pick – Tyler Flowers

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DFS MLB – A’s at Rangers

A’s Probable Starter – Trevor Cahill, RHP 

2.95 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 24.3 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .188 average, .248 wOBA, 25.5 K rate, 27.6 fly ball rate and 37.7 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .213 average, .288 wOBA, 23.5 K rate, 22.5 fly ball rate and 44.4 hard hit rate

Cahill has been tough against lefties so far which gives him at least some chance to be productive against the Rangers offense. I still wouldn’t trust him as the game is in Texas and it should be hot, which means the ball will be flying. Cahill is a ground ball pitcher and has kept the ball out of the air but there’s a catch to the positive factors that Cahill brings to the table and that’s the xwOBA of some of the Texas hitters against the sinker. Shin-soo Choo, Rougned Odor and Joey Gallo all have an xwOBA over .600 against that particular pitch, which Cahill throws about 32 percent of the time to lefty hitters. That’s less than ideal but I still wouldn’t use Texas hitters in cash. I think there’s at least some chance of Cahill going five or six innings and only giving up two or three runs. Choo is the best play of the bunch with a .411 wOBA and a .244 ISO against lefty pitching. Plenty of people played him last night and he didn’t do much, so plenty would be off of him tonight.

Rangers Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Shin-soo Choo

Secondary Options – Rougned Odor, Joey Gallo

Rangers Probable Starter – Bartolo Colon, RHP 

4.85 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 13.7 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .268 average, .320 wOBA, 12.8 K rate, 33.3 fly ball rate and 40.1 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .270 average, .350 wOBA, 14.5 K rate, 33.2 fly ball rate and 43.9 hard hit rate

We all know that Colon isn’t a good pitcher at this point in his career but the pitch data is really troubling here. He pounds his sinker to both sides of the plate and three hitters have an xwOBA over .585 against that specific pitch. Matt Olson, Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis all utterly destroy righty sinkers and Davis is white hot. Even at $4,500, you have to give him serious consideration with a .298 ISO against righty pitching. Colon also has given up a ton of homers to righty hitters so Davis seems like a must for cash games. Stephen Piscotty has been hammering the ball and has a .228 ISO. Lowrie and Olson are in prime spots but it should be noted that Colon has only given up five home runs to lefties all season. The A’s have been mashing the ball in Texas and it sure seems like they’ll do it again tonight.

A’s Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – Khris Davis, Stephen Piscotty

Secondary Options – Jed Lowrie, Matt Olson, Matt Chapman

Home Run Pick – Stephen Piscotty

DFS MLB – Brewers at Giants

Brewers Probable Starter – Wade Miley, LHP 

1.56 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 14.7 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .143 average, .253 wOBA, 16.7 K rate, 16.7 fly ball rate and 50.0 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .204 average, .271 wOBA, 15.8 K rate, 23.1 fly ball rate and 42.5 hard hit rate

Miley hasn’t lived up to being the gas can that I assumed he was going to be when he came back from injury. There’s going to be some regression coming at some point but being in San Francisco might keep the regression monster at bay for at least one more start. It’s been a small sample size for Chase d’Arnaud but he’s smacked lefties so far with a .389 ISO and .540 wOBA. Those numbers likely won’t play out at home but he’s a reasonable punt if you need the savings. Nick Hundley would be interesting but he’s only played three games since the break. I really don’t want to force any Giants into the lineup tonight. There is no other hitter with an ISO over .214 and that is Steven Duggar, a lefty. The park takes all the upside out and Miley has been good so far. Take a punt if you need it or leave this one alone.

Giants Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – None

Secondary Options – Chase d’Arnaud, Nick Hundley

Giants Probable Starter – Dereck Rodriguez, RHP 

2.72 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 18.9 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .247 average, .318 wOBA, 17.4 K rate, 41.4 fly ball rate and 47.2 hard hit rate

Vs RHH – .226 average, .276 wOBA, 20.2 K rate, 29.5 fly ball rate and 36.7 hard hit rate

Can you play lefties from the Brewers tonight if you wanted to? Sure, but it’s not going to be something I would do. Rodriguez is kind of in the same boat as Miley. He’s got regression but after seeing the Brewers whiff in double digits yesterday, there’s always the chance they just strikeout all night again. He throws a nice variety of pitches so there’s not something we want to hone in on. The safest bets would be Travis Shaw and Christian Yelich but the upside is always going to be with Eric Thames. His ISO is over .300 and he’s just $2,900. He just strikes out a ton so I’m not sure he’s the best play for cash games. My interest in this game as whole just isn’t really there. I think this one might be an easy fade unless some factor pops up during the day.

Brewers Hitters to Target 

Elite Options – None

Secondary Options – Eric Thames, Travis Shaw, Christian Yelich

Home Run Pick – Travis Shaw

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P – Nick Kingham 

C/1B – Elias Diaz 

2B – Sean Rodriguez

3B – Johan Camargo 

SS – Adalberto Mondesi

OF – Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Khris Davis

Utility – Stephen Piscotty

Kingham is a bet and I’m playing just to fit offense but the only two pitchers above him in salary are fairly risky themselves. The cheap two man Pirates stack helps us fit some other players because most of our money is spent in the outfield. These four hitters seem like they’re going to be difficult to leave off. Davis should be able to smash Colon, Judge is equivalent to Nolan Arenado against a lefty in Coors and when can we get Harper at $4,000 against a pitcher that struggles against lefties? Maybe we can leave off Piscotty but righties against Big Sexy have been money for home runs so far.

The Core – A’s righty hitters, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge

Pitchers to Consider 

Elite Options – Stephen Strasburg

Mid-Range – Nick Kingham

Punts – Brian Johnson

Stacks to Consider – Oakland A’s, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa

As always, may fortune be on your side and make sure to follow me on Twitter @bucn4life as MLB allows late swap. If there’s a late scratch and/or lineup cards aren’t put in for the late games, this article will always be updated on Twitter ASAP.