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Early DraftKings MLB picks August 14: I dream of Gio

By Mike Marteny

FanDuel MLB: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 27: Gio Gonzalez #47 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches against the Minnesota Twins on May 27, 2019 at the Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Brewers defeated the Twins 5-4. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
FanDuel MLB: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 27: Gio Gonzalez #47 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches against the Minnesota Twins on May 27, 2019 at the Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Brewers defeated the Twins 5-4. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – SEPTEMBER 29: Joey Votto #19 of the Cincinnati Reds prepares to take an at bat during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park on September 29, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 3-0. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /

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Bieber’s career numbers against Boston aren’t good. Sam Travis, Benintendi, Jackie Bradley, Rafael Devers, and Mookie have all homered off of him. There’s plenty of places to take a shot or two here, but I would definitely limit my exposure in every lineup.

C.J. Cron has the Twins’ only homer against Gio, and he wont have to deal with Nelson Cruz in the N.L park. I don’t want to pay the price on any other Twins righties with the way Gio is pitching right now.

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Jalen Beeks has pitched well on the road, but I really have no desire to use him if he’s starting. Beeks doesn’t go deep enough into games to factor into the decision since he isn’t that efficient with his pitches. You can take a shot with Renfroe, Machado, or Tatis here, but I wouldn’t go overboard. Beeks is good and so is the rest of this bullpen.

Quantrill has been the best Padre not named Paddack lately, so I’m not really going after him. Austin Meadows as a one off is solid, but I’m not sure I want to pay that price.

I’m not really crazy about any Giants at home today, but Brandon Crawford and Scooter Gennett are worth a look. I like Yastrzemski, but Bailey isn’t homer prone. I want left handed gap hitters in this one.

Joey Votto has two of the three homers against Stephen Strasburg. Suarez has the other. You could take a shot with Aquino, but I can’t really say that I’m crazy about any of them, especially with so many other offenses in good spots today.

Trevor Bauer has been up and down with the Reds, so I don’t really trust him. However, he did shut down the Cubs last week, so I don’t really want to go after him either. It’s Juan Soto and Matt Adams here for me. Turner and Rendon are a combined 1-7 against Bauer.

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