The top pitcher of the entire slate today is Mike Clevinger. He faces a weak, often strikeout-heavy Chicago Cubs lineup, and he's fully stretched out now. He's only available in about 25% of ESPN leagues, but being that he's a superior option to even Justin Verlander, Aaron Nola, Robbie Ray, and any other ace on this slate, he's worth mentioning. In other words, if he's available, you have to grab him. Plus, given his ace potential, you'd probably want to continue to roster him after this start anyway
- The Oakland Athletics and Detroit Tigersplay a doubleheader today. While these are normally among the least noteworthy offenses for fantasy purposes, even a below-average hitter with twice the usual volume becomes one of the most valuable assets. Besides, since this is Oakland and Detroit we're talking about, almost their entire offenses are available in the majority of leagues. Among the top targets would be Ramon Laureano (11%), Spencer Torkelson(64%), Jeimer Candelario (51%), Robbie Grossman (46%) and Sheldon Neuse (17%).
- Nearly 40 degrees separates the hottest game from the coldest one on today's slate. On the hot side at nearly 90 degrees, the St. Louis Cardinals project for the third-most runs of the day according to THE BAT X. Dylan Carlson (63%), Harrison Bader(26%), and Yadier Molina (13%) all make for solid streamers.
- Garrett Whitlock has been absolutely lights out this year and has serious long-term appeal if he can hold onto his spot in the Boston Red Sox rotation. Today marks a very difficult spot for him, though, going into Atlanta to face the second-best offense in baseball. It's also on the hotter side at close to 80 degrees, so you may want to think about sitting him for this one.
- If you're looking for stolen bases, the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Raysboth face very exploitable batteries today. Roman Quinn (0%) would be the best bet of the day if he cracks the Philadelphia lineup. Brett Phillips (0%) and Manuel Margot(25%) also look like strong options
