These Under-the-Radar Hitters Could Be Your Ticket to the Top Prize!
Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres is another hitter to keep an eye on. He’s up against Drew Smyly of the Chicago Cubs, who is projected to have a 3-star matchup against Machado. Machado has been slugging 1.276 in his last 34 PA’s against left-handers who rely heavily on the curveball like Smyly over the last 2 seasons.
Mitch Haniger of the is projected to be one of the top hitters of the day as well. He’s up against Steven Matz of the St. Louis Cardinals, who has allowed a slugging percentage of .542 against right-handed batters who hit for power like Haniger over the last 2 years. Pitchers with similar repertoires to Matz have an ERA of 4.70 against the Giants over the last year.
J.D. Martinez of the Los Angeles Dodgers is another hitter who is projected to perform well in several matchup categories today. He’s up against the same pitcher as Freeman and Betts, Roansy Contreras of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who has an average matchup against the Dodgers hitters.
Lastly, we have Brandon Nimmo of the New York Mets and Brandon Drury of the Los Angeles Angels who are both projected to have solid outings. Nimmo is up against MacKenzie Gore of the Washington Nationals, who has a projected average matchup against the Mets hitters. Drury is up against the same pitcher as Trout and Ward, Luis Medina of the Oakland A’s.
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