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Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, June 26. Let's get to it.
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Agenda
- Programming Note
- Today's Weather and Updates
- Tomorrow's Picks
1. Programming Note
Brad will return to this space next week, once he's finished floating down the Grand Canyon.
2. Today's Weather and Updates - Monday, June 25
Potential rainouts for Angels-Royals and Indians-Cardinals today, though both are under 50% chances for precipitation. All other games will be played without weather-related concerns.
3. Streamer Picks - Tuesday, June 26
Pitchers to Use
Steven Matz has turned in quality starts in four of his last six outings, and one of the two in which he failed to reach that benchmark was his most recent turn at Coors Field. He'll take on the Pirates at home, opposed by Chad Kuhl. Kuhl's disastrous outing last week nothwithstanding, he's a decent play as well.
Freddy Peralta has been dynamite so far, going 2-0 with 2.30 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and 25 strikeouts in his first three starts. The Royals are terrible, so he should have little trouble with them in theory.
Other Targets: Frankie Montas, Lance Lynn
Pitchers to Exploit
The Angels have been so slammed by pitcher injuries that they're reduced to running John Lamb out there against the Red Sox at Fenway. Lamb has a career 6.12 ERA and 1.59 WHIP. In professional circles, those numbers are referred to as "extremely bad."
The Matt Harvey reclamation project in Cincinnati has gone about as well as you'd expect. In eight starts, the former ace has been thoroughly mediocre, posting a 4.79 ERA and allowing 1.5 home runs per nine innings. In other words, someone who should be targeted when pitching against a top-tier Braves lineup.
Other Targets: Kevin Gausman, Nathan Eovaldi
Homers on the Wire
Ryon Healy has been heating back up recently, with a .333 average and five homers over the past two weeks. He'll have a great chance to add to that HR total with a date against Kevin Gausman at Camden Yards.
Other Targets: Franmil Reyes, Michael Conforto, Scott Schebler, Jeimer Candelario, Teoscar Hernandez, Yonder Alonso, Adam Duvall
Steals on the Wire
With the Nationals being cautious about Adam Eaton's playing time as he returns from injury, Michael A. Taylor is still starting fairly often. He has six steals in the last two weeks and leads the majors with 23 overall.
Other Targets: Leury Garcia, Dustin Fowler, Jose Iglesias, Travis Jankowski, Niko Goodrum, Jose Peraza, Jonathan Villar, Delino DeShields, Mallex Smith
