A full boat of games for this Friday. Three pitchers come highly recommended tonight as Nola, Arrieta and Cole have all been picked by at least nine experts. Two big stack options with the Mets and Astros. Additionally, can the Indians keep up the run they’ve been on this week?
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Scroll to the bottom of the article for the “Top Stacks” section that lists out the teams with the most hitters being recommended by the experts today. Also, be sure to check each team’s lineup when it is released and watch the weather before finalizing your lineups tonight.
SP
- Aaron Nola (11x)
- Jake Arrieta (10x)
- Gerrit Cole (9x)
- Scott Kazmir (3x)
- Carlos Martinez (3x)
- Aaron Sanchez (3x)
- Sonny Gray (3x)
C
- Brian McCann (4x)
- Francisco Cervelli (3x)
- Salvador Perez (3x)
1B
- John Jaso (6x)
- Anthony Rizzo (5x)
- Lucas Duda (4x)
- Carlos Santana (3x)
2B
- Robinson Cano (5x)
- Jose Altuve (4x)
- Jason Kipnis (4x)
- Derek Dietrich (2B/3B) (4x)
- Rougned Odor (3x)
- Neil Walker (3x)
SS
- Carlos Correa (9x)
- Manny Machado (SS/3B) (5x)
- Francisco Lindor (5x)
- Aledmys Diaz (4x)
3B
- Danny Valencia (9x)
- Kyle Seager (4x)
- Kris Bryant (3B/OF) (3x)
OF
- Michael Conforto (7x)
- Gregory Polanco (5x)
- Curtis Granderson (4x)
- Mike Trout (4x)
- George Springer (4x)
- Jayson Werth (4x)
- Yoenis Cespedes (3x)
- Colby Rasmus (3x)
- Evan Gattis (3x)
Top Stacks of the Night
- Mets (5) – Duda, Walker, Conforto, Cespedes, Granderson
- Astros (5) – Altuve, Correa, Springer, Gattis, Rasmus
- Indians (3) – Santana, Kipnis, Lindor
- Pirates (3) – Cervelli, Jaso, Polanco
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