Covering The Bases: Sunday, July 22nd

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Sunday, July 22nd

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Happy Sunday, Grinders! We have a bit of a strange slate for a Sunday afternoon, but it should still be a fun one. The Padres and Phillies got postponed on Saturday night and scheduled a double-header today with the first game now starting an hour before the DFS slate locks, so that game is not available for our purposes. We also have quite a few later afternoon games, and I’ll provide some bullet points for those at the end of the article, as that seems relevant today even though we usually don’t cover the late afternoon slate on Sundays. There’s a lot to pour through today, so let’s get rolling!

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Justin Van Zuiden (stlcardinals84)

Justin Van Zuiden (aka stlcardinals84) is a longtime RotoGrinders contributor and show host. He’s appeared in numerous Live Finals, has logged countless 6-figure wins in a host of different sports (including 5 in PGA), and is a former DFS Writer of the Year Nominee by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. You can find Justin’s ‘Covering The Bases’ series on weekends during the MLB season. He is also a main contributor of sports betting picks at our sister site, ScoresAndOdds, and is a co-host on the RotoGrinders Game Night show on SiriusXM. Follow Justin on Twitter – @stlcardinals84