MLB Pitching Primer: Friday, August 24th
Everything in the sport of baseball comes down to the hitter-versus-pitcher matchup – which makes pitching the most important element of MLB DFS play. Without an understanding of the best pitching plays on the day, your DFS efforts will be sunk! Each day, the Pitching Primer will provide you with some of the top pitching plays on the day – taking a close look at the “why” behind these picks, and helping you to identify pitchers others might overlook.
Friday, August 24th
Arms To Trust
Rich Hill vs. San Diego Padres
Richy Rich checks in as one of the best arms on this 14-game slate tonight.
He has the second highest 2018 K% on the slate at 25.3%, and it is up to 26.1% in the second half of the season. The two main complaints with Hill this year are that his control is a little out of whack (9% BB%), and he is allowing a ton of hard contact (44.6%).
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