| Date | Opp | FPTS | k | ip | ab | sho | w | hra | l | er | cg | ha | 3ba | bba | sba | ibba | whip | hbp | qstart | 1ba | k/9 | 2ba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-29 | @ HOU | 2.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-05-02 | vs. SF | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021-04-28 | @ ARI | 5.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021-04-27 | @ ARI | 1.65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-04-24 | @ LAD | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Aaron Northcraft Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections
Patrick Corbin has struck out 20 of 48 batters faced with a 17.8 SwStr% through two starts
Similar to Monday, Tuesday's pitching is not just strong at the top, but has some high upside arms at mid-range prices too. The most expensive of those and maybe the best is Patrick Corbin ($9-9.5K). His breakout started over his last 20 starts of 2017 (23.7 K%, 51.3 GB%, < 30 Hard%). He's now struck out 20 of 48 batters faced this season (17.8 SwStr%) and gets a major park upgrade in San Francisco tonight. Theoretically, the Giants are supposed to be much better against LHP this year, but with a league leading 184 PAs so far, they've generated a 15.7 K-BB% and 75 wRC+ against them. Aaron Nola hasn't started very srong and has been held below 90 pitches in each of his starts, but has a league average SwStr rate (9.7%), a ground ball rate above 50% and a 0.0 Hard-Soft%. The matchup should be winnable against a banged up Cincinnati offense and the slow start has kept his cost down below $9K. Sean Manaea has efficiently used 189 pitches to throw 15.2 innings through two starts. While his strikeout rate remains league average, his SwStr rate is up even further (12.7%) and he’s walked just one guy! He continues to have contact issues against RHBs (37.5 Hard%, 43.8 GB% through two starts) and the matchup is not great against the Dodgers, but they are still without Justin Turner and he costs right around $8K on either site. Aaron Sanchez (11.2%) and Tyler Skaggs (13.4%) have both greatly increased their SwStr% through two starts and are facing strikeout prone, but also powerful offenses in dangerous parks. Sanchez, at least, is expected to have the platoon advantage for the most part against a predominantly right-handed Baltimore lineup. He has a career 60.3 GB% against righties. The Orioles have a 29.2 K% and 2.9 Hard-Soft% against RHP so far.
Chris Sale, Max Scherzer, plus three more pitchers with a 25 K% and 55 GB% this year
A star studded pitching board includes both Cy Young hopefuls at this point (Chris Sale & Max Scherzer) and an addition pitcher with a 30% strikeout rate (Alex Wood). Zack Godley joins the trio as the only other pitcher with a 16+ SwStr% over the last month, while he, Wood and Trevor Cahill all have at least a 25 K% and 55 GB%. Not even mentioned yet are Aaron Nola (21.4 K-BB% over the last month), Jeff Samardzija (23.7 K-BB% this season) or Yu Darvish, all in matchups against offenses that exceed a 24 K% vs RHP. There are a number of not only viable, but potentially exceptional pitching choices tonight. The Daily K Predictor favors Scherzer (9.68), but he has a tough matchup in Arizona as Sale and Wood are favored above Scherzer by the RotoGrinders Player Projections. Nola and Cahill may both be great values in the $8-9K range.