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Daily Dime: Jaime Garcia, Ryan Howard, Jay Bruce, Eddie Rosario

Daily Dime: Jaime Garcia, Ryan Howard, Jay Bruce, Eddie Rosario

Before you commit to anything, be sure to double check the lineups and weather. Now go assemble your Yahoo DFS monster, make us proud.

Jaime Garcia, SP, vs COL (Flande), $45: Although he’s the biggest Vegas favorite on the Sunday card, Garcia is merely the No. 8 pitcher in Yahoo price. Some might be a little concerned about Garcia after a layoff, though he did turn in a quality start on July 28. His overall ratios are excellent (2.00/0.89), and everyone knows the Rockies aren’t as much fun on the road.

Noah Syndergaard, SP, vs. WAS (Zimmermann), $52: Sure, it’s a pay-up price, but the Baby Faced Ace known as Thor has ungodly powers at home (1.46 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, six walks, 51 strikeouts). That’s going to work. So long as you have John Kruk on mute, you'll have some fun on Sunday night.

Buster Posey, C, at TEX (Perez), $19: You’ll need to get lineup confirmation, as we don’t know the San Francisco plan at press time. But with Posey on a monstrous tear and in a fun offensive park like Arlington in midsummer, I want in. Although Posey is the highest backstop on the board, the price isn’t all that prohibitive - it works down gradually, to the point that 18 other backstops are still at least two-thirds of the Posey cost. This is a round-about way of saying Posey’s not priced where he could be or perhaps should be. The Giants figure to be one of the highest scoring teams on Sunday, and Posey should have a piece of it.

Ryan Howard, 1B, vs. ATL (Teheran), $16: The Phillies sold everything they could before the trade deadline, but Howard’s contract and diminishing production made him hard to move. Alas, he’s picked up his game this week, having some fun (12-for-26, two homers, 12 RBIs ) with the surging Phillies offense. Julio Teheran has been a mess on the road this year (7.24 ERA), so if you want to assemble a miniature Phillies stack, I’m on board.

Kolten Wong, 2B, vs. COL (Flande), $15: Wong is merely the No. 9 second baseman in price, though he’s now the No. 3 hitter in the St. Louis lineup. Mediocre reliever Johan Flande is getting a shot in the Colorado rotation, but this sounds like a bullpen game for the Rockies to some extent. Advantage, Cardinals.

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Jean Segura, SS, vs. CHC (Richard), $14: He’s batting .306 against southpaws, and he’s at home in a run-friendly park and against an ordinary pitcher. No wonder the Cubs wanted to upgrade the back end of their rotation.

Evan Longoria, 3B, at BOS (Miley), $17: He’s not such a big deal in seasonal any longer, but he still has a pretty .911 OPS against lefties. Smile, you’re at Wade Miley’s, and you’re at Fenway Park as well.

Eddie Rosario, OF, vs. SEA (Iwakuma), $14: He may not be the smoothest criminal out there (he’s been caught five times in 14 attempts), but at least he keep trying. More of interest is a hot homestand, which included three homers earlier this week. Rosario is batting .364 at home, and posted an .841 OPS in July.

Jay Bruce, OF, vs. PIT (Morton), $19: The game of Charlie Morton is to keep you in the infield (all that Ground Chuck stuff), but Bruce likes the tilt of this matchup. Over 27 career at-bats, the lefty swinger has a .704 slugging percentage. He’s also having fun at home, with a .901 OPS this season.

Khris Davis, OF, vs. CHC (Richard), $13: He isn’t as much fun as the other Chris Davis, but he now has a gig to himself with the Brewers moving outfielders. Milwaukee is a fun spot for a right-handed hitter on Sunday, up against a journeyman like Clayton Richard. Have a slide, Bernie Brewer.