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Daily Dime: Going with Cruz, Yungmann and stacking Coors Field

Daily Dime: Going with Cruz, Yungmann and stacking Coors Field

Here are 10 DFS recommendations for Sunday’s slate on Yahoo  but be sure to double-check the weather and lineups before first pitch approaches.

Nelson Cruz, OF, at Bos (Owens), $21: He has a .385/.460/.743 line against lefties this season, with a 1.120 OPS on the road, including 25 homers over 224 at bats. Meanwhile, Henry Owens has totaled just 10.0 innings during his career (and has a 1.64 WHIP when facing RHB).  Since the start of July, Cruz has a .324-30-16-38 line over 139 at bats, as he’s been the No. 3 fantasy player over that span. He should be in your lineup Sunday.

Shelby Miller, SP, vs. Ari (De La Rosa), $40: He still hasn’t recorded a victory since May 17 despite a 2.48 ERA, but this is a pretty good price for someone who’s proven to be so good with run prevention this season.

Taylor Yungmann, SP, vs. Phi (Harang), $40: He hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of his previous nine starts (and the one he did before that came in Coors Field), and Yungmann owns a 2.12 ERA with 30 strikeouts over 29.2 innings at home this season. He’ll be facing a Phillies team that has the second-lowest OPS (.674) against right-handed pitchers, and the Brewers (-180) are one of the most favored teams on Sunday’s slate.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, at Atl (Miller), $7: The goal here is to play a catcher at the lowest price possible, whether it be Salty or any other backstop who’s in the starting lineup at $7.

Miguel Cabrera, 1B, at Hou (Fiers), $17: He’s returning from an injury, but Miggy seems underpriced here as one of the best hitters in baseball with 11 first basemen more expensive. Adam Lind has the same price, and Yangervis Solarte is one dollar cheaper.

Jedd Gyorko, 2B, at Col (Rusin), $15: He has an .813 OPS against lefties on the year and will be hitting in Coors Field on Sunday,

Nolan Arenado, 3B, vs. SD (Kennedy), $18: He continues to hit better against RHB than southpaws this season and at this price he’s hard to pass while hitting at home.

Jose Reyes, SS, vs. SD (Kennedy), $15: It’s crazy how much more he’s running since joining the Rockies. I’ll continue to roll with Reyes at this price during his Coors Field debuted.

Coco Crisp, OF, at Bal (Chen), $7: He dropped $4 from Friday to the bottom here, so let’s go back to the well for someone who’s averaged 14 homers and 26 steals over the past three seasons while averaging just 126 games over that span.

Matt Kemp, OF, at Col (Rusin), $20: He has two homers and eight RBI over the past three games. Kemp owns a .902 OPS since the All-Star break and will be hitting in Coors Field on Sunday against a pitcher who’s allowed a 1.61 WHIP against RHB this season.

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