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Daily Dime: Lawrie, Yasmani, Belt and other Friday bargains

Daily Dime: Lawrie, Yasmani, Belt and other Friday bargains

You guys, if things go well on Friday night, I stand to make tens if not dozens of dollars. So you know I'm not messin' around today. Let's make good choices, together. And as always, please be sure to check weather reports and scan today's MLB lineups prior to game time.

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Brett Lawrie, 3B, at Sea (Walker), $2600 at FanDuel: This really seems like a curiously low price for a player on an 11-game hitting streak, facing a pitcher of dubious quality. Lawrie has five multi-hit games in his last six, so it's not as if his streak is simply some accident of luck.

Wilson Ramos, C, vs. Atl (Stults), $2800: Here's another guy riding an 11-game hit streak, with five multi-hit games in his last seven. Ramos has raised his season average from .229 to .319 over the past two weeks. He hammers left-handed pitching, so Stults should be a friendly matchup.

Brandon Belt, 1B, vs. Mia (Cosart), $2900: In case it wasn't already apparent, I'm rolling out lineups full of players who've been binging in recent days. Belt has three two-hit games in his last four, and he has at least one extra-base hit in five straight. He's stinging the ball right now, is what I'm saying. He's also facing an under-powering right-hander. I'm in.

Not a bad day, Yasmani Grandal (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
Not a bad day, Yasmani Grandal (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)

Yasmani Grandal, C, at Col (Butler), $3200

: Grandal basically delivered a week's worth of stats on Thursday, in a monstrous 4-for-4, two-homer performance. He's reached base safely in seven straight games, and he's given us three-hit efforts in three of four. So yeah, I'll gladly play him at Coors, facing a righty.

Adam Lind, 1B, vs. CHC (Hammel), $3300: Lind has homered in each of his last two games (both multi-hit efforts), raising his season slash-line to .333/.409/.625. Hammel is a quality opponent, to be sure, but Lind has had success against him (6-for-20, double, 2 HR, BB). At this price, Lind feels like a steal relative to pretty much every first baseman other than Brandon Belt.

Kyle Blanks, OF, at TB (Karns), $2900: We've had a few false alarms with Blanks before, true, but he's really been mashing since being recalled by the Rangers. He went 2-for-4 with a double on Thursday, and is now slashing .375/.412/.719 for Texas. That'll play.

Jhonny Peralta, SS, at Pit (Liriano), $2800: Dirt-cheap once again, and facing a pitcher he's hit well over the years. Peralta is 15-for-46 lifetime against Liriano (.326) with two homers and 10 walks. He remains a heart-of-the-order hitter for the Cards, and he's batting a respectable .296/.345/.454 on the season.

Andre Ethier, OF, at Col (Butler), $3400: Ethier at altitude, facing a right-hander with a career WHIP of 1.74? Sounds like a plan. On Thursday, Ethier reached base three times (with a triple included), scoring twice.

Jorge Soler, OF, at Mil (Nelson), $3000: Soler has gone 10-for-25 this month, and he's delivered back-to-back two-hit games. No, the runs and RBIs haven't really been there lately, but they're coming. He has a solid history against Nelson, for what it's worth (4-for-9, 3 doubles).

Gio Gonzalez, P, vs. Atl (Stults), $8900: The Nats are a heavy favorite here (-190), for obvious reasons. Gonzalez was terrific in his last turn, pitching 7.0 scoreless innings against the Mets, with nine punch-outs. We shouldn't need to tell you that Stults has his flaws. If you aren't willing to spend $10K or more for your Friday starter, Gio is a quality alternative at a reasonable price.