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Daily Dime: Maeda, Ozuna and various Rangers

Daily Dime: Maeda, Ozuna and various Rangers

Before finalizing your lineups, be sure to check the game-time weather conditions. Let's take a crack at the Monday slate...

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P Kenta Maeda, LAD, $46 (vs. LAA) – Maeda has been mostly brilliant, posting a 1.02 WHIP with a swinging-strike percentage of 12.1. The Angels' lineup at this stage is basically Mike Trout and eight outs, so I like the matchup.

P J.A. Happ, Tor, $46 (vs. TB) – Tampa Bay ranks last in the A.L. in runs and next-to-last in team OBP. Happ hasn't allowed more than three runs in any start this season, and he's given up just one run in 15.2 innings so far this month.

C Tyler Flowers, Atl, $7 (Niese) – Here's a nice matchup at a position-punting price. Niese has been crushed by right-handed batters this season: 8 HR, 15 XBH, .309 AVG, .928 OPS.

1B Carlos Santana, Cle, $17 (Lamb) – Good things often happen when Santana gets to face a left-handed pitcher: career .276/.385/.440.

2B Starlin Castro, NYY, $14 (Ray) – Castro gets a handedness edge here, as he's a career .296/.344/.418 hitter vs. LHPs. Ray has allowed a career .364 OBP to right-handed batters. Castro is 2-for-2 against him, for what it's worth.

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3B Adrian Beltre, Tex, $18 (Manaea) – Manaea's first three starts have not gone well (2.05 WHIP), and RHBs are really drilling him (18-for-41, 4 HR). So I'm happy to roll with Beltre, a man who's hit .293/.366/.492 for his career vs. left-handers.

SS Elvis Andrus, Tex, $12 (Manaea) – Another right-handed bat against Manaea. Check Elvis' career and season numbers against LHPs for additional details.

OF Marcell Ozuna, Mia, $17 (Eickhoff) – Ozuna is pretty much Earth's hottest hitter at the moment. He's put together a 15-game hitting streak, with multiple hits in eight of his last 12.

OF Lorenzo Cain, KC, $18 (Porcello) – Cain has been a machine lately, slashing .358/.404/.547 for the month. He has a decent history against Porcello, too (5-for-13).

OF Paulo Orlando, KC, $7 (Porcello) – Orlando has received regular playing time lately, mostly at the expense of Jarrod Dyson, and he's keeping his average north of .300. He consistently swiped 20-plus bags in the minors with modest power.