Daily Dime: Seeing Reds for your Tuesday lineup
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My full lineup (for all games starting after 4 pm PT):
SP: Chris Tillman ($44) – 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA in July, 8-0 at home and facing a Colorado pitcher (Chad Bettis) that owns an ERA over 5.00 on the road
SP: Felix Hernandez ($44) – The combined lifetime batting average of current Pirates that have faced Felix is .167 (.488 OPS)
C: Buster Posey ($18) – Owns a .938 OPS mark vs. southpaws, and is facing Cincy LHP Cody Reed, who has allowed a 1.002 OPS to right-handed hitters
1B: Victor Martinez ($9) – Doesn’t have much of a history card against Boston RHP Steven Wright (1-for-2 in his career), but for a guy hitting .290 with 17 homers, the $9 price tag makes for an attractive dice roll
2B: Brandon Phillips ($10) – Riding a 13-game hitting streak and facing a pitcher (SF RHP Matt Cain) who is sitting on a 5.88 ERA this season
3B: Travis Shaw ($13) – Nice split advantage here as Shaw owns a .844 OPS against righties and faces a Detroit RHP (Mike Pelfrey) allowing a .352 BA to lefty batters
SS: Alcides Escobar ($10) – Has a hit in four straight games, and two stolen bases in that span – faces Angels LHP Tyler Skaggs, who last pitched in the majors on July 31, 2014
OF: Nelson Cruz ($22) – Fresh off a 2 HR, 7 RBI game, Cruz will face Pittsburgh LHP Francisco Liriano, who he has collected three hits against (including a HR) in his past 4 ABs
OF: Jay Bruce ($16) – The price seems too good to be for Bruce, as he’s hit four home runs in his past three games and faces Giants RHP Matt Cain, who he has lit up for seven hits in the past nine ABs against him
OF: Josh Reddick ($14) – Reddick is 6-for-12 (.500) in his career vs. Texas RHP Nick Martinez