MLB Betting News and Notes Sunday, August 27th, 2017

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National League

Mets @ Nationals
Milone 0-3, 11.34 in four starts (over 3-0-1). NY is 0-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-3

Lugo is 0-1, 7.31 in his last three starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven. Mets are 2-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-3-2

Roark is 4-1, 3.55 in his last six starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Washington is 5-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-9-2

Scherzer is 1-0, 2.14 in his last four starts; he was on DL with neck issues since then. Over is 6-2 in his last eight starts. Washington is 8-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 16-6-2

Mets are 3-10 in their last 13 games; under is 6-3 in their last nine. Washington is 8-4 in last 12 home games; under is 12-2-1 in their last 15 games.

Cubs @ Phillies
Lackey is 5-0, 4.38 in his last six starts; over is 6-2-1 in his last nine. Cubs are won his last four road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-14-2

Nola is 0-2, 11.12 in his last two starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Phillies are 6-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-6-7

Cubs won six of last eight games; over is 8-4 in their last 12. Phillies are 4-10 in last 14 games; over is 9-4 in their last 13.

Pirates @ Reds
Taillon is 1-2, 9.62 in his last six starts (over 4-1-1). Pirates are 5-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-6-4

Mahle is making his MLB debut; he was 3-4, 2.73 in 10 AAA starts this year.

Pirates are 4-10 in last 14 games; over is 7-3-1 in their last eleven. Cincinnati lost four of last six games; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

Padres @ Marlins
Richard is 1-0, 3.71 in his last four starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. San Diego is 4-8 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-13-1

Straily is 1-1, 4.09 in his last four starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Marlins lost his last four home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-9-3

Padres are 4-9 in last 13 road games; under is 7-2-1 in their last ten games overall. Miami is 12-3 in its last 15 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven.

Rockies @ Braves
Gray is 2-2, 3.34 in his last five starts (under 6-5-2). Colorado lost his last five road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-5-1

Foltynewicz is 0-3, 15.43 in his last three starts; over is 7-1 in his last eight. Atlanta is 7-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-10-6

Rockies lost five of last seven games; under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 road games. Atlanta is 6-12 in its last 18 games; under is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.

Giants @ Diamondbacks
Stratton is 2-0, 0.00 (12.2 IP) in his last two starts (under 3-1). Giants split his two road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-2-1

Corbin is 3-0, 0.39 in his last three starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Arizona is 8-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-12-4

Giants are 3-12 in last 15 road games; their last six games overall stayed under. Arizona won five of last six games; under is 4-0 in their last four games.

Brewers @ Dodgers
Nelson is 0-1, 7.77 in his last four starts; under is 9-4 in his last 13. Milwaukee is 6-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-14-2

Darvish is 2-0, 2.50 in three starts for LA (over 2-1). Dodgers won his only home start— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-0-1

Milwaukee is 8-4 in its last 12 games, last seven of which stayed under. Dodgers are 10-3 in last 13 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

American League

Mariners @ New York
Albers is 2-0, 4.50 in two starts this year (over 1-1). Mariners won his only road start— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-0

Tanaka is 2-1, 3.24 in his last four starts; over is 8-4-1 in his last 13 starts. New York is 6-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-10-2

Mariners won seven of last ten games; under is 6-3 in their last nine road games. New York is 8-4 in its last 12 games; under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

Twins @ Blue Jays
Gibson is 1-2, 4.29 in his last four starts; under is 7-4 in his last 11. Minnesota is 7-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-12-1

Biagini is making his first start since July 2. He is 1-6, 6.99 in his last seven starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Toronto is 1-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-6

Minnesota won seven of its last 11 games; four of their last five games stayed under. Blue Jays lost six of last eight games; under is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

Orioles @ Red Sox
Miley is 4-1, 3.25 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Baltimore is 7-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-13-2

Fister is 3-1, 3.62 in his last four starts (under 4-3-1). Boston is 2-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-5

Orioles won four of last five games; five of their last seven games stayed under. Boston lost its last three games; under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.

Royals @ Indians
Duffy is 1-2, 7.04 in his last four starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine. Royals are 5-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-9-4

Carrasco is 2-1, 3.20 in his last three starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven. Indians are 7-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 17-7-1

Royals lost their last three games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Cleveland is 12-4 in its last 16 games; under is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.

Tigers @ White Sox
Boyd is 0-2, 10.80 in his last four starts; over is 6-1-2 in his last nine. Detroit is 6-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-9-4

Giolito allowed four runs in six IP (99 PT) in his first ’17 start, a 4-1 loss to Minnesota. White Sox’ first 5-inning record with him: 0-1

Tigers lost nine of last 12 games; over is 6-4 in their last ten. Chicago is 6-4 in its last ten games, last five of which stayed under.

Rangers @ A’s
Griffin is 2-2, 3.86 in his last four starts (over 8-3-1). Texas is 5-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-5

Cotton is 1-2, 6.75 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Oakland is 3-7 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-11-1

Rangers lost three of last four games; over is 7-5 in their last 12. A’s won four of last six games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Astros @ Angels
Morton is 1-2, 4.68 in his last four starts; over is 10-5-1 in his last 16. Houston is 3-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-6-2

Nolasco is 2-0, 4.91 in his last five starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Angels are 5-8 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-13-4

Houston lost four of last six games; under is 7-2 in their last nine. Angels lost four of last six games; under is 9-4 in their last 13.

Interleague

Rays @ Cardinals
Archer is 1-1, 3.70 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Tampa Bay is 7-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 16-6-5

Lynn is 0-0, 4.50 in his last three starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. St Louis is 6-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-11-2

Rays won four of last six games; under is 10-6 in their last 16. St Louis lost five of last seven games; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

Record with this pitcher starting

National League
NY-Wsh: Milone 0-4 Lugo 7-4; Roark 14-9 Scherzer 16-8
Chi-Phil: Lackey 15-8; Nola 10-11
Pitt-Cin: Taillon 9-10; Mahle 0-0
SD-Mia: Richard 10-16; Straily 12-14
Col-Atl: Gray 8-5; Foltynewicz 13-11
SF-Az: Stratton 3-1; Corbin 13-13
Mil-LA: Nelson 14-12; Darvish 3-0 (x-x)

American League
Sea-NY: Albers 2-0; Tanaka 12-12
Minn-Tor: Gibson 11-11; Biagini 4-7
Balt-Bos: Miley 14-12; Fister 4-4
KC-Clev: Duffy 10-11; Carrasco 17-8
Det-Chi: Boyd 8-10; Giolito 0-1
Tex-A’s: Griffin 8-4; Cotton 7-12
Hst-LA: Morton 11-8; Nolasco 9-17

Interleague
TB-StL: Archer 14-13; Lynn 13-13

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning

National League
NY-Wsh: Milone 2-4 Lugo 4-11; Roark 9-23 Scherzer 5-24
Chi-Phil: Lackey 13-23; Nola 5-21
Pitt-Cin: Taillon 5-19; Mahle 0-0
SD-Mia: Richard 8-26; Straily 6-26
Col-Atl: Gray 3-13; Foltynewicz 4-24
SF-Az: Stratton 1-4; Corbin 12-26
Mil-LA: Nelson 5-26; Darvish 1-3

American League
Sea-NY: Albers 1-2; Tanaka 10-24
Minn-Tor: Gibson 8-22 (4 of last 4); Biagini 4-11
Balt-Bos: Miley 10-26; Fister 3-8
KC-Clev: Duffy 5-21; Carrasco 6-25
Det-Chi: Boyd 7-18; Giolito 0-1
Tex-A’s: Griffin 3-12; Cotton 8-19
Hst-LA: Morton 3-19; Nolasco 10-26

Interleague
TB-StL: Archer 8-27; Lynn 7-26

Umpires

National League
NY-Wsh: Over is 7-3 in last ten Fletcher games.
Chi-Phil: Last three Additon games stayed under.
Pitt-Cin: Over is 7-3 in last ten Kellogg games.
SD-Mia: Over is 6-0-1 in last seven May games.
Col-Atl: Under is 13-3 in last 16 TBarrett games.
SF-Az: Under is 9-5-1 in last fifteen Kulpa games.
Mil-LA: Under is 6-3 in last nine Morales games.

American League
Sea-NY: Over is 4-1-1 in last six Woodring games.
Minn-Tor: Over is 5-2 in last seven Tichenor games.
Balt-Bos: Home team won last six O’Nora games.
KC-Clev: Underdogs are 7-4 in last 11 Guccione games.
Det-Chi: Under is 8-3 in last eleven LBarrett games.
Tex-A’s: Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Cooper games.
Hst-LA: Four of last five Nelson games went over.

Interleague
TB-StL: Under is 5-1 in last six Bucknor games.

Interleague play

NL @ AL– 76-55 AL, favorites +$103
AL @ NL– 70-62 NL, favorites +$244
Total: 139-124 AL, favorites +$347

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 65-65-3
AL @ NL: Over 71-55-7
Total: Over 136-120-10

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Sunday's Diamond Notes
By Tony Mejia
VegasInsider.com

Hottest team: Marlins (6-1 last seven, 12-3 last 15)

The Fish have gone from considering trading Giancarlo Stanton to now being a serious contender if the major league's home run leader stays hot enough to fuel a run at the playoffs. Miami hadn't enjoyed a winning record since April 26 prior to Friday's home win over the Padres and can climb three games over .500 for the first time in 2017 if it manages to sweep its second consecutive home series. It already clinched its fifth consecutive series win in Saturday's 11-inning 2-1 win over San Diego and can improve to 10-1 at Marlins Park in August if Dan Straily (8-8, 3.83 ERA) comes through on the mound against lefty Clayton Richard (6-12, 4.89).

Coldest team: Mets (3-10 last 13, 8-19 last 27)

New York has seemingly been cursed this season. Key pitchers went down early, and the injuries epidemic then spread to position players. Just this week, they've put their two most talented hitters, Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto, on the DL. Resigned to their fate, the organization is just playing the kids a little earlier than Sept. 1 and hoping to make the best of an awful situation.

They're stuck in fourth place in the NL East and are now forced to play a day-night doubleheader against a Nationals squad that leads the division by 21.5 games and has won nine of 13 in the season series. Tommy Milone (1-3, 8.12) will pitch the twinbill opener against rookie Erick Fedde (0-1, 10.61). Seth Lugo (5-3, 4.85) throws in the Sunday night game against Tanner Roark (10-8, 4.64).

Hottest pitcher: Patrick Corbin, Diamondbacks (11-11, 4.09 ERA)

The lefty has given up just one run over his last three starts, a span of 23.1 innings. His scoreless run stretched just past 20 frames and he's won three consecutive outings for the first time this season. Outside of an awful May, he's had an ERA under 4.00 in every other month and has really settled in, but it must be noted that he's 0-2 against the Giants, who beat him in his first start back in April and dealt him his last loss before this current run back on Aug. 6.

San Francisco's Chris Stratton belongs in this category too, coming in 2-0 with a 1.02 ERA over his three starts this month. He picked up a no-decision against the Snakes on Aug. 5, surrendering just two runs in five innings.

Coldest pitcher: Nick Pivetta (4-9, 6.73 ERA)

He's back in the bigs after being optione and recalled twice already this month, making it back despite his last start, where he gave up six runs on seven hits against the Marlins at home on Aug. 22. Pivetta has surrendered 23 runs (22 earned) in just 13.2 innings this month and has been rocked in five of his last eight starts, surrendering at least five earned runs. He couldn't have been thrilled watching the Cubs snap out of their funk by scoring 17 runs in last night's rout, banging out 14 hits, six of which were home runs. John Lackey (10-9, 4.90) is hoping to be the better of great run support since falls have been flying out of Citizens Bank Park often of late.

Biggest OVER run: Cardinals (15-3-1 last 19)

Starting with a 13-4 win in Cincinnati on Aug. 6, St. Louis has scored double-digit runs on its own in five of their last 19 contests and there have been at least nine combined tallies in all but two of those games. That number would've been three if it weren't for an unlikely rally that saw them score a pair of run in the bottom of sixth, eighth and ninth, rallying from a 3-0 deficit before Tommy Phan sent everyone home with his first career walk-off blast to avoid a sixth loss in seven games. The comeback prevented the Cards from falling below .500 entering the last of a six-game homestand against the Rays on Sunday. St. Louis departs on a 10-day road trip after this finale against a Tampa offense that is on a run of four of five to the high-side.

Biggest UNDER run: Rockies (6-2 last eight, 15-6 last 21)

Colorado was stuck in a 4-4 tie and in danger of faltering for the sixth time in seven contests before Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu went deep back-to-back to help produce a 7-6 tourniquet of a win entering Sunday's final game of a six-game trip. The Rockies have managed over four runs in a single game only three times in the last 18 games, so they'll be hoping to pick up where they left off in the ninth inning last night as they try to win a series for the first time since they opened August with victories in four of five. Their cushion for that second NL wild card is down to just 3.5 games over Milwaukee.

Matchup to watch: Royals at Indians

Any hope Kansas City had of fighting back to win the AL Central may have been realistically dashed this weekend. Thus far, things have not gone as the Royals had envisioned. It's not ideal when you fail to score a single run through the first two games of a series that probably defines your season.

In order to keep hope alive -- because a seven-game deficit is far more manageable than a nine-game chasm -- the Royals are obviously going to have to get on the board and will likely need to score a substantial amount given their plight. Lefty Danny Duffy was placed on the disabled list with an elbow injury, which means rookie Eric Skoglund (1-1, 5.59) will take his turn, making his just his fourth career start.

After he debuted with 6.1 scoreless innings where he allowed just two hits and walked none against Detroit, the 24-year-old lefty surrendered six runs on 11 hits in just 3.1 frames. He's been back and forth from Triple-A Omaha since originally being sent down, and will be opposed by righty Carlos Carrasco (12-6, 3.95), who has 12 wins on the season but has given up five runs or more in three of his five August starts. If he proves to be a tough "Cookie," the Royals will fall back under .500, putting even their ability to land that second AL wild card in doubt. They're a substantial underdog with a different southpaw on the mound in Skoglund for Duffy.

Betcha didn't know: Tyler Mahle is making his first major league start, which means there's going to be an added level of excitement to the rubber game of this NL Central series in Cincinnati. The 22-year-old is considered one of the Reds prime prospects, potentially leaving the minors for good after this one after going a combined 10-7 with a 2.06 ERA, an 0.96 WHIP and 138 strikeouts against just 30 walks in 144.1 innings between Double-A and Triple-A. Brother Greg Mahle won his only decision last year when he was up with the Angels. He'll be opposed by Pittsburgh's Jameson Taillon (7-5, 4.85), who Cincy tagged for eight runs on 11 hits to open the month. The Pirates have been outscored 22-5 in losing all three of Taillon's starts against the Reds this season.

Biggest public favorite: Dodgers (-190) vs. Brewers

Biggest public underdog: White Sox (+102) vs. Tigers

Biggest line move: Rays (+110 to -120) at Cardinals

MLB Picks & Analysis
By Adam Burke
Bangthebook.com

Pittsburgh (-110) at Cincinnati; Total: 9.5

How far has the Jameson Taillon stock fallen? He’s a money line pick ‘em in Sunday’s early start in Cincinnati against a guy making his Major League debut. To be fair, Taillon isn’t pitching like a guy that you would want to back right now. He has a 4.85 ERA with a 3.54 FIP and a 3.75 xFIP, so he has some clear signs of positive regression, but he has really been scuffling of late. Taillon allowed 18 runs on 20 hits in 6.2 innings over his July 25 and August 1 starts. Since then, he’s made two good starts, one mediocre one, and one bad one.

Taillon has allowed nine runs on 12 hits over his last 10 innings. Last time out, he only struck out one batter and walked five over five innings, which is not a Taillon type of start. In his three previous starts, he had a 22/6 K/BB ratio. That was certainly not the case in this one. Taillon has a .362 BABIP against and his recent run has driven his LOB% down to 69.9 percent, which is everything but nice. It has been a rough year for Taillon that included a cancer diagnosis. I still want to believe in him, but the inconsistency of his recent results is a lot to overlook.

Tyler Mahle is the guy making his MLB debut for the Reds. Mahle started the year in Double-A and posted a 1.59/2.52/2.75 pitcher slash in his 85 innings of work with more than a strikeout per inning. At the Triple-A level, he continued to have success with a 2.73/3.26/3.61 pitcher slash. Mahle throws three pitches average or better and showcases good command and a good feel for pitching at just 22. He also has a good frame at 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, so he’s the rare prospect that has been pushed towards 150+ innings in each of the last three seasons. The Reds may have something here in this kid, who has low HR/FB% marks in the minors and really low walk rates.

It’s tough to pick a side when you have two guys that could do absolutely anything in this start and it wouldn’t be a big surprise. For me, I’m leaning towards the Reds. They have a little bit of a buzz right now with a kid making his debut and the Pirates are turning to Taillon, whose problems are a lot to overlook right now.

Colorado (-125) at Atlanta; Total: 9

I fully agree with the line move for the game between the Rockies and the Braves on Sunday afternoon. It will be Jon Gray for the Rockies against Mike Foltynewicz for the Braves. Gray is a guy with some positive regression in his metrics, with a 4.54 ERA, a 3.45 FIP, and a 3.58 xFIP. He’s got a solid K/BB ratio, but his BABIP and LOB% are both outside of the normal range. That’s how you get a high ERA. Gray’s season hasn’t been what he planned, with just 13 starts at the MLB level, but I think he’s a candidate to finish really strong. The underlying metrics show it and I really like the increased percentage of ground balls. Not enough of them have been hit at people, but keeping the ball on the ground is the way to succeed nowadays.

Mike Foltynewicz just hasn’t impressed me at the MLB level. He has a 4.95 ERA with a 4.48 FIP and a 4.63 xFIP, which is more or less in line with his career numbers. There isn’t a whole lot to get excited about with something like that. This season, his command has dropped a bit and his walk rate has gone up. Lately, Folty has really struggled, with 20 runs allowed over his last 11.2 innings of work.

I’m still on the Rockies at this price. I would probably play Colorado up to -135, so get in on this one quickly because I don’t think it’s done moving.

Detroit at Chicago (-105); Total: 10.5

A money line pick ‘em scenario comes our way in the Windy City as the Tigers and White Sox wrap up their weekend set. Matt Boyd goes for the Tigers and Lucas Giolito goes for the White Sox. Brad Ausmus needs to be fired. Not only was his display against the Yankees embarrassing the other day, but he’s clearly in over his head. In so many words after Boyd’s last start, he criticized the left-hander and mentioned that he’ll only stay in the rotation because the Tigers are out of the playoffs. That has no value.

Boyd, who pitched well in eight starts in Triple-A this season, has a 6.24 ERA with a 4.77 FIP and a 5.24 xFIP. He’s got a pretty low K rate with a high BB rate. He’s given up a few home runs, but it’s a matter of command with a .361 BABIP against. That should regress positively, same as his 67.2 percent LOB%, but I’m not so sure that will be the case. He’s just one of those guys that can’t seem to make the leap. His Double-A and Triple-A numbers are strong, but his 5.87/5.19/5.03 pitcher slash in 247 MLB innings speaks for itself.

So, do you back the guy you know is no good or do you back the guy with upside, but a ton of questions of his own. Lucas Giolito wasn’t great in 128.2 innings at Triple-A this season with a 4.48/4.45/3.86 pitcher slash. He did strike out quite a few guys, but he also walked quite a few guys. In his White Sox debut, Giolito allowed four runs on six hits, including three dingers, with four strikeouts. The ceiling for Giolito has been adjusted a few times over within the last three seasons and projections are getting lower and lower on him.

I got burned by this angle on Thursday, but I am looking to fade the Tigers in getaway day games. With nothing to play for, I just don’t see a lot of urgency from this team in those throwaway spots. There is a lot of incentive for Giolito to push forward and for some of the other young White Sox to keep going to the park and giving an effort.

I’d take the White Sox here. Boyd probably won’t be very good. Giolito has the stuff to be good. He may not be, but I’d lean to the Chicago side more than 51 percent of the time, so this is a reasonable play.

Mariners, Yankees meet on Sunday
By: StatFox.com

The Yankees will be hoping to finish off their series against the Mariners with a home victory on Sunday.

The Mariners and Yankees are currently battling for a spot in the postseason, but Seattle is in worse shape than New York heading into this one. The Mariners are one of five teams that are really going at it for the second wild card spot, but the Yankees currently sit in the first wild card spot. The Bronx Bombers seem to be in a class of their own amongst wild card competitors, as they actually look more like a team that might pull off a division victory than one that will slip out of the playoff picture completely. Having said that, anything can happen at this point in the year. The Yankees are prone to losing streaks, as they are a power hitting team and can easily go through slumps at any moment. As for Sunday’s game, the starters in this one will be LHP Andrew Albers (2-0, 3.60 ERA, 7 K) for Seattle and RHP Masahiro Tanaka (9-10, 4.86 ERA, 145 K) for New York. After a lousy start to the year for Tanaka, the righty has settled in and pitched pretty well recently. He’ll be hoping that trend continues moving forward, but obviously no promises can be made.

The Mariners can really use a victory on Sunday and Andrew Albers is the guy tasked with shutting down a potent Yankees lineup in this one. Albers has been good since joining the rotation, as he has allowed only four earned runs in 10.0 innings of work. If he can give Seattle five or six solid innings then he will have done his job. He threw 86 pitches in the team’s last game and they will probably be fine with him hitting the 90-mark on Sunday. That is, however, only if he is doing a decent job. As for the Mariners’ offense, 2B Robinson Cano is a guy to keep an eye on here. Cano is just 4-for-19 against Tanaka in his career, but he has homered and driven in two RBI off of the righty. Tanaka also happens to be worse than he was over the past couple of years, so perhaps Cano will be able to make him pay for any mistakes in this one. He will, however, have to be out there, which is not a certainty considering he’s dealing with a bad hamstring. C Mike Zunino could also do some damage, as he is 3-for-10 with a double and a homer off of Tanaka.

The Yankees are trying to claw their way back to the top of the AL East, but they really can’t afford to lose too many games with the way that the Red Sox are playing right now. That puts some pressure on Masahiro Tanaka here, but he has been pitching very well over the past few weeks. Tanaka has allowed only seven earned runs over his past four outings, and he has now lowered his ERA from 5.74 on Jun. 23 to 4.86 heading into this game. It’d be huge if he can turn in another gem for the Yankees. As for the team’s offense, one guy that they’ll be counting on is OF Aaron Judge. Judge has slumped a little bit lately, but he’s due for a nice streak soon. Going up against a pitcher like Albers is a good matchup for him as well.