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Pitchers to stream Monday
The San Diego Padres are neck and neck with the Los Angeles Dodgers for NL West supremacy, with Randy Vasquez keying their early season success. He has added a tick to his four-seamer and sinker, helping him record a career-high strikeout rate and personal best walk rate. A home date with the Chicago Cubs will be a challenge, but Vazquez is approaching matchup-proof status, especially in Petco Park, where the wind is forecast to be blowing in from left field. With another solid effort, Vazquez's roster percentage will soar.
Aside from last season, when the metrics showed a decline, Dustin May has always displayed plus stuff, but his control and command were spotty. This season, he has added location to the mix and is finally showing the promise from his early tenure with the Dodgers. His strikeout rate is down, but if he keeps throwing strikes, May and the St. Louis Cardinals will find the optimal deployment of his six-pitch mix to miss more bats. May will look to build on his early success with a road affair against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It will be warm in the Steel City, but winds are expected to be blowing in over the Allegheny River.
Hitters to stream Monday
Temperatures will be warm with the wind blowing out to left field at Progressive Field when the Cleveland Guardians host the Tampa Bay Rays. Steven Matz has already yielded five homers in only 24â…“ innings for the Rays, and the lefty could serve up a couple more to the Guardians' right-handed contingent. Angel Martinez, Rhys Hoskins, David Fry and Daniel Schneemann are all candidates to take advantage of the favorable hitting conditions.
Max Muncy and possibly Dalton Rushing are lined up for a productive evening, both enjoying the platoon edge when the Los Angeles Dodgers welcome Chris Paddack and the Miami Marlins to Chavez Ravine. Muncy left Saturday's game with an illness, but Sunday's absence was a scheduled day off, so he should be set to return. Regular catcher Will Smith didn't start either weekend game due to back tightness and could return Monday, but if he is still out, Rushing and his 1.532 OPS will fill in again.
