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Pitchers to stream on Saturday
Matthew Boyd has been effective over his four starts since coming off the injured list, sporting a 2.86 ERA and 1.27 WHIP while winning his last three outings. He'll take the hill in Wrigley Field against the Minnesota Twins, who have been surprisingly productive with the bats, averaging the sixth-most runs per game in MLB. However, most of their offense comes against right-handers; they are vulnerable to lefties like Boyd.
Joey Cantillo hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in his past six starts, posting a 1.59 ERA and 1.18 WHIP with 42 strikeouts over 34 innings. However, a high 13.3% walk rate elevated his pitch count through this stretch, limiting him to only five innings in four of the six efforts, though the other two were quality starts. He'll get the ball for the Cleveland Guardians at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the second-highest scoring team in the league. However, like the Twins, the Pirates struggle against left-handers, sporting a below-average wOBA and the second-highest strikeout rate with a lefty on the mound.
Shane Drohan entered the break with a pair of quality starts, though he fanned only eight over the combined 12 1/3 innings. For the season, he has punched out 67 in 70 frames, so prior to those two outings, he was racking up a strikeout an inning. The Milwaukee Brewers open the second half with a home series against the Miami Marlins, a club in the thick of the NL wild-card chase. Their offense is league average versus left-handers, but they strike out at an above-average clip and don't display the power to take advantage of American Family Field.
Trevor Rogers makes it four left-handers comprising Saturday's streaming card. He'll get the nod for the Baltimore Orioles on the road against the Houston Astros. Since June 4, Rogers has posted a 1.73 ERA and 1.01 WHIP with four quality starts in seven outings. The Astros struggled against lefties, sporting the second-lowest wOBA over the last month facing southpaws.
Hitters to stream on Saturday
When there are games in Coors Field and Sutter Health Park, the nod goes to the team facing Zack Littell. The Washington Nationals are in Sacramento for a date with the Athletics. Littell gets the nod, and no one has surrendered more long balls since 2024. Even without Nick Kurtz, the Athletics have the power to take advantage. Tyler Soderstrom is available in about 25% of ESPN leagues while Jacob Wilson, Jonah Heim, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, Lawrence Butler, Carlos Cortes and Jeff McNeil are available in at least half of ESPN leagues.
