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We have a 10 game MLB slate tonight It starts at 7 0 5 as always This is one of the many shows on the faddle podcast network You can find that anywhere whether it's iTunes Google podcast Spotify you name it the video version can also be found on the faddle YouTube page on Faddle TV plus and faddle comm slash watch you can follow me on Twitter at Tom underscore Vecchio one Before we happen to things get ready for the NFL season with incredible offers from faddle America's number one sportsbook Right now new customers can bet $5 and get 200 in bonus bets guaranteed Plus all customers who bet $5 will get $100 off NFL Sunday ticket from YouTube and YouTube TV Now is the best time to join faddle the app is easy to use and you can bet on everything from spreads to player props and more Faddle official partner of the NFL must be 21 plus and present in select states faddles on is offering online Sports waging in Kansas under an agreement in Kansas Star Casino LLC first online real money wager Only $10 first deposit required bonus issued as non-drable bonus bets expire seven days after seat Restrictions apply see terms at sportsbook dot faddle comm gambling prom call 1 800 gambler or visit faddle comm slash RG That's if you're in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Tennessee, or Virginia Call 1 800 next step or text next step to 5 3 3 4 2 in Arizona call 1 8 8 8 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 or visit ccpg.org slash chat if you're in Connecticut call 1 800 9 with it if you're in Indiana call 1 800 5 2 2 4 7 0 0 or visit case gambling health comm in Kansas if you're in Louisiana call 1 8 7 7 7 7 0 stop If you're in Maryland, visit md gambling health or visit 1 800 gambler net if you're in West Virginia or call 1 800 5 2 2 4 7 0 0 in Wyoming Hope is here visit gambling helpline ma.org or call 803 2 7 5 0 5 0 4 24 7 support in Massachusetts or call 1 8 7 7 8 hoping y or text hoping y in New York NFL Sunday ticket offer ends 9 18 23 no refunds terms and embargoes apply 100 off NFL Sunday ticket not YouTube TV YouTube TV base plan required to watch YouTube TV redemption requires a Google account and current form of payment payment commercial use excluded All right, let's jump into tonight's 10 game slate again lock is set for 705 Looking really really clear on the weather front We have the Giants visiting the Chicago Cubs. It is warm. It is humid there The winds are blowing out to left field at about 50 miles per hour This is a big big boost for hitters. We know that Wrigley field Is impacted by wind further or or even more than the average stadium? So that is a big boost for hitters another hot day in Kansas City as we saw yesterday They put up a dozen runs against the White Sox same situation there another hot day winds out to right at 10 to 15 So no rain on tonight's slate, which is great and some really really nice hitting weather It's also super hot for both the Yankees at home and the Washington Nationals at home And of course the Braves at home. So some probably a lot of offense night is what we should be expecting Let's jump over to hitching to start things off again 10 games We have a good mix of pitchers all the way of the top Garrett Cole leads things off at 11,500 Frambo Valdez is 10.4 Nathan E. Evaldi is set to return from the IEL He is 10 K Chris Bassett is 9.3 and Dean Kramer is 9,000 Those are the pitchers that are above 9 K tonight I think a lot of people will be looking directly to Garrett Cole and it makes a lot of sense where Valdez at 10.4 he's been a little bit shaky as of late and especially going up against Texas isn't the easiest matchup So, you know in terms of these two Cole versus Valdez I think that everyone will be leaning towards Cole and then Evaldi is coming off the IEL and he did not make a minor league rehab star And I've seen no indication thus far in terms of will he be on some type of pitch count pitch limit Whatever might be I have not seen any news regarding that and even if Evaldi was fully healthy You know, he was never on the IEL at any point this season going up against Houston is not the easiest matchup So again another factor kind of pushing towards Garrett Cole being the clear sp1 on tonight's late He's at home. He's 11,000 11,500 going up against the Detroit Tigers Cole comes in with a very solid 27.1% strikeout rate this year 6.5% walk rate only allowing 1.03 homeruns per nine. This is the fewest amount of home runs He's allowed since 2018 so truly one of the best seasons he's had of course very strong stuff from him coming in with a 3.69 Sierra skill interactive era and ultimately it's a great matchup for him going up against Detroit and With their current active roster they come in with a 24.4% strike rate versus right-handed pitching Which is the sixth worst in the league and we obviously know that the strikeout potential from Garrett Cole is always there And this is a matchup that really should accentuate that we also look to Detroit overall this season where I should say Versus righties with their current active roster They come in with an 86 WRC plus, which is 27th in the league They're also coming in with a 145 team ISO versus righties with their active roster, which is 27th in the league So this really does shape up To be an elite matchup for Garrett Cole who has that strikeout upside who's facing a team that is very susceptible to strikeouts We know he can push towards 40 50 some odd Fandall points So really really clear up the top in terms of these pitchers that are above 10,000 if all the I'm concerned about his pitch count or his pitch limit first start off the IL again did not see anything regarding that He also did not make a minor league rehab start that is very concerning and ultimately it's against Houston It's not really a match of that. I'm like running to attack and the same thing with Valdez I don't love to be taking pitchers against Texas and this really leaves Chris Bassett and Dean Kramer as two other viable options and They're both pitchers that do not carry nearly the same strikeout upside that Garrett Cole has and you know We look at some of their options on the slate, you know Could we make normally make a case for Dylan Cease a pitcher? No, Dylan Cease is eighty two hundred ninety Cease is a picture that we know has some legitimate strikeout upside And it's really not the most difficult matchup going up against Kansas City They do strike out a good amount of the time But the hitting conditions there are very very favorable for hitters and not for pitchers So this is where You know things get a little bit interesting like sure Cease does have some of that strikeout upside and the match against Kansas City is a good one But we don't want to be going there given how favorable the conditions are for hitting So it really leaves the rest of the slate kind of thin when it comes to the overall pitching options and Bassett and Kramer are good options tonight and Bassett by no means is a big strikeout pitcher But the matchup we absolutely love going up against Oakland Bassett comes in with a twenty one point nine percent striker I had a seven point five percent walk rate. He is allowing one point three six home runs per nine Which I do expect to regress because he's mainly a medium contact and ground ball pitcher at fifty three point nine percent medium contact Rate and forty point six percent ground ball rate So he's given up a few more home runs then I would expect with a thirteen point four percent home run a fly ball ratio overall this season He's never gonna carry the same strikeout upside You know as Garrett Cole Valdez or Ivaldi, but the matchup is so good in Oakland and it's just a an awesome Petrus Park That he really cruised to a QS. Maybe the win I know we don't want to be thinking on those fantasy points, but that's a realistic range of outcomes for Chris Bassett tonight Of course, we're not really worried about Oakland Sure. Do they you know strike out a lot? Yeah, twenty four point two percent of the time versus righties with their current active roster You know tied it's at seventh in a league right behind Detroit is at twenty four point four And yes, the matchup is very easy given their below league average offense with a 92 WRC plus But again, if we have to have one option on tonight's site, it's going to be Garrett Cole and Much of the same can be said about Dean Kramer for the Baltimore Orioles. He's nine thousand I guess it's a bit of a coin flip between Chris Bassett and Kramer as they're only $300 apart when it comes to their salary and it's kind of the same situation for Dean Kramer Twenty one point two percent strike our eight is not super high, you know, six point eight percent walk rate He does have a four point four O Sierra again a fifty three point nine percent medium contact rate like things are Relatively the same between these two pitchers and it really just comes down to the matchup The angels do not have a good lineup right now with their current active roster They come in with a third highest striker versus right. He's sitting at twenty five point three percent This is not a team. We really need to be worried about Ohtani was scratched last night before the game. He's got this oblique thing going on They said he would undergo more testing today. We know trouts out of the lineup, you know, the day What do they put Renfro on waivers? They put Gritchick on waivers like I know Gritchett didn't get claimed but Renfro got claimed. There's no Ohtani There's no trout like this is not a good lineup for the angels So they're striking out at a very high clip right now. Yes. Creamer isn't a big strikeout pitcher But he certainly has the matchup to push towards a higher ceiling so Garrett Cole the clear number one option when it comes to pitching tonight And then I'll be looking to save just a little bit and that comes down to basset and creamer and 93 And $9,000. There's not a whole You know set of good options that we want to be looking to tonight In terms of you know potential upside like I said, maybe you can make the case for Dylan see some enormous late I don't think tonight is the night for him going up going up against Kansas City With those winds blowing out and he has been susceptible to home runs at time So that is pitching on tonight's late. Let's move over to the stacks for tonight because again, we are dealing with some really really strong hitting environments on tonight's late Let's start off in Chicago at Wrigley field now for the Giants. They are expected to have Ryan Walker Open for them. It's expected to be Sean Maniah as the bulk pitcher behind him Sean Maniah pitcher that I think we can very very much look to attack Via stacks he comes in. Yes. He does have a 27.8 strikeout rate, which is the highest he's posted since 2019 But he has a 10.2 walk rate, which we know is very very dangerous He's never been a pitcher that has a ton of control ton of command at the plate And he's letting hitters on for free the Cubs. They have an offense that can certainly do this, you know Put up some runs against lefties So this is where we want going again with these favorable hitting conditions with the wind blowing out Towards left field tonight, which is absolutely awesome. So when we look to the Cubs, who do we want to be considering? When it comes to stacking we want to be looking at Cody Belanger Despite this being a lefty lefty match up. He actually has a 165 WRC plus the season versus lefties And more importantly, I want to say for the Cub stack overall. They're not super expensive outside of Cody Belanger Why I bring him up? He's 3900. He's the most expensive player on the Cubs Niko Horner is 3500. But after that we're looking at Swanson at 3100 half at 3100 Candle area at 3000 And then we can drop down and take Suzuki at 20 Patrick wins them at 2700. So yes I want to be leading things off with Cody Belanger and Dan's be swanson Just because those are the most consistent players and also players that bring a lot of upside, especially in this matchup And ultimately that can be done because we have a lot of affordable options Without, you know, within the rest of the Cubs lineup So absolutely looking to go against shaman. I are a pitcher that has struggled with home runs That is allowing runners on for free with that 10.2 walk rate Along with the super super favorable conditions At Wrigley field tonight with it's hot. It's humid. The winds are blowing out to left field Like we are checking off every single box I could possibly want especially against the pitcher that allows runners on for free and has been susceptible against home runs Really over the course of the past few seasons So all good stuff for the Cubs tonight and you know, they've been hot Belanger has been super hot All of this is is good signs for the Cubs and they're stacking potential tonight Where else can we be looking? You know, we have the Atlanta Braves on tonight's slide I don't want to specifically mention them. I think they are pretty pretty much a given on A nightly basis. They're at home. They're going up against Miles Miklos for the Singles Cardinals stacked the Braves tonight surprise surprise. They're going to be in an awesome spot They can put up five six seven ten runs on a nightly basis really doesn't matter who they're going up against So yeah stacked the Braves tonight Again, there's no coarse field on tonight's slate I think that is always good to see we can you know differentiate our stacks We don't have to be going towards the chalk We can look to find some stacks that are a bit under the radar that are not going to be as popular But speaking of coarse field, I should say not speaking of coarse field speaking of the Colorado Rockies They've Kyle Freeland on the mound tonight and that means we want to be looking to the hitters going up against him Kyle Freeland for the Rockies not a good pitcher not a big strikeout pitcher allowing too many home runs He doesn't necessarily allow too many runners on base or free. He does have a pretty solid 6.2 walk rate But a 14.5 strikeout rate is not threatening at all. He has a 39.6 percent hard contact rate this year Along with a 40.6 fly ball rate All in all, he has a 5.18 Sierra skill interactive era Again, not a pitcher we need to be worried about and the Diamondbacks have some hitters that we should be Very interested in stacking They a few of them up at the top are slightly expensive with Corbin Carroll at 4k Christian Walker Who's in an awesome spot tonight at 3600 and Catelle Marte at 34 But after that every other hitter starting with lourdes goriel jr at 3k He is the next most expensive one so we can get four or five different options from their lineup that are 3k and below Now, of course, we want to be getting to Carol Walker and Marte as the ideal options From the Diamondbacks when we're looking to stack, but we can mix and match We can take one or two of these players take a bit of value still look to pay up for pitching Kind of do the same thing with the Cubs where yeah, you can look to pay up for Ballinger But then we have a few value options We can look to mix and match throughout the rest of the stack depending on You know what positions are what you might need So yeah, I want to start off stacks with getting to Corbin Carroll getting to Christian Walker Like I said, particularly in a great spot tonight with a 353 iso Versus left-handed pitching this year coming with a 404 Woba and a 157 WRC plus Christian Walker is Really one of my favorite players on tonight's like giving the match up and really everything that we have Against Freeland his salary, which I think is spot on of where it should be tonight And really just fitting him into any possible line of a Ken whether it's cash whether it's gpp I think he's going to be a super solid option. You know, can you look to Marte? Of course Corbin Carroll, yes, of course, but where else can you look in Tommy Pham? I think we should not be you know forgetting about him. He has a 200 iso versus lefties Which is something we absolutely love to see so I'll certainly be mixing him into the lineup. He kind of falls in this Uh, you know middle ground at 2800 where he's not like a super super value And if you're looking to pay up for Corbin Carroll and Christian Walker You may try and you know overpass this middle portion of hitters and try and drop down But you know, don't forget about Tommy Pham a 200 iso versus lefties is Something you absolutely want in your lineups So we have the cubs we have the diamond backs. Those are two very clear options. Again, we have the braves on tonight's slate Also another very very clear option. Those are three solid teams You could be looking to stack On any single slate and then I want to close things out by oh, I will also say Uh, Chicago white socks and the Kansas City Royals. Like I said, great hitting environment there A lot of wind blowing out. It's hot as we saw yesterday Royals put up a dozen runs Either of the teams could kind of do that tonight Brady singer not a picture I'm really worried about as I said Dylan cease, you know, he's been struggling with home runs He does have that strike on upside But really the hitting environment is too good in Kansas City tonight So white socks in Kansas City both teams you should also be going to tonight But I also want to take a look at the new york Mets tonight. They're on the road Uh going up against washington nationals another spot where it's super hot and they're going up against patrick Corbin another picture that Allows too many home runs a picture that we do not need to be worried about in terms of shutting down hitters at the play He comes on the 16 strikeout rate this year Which is so so low 1.57 home runs per nine allowed and a 4.94 seara Really Nothing we need to be worried about and yes the Mets Have been struggling to show where they have struggled throughout the entirety of the season They're not an offense that I know a lot of people aren't necessarily looking to run to get into their line-ups, but Peter Lonzo Francisco lendoor Brandon Nemo Jeff McNeill make a pretty solid three four man stack tonight Now granted all these players have varying amounts of interest where Peter Lonzo, of course leads the way with a 339 iso this year Versus lefties is something that we absolutely love to see Francisco lendoor the 255 iso. I absolutely love to see Uh, McNeill and Nemo don't bring any power to the plate McNeill has a point zero six zero iso and Nemo is at A point one one zero iso. So they are not power hitters. We know that but Neither of them strike out at a super high rate They're both coming in with Wolbas at 319 or higher And they get on base and that's what we love to see when they get on base They draw a walk and then Peter Lonzo comes to play with Runners on base they can't pitch around them and we want that iso to You know kind of show itself there and that's where we have the home run upside That's where the stack should be at its best. So I'm looking to get some of Lonzo tonight. I'm looking to get some Uh, you know lendoor mcneil nemo whatever might be I will say dj steward has a 267 iso versus lefty now whether he makes the lineup or not Uh, is yet to be seen. He is a left-handed hitter But the lefty despite it being a lefty lefty matchup going up against Corbin dj steward is $2,600 tonight And he has that power that we love to see So this is you know a spot of just a wait and see given his Uh, you know if he's in the lineup or not, but I do like the power that he brings that a very very affordable salary tonight All right, so let's move on to the dinger calls to close things out The first one is going to be christian walker for the arizona Diamondbacks like I said this matchup versus versus kyle freeland is just too good for him with a 353 iso versus lefties this season He has the power he's being the middle lineup. We know what he can do Uh, absolutely love everything about him and the dimebacks as they stack tonight Super super clear. Uh, that's where you want to be going and then kody bellinger Another player that's been super hot again Just an awesome match of him despite it being lefty lefty He's actually better versus lefties this season than he is versus righties and shaman iris not a pitcher I'm necessarily worried about again super super strong hitting additions at wrigley field tonight Should present a lot of upside for both of those teams. I'm particularly interested in the chicago cubs tonight Ahead of the giants and kody bellinger would be that number one option for a hill run So kody bellinger christian walker as the two home run options tonight Again, it's a 10 game slated locks at 705 I will be here throughout the entirety of september to close out the mlb season Jim sonnis is doing plenty with nfl. So I am taking this show over to kind of help him out on that front As always, this is one of the many shows on the feindl podcast network. 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