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  • Jordan Hicks (rostered in 7% of ESPN leagues) has slowly been ramping up since joining the St. Louis Cardinals rotation. In his last start against the San Francisco Giants, he tossed a season-high 4⅓ innings, throwing 68 pitches. The control (5.4 BB/9) has been lacking, but Hicks is averaging 99 mph on his sinker and is getting tons of whiffs (57.7%) with his slider, so it's easy to see the appeal here. The hope is that the flame-throwing righty can go at least five frames in Thursday's outing against a Baltimore Orioles lineup that's been below-average offensively, striking out 24.6% of the time with a bottom-five ISO (.113).
    • Josh Winder (21%) has made a strong impression since entering the starting rotation, spinning 12 scoreless innings while fanning 15 and handing out only one free pass. The 25-year-old features a four-pitch mix but relies heavily on his four-seamer and a swing-and-miss slider, which has helped him generate a 12.9% swinging-strike rate (top-10 in the American League). You'll want to be careful using Winder on Thursday against the Houston Astros, but you may want to go ahead and stash him in deeper formats.
    • It's been a rough go for Joan Adon, who has been blasted for a 6.99 ERA over six starts. Things won't get any easier for the 23-year-old on Thursday, when he matches up with the New York Mets, the second-best offense (125 wRC+) against right-handed pitching. While the Mets bats make for an intriguing DFS stack, Dominic Smith (2%) is an under-the-radar bat to consider. He's hitting just .204/.290/.259 on the season, but his 50% hard-hit rate may portend better times ahead.
    • The New York Yankees have opted to promote Luis Gil for Thursday's matchup versus the Chicago White Sox. There's certainly some optimism surrounding the 23-year-old, who posted a 3.07 ERA and a 11.7 K/9 over six big-league starts in 2021, but it might be best to take a wait-and-see approach here. Despite a 13.2 K/9 rate at Triple-A, he owns a 6.4 walk rate and a bloated 9.53 ERA through five outings. Put the young right-hander on your watch list, but there's little reason to trust him right now.
    • JT Brubaker may hold a 5.68 ERA on the year, but that doesn't tell the whole story. The right-hander has a career-best 10.7 K/9, and his 3.45 xERA suggests he's had some misfortune and deserves better. What's most important is that, on Thursday, Brubaker draws a tasty matchup against the Cincinnati Reds, who sport an MLB-worst 77 wRC+ this season. He actually faced the Reds in his last start, too, and he delivered five innings of two-run ball with nine strikeouts. On this shortened slate, Brubaker is a worthy streaming option
 

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Harrison Bader
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THU, MAY 12, 8:19 AM
Bader is not in the lineup Thursday against the Orioles, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Spin:Bader will get a rest Thursday after starting 13 games in a row, notching 12 hits in those contests while homering three times and driving in eight runs over 46 at-bats. Dylan Carlson will get the start in center field and bat seventh.
 

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THU, MAY 12, 8:16 AM
Matz is listed as the starting pitcher for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Spin:The southpaw was initially slated to start Friday against the Giants, but he'll apparently be pushed up to start a day earlier since Jordan Hicks (undisclosed) will no longer start. Matz should still be fully rested since he last pitched Saturday in San Francisco. Over his last three starts, he's posted a 9.00 ERA and 13:5 K:BB in 12 innings.
 

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Yadier Molina
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THU, MAY 12, 8:15 AM
Molina isn't starting Thursday's rubber match versus the Orioles, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Spin:The catcher will get a breather after starting two straight games, going 1-for-7 with a double and two runs over those contests. Andrew Knizner will start behind the plate and bat eighth.
 

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THU, MAY 12, 7:22 AM
Murphy isn't starting Thursday's series finale against the Tigers, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Spin:After starting each of the team's last five games, Murphy will get a breather Thursday. He reached base in all five of those contests, going 5-for-17 with three doubles, five runs and two RBI. Christian Bethancourt will draw the start behind the plate and bat sixth.
 

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THU, MAY 12, 7:22 AM
Escobar is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Spin:Escobar will get a day off to mentally reset himself while he remains in the midst of a rough stretch at the plate. Through his first nine starts in May, Escobar is getting on base at a .205 clip and has provided just one extra-base hit (a double). Luis Guillorme will fill in for Escobar at third base
 

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Javier Baez
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THU, MAY 12, 6:51 AM
Baez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Spin:According to Chris McCosky of The Detroit News, Baez's absence from the lineup is a scheduled off day for the 29-year-old. Since returning April 24 from a stint on the injured list due to a thumb issue, Baez started in each of the Tigers' last 17 games and slashed .200/.243/.300 over that stretch. Harold Castro fills in for Baez at shortstop in the series finale.
 

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So a FYI l only post players that are at least 50% owned in fantasy. In other words if some flunkie is sitting l don’t give a rats ass. A lot of stars sitting today maybe an under day? Scott Ericksons a former pitcher and friend of friends back in the day told us bet under on early day games no batting practice.
 

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So a FYI l only post players that are at least 50% owned in fantasy. In other words if some flunkie is sitting l don’t give a rats ass. A lot of stars sitting today maybe an under day? Scott Ericksons a former pitcher and friend of friends back in the day told us bet under on early day games no batting practice.
I went 4-1-1betting under FF and games on morning games. Have the same for Astros
 

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THU, MAY 12, 1:26 PM
Torres is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Spin:DJ LeMahieu and Marwin Gonzalez will serve as the Yankees' middle infielders in the series opener while both Torres and Isiah Kiner-Falefa get the evening off. Torres manned the keystone for each of the past five games, going 4-for-18 with a pair of home runs and six RBI over that stretch
 

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Marcus Semien
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THU, MAY 12, 12:24 PM
Semien isn't starting Thursday's game against the Royals.
Spin:Semien will get a breather after he went 0-for-16 with five strikeouts over the last four games. Andy Ibanez will start at the keystone while Eli White takes over in left field
 
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