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Aristides Aquino – OF – Cincinnati Reds (vs Cole Hamels) Aquino has a one-in-three chance to hit a home run versus Hamels and an injury depleted Cubs bullpen. As we know, Great American Ballpark is a big reason for the elevated homer odds. Not only is Aquino bargain priced and likely to launch a big fly, he'll also bat cleanup. Continue to Article

August 08, 2019 8:53:am EST

Although he doesn't provide much in the strikeout department, he's allowed three earned runs or fewer in seven of his nine starts. He has a great matchup on tap against the Marlins, who have scored the fewest runs in baseball. The last time he faced them, he only allowed two runs and recorded four strikeouts over 7.1 innings. Continue to Article

August 08, 2019 7:05:am EST

If the Boston Red Sox harbored any hopes of returning to the playoffs after last year's magical World Series run, they knew they'd need to make a very strong push over the regular season's last couple of months. Boston entered the final week of July running eight games behind in the American League East race, though it had just taken five of six games against the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees and were scheduled to play 25 of their final 56 contests against AL East opponents. The Red Sox would have plenty of chances, and the FiveThirtyEight model gave them essentially a coin flip's probability of making the postseason as at least a wild card. Continue to Article

August 07, 2019 3:16:pm EST

The Boston Red Sox announced this afternoon that  Dustin Pedroia underwent a “left knee joint preservation surgery.”  Bill Koch of the Providence Journal tweeted out an article about that procedure from the Cleveland Clinic that said the surgery is an alternative to knee replacement. Pedroia is going to attempt to rehab the knee after recovering from surgery, so it made sense that he'd choose the less-invasive procedure, but the fact that that is the choice he's facing suggests his knee is in super bad shape. Continue to Article

August 07, 2019 1:51:pm EST

He'll step in against Kansas City RHP Glenn Sparkman, who carries a vulnerable . wOBA split to left-handed bats. The hitter-friendly atmosphere of Fenway Park doesn't hurt, and Moreland should see plenty of RBI opportunities within this well-aligned Boston offense. Continue to Article

August 07, 2019 10:46:am EST