Jesse Winker Back From His Illness
Jesse Winker (illness) is back in the starting lineup on Thursday, playing left field and batting sixth against the Pittsburgh Pirates and veteran left-hander Martin Perez. The 30-year-old left-handed hitter is clearly feeling better, but fantasy managers in DFS contests will probably want to avoid the lefty-lefty matchup. In six career at-bats against Perez, Winker is hitting .167 with a .334 OPS. However, he's gone 5-for-11 in the early going in his first four contests with the Nationals before getting sick earlier this week. In Winker's career against southpaws in 460 plate appearances, he's batting .204/.320/.337 with just 13 home runs, so the odds are against him having a big game on Thursday.
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