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The MLB season is filled with ups and downs, but the key to success is to find some gems to stream! Today we're going to target a pair of Rays at Yankee Stadium!
When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, lineup position, and pitching matchup. With pitchers, I account for the opposing lineup, team ballpark, and recent performance to help make my decision.
Each of my streamers will be rostered in between 0-40% of Yahoo leagues, with a mixed focus on both shallow and deeper formats. Today, I will be providing a streamer for each position, including two starting pitchers. Let’s take a look at the Tuesday slate and dig out some streamer gems to help you start off the week with a bang!
Hitter Streamers for 9/1 - Infielders
Austin Riley (3B/OF, RHB) - 22% Rostered
Matchup: vs. BOS LHP Kyle Hart
We're going with Riley for the second straight day here because he continues to rake, turning in another multi-hit game with three RBI on Monday. Riley takes on LHP Kyle Hart, who has been awful this year with a 13.00 ERA and 3.00 WHIP in three starts spanning nine innings. Expect the Braves' sophomore to continue to enjoy the friendly confines of Fenway Park.
Evan Longoria (3B, RHB) - 16% Rostered
Matchup: vs. RHP Jon Gray
Longo has been on fire of late, going 18-for-46 (.391) with 12 runs, two home runs, and 11 RBI in his last 12 games. He goes up against Jon Gray at Coors in a terrific matchup. We have to ride with the veteran third baseman here given how well he's been swinging the bat.
Yoshimoto Tsutsugo (3B/OF, LHB) - 9% Rostered
Matchup: vs. NYY RHP Masahiro Tanaka
Tsutsugo is starting to find his groove, going 4-for-13 (.308) with two home runs, four RBI, and seven walks to only three strikeouts in his last five games. He gets a chance at exploiting that short porch in right-field at Yankee Stadium against Tanaka, who allowed five earned runs in four innings in the last time these two teams met on August 18th.
Erik Gonzalez (3B/SS/OF, PIT, RHB) - 2% Rostered
Matchup: vs. CHC LHP Jon Lester
Gonzalez is another low-rostered hitter who's swinging a hot bat, going 4-for-11 (.364) with four runs, one home run, and three RBI in his last three games. Gonzalez has punished lefties this season, slashing .391/.417/.739 against them. He gets a good matchup against Lester, who has been hit hard after a strong start, allowing 26 hits in his last 14.2 innings.
Hitter Streamers for 9/1 - Outfielders
Hunter Renfroe (OF, TB, RHB) - 35% Rostered
Matchup: @ NYY RHP Masahiro Tanaka
Renfroe is always a threat to explode with his power, so it's a good idea to stream him at Yankee Stadium against Tanaka, who has allowed three home runs in his last three starts. Let's roll the dice on this power hitter and hope that we run into one of his patented multi-home run games.
Jason Heyward (OF, CHC, LHB) - 9% Rostered
Matchup: at PIT RHP Chad Kuhl
Heyward has been on fire lately, hitting three home runs in his last four games. He's also walked four times with only two strikeouts during that span. Kuhl has only allowed two runs in his last two starts (11 innings), but he's walked seven while striking out only two. This is an exploitable matchup, so we'll ride with Heyward again.
Tyler Naquin (OF, CLE, LHB) - 2% Rostered
Matchup: @ KC RHP Matt Harvey
It's always a good idea to stream against Harvey, who is a shell of his former self. Harvey has failed to pitch past the third inning, allowing three runs or more in each of his two starts. Naquin is raking, homering twice in his last four games, so he's another solid stream here.
Pitcher Streamers for 9/1
Spencer Turnbull (RHP, DET) at MIL - 37% Rostered
Turnbull is the only viable streamer that meets our criteria as a sub-40% rostered player, so we'll fire him up against a Brewers' team that has posted a 27.4 K% (28th) and .275 wOBA (T-29th) against righties. Turnbull got back on track last week, pitching 5.2 shutout innings against the Cubs after getting rocked in his previous two turns. Ride the young righty in this nice matchup.
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