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Pitchers to stream on Thursday
Ryan Weathers is in a rut, with the gopher ball being the prime suspect. The New York Yankees left-hander has yielded multiple home runs in each of his past three starts (seven total in that span), and the early forecast for Thursday's game against the Chicago White Sox calls for high temperatures and wind blowing out in the Bronx. Additionally, the White Sox sport one of the league's best home run rates versus lefties. However, they generated most of that production over the first two months of the season and strike out at an elevated clip facing southpaws. This is one of the highest-ranked matchups on today's slate, but realize it comes with risk.
Shane Baz posted a 5.48 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over his first eight starts for the Baltimore Orioles. Over his past six outings, his ERA is 2.39 with a 1.19 WHIP. The chief difference is a .336 BABIP over the early stretch compared to the recent .261 mark, helping explain a 5.10 xFIP to start the season compared to the recent 3.71 level. Next up is for Baz and the Orioles is a road date in T-Mobile Park against the Seattle Mariners. While it remains a favorable matchup, the Mariners have been productive at home lately, so there is risk here as well.
Heading into his last outing, Noah Cameron was on a roll, posting a 1.80 ERA and 0.67 WHIP over his prior five games with an impressive 31 strikeouts and just three walks over those 30 frames. He was hit hard by the Houston Astros last time out, however, and will look to rebound at home against the St. Louis Cardinals. It will be a challenge, as the visitors put the ball in play, but they lack power facing southpaws.
Continuing the theme of favorable matchups with risk, Jack Leiter and the Texas Rangers host the Minnesota Twins. Leiter's allure is the ability to rack up double-digit strikeouts any time he takes the hill. The Twins walk at a below-average rate while striking out at an above-average level, benefiting the occasionally wild right-hander.
Hitters to stream on Thursday
Since Aaron Judge was placed on the injured list earlier this month, the Yankees have the second-highest wOBA facing right-handers, with the highest home run rate. Only the Colorado Rockies have been more productive, and most of their games over this stretch were in Denver or Las Vegas. The Yankees have a home matinee against the White Sox, with the early forecast calling for very favorable hitting conditions. Sean Burke will take the hill for the visitors, and he has walked 10 batters over his last 8 1/3 stanzas. Jasson Dominguez, Paul Goldschmidt, Spencer Jones and Jose Caballero are in a great spot for this Thursday afternoon affair.