Jake Peavy |Chicago White Sox| (65%) – Hopefully Peavy can gain some momentum from this upcoming week’s two starts.  Both starts come at home for Peavy providing a little boost from his split stats.  At home this year he has a 3.63 ERA and batters are hitting a weak .177 against him.  His first opponent of the week is the Kansas City Royals.  Against Peavy, the Royals are hitting a pedestrian .275.  His next opponent of the week, the Twins, is one of the coldest hitting teams lately.  Over the course of the last seven games, the Twins are hitting .203 with only two home runs and a .264 OBP (ranked 26th).

Joel Pineiro |Los Angeles Angels| (10.1%) – First opponent of the week for Pineiro is the Detroit Tigers.  In 11 career games started against the Tigers, Pineiro has a 7-3 record with a 3.33 ERA.  The heart of the Tigers’ lineup has been somewhat silent against Pineiro.  Victor Martinez, Jhonny Peralta, and Miguel Cabrera are hitting a combined .250 against Pineiro in 40 career at-bats, with no home runs.  His second start of the week is against the Mariners, home in LA.  Seattle’s recent woes at the plate should put this matchup in Pineiro’s favor.  Seattle is the second-coldest team in the majors through the last 7 days, hitting .193 and scoring only 17 runs.

Two-Start Pitchers To Sit

Brett Myers |Houston Astros| (32.6%) – Myers’ year has been disappointing in contrast to the success that he was able to achieve last year.  Fortunately for the few believers still out there, Myers has paid off over his last three starts throwing three quality starts and posting a 2.86 ERA and sub-1 WHIP.  The two opponents that he faces this week seem like he should be able to continue his current string of success.  Don’t be fooled and read too much into this recent success though.  First up for Myers are the Pirates in Pittsburgh.  Current Pirates hitters are batting .314 against Myers in 51 career at-bats.  In five starts at PNC Park, Myers has a 4.70 ERA and a 2-3 win-loss record.  His next start of the week comes against the Marlins in Florida.  Florida happens to be one of Myers’ biggest enemies.  In 150.2 innings against Florida, Myers has a 5.62 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, and he also has a .300 BAA.  These numbers get worse when pitching in Sun Life Stadium.  In 63.1 innings at Sun Life Stadium, Myers’ ERA balloons to 6.39.  Avoid Myers this week at all costs.  BONUS:  Make sure you start Andrew McCutchen against Myers, he’s hitting .615 in 13 at-bats against Myers.

Johnny Cueto |Cincinnati Reds| (100%) – Cueto has been one of the best and most underrated pitchers of the year.  This week might provide a correction for Cueto’s phenomenal numbers.  Cueto’s starts this week come against St. Louis and Milwaukee, both on the road.  Cardinals hitters (excluding Pujols) are hitting a combined .331 with a .406 OBP against Cueto in 139 career at-bats.  Cueto’s trek to Milwaukee won’t be much better.  Milwaukee hitters are batting .282 through a combined 117 career at-bats against Cueto.  Half of those hits are for extra bases.  In three starts at Miller Park, Cueto’s ERA is an alarming 7.98.  Likewise, in five starts at Busch Stadium, Cueto’s ERA is 8.10.  Furthermore, over the last seven days St. Louis (ranked 8th) and Milwaukee (ranked 5th) are two of the hottest teams around.

Written by James Bryce exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com

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