Welcome to another edition of FanDuel Monday lineup advice! We’ve got a smaller schedule tonight with seven games on the featured slate. It’s also expected to be a low-scoring night as well, as STL @ MIL and PIT @ PHI lead the way with a 9.5 O/U. The low scoring totals are surprising since the pitching slate feels weak. There are an inordinate amount of games taking place in pitcher’s parks tonight, which may account for the small expected totals.
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Starting Pitcher
Pablo Lopez (MIA): $8,200 vs. CIN
Lopez is the second-most expensive pitcher on this slate behind his adversary Sonny Gray ($11,300). There is some risk given that this is Lopez’s return, but he did log six innings and 70 pitches in his final rehab appearance. He takes on a Reds lineup that lost Scooter Gennett and Yasiel Puig at the trade deadline and has Joey Votto and Jesse Winker on the IL. Their team strikeout rate has risen 3% this month to 23.2%, and they have a 94 wRC+ against lefties this season.