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Francisco Liriano, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
Liriano is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA. He has 16 strikeouts in 11 innnings. His WHIP (1.55) is a little out of control, but he should excel against the Cubbies.
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Season Totals: 16-18, 271.2 IP, 210 Ks, 4.11 ERA (124 earned runs), 1.30 WHIP (261 hits, 91 walks)
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Tyler Cloyd, Philadelphia Phillies @ Miami Marlins
Cloyd won his season debut, holding the Diamondbacks to two runs on two hits in 6.1 innings. Last year he was 2-0 at home with a 2.50 ERA (7.50 on the road).
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Season Totals: 16-18, 271.2 IP, 210 Ks, 4.11 ERA (124 earned runs), 1.30 WHIP (261 hits, 91 walks)
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Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves vs. Minneosota Twins
Teheran is 2-1 with a 4.57 ERA. In his past four starts he’s 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA
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Season Totals: 15-18, 264.2 IP, 206 Ks, 4.22 ERA (124 earned runs), 1.31 WHIP (258 hits, 89 walks)
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Jeff Locke, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros
Locke is 3-1 with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. He’s 2-0 in his past five starts with a 2.10 ERA.
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Season Totals: 15-18, 257.1 IP, 205 Ks, 4.27 ERA (122 earned runs), 1.32 WHIP (252 hits, 88 walks)
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Zach McAllister, Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners
McAllister is 3-3 with a 2.68 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. He’s 3-1 at home with a 2.08 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP (3.57, 1.53 on the road). Last year he had a 3.09 ERA in 11.2 innings against the M’s.
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Season Totals: 15-18, 252.1 IP, 196 Ks, 4.28 ERA (120 earned runs), 1.31 WHIP (245 hits, 86 walks)
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Brandon Beachy is scheduled to pitch on Sunday for Triple-A Gwinnett. He made just one extended spring training start, so he could be on the fast track to return from Tommy John surgery. David O’Brien tweeted that Beachy was able to hit 92-93 with his fastball, which is encouraging.
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Beachy will likely make a handful of starts at Triple-A before returning to the Braves. He is readily available in most fantasy baseball leagues. If you have a spot on your disabled list, Beachy is worth your consideration. If you’re rolling with streamers, monitor how he is doing in his minor league starts. If all goes well, you may want to abandon the streamer strategy and wait on Beachy.
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Beachy was 5-5 last year with a 2.00 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP in 13 starts prior to his injury. He was 7-3 in 2011 with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP.
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Beachy could be the shot in the arm that your fantasy rotation needs.

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Ubaldo Jimenez, Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners
Jimenez is 3-0 in his past three starts with a 1.45 ERA. He had eight strikeouts in each of his past two starts.
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Season Totals: 14-18, 246.2 IP, 189 Ks, 4.34 ERA (119 earned runs), 1.31 WHIP (239 hits, 83 walks)
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