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Yandy Diaz
Tampa Bay Rays • #2 • 1B
Yandy Diaz And Rays Square Off Against Guardians In AL Championship Series Game 4
Yandy Diaz and his Tampa Bay Rays will square off against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field, on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Diaz has +1040 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Diaz is hitting for a .293 BA, .359 OBP and .446 SLG with a 14.3% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate. His OPS is .805 and he has scored 93 runs. In 686 plate appearances, he has hit 22 home runs and driven in 85 runs. In his last game he had a one-hit showing (1-for-4) against the Guardians.
Shawn Armstrong will make his first start of the season for the Guardians.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Patrick Bailey
Cleveland Guardians • #16 • C
Patrick Bailey And Guardians Face Rays In AL Championship Series Game 4
Patrick Bailey and the Cleveland Guardians will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field, on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Bailey has +1040 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Bailey is hitting for a .206 BA, .272 OBP and .335 SLG with a 26.7% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate. His OPS is .607 and he has scored 31 runs. In 345 plate appearances, he has hit 10 home runs and driven in 37 runs. He had a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-3) against the Rays.
The Rays are sending Nick Martinez (15-6) out for his 32nd start of the season. He is 15-6 with a 3.10 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 180 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jonathan Aranda
Tampa Bay Rays • #8 • 2B
Jonathan Aranda And Rays Take On Guardians In AL Championship Series Game 4
Jonathan Aranda and the Tampa Bay Rays will face the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field, on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Aranda has +900 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Aranda is hitting for a .274 BA, .358 OBP and .434 SLG with a 24.4% strikeout rate and a 10.3% walk rate. His OPS is .792 and he has scored 73 runs. In 668 plate appearances, he has hit 22 home runs and driven in 92 runs. He had a hitless showing in his most recent game (0 for 4) against the Guardians.
Shawn Armstrong gets the call to start for the Guardians, his first of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Chase DeLauter
Cleveland Guardians • #24 • RF
Chase DeLauter And Guardians Play Rays In AL Championship Series Game 4
Chase DeLauter and the Cleveland Guardians will face the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field, on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. DeLauter has +900 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
DeLauter is hitting for a .287 BA, .363 OBP and .457 SLG with a 14.7% strikeout rate and a 10.7% walk rate. His OPS is .820 and he has scored 62 runs. In 559 plate appearances, he has hit 16 home runs and driven in 67 runs. DeLauter has recorded 11 steals on 13 attempts. He had a hitless showing in his last game (0 for 4) against the Rays.
The Rays will send Nick Martinez (15-6) out to make his 32nd start of the season. He is 15-6 with a 3.10 ERA and 109 strikeouts through 180 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jose Ramirez
Cleveland Guardians • #11 • 3B
José Ramírez And Guardians Take On Rays In AL Championship Series Game 4
Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians will take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field, on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Ramirez has +700 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Ramirez is hitting for a .235 BA, .320 OBP and .368 SLG with a 12.7% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate. His OPS is .688 and he has scored 71 runs. In 544 plate appearances, he has hit 12 home runs and driven in 53 runs. Ramirez has recorded 37 steals on 41 attempts. He racked up two hits (going 2 for 3) in his most recent game against the Rays.
The Rays are sending Nick Martinez (15-6) to the mound for his 32nd start of the season. He is 15-6 with a 3.10 ERA and 109 strikeouts through 180 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Victor Mesa Jr.
Tampa Bay Rays • #25 • CF
Víctor Mesa Jr. And Rays Play Guardians In AL Championship Series Game 4
Victor Mesa Jr. and his Tampa Bay Rays will square off against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field, on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Mesa has +730 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Mesa is hitting for a .260 BA, .327 OBP and .498 SLG with a 20.2% strikeout rate and an 8.8% walk rate. His OPS is .825 and he has scored 37 runs. In 262 plate appearances, he has hit 14 home runs and driven in 34 runs. Mesa has recorded nine steals on 12 attempts. In his last game he had a hitless showing (0 for 3) against the Guardians.
Shawn Armstrong gets the call to start for the Guardians, his first this season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jo Adell
Cleveland Guardians • #7 • RF
Jo Adell And Guardians Take On Rays In AL Championship Series Game 4
Jo Adell and his Cleveland Guardians will take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field, on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Adell has +660 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Adell is hitting for a .240 BA, .298 OBP and .401 SLG with a 23.8% strikeout rate and a 5.2% walk rate. His OPS is .700 and he has scored 70 runs. In 660 plate appearances, he has hit 23 home runs and driven in 94 runs (15th in MLB). In his previous game he had a hitless showing (0 for 2) against the Rays.
The Rays are sending Nick Martinez (15-6) to the mound for his 32nd start of the season. He is 15-6 with a 3.10 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 180 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays • #13 • SS
Junior Caminero And Rays Play Guardians In AL Championship Series Game 4
Junior Caminero and the Tampa Bay Rays will square off against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field, on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Caminero has +660 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Caminero is hitting for a .276 BA, .360 OBP and .524 SLG with an 18.4% strikeout rate and an 11.3% walk rate. His OPS is .885, which ranks 7th in MLB, and he has scored 100 runs. In 702 plate appearances, he has hit 42 home runs (4th in MLB) and driven in 101 runs (8th in MLB). He is looking to get back on track after a four-strikeout showing in his last game against the Guardians.
Shawn Armstrong will start for the Guardians, his first this season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Mookie Betts
Los Angeles Dodgers • #50 • SS
Mookie Betts Goes 0 for 3 In Loss To Brewers
Mookie Betts went 0 for 3 with a walk as the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 6-4 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
What It Means
The teams meet again to continue the CS.

David Hamilton
Milwaukee Brewers • #6 • SS
David Hamilton Goes 2 for 4, Homers In Win Over Dodgers
David Hamilton went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday.
What It Means
The teams meet again to continue the CS.

