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Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets

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Miami Marlins

$10,800$12,300$50-207/ 3.2Cash/GPP

Don't let Syndergaard's last game or his 5.40 ERA fool you, Thor is still pitching at the top of his game and he is in a great matchup against the Miami Marlins tonight. Thor had some issues in the third inning against Philly, giving up two runs, then allowed four more before getting pulled in the fourth innings. The Mets' poor defense was to blame for some of that, which has been the case in past years, but he has still posted a pristine 1.20 WHIP and has struck out 17 batters across 10 innings. Dating back to last season, Syndergaard has posted an insane 30.7% strikeout rate while holding opponents to a .45 home runs per nine innings. He has done a great job of limiting hard contact to both sides of the plate, with lefties hitting him hard just 33.3% of the time, and has allowed just a .310 wOBA to right-handed hitters. He is allowing contact on just 68.3% of pitches this season, generating 14.7% swinging strikes, and posting a 59.5% first-pitch strike rate. He throws a nasty sinker that baffles hitters, and generates swinging strikes on almost 30% of pitches, and faces a Marlins team that has been terrible against sliders, with the majority of hitters swinging at 15-20% of sliders tracked last season, and has struck out 21% of the time this season. Syndergaard should be the top cash game pitcher on tonight's slate, while also possessing a ton of upside.

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