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Here are some tips for play on Friday July 3.



For the second day in a row, we’re going to lead off by recommending a
Pirate. Why not? The Buccos are scorching right now and few are as hot
as SS Jordy Mercer ($8,888). He’s hit safely in eight straight, but over
his last seven games specifically, he’s batting .469, recording
multiple hits six times.



Mercer’s offensive game has been in regression for a couple of years,
but a week like this can sure help take the sting out of it. April and
May were extremely unkind to him, but he sure woke up in June (800 OPS)
and early on, July has been even better. Mercer is not getting quite as
much PT this year, and his counting cats are way down. His walk rate had
dipped and his slugging percentage is at a career low. Perhaps Mercer
is gearing up for a big second half, which is not unusual for him. Over
the last three years, he’s recorded a 791 second half OPS compared to
just 653 in the first half.



Almost two months ago, we discussed Boston LF Hanley Ramirez’s latest
injury, but he didn’t wind up missing that much action. In fact, the
fragile star missed more games at the end of June because of a hand
injury. In the two games since Ramirez has returned, he’s proved his
hand woe has not sapped him of his extra-base pop. He tripled on
Wednesday and hit a solo homer on Thursday. At $10,460, we like Ramirez
on Friday against Houston and SP Dan Straily, a pitcher he’s faced twice
and doubled once against.

DFS Notes

• Another solid LF option is Milwaukee’s Gerardo Parro ($8,738). He’s
  batting .382 over the last 14 games to reach the .300 mark for the
  season. If he gets enough PT in the second half (which is questionable
  with Khris Davis due back shortly), Parra could reach double figures in
  both homers and steals for the second time.
• Bring out your fringe hitters against the Phillies. Their team ERA
  against the woeful Brewers in a four-game sweep this week was 6.39. Ugh.
• Los Angeles Angels CF Mike Trout ($14,193) is batting .277 at home,
  but .331 on the road. The Halos begin a nine-game road trip Friday, so
  be sure to plug Trout in there as often as feasible.

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The last time we recommended Pittsburgh 2B Neil Walker ($8,441), he
wound up getting a day off. That serves as a perfect reminder to always
check the daily lineups before finalizing your own roster. At any rate,
Walker has sure shaken off his hip and core injuries recently. He was
stuck in a 4-for-32 rut over a 10-game span, but then started to turn it
around by going 4-for-9 over his next three games.



Then Walker and his teammates went to Motown to face the Tigers and in
the first game of the series, he lashed two hits, including the go-ahead
RBI double as the Pirates won in 14 innings. On Wednesday, he exploded
for a season-best four hits, two of which left the park. Suddenly Walker
owns Detroit, having gone 17-for-40 with four jacks in the last nine
games, and is lobbying baseball to have the Tigers shifted to the
National League. Needless to say, he looks like a great investment
tonight, as he turns things around from a first half in which he simply
didn’t hit as well as last year.



In late-September 2013, we recommended Milwaukee 3B Aramis Ramirez
($6,902), but he only went 1-for-4, striking out twice. Well, we’re
getting back on the ARam horse. He’s been killing the Phillies so far in
this series, going 5-for-9 with seven RBI — despite the fact that he
didn’t even start Monday’s game. Suddenly, we’re not moaning about
Ramirez’s lack of productivity this season. And get this: he has
back-to-back multiple hit efforts for the first time in what’s been a
trying final season.

DFS Notes

• How scorching is Texas SP Yovani Gallardo ($23,158) right now? Since
  May 24, he’s 4-0 with the lowest ERA in the bigs (0.99) and has not
  given up a single long ball.
• Whatever you do, don’t start a southpaw against the Toronto Blue
  Jays. They are hitting an MLB-best .306 against lefties. Needless to
  say, Boston SP Wade Miley ($20,458) is to be avoided on Thursday.
• Atlanta C A.J. Pierzynski ($7,049) is feasting on Washington
  pitching at home this season, having gone 8-for-19 (.421) with 10
  ribbies in five games at Turner Field.

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