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Pitchers to stream on Sunday
It's a bit surprising that Eury Perez's rostership remains in the streaming range. Since struggling in his 2025 debut in early June, the 22-year-old righty posted a 2.50 ERA and 0.89 WHIP with 35 strikeouts in 36 frames. He closes the fantasy week with a road matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers. Perez faces a patient lineup that doesn't fan much, but also lacks power. The Brewers sport a below average wOBA facing right-handers.
In his four outings heading into the break, Shane Baz recorded a 2.30 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with 30 strikeouts over 27 1/3 frames. Perhaps it was due to pitching on extended rest, but Baz struggled in his last start, yielding eight earned runs in four innings to the Chicago White Sox. It will be a challenge but look for Baz to rebound on the road against the Cincinnati Reds. Baz squares off with a club that is close to league average across the board, but when he's in a groove, Baz can handle any lineup.
Noah Cameron is due an ERA correction as his 2.61 ERA is over a run below the associated estimators. That said, his xFIP and SIERA are still below average, so the landing should be soft. In addition, the best way to fend off regression is improving skills, and over his last three outings, Cameron recorded a 28.6% strikeout rate and 3.9% walk rate, both elite levels. Cameron may not match those marks at home against the Cleveland Guardians, but he lines up for another solid outing.
Hitters to stream on Sunday
Bryce Elder's WHIP over his previous six outings is a bloated 2.34, resulting in a high 8.89 WHIP. Runs have been hard to come by this season in Globe Life Field, but the Texas Rangers batters should enjoy a rare productive game on Sunday. Josh Smith, Adolis Garcia, Evan Carter, Josh Jung and Rowdy Tellez are the chief beneficiaries.
Hitters to avoid on Sunday
Avoiding stolen base specialists when playing the Kansas City Royals is a recurring theme in this space. However, over the past month, the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs have done the best job controlling the running game. Those looking to catch up in steals on the last day of this scoring period may want to avoid the Yankees' Jasson Dominguez and Anthony Volpe along with the Phillies' Bryson Stott as the clubs square off in the finale of their weekend set. The Cubs play the White Sox, reducing the appeal of Luis Robert Jr. and Chase Meidroth.
Betting tips
Best/worst pitcher/hitter matchups and betting projections are generated by THE BAT X, a system created by Derek Carty using advanced methods like those used in MLB front offices, accounting for a variety of factors including player talent, ballparks, bullpens, weather, umpires, defense, catcher pitch-framing and lots more. Betting projections for every player, team and game can be found at EV Analytics.
Note: Expected Value is a measure of how good a bet is, factoring the probability that it will win versus the odds the book is providing. If you were to wager $1.00 100 times on a bet with an Expected Value of $25, you would win some and you would lose some, but in the end you would expect to come away with $25 in profit on your $100 investment.
Because odds typically do not get set until the previous day's games are completed, betting tips will be added in the morning.