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Its the final Tuesday! Weve got a handful of a frontline arms atop the slate, but its wide open if you choose not to spend on a stud. Offensively, there arent many obvious stack options, but plenty of platoon options to exploit as you build your lineup.PitchingEliteHow is Max Scherzer not getting more attention for his season? Are we just used to his excellence? Some might have even forgotten that he was toting a 4.05 ERA through the first two months of the season. Home runs were a big issue, something wed seen him deal with in August of last year. Through those first 11 starts, he had a 1.8 HR/9 rate. Given a rate that high, his 4.05 ERA was actually kind of impressive, but still not very Scherzer-like. Since June 1 hes posted a 2.19 ERA with just a 0.8 HR/9 rate in 144 innings. The strikeouts have been consistently strong throughout; in fact its at exactly 11.1 K/9 in both samples.Seeing Noah Syndergaard sputter through a start against Atlanta is unquestionably annoying because the bottom-feeding Braves are supposed to be rolled by studs like Thor, but theyve quietly been hitting very well in the second half. They are sixth in OPS against righties at .778 and while we still expect Syndergaard to succeed against opponent, this is at least understandable when you acknowledge what the Braves are doing down the stretch. Thor had one other five earned run outing earlier this year and he bounced back with a 7 IP/1 ER gem against the Cubs. The Marlins are 28th in OPS against righties during the second half.Chris Sale and Justin Verlander are among the AL Cy Young frontrunners this year so theyll both be looking for big starts here, but it wont be easy for either. Sale gets a Tampa Bay Rays team that is second to only Sales own White Sox in OPS against lefties over the last month with an .843 mark. They are still striking out 24 percent of the time, though, and Sales strikeout rate has surged to 27 percent in the second half. He did toss a two-hit shutout against the Rays back in mid-April, too.Verlander draws a Cleveland team that is only middle of the pack against righties over the last month (14th with a .743 OPS), but one that has had his number on the whole this year. He has a 6.46 ERA against them in 23.7 innings across four starts, including starts with seven and eight earned runs back in May and June, respectively. However, his best start against them was just 10 days ago when he put up seven one-hit innings in a game the Tigers would eventually lose 1-0 in 10 innings. Verlander hasnt allowed more than 3 ER in a start since the eight runs against Cleveland in late-June, yielding a 2.16 ERA and 0.91 WHIP with 127 strikeouts in 108.3 innings.The Los Angeles Dodgers have flip-flopped Kenta Maeda and Jose De Leon. By starting Maeda on Tuesday, hell be on regular rest just in case the club needs him on Sunday. The righty has a prime matchup, facing the strikeout-prone San Diego Padres in Petco Park. However, as has been the case all season, Maedas upside is tempered due to usually only tossing five or six innings. Theres no reason for the Dodgers to change that pattern now, so while the matchup warrants some exposure, keep expectations in check.SolidDavid Price is in between tiers for Tuesday. He has a great projected Game Score of 59, but its hard to ignore the 3.91 season ERA. He has seven starts of at least 5 ER after just two all of last year. In other words, the implosion potential has been much higher for Price this year which certainly adds some risk on the DFS side of things. Plus, he draws a Yankees team that has given him fits all year with a 7.71 ERA and 1.71 WHIP over four starts with just 15 strikeouts in the 23.3 innings. With a full Tuesday slate, you likely neednt take the unnecessary risk with Price.Aaron Sanchez has experienced some volatility down the stretch with his Game Score bouncing around since the start of August: 62, 40, 62, 40, 59, 57, 25, and 62. Those eight starts have yielded a 4.24 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 46.7 innings. I imagine a big part of his 51 projected Game Score is due to facing a difficult Orioles offense, but he has faced the Os twice in these last eight with Scores of 62 and 59.The surging Braves offense has been a boon for Julio Teheran as hes netted three of his six wins over his last five starts (2.87 ERA in 31.3 IP). He has a couple duds in his 10 starts since the break, but hes allowed 3 or fewer ER in the other eight. The anemic Phillies offense sits 29th in OPS during the second half. Teheran has allowed 3 ER against them in 11 innings, both starts coming since July 30.The perception of Baltimores starting pitching means you mightve missed Kevin Gausmans big second half. His 2.94 ERA and 9.5 K/9 are both 14th-best among qualified starters. He will be dueling against Sanchez so the win wont come easy for either and Gausman had one of his worst starts all year in Toronto back on July 29th (3 IP/6 ER), but hes been great since with a 2.57 ERA in 63 innings over 10 starts. He did allow 5 ER to Boston his last time out, but it was one of those where mightve been left in a little too long. Three of the five runs came off of a homer to David Ortiz in the seventh inning.John Lackey and Ian Kennedy dont jump out as obvious picks, especially with a full slate, but both have been really strong options this year. The ERA difference (3.39 for Lackey, 3.64 for Kennedy) is essentially the difference between the leagues while they have identical 8.7 K/9 rates in 183 innings apiece. Kennedy has always struggled with homers and this year is no different at 1.5 HR/9, but he has really curbed the issue of late with a 0.7 mark in his last 10 starts.Spot startersFelix Hernandez has been extremely volatile lately. Check out these last six Game Scores: 61, 29, 32, 61, 23, and 74. So how lucky do you feel in Houston?Matt Moore can end your night before it starts. He had three outings of at least 5 ER with San Francisco, including two where he didnt even finish three innings. Youre not recovering from that. But he had a 2.51 ERA in 43 innings over his other seven starts as a Giant so while the 4.96 ERA with them might scare some off, the composition of it shows a better pitcher than you might expect, maybe even one worth gambling on at home against a Rockies team that sits 27th in OPS against lefties on the road.Alex Cobb finally showed why Im so weary of Tommy John returners as a general rule. Those returning from the surgery always seem to have at least one utter meltdown that comes virtually out of nowhere. Many pitchers have pointed out that they will just have a couple of these starts where nothing works in that first year back from Tommy John and theyre usually out after a couple innings and a heap of runs. Cobbs was a nightmarish seven in just 1 1/3 innings. Hed looked solid to that point, but with just four starts, one that awful weighs heavily on his overall numbers. A further downside of a TJ returner is that theyre always being closely managed so they live on that five- to six-inning cusp, which lowers their chances for a win, especially if they also play for a last-place team as Cobb does. Hes only an SP2 if you even really want to take the gamble here.The Diamondbacks are giving rookie Matt Koch a look. The 25-year old right-hander has made five appearances out of the bullpen since being called up after rosters expanded. Koch started at Triple-A Reno, sporting an impressive 3.09 ERA but with only 25 whiffs in 45 innings. The inability to miss bats along with not being filly stretched out render Koch a risk, despite facing a depleted Nationals lineup.HittingThe Royals of all teams have the best rating on Tuesday, though thats mostly due to facing Jose Berrios. They actually have the worst OPS against righties in the second half at .669, but Berrios has been awful in 12 starts this year. There isnt a redeemable metric in the profile: 8.88 ERA, 1.99 WHIP, 5.7 BB/9, 2.2 HR/9, and 12.2 H/9. OK, maybe his 8.5 K/9 stands as the redeemable aspect of his season, but who cares when its stacked up with the rest of that mess. Righties have especially decimated Berrios with a 1.062 OPS, but lefties are still getting theirs at .918. That said, I cant see a real stack for KC. Id consider Kendrys Morales, Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez, and Jarrod Dyson. I rarely look at speed-only guys in DFS, but he does have a .292 AVG and 10 SBs over his last 97 PA so if hes starting, he might be a solid punt.Dodgers righties are worth a look against Paul Clemens (.990 OPS), even as a righty himself. Justin Turner, Yasiel Puig, and Yasmani Grandal are my favorite options there. However, even with Clemens .679 OPS against lefties, I might still consider Corey Seager (.970 v. RHP) and Adrian Gonzalez (.855) just because theyve been so good against right-handers.Id be ready to stack the Brewers if they had more lefties. A.J. Griffin has allowed .984 OPS against them including 18 of his 26 homers, but there arent a lot of great spots to take advantage of that with Milwaukee. Jonathan Villar is a switch-hitter with a passable .773 OPS against righties including 11 of his 16 homers, plus that game-changing speed means he doesnt really need to leave the yard to score big. The only other real consideration might be Kirk Nieuwenhuis on the cheap in hopes that he leaves the yard.Maybe there is one stack: the Cardinals. Robert Stephenson actually has two good starts in his six, but the other four are so bad that he still has a 5.59 ERA and 2.2 HR/9 in his 29 innings. Matt Carpenter, Brandon Moss, and Matt Adams from the left side and Stephen Piscotty, Aledmys Diaz, Randal Grichuk, and Yadier Molina from the right side offer enough options to create a Cards stack.Most likely to go yard: Kendrys Morales. Hes been better against lefties for sure (.917 OPS), but hes no slouch against righties with a .197 ISO and Berrios is serving it up for everyone this year.Most likely to swipe a bag: Jonathan Villar. Yes, Im taking the easy way out for my final edition of Daily Notes of the year (the last day for the series this season will be Oct. 2). The MLB steals leader will notch his 60th of the year against his former teammate, Jonathan Lucroy. Tommylee Lewis Jersey . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Malik Carney Jersey . But what about the officials? 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Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. BRAINERD, Minn. -- Brittany Force raced to her third Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.The daughter of Funny Car great John Force, Brittany beat defending season champion Antron Brown with a 4.169-second pass at 180.21 mph. Brown had a 6.566 at 103.47.Browns car rattled and lost traction early while Forces dragster backfired and released the parachutes just a little farther down track than Brown, allowing her to coast to the finish line in front.Force raced to her first career victory in Gainesville, Florida, in March, and also won the Four-Wide Nationals in April in Concord, North Carolina.Its awesome to be able to win here, said Force, whos fourth in the season standings. I felt good coming in this weekend because we had some success last year, and Im pretty sure we did well the year before. We are exactly where we want to be as we go into the Countdown and our biggest race of the season in Indy. It feels so good to bring hoome another win.ddddddddddddDel Worsham won in Funny Car, Drew Skillman in Pro Stock and Andrew Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle.Worsham pushed his Toyota Camry to a 3.908 at 327.27 to outrun Matt Hagans 8.095 at 71.33 after smoking the tires in his Dodge Charger R/T. Worsham, the season champion last year without a regular-season win, won for the first time this season. It was his 39th win overall and the 31st in Funny Car.Skillman raced to his first Pro Stock victory of the year and second of his career, topping Jason Line with a 6.648 at 208.97 in a Chevrolet Camaro. Line has seven victories this year.Andrew Hines had a perfect 0.000-second reaction time to beat Jerry Savoie in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Hines 6.866 at 194.94 on a Harley-Davidson was enough to beat Savoies 6.863 at 194.88 on a Suzuki for a holeshot win. Hine