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Looking to cycle spot-starters each day? Check out the Stream Team, where we tab pitchers that are likely to help you in your quest for fantasy gold.Yesterday we gave you Hiroki Kuroda, and he was amazing, giving up three hits and no walks in eight innings, striking out five. He gave up two runs on sacrifice flies, but we'll take a 2.25 ERA, 0.38 WHIP any day, especially when it comes with a win attached. That gives us six straight quality starts, and anyone shadowing the Stream Team this week has a great shot of winning ERA and WHIP in their playoff H2H matchup.
Clay Buchholz has been great since a terrible home start on August 24th -- unfortunately, that was the last time we used him on the Team. Since that day, Buchholz has went 3-0 in three starts spanning 21.1 innings, allowing 12 hits and four walks while striking out 17.
He faces the Rays, a team on the decline, in Boston. They've scored 33 runs in 10 September games, posting a .649 OPS during that span. Big bopper Carlos Pena is out for the year, something that's bound to help suppress the Rays' offensive output.
Buchholz has been great against the Rays in three career starts, throwing up a 2.79 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 18/7 K/BB ratio against them. He last faced them on September 3rd, earning a win by allowing three runs through six innings. He also ha been much better this season when he pitches in Boston, where he has a 3.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 25/11 K/BB ratio in 32.2 innings.If Buchholz is unavailable to you, Brad Penny is a solid pickup. Owners in deeper leagues should check out Brian Duensing.
Stream Team Data
September: 67.1 IP, 7 Ws, 4.41 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 49 Ks, 15 BBs.
Post-ASB: 334.2 IP, 25 Ws, 4.25 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 252 Ks, 99 BBs.
Since 7/1: 397 IP, 29 Ws, 4.49 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 288 Ks, 115 BBs.
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