Vidal Nuno, Arizona Diamondbacks - It's probably safe to say Nuno enjoys pitching in the NL already as he was great in his first start since being traded by the Yankees to Arizona. He threw seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. After posting a 5.42 ERA and 5.15 FIP in 14 starts in the AL, Nuno gets a nice value boost heading to the DH-less NL. He has posted good starts now in three of his past four outings since getting shelled by the A's on June 15th, and will look to continue his success next time out for the Diamondbacks. He's worth a look as a spot starter mainly due to him being in the NL now.
Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds - Bruce had four RBI over two games while hitting a homer in the first game of the doubleheader. With Joey Votto being placed on the DL, Bruce played in the outfield in game one and moved to first base for the night cap. Bruce will get starts at first with Todd Fraizer so there is a solid chance he gets to the 10 games (two already) needed for standard ESPN eligibility, giving him a nice boost with the positional value. He has now homered on three straight days (7/6,7/7,7/8) and has driven in nine runs over the past four games. The homer on the 6th was just his first since he homered on back to back days in June on the 20th and 21nd. He is currently hitting fly balls at 33% while his career average is 42%, so an increase in fly balls towards his career norm could mean that this homer streak is no fluke
Jacob DeGrom, New York Mets - DeGrom dominated the Braves Tuesday with 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings to earn the second win of his career. The outing dropped both his ERA and FIP to 3.38 and the zero walks lowered his BB/9 to a more respectable 3.51. deGrom now has three quality starts in his past four outings and has seven overall on the season. He is getting batters to swing and miss at 46.4% of his pitches and is allowing contact on just 78.7% of swings, both being good percentages moving forward. With his track record of success you can look at deGrom for spot starts over the second half of the season, and for his last start of the first half against the Padres.
Chris Coghlan, Chicago Cubs - After Coglhan's Tuesday performance, he probably wishes that there were more doubleheaders on the schedule as he homered in both games bringing his season total up to four. Coghlan has been getting the majority of the starts in left field and has actually played pretty well triple slashing .262/.336/.438 with a 112 wRC+. With hits in each game of the twin bill he now has stretched his hitting streak to nine games and has collected 14 hits over that span. The former Rookie of the Year does have some talent, and owners may want to look at the outfielder while he is on this hot streak. Arismendy Alcanatara has been rumored to be close to being promoted, but he will likely take place of the struggling Junior Lake. Kris Bryant would be the only possible competition and Theo Epstien said he likely won't be called up in 2014, meaning it's Coghlan's position to lose.
Julio Teheran, Atlanta Braves - Teheran, a first time All Star, had his worst start of the season lasting just 3.2 innings against the Mets, surrendering 11 hits and five runs while striking out just two. This comes after he dominated the Mets in his last start to the tune of 7.0 innings allowing just one run. Teheran has been the ace on top of the Braves rotation and owns a 2.57 ERA even after his bad start Tuesday. His FIP sits at an excellent 3.34 which puts him in the top 40 among starters in 2014. He gets one more start before the All Star break Sunday against the Cubs, who he dominated over 8.0 innings with one run allowed and nine strikeouts but did not factor in the decision.
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