FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Helper: Friday 7/2/21

Although his real-life results have remained inconsistent, the Red Sox left-hander recorded a 3.12 SIERA, 31.0% strikeout rate, and 5.3% walk rate over five June starts, and he's coming off one of his best outings of the season, notching 46 FanDuel points in an 8-strikeout victory over the Yankees. Oviedo gets grounders against lefties and strikeouts versus righties, but his walk rate and xFIP are equally terrible in both splits, so this is an all-around great spot for everyone in the lineup. Plus, it's not like a 22.2% strikeout rate and 11.7% walk rate scare us, particularly when the Astros' deep lineup is who we're stacking.Despite being a lefty, Hentges still struggles in same-sided matchups, so Yordan Alvarez ($3,700) is the top power bat, and we can also get Michael Brantley ($3,400) and Kyle Tucker ($3,300) at mid-range salaries. He has one of the lowest strikeout rates on the board (15.6%), which will mean that Reds should have plenty of chances to take advantage of their hitter-friendly home ballpark, and that's reflected in their generous 5.18 implied total.But it's the left-handed bats who especially benefit tonight. While Mills typically performs fairly well against right-handed bats due to a high ground-ball rate, his track record is poor versus lefties, and this year's small sample is no different, with a 5.24 xFIP, 12.5% strikeout rate, and 8.3% walk rate in the split.