Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Monday's MLB games

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By Todd Zola

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It's an abbreviated six-game Monday slate with everything under the lights. The games begin in the Great American Ballpark with rookie fireballer Hunter Greene (29.1% rostered in ESPN leagues) toeing the rubber for the Cincinnati Reds against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Greene's 29.1% strikeout rate is outstanding but he's still raw, with control and command issues leading to elevated walk rates, home run totals and pitch counts. Greene's strikeouts are enticing, but the Diamondbacks are one of the league's most patient offenses with the fourth-highest home run rate against righthanders. While some are looking to Greene as a streamer or DFS hurler, consider an Arizona DFS stack or pick from Josh Rojas (37%), Christian Walker (34%), David Peralta (20%), Alek Thomas (14%) and Pavin Smith (6%) as fantasy fill-in bats.

Those looking to get an early jump on pitching don't have a lot from which to choose, but a pair of AL East starters stand out as fantasy streamers. While much of the attention has been paid to the surging Boston Red Sox offense, their starting pitching has also been on the upswing,