Two weeks -- thats all thats left, folks. Time to call out all the stops if youre chasing down a title. DFS gamers, stick to your guns. Dont give into temptation and get too aggressive with your bankroll. Monday gives us the typical, abbreviated slate with 11 games, one an afternoon affair. The marquee matchup features a reunion of a couple of the best pitchers in the game. Youve come this far. Lets take this thing to the house.PitchingEliteIn what both teams hope will be a Game 1 NLCS preview, Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw hook up at Dodgers Stadium. The San Francisco Giants southpaw is a better choice than his Los Angeles Dodgers counterpart in terms of DFS. Kershaws lengthy absence is well-documented, and as much as the Dodgers want to beat their long-time rivals, making sure their prized southpaw is playoff-ready is the chief objective. The Giants, on the other hand, need every win they can muster, especially with Bumgarner on the hill. Plus, from a numbers standpoint, the Dodgers bats are below average versus lefties with an above average strikeout rate, which gives Bumgarner the matchup advantage.Challenging Bumgarner for top spot on the card is Noah Syndergaard as the New York Mets host the Atlanta Braves?at Citi Field. Thor is working on an extra days rest but draws a club that has been the third best with a righty on the hill since the break. Theres no longer a need to worry about Syndergaards durability, as he has tossed at least seven frames in four of his past five outings. The concern is the low strikeout rate the visitors have registered over the second half, along with their latent production. This might go against the grain, but I like Bumgarner more than Syndergaard on Monday night.SolidFresh off a weekend set with the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox head down the coast to begin another important series with the Baltimore Orioles. Last week, the Red Sox dropped two of three games to the Orioles, including a 1-0 loss to Kevin Gausman with Mondays starter,?Rick Porcello, on the hill. This time, Porcello draws Dylan Bundy, so more run support is likely. The question is whether Porcello can clip the wings of the high-flying Orioles attack for the second time in a weeks span. Seasonal owners should continue to roll with the leagues only 20-game winner. DFS gamers should look elsewhere for a better bang for their buck.Given that we hear about a change in mechanics only when the results are positive, Taijuan Walker has been working with Seattle Mariners pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre for a couple weeks and adjusting his delivery, and it appeared to pay off his latest time out, with Walkers first complete-game shutout of his career. That was against the Angels in Anaheim, and the follow-up will be taking on the Toronto Blue Jays?at Safeco Field. The Jays offer some strikeout upside, so consider Walker a GPP option.Dont be fooled by Jharel Cottons low total of five whiffs in the first 12 innings of his career. The highly regarded Oakland Athletics right-hander routinely punched out a hitter an inning on the farm and often stretched that to a double-digit rate. Missing bats is a good skill to possess when facing the Houston Astros, especially at home at O.Co Coliseum, where some of the visitors power is, at minimum, quenched. Cotton checks in as a GPP option on a short slate.Jason Hammel is a DFS tweener. His style leans more to cash play because his upside is limited, but he is often lifted from games early, and that puts a hole in that floor. With the Chicago Cubs hosting the Cincinnati Reds, the veteran righty is in play for cash, especially on sites requiring multiple pitchers.The final solid option is rookie Braden Shipley as he leads the Arizona Diamondbacks?to Petco Field to play out the string with the San Diego Padres. Normally, Shipley wouldnt be an option, as his strikeout rate is pedestrian, but because the Friars turn ordinary righties into Nolan Ryan, the Snakes freshman is in play for tournament action.StreamersThe outlook is not favorable for those looking to grab an early-week boost in their head-to-head playoffs, with a weak group from which to choose a spot starter. A few will be highlighted, but as always, Im here to help make decisions on anything germane to Mondays slate. Please post your question in the comments or send me a tweet. Just remember, its your team and thus your call. Ill help put the matchup in perspective, but the rest is up to you.Yordano Ventura is maddeningly inconsistent but still in play for a home date with the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. If you want to pick up the Kansas City Royals righty, make sure to get the claim in early, as this is an afternoon affair. The impetus for the call is a pedestrian White Sox offense that gives Ventura the chance to strut his stuff.Theres some risk here, as the formally dormant Oakland Athletics offense came alive last week, but with the dearth of options, beggars cant be choosers. Brad Peacock takes the hill for the Houston Astros in the cavernous Coliseum. The right-hander is making his third start of the season after beginning in the bullpen following an August call-up. Peacock was a starter for much of the season in the minors, and though he isnt fully stretched out, he tossed 79 pitches over six frames his latest time out, so he should be able to manage another six stanzas.AvoidA few of the Atlanta Braves young pitchers have shown some promise for the future; Aaron Blair is not one of them. Its far too early to write off the 24-year-old righty, but theres no reason to take the chance of another blow-up when he takes the hill at Citi Field against the Mets.Martin Perez is such a tough read. He doesnt strike anyone out while carrying a higher than average walk rate, but he keeps the ball in the yard. In a season in which the all-time home run mark is in jeopardy, thats a huge positive. An argument can be made to start Perez if you think youll need some help with wins.HittersIts a Coors Field night, but thats not the lead game. The top spot belongs to the Mets facing Aaron Blair in Queens. The Braves righty has been equally generous to hitters from both sides of the plate, so everyone is in play. Still, expect the home team to go with their platoon and switch hitters, featuring Jose Reyes, Asdrubal Cabrera, Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce along with either Lucas Duda or James Loney. Plus, dont shy away from Yoenis Cespedes.Globe Life Park should be busy with Jhoulys Chacin dueling the aforementioned Perez. Perez might not yield many homers, but it still makes sense to consider Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, C.J. Cron, Yunel Escobar and Andrelton Simmons.On the other side, the hosts lefty swingers are in a great spot against Chacin. Rougned Odor, Mitch Moreland and Nomar Mazara lead the way.That leaves Coors Field with capable hurlers on the hill for both the visiting St. Louis and home team Colorado Rockies. This makes stacking against Carlos Martinez and Tyler Anderson a risk. That said, getting some exposure, especially in cash games, could pay dividends. All 11 homers Anderson has allowed have come off a righty stick, so focus on the Redbirds Aledmys Diaz, Stephen Piscotty, Yadier Molina, Jedd Gyorko and Randal Grichuk.The lefties are in the spotlight for the home team against Martinez. Charlie Blackmon, Carlos Gonzalez, David Dahl, Gerardo Parra and Daniel Descalso are the targets.Most likely to hit a homer: Its been a quiet season for Curtis Granderson, though he remains dangerous with a homer-prone righty on the hill, so lets call on the Grandy Man to take Blair out of Citi Field.Most likely to steal a base: Making Syndergaards league-leading steals allowed mark even more alarming is that it isnt easy to get on base against the dominant righty. He obviously is confident that hell get the guy at the plate out. If Ender Inciarte can get on, expect him to take advantage of Thors cavalier approach to the running game. Stitched Orioles Jerseys . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Orioles Jerseys China . PETERSBURG, Fla. https://www.cheaporioles.com/ .ca. Hey Kerry, big fan of yours, just finished reading your book. I think that we all saw the Canucks/Flames line brawl just after puck drop. 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He reached 11 career home runs faster than anyone in major league history -- 23 games, including two hitless games last year.Its fun to watch, teammate Starlin Castro said. Every time he goes to the plate, we feel like something is going to happen in a good way.The 11 homers are the most in a month by a rookie since Milwaukees Ryan Braun hit 11 in July 2007, and are the most by an American League rookie since Oaklands Mark McGwire hit 15 in May 1987.After the catcher connected, the crowd of 38,843 emphatically chanted his name. Mark Teixeira stepped out of the batters box, pausing the game and allowing the 23-year-old to tip his batting helmet to the fans from the top of the dugout steps.Sanchez said it was his first curtain call.Its very exciting to hear your name being called out by the fans. Its a very exciting moment, he said through a translator.Sanchez is now hitting .400 with 21 RBI in 21 games this year.Castro and Aaron Hicks also homered as the Yankees won their fourth in a row. A day after trouncing the Orioles 14-4, New York moved within 2 1/2 games of them for the second AL wild-card spot.Chris Davis homered twice and Mark Trumbo hit his big league-leading 39th home run for Baltimore, which has dropped three straight.Castro had four hits and drove in three runs, Hicks also drove in three runs and Brian McCann got three hits and drove in two.Every Yankees starter has gotten a hit in back-to-back games for the first time since July 26-27, 2009.ddddddddddddWeve gotten a lot of production up and down the lineup, manager Joe Girardi said. Everyone seems to be contributing.Tommy Layne (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.Dylan Bundy (7-5) gave up five runs in four innings.Anytime you cant get through five or six innings its not a quality start and I didnt give my team a very good chance to win today, he said. Thats my fault and I got to get better next time.The Yankees got 18 hits and drew seven walks. For all that offensive output, it was a disputed play on the bases that put them ahead.Baltimore led 2-1 in the third when with two outs, singles by Teixeira, Didi Gregorius and Castro brought home the tying run.With runners at the corners, Castro broke for second. Catcher Matt Wieters throw was then cut off by shortstop J.J. Hardy as Gregorius tried to steal home.Hardys throw appeared to be in time, but Gregorius neatly tucked in his right arm and extended his left arm across home plate.Umpire Ron Kulpa called Gregorius out, but the Yankees challenged and the ruling was overturned. After the review, McCann hit an RBI double for a 4-2 lead.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: McCann returned to the starting lineup after being away following the death of his grandmother.UP NEXTYankees: LHP CC Sabathia (8-10, 4.33) was originally scheduled to pitch Monday in Kansas City. But Girardi made a switch, starting Sabathia instead of RHP Michael Pineda. Girardi cited Baltimores better numbers against right-handed pitching and the Royals success vs. lefties.---A previous version of this story mistakenly called Gary Sanchez a switch-hitter. Hes a right-handed hitter. ' ' '