Dream11 Fantasy CPBL: Monkeys at Lions

Dream11 Fantasy CPBL: Monkeys at Lions

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Rakuten Monkeys (15-4) at Uni-President Lions (8-14)

Wednesday, May 12, 6:35 AM EDT

Projected Starters

LHP Justin Nicolino (1-0, 4-05 ERA) vs LHP Chiang Chen-Yen (1-2, 6.00 ERA)

Game Preview

The Monkeys kept rolling atop the CPBL standings with their victory in the series opener Tuesday, winning a 17-10 shootout that saw both teams grab 18 hits. The visitors will turn to American lefty Justin Nicolino as they look for their seventh win in their last eight games. He's only made two starts thus far in his CPBL career, both against the Guardians. He tossed eight scoreless innings in his first appearance but allowed six runs in 5.1 frames in his most recent outing. The Lions will turn to local lefty Chiang Chen-Yen as they hope to avoid their eighth loss in nine games. Chiang has had two good starts and one poor one thus far this season, but, like many pitchers, that poor start came against the Monkeys. He'll need to do far better than his last game against the league leaders if the Lions are to have any hope in this one, as he allowed nine runs in four innings in that contest.

Monkeys' Last Lineup

CF Chen Chen-Wei

SS Lin Chih-Ping

RF Lan Yin-Lun

1B Chen Chun-Hsiu

LF Chu Yu-Hsien

2B Kuo Yen-Wen

3B Lin Li

DH Liao Chien-Fu

C Yen Hung-Chun

Lions' Last Lineup 

LF Chen Chieh-Hsien

DH Su Chih-Chieh

1B Kuo Fu-Lin

RF Lin An-Ko

3B Chen Yung-Chi

CF Tang Chao-Ting

C Kuo Chun-Wei

2B

Rakuten Monkeys (15-4) at Uni-President Lions (8-14)

Wednesday, May 12, 6:35 AM EDT

Projected Starters

LHP Justin Nicolino (1-0, 4-05 ERA) vs LHP Chiang Chen-Yen (1-2, 6.00 ERA)

Game Preview

The Monkeys kept rolling atop the CPBL standings with their victory in the series opener Tuesday, winning a 17-10 shootout that saw both teams grab 18 hits. The visitors will turn to American lefty Justin Nicolino as they look for their seventh win in their last eight games. He's only made two starts thus far in his CPBL career, both against the Guardians. He tossed eight scoreless innings in his first appearance but allowed six runs in 5.1 frames in his most recent outing. The Lions will turn to local lefty Chiang Chen-Yen as they hope to avoid their eighth loss in nine games. Chiang has had two good starts and one poor one thus far this season, but, like many pitchers, that poor start came against the Monkeys. He'll need to do far better than his last game against the league leaders if the Lions are to have any hope in this one, as he allowed nine runs in four innings in that contest.

Monkeys' Last Lineup

CF Chen Chen-Wei

SS Lin Chih-Ping

RF Lan Yin-Lun

1B Chen Chun-Hsiu

LF Chu Yu-Hsien

2B Kuo Yen-Wen

3B Lin Li

DH Liao Chien-Fu

C Yen Hung-Chun

Lions' Last Lineup 

LF Chen Chieh-Hsien

DH Su Chih-Chieh

1B Kuo Fu-Lin

RF Lin An-Ko

3B Chen Yung-Chi

CF Tang Chao-Ting

C Kuo Chun-Wei

2B Lin Ching-Kai

SS Lin Tzu-Chieh

Top Picks

Justin Nicolino, Monkeys: The pitcher choice in this contest is an easy one. It's rarely the right move to start a pitcher against the Monkeys' excellent lineup, so when you have to pay an extra 6.5 credits to do so, there's little reason to second-guess the obvious choice.

Lin Li, Monkeys: Lin returned from a brief absence Tuesday and looked like he'd never left, going 3-for-6 at the plate. Assuming he returns to his usual spot near the top of the Monkeys' lineup, he'll be a strong captain choice in this one. 

Chen Chun-Hsiu, Monkeys: You'll want to load up on right-handed bats with a left-hander on the mound for both teams. That tips the scales towards Chen among the Monkeys' plethora of strong bats. He has just one home run so far this season, but he's recorded a strong .358 batting average.

Kuo Fu-Lin, Lions: If you're looking to differentiate yourself from the crowd with a heavy Lions lineup in this contest, right-handed bat Kuo would make for a strong captain choice. He's hit six homers so far this season, already one more than his total in 62 games last year.

Captaincy Options

1. Lin Li

2. Chen Chun-Hsiu

3. Kuo Fu-Lin

Dream11 Team

P Justin Nicolino

C Liao Chien-Fu

IF Lin Li (C)

IF Chen Chun-Hsiu (VC)

IF Kuo Fu-Lin

IF Chen Yung-Chi

IF Lin Chih-Ping

OF Lan Yin-Lun

OF Tang Chao-Ting

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