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Coming off a Thursday that was filled with multiple elite options and high-end hurlers in the middle tier, Friday feels like a bit of a letdown. Sure, theres a bona fide ace at the top (Scherzer) and some high-upside names in the middle (Velasquez, Matz), but some less-than-ideal matchups mean there arent necessarily any no-brainer cash options this time around. Theres still enough depth available to offer plenty of lineup options; itll just take some work. With that in mind, lets get to it.PitchingEliteNot surprisingly, Max Scherzer draws the top Game Score of the day with a road start at San Francisco. That said, the Giants present a pretty unappealing matchup. Not only are the Giants above average offensively against right-handed pitching, they strike out just 17 percent of the time, which is the lowest rate in the National League. Armed with an 11.5 K/9 that ranks second best in baseball behind only Jose Fernandez, Scherzer carries high strikeout potential into every start. Still, youll want to keep expectations in check given the Giants ability to make contact. Scherzer still carries a safe floor for cash games, but the upside is lower than usual.Its rare that Kenta Maeda joins the elite tier, but thats where he finds himself on Thursday with a home matchup against Arizona. The Diamondbacks have been unimpressive versus righty pitching this season, putting up an 89 wRC+ and 23 percent strikeout rate, so its obviously a much friendlier spot than what Scherzer is matching up against. Then again, in his last six outings, Maeda has whiffed more than six batters just once and has just two quality starts, so hes not as safe, either.SolidOne of the days most appealing matchups belongs to Steven Matz, who is set to square off against the Rockies at Citi Field. In addition to being helpless against left-handed pitching this season, evidenced by an 86 wRC+ and 23 percent whiff rate, the Rox offense goes dormant whenever it leaves Coors Field (80 wRC+, 23 percent strikeout rate). After a rough June (5.74 ERA), Matz has settled down in July (3.24 ERA), and this is a matchup he should exploit. I like him in both cash games and tournaments on Friday.Just missing the elite tier is Vince Velasquez, who gets a road start against Atlanta. Its a terrific matchup. Although the Braves arent a big strikeout team, they have the worst offense in baseball against right-handed pitching (75 wRC+). For his part, Velasquez has high-end whiff potential (10.1 K/9) and owns a 2.70 ERA since returning from the DL in late June. However, his cash appeal is somewhat limited by the fact that hes pitched past the sixth inning just twice in 17 starts this season and has not fared well on the road (4.89 ERA).Over his last seven starts, Jon Lester owns a 5.89 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. He also sports a 4.7 walk rate with 10 homers allowed in those seven outings. Needless to say, Lester seems to be in a bit of a funk. With a decent home matchup against Seattle on tap, the southpaw is worth some GPP consideration given that hes likely to be underowned. However, his recent performance is making me steer clear in cash for now. Granted, with the days only afternoon start time, his DFS availability will be limited anyway.After a brilliant June (2.01 ERA), Trevor Bauer has stumbled a bit so far in July (5.66 ERA). However, Fridays matchup against Oakland might be what needs to get back on track. The As have been the worst team in the American League against righties this season (88 wRC+), and things havent been any better in July (87 wRC+). If youre looking to save cap space, hes worth consideration as an SP2 on multi-pitcher sites.Jose Quintana continues to make sense as a solid cash-game play if you dont want to pay top dollar for one of the elite arms. He offers great start-to-start stability from a run prevention standpoint and still misses enough bats to matter. With the Twins on the schedule, Quintana gets an offense thats slightly above average against lefties but also strikes out at a healthy 23 percent clip. Maybe hes a little boring, but boring is OK in cash games.StreamersJake Odorizzi is coming off his best start of the season, as he tossed eight shutout innings against Oakland last Friday. Hes in another spot to thrive this Friday with the Yankees coming to town. New York has put up an 88 wRC+ versus righties this season, which is something Odorizzi should be able to exploit. Hes still a free agent in more than half of ESPN leagues.Colin McHughs ESPN.com ownership is just 42 percent, but its no surprise that that number is on the rise. After all, the right-hander has posted a 2.49 ERA and 9.0 K/9 over his last seven starts. Detroit may have a lineup that can do some damage, but the Tigers have been struggling offensively in July (86 wRC+) and strike out 22 percent of the time versus right-handed pitching.Available in 57 percent of ESPN.com leagues, Mike Leake carries some streaming appeal against a Marlins team thats below average against right-handed pitching. The Cardinals righty has been a bit up-and-down of late, but hes in a decent spot if you need innings or are chasing wins.Tyler Chatwood doesnt get much attention in fantasy due to being a Colorado Rockies pitcher, but he becomes interesting when hes away from Coors Field. In eight road starts this season, the right-hander owns a pristine 1.30 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. Traveling to Citi Field to take on a Mets team thats below average versus righties and strikes out a lot puts Chatwood in a very nice spot on Friday.AvoidBrandon Finnegan has struggled mightily this season but a start against the lowly Padres would at least make him a decent streaming option, right? Wrong. While the Padres lineup is one of the worst in baseball against right-handed pitching (82 wRC+), it might surprise you to learn that its actually been the best in baseball against lefty pitching (119 wRC+). Keep the Reds lefty on the waiver wire.HittingTim Lincecum is the worst-ranked starter of the day. He has been hammered by both left- (.377 wOBA) and right-handed (.584 wOBA) bats. The Red Sox, meanwhile, have been the most lethal team in baseball versus right-handed pitching this season. This one could get ugly in a hurry, so youll definitely want some exposure to the Boston bats. Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia, Xander Bogaerts, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley Jr. are all top-tier plays here. Go nuts.We already discussed avoiding Finnegan against the Padres, who hammer left-handed pitching, so it stands to reason that theyll have some bats worth targeting. Youll want to focus on righty swingers, with Wil Myers and Matt Kemp being the most desirable targets.Edwin Jackson has made only two starts this season, and he holds a 2.92 ERA in those two starts. That said, hes also walked more than hes struck out in 23 innings this season and owns a 6.24 xFIP, which hasnt caught up to his 4.30 ERA just yet. Take a look at lefty sluggers Jay Bruce and Joey Votto in this one.The Cardinals lineup has been the best in the NL this season against right-handed pitching (113 wRC+), and that could spell trouble for Jose Urena on Friday. The Dodgers righty owns a 5.28 ERA in 38 career appearances (11 starts) to go along with an ugly 4.7 K/9. 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EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregons Dana Altman did a fine imitation of a hockey coach when he least expected it.Ahead early in what he considered a developmental game, Altman went with five-man shift changes to spread the minutes among his Ducks, and it worked with 10 players getting between 18 and 22.Preseason All-America Dillon Brooks scored 21 points and Roman Sorkin had a career-high 15 as No. 23 Oregon rolled to a 93-54 victory over Western Oregon on Wednesday night.Brooks, still working his way back from offseason foot surgery, and Sorkin contributed most to the Ducks 50 points off the bench.Its kind of the way it worked out, Altman said. When we got the early lead, I decided to play everybody equal minutes, so it really wasnt my plan going in.Chris Boucher added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Ducks (6-2), who won their fourth straight game and 29th in a row at home. Tyler Dorsey had 12 points.Oregon made nine of its first 12 shots to go up by 14 points early and toyed with the Division II Wolves (4-4) the rest of the first half, shooting 16 of 26 to carry a 48-20 lead into the break.The Ducks scored the first seven points of the second half to cap an 18-0 run and pushed their lead to a high of 51 with 5 minutes to play.Sorkin, who hadnt played in the last four games, had three of Oregons eight 3-pointers and missed only one of his six shots. The 6-foot-10 junior from Israel has played sparingly for the Ducks, averaging just 5.3 minutes in 30 career games, but he made up for lost time Wednesday night.Every time I step on the court I feel like I can make the open shot, he said, so I just let the game come to me.Oregon had a 52-27 edge in rebounds. Jordan Bell led with 12 and Kavell Bigby-Williams had 10.Kavell obviously can help us on the boards, a place where we need help, Altman said, so I thought there were some positives.Brian Berg led Western Oregon with 17 points and had five 3-pointers.BIG PICTUUREWestern Oregon: The Wolves, who won a school-record 31 games en route to the 2016 Division II Final Four, already have as many losses as they did all last season.ddddddddddddThe defending Great Northwest Athletic Conference champions were picked for sixth place this year.Oregon: The soft portion of the Ducks schedule will allow Altman to continue tinkering with his starting lineup, which included the 6-10 Bigby-Williams for the first time Wednesday night. Altman had three of last years starters -- Brooks, Bell and Casey Benson -- among the five coming off the bench at the first media timeout.POLL IMPLICATIONSHome cooking and five unranked opponents to finish its nonconference schedule should give Oregon some rankings bounce heading into its opening Pac-12 games in late December against No. 11 UCLA and USC, also in Eugene.STAT OF THE NIGHT: The Ducks attempted 11 free throws, making nine, before the Wolves, who were whistled for 15 fouls in the first half, tried their first. Oregon finished 23 of 28 from the line, and Western Oregon was 3 of 4, thanks to a 25-7 foul differential.HE SAID IT: Altman saw some body language from his players that he didnt like during the rout. Theyre worried more about missing shots than they are about execution and toughness on defense and rebounding, he said. Weve got to get those thoughts out of their heads. They quit playing when they miss a shot and starting feeling sorry for themselves.UP NEXTWestern Oregon travels to Montana State Billings on Monday night to resume GNAC play. The Wolves beat Concordia (Ore.) 80-70 on Tuesday.Oregon plays the third of five straight home games when it hosts Savannah State on Saturday. The Ducks have all seven of their December games in the state of Oregon, including one against UNLV in Portland on Dec. 17. ' ' '