Should I start Austin Riley or Ildemaro Vargas?

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ATL · 3B

WSH · 3B,LF,2B

Current Week's Projections

FPTS

11.80

10.21

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.SF (Birdsong)	82°
Wed Jul 3	vs.SF (Hicks)	81°
Thu Jul 4	vs.SF (Webb)	84°
Fri Jul 5	vs.PHI (Nola)	77°
Sat Jul 6	vs.PHI (Suarez)	83°
Sun Jul 7	vs.PHI (Mercado)	98°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jul 1	vs.NYM (Peterson)	72°
Tue Jul 2	vs.NYM (Manaea)	74°
Wed Jul 3	vs.NYM (Scott)	74°
Thu Jul 4	vs.NYM (Quintana)	98°
Fri Jul 5	vs.STL (Gray)	75°
Sat Jul 6	vs.STL (Lynn)	81°
Sun Jul 7	vs.STL (Gibson)	91°

Batting

22.77

19.59

3.49

1.74

5.54

1.12

1.43

.06

.89

.04

RBI

2.44

2.07

.01

.57

5.72

2.28

2.11

1.57

AVG

.244

.255

OBP

.314

.310

SLG

.416

.334

OPS

.729

.644

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	146.0	82.0
AB	268	154
R	42	14
H	67	39
2B	14	12
3B	2	0
HR	10	0
RBI	32	17
SB	0	5
K	69	18
BB	26	13
AVG	.250	.253
OBP	.323	.310
SLG	.429	.331
OPS	.752	.641

Recent News
	Austin Riley Smacks Solo Homer Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 Austin Riley and Sean Murphy hit back-to-back home runs to give the Braves a lead over the Giants Published July 2nd, 2024 via FOX Sports Austin Riley's solo home run (10) \| 07/02/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's over-the-shoulder catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's Stellar Performance Boosts Braves Over Challenges Published June 30th, 2024 via Herald Review Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley Power Braves Offense to 6-1 Win Over Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via WDEF News 12 Austin Riley's solo home run (9) \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Ildemaro Vargas' RBI single Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Ildemaro Vargas' RBI double \| 06/16/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Ildemaro Vargas' sliding catch \| 06/15/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Ildemaro Vargas' game-tying sacrifice fly \| 06/13/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Ildemaro Vargas' game-tying sacrifice fly \| 06/11/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 11th, 2024 via MLB.com Ildemaro Vargas' RBI single \| 06/07/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 7th, 2024 via MLB.com Ildemaro Vargas hits RBI forceout after review \| 06/03/2024 Published June 3rd, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Nabs fifth steal Published June 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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