Should I start Ben Lively or Matt Strahm?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

13.24

8.22

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.CHW (29th) (Flexen)	73°
Wed Jul 3	vs.CHW (29th) (Fedde)	73°
Thu Jul 4	vs.CHW (29th) (Thorpe)	74°
Fri Jul 5	vs.SF (15th) (TBA)	72°
Sat Jul 6	vs.SF (15th) (TBA)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	vs.SF (15th) (Birdsong)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@CHC (20th) (Wesneski)	73°
Wed Jul 3	@CHC (20th) (Imanaga)	75°
Thu Jul 4	@CHC (20th) (Taillon)	64°
Fri Jul 5	@ATL (10th) (Fried)	90°
Sat Jul 6	@ATL (10th) (Schwellenbach)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	@ATL (10th) (Lopez)	Not Currently Available

Pitching

.43

.17

.07

.11

5.1

2.1

3.89

2.32

1.6

.68

4.36

4.17

1.33

.44

ERA

2.83

2.94

WHIP

1.02

1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	159.0	102.0
W	7	3
L	4	1
SV	0	0
IP	71.1	32.0
H	62	22
ER	24	5
K	61	42
BB	21	4
ERA	3.04	1.41
WHIP	1.17	.81

Recent News
	Guardians' Ben Lively will leave tickets for Blake Lively and another special guest to watch him pitch Sunday Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Guardians' Ben Lively: Takes tough loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ben Lively: Key to Cleveland Guardians' Consistent Starting Rotation Success Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Key Points from Guardians vs. Royals: Ben Lively's Strong Pitching in 2-1 Loss Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ben Lively has a quality start in series opener against Royals Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Early lead, strong start by Ben Lively undone by rough 6th inning for Guardians at Royals Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Royals vs. Ben Lively and the Guardians: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 27 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups Ben Lively parlays journey into Cleveland Guardians success Published June 27th, 2024 via Akron Beacon Journal	Future All-Star Matt Strahm? He discusses bullpen games, hair, and more on the Takeoff podcast with John Clark Published June 19th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Future All-Star Matt Strahm? He discusses bullpen games, hair, and more on the Takeoff podcast with John Clark Published June 19th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Future All-Star Matt Strahm? He discusses bullpen games, hair, and more \| Takeoff with John Clark Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports What would it mean to Matt Strahm to make the 2024 All-Star game? Published June 18th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Matt Strahm, Seranthony Dominguez, and the Search for a Trustworthy Arm in the Phillies Bullpen Published June 17th, 2024 via Philadelphia Sports Nation How Matt Strahm and Jeff Hoffman became catch partners - and baseball's best bullpen duo Published June 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Philadelphia Phillies' Dynamic Duo: Matt Strahm and Jeff Hoffman, Baseball's Best Bullpen Pair Published June 13th, 2024 via BVM Sports Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia

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