Should I start Cole Sands or Jacob Barnes?

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FPTS

6.86

6.94

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.DET (24th) (Skubal)	65°
Wed Jul 3	vs.DET (24th) (Flaherty)	71°
Thu Jul 4	vs.DET (24th) (Maeda)	75°
Fri Jul 5	vs.HOU (1st) (TBA)	63°
Sat Jul 6	vs.HOU (1st) (Brown)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	vs.HOU (1st) (Arrighetti)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jul 1	vs.NYM (14th) (Peterson)	69°
Tue Jul 2	vs.NYM (14th) (Manaea)	69°
Wed Jul 3	vs.NYM (14th) (Quintana)	73°
Thu Jul 4	vs.NYM (14th) (TBA)	96°
Fri Jul 5	vs.STL (22nd) (Gray)	78°
Sat Jul 6	vs.STL (22nd) (Lynn)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	vs.STL (22nd) (Gibson)	Not Currently Available

Pitching

.18

.22

.06

.14

.17

2.2

3.1

2.81

3.1

1.4

3.63

2.28

.62

.84

ERA

5.72

4.08

WHIP

1.56

1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	83.0	47.0
W	3	3
L	1	2
SV	2	0
IP	36.1	29.2
H	33	28
ER	17	13
K	42	21
BB	7	8
ERA	4.24	4.01
WHIP	1.11	1.23

Recent News
	How Twins reliever Cole Sands helped Chris Paddack unlock more velocity Published June 6th, 2024 via Star Tribune Cole Sands seals the Twins' win \| 05/31/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Twins' Cole Sands: Earns second win in relief Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Is Cole Sands Heading Down the Same Path Jordan Balazovic Did in 2023? Published May 17th, 2024 via Twins Daily Cole Sands seals the deal against Red Sox Published May 5th, 2024 via FantasyPros Twins' Cole Sands: Nabs second save Published May 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Sands Collects Second Save On Saturday Published May 4th, 2024 Could The Twins Stretch Cole Sands Out For Rotation Depth? Published May 3rd, 2024 via Zone Coverage	Nationals' Jacob Barnes: Picks up third win Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jacob Barnes induces a double play to escape jam \| 06/04/2024 Published June 4th, 2024 via MLB.com Jacob Barnes secures win \| 05/10/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published May 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals select contract of Jacob Barnes, place Robert Garcia on IL Published April 23rd, 2024 via MASNsports.com Nationals select the contract of Jacob Barnes \| by Nationals Communications \| Apr, 2024 Published April 23rd, 2024 via Curly W Live Nationals Select Jacob Barnes, Designate Jake Alu Published April 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Nationals' Jacob Barnes: Added to big-league bullpen Published April 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals select contract of Jacob Barnes, place Robert Garcia on IL Published April 23rd, 2024 via MASNsports.com

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