Should I start Jake McCarthy or Alec Burleson?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

11.33

12.51

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@LAD (Miller)	68°
Wed Jul 3	@LAD (Stone)	73°
Thu Jul 4	@LAD (Knack)	78°
Fri Jul 5	@SD (Vasquez)	72°
Sat Jul 6	@SD (Waldron)	73°
Sun Jul 7	@SD (Cease)	77°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@PIT (Keller)	72°
Wed Jul 3	@PIT (Jones)	75°
Thu Jul 4	@PIT (Perez)	79°
Fri Jul 5	@WSH (Corbin)	75°
Sat Jul 6	@WSH (Gore)	95°
Sun Jul 7	@WSH (Herz)	94°

Batting

20.49

19.91

2.8

2.66

5.33

5.66

.75

.82

.07

.31

RBI

1.96

2.52

1.24

.41

4.09

3.07

2.24

.81

AVG

.260

.284

OBP

.348

.317

SLG

.350

.461

OPS

.698

.778

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	113.0	166.0
AB	187	263
R	27	32
H	52	73
2B	7	11
3B	2	0
HR	3	12
RBI	19	38
SB	12	5
K	38	40
BB	21	11
AVG	.278	.278
OBP	.366	.312
SLG	.385	.456
OPS	.751	.768

Recent News
	Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Sitting against lefty Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake McCarthy Tallies Three Hits, Swipes Two Bags In Thursday’s Victory Published June 20th, 2024 Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Swipes two, scores two Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Video: Jake McCarthy - Arizona Diamondbacks' agent of chaos #mlb #arizonadiamondbacks Published June 20th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Out against left-hander Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake McCarthy's 2-run homer helps carry the Diamondbacks to a 9-3 win against the Padres Published June 18th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Steals give McCarthy fantasy upside sans Carroll Published June 17th, 2024 via NBC Sports Why Jake McCarthy is again emerging as a key piece for the Diamondbacks Published June 17th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic	Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Lifts 13th homer Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Alec Burleson, Nolan Gorman homer as Cardinals beat Pirates Published July 2nd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Alec Burleson's two-run homer (13) \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Extended interview: Cardinals' outfielder Alec Burleson on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com Alec Burleson: Teammate's comment comparing this season to last helped spark Cardinals' turnaround Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Alec Burleson Props: June 29, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Ryan Helsley, Alec Burleson spark the Cardinals to 1-0 victory over the Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Ryan Helsley, Alec Burleson spark the Cardinals to 1-0 victory over the Reds - MLB Published June 28th, 2024 via Castanet.net

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