Should I start Matt Vierling or Byron Buxton?

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DET · CF,RF,LF,3B

MIN · CF,DH

Current Week's Projections

FPTS

10.82

11.34

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@MIN (Woods Richardson)	69°
Wed Jul 3	@MIN (Festa)	70°
Thu Jul 4	@MIN (Ober)	62°
Fri Jul 5	@CIN (Spiers)	71°
Sat Jul 6	@CIN (Greene)	80°
Sun Jul 7	@CIN (Ashcraft)	86°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.DET (Skubal)	69°
Wed Jul 3	vs.DET (Montero)	70°
Thu Jul 4	vs.DET (Maeda)	62°
Fri Jul 5	vs.HOU (TBA)	65°
Sat Jul 6	vs.HOU (Brown)	81°
Sun Jul 7	vs.HOU (Arrighetti)	82°

Batting

24.1

22.6

3.15

3.52

5.68

5.42

.86

1.36

.32

.16

.88

.95

RBI

2.6

3.07

.53

5.87

6.85

1.12

1.13

AVG

.236

.240

OBP

.270

.291

SLG

.408

.441

OPS

.677

.732

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	134.0	116.0
AB	268	215
R	35	33
H	67	56
2B	10	13
3B	5	3
HR	10	8
RBI	33	34
SB	0	5
K	64	64
BB	13	9
AVG	.250	.261
OBP	.285	.309
SLG	.437	.461
OPS	.722	.770

Recent News
	Matt Vierling Missing Another Game On Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 Tigers lineup: Matt Vierling misses second straight start Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLive.com Tigers' Matt Vierling: Sitting again Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Vierling Scratched With Foot Soreness Published June 30th, 2024 Detroit Tigers Scratch Matt Vierling From Starting Lineup With Foot Soreness Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Tigers' Matt Vierling: Scratched with foot soreness Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers lineup: Matt Vierling scratched before Sunday's game Published June 30th, 2024 via MLive.com Watch: Matt Vierling's walk-off HR caps wild game in Detroit Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN	Byron Buxton's speed on display in win against Tigers Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Byron Buxton scores, giving the Twins the lead \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com This is Why Byron Buxton is Worth His Contract Published July 2nd, 2024 via Twins Daily Is Byron Buxton officially 'back' for the Twins? Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Byron Buxton Blasts Three-Run Homer Published June 30th, 2024 Byron Buxton, Pablo López lead Twins past Mariners Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Paul Pioneer Press Twins' Byron Buxton: Another big day at plate Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Byron Buxton buzzing along as Twins wrap Seattle series Published June 30th, 2024 via Reuters

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