Should I start Michael Busch or Dominic Smith?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

9.14

8.10

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.PHI (Mercado)	79°
Wed Jul 3	vs.PHI (Wheeler)	76°
Thu Jul 4	vs.PHI (Sanchez)	79°
Fri Jul 5	vs.LAA (Canning)	66°
Sat Jul 6	vs.LAA (Anderson)	74°
Sun Jul 7	vs.LAA (Soriano)	71°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@MIA (Bellozo)	Indoor
Wed Jul 3	@MIA (Rogers)	Indoor
Thu Jul 4	@MIA (Tyler)	Indoor
Fri Jul 5	@NYY (Cortes)	73°
Sat Jul 6	@NYY (Cole)	83°
Sun Jul 7	@NYY (Gil)	80°

Batting

20.48

18.31

2.8

1.73

5.03

3.85

.89

.82

.36

RBI

2.43

.06

.09

7.62

3.93

2.96

1.94

AVG

.245

.210

OBP

.343

.296

SLG

.415

.319

OPS

.758

.615

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	119.0	69.0
AB	243	150
R	36	14
H	63	32
2B	13	8
3B	1	0
HR	10	3
RBI	30	22
SB	1	1
K	93	34
BB	37	17
AVG	.259	.213
OBP	.358	.306
SLG	.444	.327
OPS	.802	.633

Recent News
	Cubs' Michael Busch: Homers in victory Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Busch opens up scoring for the Cubs Published June 29th, 2024 via ESPN Cubs' Michael Busch Dominates Brewers with 10th Season Homer and Record-Breaking First-Pitch Hits Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Watch: Michael Busch Pounds Second Pitch of Game For Two-run Homer Published June 29th, 2024 via Cubs Insider Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire 2024: James Wood, Noelvi Marte & Michael Busch Top Week 14 Waiver Wire Published June 29th, 2024 via FantasyAlarm Is it Time to Drop Michael Busch From Your Fantasy Team? Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Michael Busch: Chicago Cubs rookie improving on offense, defense Published June 24th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Michael Busch Retreats To The Bench Friday Published June 21st, 2024	Red Sox's Dominic Smith All Smiles After 'Nerve-Racking' Moment Published June 29th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox lineups: New 1B Dominic Smith will start hours after signing Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Dominic Smith's diving catch to turn two \| 06/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith Boosting Boston Red Sox Amid Injury Woes Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Dominic Smith is Helping Bridge Injury Gap for Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Dominic Smith's solo homer (3) \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox Vs. Reds Lineups: Wilyer Abreu, Dominic Smith Start Published June 22nd, 2024 via NESN

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