Should I start Nick Anderson or Stephen Kolek?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

5.38

5.76

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.TB (17th) (Littell)	73°
Wed Jul 3	vs.TB (17th) (Pepiot)	75°
Thu Jul 4	vs.TB (17th) (Eflin)	72°
Fri Jul 5	@COL (25th) (Freeland)	77°
Sat Jul 6	@COL (25th) (Gomber)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	@COL (25th) (Feltner)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@TEX (13th) (Eovaldi)	Indoor
Wed Jul 3	@TEX (13th) (Gray)	Indoor
Thu Jul 4	@TEX (13th) (Scherzer)	Indoor
Fri Jul 5	vs.ARI (16th) (Cecconi)	73°
Sat Jul 6	vs.ARI (16th) (Pfaadt)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	vs.ARI (16th) (Nelson)	Not Currently Available

Pitching

.13

.06

2.2

3.1

2.81

4.3

1.16

1.69

2.51

2.7

1.16

.92

ERA

4.75

4.98

WHIP

1.80

1.71

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	51.0	49.0
W	3	2
L	1	0
SV	1	0
IP	31.2	39.0
H	32	48
ER	14	20
K	25	32
BB	15	10
ERA	4.04	4.62
WHIP	1.51	1.49

Recent News
	Nick Anderson retires Austin Barnes to seal 7-2 win \| 06/15/2024 Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Nick Anderson: Nabs third win Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nick Anderson: Collects save in extra-innings win Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nick Anderson: Picks up win Monday Published May 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Anderson secures the Royals' 6-1 win \| 05/01/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Nick Anderson strikes out Daulton Varsho \| 04/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published April 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Nick Anderson: Snags first win Published April 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nick Anderson: Gets walked off Monday Published April 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports	Padres' Stephen Kolek: Nabs victory in relief Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres notes: Manny Machado 'progressing,' Luis Campusano's tag, Stephen Kolek's rebound Published June 10th, 2024 via MSN Padres notes: Manny Machado 'progressing,' Luis Campusano's tag, Stephen Kolek's rebound Published June 9th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres notes: Manny Machado 'progressing,' Luis Campusano's tag, Stephen Kolek's rebound Published June 9th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Stephen Kolek - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Stephen Kolek K's Brendan Rodgers, ends threat \| 04/25/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published April 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres Daily: Building belief; Stephen Kolek stepping up in role; more Jackson Merrill magic Published April 16th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Stephen Kolek dodges broken bat coming his way \| 04/15/2024 Published April 15th, 2024 via MLB.com

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