Should I start Pablo Lopez or Framber Valdez?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

9.74

11.68

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Fri Jul 5	vs.HOU (7th) (TBA)	63°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Thu Jul 4	@TOR (15th) (Bassitt)	Indoor

Pitching

.42

.51

.32

.35

5.1

6.1

5.34

6.03

2.86

2.79

5.31

5.03

1.01

2.53

ERA

5.05

4.14

WHIP

1.24

1.41

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start Pablo Lopez or Jack Flaherty Start Pablo Lopez or Marcus Stroman Start Pablo Lopez or Bryse Wilson Start Pablo Lopez or Yusei Kikuchi Start Pablo Lopez or Hayden Birdsong	Start Framber Valdez or Chris Bassitt Start Framber Valdez or Lance Lynn Start Framber Valdez or Erick Fedde Start Framber Valdez or Carlos Carrasco Start Framber Valdez or Taj Bradley

Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	192.0	141.0
W	8	6
L	6	5
SV	0	0
IP	94.0	85.1
H	88	81
ER	51	39
K	110	68
BB	20	29
ERA	4.88	4.12
WHIP	1.15	1.29

Recent News
	Pablo Lopez Records Nine Strikeouts Published June 30th, 2024 Twins' Pablo Lopez: Fans nine in win Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins beat Mariners: Byron Buxton, Pablo Lopez continue hot streaks Published June 29th, 2024 via Star Tribune Pablo Lopez Dominates Game 83 as Twins Face Mariners \| Willi Castro Makes Baseball History Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Mariners vs. Pablo Lopez and the Twins: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 29 Published June 29th, 2024 via Lineups Walk-Off Wagers: MLB Best Bets Today (Target Pablo Lopez, Twins on Saturday) Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Pablo Lopez Strikes Out 10 Batters Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Pablo Lopez and Chris Paddack Know Something Has To Change Published June 25th, 2024 via Zone Coverage	Astros' Framber Valdez: Hit hard Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Framber Valdez strikes out J.D. Martinez in the 1st \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Mets vs. Framber Valdez and the Astros: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 29 Published June 28th, 2024 via Lineups Framber Valdez is Astros' great enigma, may decide 2024 season Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Yainer Diaz homers in his 4th straight game, Framber Valdez throws a 4-hitter, Astros top Halos 7-1 Published June 24th, 2024 via Norman Transcript Framber Valdez is Astros' enigma, may decide playoff push Published June 24th, 2024 via Chron Framber Valdez's strong start helps Astros sweep Orioles Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Framber Valdez Posts Quality Outing Published June 23rd, 2024

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