Should I start Ryan Helsley or Ben Lively?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

14.66

13.26

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@PIT (27th) (Keller)	72°
Wed Jul 3	@PIT (27th) (Jones)	75°
Thu Jul 4	@PIT (27th) (Perez)	79°
Fri Jul 5	@WSH (13th) (Corbin)	75°
Sat Jul 6	@WSH (13th) (Gore)	84°
Sun Jul 7	@WSH (13th) (Herz)	91°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.CHW (28th) (Flexen)	74°
Wed Jul 3	vs.CHW (28th) (Fedde)	72°
Thu Jul 4	vs.CHW (28th) (Thorpe)	77°
Fri Jul 5	vs.SF (15th) (TBA)	73°
Sat Jul 6	vs.SF (15th) (TBA)	71°
Sun Jul 7	vs.SF (15th) (Birdsong)	74°

Pitching

.11

.43

.17

1.68

2.2

5.1

2.26

3.89

.91

1.6

3.98

4.38

1.34

1.33

ERA

3.72

2.83

WHIP

1.64

1.02

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	247.0	159.0
W	2	7
L	3	4
SV	31	0
IP	39.0	71.1
H	29	62
ER	11	24
K	47	61
BB	16	21
ERA	2.54	3.04
WHIP	1.15	1.17

Recent News
	Ryan Helsley Notches League-Best 31st Save Published July 3rd, 2024 Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Earns 31st save Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Helsley on Track to Set New Team Save Record Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals Closer On Pace To Break Team Save Record Published July 1st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Cardinals' Lance Lynn, Ryan Helsley Earned Individual Milestones - Lance Lynn and Ryan Helsley came up big during ... Published July 1st, 2024 via Fantasy Index Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Reaches 30-save milestone Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Extended interview: Cardinals' pitcher Ryan Helsley on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com 'That's really cool,' Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley on tying Lee Smith saves record Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Guardians' Ben Lively will leave tickets for Blake Lively and another special guest to watch him pitch Sunday Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Guardians right-hander Ben Lively returns to Cleveland to undergo tests for possible injury Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Guardians' Ben Lively: Takes tough loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ben Lively: Key to Cleveland Guardians' Consistent Starting Rotation Success Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Key Points from Guardians vs. Royals: Ben Lively's Strong Pitching in 2-1 Loss Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ben Lively has a quality start in series opener against Royals Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Early lead, strong start by Ben Lively undone by rough 6th inning for Guardians at Royals Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Royals vs. Ben Lively and the Guardians: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 27 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups

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