Should I start Kirby Yates or Cole Sands?

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FPTS

11.21

7.71

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	vs.CLE (12th) (Bibee)	Indoor
Tue May 14	vs.CLE (12th) (Lively)	Indoor
Wed May 15	vs.CLE (12th) (Carrasco)	Indoor
Fri May 17	vs.LAA (30th) (Anderson)	Indoor
Sat May 18	vs.LAA (30th) (Sandoval)	Indoor
Sun May 19	vs.LAA (30th) (Soriano)	Indoor

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue May 14	vs.NYY (1st) (Rodon)	63°
Wed May 15	vs.NYY (1st) (Stroman)	67°
Thu May 16	vs.NYY (1st) (Schmidt)	64°
Fri May 17	@CLE (12th) (McKenzie)	63°
Sat May 18	@CLE (12th) (Allen)	64°
Sun May 19	@CLE (12th) (Bibee)	73°

Pitching

.23

.07

.05

.76

.06

2.2

3.0

1.75

2.95

.88

1.79

3.47

3.56

1.42

.99

ERA

3.61

5.34

WHIP

1.44

1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	107.0	51.0
W	3	1
L	0	0
SV	7	2
IP	18.1	18.2
H	7	16
ER	2	10
K	22	25
BB	8	4
ERA	.99	4.95
WHIP	.83	1.10

Recent News
	Kirby Yates secures the Rangers' 4-0 victory \| 05/15/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published May 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Kirby Yates - MLB Relief pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Bruce Bochy's maneuver has saved Jose Leclerc, Kirby Yates in Rangers' bullpen Published May 12th, 2024 via Nolan Writin' Rangers' Kirby Yates: Notches seventh save Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kirby Yates Seals a Shaky Save in Slugfest Published May 9th, 2024 via FantasyPros Kirby Yates seals the win for the Rangers \| 05/08/2024 Published May 8th, 2024 via MLB.com 2024 Fantasy Baseball Declining Veterans \| Jose Berrios \| Kirby Yates Published May 8th, 2024 via Fantasy Six Pack Kirby Yates Seals the Deal in Rangers' Victory Published May 7th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Is Cole Sands Heading Down the Same Path Jordan Balazovic Did in 2023? Published May 17th, 2024 via Twins Daily Cole Sands seals the deal against Red Sox Published May 5th, 2024 via FantasyPros Twins' Cole Sands: Nabs second save Published May 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Sands Collects Second Save On Saturday Published May 4th, 2024 Could The Twins Stretch Cole Sands Out For Rotation Depth? Published May 3rd, 2024 via Zone Coverage Brock Stewart and Cole Sands have been unsung heroes for the Twins bullpen Published April 30th, 2024 via Puckett's Pond Twins mailbag: Blame games, stretching Cole Sands, slumping vets, more Austin Martin Published April 26th, 2024 via The Athletic Twins mailbag: Blame games, stretching Cole Sands, slumping vets, more Austin Martin Published April 26th, 2024 via The New York Times

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