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Corey Kluber due for bounceback against Mets

The visitors are in the bottom third of the league in weighted on base average (wOBA) versus righties and sit in the upper third in terms of most strikeouts.

Granted, this is a new season, but the suspects are mostly the same as the group that wielded an unsightly 27 percent strikeout rate and .250 wOBA on the road against southpaws.

The visitors are middle of the pack with respect to early season wOBA versus right-handers, but their 26 percent strikeout rate in that scenario bodes well for Nicasio.

The Arizona Diamondbacks southpaw has fanned only seven in 13 stanzas so far, but with the hosts sporting a 31 percent strikeout rate against lefties, Corbin should pad that total.

The visitors are striking out at a league-average rate against right-handers, but they aren’t doing much when they make contact — as evidenced by a 0.280 wOBA in those conditions.

The visitors carry a solid 0.369 wOBA against southpaws, though The Trop should temper that.

The Bucs are better than their 0.244 wOBA versus righties suggests; they are, however, also fanning at a 24 percent clip — providing Davies with a pathway to give you a late week boost.

The visitors aren’t fanning much, so don’t plan on much help in the strikeout category, but Gibson should help ratios as the guests tote a 0.282 wOBA against righties.

In a similar vein, Kris Medlen and the Kansas City Royals are guests of the Oakland Athletics, who sport the second-worst wOBA in the league against right-handers.

The visitors carry a low 0.280 wOBA and generous 23 percent strikeout rate against righties.

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