Week 14 (June 28-July 4) looks to a busy one for hitters, with a full 17 teams scheduled for seven games compared to just one team, the Rays, scheduled for five. It means the best and worst hitter matchups mainly come down to the opposing pitchers rather than the number of games.
Week 14: Sleeper pitchers | Two-start pitcher rankings
And also location. The Rockies, for instance, play all seven games at home, which is why this list begins with two of their hitters. All 10 of the hitters appearing on this list are rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues.
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He homered four times during the team's last homestand a week ago and has an OPS near 1.000 at home.
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He's showing signs of breaking through in June and of course benefits from seven home games. The opposing pitchers are weak, too.
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He's been making plenty of contact as Alex Bregman's fill-in, looking more like the high-average hitter he's been in the minors. The Astros have the third-best hitter matchups this week.
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His matchups are middle of the road. Mostly, I like the way he's been swinging the bat in June as well as the versatility of starting him at either first or second base.
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The left-handed hitter has come to hit righties much better than lefties in his old age and has six of those on the schedule this week.
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The overall numbers are still lacking, but so far in June, the former Padres prospect looks as close as he ever has to being a legitimate major-leaguer. He gets the benefit of the fifth-best hitter matchups this week.
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The streaky slugger is batting near .350 with an OPS over 1.000 against lefties this year and has four of those on the schedule this week.
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He has cooled off after a productive May, but these matchups are the kind that should help him get back on track. It's Kyle Hendricks and no one else, basically.
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He's back to piling up multi-hit games after a rough start to the season, raising his batting average more than 30 points this month alone. Worth noting the Angels will miss Gerrit Cole in that Yankees series.
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Have I pointed out the Brewers have favorable matchups this week? Their leadoff hitter has been especially hot, too. He'd be higher on this list if he wasn't dealing with a calf cramp that calls his availability into question.
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Best hitter matchups for Week 14
1. Rockies PIT3, STL4
2. Cardinals ARI3, @COL4
3. Astros BAL3, @CLE4
4. Angels @NYY4, BAL3
5. Brewers CHC3, @PIT4
Worst hitter matchups for Week 14
1. Rays @WAS2, @TOR3
2. Cubs @MIL3, @CIN3
3. Twins @CHW4, @KC3
4. Dodgers SF2, @WAS4
5. Nationals NYM1, TB2, LAD4
