This article is part of our Dream11 Fantasy CPBL series.
Fubon Guardians (10-13) at Uni-President Lions (10-16)
Tuesday, May 19, 6:35 AM EDT
Projected Starters
RHP Bryan Woodall (2-2, 7.71 ERA) vs LHP Logan Darnell (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Game Preview
Tuesday's contest, which could be threatened by rain, is a battle between two struggling teams. The Guardians split a two-game series with the Monkeys over the weekend, while the Lions lost two of three against the Brothers. A pair of American pitchers will take the hill as these teams aim to climb out of the bottom two spots in the standings. The visiting Guardians turn to righty Bryan Woodall. After posting ERAs below 4.00 in each of his first four seasons in the CPBL, Woodall slipped to a 5.48 ERA last season. Things have gone from bad to worse this year, as his ERA sits at 7.71 through his first six outings. Opposing him will be lefty Logan Darnell. Darnell will be making his season debut, as he was delayed by the mandatory two-week quarantine for foreigners returning to Taiwan. Darnell made seven appearances at the MLB level for the Twins back in 2014. Since then, he spent several seasons in the upper minors before heading to the Mexican League last year, where he recorded a 5.17 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP, both respectable numbers in the league's high-scoring environment.
Guardians' Last Lineup
RF Chang Cheng-Wei
DH Hu Chin-Lung
LF Kao Kuo-Lin
1B Lin Yi-Chuan
3B Fan Kuo-Chen
CF Shen Hao-Wei
C Dai Pei-Fung
2B Wang Cheng-Tang
SS Lee
Fubon Guardians (10-13) at Uni-President Lions (10-16)
Tuesday, May 19, 6:35 AM EDT
Projected Starters
RHP Bryan Woodall (2-2, 7.71 ERA) vs LHP Logan Darnell (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Game Preview
Tuesday's contest, which could be threatened by rain, is a battle between two struggling teams. The Guardians split a two-game series with the Monkeys over the weekend, while the Lions lost two of three against the Brothers. A pair of American pitchers will take the hill as these teams aim to climb out of the bottom two spots in the standings. The visiting Guardians turn to righty Bryan Woodall. After posting ERAs below 4.00 in each of his first four seasons in the CPBL, Woodall slipped to a 5.48 ERA last season. Things have gone from bad to worse this year, as his ERA sits at 7.71 through his first six outings. Opposing him will be lefty Logan Darnell. Darnell will be making his season debut, as he was delayed by the mandatory two-week quarantine for foreigners returning to Taiwan. Darnell made seven appearances at the MLB level for the Twins back in 2014. Since then, he spent several seasons in the upper minors before heading to the Mexican League last year, where he recorded a 5.17 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP, both respectable numbers in the league's high-scoring environment.
Guardians' Last Lineup
RF Chang Cheng-Wei
DH Hu Chin-Lung
LF Kao Kuo-Lin
1B Lin Yi-Chuan
3B Fan Kuo-Chen
CF Shen Hao-Wei
C Dai Pei-Fung
2B Wang Cheng-Tang
SS Lee Tsung-Hsien
Lions' Last Lineup
CF Chen Chieh-Hsien
LF Su Chih-Chieh
1B Wu Chieh-Jui
RF Lin An-Ko
3B Chen Yung-Chi
DH Pan Wu-Hsiung
2B Lin Ching-Kai
C Kuo Chun-Wei
SS Tsai Yi-Hsuan
Top Picks
Bryan Woodall, Guardians: Woodall hasn't been good this season, but until we see what Logan Darnell looks like at the CPBL level, it's hard to select him with any amount of confidence. Woodall comes in 5.5 credits cheaper and showed signs of turning things around in his last start, striking out eight and walking one in six innings against the Brothers.
Kao Kuo-Lin, Guardians: Kao makes for the strongest captain choice among Guardians hitters in this contest. The right-handed outfielder will get an advantage against the left-handed Darnell, though it's not as if he needs one, as he's hit five homers and driven in 17 runs through 20 games this season.
Lin An-Ko, Lions: Lin is nearly always a strong choice for a Lions-centered lineup, and that's no different here. His hot start to the season hasn't slowed down, as he's now hit seven homers while driving in 29 runs through his first 26 games.
Wu Chieh-Jui, Lions: Cheap options who bat in key spots in the order are important inclusions in Dream11 lineups. Wu fits that bill well. He hit sixth in his season debut Saturday but moved up to the third spot Sunday, going a combined 3-for-9 across the two games.
Captaincy Options
1. Kao Kuo-Lin
2. Hu Chin-Lung
3. Lin An-Ko
Dream11 Team
P Bryan Woodall
C Dai Pei-Feng
IF Chen Chieh-Hsien
IF Fan Kuo-Chen
IF Wu Chieh-Jui
OF Lin An-Ko
OF Kao Kuo-Lin (C)
OF Hu Chin-Lung (VC)
OF Shen Hao-Wei
