Should I start Justin Slaten or Buck Farmer?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

10.12

6.13

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 27	@BAL (4th) (Irvin)	76°
Tue May 28	@BAL (4th) (Rodriguez)	70°
Wed May 29	@BAL (4th) (Burnes)	63°
Thu May 30	vs.DET (15th) (Flaherty)	57°
Fri May 31	vs.DET (15th) (Maeda)	60°
Sat Jun 1	vs.DET (15th) (Olson)	75°
Sun Jun 2	vs.DET (15th) (Mize)	80°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 27	vs.STL (16th) (Lynn)	73°
Tue May 28	vs.STL (16th) (Gibson)	66°
Wed May 29	vs.STL (16th) (Pallante)	65°
Fri May 31	@CHC (18th) (Assad)	76°
Sat Jun 1	@CHC (18th) (Steele)	62°
Sun Jun 2	@CHC (18th) (Brown)	68°

Pitching

.31

.03

.26

.07

3.2

3.1

3.61

2.77

1.63

1.13

4.11

2.9

.88

1.5

ERA

4.57

3.28

WHIP

1.40

1.38

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	78.0	51.0
W	3	0
L	2	0
SV	1	0
IP	29.0	26.2
H	25	21
ER	9	7
K	30	20
BB	4	10
ERA	2.79	2.40
WHIP	1.00	1.18

Recent News
	Justin Slaten seals the win \| 05/31/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Justin Slaten seals the win \| 05/20/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox's Justin Slaten: Suffers second loss Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox vs Cardinals: Kutter Crawford Shines, Justin Slaten Struggles in Cardinal's Win Published May 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Justin Slaten - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Justin Slaten falls apart as Boston Red Sox Fall to Atlanta Braves \| Boston Red Sox Podcast Published May 8th, 2024 via NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ Justin Slaten falls apart as Boston Red Sox Fall to Atlanta Braves \| Boston Red Sox Podcast Published May 8th, 2024 via FOX61 Hartford Red Sox's Justin Slaten: Takes first loss Published May 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Buck Farmer seals the Reds' 6-2 win \| 05/14/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Buck Farmer - MLB Relief pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Buck Farmer fans Luis Rengifo to secure victory \| 04/19/2024 Published April 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Buck Farmer tallies final out \| 04/12/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published April 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Buck Farmer: Mops up in loss Published April 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Buck Farmer: Mops up loss Published April 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Buck Farmer: Cedes first spring runs Published March 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/29/23: Tim Hill, Buck Farmer, and Andrelton Simmons Published December 29th, 2023 via Lookout Landing

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