Should I start Manny Machado or Austin Riley?

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Manny Machado

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SD · 3B,DH

ATL · 3B

Current Week's Projections

FPTS

16.77

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Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@ATL (Lopez)	81°
Mon May 20	@ATL (Sale)	75°
Tue May 21	@CIN (Abbott)	70°
Wed May 22	@CIN (TBA)	69°
Thu May 23	@CIN (Montas)	75°
Fri May 24	vs.NYY (Rodon)	59°
Sat May 25	vs.NYY (Stroman)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	vs.NYY (Schmidt)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	vs.SD (Cease)	81°
Mon May 20	vs.SD (Vasquez)	75°
Tue May 21	@CHC (Assad)	71°
Wed May 22	@CHC (Steele)	63°
Thu May 23	@CHC (Hendricks)	74°
Fri May 24	@PIT (Falter)	63°
Sat May 25	@PIT (Keller)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	@PIT (Perez)	Not Currently Available

Batting

30.8

4.16

7.03

1.07

.04

1.19

RBI

4.63

.39

6.79

2.62

AVG

.228

OBP

.291

SLG

.382

OPS

.673

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	74.0	72.0
AB	170	147
R	21	22
H	37	36
2B	5	8
3B	0	2
HR	5	3
RBI	23	18
SB	2	0
K	42	39
BB	13	14
AVG	.218	.245
OBP	.273	.319
SLG	.335	.388
OPS	.609	.707

Recent News
	Manny Machado's diving stop \| 05/19/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Manny Machado's slump continues despite Padres' victory Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Manny Machado's RBI forceout \| 05/17/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres notes: Reasons aplenty for Manny Machado's drop in lineup; Joe Musgrove still on track for Sunday Published May 17th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres News: Manny Machado Addresses Slump, "There's No Excuse" Published May 17th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres pregame: Slumping Manny Machado dropped to fifth to start Braves series Published May 17th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres' Manny Machado: Down in five spot Friday Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Manny Machado Not Making Excuses for Slow Start to the Year Published May 17th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Austin Riley Sitting Out Second Game Of Doubleheader Published May 20th, 2024 Austin Riley Remains Out For Game 1 Published May 20th, 2024 Braves: Austin Riley could need IL stint Published May 20th, 2024 via sportstalkatl.com Fantasy Baseball Injuries - Week 9: Austin Riley, Jung Hoo Lee, & More Published May 20th, 2024 via FantasyAlarm Braves' Austin Riley: Out again for first game Published May 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Riley (side) expected to resume swinging soon Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros Austin Riley Not In Sunday's Lineup Published May 19th, 2024 Braves' Austin Riley takes major step toward injury return Published May 19th, 2024 via ClutchPoints

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