Should I start Nick Madrigal or Ezequiel Duran?

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CHC · 2B,3B

TEX · 3B,DH,LF,SS

Current Week's Projections

FPTS

8.12

7.25

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue May 21	vs.ATL (Morton)	72°
Wed May 22	vs.ATL (Fried)	63°
Thu May 23	vs.ATL (TBA)	74°
Fri May 24	@STL (Mikolas)	74°
Sat May 25	@STL (Liberatore)	66°
Sun May 26	@STL (Gray)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue May 21	@PHI (Suarez)	65°
Wed May 22	@PHI (Walker)	70°
Thu May 23	@PHI (Wheeler)	75°
Fri May 24	@MIN (Ober)	50°
Sat May 25	@MIN (Paddack)	62°
Sun May 26	@MIN (Lopez)	Not Currently Available

Batting

19.87

19.78

1.33

2.12

4.78

4.88

.77

.03

RBI

2.26

1.79

.25

.36

2.37

5.42

.95

1.46

AVG

.241

.247

OBP

.294

.303

SLG

.287

.351

OPS

.580

.654

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	30.0	23.0
AB	77	84
R	4	7
H	17	24
2B	3	2
3B	0	0
HR	0	0
RBI	10	4
SB	1	1
K	9	23
BB	4	8
AVG	.221	.286
OBP	.286	.355
SLG	.260	.310
OPS	.546	.664

Recent News
	Jared Jones strikes out Nick Madrigal \| 05/16/2024 Published May 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Cubs' Nick Madrigal: Three-hit effort in win Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Braves: Nick Madrigal at 2B, PCA in CF, Javier Assad to pitch Published May 15th, 2024 via CubsHQ Cubs place Nick Madrigal on IL, recall Jared Young from minors Published May 11th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada Chicago Cubs lineup vs. A's: Nick Madrigal at 3B, Justin Steele to pitch Published May 9th, 2024 via CubsHQ Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Reds: Cody Bellinger to DH, Nick Madrigal at 3B, Taillon to pitch Published May 8th, 2024 via CubsHQ Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Padres: Nick Madrigal at 3B, PCA in CF, Justin Steele returns Published May 6th, 2024 via CubsHQ Cubs place Nick Madrigal on IL, recall Jared Young from minors Published May 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Shine On	Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Sitting Saturday Published May 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ezequiel Duran out of lineup Saturday Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Ezequiel Duran Stays Hot Published May 13th, 2024 Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Four straight multi-hit games Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Makes third straight start Published May 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ezequiel Duran looking to improve in 2024 Published May 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Duran Delivers in Rangers' Nail-Biter Victory Published May 9th, 2024 via FantasyPros Ezequiel Duran in the lineup Wednesday Published May 8th, 2024 via FantasyPros

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