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ULX ALT SIM — PIT @ LAD

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🔥 ULX ALT SIM — PIT @ LAD

Dodger Stadium | J. Jones (R) vs T. Skubal (L)

GAME SIM

PIT 2 — LAD 6

This is one of the biggest pitching mismatches we’ve simmed. Skubal is the centerpiece. On the other side, Jones’ 4.78 ERA gets a brutal Dodgers lineup with plenty of left-handed damage available.

🟡 PIT PROJECTED LINES

N. Gonzales — 1-4 | 1 R

E. Valdez — 1-4 | 1 2B | 2 TB

B. Reynolds — 1-4 | 1 BB

O. Cruz — 0-4 | 2 K

R. Flores Jr. — 1-4 | 1 HR | 1 RBI | 4 TB 💣

J. Mangum — 1-4 | 1 RBI

N. Yorke — 1-3 | 1 BB

J. Triolo — 0-3 | 1 K

H. Davis — 1-3 | 1 2B | 2 TB

PIT is mostly a fade for me against Skubal.

🔵 LAD PROJECTED LINES

S. Ohtani — 2-4 | 1 HR | 2 RBI | 1 BB | 5 TB 💣🔥

F. Freeman — 2-4 | 1 2B | 1 RBI | 3 TB 🔥

M. Betts — 2-5 | 1 2B | 2 R | 3 TB

M. Muncy — 1-4 | 1 HR | 2 RBI | 4 TB 💣

T. Edman — 1-4 | 1 R | 1 SB 💨

K. Tucker — 2-4 | 1 2B | 1 RBI | 3 TB 🔥

T. Hernández — 1-4 | 1 HR | 1 RBI | 4 TB 💣

A. Thomas — 1-4 | 1 R

B. Rortvedt — 1-4

🔥 Dodgers have multiple 4–5 TB ceiling paths here.

⚾ PITCHING SIM

Tarik Skubal

7.0 IP | 5 H | 1 ER | 1 BB | 9 K 🔥🔥🔥

Jared Jones

4.2 IP | 8 H | 5 ER | 3 BB | 5 K | 2 HR

🚨 SKUBAL K LADDER

6+ K — CORE

7+ K — STRONG

8+ K — ULX TARGET 🔥

9+ K — SIM LINE

10+ K — NUKE

Of all the pitchers we’ve run so far, Skubal has my favorite high-K ceiling.

💣 HR EXTRACTOR

S+ — S. OHTANI ⭐⭐⭐

S — M. MUNCY ⭐⭐

A+ — T. HERNÁNDEZ ⭐⭐

A — K. TUCKER

Longshot — R. FLORES JR.

BEST HR: OHTANI

But 👀 Teoscar batting seventh is where ULX starts getting interested.

💣 6–9 SPOT HUNTER

1. T. HERNÁNDEZ (#7 LAD) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

2. R. FLORES JR. (#5 PIT — not eligible)

2. H. DAVIS (#9 PIT)

3. N. YORKE (#7 PIT)

4. A. THOMAS (#8 LAD)

🚨 6–9 BOMB OF THE GAME: T. HERNÁNDEZ HR

That’s a real power hitter buried at #7. Exactly what this extractor was built to find.

💨 SB SNAGGER

1. T. EDMAN ⭐⭐⭐

2. O. CRUZ ⭐⭐

3. S. OHTANI ⭐⭐

4. M. BETTS

Edman is my cleaner price-dependent SB look.

🎯 ALT MILESTONE HUNTER

Ohtani — 2 H / 2 TB / 4 TB / 5 TB / HR

Freeman — 2 H / 2+ TB

Betts — 2 H / 2+ TB

Muncy — 2+ TB / 4 TB / HR

Tucker — 2 H / 2+ TB

Hernández — 2+ TB / 4 TB / HR

Skubal — 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 K

🚨 BEST STRAIGHTS

🥇 Skubal 7+ K

🔥 Ohtani 2+ TB

🔥 Freeman 2+ TB

🔥 Tucker 2+ TB

💣 T. Hernández HR

☢️ ULX GAME BUILDS

CLEAN 3

Skubal 7+ K → Ohtani 2+ TB → Freeman 2+ TB

HIGH-ODDS 3

Skubal 9+ K → Ohtani HR → Hernández HR

5-TB SHOT

🚀 S. OHTANI 5 TB

🧪 THROUGH 6 GAMES — BIG BOARD

We’re getting enough games now that I don’t want to force every carry-forward name equally.

TOP TIER:

🔥 Skubal — Ks

🔥 Witt — TB/SB

🔥 Turner — TB/SB

🔥 Caminero — TB/HR

🔥 Paredes — TB/HR

🔥 Ohtani — TB/HR

SPECIALTY:

💨 Antonacci — SB

💨 Simpson — SB

💣 Hernández — bottom-order HR

💣 Torkelson — bottom-order HR

⭐ ONE DUDE FROM THIS GAME: TARIK SKUBAL.

For the eventual full-slate build, Skubal 7–8 K is looking like one of our best anchors so far.

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