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The hype machine is out of service.

Disappointment has surpassed hope as the overwhelming emotion. 

A scapegoat has already been unfairly blamed because it was the easiest, most predictable target.

Can't wait for the weekend to get your daily fantasy baseball on? Yeah, neither can we. After all, it's the best way to build up that bank account before spending it all out on the town.

That's why we scoured for premium players at a reasonable salary to fill out DraftKings lineups. While it won't fill out your lineup completely, here's a look at some of the best options at multiple positions with our strategy and primer for June 26.

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander will not make his next scheduled start against the Cleveland Indians due to mid-back stiffness, per the Tigers.

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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera clubbed a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning of Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

If not for a kid with a glove, a couple of youngsters could have gotten hit by the baseball. And it's all because an adult (we'll call him "Dad,") who wanted no part of the ball.

When a pitcher misses his spot against Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton, he should be expecting to get a new baseball from the umpire.

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez was the latest pitcher to find out what happens when you miss against the powerful Marlin.

In the bottom of the first inning of Tuesday's game, Martinez tried to throw a breaking ball away to Stanton. Instead, he threw a hanger that stayed in the middle of the plate.

Nothing good can come from fan interference at Wrigley Field—except this picture.

In the bottom of the second inning of Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel popped the ball up in foul territory down the first-base line. It looked like Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was going to be able to make the catch for the third out of the inning.

The San Diego Padres, losers of six of their last eight games, begin a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in the worst possible way—by facing reigning World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner.

The game is tied 0-0 through three innings, and Bumgarner has been dominant so far.

Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper leads National League All-Star returns for the fifth straight week and in the process has broken the all-time record for an NL player.   

Among other things, the 2015 MLB All-Star Game was to be a celebration of baseball's all-time hit king. Though still banned from baseball for life, Pete Rose had been permitted to be part of the show for the hometown fans at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park.

Fact: Albert Pujols 15 HR's since May 28th are more than the Braves (14), Mariners (14), and Indians (13).

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Source: SportsCenter