Boom Fantasy broke down its baseball slate into two today. It’s first slate begun at 12:35 and the second doesn’t start until 10:00 PM ET. Since we’re a little past the 12:35 deadline, we’re going to help you break down the three game West Coast slate that Boom is featuring.

Question one is a two-player question as per usual. It features Starlin Castro and Ender Inciarte and which of the two will have more hits this evening. If you had said Castro was the favorite to have more base knocks than Inciarte even though Felix Hernandez was on the mound a few years ago, we’d all point and laugh at you. Things have changed, however, and the King is nowhere close to the same pitcher he once was. Castro is hitting .319 versus right-handers on the year, while Inciarte is hitting .294 against them, in a slightly similar matchup against Brandon McCarthy. You seemingly can’t go wrong with either choice.

We continue to talk about hits for question two, this time including Jean Segura, Justin Turner, Freddie Freeman, and Nelson Cruz. As we always mention to you guys and gals - if a player on Boom is questionable and ultimately doesn’t play, that question becomes null and void. Freeman is questionable on Thursday after leaving Wednesday’s game with an illness. He did travel to Los Angeles with the Braves so there’s a definite chance he plays. Segura has been raking and there’s no way else to phrase it. He has six multi-hit games over his last 10 contests and can’t be stopped in July as he’s hit .391 for the month. Turner, on the other hand, has been on fire all year, posting 92 hits in just 70 games. If Freeman plays he’s obviously viable, but Cruz is the ultimate GPP play, because he’s had just one multi-hit game over his previous 10 played and gets you the most points if he wins the question.

Moving right along, we’re asked about the guys who are driving in all of the runs. Robinson Cano has been pegged the favorite slightly over Gary Sanchez while Nick Markakis and Brandon Phillips round out the bunch. Cano being the favorite is a little strange seeing how he only has four RBI over a 10-game span, while Sanchez has six ribbies over his last five. This could be a question you decide to go against the grain so to speak as both Markakis and Phillips have history – and success – against opposing starter Brandon McCarthy. Markakis has been especially good in this particular matchup, as he’s gone 6-for-16 with two home runs and five RBI.

Question four continues on with the RBI theme. The four players it’s featuring are Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Buster Posey, and Eduardo Nunez. Nunez is questionable; so refer to the third paragraph for what happens if he doesn’t play. Since returning from the DL, Holliday hasn’t been nearly as productive as he was, driving in one stinkin’ run over a six-game span. Kemp has also been less than stellar of late, as he’s derailed in July altogether and has hit .208 for the month, while only driving in seven runs. Posey has a nice history against Padres starter Jhoulys Chacin going 10-for-28 for a .357 average. Now if only someone got on base in front of him..

As we make the turn for the back nine, well in this case the back four, we’re asked how many extra-base hits Aaron Judge will have. Let us be the first to ensure you that Judge’s struggles of late are nothing to do with the home run derby. He hasn’t changed his swing one bit, he’s just not seeing the same results and every player otherwise known as human beings, so through slumps. Judge is going to break out really soon and Thursday night could be the night.

From one rookie phenom to the next, question six has us talking Cody Bellinger. How many bases will Bellinger end up with on Thrusday? Well, first and foremost, he gets to face off against Mike Foltynewicz who can’t retire lefties to save his life. They’ve slashed .314/.383/.497 off of him this year and he’s allowed a .375 wOBA against lefty batters. Bellinger is lined up to have a monster night.

And as per usual, Boom ends its final two questions with some pitching! First up is Madison Bumgarner and he gets a great matchup against San Diego. The Padres have the highest strikeout percentage in all of baseball at 25.8 and also own the lowest batting average. MadBum has an above average K-percentage of 23.7, so this is a recipe for a big night. It wouldn’t surprise us if he approached double-digits. Last but definitely not least is Luis Severino. Severino gets a Mariners’ team that doesn’t strike out all that much as they sit 20th in the league in K-percentage. Severino, on the other hand, has a 10.29 K/9 mark, so something’s gotta give. The Mariners current roster has nine career at-bats against him combined, so that definitely is beneficial to those expecting Sevvy to light the world on fire.