Daily Dime: It’s Kershaw day, so you know what to do

Be sure to check the game-time weather conditions before finalizing lineups. Let’s make good Monday choices, people.

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P Clayton Kershaw, LAD, $61 (vs. Cin) – Not sure if you’d heard, but Kershaw is skilled in the pitching arts. He’s posted double-digit Ks in six straight games, which is ridiculous, and his season WHIP is 0.70 (also ridiculous).

P Ian Kennedy, KC, $42 (at Min) – Kennedy has posted quality ratios for the season, and he’s coming off a 9-K, two-run effort against Boston. Surely he can deal with the Twins.

C Derek Norris, SD, $7 (Cueto) – When you start a $61 pitcher, you’re probably going to punt a position elsewhere. Norris has had a miserable year, but he did deliver XBHs on Friday and Saturday. Any positive contribution would be welcome at this price.

1B Matt Adams, STL, $13 (Lackey) – Quietly useful in recent weeks, Adams is slashing .318/.375/.500 in May.

2B Cesar Hernandez, Phi, $12 (Pelfrey) – I cannot get over the fact that a team with a payroll of $174 million is somehow starting Mike Pelfrey. I mean … wow.

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3B Maikel Franco, Phi, $16 (Pelfrey) – Again, this is more about Big Pelf than it is Franco, although Maikel is coming off a 2-for-4 effort on Sunday.

SS Alcides Escobar, KC, $11 (Nolasco) – Escobar is 7-for-22 against Nolasco in his career, just like pretty much everyone else in baseball.

OF Bryce Harper, Was, $22 (Colon) – The game’s best hitter (Harper, not Bartolo) is facing a right-handed starter who’s allowed eight earned runs and five walks over his last 9.2 innings.

OF Ben Revere, Was, $9 (Colon) – It’s been a rough start to the season for Revere, but he’s gone 7-for-14 with a pair of steals over his last three games. He’s also 8-for-24 in his career against Colon.

OF Howie Kendrick, LAD, $7 (Finnegan) – Hey, I was down to my last $7. Kendrick had a huge day in that 17-inning marathon on Sunday, going 4-for-8 with two doubles and a homer.