Thursday's schedule presents a pair of four-game slates for fantasy purposes -- one each in the afternoon and evening. The Tigers and White Sox will play a doubleheader sandwiched between all of that other action, though that won't come into play for daily fantasy purposes.

With limited options available, here's a look at 10 hitters who are in a prime spot for a big game on Thursday (five each from the afternoon and night games):

Afternoon games

Alex Bregman, Astros
Bregman has been scuffling a bit of late, going 2-for-16 over his last four games, and hitting only one home run over the last 16 games after starting the season with homers in each of the first two games. Still, this is the perfect get-right spot for the third baseman, with Mariners left-hander Yusei Kikuchi on the mound. Bregman has a 1.009 career OPS against left-handers (.856 vs. RHP), including a .603 slugging percentage (.486 vs. RHP) and 5.3% home run rate (4.0% vs. RHP). Some of that damage has been done specifically against Kikuchi. Bregman is 5-for-11 with four extra-base hits in his career against Kikuchi, and here are the results of his last six plate appearances against the lefty: home run, double, single, double, double, walk.

Yuli Gurriel, Astros
If rolling with Bregman (or even if you're not), stacking him with Gurriel isn't the worst idea. Though the right-handed-hitting Gurriel has balanced splits against righties and lefties, he's been scorching at the plate over the last week. Gurriel is 11-for-24 (.458) with two homers and three doubles over the last six games, and his 1.031 OPS this season ranks sixth in the AL. Those numbers could play well against Kikuchi, who has proven he's susceptible to the long ball. After allowing 36 homers as a rookie in 2019, Kikuchi seemingly fixed those issues in the shortened '20 campaign, when he allowed just three home runs over 47 innings -- but the problem has resurfaced in 2021. He's allowed five homers in just 23 2/3 innings, and he's served up a home run to 5.0% of the batters he's faced -- the same exact rate as 2019.

Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees
Everyone knows what Stanton is capable of on any given night, but we're including him here because he hasn't exactly been a reliable option for much of the season's opening month. He was hitting .158 with a 33.3 K% -- one strikeout every three at-bats -- and a .571 OPS through April 21. But he's ripped off three homers and 10 hits during his six-game hitting streak, while striking out "only" five times. Stanton is capable of ripping off a hot streak with the best of them (remember when he hit 30 homers in a 48-game span in 2017?), and he seems to be settling into a groove.

Gleyber Torres, Yankees
Much like Stanton, Torres had a forgettable first few weeks of April. Unlike Stanton, Torres hasn't really turned a corner quite yet. The 24-year-old infielder, who hit 38 home runs in 2019, still has not sent one over the wall in 2021. He has only three RBIs in 23 games and is slugging .279. Still, he's turned in back-to-back multi-hit games (including one double in each), and he's facing an Orioles pitcher in Jorge López who has an 8.15 ERA and a 7.7 HR% (highest in AL among pitchers with more than 15 innings).

Randy Arozarena, Rays
Arozarena has only one homer in his last 15 games, and has struck out in 20 of his 61 plate appearances during that span. One thing that has remained consistent this season from Arozarena's postseason tear last fall is his ability to crush sinkers. The 26-year-old is 18-for-35 (.514) with seven homers and a 1.143 slugging percentage against that pitch in his career including the postseason. That bodes well in a matchup against A's starter Chris Bassitt, as opponents are hitting .379 against Bassitt's sinker (his most-used pitch) this season after hitting .300 against it in 2020.

Night games

Chris Taylor, Dodgers
Though often (understandably) overshadowed by the likes of Mookie Betts, Justin Turner, Corey Seager and others, Taylor has been one of the Dodgers' most reliable hitters this season. He's tied for 14th in MLB in barrel percentage and tied for 23rd with a 92.2 mph average exit velocty. With left-hander Eric Lauer making his season debut for the Brewers, it's also worth noting that Taylor is 7-for-23 with six extra-base hits (including three homers) and a 1.336 OPS vs. left-handers this season. He represents a great way to get exposure to the Dodgers' potent lineup on a day when left-handed hitters Seager and Max Muncy are facing a southpaw. While Betts and Turner are both right-handed hitters, they actually each have a slightly higher slugging percentage and OPS against righties than they do vs. lefties. Of course, neither of those guys is a bad play under any circumstances, but you certainly don't need us to tell you that.

Ryan McMahon, Rockies
McMahon quietly makes some of the hardest contact in the league. He has a 91.3 mph average exit velocity since 2019, which ranks 22nd among players with at least 400 batted balls during that span. It's just one spot behind the likes of Bryce Harper, Ronald Acuña Jr. and DJ LeMahieu (all tied at 91.5 mph). McMahon is off to a solid start this season, posting an .895 OPS while sitting atop the home run leaderboard -- along with Acuña, Byron Buxton and Rhys Hoskins -- with eight home runs. Two of those homers came off D-backs right-hander Luke Weaver (Thursday's starter) en route to a three-homer game on April 6.

Freddie Freeman, Braves
Yes, the reigning NL MVP may seem like an obvious choice here, but he really hasn't been for much of the opening month. At the conclusion of Sunday's doubleheader, Freeman was hitting just .205 with a .794 OPS. Those numbers were a bit misleading, though, as Freeman's average exit velocity (92.9 mph) was actually up a tick from last year (92.4) and his xSLG was .679 -- 222 points higher than his actual .457 SLG. That bad luck has seemingly started to turn over the last few games, with the four-time All-Star homering in two of the last three games and turning in a four-hit performance on Wednesday.

Carson Kelly, D-backs
It's time to take notice of what Kelly is doing in the desert (if you haven't already). The Arizona backstop has homered in three of his last four games and has six home runs in his last 10 games. He's reached base in 21 of his 42 plate appearances during that span, posting a 1.397 OPS. Kelly has done a lot of that damage against four-seam fastballs, a pitch he'll likely see plenty of from Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela, who throws a four-seamer on 47.4% of his pitches.

Kolten Wong, Brewers
If you're looking for a play to really stand out on Thursday, this might be it. It's typically a wise move to steer clear of any hitter facing a reigning Cy Young Award winner who has a 2.53 ERA and a 37.8% strikeout rate, but there are a couple reasons that Wong might be worth a roll of the dice against Trevor Bauer. For starters, Wong has been scorching has been on a tear since returning from his strained left oblique on April 23. He's 11-for-21 (.524) with five extra-base hits, including a home run, and one stolen base in that stretch. As for Bauer, as dominant as he's been since the start of last season, he has served up 11 home runs (and a 5.5 HR%) to left-handed hitters during that span, compared to just four homers (2.0 HR%) to right-handers.