Jason Mezrahi 
Contests for the 9/8 MLB main slate are filling up quickly and much smaller than usual. I suggest reserving entries first and building lineups afterwards.
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9/8 MLB DFS Pitcher One: Gerrit Cole – Houston Astros (Both Sites Cash and Tournament)
$12,000 FD / $12,200 DK
Gerrit Cole is my favorite pitcher on the 9/8 MLB Slate, price notwithstanding. Over his last four starts, he has produced 36.5, 30.8, 42, and 31.7 DraftKings points, respectively. The aforementioned outputs have been buoyed by double digit strikeouts in each of these games. The Mariners have a pathetic 2.44 projected run total. One would think that Seattle possibly throwing six lefties in the lineup would hurt. However, Cole has an elevated 42.4% strikeout rate against the side. Fire him up with confidence.
9/8 MLB DFS Pitcher Two: Jack Flaherty – St. Louis Cardinals (Both Sites Tournament)
$10,300 FD / $10,000 DK
Jack Flaherty has been nothing short of rock solid lately. His team has been winning and will look to Flaherty to lead them to yet another victory. My primary complaint here is that the Pirates do not strike out much. The lineup on the whole is decent so this is not an ideal upside spot. I don’t think you should turn to him cash. However, I trust the talent of Flaherty to put together yet another in a string of quality starts.
9/8 MLB DFS Pitcher Three: Mike Montgomery – Kansas City Royals (DraftKings Cash and Tournament)
$7,800 FD / $4,400 DK
It would be surprising if Mike Montgomery does not turn out to be the most popular value pitcher on the 9/8 MLB DraftKings slate. Montgomery has been decent as of late and faces the Marlins in Miami. On DraftKings, he costs as much as an average hitter. In cash games on that site you should just lock him in. He also makes for an interesting tournament play given what the salary relief allows you to do with bats.
9/8 MLB DFS Pitcher Four: Mike Minor – Texas Rangers (Both Sites Tournament)
$9,500 FD / $9,700 DK
It had seemed like Mike Minor was slowing down up until a seven inning shutout of the Yankees last time out. As a reverse splits pitcher, Baltimore’s lack of lefties should work to Minor’s advantage. If looking for a boom or bust pitcher on the 9/8 MLB slate, Minor could be your man.
9/8 MLB DFS Pitcher Five: Dylan Cease – Chicago White Sox (FanDuel Cash, Both Sites Tournament)
$5,700 FD /$7,400 DK
Much like Mike Montgomery’s DraftKings cost versus his Fanduel cost, Dylan Cease also has disparate pricing between the two sites. Cease has put up monster starts in two of his last three games including an 11 strikeout performance in Cleveland. Given his prospect pedigree and price, I think that he makes for an amazing FanDuel play in both formats.
9/8 MLB Monkey Knife Fight MLB Prop Picks
Gerrit Cole – Houston Astros – Over 9.5 Strikeouts – With the soft matchup Cole can likely make it four straight starts with double digit strikeouts.
Dylan Cease – Chicago White Sox- Over 5.5 Strikeouts – Given that Cease doubled this total last time out I would be willing to take this bet. The Angels have a low strikeout reputation but have been much worse over the second half of the season.
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