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NOTE: This 10/17 DFS MLB preview was written on 10/16 but still applies due to postponement.
The 10/17 DFS MLB guide focuses on Showdown, one that could see runs aplenty.
The Astros toss out Zack Greinke. He’ll be opposed by Yanks hurler Masahiro Tanaka, who put Houston’s bats in cold storage in an impressive Game 1 win. Both offenses have yet to really flex their respective muscles, something that could change tonight.
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10/17 DFS Showdown: HOU @ NYY
MVP/Captain (2X)
Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU (DK $15,900, FD $9500)
Altuve slammed his fourth homer of the postseason on Tuesday, setting the tone for Houston’s 4-1 win. He’s hitting .375/.412/.813 in October with half of his 12 hits going for extra bases. Though he has just one steal in the postseason, Altuve remains a threat to swipe if the Yankees have their guard down.
All-Star (1.5X, FanDuel Only)
Gleyber Torres, 2B, NYY (FD $13,200, DK $7500)
If Altuve is the present, then Torres has already called dibs as the future at second base. Like Altuve, Torres went deep on Tuesday and comes into tonight hitting .417/.500/1.000 with a pair of homers. He’s hit in each of New York’s six postseason games and is the one bat in the Pinstripes lineup that could put up 20 Fantasy points in an instant.
Dial U for Utility
Utility
Yordan Alvarez, OF, HOU (DK $14,100, FD $6500)
Remember the first moments of Creed v. Drago in Rocky IV when Apollo kept jabbing and jabbing…until Ivan finally let loose and…you know the rest. That’s Alvarez’s bat, which is languishing at .207 in the postseason. He has yet to record a hit in the ALCS, but — as mentioned previously — Alvarez homered every 11.59 at-bats in the regular season. I’ll call my shot: if they play tonight, Alvarez goes deep.
Utility
Yuli Gurriel, 1B, HOU (DK $11,700 FD $6000)
Like Alvarez, Gurriel has scuffled in the ALCS. Like Alvarez, Gurriel has the type of bat that can explode in any given swing. Although he didn’t hit well against the Yankees in the regular season (.214 batting average), three of his six hits were for extra bases. You’ll take a 1-for-4 from Gurriel if that one hit was an extra base knock with runners on.
Utility
Gary Sanchez, C, NYY (DK $9600, FD $5500)
There is officially no in-between when it comes to my Utility picks. Sanchez has just two hits in 21 postseason at-bats this season. Oh, lest we forget: Sanchez also has 10 strikeouts. Either this Showdown lineup hits it big or it’s going to be money blown away.
I’d bet on the former…This 10/17 DFS MLB Showdown feels like the long green coming my way.
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