jason mezrahi 
Things are heating up in the MLB and we’ve got two games on tapfor 10/15 DFS — here are my picks for the two-game slate and the featuredShowdown.
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10/15 DFS Two-Game Slate(DK & FD)
The games for 10/15 DFS: Houston Astros at New York Yankees (4:08 p.m. EST) & St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals (8:05 p.m. EST)
10/15DFS SP Strategy and Picks
Gerrit Cole isthe top pitcher and I don’t think even the Yankees can hit him, so I’ll beusing him with Luis Severino some of the better hitters from the Cards-Nats anda bat or two from the Astros – and maybe one at most from the Yankees.
SP1: GerritCole (DK $10,200, FD $11,800)
Cole’s game logs are preposterous to look at, as he’s struck out10 batters or more in his last 11 starts. The Bombers lefty bats could yank oneout in the short right field porch, but he’s bound for another 10+ Ks and 7+ inningsof low-WHIP hurling.
SP2: LuisSeverino (DK $6,900, FD $7,800)
Given his price and my narrative of stacking against the pitchers in the NLCS game, I’ll need to plug him in here and hope for the best. This probably isn’t a game the Yankees will win unless Severino pitches extremely well and taps into the home splits (3.55 ERA career, 27.9% K rate and .288 wOBA at Yankee Stadium in his career).
10/15 DFS Hitters
10/15 DFS C: Yadier Molina, STL (DK $3,300, FD $2,600)
Molina is the only viable value option at C if we fade the Astros-Yanks. I’ll eat the chalk here, because Yadier is a HOF catcher who refuses to go out like a chump and get swept by the Nats.
10/15 DFS 1B: Paul Goldschmidt, STL (DK $4,400, FD $3,800)
Goldschmidt is cheaper than Howie Kendrick and facing a LHP (148wRC+ and .298 ISO vs. LHPs in 2019). He’s locked into the 1B slot in mylineups. Pivot: Kendrick
10/15 DFS 2B: D.J. LeMahieu, NYY (DK $4,500, 1B on FD $3,700)
LeMahieu is a contact hitter with power to all fields and he’s batting leadoff – so he’s guaranteed the most plate appearances for the Yankees. My sole contrarian bat at what feels like a reasonable price, I’ll be counting on him to differentiate. Pivot: Jose Altuve
10/15 DFS 3B: Anthony Rendon, WAS (DK $5,100, FD $4,000)
The chalk here will probably be Alex Bregman, since he’s $100cheaper than the Nats 3B and facing a hittable righty in Yankee Stadium, but Rendonhas a .241 ISO vs. RHPs and Dakota Hudson doesn’t have very high K numbers(7.01 K/9 in 2019) Pivot: Bregman
10/15 DFS SS: Paul DeJong, STL, (DK $4,000, FD $2,800)
Another not-too-exciting play, DeJong did manage to collect acouple hits in Game 3 and should remain low-owned with some of the bugger nameslike Trea Turner, Bregman and Gleyber Torres at SS. Pivot: Torres
10/15 DFS OF: Josh Reddick, HOU (DK $3,400, FD $2,600)
The lanky lefty gets the start in right field in Game 3 even thoughhe struggled at the plate during the ALDS (1-for-10). He’s avalue play who’s hit righties well over the course of his career (110 wRC+,.172 ISO). Pivot:Dexter Fowler, Victor Robles
10/15 DFS OF: Marcell Ozuna, STL (DK $4,900, FD $3,900)
Ozuna has cooled off a bit at the plate since the NLDS, but he still collected two hits (including a double) last night against the Nats. He previously had multi-hit games in all of the NLDS games except Game 5, when the game was out of reach for the opposition after the huge first inning. Pivot: Yordan Alvarez
10/15 DFS OF: Jose Martinez, STL (DK $4,000, FD $2,400)
Another plug-n-play for his value, Martinez could be overlookedsince he’s been out of the lineup so much in the playoffs. But he’s likelygetting the start against LHP Patrick Corbin and has plenty of upside for hisprice. Pivot: Michael Brantley
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10/15 DFS FeaturedSingle-Game (8:08 EST on FD)
Sample FD lineup:
MVP (2x) – M. Ozuna (8,000)
All-Star (1.5x) – A. Rendon ($9,500)
UTIL – D. Fowler ($6,500)
UTIL – J. Martinez ($4,000)
UTIL – P. DeJong ($6,500)
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10/15 DFS FeaturedShowdown (8:08 EST on DK)
Sample DK Showdown Lineup:
Captain (1.5x) – M Ozuna ($13,500)
UTIL – V. Robles ($7,600)
UTIL – J. Martinez ($8,000)
UTIL – Y. Molina ($5,000)
UTIL – P. DeJong ($7,200)
UTIL – D. Hudson ($8,200)
