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Pitching:
Cash
ZackGreinke, Astros, 9.6K
We do not have a ton of history when it comes to Greinke vs. the Mariners. He went into the ninth inning late last season with a no-hitter intact and that is it. What I do have, however, is several years watching him pitch every fifth and an understanding of how his slider is nearly impossible for left-handed bats to handle, which happens to be what Seattle is loaded with. He is not the same K/9 guy that he used to be, but he has plenty left in the tank to handle this Mariner lineup.
Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks,8.3K
I have been eagerly awaiting seeing what Gallen is going to do this season. He didn’t give up more than three earned runs at any point during the 2019 season including a seven-inning, eight strikeout shutout against the Padres. Not a ton in terms of BVP but he has a 97 tOPS+ against right-handed bats and he gets the benefit of pitching in San Diego today. He and Greinke are going to make up 80 percent of my cash pitching today.
Trevor Bauer,Reds, 9.7K
Tigers ledthe MLP with a K rate of 26.4 percent last season, Trevor strikes out a ton ofpeople. Not much else to explain on this one. It is going to be a bad day forDetroit.
GPP
ShoheiOhtani, Angels, 8K
I am hoping people wait for a game to see if Shohei is back to form and we can get him at a deep ownership discount. West coast bias is real in DFS and I am hoping enough people are just a bit nervous about using him on his first start back since tommy john. Not much needs to be said about his stuff. He has ended up living up to every bit of his hype in a way that I have never seen, and it has already been stated that he will not be on a pitch count so load up and enjoy the ride.
Ryan Weber,Red Sox, 6.1K
This is not a great day for pitching today so I am trying to find some potential upside near the bottom so you can load up with bats. Weber is a high-risk proposition, but his skillset matches up very well against the Orioles. Weber is a sinker pitcher with around 7.2 K/9 and the O’s sit at around a 23 percent K rate with slightly worse splits against finesse pitchers. No, it is not pretty, but his price combined with the batting woes in Baltimore leads me to put him in a few of my lineups today.
Others to consider: Snell, Hudson, Maeda
Stacks andBats:
Red Sox
Yes, I am going back to the well, yes, I am a little nervous about it. But you cannot be scared as a DFS player and expect to win. The data still says this is an elite matchup. And I am hoping we get a little ownership decrease from yesterday’s poor performance. Do not freak out folks, it is still Baltimore.
Cash: Martinez, Bogaerts, Vasquez GPP: Devers
Yankees:
I think people are going to be scared off by Corbin on the hill a little bit. I truly hope so. There are a few guys on the Yankees who demolish Corbin. Stanton has a 1.319 OPS with 2 HR’s in 18 AB’s, LeMahieu has a 1.127 OPS with four homers in 52 AB’s, Torres has a .900 OBS against LHP, and Aaron Judge was slugging .657 in 99 at-bats against lefties. Everything points to a long day for Corbin.
Cash: Stanton, Judge, LeMahieu, Torres GPP: Sanchez, Urshela
Reds:
Suarez, Castellanos, and Votto are all playing fantastic ball right now and I have no reason to think that Spencer Turnbull is going to anything to slow that down. Votto specifically looks like his former self when he was competing for MVP’s and batting titles year in and year out. Implied total is 5.5 for the Reds today and I am expecting that number to go up before the first pitch
Cash: Suarez, Castellanos Votto GPP: Shogo Akiyama
Rangers:
Rangers are my sneaky game that I am hoping goes overlooked for tournaments. Freeland was giving up 2.2 HR/9 last season and 22 of the 25 he gave up were to right-handed hitters. Solak and Frazier both hit lefties hard and Andrews, Gallo, Choo, and Santana are a threat at any point.
Cash: Solak, Frazier GPP: Gallo, Odor, Choo
Favorite Pitcher:
Cash: Zack Greinke
GPP: Ohtani
Favorite Stack:
Chalk: Yankees
Low Owned: Rangers
Favorite Chalk Player: Giancarlo Stanton
Favorite Low Owned Player: Todd Frazier
Salary Saver: Nick Solak
Home Run Call: Aaron Judge (x2)
Thanks for taking the time to look through my breakdown for today’s FanDuel main slate. Looking forward to seeing some green screens this evening. Any questions about the breakdown, I will be available all day in the WinDaily Discord Chat. Don’t forget to subscribe to the WinDaily Youtube channel and follow @WinDailySports on Twitter to stay current and up to date on all of our fresh new content!