Jared Contestabile 
It’s finally Saturday! As always, we have a full day of games, first one starts at 1:40 ET and we conclude with Diamondbacks/Angels at 10:07. I went to bed with some awful sickness last night, so I’m going to keep this one short, and sweet. Let’s roll!
MLB DFS Aces
Dylan Cease vs Oakland Athletics
We will continue to pick on the A’s until they start caring about winning baseball games. Fortunately, that day isn’t coming any time soon. Cease has had a rollercoaster of a season, but he is still striking batters out at an elite rate.
Over his last five starts, he has allowed no more than 2 ER and has struck out 9+ in three of them. The victims? Dodgers, Angels, and Rangers. This guy is as locked in as any pitcher in the game, and he is in a fantastic spot again against an Oakland team that continues to rank near the bottom of every offensive category (aside from the zillion steals by Esteury Ruiz).
He is my favorite arm of the day, and I’m sure I’m not alone in that. Cease time!
Tyler Glasnow vs Seattle Mariners
This one is a combination of excitement that Glasnow finally put together a dominant showing last time out (5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K), and a play against a struggling Mariners offense. I’m not expecting the numbers that Glasnow put up against the Royals last time out, but this is still a great spot.
The Mariners have a team K rate north of 27% over the last 14 days and are quickly falling out of contention at the midway point this season. The Rays are still sitting pretty, and Glasnow will be key to any deep run they want to make this season.
With George Kirby on the other side of this one, the total is set at just 7.5, and I’m not opposed to the F5 under here as well.
Eury Perez vs Atlanta Braves
Here is my bold call of the day. Wind and humidity have only added to the risk for pitchers facing the best lineup in baseball, but Perez has been absolutely electric lately. Over his last three starts, he has thrown 18 shutout innings with a 24/2 K/BB. Five of his last six outings have been scoreless, and the one that wasn’t? He gave up a single run to the White Sox on a solo shot.
While it would be pure magic for him to shut out this lineup, I think he can be a nice GPP pivot on Saturday. He has a 54/15 K/BB, 1.34 ERA, and 0.98 WHIP across 47 innings. This kid is off to a phenomenal start to his career, and he could be a money maker Saturday.
The risk is clear, but the payoff may be worth the squeeze.
MLB DFS Stacks
Chicago White Sox vs Kyle Muller
Nearly boasting a WHIP of 2 (1.94) across 47 innings of work with just a 33/22 K/BB and 9 HR allowed, it is safe to say that Kyle Muller isn’t having much success. The White Sox have been a major disappointment this season, but there are still some guys swinging the lumber.
Luis Robert has been the hottest hitter not named Ohtani in the league over the last month, Eloy Jimenez is (fingers crossed) finally healthy, Andrew Benintendi has been setting the table quite nicely, and Andrew Vaughn is seeing the ball well. If Jake Burger is in the lineup, I’ll give him a look as well for his power.
Muller has allowed 42 ER in 47 innings. This is unlikely to end well for him.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Luis Severino
I’m going a bit off the wall here are targeting Severino with a struggling offense. He looked solid his last time out against Texas, but prior to that, he gave up 19 ER in 18.2 IP across four starts. The Cardinals are a dumpster fire, but they still have elite hitting littered across their lineup, and I’m shooting my shot here.
Paul Goldschmidt never ages, Nolan Arenado is still crushing the ball, and Jordan Walker has been quietly elite in his rookie season. You can look toward Brendan Donovan also, as he has been seeing the ball well of late, and one day Willson Contreras will be hitting the ball again, right? RIGHT?
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Daniel Lynch
Led by Mookie Betts, the Dodgers have been on fire of late. Tonight they draw a matchup against Lynch, who is actually coming off of consecutive solid outings. He just finished a 6 inning day against the Rays where he allowed just one ER on a solo homer. What he didn’t do, and doesn’t do well is miss bats. He has 7 strikeouts over his last 20 innings of work.
If you aren’t missing bats, you likely aren’t finding much success against a stacked lineup like LA. I’m all aboard here starting with Mookie Betts, then Freddie Freeman, JD Martinez, and Will Smith. James Outman, Jason Heyward, or David Peralta are fine fillers down at the bottom of the order as well. I’m not a believer in Lynch.
MLB DFS Summary
There is a Coors game, and I don’t blame you for going there, but I like some other spots! Let’s find ourselves a GPP win behind our guy Eury Perez, what do you say?
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Good luck and hope to see you in the green.
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