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We have a monster 11-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups.
In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/27/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays.
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DraftKings Starting Pitchers
Stephen Strasburg - P, WAS @ MIA (DK - $12,600)
Strasburg is the most expensive pitcher on the slate today, but has a fantastic matchup, and is the player you want in your cash games. He comes in with a 32% strikeout rate vs right-handed hitters, and a 23% strikeout rate vs left-handed hitters. Great numbers from him, which should play well against Miami, as they have a 23.8% strikeout rate this season vs right-handed pitchers. Strasburg has put up seven or more strikeouts in three of his last four starts and with the matchup, he has, in a spot to do it again. This is a great pitcher's park, so he should be able to limit the damage against this weaker offensive team.
Kevin Gausman - P, BAL @ TB (DK - $8,100)
Gausman comes in with a strikeout rate sitting at 22% and is up against a weak Rays team, who has a 22 % strikeout rate vs right-handed pitchers. Nice how those numbers line up, hopefully, putting him in a great spot tonight. Gausman faced the Rays one time this season, and put up 21.9 DraftKings points in that game, going 7.1 innings with six strikeouts, while giving up two earned runs. That game was in Baltimore, but his one will be in Tampa, so a nice positive park shift for the pitching today.
DraftKings Infielders
Matt Adams - 1B, WAS @ MIA (DK - $4,000)
Love me some Matt Adams when he is up against right-handed pitcher and that is is the post we find him in today. He has a MASSIVE .444 wOBA and a .389 ISO vs right-handed pitchers, which are elite level numbers. Now, he won't maintain that for the entire season, but if he is seeing the ball well right now vs RHP, we want to take advantage of it. These are the type of numbers which can lead to a multi-home run game.
Scooter Gennett - 2B, CIN @ COL (DK - $4,800)
Gennett is one of the most expensive second basemen on the slate, but he is in a great spot to continue his hot trend. He has home runs in three of his last five games, and with him still being at Coors Field, the ideal spot to knock one out again. He comes in with a .398 wOBA and a .229 ISO vs right-handed pitchers this season.
Niko Goodrum - 3B, DET vs CWS (DK - $3,500)
Goodrum isn't that expensive and he comes into this game with two multi-hit games over his last three outings. He has a .329 wOBA and a .244 ISO vs right-handed pitchers this season, which will play nicely today, as he is up against perennial DFS gas can James Shields, which is why the Tigers have an implied run total sitting at 4.85.
Tim Anderson - SS, CWS @ DET (DK - $3,200)
Anderson brings a bit of saving to your lineup, which is always needed since we are dealing with a slate that has some many aces on the mound. He comes in with five hits in his last two games, where three of those hits have been home runs. He's on fire. Great numbers vs left-handed pitchers, not expensive, and hot right now.
DraftKings Outfielders
Charlie Blackmon - OF, COL vs CIN (DK - $5,600)
Listen carefully here, play Charlie Blackmon in as many lineups as you can afford him. This is a very simple choice today, but let's look at why. He is at home in Coors Field, that always a plus. Next, he is up against Matt Harvey, who is giving up a .382 wOBA, along with 2.53 HR/9 to left-handed hitters this season. Those numbers are hilariously bad, so you want all the exposure to the Rockies bats you can get, and Blackmon is THE first place to start.
Michael Conforto - OF, NYM @ MIL (DK - $3,800)
Conforto gets a nice positive park shift being in Milwaukee today and will be up against Jhoulys Chacin, who is giving up a .354 wOBA to lefties this season. Conforto is really only in play when he is up against a right-handed pitcher, so this is the spot to target him, as he has a .341 wOBA vs righties.
