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We have an 8-game main slate on tap tonight. There is much better pitching than we saw on Wednesday, but it will congregate to Darvish and Lynn. On the other hand, the stacks are quite spread out as there is no Coors or absolute smash spot. Differentiating the bats or finding the correct contrarian angle will be very nice tonight.
The slate starts with which pitchers to build around. To go Darvish or Lynn will be a major question. Both in cash make a lot of sense, but I will personally take the $1,000 savings to Lynn. He will be popular, but I will get different elsewhere. The bats, on the other hand, are quite fun as you can be contrarian. Stacking the Giants and/or Cubs is a nice start. Targeting the Reds and DBacks youngsters hoping to get a lot of some bad bullpens is in play. There are a lot of ways to build tonight, a lot of value as well. To get the full slate run down, make sure to listen to MLB DFS Quick Hits.
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DraftKings DFS Starting Pitchers
Lance Lynn - P, CWS vs. DET ($9,700)
Lynn will be the chalk of the chalk, and rightfully so tonight. He was supposed to pitch on Wednesday, but the White Sox rainout was moved to Thursday for the juicy matchup versus the Tigers. Lynn has made nine starts this year and has given up no more than three runs in any starts, and has allowed two runs or less in eight of the nine starts. Lynn has struck out 57 batters over his 52.2 innings with a solid 19.8% K-BB%. Lynn has been as advertised for the White Sox, and that should continue tonight. He will face a Tigers team that is striking out 26.2% of the time versus RHP since May 15 while hitting .239 with a 91 wRC+. Lynn has been exceptional and gets one of the best matchups in baseball. He should be a cash game lock and a strong SP1 in tournaments as well.
Kris Bubic - P, KC vs. MIN ($6,900)
Darvish would be a popular name in most articles like this, but you do not need me to write up both chalk pitchers; that's child's play. Let's talk about one of the two punts I like today. If you want the full Mize breakdown, then check out Quick HIts. Many may be scared to use Bubic as we have a LHP facing the Twins. Yet it is a Twins team that is banged up and struggled a lot against the Orioles in wonderful Camden Yards. Also, Bubic has been pretty good this season. He has thrown at least five innings in all five starts and has allowed a total of three runs over his 27.2 innings while striking out 20. This year, he has been quite effective with the aid of a 48.5% groundball rate to go with his 18.9% strikeout rate. He also has limited contact quality with a nice 2.8% barrel rate and 38.9% hard-hit rate. He will face a Twins team that has struck out 25% of the time since May 15 while hitting .236 with a 106 wRC+. Regression will be coming for Bubic as he can't run this pure forever, but for one more night in pitcher-friendly Kaufman Stadium, we will take our chances.
Other Options: Yu Darvish (SD vs NYM) $10,700, Griffin Canning (LAA vs SEA) $9,400, Casey Mize (DET at CWS) $6,700
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DraftKings DFS Infielders
Ben Rortvedt/Ryan Jeffers - C, MIN at Kris Bubic ($2,000)
If you are into fading Bubic or want to punt catcher, there should be a viable Twins option. With Garver going down for some time with a ball to the nether regions, Rortvedt and Jeffers should see some regular playing time. Jeffers got the start on Wednesday night, picked up a couple of hits, including a home run, and put up 26 DK points. We can't count on either of these guys lighting the world on fire night after night, but at the bare minimum, they are a great punt in a matchup that could be nice if the Bubic regression train starts tonight. I am even willing to punt with one of these catchers in the same lineup I use Bubic for savings alone.
LaMonte Wade Jr. - 1B/OF, SF vs. Zach Davies ($2,800)
I wrote up Wade in my Monday values article, and he went deep, so we meet again. I am not claiming he is going deep every time I write him, but he is a great value in matchups like tonight. With the Giants banged up, Wade has been starting at first base and leading off versus RHP. That should be the case again tonight, and the fact he is leading off at $2800 makes him a strong play. Since his recall on May 28, he has hit safely in four games, good for a .400 average but more impressively is walking 15.4% of the time. Wade has shown this plate discipline throughout the minors with a double-digit walk rate year after year and even walked 23.2% of the time in AAA this season. He will face Davies tonight, who has allowed LHH to SLG .413 in his career with over 1 HR/9 and a 4.94 xFIP. The Giants have a lot of LHH value tonight and Wade potentially leading off is a great start to that value.
Kolten Wong - 2B, MIL vs Jon Duplantier ($4,200)
Wong is on a bit of a heater these days, and we will look for that to continue tonight versus whatever spot starter the DBacks throw out, plus their bad bullpen. Wong has hit safely in five of the last six games, good for a .381 average. He fills the fantasy stat sheet with four extra-base hits (two home runs) and two stolen bases over the last six games. He is only walking 9.1% of the time, which means many balls in play which is great when he is barreling it up 15.8% of the time with a 42.1% hard-hit rate. Wong is locked in right now and gets a very favorable matchup tonight. Look to play him in cash games and part of some nice Milwaukee stacks.
Francisco Lindor - SS, NYM at Yu Darvish ($4,600)
Yeah, I know this may seem a bit crazy, but hear me out. First, no one will be playing Lindor or any Mets versus Darvish, so that brings a nice low-rostered tournament play. Second, Lindor is starting to hit, and I, for one, like to be on the train before all the seats are taken. Lindor brings a five-game hitting streak into tonight's action, including multiple hits in three of his last four games. He has three extra-base hits over this stretch, including a triple and a home run. Darvish has been outstanding this season and has limited lefties and righties but is giving up 1.1 HR/9 to LHH this season, which has some tournament appeal to Lindor. It is a risky play, and if you'd rather play the more popular Javy Baez, Willy Adames, and Brandon Crawford, I totally understand. At the same time, a virtually un-rostered Lindor brings some insane tournament leverage.
Patrick Wisdom - 3B, CHC at Anthony DeSclafani ($2,800)
No, this is not a make-believe character, rather a Cubs third baseman who brings a five-game hitting streak while also hitting safely in six of his last seven games into tonight's action. Wisdom has a .619 ISO and 326 wRC+ over the last week, and that is in large part to his four home runs over the stretch. Wisdom is not all power, as he has even stolen a base in the past week. As one can tell with the insane ISO, Wisdom is raking, and it checks out with his 26.7% barrel rate and 80% hard-hit rate. Wisdom is locked in, and he faces a struggling DeSclafani who has allowed at least one home run in seven of his last nine starts and has not made it through five innings in two straight starts. Wisdom should be hitting fifth or sixth tonight and makes for a nice value piece in tonight's lineups.
DraftKings DFS Outfielders
Jesse Winker - OF, CIN at Adam Wainwright ($4,300)
There are many outfield plays tonight, and some great values, but not all values are in the $2K range. Winker checks the value box tonight. He was in the $5K range not too long ago and now gets a matchup tonight versus Wainwright at quite the discount. Winker has hit safely in seven of his last ten games, good for a .350 average. Winker has five home runs over that stretch with a 15.2% barrel rate and 63.6% hard-hit rate. Winker has been locked in all season and brings a hot bat into tonight's action versus Waino, who LHH has hit in his career. Waino has allowed LHH to hit .261 with a .396 SLG. This year, he has been better, but I will take my chances with the red hot Winker bat at a nice discount versus the aging RHP.
Ketel Marte - OF, AZ at Brett Anderson ($4,100)
Welcome back, Ketel Marte!!!! Marte brings a four-game hitting streak into tonight's game and has hit safely in eight of nine games. He is hitting .343 over the nine-game stretch and has seen his power come back with home runs in two of his last four games. Marte is also walking 10.3% of the time while only striking out 12.8% of the time over this stretch. He faces the lefty Anderson tonight, and that bodes extremely well for Marte. Since 2018, Marte has hit at least .321 with an ISO of at least .231 and a wOBA of at least .407 versus LHP. Marte mashes lefties and gets a very hittable one tonight. Similar to Winker, enjoy the way too low Marte price as we are used to a price closer to $5K, not $4K.
Steven Duggar - OF, SF vs. Zach Davies ($2,400)
I mentioned above, the Giants have a lot of LHH value tonight, and none may be better than Duggar. Mike Yastrzemski ran into the wall on Tuesday and suffered an injury that will likely lead to some missed time, freeing up more playing time for Duggar. Duggar has hit safely in seven of his last nine games, hitting .458 over that stretch. He even has four extra-base hits and a .250 ISO. Duggar is barreling the ball 13.3% of the time to go with a 46.7% hard-hit rate. He does strike out a lot, but so does most of baseball. Duggar is at least taking advantage of balls in play, which matters in the end. Duggar, Wade, Alex Dickerson, Mike Tauchman, and others are all great values for the Giants tonight.
DraftKings DFS Stacks
- Arizona Diamondbacks (Brett Anderson, LHP)
- San Francisco Giants (Zach Davies, RHP)
- Kansas City Royals (J.A. Happ, LHP)
- Sneaky Stack- St. Louis Cardinals (Vladimir Gutierrez, RHP)
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