Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for ScoreStreak 7/18/14

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Total Bases

MigueL Cabrera
Anthony Rizzo
On a day when the aces are out in full force, our options for total bases aren't great. Miggy draws one of the best match-ups in the day in Bauer, and even though he'd prefer a lefty, he can still do a lot of damage against a guy who is as mistake prone as the Cleveland righty. One promising start from Bauer does not a season make, and this could be a long one for him. Rizzo makes an intriguing play today because of his opposition as well. Cahill has been pretty much horrendous this year, with 45 Ks against 24 BBs in 41 IP and an ERA in the 5s. A great lefty/righty spot for Rizzo as well.

Hits

Andrew McCutchen
Jose Altuve
McCutchen gets the one true dream spot of the day, and you can make a case for him in total bases or hits. Even away from Colorado, De La Rosa has been a mess this year. 73 Ks and 45 BBs in 104 IP can't all be Colorado's fault. McCutchen is one of the very best hitters in the game against left handed pitching already, so De La Rosa's lack of skill will only make it easier on him. Altuve, our other play today, is another no brainer. He's batting over .400 against lefties this year, and he never walks. Quintana has been fine this year, but Altuve is just a hit machine against southpaws.

Strike Outs

Yu Darvish
What do you need to say about taking Darvish first overall? The match-up kind of sucks here, but Darvish is a man among boys in the strike out department. Really, the match-up is among the worst.. but Darvish strikes out more than 11 guys per nine innings. 11! Guy is a force of nature.

Stephen Strasburg
Stras is another guy you just take on skills alone. The Brewers are a slightly better match up than the Blue Jays - they are the 17th easiest team in the majors to K as opposed to the 24th, and have a wOBA that's 10 points worse. They aren't a match-up to write home about or anything, but it's just tough to walk away from a guy who pitches a ton of innings with Strasburg's ridiculous K rate.