Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for ScoreStreak 8/18/14

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Total Bases

Freddie Freeman
While Vance Worley has put together a pretty decent ERA this season, our projection system is less than convinced that what we're looking at is the real deal - especially considering the k/9 under 6. Freeman has tattooed right handed pitching for a .393 wOBA this year, making him an easy choice for the top slot.

Mike Trout
With 48 Ks and 25 BBs in 62 innings, Brandon Workman is also a guy who allows a ton of balls in play. While Trout has been slumping a bit as of late, he's still as good a bet as anyone to put up a monster day at the plate, especially when the pitching match-up is right.

Hits

Robinson Cano
Kyle Seager
With just 47 Ks in 62 IP, Jerome Williams is a fantastic guy to try and sniff out a good hits candidate against. Cano and his .330 batting average is as good a bet as anyone to get a hit on a given night, and I think he piles up a couple against Williams. While Seager isn't quite the hit machine that Cano is, Seattle's lefty heavy offense should give Seager more opportunities to come to the plate - making at least 1 hit feeling more and more likely.

Strikeouts

Chris Sale
I have to be real with you - it's a lousy day for Strikeouts. I'm not sure I'd bother putting my main guys in the top slot, but I very much like Sale in the next one. While the Orioles have a lot of great right handed hitting, Sale beats the field from a pure stuff perspective by a large margin - which has him atop my Scorestreak K rankings today.

CJ Wilson
While rooting for Wilson has been awfully tough this year, the truth of the matter is that last year's World Series Champs have the worst runs scored total in all of the AL. This should give Wilson a chance to pitch late in the game, which should lead to a decent strikeout total.