Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for ScoreStreak 9/2/14

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Total Bases

Mike Trout
Brad Peacock is just dreadful and I'd expect Trout to have a day against the guy with a mid 4's xFIP. The only thing that has me just a little concerned about using Trout against such a bad pitcher is that Peacock walks tons of guys. That limits what Trout can do just a little with the bat considering we are targeting only total bases. But the matchup is choice and Trout is as good as it gets.

Giancarlo Stanton
Has spent this season establishing himself as the kind of guy who likes to murder lefty pitching. Like horror show, nightmare kind of murdering. He's got an OPS over 1K in that side of the split to go with a 198 wRC+ and other-worldly .455 wOBA. That spells some bad news for Jon Niese today. Niese isn't bad, but Stanton makes up for it by causing permanent damage to southpaws.

Hits

Jose Altuve
Gets a bit boring recommending him day after day. But if you've played him he's been pretty much the man with at least one hit in his last nine games and three multi-hit games thrown in there. Today he faces the lefty C.J. Wilson putting little Jose in a good spot. He's crushing lefty pitching this season with a crazy 87% contact rate in that split. That spells a lot of hits and he should be able to snag at least one today.

Jose Reyes
Our system really hates Jeremy Hellickson today against the Jays. Kind of thinks he's going to get rocked. I'll put money on Reyes being part of it. He has a decent contact rate against righty pitching and Hellickson has struggled more with lefty bats over his career. Could also make a case for Melky here and I could see using both of them.

Strikeouts

Clayton Kershaw
The top K guy on the day and it isn't particularly close. Kershaw has hit 9 K's in four of his last six games and is the best pitcher in baseball by almost every metric. He leads the league in qualified K/9 and xFIP along with DTSOOB (Destroying the Souls of Opposing Batters). Today the matchup against the Nats isn't completely ideal, as they are a decent team against lefties. But they strike out almost 21% of the time and honestly, Kershaw is so good that I wouldn't consider fading him in this spot against really anyone.

Wade Miley
Finding the other two guys in this category today is no easy task. There are a lot of garbage arms going. And Miley doesn't exactly make me feel warm and fuzzy. But he's facing the PAdres who've been terrible against lefties and strike out more than 21% of the time. Miley has some control issues, but he should be able to stick long enough in this one to reach the 6-7 K mark.