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Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings- 7/20/16

Welcome to our new daily article breaking down some of the other stacking targets on this slate. We covered our system's top value plays in our daily picks article and our updates articles but here we will look at other dudes to consider.

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Stacking in DFS MLB is such an important concept if you’re looking to take down a big tournament on FanDuel or DraftKings. It’s also a good way to diversify cash games because the variance in baseball can mean wild swings (ahem) in the scoring on a particular slate. The concept is easy. You want to pile players from one or two teams into your lineups because those guys compound scores by helping each other score runs when the going is good.

Stack Targets

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Patrick Corbin (Diamondbacks)
Park - Chase Field

The obvious choice is to stack Coors Field today, especially the Rays who hit left handed pitching quite well. The Jays will be quite chalky as well but I feel they are in a much better spot on Wednesday. They rank 12th in wOBA vs. left handed pitching for the season and 1st over the last two seasons combined. They will face Patrick Corbin today who has struggled in 2016 after two fairly impressive season in 2015 and 2014. His strikeout rate(6.73 K/9) has dropped considerably while the hard contact rate(38.8%) has jumped up over 7%. All Jays hitters are in play even left handed Michael Saunders who has hit lefties well and Corbin has actually struggled more against left handed hitters giving up over 46% hard contact.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Michael Pineda (Yankees)
Park - Yankee Stadium

When Drew Pomeranz is the top overall pitcher on the night slate you know there is going to be a ton of stacking options. This is good for ownership which should be spread out tonight. My favorite option is going to be the Orioles who are playing in Yankee Stadium tonight. They rank 2nd overall in wOBA(.347) and tied for 1st in ISO(.200) vs. right handed pitching. They get a great matchup vs. Michael Pineda who has stunk up the mound his last two starts. In 11 innings pitched he has allowed 10 hits, 10 earned runs, with three long balls. He has strikeout upside(10.67 K/9) but when he makes mistakes he gets punished as his 5.56 ERA and 19% HR/FB rate shows. Look for the Orioles to get back on track in a big way after losing three straight games.

Boston Red Sox vs. Matt Cain (Giants)
Park - Fenway Park

Drew Pomeranz will be making his debut with the Red Sox and should get lots of run support tonight. They lead the league in total runs scored(501) and rank 1st in wOBA(.355) and wRC+(118) vs. right handed pitching so far this season. Matt Cain will make his return after a month on the disabled list and will get an awful park shift in Fenway Park as he tries to find signs of life in his right arm. He struggles to miss bats with a 90 mph fastball which has resulted in a below average 8% swing strike rate. Look for the Red Sox to get to him early and tax the Giants bullpen in game two of the series.

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