Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/16/17

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The Indians get us started today coming in with the highest implied run total on the day at 5.1. They host the Tigers in Cleveland, and today the Tigers will be running Matt Boyd out to the mound. Boyd got off to a rough start this season giving up 5 runs to the White Sox before being pulled after only 2.1 innings. He was able to bounce back nicely in his second start throwing 6 shut out innings against the Twins. Today the lefty will have a challenge ahead of him with the power hitting Indians offense in Progressive Field. There should be a nice wind blowing out to right. Along with right handed hitters Edwin Encarnacion, and Brandon Guyer, Cleveland will send out switch hitters Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor, and Jose Ramirez. Even left handed batter Michael Brantley poses a threat batting in the top of the order. I wouldn't be surprised to see Santana, Lindor and E.E. heavily owned in cash games, but any combination of 1-6 could make for a strong tournament stack as well.

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Kansas City Royals

Our next stack is the Kansas City Royals. K.C. are hosting the Angels who will send Tyler Skaggs out to try and salvage a win after dropping the first two games of the series. Last season Skaggs sported a .323 wOBA against righties and .344 against lefties. He went 3-4 in ten starts with a 4.25 xFIP and allowed 4.17 BB/9 hasn't been any more impressive this season. Through two starts Skaggs has allowed 10 runs in 10.1 innings with 18 base runners. He'll be saddled with more than he can handle with the likes of Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain, Salvador Perez, Cheslor Cuthbert, and Eric Hosmer with Gordon and Cuthbert both come in at a nice bargain especially if they're batting towards the top of the order.

Oakland Athletics

For our last stack we head to Oakland where the Astros take on the Atheltics. You can really go either side of this match up, or even stack the game itself, as the A's are running Jharel Cotton out there to face Houston. I opted to spotlight the Oakland bats here though despite the fact Charlie Morton was highlighted in the picks article because the Astros have been sluggish to start the season and the game is currently sitting at a pick'em with both sides projected for 4 runs. Morton's been serviceable in two similar outings, both against Seattle where he gave up a total of 5 runs in 11 innings and as Austyn mentioned, he is far from a sure thing. Today look for the Astros to send Rajai Davis, Khris Davis, Stephen Vogt, and Jed Lowrie to the dish and if Matt Joyce is batting in the top third of the lineup then he is in play as well. Keep watch on the lineups as they're released, and when the Astros and A's are released, mix and match until you find the best stack possible between the two.

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