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Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings – 8/5/17

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino throws to the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 26, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/5/17

Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here.
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Pitchers

Danny Salazar FD 8900 DK 9400
Opponent - NYY (Montgomery) Park - @CLE
FD - 32.2 DK - 21.33

We touched on Gerrit Cole and Drew Pomeranz in the main picks article and they remain the top 2 options on the slate. In this one, we'll look at two guys who have some tournament appeal. Starting with Danny Salazar, he faces the Yankees. While the Yankees are definitely a scary team against righties and rightfully so, they do hold the highest BABIP in the league and strike out nearly 23% of the time. THe Yanks are known to get shut down and when they do, it's ugly as can be. Danny Salazar is definitely one of those guys who can put the Yanks on their heels. So far in 2017, he's been horrible against lefties. We know that's not the true talent he really is and we can be sure of that number coming down very soon. Otherwise, he's striking out over 11 batters per 9 innings and doing a good job of limiting the one big inning. He can get to 110 pitches and at Progressive Field, he pitches far better. All in all, he's facing the Yankees. If they decide to have a big night, it won't matter what Salazar tosses in there. If he starts early and gets some guys to K, it could be a long night on the road for the Yanks. Salazar is only an option I would consider in tournaments.

Charlie Morton FD 8300 DK 9500
Opponent - TOR (Estrada) Park - @HOU
FD - 31.75 DK - 21.03

This game between the Astros and Blue Jays is sitting at just an 8 over/under. With Charlie Morton and Marco Estrada facing these 2 offenses, I expected it to be around 9.5-10. Instead, Vegas has Charlie Morton shutting down the Blue Jays. Morton isn't a household name by any means, but he's pretty good. He's allowed a .321 combined wOBA, while striking out nearly 10 batters per 9 innings. Morton is a heavy sinker pitcher and it could have something to do with the total. The Jays have hit only one pitch worse than the sinker this year and it's the slider, which Morton has as his secondary pitch. This is a great match-up for Morton and he has more K upside than on most slates. With that being said, we're talking about the Blue Jays offense. They can throw 2 guys on-base and hit one 500 feet with ease. They can also look like hooligans who can't make contact with an eephus. Morton, like Salazar, is an arm I'm far more comfortable with in tournaments.

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