Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/22/17

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Chris gave you Zack Greinke, Jon Gray, and Michael Wacha in the main picks article, here we are going to look at some solid GPP pivots you may want to consider.

Rich Hill FD 9100 DK 9400
Opponent - SF (Samardzija) Park - @LAD
FD - 37.22 DK - 24.28
The Dodgers are hobbling into the postseason, going 6-15 in September, and just dropping three of four in Philly of all places, but now they've returned back to the west coast and will open a weekend series hosting the Giants who if you've been paying attention are one of the worst offenses in the game. San Francisco comes into tonight's contest with a .295 team wOBA regardless of the split which is ranked dead last in the majors. They've been hacking away down the stretch as well, striking out 22.5% of the time. This makes for a great time to buy in on Rich Hill. Hill, if you recall, had a no hitter going into the tenth against the Pirates last month until a bad pitch to Josh Harrison. He followed that up with back to back starts against Arizona, getting owned in Chase Field before dominating at home. Hill comes to the mound today with 10.79 K/9 and a .261 BABIP which keeps him ranked among some guys named Kluber and Kershaw.

Trevor Bauer FD 8800 DK 9000
Opponent - SEA (Ramirez) Park - @SEA
FD - 33.54 DK - 22.05
Unlike the Dodgers, the Indians have been steamrolling their way into the postseason. The Tribe have won 27 of their last 28 games, and though that sole loss came on Trevor Bauer's watch in his last start, we can't fault him one off outing, particularly when it comes on the heels of five straight quality starts, four of which garnered wins. Bauer will take to the hill in Safeco Field, one of the more favorable pitcher parks on the slate against the Mariners. Seattle has been the epitome of average this season with a .320 wOBA and 101 wRC+, they aren't the easiest team to target for strikeouts either, whiffing only 20.5% of the time, but they also don't always face a pitcher of Bauer's caliber, one of only three pitchers going today whiffing over 10 per 9. There's a little more risk with Bauer, but there's also slightly more implied upside with the depressed price tag. Cleveland comes in a solid -185 favorite making Bauer a solid play with enough salary room to still load up on some quality bats.

John Lackey FD 8400 DK 7300
Opponent - MIL (Woodruff) Park - @MIL
FD - 29.86 DK - 19.82
John Lackey ended August with a pair of rough outings against the Reds and Phillies, but came into September with two solid showings and was on his way to a third prior to being ejected in the fifth inning against the Cardinals last Friday. Lackey takes to the hill today with a .500 record and a 4.57 xFIP which is well above his career total, while striking out nearly a better per inning pitched, against a Milwaukee team that strikes out 25.7% of the time. The Brew Crew is currently a game out of the wild card spot, so they're still fighting, but they're also trailing behind the Cubs for the division lead so don't expect Chicago to go easy on them. While the Cubs can't clinch this weekend, each win they pick up over the weekend will ease the pressure in the final week of the season, Vegas sees Chicago as a -125 favorite so Lackey looks good for an SP2 slot on DraftKings..

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