Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/8/17

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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Mike Clevinger FD 8400 DK 7800
Opponent - BAL (Miley) Park - @CLE
FD - 31.04 DK - 20.61
In the main picks article, Chris gave you Scherzer, Corbin and Weaver, all excellent options in their own right and I'll have a ton of Mad Max in my cash games tonight, but if you want to look for some cheaper pivots with plenty of upside then you my friend are in the right place. We start out with Mike Clevinger of the Indians hosting the Orioles in Progressive Field. The Indians are riding a 15 game winning streak and Vegas sees no reason for that to end tonight against Wade Miley favoring Clevinger as a -151 favorite in the early returns. Clevinger is one of those pitchers that can be hard to pin down, sometimes he steps on the hill and delivers and other times he just gets hit around. Through his last five outings he has been a little more consistent striking out 9 batters twice and allowing a total of just six earned runs in that stretch. Clevinger has fared better from the right side of the plate this season limiting right handed bats to a .265 wOBA while compiling a 28.5 K% against them. He should cruise through the righty heavy Baltimore line up and has upside for days at his price point.

Collin McHugh FD 8000 DK 8500
Opponent - OAK (Cotton) Park - @OAK
FD - 31.45 DK - 20.78
If Clevinger feels just a little too risky for you then consider Collin McHugh against the Athletics. Houston is in Oakland this weekend and will send McHugh out for his ninth start of the season. In his injury shortened campaign, McHugh has been fairly consistent making it into the sixth inning in all but three starts while allowing more than 2 earned runs in just two. The 8.5 K/9 rate is consistent with his career numbers and the 7.5% HR/FB rate is a career best. He'll face a challenge traveling into Oakland Coliseum, one of the friendliest parks for hitters in the game and the wind forecasted to blow out to center at 6MPh won't do him any favors, but Houston is going into the game a -158 favorite and the A's have struggled this year against right handers striking out 24.7% of the time, the fourth most in baseball. I feel confident in McHugh in all formats he should be safe enough to pay off at the price, and the potential upside is undeniable, though if I had to choose I'd take Clevinger in tournaments and ride McHugh in cash.

Marcus Stroman FD 8200 DK 8100
Opponent - DET (Farmer) Park - @TOR
FD - 32.61 DK - 21.53
Chris gave a glowing recommendation of Luke Weaver in the picks article, and it's hard to argue against him as SP2 picks go, but if you just need that extra few hundred dollars of salary then scroll down a bit more to Marcus Stroman. The blue Jays are -215 favorites against the Tigers at home in the Rogers Centre tonight which plays favorably to the pitcher. Detroit wasn't the most intimidating of offenses this season prior to trading Justin Upton, and remove his .379 wOBA from the picture and you have a team that has all but given up hope on 2017. Over the past 14 days, the Tigers have combined for a .318 team wOBA and 95 wRC+. Stroman has been servicable this year with a 3.08 ERA and 3.57 xFIP while drawing a 61% ground ball rate. The biggest downer is the upside as Stroman has never really been the elite strikeout pitcher we look to in tournaments. Couple that with the fact that Detroit only whiffs 21.3% of the time we aren't looking at a whole lot of upside, but as an SP2 option he's certainly among the better choices.

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