Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 7/23/17 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. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitchers Jose Quintana FD 8600 DK 9700 Opponent - STL (Wacha) Park - @CHCFD - 33.83 DK - 22.18 Quintana surely quieted the haters in his first Cubs start, going 7 innings and striking out 12, en route to a victory. It was definitely more strikeouts than he usually grabs, but nothing too crazy. He's always been very consistent, though the influx in strikeouts isn't all that surprising, considering we saw it more than a few times last season. He now faces the Cardinals, a team who is far worse against lefties. We saw Jon Lester shut them down last night and I wouldn't be surprised to see an encore out of Quintana. Matt Carpenter, Dexter Fowler, and Yadier Molina are all worse against left-handers. When you look at the lineup, it's just not very scary. His price is down and with so many elite pitching options, he lets you pay up elsewhere while getting tons of upside and safety. This game will cap the night off and start at 8 PM, which can always make things interesting towards the end of the night. As long as he's pitching well, Maddon will have no problem with a 100-110 pitch outing. Dinelson Lamet FD 7900 DK 7500 Opponent - SF (Blach) Park - @SFFD - 27.53 DK - 18.35 Dinelson Lamet is a very scary pitcher to roster and just as scary to recommend. On one hand, he struggles against lefties and is a very erratic pitcher. On the other hand, he has a phenomenal match-up and the upside is through the roof. With an K/9 approaching 13, Lamet has elite K numbers. He's also held opposing bats to a 14% line drive rate, which is elite. He takes on the absolute worst team in the league against righties in the San Francisco Giants. They have held a .290 team wOBA and show no signs of hope. While I would not hope for a clean slate out of Lamet, I'd look for 7 innings, 2 runs, and 10-13 strikeouts. The other stat line for Lamet is 2 innings, 8 runs allowed, and...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 7/23/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.   Pitcher Clayton Kershaw FD 12500 DK 13600 Opponent - ATL (Newcomb) Park - @LAD FD - 49.17 DK - 32.63 I know, you'd never expect Kershaw to be the top pitcher on the slate. Especially against the juggernaut of a team that is the Atlanta Braves. With all joking aside, you can't argue against Kershaw tonight. This is one of the best possible matchups in the entire league for him and it's shown in the Vegas line. Sitting at a 7 over/under, the Dodgers are favored by a stupid -360. It's the most I can remember seeing in a while and not a number you will see more than once or twice per season. It doesn't take much explanation to show why Kershaw should dominate here. First of all, he's the best. He's held both lefties and righties to a sub .300 wOBA while striking out 10.5 and walking 1.5 per 9 innings. You then get to the Braves lineup, which is putrid to begin with. You then add in the top bats being left-handed and it creates a recipe for Kershaw success. As always, it comes down to the price and whether you can fit him. If you can, he's the top option in all formats and it's not too close. Corey Kluber FD 11300 DK 12400 Opponent - TOR (Happ) Park - @CLE FD - 41.36 DK - 27.28 This is a day where you probably want to pay up at pitcher. The only arm I would consider paying down for is Dinelson Lamet and he's not even that cheap. Instead, let's stay in the high-end and focus on Corey Kluber. Kluber and the Indians move into Toronto to face off with the Blue Jays, a team that is far better against lefties. Against righties, the Jays have ranked 23rd in baseball with a .311 team wOBA. They strikeout 22% of the time and have shown no signs of being unlucky. Kluber on the other hand, has returned to his dominant self. He's striking out 12 batters per 9 innings and dominating both sides of the plate. The Blue Jays will likely have at least 6 righties in the lineup, whom Kluber has held a .239 wOBA against. If you're looking...

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 7/22/17 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. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitchers Jon Lester FD 9600 DK 12200 Opponent - STL (Wainwright) Park - @CHCFD - 35.56 DK - 23.35 We touched on Archer, Price, and Tanaka in the main picks article and they remain very solid in all formats. We'll first look at Lester on this early slate, who is clearly the way to go. With just 2 games to choose from, Lester should be around 80-90% owned. He faces the Cardinals, a team he has always fared well against. They are worse against lefties and have held a 21% k rate on very underwhelming peripherals. The Cardinals are never a team I actively target, but if I'm going to, its with a lefty. Matt Carpenter is much worse against lefties and the same can be said for Fowler (sometimes). The Cardinals will throw out a bad lineup full of righties that don't mesh together. If Lester is throwing strikes and not allowing guys on the bases, he will have a very solid game. If he starts picking the corners and walking guys, brace for impact. It's the nature of the game and if you're playing an all-day slate, he's a solid way to go in a tournament. On the early slate, you don't really have an option. Sean Manaea FD 8600 DK 6600 Opponent - NYM (Wheeler) Park - @NYMFD - 28.5 DK - 18.97 Folks are still coming around on Sean Manaea and his ownership has taken a hit because of it on a weekly basis. He deserves to be looked at like a very good pitcher, because he most certainly is one. Manaea has stepped up in a huge way this year against both sides of the plate, sporting a .308 (R) and .211 (L) respectively. He's also striking out 9 batters per 9 and holding opposing batters to a 20% line drive rate. He'll now face off with the New York Mets in Citi Field. We know the Mets are much worse against lefties and it makes sense. All of their big lefty bats have serious trouble hitting same-handed pitching. This leaves the Mets with a bunch...

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 7/22/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for GPP stacks to target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Houston Astros Chris Tillman has finally put together some decent starts, but still nothing at all to get excited about. He's been absolutely brutal all season long and has struggled to get guys out from both sides of the plate. He has posted a .417 wOBA against lefties and a .396 against righties. He's given up 26 XBH in under 50 innings, to add on to the laundry list of issues. Tillman was once a huge prospect and hasn't shown signs of being this bad prior to this season. He'll take on one of the top offenses in the league tonight in the Houston Astros. If the Astros don't get to Tillman, I don't know who will. They are obviously one of the most lethal offenses in the game and have been one of the top 3 teams against righties. With Correa on the DL, we do get some to narrow our options down a little bit. Altuve, Springer, and Reddick are my 3 favorites and I don't see myself leaving them off a stack. However, you can definitely get sneaky and target some of the bats lower in the order. Guys like Brian McCann and Marwin Gonzalez have plenty of upside, but will likely fall short of 25% ownership. Main Stack - Jose Altuve, Josh Reddick, George Springer, Carlos Beltran Sneaky Stack - George Springer, Josh Reddick, Marwin Gonzalez, Brian McCann Kansas City Royals The Royals have put up 23 runs over the last 2 games and Vegas expects them to keep it up tonight. They definitely have a good shot, considering Mike Pelfrey is on the mound. If you've been playing MLB DFS, you're familiar with Pelfrey all too well. So far this year, he has cut down his numbers to righties and has been ultra bad against lefties. He's posted a .368 wOBA against them and is striking out less than 4 per 9. The Royals are going to put the bat on the ball here and they have plenty of options that can do damage. Hosmer and Moustakas are the top 2 clear options and...

Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 7/22/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NBA Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NBA Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher Chris Archer FD 10300 DK 11100 Opponent - TEX (Cashner) Park - @TBFD - 39.18 DK - 25.77 Chris Archer struggled with his control just a bit last Sunday walking five Angels in six innings of baseball but did not let that deter him from picking up his fifth quality start in his last six outings. The free passes combined with five hits allowed but Archer remained dominant against the Angels bats, striking out nine batters while only allowing two runs. Despite the effort Archer did not factor into the decision, keeping him from picking up a W for the third time in four starts. Archer will look to regain control tonight in Tampa, against a Rangers team that strikes out 24.3% of the time and has been struggling at the plate recently with a .295 wOBA over the past 14 days. Tampa is a modest -189 favorite with a +1.4 run differential in the early projections making Archer a solid safe pick for our cash game purposes. David Price FD 9600 DK 12300 Opponent - LAA (Ramirez) Park - @LAAFD - 35.52 DK - 23.37 David Price's left arm over the past few weeks is the living embodiment of the flame emoji. Over his last five starts, Price has allowed three earned runs in 33 innings pitched, while sporting a 34/5 K/BB in that span. He completely owned the potent lineup of the Yankees on Sunday holding them scoreless through eight innings on seven hits, cruising to an easy win. Tonight he faces an Angels team that strikes out only 20% of the time, though their .299 wOBA which dips to .291 against southpaws is among the worst in the big leagues. They do have the fortune of having that Mike Trout guy back in the lineup, who's 6 for 18 with two home runs in his first five games back, but once you get past him, there isn't much to fear about the Angels line up. I prefer Archer for the discount on DraftKings, but the upside is there for Price in FanDuel tournaments, or if you just need some bat money. Masahiro Tanaka FD 8800 DK 9400 Opponent - SEA (Miranda) Park - @SEAFD - 32.09 DK - 21.2 If...