We have a nine-game MLB chief slate on tap tonight along with also a good deal of opportunity to enter some money early in the week.
Let’s unleash some FanDuel MLB DFS Choices and determine if we can get our week started on the right note!
P — Brendan McKay (TB) — $7,500 vs. SEA
There’s some risk in rostering McKay within this one tonight against a Mariners team that strikes for a whole lot of energy, but the fantastic news is that there is tons of strikeout upside here as well. Entering this one tonight, McKay sports a 5.08 ERA across his seven starts at the major league level, however he also owns a 3.96 FIP and also 4.02 xFIP which suggests some noteworthy positive regression moving forwards. Nevertheless, it is the 10.69 K/9 he’s posted to this stage that has captured my attention. Additional the Mariners own a 25.5% strikeout rate on the season against left handed pitching, so we certainly have something to work with in the strikeout section. Some extra items working in McKay’s favor are the pitcher-friendly boundaries of Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay in which this one is going to occur tonight, a small 3.6 run projection to the Mariners and also the simple fact that the Rays are listed as -185 to win the ball game tonight about the moneyline more than at BetOnline, giving us notable win upside with this drama. Only 23 years old, that kid has a bright future in front of him given his elite minor league numbers throughout the calendar year, but also for the here and I see lots of value upside at this price in this matchup.
C/1B — Religious Walker (ARI) — $3,400 vs. COL
The disappointing Rockies along with the Arizona Diamondbacks get together to an NL West matchup tonight at Chase Field in Arizona, and I’m enjoying me some D-backs bats in this one against the right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez. After not seeing activity in the big leagues because the 2016 season, Gonzales was requested to eat innings on a disastrous Rockies pitching staff this season, and the outcomes have been quite predictable awarded his 6.10 ERA in the minors prior to his advertising. In give large league begins and six overall looks, Gonzalez possesses a 6.57 ERA, 6.91 FIP and a 5.53 xFIP to go along with a massive 5.11 BB/9 speed that sits just under his 5.84 K/9 clip. He’s also allowed 2.19 homers per nine innings also. Input Walker who strikes from the perfect side, however has struck right-handers greater than he has lefties with a .233 ISO, .836 OPS, .348 wOBA and a 111 wRC+ vs righties this year. The figures slip somewhat in the home however, his .227 ISO in the home versus righties this year is remarkable nonetheless. He hasn’t racked up a ton of hits recently, but the energy remains constant using a set of homers as part of his last four hits and he should be consistent for lots of RBI opportunities tonight given Gonzalez’s massive 1.78 WHIP along with the truth Walker is once again projected to strike from the cleanup spot tonight.
2B — Ketel Marte (ARI) — $4,100 vs. COL
Keep your eye on this one as Marte has missed all the previous two matches with back stiffness, but he’s been accessible off the bench and might well get back in the starting lineup tonight in this superb positive matchup. Marte has perhaps been among the best surprise tales in the big leagues this season because he has thrust himself in an MVP caliber player in the age of 25. Marte enters this one tonight with 25 home runs on the season and is closing in on hitting as many as his previous career high of 14 he posted only last year. Even the switch-hitting Marte has witnessed his power numbers surge most against left-handed throwing, but he enters this one sporting a .222 ISO, .919 OPS, .383 wOBA along with 134 wRC+ on the season vs right-handed pitching as well. It is safe to say I will accept those amounts. Furthermore, the amounts are extremely similar in the home as well. In addition, we get some stolen base upside here as well as Marte has swiped eight luggage on the season, half of which come at the expense of a right-handed pitcher. Prior to his injury setback, Marte went 6 for 11 with two doubles and a homer over his past two games, so let’s hope he can jump right into the thick of things in this 1 tonight.
3B — Eduardo Escobar (ARI) — $4,000 vs. COL
Next person up from the four-man D-backs heap is Escobar who is hitting more power than ever before here from the 2019 year old. He has already set a new career-high with 28 home runs on the season, easily surpassing the 23 he struck last year in far fewer plate appearances and with loads of games remaining on the schedule. Much like Marte, Escobar can be a switch-hitter, also like Marte, the power numbers are much better versus left-handed pitching. But he too is still sporting great numbers versus righties using a .236 ISO and also .800 OPS against these on this season. Furthermore, he’s hitting righties to the tune of a .268 ISO, .881 OPS, .356 wOBA and 116 wRC+ on the summer in the home where this one will occur tonight. Escobar has been swinging a potent bat of late as well as he has doubled in 3 consecutive games and added a homer in that span as well. He is now homered three occasions over his last seven games and so will be riding a five-game hit streak into this one tonight. Additionally, we throw in a bit of stolen base upside since he’s swiped five bases on the year. A mainstay in the three-hole, Escobar will have a lot of cross-category upside tonight and is arguably the top third base choice on this slate.
SS — Wilfredo Tovar (LAA) — $2,000 vs. TEX
Once I filled in my piles in this particular one I had a shortstop spot open and just $2,100 to fill it. Of the limited names in that area, I enjoy Tovar the most because he chooses on left-hander Kolby Allard along with the Texas Rangers. First, the place is really a hitter-friendly one at Globe Life Park at Texas. Second, the Angels are proposed to evaluate 5.7 runs as a result. Allard has posted a 4.50 ERA in his 10 innings of work in the major league level to this point, but was fair in the Braves’ minor league system this season where he published a 4.17 ERA, but also a 4.64 FIP and also 4.36 xFIP. Not terrible amounts, but not controlling amounts . Yet, I see value in Tovar here. He doesn’t hit for a ton of power, however Tovar is productive versus left handed pitching as he is hitting .273 using a wholesome .351 OBP and 98 wRC+ on the season vs lefties. Additionally, he has hit lefties to get a big-time .346 average and .815 OPS at the Triple-A degree this season. We do not have to dig too deep to get the last time Tovar delivered value as he went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored in yesterday’s series finale against the White Sox. The ceiling isn’t monstrous to make sure, but with some more extra-base production or even reaching base and scoring a run, Tovar has some great worth upside at the minimum price tonight.
OF — David Peralta (ARI) — $3,100 vs. COL
Completing our four-man D-backs stack is Peralta who’s projected to strike from the precious two-hole within this one tonight. After breaking out with 30 homers and a .223 ISO last year Peralta has obtained a little bit of a step back with just 12 homers and a .183 ISO now around while also dealing with some injuries also. Despite the inability to take a year’s full success within this season, Peralta is at his best versus right-handed nurturing and sports some very great numbers in situations similar to the person he sees himself in tonight. Peralta passes this one aporting that a .213 ISO, .860 OPS, .357 wOBA and 117 wRC+ around the season versus right-handed pitching. He’s also seen his figures tick up to a .221 ISO, .868 OPS, .362 wOBA and also a 120 wRC+ in Chase Field on this season. The hits have not been arriving in waves of late, but Peralta did hit a solo home run yesterdayhis second long ball over the past six games. With no sneak on the seasonwe can basically erase any stolen foundation upside, meaning we’re here for the power and the energy just against a fighting right-hander tonight.
OF — Aristides Aquino (CIN) — $4,500 vs. SD
Not too long ago I still rostered Aquino in a Reds value pile at a cost of $2,300. Now just a few weeks later, his cost has nearly doubled as he has put the baseball world in fire with 11 home runs in his first 17 games of his MLB career. We understood the power was there as Aquino blasted 28 home runs in only 78 Triple-A games this year whilst generating a .337 ISO from the process. Through 17 big league matches, he’s those 11 homers and a .595 ISO to boot up. Obviously, this sort of production cannot realistically continue for more, but I believe he’s the opportunity to stay hot against Padres left-handed Eric Lauer tonight. Lauer possesses a 4.55 ERA over the season, but in addition a 6.20 mark in the road where he will be for tonight’s contest at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. So much in his very brief big league career, Aquino is just 8 to 14 with three home runs and a double against left-handed pitching, great for a cool .714 ISO plus 1.911 OPS and a 368 wRC+. Not too shabby. He also crushed lefties at the Triple-A degree as nicely with some 1.012 OPS against these and 12 home runs at just 90 at-bats off of them. Obviously, I believe we’ve got something to work with here.
OF — Phillip Ervin (CIN) — $2,500 vs. SD
Next man up within my three-man Reds heap is Ervin who has handled himself really well against left-handed pitching in his brief major league period. Ervin enters this 1 tonight using three long balls on the season plus a .210 ISO round 136 plate appearances at the big league level. The good news for that matchup? Ervin is hitting .468 using a .404 ISO, 1.401 OPS, .563 wOBA and 251 wRC+ on the season vs lefties while all three of the home runs have come from southpaws in only 47 at-bats contrary to them. Manufacturing versus left-handed pitching is nothing new for Ervin who possesses a .343 average, .250 ISO, .993 OPS, .414 wOBA and 157 wRC+ vs lefties for for his MLB career which spans 140 at-bats against them. The bat has been rather quiet of late out of a double and a homer over the last week, and he is with no multi-hit game since August 8th. However, a date using a left-handed pitcher who’s struggling on the road in a hitter-friendly ball park should be exactly what Ervin should get his bat on track tonight.
UTIL — Eugenio Suarez (CIN) — $3,800 vs. SD
Completing our three-man Reds stack and our lineup will be Suarez who enjoys himself some left-handed pitching, particularly at home. Entering this one tonight, Suarez sits with 34 home runs on the year, the exact same amounts he finished last year, although that total came in almost 100 additional plate appearances. His .274 ISO in this year sits above the .243 mark he posted in 2018 as a outcome. Entering this 1 tonight, Suarez owns a .281 ISO, .957 OPS, .392 wOBA and 140 wRC+ around the season versus left-handed pitching. But, his production versus lefties explodes at home because he possesses a .404 ISO, 1.257 OPS, .502 wOBA and also a 211 wRC+ in these scenarios. These are some totally monstrous numbers. Suarez was on fire in the plate as well and is enjoying lots of long ball as he’s hit five home runs on his last 11 games, including one in yesterday’s series finale with the Cardinals. He owns a .374 ISO, 1.034 OPS, .412 wOBA along with 153 wRC+ so much in the season’s second half. As a little side note, it’s wonderful to see that two of his three steals in the year have come against a left handed pitcher, so at least he’s not afraid to run versus southpaws. I believe we certainly have more than enough to use here to expect Suarez to get himself a night against a left-hander at home.
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