Top batter of the day – Yordan Alvarez $5100
Alvarez has been on a bit of a heater lately with home runs in four of his last six games and he draws a nice matchup today against Tyler Skubal and the Tigers. What I love about this play is that it’s a lefty on lefty matchup so it should help keep his ownership low. Skubal has been a bit worse than his numbers suggest and I expect Alvarez to be put in a position to drive in multiple runs today with a powerful lineup in front of him.
Batter 2 – Alex Bregman $4900
Top pitcher of the day – Shane McClanahan $9700
What a shocker. My favorite pitcher of the day also happens to be the most expensive pitcher on the slate. McClanahan has earned that, however by being the most consistent starter in the Rays rotation and driving his price way up with each start. Expect him to settle in around this price for the remainder of the year. He is coming off an 11 strikeout start where he threw his most pitches of the season and he should continue to earn a longer leash as the season progresses. With his strikeout upside and the ability to get to six or seven innings I think he is an absolute lock tonight.
Pitcher 2 – Shohei Ohtani $8000
Value play of the day – Andrew McCutchen $3800
This is a little expensive for a value play, but there isn’t a ton of room to operate on the early slate. McCutchen gets a nice matchup against a pitcher with an ERA of 6.00 this season and who has been struggling with his command (8 BB in his last two starts). The Brewers have been starting to round into form offensively and a large part of that has been McCutchen in the cleanup spot. He is coming off a huge 4-5 game where he scored 28 DK points without a home run and he is in a prime spot to do it again today.
Value 2 – Trey Mancini $3000
Dinger of the day – Alex Bregman
Season Score (24 Days, 6 HR)
Potential Stacks
MIN @ BAL (Watkins)
BAL vs MIN (Archer)
HOU vs DET (Skubal)
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