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MLB Grind Down: Saturday, August 13th

by Ryan138 Last Updated 2016-08-14 00:31:53

The RotoGrinders MLB Grind Down will give you an in-depth analysis into the upcoming MLB schedule. This article will break down the numbers for every single game and give you analysis on which trends you can exploit. While matchups are a major factor in daily fantasy baseball, there are plenty of other factors to consider such as injuries, weather, and salaries.

The analysis should point you in the right direction, but it is still up to you to decipher the information and make your own selections. No sport has more variance than baseball. The best choice is not always the right choice but following the trends will win you money over time.

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Stackability Rating System:

GREEN – One of the top stacks of the day, viable in cash games and GPPs
YELLOW – A viable stack option in most formats, specifically GPPs
ORANGE – There are better stacks out there, but playable in large GPPs
RED – Not a recommended stack for cash games or GPPs

Tampa Bay at NY Yankees – 1:05 PM ET

Tampa Bay NY Yankees
tampabaymlb Matt Andriese nyyankeesmlb Masahiro Tanaka
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
NYY -155 8.0
Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K%
SP vs. Left 0.298 7 31.5% 17.4% SP vs. Left 0.281 19 33.8% 22.2%
SP vs. Right 0.272 6 35.6% 19.3% SP vs. Right 0.285 20 32.1% 20.8%

Pitcher Grind Down

Matt Andriese
matthew-andriese-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,000 Salary: $6,700
FPPG: 21.1 FPPG: 11.5
Pitcher Rating: 55.8 Pitcher Rank: 18
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 2 142.0 2.99 2.95 26.0% 2.7% 13.7% 41.2% 43.1% 33.3%
2016 10 121.7 4.00 2.90 19.4% 5.6% 10.4% 46.0% 35.3% 34.6%
2015 8 136.0 4.02 4.11 17.4% 6.4% 8.6% 48.1% 34.8% 32.9%

Andriese has been solid out of the bullpen for most of the year for the Rays and has now made two straight starts over the last week and a half. He has pitched well, but the problem for DFS players, of course, will be his pitch count. It did rise from 58 in his first start to 76 in his second, meaning we could possibly see another small jump in Saturday’s start. Still, there’s a chance Andriese doesn’t make it into the sixth inning, and he doesn’t have a strikeout rate (19.4%) high enough to give him upside in short innings. His price is very cheap, making him playable today as an SP2.

Masahiro Tanaka
masahiro-tanaka-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $9,100 Salary: $9,100
FPPG: 31.9 FPPG: 17.1
Pitcher Rating: 78.3 Pitcher Rank: 4
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 6 91.7 3.78 3.97 21.6% 4.7% 10.0% 41.3% 33.0% 39.5%
2016 23 94.8 3.78 3.32 20.1% 4.5% 11.0% 48.2% 29.5% 34.7%
2015 24 95.4 3.36 3.51 22.8% 4.4% 11.4% 47.0% 33.8% 31.1%

Tanaka was priced very low at DK his last time out against Cleveland, and the Yankees righty came out with a solid eight-strikeout performance. He has solid numbers on the year, as he comes into this game with a 3.76 SIERA and a 20.1% strikeout rate, making him a good play against a Rays squad that is ranked 20th in wOBA against righties and strikes out at a 23.9% clip (fourth-highest in MLB). The upside is there, making Tanaka a viable play on the afternoon slate.

Batter Grind Down

Tampa Bay

Tanaka has been good this year, holding lefties to a .266 wOBA and righties to a .291 wOBA. The Rays have the fifth-lowest total of all 30 teams playing today, making them an easy offense to stay away from.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Logan Forsythe RIGHT 0.329 0.127 0.419 2B $3,200 2B $4,400
2 Kevin Kiermaier LEFT 0.315 0.176 0.319 OF $3,000 OF $3,600
3 Evan Longoria RIGHT 0.327 0.193 0.281 3B $3,600 3B $3,800
4 Brad Miller LEFT 0.351 0.222 0.482 SS $3,500 SS $4,900
5 Matt Duffy RIGHT 0.325 0.132 3B $2,800 3B $3,500
6 Mikie Mahtook RIGHT 0.252 0.116 0.352 OF $2,500 OF $2,400
7 Corey Dickerson LEFT 0.344 0.261 0.249 OF $3,100 OF $3,200
8 Steven Souza RIGHT 0.315 0.167 0.340 OF $3,000 OF $3,300
9 Luke Maile RIGHT 0.169 0.061 0.181 C $2,100 C $2,400
Team Averages — 0.303 0.162 0.328 — — — —

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Kevin Kiermaier, Brad Miller

Stackability – RED

NY Yankees

Andriese has kept hitters from both sides of the plate to a wOBA under .256 this year. The Yankees come into this game with a middle-of-the-road projected run total of 4.32, which is the third-highest of the four game early slate. They are not a great offense to target today, but there are a few useable plays.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Brett Gardner LEFT 0.325 0.139 0.409 OF $3,400 OF $4,500
2 Jacoby Ellsbury LEFT 0.310 0.101 0.329 OF $3,200 OF $4,200
3 Mark Teixeira SWITCH 0.349 0.268 0.349 1B $2,700 1B $3,300
4 Brian McCann LEFT 0.327 0.200 0.232 C $2,800 C $3,500
5 Starlin Castro RIGHT 0.291 0.128 0.276 2B $2,300 2B $3,400
6 Didi Gregorius LEFT 0.312 0.144 0.264 SS $2,700 SS $3,700
7 Chase Headley SWITCH 0.304 0.121 0.339 3B $2,400 3B $3,400
8 Gary Sanchez RIGHT 0.422 0.231 0.404 C $2,700 C $2,700
9 Aaron Hicks SWITCH 0.280 0.121 0.283 OF $2,300 OF $2,800
Team Averages — 0.324 0.161 0.321 — — — —

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann

Stackability – RED

Houston at Toronto – 1:07 PM ET

Houston Toronto
houstonmlb Collin McHugh torontomlb Aaron Sanchez
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
TOR -175 8.5
Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K%
SP vs. Left 0.313 16 25.5% 20.7% SP vs. Left 0.331 17 28.8% 17.7%
SP vs. Right 0.336 20 29.1% 21.2% SP vs. Right 0.233 2 21.7% 19.7%

Pitcher Grind Down

Collin McHugh
collin-mchugh-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,600 Salary: $7,400
FPPG: 28.3 FPPG: 14.1
Pitcher Rating: 62.1 Pitcher Rank: 15
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 5 91.4 3.15 5.40 28.0% 5.1% 9.9% 39.5% 32.9% 41.6%
2016 23 96.0 3.87 4.69 22.6% 6.4% 10.9% 42.9% 36.7% 31.1%
2015 32 101.3 3.91 3.89 19.9% 6.2% 10.3% 45.4% 34.6% 25.1%

McHugh has a solid 3.86 SIERA and 22.4% strikeout on the season. The problem with using him today is the matchup against the Blue Jays, who are ranked in the top ten against right-handed pitching in the majority of the offensive categories listed. The fact that the game is being played in Rogers Centre does not help McHugh, as he is a big underdog today and can be avoided.

Aaron Sanchez
aaron-sanchez-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $8,900 Salary: $10,400
FPPG: 35.9 FPPG: 19.0
Pitcher Rating: 69.3 Pitcher Rank: 9
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 4 94.5 3.80 2.33 16.7% 4.6% 6.6% 61.0% 26.8% 27.7%
2016 22 98.6 3.71 2.85 20.3% 7.1% 8.0% 57.4% 22.1% 28.0%
2015 11 131.7 4.43 3.22 16.1% 11.6% 7.0% 60.6% 21.6% 21.0%

The six-man rotation continues in Toronto, and now it’s Sanchez’s turn for a start. He has a solid 3.70 SIERA to go along with a 20.3% strikeout rate on the year. He gets a boom- or-bust matchup against the Astros, who strikeout at a very high 24.2% clips against righties but do have an offense capable of putting up double-digit runs against most of the starting pitchers in the league. He is a big favorite today (-175) making him playable, but his price is a bit too high at DraftKings considering his strikeout rate is just at 20.3%.

Batter Grind Down

Houston

If you are going to target any Houston bats today, the righties are not bad options. While Sanchez has allowed a .300 wOBA to lefties, he has struggled a bit against righties, who allowing a .351 wOBA to them this season. The Astros do have a very low run total considering they are playing at Rogers Centre, making their offense one to avoid stacking, but does have a few decent plays.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 George Springer RIGHT 0.332 0.168 0.343 OF $3,900 OF $3,600
2 Alex Bregman RIGHT 0.188 0.050 0.224 3B $2,800 3B $3,400
3 Jose Altuve RIGHT 0.355 0.161 0.478 2B $3,800 2B $5,300
4 Carlos Correa RIGHT 0.370 0.221 0.394 SS $4,100 SS $4,800
5 Marwin Gonzalez SWITCH 0.301 0.144 0.293 1B $3,100 1B/3B $3,300
6 Evan Gattis RIGHT 0.313 0.215 0.301 C $3,000 C $2,600
7 A.J. Reed LEFT 0.247 0.118 0.216 1B $2,300 1B $3,000
8 Jake Marisnick RIGHT 0.275 0.092 0.286 OF $2,600 OF $2,900
9 Jason Castro LEFT 0.316 0.185 0.199 C $2,600 C $2,600
Team Averages — 0.300 0.150 0.304 — — — —

Elite Plays – George Springer

Secondary Plays – Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa

Stackability – ORANGE

Toronto

Toronto comes into this game with the sixth-highest projected run total at 4.68. McHugh can be attacked from both sides of the plate, as he has allowed a wOBA of .357 to lefties and .347 to righties on the year. The Blue Jays make a solid offense to target on the afternoon slate and can be used in all formats.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Devon Travis RIGHT 0.379 0.202 0.441 2B $3,100 2B $4,600
2 Josh Donaldson RIGHT 0.396 0.267 0.324 3B $3,800 3B $5,100
3 Edwin Encarnacion RIGHT 0.389 0.284 0.386 1B $3,900 1B $4,600
4 Michael Saunders LEFT 0.341 0.189 0.231 OF $3,100 OF $3,600
5 Troy Tulowitzki RIGHT 0.322 0.177 0.416 SS $3,100 SS $4,700
6 Russell Martin RIGHT 0.313 0.173 0.364 C $2,600 C $3,300
7 Justin Smoak SWITCH 0.326 0.224 0.152 1B $2,800 1B $3,700
8 Melvin Upton RIGHT 0.291 0.144 0.148 OF $2,500 OF $3,100
9 Darrell Ceciliani LEFT 0.235 0.077 0.000 OF $2,000 OF $2,500
Team Averages — 0.332 0.193 0.274 — — — —

Elite Plays – Josh Donaldson, Edwin Encarnacion, Michael Saunders

Secondary Plays – Devon Travis, Troy Tulowitzki

Stackability – GREEN

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs – 2:20 PM ET

St. Louis Chicago Cubs
stlouismlb Luke Weaver cubsmlb Kyle Hendricks
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
CHC -220 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K%
SP vs. Left SP vs. Left 0.312 16 26.5% 21.0%
SP vs. Right SP vs. Right 0.253 11 24.1% 22.8%

Pitcher Grind Down

Luke Weaver
luke-weaver-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $5,500 Salary: $4,200
FPPG: 0.0 FPPG: 0.0
Pitcher Rating: 50.4 Pitcher Rank: 21
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%

Luke Weaver will make his first major league start today. He is a highly touted prospect who averaged more than a strikeout per inning in Double-A (88 strikeouts in 77 innings). He gets a very tough matchup for his first start in Wrigley in this rivalry game against the Cubs. The matchup makes him a hard start, but the price could make it a bit easier, as he is very cheap across the industry. There may be more risk than reward here, so save that strategy for deep tournament settings.

Kyle Hendricks
kyle-hendricks-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $9,400 Salary: $11,400
FPPG: 33.7 FPPG: 18.5
Pitcher Rating: 79.6 Pitcher Rank: 3
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 5 99.2 3.81 1.05 20.0% 6.2% 10.3% 53.7% 26.3% 25.3%
2016 21 96.4 3.86 2.17 21.2% 6.6% 9.4% 51.8% 30.0% 24.2%
2015 32 87.3 3.37 3.95 22.6% 5.8% 8.1% 51.3% 26.9% 25.8%

Hendricks may be the best Cubs starting pitcher over the last two months or so. In his last ten starts, he has a ridiculous 1.06 ERA (3.89 SIERA) as well as a 21.7% strikeout rate. More importantly, he has actually been stretched out, exceeding 100 pitches in six of those ten starts. The matchup is tough today against the Cardinals, who rank third and first in wOBA and ISO respectively against right-handed pitching. He is a big favorite (tied for biggest at -220) making him a great play today in all formats.

Batter Grind Down

St. Louis

While the Cubs have a huge team total, the Cards have a very pedestrian one of just 3.81, which is the sixth-lowest of the day. Hendricks has kept all batters to a wOBA of under .268 from both sides of the plate, and the bats can be avoided for the most part.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Matt Carpenter LEFT 0.406 0.265 0.353 2B $3,800 2B/3B $4,500
2 Stephen Piscotty RIGHT 0.329 0.160 0.251 OF $2,900 OF $3,100
3 Brandon Moss LEFT 0.348 0.263 0.372 1B $3,100 1B/OF $4,300
4 Jhonny Peralta RIGHT 0.324 0.128 0.335 SS $2,500 3B/SS $3,000
5 Yadier Molina RIGHT 0.308 0.100 0.463 C $2,600 C $3,100
6 Randal Grichuk RIGHT 0.354 0.262 0.339 OF $2,700 OF $3,600
7 Jedd Gyorko RIGHT 0.308 0.198 0.255 3B $2,500 2B/3B $3,200
8 Tommy Pham RIGHT 0.371 0.257 0.428 OF $2,500 OF $3,100
9 Jered Weaver RIGHT 0.000 0.000 0.000 P $6,200 P $4,000
Team Averages — 0.305 0.181 0.311 — — — —

Elite Plays – None

Secondary Plays – None

Stackability – RED

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs will have to face a good, young starter who will be making his first big league appearance. The Cubs will be licking their chops to try to put up 10+ runs again today, and Vegas believes it could be possible as they have the third-highest team total of the day and the highest of the afternoon slate. They are the best offense to target on the four-game slate.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Dexter Fowler SWITCH 0.336 0.173 0.338 OF $3,900 OF $5,200
2 Kris Bryant RIGHT 0.375 0.220 0.396 3B $3,900 3B/OF $4,900
3 Anthony Rizzo LEFT 0.397 0.271 0.411 1B $4,300 1B $5,400
4 Ben Zobrist SWITCH 0.343 0.171 0.381 2B $3,200 2B/OF $4,700
5 Addison Russell RIGHT 0.324 0.151 0.256 SS $2,600 SS $4,000
6 Jason Heyward LEFT 0.328 0.137 0.238 OF $2,800 OF $3,200
7 Willson Contreras RIGHT 0.341 0.167 0.310 C $3,000 C/OF $3,900
8 Javier Baez RIGHT 0.283 0.138 0.152 SS $2,500 2B/3B $3,700
9 Kyle Hendricks RIGHT 0.077 0.000 0.392 P $9,400 P $11,400
Team Averages — 0.312 0.159 0.319 — — — —

Elite Plays – Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler

Secondary Plays – Ben Zobrist, Addison Russell, Jason Heyward

Stackability – GREEN

Pittsburgh at LA Dodgers – 4:05 PM ET

Pittsburgh LA Dodgers
pittsburghmlb Gerrit Cole ladodgersmlb Brandon McCarthy
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
LAD -120 7.5
Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K%
SP vs. Left 0.286 6 31.7% 24.4% SP vs. Left 0.309 3 37.3% 29.0%
SP vs. Right 0.274 8 26.6% 21.5% SP vs. Right 0.300 8 41.8% 27.8%

Pitcher Grind Down

Gerrit Cole
gerrit-cole-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $9,300 Salary: $10,000
FPPG: 31.2 FPPG: 16.2
Pitcher Rating: 74.2 Pitcher Rank: 7
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 5 93.2 3.63 3.34 22.8% 6.5% 9.2% 52.4% 27.4% 27.4%
2016 17 94.9 4.09 2.94 20.2% 6.8% 8.4% 45.7% 30.1% 28.0%
2015 32 101.2 3.23 2.60 24.3% 5.3% 10.2% 48.0% 29.6% 29.5%

Cole comes into this game with a 4.08 SIERA and a 20.2% strikeout rate. The matchup today is not terrible against the Dodgers, who rank 12th and 15th in wOBA and ISO respectively, but they do have some solid bats, as you’ll notice in the batting chart below, with four of the five top bats in the blue for both wOBA and ISO. He makes for a decent fantasy starter today, but I would rather have Hendricks or Tanaka for the early slate.

Brandon McCarthy
brandon-mccarthy-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $7,200 Salary: $8,900
FPPG: 27.9 FPPG: 15.4
Pitcher Rating: 76.1 Pitcher Rank: 6
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 5 79.0 5.25 3.13 22.6% 16.1% 7.1% 35.2% 42.6% 35.7%
2016 7 77.7 4.51 3.00 26.5% 14.4% 8.3% 37.8% 41.9% 33.8%
2015 4 91.8 2.61 5.87 30.9% 4.3% 11.7% 38.3% 40.0% 47.5%

McCarthy continues to start even though he hasn’t pitched more than four innings in any of his last three starts. His actual statistics look good, as he has a 3.13 ERA over the last 30 days, but his SIERA is horrible at 5.25, and he is simply walking way to many batters right now (16.1%). With a few solid options this afternoon, McCarthy is a tough sell to recommend in any formats.

Batter Grind Down

Pittsburgh

While I don’t love McCarthy, that does not mean I love the Pirates offense either. They have been a bottom half of the league offense all year long, and that should continue today as Vegas has them projected to have the fourth-lowest total of the entire 30 teams.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Josh Harrison RIGHT 0.293 0.105 0.330 2B $2,600 2B $2,900
2 Starling Marte RIGHT 0.356 0.155 0.338 OF $3,500 OF $4,700
3 Andrew McCutchen RIGHT 0.349 0.179 0.249 OF $3,100 OF $3,500
4 Gregory Polanco LEFT 0.340 0.165 0.258 OF $3,700 OF $5,000
5 David Freese RIGHT 0.327 0.147 0.349 1B $3,100 1B/3B $3,400
6 Jung-Ho Kang RIGHT 0.353 0.191 0.218 3B $3,000 3B $3,400
7 Francisco Cervelli RIGHT 0.321 0.076 0.344 C $2,800 C $2,700
8 Jordy Mercer RIGHT 0.273 0.075 0.180 SS $2,400 SS $2,200
9 Gerrit Cole RIGHT 0.109 0.000 0.000 P $9,300 P $10,000
Team Averages — 0.302 0.121 0.252 — — — —

Elite Plays – Andrew McCutchen

Secondary Plays – Starling Marte, Josh Harrison

Stackability – ORANGE

LA Dodgers

Cole should be attacked from the left side, as he has allowed a .327 wOBA to lefties (.257 to righties). This bodes well for the lefty-heavy Dodgers lineup that has the potential to throw six of them out there today. Don’t go all in though as Vegas has their team total set at just 3.87.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Chase Utley LEFT 0.304 0.136 0.275 2B $2,800 2B $3,300
2 Corey Seager LEFT 0.403 0.245 0.439 SS $3,900 SS $5,000
3 Justin Turner RIGHT 0.384 0.226 0.381 3B $3,300 3B $4,800
4 Josh Reddick LEFT 0.364 0.190 0.192 OF $3,000 OF $3,100
5 Adrian Gonzalez LEFT 0.354 0.193 0.450 1B $3,000 1B $4,100
6 Yasmani Grandal SWITCH 0.340 0.217 0.573 C $2,800 C $4,300
7 Joc Pederson LEFT 0.353 0.232 0.458 OF $3,100 OF $3,800
8 Howie Kendrick RIGHT 0.316 0.119 0.272 2B $2,600 2B/OF $2,900
9 Brandon McCarthy RIGHT 0.092 0.000 0.000 P $7,200 P $8,900
Team Averages — 0.323 0.173 0.338 — — — —

Elite Plays – Corey Seager

Secondary Plays – Josh Reddick, Chase Utley, Adrian Gonzalez

Stackability – ORANGE

Atlanta at Washington – 7:05 PM ET

Atlanta Washington
atlantamlb Rob Whalen washingtonmlb Reynaldo Lopez
RIGHT RIGHT
Vegas Moneyline Vegas Over/Under
WAS -162 9.0
Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K% Stats wOBA HR All. HH% K%
SP vs. Left 0.263 1 30.0% 35.3% SP vs. Left 0.277 1 30.8% 42.3%
SP vs. Right 0.354 1 26.3% 19.4% SP vs. Right 0.606 0 35.7% 10.0%

Pitcher Grind Down

Rob Whalen
rob-whalen-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,600 Salary: $6,100
FPPG: 30.0 FPPG: 14.6
Pitcher Rating: 54.5 Pitcher Rank: 20
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 2 95.0 4.11 5.73 25.0% 10.4% 7.9% 41.4% 37.9% 27.6%
2016 2 95.0 4.11 5.73 25.0% 10.4% 7.9% 41.4% 37.9% 27.6%

Whalen did not pitch half bad as a huge underdog in his second career start. While he did allow three earned runs, he struck out seven batters, showing he might have some hidden upside. His strikeout rate in the minors this year was over 22% at both levels he played at. He gets a very tough matchup today against the Nationals, who are large favorites and have a huge team total. He is cheap and playable at tournaments, but a lot of risk is attached.

Reynaldo Lopez
reynaldo-lopez-300x200 FanDuel DraftKings
Salary: $6,400 Salary: $4,100
FPPG: 19.0 FPPG: 7.8
Pitcher Rating: 70.8 Pitcher Rank: 8
Statistics Starts PitchPS SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% FB% HH%
L30 Days 2 98.5 4.12 9.35 28.3% 13.0% 11.7% 34.6% 38.5% 33.3%
2016 2 98.5 4.10 9.35 28.3% 13.0% 11.7% 34.6% 38.5% 33.3%

Lopez will get the start today and try to improve on his two starts he made in July, where he went four innings in both and allowed three earned and six earned. He struggled, but what is important is the strikeouts were there as he has a 28.3% rate after those two starts. If there was ever a time to take a flyer on Lopez, today would be it, as he gets the best matchup on the board against the lowly Braves.

Batter Grind Down

Atlanta

This matchup could be high scoring as both teams have a 4+ run projection. The Braves are always a tough offense to play, but today you can look for value plays up top, as they do have a 4.14 run total (16th-highest), putting guys like Ender Inciarte (FD) and Erick Aybar (FD) in play today.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Ender Inciarte LEFT 0.335 0.113 0.394 OF $2,500 OF $4,700
2 Erick Aybar SWITCH 0.282 0.074 0.378 SS $2,500 SS $4,000
3 Freddie Freeman LEFT 0.373 0.234 0.388 1B $3,600 1B $5,000
4 Matt Kemp RIGHT 0.308 0.180 0.292 OF $3,500 OF $4,100
5 Nick Markakis LEFT 0.344 0.111 0.425 OF $2,500 OF $4,900
6 Adonis Garcia RIGHT 0.305 0.165 0.304 3B $2,500 3B $4,200
7 Jace Peterson LEFT 0.314 0.109 0.255 2B $2,300 2B/OF $3,500
8 A.J. Pierzynski LEFT 0.309 0.130 0.265 C $2,000 C $2,900
9 Rob Whalen RIGHT 0.439 0.000 0.293 P $6,600 P $6,100
Team Averages — 0.334 0.124 0.333 — — — —

Elite Plays – Ender Inciarte (FD), Erick Aybar (FD)

Secondary Plays – Freddie Freeman, Nick Markakis (FD)

Stackability – ORANGE

Washington

This Nationals squad comes into this game with the fifth-highest team total of the entire day at 4.86 runs. Check the lineups, as Harper has been nursing an injury for the majority of the week. If he is in the lineup, him and Murphy make great plays.

Projected Lineup

# Player Bats wOBA vs. RHP ISO vs. RHP wOBA L14 FD Position FD Salary DK Position DK Salary
1 Trea Turner RIGHT 0.345 0.209 0.293 SS $3,400 2B/OF $4,400
2 Jayson Werth RIGHT 0.293 0.134 0.455 OF $3,800 OF $4,300
3 Daniel Murphy LEFT 0.379 0.226 0.334 2B $3,800 2B $5,200
4 Wilson Ramos RIGHT 0.321 0.155 0.428 C $3,400 C $5,000
5 Anthony Rendon RIGHT 0.323 0.145 0.419 3B $3,300 3B $4,500
6 Danny Espinosa SWITCH 0.307 0.167 0.268 SS $3,100 SS $3,300
7 Chris Heisey RIGHT 0.321 0.176 0.267 OF $2,000 OF $3,100
8 Ben Revere LEFT 0.293 0.077 0.251 OF $2,400 OF $3,300
9 Reynaldo Lopez RIGHT 0.000 P $6,400 P $4,100
Team Averages — 0.323 0.161 0.302 — — — —

Elite Plays – Bryce Harper (IF playing), Daniel Murphy, Trea Turner

Secondary Plays – Jayson Werth, Wilson Ramos, Anthony Rendon

Stackability – YELLOW

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Ryan138
Ryan138

Ryan (Ryan138) is from Chicago and has been playing fantasy sports for over 10 years. He has been playing daily fantasy sports for over 2 years since he was introduced to Daily Joust in late 2010. In the last year, Ryan has risen into the Top 100 of the RotoGrinders leaderboards by playing at DraftDay, DraftKings and FanDuel in all the major sports.