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MLB DFS Main Slate Advice | Picks, Stacks, Strategy Projections Today Aug. 1st | Fanduel Draftkings

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Full Slate Breakdown Picks for MLB DFS 8/01:

Jul 22, 2022; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer (21) reacts after the top of the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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Main MLB Slate Player Projections and Stacks:

Seattle Mariners (+160) @ New York Yankees (-190)

Implied Run Totals:

Mariners – 3.9 IRT

Yankees – 5.3 IRT

Rundown:

We’ll open up the day with Marco Gonzales heading on the road to New York in a tough matchup with this Yankees team. Gonzales is coming off of a nice start against the Rangers last time out but was held under 10 DraftKings points in his previous four games. He won’t be a guy I want to get to in this spot. The Yankees will send Domingo German to the mound, he was able to bounce back nicely last time out against the Mets. Seattle isn’t a team I’m all that afraid of but they do get a nice ballpark upgrade and German has some volatility to him, so more of a deeper GPP guy. It is a boost that this Mariners team is without Julio Rodriguez, however.

SEA 5-star plays: None

4-star plays: Jesse Winker, Adam Frazier, Kyle Lewis, JP Crawford

GPP Note: More of a mini-stack due to the ballpark upgrade, but the lineup just isn’t strong enough for me to love even in Yankees Stadium.

NYY 5-star plays: Aaron Judge

4-star plays: DJ LeMahieu, Andrew Benintendi, Anthony Rizzo

GPP Note: I’m not huge on stacking against Marco Gonzales due to his ability to limit hard contact, but I’ll never talk you off of stacking this Yankees team.


New York Mets (-270) @ Washington Nationals (+210)

Implied Run Totals:

Mets – 5.1 IRT

Nationals – 3.2 IRT

Rundown:

The Mets will send Max Scherzer to the mound in an elite matchup against this Nats lineup who could be without Juan Soto by the time first pitch rolls around, so keep an eye on that news. Scherzer will be an elite option regardless of whether Soto is with the team or not. He has at least 40 FanDuel points in five straight games and has a 32.6% strikeout rate on the season. Patrick Corbin will start for Washington and is coming off of a brutal start against the Dodgers last time out. I like going right back to stacking against him, so the Mets will look like a nice full-stack for me on this slate.

NYM 5-star plays: Starling Marte, Francisco Lindor

4-star plays: Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar

GPP Note: Love stacking against Corbin, the Mets look great here.

WAS 5-star plays: None

4-star plays: Juan Soto

GPP Note: Scherzer will be a top pitching option on this slate.


Arizona Diamondbacks (+130) @ Cleveland Guardians (-155)

Implied Run Totals:

Diamondbacks – 3.9 IRT

Guardians – 4.8 IRT

Rundown:

The Dbacks will send Zach Davies to the mound who hasn’t pitched in over a month due to being on the IL with a shoulder injury. I would expect he’s somewhat limited at the very least, so not a guy I’ll have a whole lot of interest in as an SP2. The Guardians will send Cal Quantrill to the mound in a solid matchup with this Arizona lineup. He’s shown some nice production this season and the price tag isn’t all that terrible, I just wish his strikeout rate was higher than 15.1% to give him some more upside. That said, I think you could do worse if you’re in this range looking for an SP2 option.

ARI 5-star plays: Ketel Marte

4-star plays: Josh Rojas, Alek Thomas, Christian Walker

GPP Note: Quantrill is another guy I don’t love stacking against, especially with a weaker lineup.

CLE 5-star plays: Jose Ramirez, Josh Naylor

4-star plays: Steven Kwan, Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez

GPP Note: The Guardians are interesting here and are a team I’ll have exposure to with full-stacks due to the matchup with Davies and this Arizona bullpen.

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Detroit Tigers (+104) @ Minnesota Twins (-121)

Implied Run Totals:

Tigers – 3.5 IRT

Twins – 3.7 IRT

Rundown:

Tarik Skubal will take the mound for the Tigers in this one and has really shown some volatility as of late. He came down to Earth last time out against the Padres after dropping 33.1 DraftKings points against the A’s the start beforehand. I think he looks like a fine tournament option due to the price tag, but I don’t know that I would touch him in cash games. He has a 24.7% strikeout rate on the season which gives him some solid upside in this price range. The Twins will send Devin Smeltzer to the mound (DraftKings currently has Aaron Sanchez listed as the starter, so watch out for that) against a tough Tigers team when it comes to left-handed pitching. I think the Tigers could be sneaky here against a guy that doesn’t have a huge strikeout rate and an xERA about .4 points higher than his actual ERA.

*** The below assumes Devin Smeltzer is starting for the Twins ***

DET 5-star plays: Javier Baez

4-star plays: Riley Greene, Robbie Grossman, Eric Haase, Jeimer Candelario

GPP Note: The Tigers could be sneaky here if Smeltzer is the pitcher, they’ve hit lefties really well this season.

MIN 5-star plays: Byron Buxton

4-star plays: Carlos Correa, Jorge Polanco, Jose Miranda

GPP Note: The Twins would be more of a secondary stack for me.


Baltimore Orioles (+140) @ Texas Rangers (-165)

Implied Run Totals:

Orioles – 3.6 IRT

Rangers – 4.6 IRT

Rundown:

Spenser Watkins will get the start for the Orioles in this one as they head into Texas. Watkins hasn’t been all that terrible as of late with at least 19.1 DraftKings points in four of his last five games. He wouldn’t be a guy I want to start on one-pitcher sites, but I think you can make a longshot case as an SP2 in tournaments… but again, not someone I want to go crazy on, just a lineup or two. Jon Gray will start for the Rangers and looks like a great option in all formats. He has at least 20 DraftKings points in three of his last four with a 27.1% strikeout rate on the season.

BAL 5-star plays: None

4-star plays: Cedric Mullins, Adley Rutschman

GPP Note: I’ll have more Gray than anything from this O’s lineup.

TEX 5-star plays: Marcus Semien

4-star plays: Adolis Garcia, Nate Lowe

GPP Note: I’d like this lineup a lot more if Corey Seager was in there, but still looks solid as a mini-stack team at the very least.


Boston Red Sox (+163) @ Houston Astros (-200)

Implied Run Totals:

Red Sox – 3.4 IRT

Astros – 4.8 IRT

Rundown:

Boston will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound in a tough matchup with Houston. Eovaldi has struggled since the All-Star break giving up a combined 16 earned runs over his last three starts. That being said, he’s been really good on the season, so maybe he’s regressing back to his normal production or his past couple of starts have been flukey. I tend to lean he’s just regressing a bit, but he’s not as bad as he’s been over his last couple of starts. He has a 4.43 ERA compared to a 4.23 xERA on the season, if the matchup was better I’d have more interest but this Astros lineup is stacked. Speaking of the Astros, they’ll send Luis Garcia to the mound against this Boston lineup that is watered down yet with Devers and Story out. Boston could also be without any of Bogaerts, Martinez, or Vazques depending if they want to sell with the deadline tomorrow, so keep an eye on that news. All that said, Garcia looks like a nice option in all formats here. He brings a nice floor to the table and is a guy I like on both DraftKings and FanDuel in this matchup.

BOS 5-star plays: None

4-star plays: Xander Bogaerts, JD Martinez, Jarren Duran

GPP Note: I’ll have more interest in Garcia than anything from this Boston lineup.

HOU 5-star plays: Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez

4-star plays: Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Jeremy Pena

GPP Note: If you think Eovaldi continues to struggle the Astros will look great here at home.

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Kansas City Royals (+145) @ Chicago White Sox (-175)

Implied Run Totals:

Royals – 3.8 IRT

White Sox – 4.9 IRT

Rundown:

Brad Keller will get the start for Kansas City in a tougher matchup with this White Sox offense that can be volatile similar to Keller. He’s started two games against the White Sox this season averaging just 14.5 DraftKings points per game in those starts, I just don’t think we need to get cute and include him in our pitching pool on this slate. Michael Kopech will get the ball for Chicago in a great matchup against a below-average Royals lineup. Kopech is another guy that’s shown a bunch of volatility as of late but he at least has the strikeout upside around 22% to warrant a solid ceiling. He’s a solid SP2 option at the very least on DraftKings and could see getting some interest in him on FanDuel in deeper GPPs.

KCR 5-star plays: None

4-star plays: Whit Merrifield, MJ Melendez, Salvador Perez

GPP Note: I’ll probably like Kopech more here, but if you think he struggles I would have no issue with a mini-stack of this Royals team.

CHW 5-star plays: Jose Abreu, Tim Anderson

4-star plays: Yoan Moncada, Eloy Jimenez, Yasmani Grandal

GPP Note: I like the matchup, the White Sox can be frustrating but they’ll look solid here.


Colorado Rockies (+175) @ San Diego Padres (-215)

Implied Run Totals:

Rockies – 3.2 IRT

Padres – 4.6 IRT

Rundown:

The Rockies will send Antonio Senzatela to the mound in a solid-ish matchup against the Padres. He does get a huge ballpark upgrade, but Senzatela just isn’t that good. He has a 4.90 ERA with a 5.38 ERA on the season, so there’s even more room for him to be even worse… he won’t make my pitching pool. The Padres will start Mike Clevinger who will look solid against this Rockies team away from Coors Field. He has at least 34 FanDuel points in back-to-back games and is a guy I like in all formats on both sites.

COL 5-star plays: None

4-star plays: CJ Cron, Charlie Blackmon, Brendan Rodgers

GPP Note: I’ll have a bunch of Clevinger here, so not a ton from Colorado for me.

SDP 5-star plays: Manny Machado

4-star plays: Jurickson Profar, Jake Cronenworth, Luke Voit

GPP Note: No issue with stacking this Padres team especially in this matchup, but I just don’t love stacking in this ballpark.

Los Angeles Dodgers (-143) @ San Franciso Giants (+125)

Implied Run Totals:

Dodgers – 4.1 IRT

Giants – 3.5 IRT

Rundown:

We’ll round out the slate with Andrew Heaney and the Dodgers heading into San Fran to take on the Giants. Heaney looked solid in his first game back from injury last time out against the Nats. He only threw 71 pitches in that game, but that was by design. I would imagine that pitch count comes up a bit in this one making him a solid option in all formats. The Giants will send Logan Webb to the mound in a tough matchup, but he’s been good this season. He’s struggled over his last couple of games ut is still a guy I think we can get to as an SP2 at the very least with a strikeout rate floating around 20% on the season.

LAD 5-star plays: Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman

4-star plays: Trea Turner, Will Smith

GPP Note: I don’t want to stack against Logan Webb, but a mini-stack and one-offs are certainly in play here.

SFG 5-star plays: None

4-star plays: Austin Slater, Darin Ruf, Wilmer Flores, Yermin Mercedes

GPP Note: I do like this Giants team against lefties and Heaney is no stranger to a blowup game… if he starts gaining ownership, this could be a great leverage stack.


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