There are two slates today, the 1PM slate is what I consider the MAIN slate since it has 6 games on it and then a 8PM Evening slate with just 4 games on it.
For the travel narrative nerds, the Cardinals and Astros are the only home teams in the 1PM window who was on the road yesterday and had to travel back home – obviously every road team traveled.
WEATHER
Guardians at Orioles – Light rain, should play without a delay.
TOP ARM
Nate Eovaldi (DK: $10.5k, FD: $10.2k)
Eovaldi has destroyed bad lineups this season, and even though the Tigers are actually playing decent Baseball, they are still in fact a bad lineup.
SP2 OPTIONS
Tyler Wells (DK: $9000, FD: $9700)
Steep price here on wells but safer for going 6 innings than Nelson
Ryne Nelson (DK: $6700, FD: $6900)
Not gonna pay for Gray vs Houston even though he isn’t that tall and well, short pitchers do well vs Houston… So for a cheap option w roof closed Nelson gets the bad on the road Rockies
DIAMONDBACKS
Walker, Gurriel
Time for Karl Kauffman to go the journey of that < 2 IP and 5+ ER start. Arizona’s not gonna strike out at all here and should have the ball in play a ton in their big home stadium. From a pricing perspective the upside this lineup has offensively today along with their very reasonable prices makes this a heavy stack spot.
Lourdes Gurriel and Christian Walker are the key power bats, but once the lineup is posted look at getting heavy exposure to the top of the lineup.
ROYALS / CARDINALS
Pratto, Witt, Melendez — Gorman, Nootbar
This one is my favorite spot to finish with a 9-8 type score. KC has listed Josh Staumont as the opener going no more than 1 IP in my mind with Mike Mayers being the bulk arm after him. Cards Lefties and Royals lefties + Witt
CONSIDERED …
This is the considered, but just didn’t make the cut list –>
RANGERS
Good luck paying for a full Texas stack on DraftKings. Semien/Garcia/Jung are each fantastic one offs.
RAYS
There will be a day in this series where Tampa hits 10 homers, it shouldn’t be vs Stroman though
TWINS
JP France continues to be hittable vs RHH, but Correa is still banged up and questionable if he plays and most of their power is on the left side.
CATCHER
- Gabriel Moreno
- Salvador Perez
- James McCann
FIRST BASE
- Christian Walker
- Paul Goldschmidt
- Nick Pratto
SECOND BASE
- Nolan Gorman
- Ketel Marte
- Marcus Semien
THIRD BASE
- Josh Jung
- Nolan Arenado
- Ryan McMahon
SHORTSTOP
- Carlos Correa (Play Royce Lewis for 2k if Correa sits)
- Bobby Witt Jr
- Wander Franco
OUTFIELD – Mt. Rushmore
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr
- Lars Nootbar
- Adolis Garcia
- Austin Hays
OUTFIELD – Tier 2
- Joey Gallo
- Byron Buxton
OUTFIELD – Value
- Pavin Smith
- MJ Melendez
- Robbie Grossman
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr – OF – Diamondbacks – Chairman of The Dongers Club
- Robbie Grossman – OF – Rangers
- Joey Gallo – OF – Twins
- James McCann – C – Orioles
- Nolan Gorman – 2B – Cardinals
- Nick Pratto – 1B/OF – Royals
- Josh Jung – 3B – Rangers
- Royce Lewis – SS – Twins
- BONUS …………………………. Austin Hays – OF – Orioles
TODAY’S TOP BET(s)
Underdogs / ML
- Cubs ML
- Orioles + Diamondbacks ML Parlay
Totals
- Royals/Cardinals over 10
Winners YOLO Parlay
- Orioles, Rangers, Cardinals, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Twins