The weekend gets started with several 3-game series or 4 games series that start yesterday. The biggest of them all is the Battle of the Bay or the Bay Bridge Series between the Giants and A’s as the Giants look to hold off the Dodgers surge towards NL West Division Lead and the A’s look to catch the Astro’s for the AL West Division Lead.
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Here is the DFS Lineup picks for today:
Daily Fantasy Lineup picks:
P: Max Fried $8900
C/1B: Salvador Perez $3300
2B: Tommy Edman $2800
3B: Austin Riley $3800
SS: Willy Adames $3300
OF: Giancarlo Stanton $3600
OF: Frank Schwindel $3000
OF: Cody Bellinger $3200
UTIL: Brandon Crawford $3100
Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs 2:20 PM ET
Keller (7-12) vs Davies (6-9)
Two struggling teams, however the Royals won their series vs the Astro’s and Zach Davies has struggled for the Cubs. Taking the Royals.
Pick: Royals Win
Daily Fantasy picks:
Whit Merrifield (2B)
Salvador Perez (C)
Frank Swindel (OF)
Atlanta Braves @ Baltimore Orioles 7:05 PM ET
Fried (10-7) vs Akin (0-7)
The Orioles have lost 15 straight and face the Braves who have won 6 straight and 9 of 10. Backed by Max Fried who has won 3 straight, this should be an easy one for the Braves.
Pick: Braves -1.5
Daily Fantasy picks:
Freddie Freeman (1B)
Ozzie Albies (2B)
Ryan Mountcastle (1B/3B)
Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees 7:05 PM ET
Barnes (0-2) vs Cortes (1-1)
The Yankees have been one of baseballs best teams since the All-Star break and today with rookie Nestor Cortes starting, the should get another win as they are feeling extremely confident.
Pick: Yankees -1.5
Daily Fantasy picks:
Jorge Polanco (SS)
Giancarlo Stanton (UTIL)
DJ LeMaheiu (1B/2B)
Detroit Tigers @ Toronto Blue Jays 7:07 PM ET
Alexander (2-2) vs Ray (9-5)
Both teams have struggled lately but the Tigers losing 4 straight and the Blue Jays back home is a recipe for the Blue Jays to get back on track.
Pick: Blue Jays -1.5
Daily Fantasy picks:
Jonathan Schoop (1B/2B)
Marcus Semien (SS)
Teoscar Hernandez (OF)
Los Angeles Angels @ Cleveland Indians 7:10 PM ET
Barria (2-1) vs TBD
The Angels have won 3 straight and have their offense clicking. Taking the Angels to continue this trend with the Indians yet to name their starter.
Pick: A’s Win
Daily Fantasy picks:
Shohei Ohtani (UTIL)
Jared Walsh (1B)
Jo Adell (OF)
Jose Ramirez (3B)
Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox 7:10 PM ET
Dunning (5-7) vs Sale (1-0)
Both teams have lost 3 straight but the Rangers traveling east after a crushing loss to the Mariners yesterday, along with facing Chris Sale; this is the game for the Red Sox to get back in the win column.
Pick: Red Sox -1.5
Daily Fantasy picks:
Adolis Garcia (OF)
Rafael Devers (3B)
Bobby Dalbec (3B/UTIL)
Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays 7:10 PM ET
Giolito (9-9) vs Wacha (2-4)
Not a great pitching matchup as Lucas Giolito is hit and miss between good starts and bad starts while Michael Wacha has a 6+ era the last month. I like the Rays at home who have won 4 straight.
Pick: Rays Win
Daily Fantasy picks:
Yoan Moncada (3B)
Tim Anderson (SS)
Brandon Lowe (2B)
Wander Franco (SS)
Miami Marlins @ Cincinnati Reds
Hernandez (0-0) vs Gray (4-6)
Elieser Hernandez is making his second start since his return from the IL but has a tough task on the road against the Reds. Sonny Gray is still struggling to get passed 5 innings each start, so this could go either way. I’ll take the Marlins in an upset.
Pick: Marlins Win
Daily Fantasy picks:
Jesus Aguilar (1B)
Joey Votto (1B)
Jonathan India (2B)
Seattle Mariners @ Houston Astros 8:10 PM ET
Kikuchi (7-6) vs McCullers (9-4)
This is a tough one because the Mariners have won 3 straight and 8 of 10 while the Astros just lost 2 of 3 to the Royals. Lance McCullers is the better pitcher but it’s hard to pick against the Mariners right now even though this is a good time for the Astros to get back on track. I’m going with the upset and taking the Mariners.
Pick: Mariners Win
Daily Fantasy picks:
Mitch Haniger (OF)
Jose Altuve (2B)
Carlos Correa (SS)
Washington Nationals @ Milwaukee Brewers 8:10 PM ET
TBD vs Anderson (4-6)
It’s tough to pick against the Brewers at home even though Brett Anderson has struggled lately. The Brewers offense should handle this on though with the Nats not naming a starter yet.
Pick: Brewers -1.5
Daily Fantasy picks:
Victor Robles (OF)
Willy Adames (SS)
Christian Yelich (OF)
Pittsburgh Pirates @ St Louis Cardinals 8:15 PM ET
Keller (3-10) vs Mikolas (0-0)
The Cardinals have won 7 of 10 and the Pirates have lost 9 of 10. Take the Cardinals at home.
Pick: Cardinals -1.5
Daily Fantasy picks:
Ke’Bryan Hayes (3B)
Tyler O’Neill (OF)
Tommy Edman (2B)
Arizona D-Backs @ Colorado Rockies 8:40 PM ET
Gilbert (1-1) vs Gomber (9-7)
This should be a fun game. Tyler Gilbert is making his first start since his no hitter but facing this Rockies team in Colorado is extremely difficult. Austin Gomber has struggled in 2 of his last 3 starts. Since each has won 3 straight, I’ll take a back and forth game with the Over.
Pick: Over
Daily Fantasy picks:
Ketel Marte (2B/SS)
Charlie Blackmon (OF)
Trevor Story (SS)
San Francisco Giants @ Oakland Athletics 9:40 PM ET
Wood (10-3) vs Kaprielian (6-4)
The battle of the bay begins in Oakland between two of each teams consistent #3 starter. Both should keep runs off the board with this game coming down to the bullpens late. I like the under.
Pick: Under
Daily Fantasy picks:
Kris Byant (3B/OF)
Brandon Crawford (SS)
Matt Chapman (3B)
Starling Marte (OF)
Philadelphia Phillies @ San Diego Padres 10:10 PM ET
Moore (2-3) vs Snell (6-4)
It’s hard to trust either of these left handed pitchers right now even though Matt Moore just threw 6 innings of no hit baseball. Both teams are struggling though each having won just 3 of their last 10.
Pick: Over
Daily Fantasy picks:
Ronald Torreyes (SS/3B)
Tommy Pham (OF)
Jake Cronenworth (2B)
New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10 PM ET
Carrasco (0-1) vs Buehler (12-2)
This is an obvious choice as the Dodgers have won 7 straight and 9 of 10 and have the leading Cy Young candidate, Walker Buehler, starting on the mound. Take the Dodgers easily at home.
Pick: Dodgers -1.5
JD Davis (3B)
Max Muncy (1B)
Cody Bellinger (OF)
Corey Seager (SS)
