Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. It's a smaller slate this Thursday, but don't let that trick you into thinking there isn't pitching to be found. Clayton Kershaw, David Price, Zack Greinke, Johnny Cueto, and Vince Velasquez all take the mound today. Want to know which ones I like? Find it below!

In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 5/12/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced / low-ownership options, and will be sleepers and value picks for your cash games and GPPs on DraftKings and FanDuel, and also for seasonal leagues with daily lineups.

There'll be three main sections of this article: our Pitcher Matchups Tool’s top plays, my value plays, and pitchers to fade. I highly recommend you check out the Daily Pitcher Matchups Ratings tool - it's an extremely useful tool for daily fantasy or seasonal streaming for finding the diamonds in the rough. Anyways, let's get cracking!

Daily Pitcher Matchup Ratings Tool Top Plays

Clayton Kershaw (SP, LAD) vs Mets

FanDuel - $12,500 / DraftKings - $13,300

It's Kershaw day. He's the ultimate cash play and the Mets are stocked with lefties. Kershaw should eclipse 10 Ks once again.

Max’s Value Plays of the Day

Vince Velasquez (SP, PHI) at Braves

FanDuel - $9,100 / DraftKings - $10,900

Velasquez is a strikeout machine and the Braves strike out 22.7% of the time versus RHP. You really think the Braves are going to win two games in a row? Me neither.

Jimmy Nelson (SP, MIL) vs Padres

FanDuel - $7,600 / DraftKings - $9,200

The Padres have a measly .658 OPS versus RHP and Nelson has a 3.33 ERA at home this year. The Padres will be tired after travelling off a double-header and I expect Nelson to take advantage.

Starting Pitchers to Fade in Daily Fantasy Baseball

Johnny Cueto (SP, SFG) at Diamondbacks

FanDuel - $10,300 / DraftKings - $10,400

Chase Field is one of the more offensive-friendly parks and Cueto has allowed five home runs there in his career. A tough matchup with Zack Greinke awaits, meaning a win is no sure thing.

Bartolo Colon (SP, NYM) at Dodgers

FanDuel - $7,800 / DraftKings - $7,900

Don't get cute. His chances for a win are slim to none and the Dodgers are top-five offensive versus RHP.

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