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Weird slate tonight as there are just four games on tap and no ace pitchers in sight. As long as we can nail the SP pick, we can really get to whatever stacks and one-off's that we want to. Let's get to it.
I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the FanDuel main slate on 6/26/2021. You can see our DraftKings and FanDuel DFS lineup pick for the early slate here as well.
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FanDuel DFS Pitchers
Cash Game / GPP Anchor Play:
Dinelson Lamet - SDP vs. ARI (7,500)
This is a slate where it's really tough to get excited about the upper echelon of the pitching options. When this happens, I love the strategy of targeting high-upside mid-to-low salary plays in positive matchups, and Lamet certainly fits that bill tonight. Lamet has only made eight starts, but he holds a stellar 2.81 ERA and a respectable 27.2% K% on the season. He put up 42 FD points with a seven-strikeout game against the dangerous Reds lineup in his last outing. The Diamondbacks don't strike out a ton against RHP (24.8%), but they hold the lowest total on the slate (2.9 runs) and are just simply an unimposing lineup overall.
Alternate Play(s)
Julio Urias - LAD vs. CHC ($9,200)
With only four games on the slate, you'll likely want to get some exposure to the top arm in Urias. Urias is coming off a rough start against the Padres, but the Cubs are a less frightening offense to face and they strike out the eighth-most in the league against LHP (25.3%). He'll cost you a nice chunk of salary, but he's right there with Lamet in terms of having the highest projected ceiling on the slate.
GPP Dart-Throw
Merrill Kelly - ARI vs. SDP ($6,600)
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FanDuel DFS Infielders
Luke Voit - 1B, NYY vs. BOS ($2,600)
This is simply a misprice as Voit is a quality hitter and has been in too good of form to not love him in this spot. He has a five-game hitting streak going and has put up games of 18.7 and 30.7 FD points in that span. Eovaldi has been fine, but the Yankees hold a 4.8-run implied total and Voit should have plenty of run-producing opportunities tonight.
Chris Taylor - 2B/OF, LAD vs. CHC ($3,100)
Taylor is hitting just .216 in June, but this is a matchup where he can do some damage at an affordable price point. Mills has a 5.13 ERA in 15 appearances (three starts) and he's prone to giving up a crooked number against this potent (but volatile) Dodgers lineup.
Xander Bogaerts - SS, BOS vs. NYY ($3,700)
Bogaerts in a positive righty-lefty matchup in Fenway Park? Sign me up. Montgomery has a 4.65 ERA and has allowed eight of his nine homers against RHH this season, and Bogaerts is hitting .316 with a .910 OPS in June. He only has three homers in the month - but he's due for another one here.
FanDuel DFS Outfielders
Trent Grisham - OF, SDP vs. ARI ($3,000)
Grisham has hit much better against RHP this season (six homers and a .847 OPS) and Kelly is not a pitcher to fear, especially with right-handed bats. Kelly has a brutal 6.86 ERA and has allowed nine of his 12 homers against that side of the plate.
Wil Myers - OF, SDP vs. ARI ($2,500)
Myers is another Padres bat I'm really wanting to get to today. He's cheap and he's a righty-on-righty specialist with a .270 average and six of his eight homers against them this season. See above for Kelly's struggles against RHH.
J.D. Martinez - OF, BOS vs. NYY ($4,100)
Martinez has always been a lefty-masher throughout his career, and opposing pitcher Jordan Montgomery has struggled to a 4.65 ERA against RHH this season. Martinez held a 1.381 OPS vs. LHP in his last full season in 2019 and he's hitting .304 against them this year.
FanDuel DFS Stacks
- Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Alec Mills
- Boston Red Sox vs. Jordan Montgomery
- San Diego Padres vs. Merrill Kelly
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