Weather Concerns
We have a few games we need to watch but no real threats of delays or PPD. If anything we need to keep an extra eye out for OAK/CLE as there is some potential rain that may be lingering around close to first pitch
Top Pitchers To Target
Max Scherzer- His first start, Scherzer allowed two runs in seven innings while striking out ten as he had a really great first showing for the Dodgers. Max leads our model in Shark Rating and projected strikeouts as he is obviously the best pitcher to roster tonight on both sites. He does have a very high price tag so lineup construction will play a huge role on if he is needed tonight especially in tournaments.
J.A. Happ- One of my favorite value plays of the night especially on Draftkings where we have to pay for two pitchers. Happ is grading out as a very good salary relief option going against the Pirates. Happ as had an up and down season with the Twins but a matchup against the Pirates in a pitcher ballpark can really help get things going for the left hander. Love him as a SP2 option tonight.
Other Pitchers To Consider
Zac Gallen
Jake Odorizzi
Logan Gilbert
Top Stacks To Target
Chicago White Sox- We have a much bigger slate from last night but the White Sox are still grading out as the top stack in our model even with the high projected ownership. The matchup tonight is just really tough to get away from as they are projected to score the most runs and projected for the most hits tonight. With the addition to Robert this lineup has power from 1-7 and can really break a slate. If stacking them in GPPs tonight I would plan to be different with the stack or with pitching.
LA Dodgers- Normally we do not recommend stacking against a ace like Nola but tonight we are attacking him in tournaments. The Dodgers see a huge park upgrade going into Citizens Bank Park which is great for power. Also you can add in the fact that the wind is blowing out 10mph to dead center which screams home runs!!! I plan to target the lefties against Nola but I am very interesting in doing a 4-5 man stack against Nola tonight.
Other Stacks To Consider
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Arizona Diamondbacks (Another one of my favorite stacks for tournaments as they are cheap and great leverage off of Alex Wood)
New York Mets
