Hitters ----

Play of the Day: Jose Altuve--  Only $1 separates Jose Altuve, and Brian Dozier tonight on Y!, and while both are in play, Altuve receives the slight nod over Dozier tonight. Altuve faces Ricky Nolasco tonight, who has allowed a homer, and at least three runs, in each of his last three starts. His 34 home runs allowed this season is third in the majors.  Altuve is 7-for-14, with a homer off Nolasco.  

Top Play: Trea Turner-- Not against paying up at first base for the hot hitting Hoskins, but Turner is holding his own as well lately. Turner has also had at least two hits in four of his last seven games, which includes two homers, and two stolen bases. Turner is 4-for-8, with a home run off of Folty.

Value Play: Matt Kemp -- The Braves have taken the first two games of their series vs. Washington, and are in another solid spot tonight if looking to go contrarian on the short slate. Kemp hit a grand slam last night, his fourth homer in his last 10 games, placing him one shy of 20 for the year. Kemp is 5-for-15, with two homers off of Roark. Pair him with Freeman, Markakis, and Ozzie in a four-pack stack.

GPP Play: Brian McCann-- Houston's bats have some great BvP numbers vs. Nolasco over their careers, and that very much includes Brian McCann. He is 22-for-66, with nine home runs off of him. Why in the GPP spot? Salvador Perez, at only $7, is 18-for-38, with a homer off of Tomlin, and has been batting in the middle of the Royals lineup.

Pitchers ----

Play of the Day: Brad Peacock-- Pitching is wide-open for tonight’s shorter slate. Peacock is the current favorite for the Astros, as they try to win the series vs. the Angels. He won’t pitch deep into games, but joins Berrios with the highest strikeout upside tonight. Peacock has at least eight strikeouts in four of his last five starts.  

Top Play: Josh Tomlin-- The Indians outscored the Royals 20-0 in their three-game sweep of them early on during their 21-game winning streak. Tomlin is 2-0, with a 2.53 ERA this month after returning from a DL stint. He is 1-1, with a 1.93 ERA in three starts vs. the Royals.

Pivot Play: Masahiro Tanaka-- Tanaka is a heavy favorite at home tonight vs. Baltimore after allowing seven runs over four innings in his last start. He has pitched well before then though, going 4-2, with a 3.65 ERA over his past nine starts. He hasn’t looked great vs the O’s this year, giving up 10 runs over 10.2 innings.

GPP Play: Tanner Roark--  While the Braves may be a high-risk GPP stack tonight, their opposing pitcher in Roark makes for a GPP play as well, just don’t do both in your lineups. Roark has improved his ERA each month this year, going from a 8.31 June ERA, to 3.48 in August, and now a 2.77 September ERA. Roark is 5-2, with a 2.79 ERA over 17 games vs. the Braves.