We have a two-game MLB DFS main slate on Wednesday, October 12th on DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo Fantasy. Both home teams, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, are favorites tonight, with the Dodgers checking in at -184. We have really good pitchers tonight with Clayton Kershaw, Yu Darvish, Kyle Wright, and Zack Wheeler going. Don't forget to check out the MLB lineups page before locking in MLB daily fantasy lineups. Plus, use the MLB daily projections, our MLB DFS Optimizer, and the rest of our MLB DFS lineup tools before setting your lineups. Now let's look at our MLB DFS top picks.
Philadelphia Phillies top plays;
- Zack Wheeler; 2-0, 2.70 ERA, 25:1 K:BB ratio through 20 IP vs. ATL this year
- Bryce Harper; 3-for-9, 1 HR vs. Kyle Wright; 5-for-7 with 2 XBH (1 HR), L2 games
- Nick Castellanos; go back to the well here? 3-for-3, 1 2B, & 3 RBI
- Brandon Marsh; a popular value option today. Marsh hit .312 vs. RHP this year
Atlanta Braves top plays;
- Kyle Wright; 13-2, 2.87 ERA, 104 Ks over 103.2 IP at home this year. 2-1, 2.84 ERA vs. PHI this year.
- Ronald Acuña Jr.; 3 HR vs. Wheeler, b2b 11+ FP days, .345 wOBA vs. RHP this year
- Michael Harris II; .257 ISO, .391 wOBA vs. RHP
- Matt Olson; Last 10 games - 7 HR, .400/.488/1.029 slash
- Travis D'Arnaud; 7-for-15 (.467 AVG), 1 HR, 2 RBI vs. Wheeler
San Diego Padres top plays;
- Yu Darvish; contrarian play, 2.52 ERA, 31:5 K:BB across 25 IP vs. LAD
- Brandon Drury; .327 ISO, .387 wOBA vs. LHP this year
- Wil Myers; homered on Tuesday, has homered three times over his last six games, .231 ISO vs. LHP
Los Angeles Dodgers top plays;
- Clayton Kershaw; Since August 4th, Clayton Kershaw has pitched to a 1.60 ERA while allowing a .185 BAA
- Trea Turner; homered on Tuesday, 6-for-17 (.353 AVG) with 1 HR vs. Yu Darvish, .334 wOBA vs. RHP
- Freddie Freeman; Freeman is 7-for-22 (.318 AVG), .338 AVG & .405 wOBA vs. RHP this year
- Will Smith; upside at the catcher position, 2-for-4, 2 2B on Tuesday
- Trayce Thompson; .293 ISO & .418 wOBA vs. RHP, both highest on the team
Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
---|---|---|---|
SP | Clayton Kershaw | Yu Darvish | Zack Wheeler |
1B | Freddie Freeman | Matt Olson | Travis d'Arnaud |
2B | Brandon Drury | Max Muncy | Gavin Lux |
3B | Manny Machado | Justin Turner | Alec Bohm |
SS | Trea Turner | Dansby Swanson | Ha-Seong Kim |
OF | Bryce Harper | Michael Harris | Trayce Thompson |
Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
---|---|---|---|
SP | Clayton Kershaw | Zack Wheeler | Yu Darvish |
C | Will Smith | Travis d'Arnaud | Austin Nola |
1B | Freddie Freeman | Matt Olson | Wil Myers |
2B | Brandon Drury | Jean Segura | Gavin Lux |
3B | Manny Machado | Max Muncy | Alec Bohm |
SS | Trea Turner | Ha-Seong Kim | Bryson Stott |
OF | Bryce Harper | Michael Harris | Brandon Marsh |
Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
---|---|---|---|
SP | Clayton Kershaw | Zack Wheeler | Kyle Wright |
C | Travis d'Arnaud | Will Smith | Austin Nola |
1B | Freddie Freeman | Matt Olson | Brandon Drury |
2B | Jake Cronenworth | Jean Segura | Gavin Lux |
3B | Manny Machado | Max Muncy | Austin Riley |
SS | Trea Turner | Ha-Seong Kim | Dansby Swanson |
OF | Michael Harris | Bryce Harper | Nick Castellanos |
Player News
USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale says Michael Kopech is “expected to possibly miss the first month of the season.”
The Dodgers are signing Kirby Yates, according to USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale.
Cubs signed RHP Trevor Richards to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Pirates designated INF Tristan Gray for assignment.
Blue Jays signed OF Anthony Santander to a five-year, $92.5 million contract.
Rangers signed RHP Peyton Gray to a minor league contract.