MLB DFS Lineups Today: Expert Picks, Projections & Advice - Tue, 8/27
Published: Aug 27, 2024
On Tuesday, August 27th, we have a nine-game MLB DFS main slate on our hands and it kicks off at 7:10 pm ET. The aces are out to play as Jack Flaherty, Logan Gilbert, Dylan Cease, and Spencer Schwellenbach take the mound..
It's a Coors Field slate and the Miami Marlins are in town, so the likes of Jake Burger and Brenton Doyle are some of the bats headlining Tuesday's main slate. Jarren Duran, Vladimir Guerrero, Mookie Betts, and Shohei Ohtani are also on the slate.
In the latest episode, Jonathan Impemba and James Grande break down each position to share the best MLB DFS lineups, picks, bargains, and players to avoid for Tuesday's games. They finish off by creating a sample lineup.
Don't forget to explore our MLB DFS projections, FanJections-powered MLB DFS Lineup Generator, and MLB DFS Ownership to find out the day's top picks, plus other helpful MLB DFS resources!
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Matt Waldron will start on Monday against the Phillies.
Waldron will be making his season debut on Monday after spending the last few weeks at Triple-A El Paso after wrapping up a rehab assignment. The 28-year-old knuckleballer hit the shelf at the end of spring training with an oblique strain. There’s some streaming appeal here in deeper fantasy formats based on his track record in the big leagues, but he’s not a definite must-start option for fantasy managers. We’re recommending a wait-and-see approach for now.
Matthew Liberatore pitched three-hit ball for six innings in the Cardinals’ 7-0 shutout of the Guardians on Sunday.
Liberatore walked five today, but he was facing a team that just isn’t hitting at the moment. The Guardians had three hard-hit balls (all against Liberatore) today, two of which were routine flies from José RamÃrez. JoJo Romero, Riley O’Brien and John King each pitched hitless innings afterwards to complete the shutout. Liberatore improved to 6-6 with a 3.70 ERA. He’ll pitch in Wrigley against the Cubs next weekend.
Logan Allen surrendered three runs in six innings Sunday in a loss to the Cardinals.
The runs all came on Nolan Gorman’s homer in the first. Allen matched his season high with six strikeouts and completed six innings for the fourth time this season, so it was a solid day overall. He’ll take a 5-6 record and a 4.27 ERA into his next start at home against the Tigers.
Nolan Gorman hit a three-run homer and walked Sunday against the Guardians.
Gorman’s three-run homer off Logan Allen in the first was the only scoring in the game through six innings. He later walked and scored a second run in the eighth. The homer was his second of the year against a left-hander. He’s 6-for-36 (.167) against them overall, but then he’s been in the lineup against a southpaw only eight times.
Brendan Donovan went 0-for-5 from the leadoff spot Sunday against the Guardians.
Donovan homered Saturday, but he’s currently in a 6-for-43 slump, even though he’s struck out just five times during the span. The 0-for-5 left him with a .297 average, putting him under .300 at the end of a game for the first time since Apr. 6.
Tyler Freeman was ejected from Sunday’s game against the Brewers for arguing balls and strikes,
Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer was also ejected from the third inning of Sunday’s contest against Milwaukee. Freeman finished 0-for-1 with a walk.