MLB DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups & Stacks Today: Wednesday Playbook

Welcome to Wednesday! We have a full day of baseball, with some early baseball today to enjoy as we get prepped for this evening’s slate with today’s playbook. While the Red Sox and Mariners’ playoff hopes are dwindling, the Detroit Tigers are making a surprise push as they try to catch the Twins for the final playoff spot. 

We remain dialed in across the league and will be looking to build some more winning MLB DFS lineups today! 

We have a great 8-game slate this evening that will be getting started at 7:05 PM ET on both DraftKings and FanDuel. We have plenty of great pitchers taking the mound and some strong lineups to target, with plenty of top-tier and value options across the board. Let's get right into today’s ML DFS projections and playbook with all of my favorite MLB DFS picks for the day!

MLB DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, September 11

There are some great pitching options today. Blake Snell and Cole Ragans don’t make my favorites today, but that is more because I like King and Brown and not because I dislike Snell and Ragans. They both provide insane upside but have seen some struggles recently and have difficult matchups. The middle tier holds some quality upside as well, with Luis Gil, Nick Pivetta, and Bryan Woo all being solid pitchers that I would also consider today. 

On the offensive side, I like some lineups a lot today, with my favorites being the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals.

MLB Weather Today, 9/11

Everything is looking clear for this evening. 

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MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Starting Pitchers

Top Options For Strikeouts

• Michael King vs. Seattle Mariners
• Blake Snell vs. Milwaukee Brewers
• Hunter Brown vs. Oakland Athletics
• Cole Ragans vs. New York Yankees

Best Odds For A Win

• Hunter Brown vs. Oakland Athletics
• Zebby Matthews vs. Los Angeles Angels
• Blake Snell vs. Milwaukee Brewers
• Michael King vs. Seattle Mariners

MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Pitchers

Michael King, San Diego Padres

Michael King delivered another great start in his last outing, throwing 6 innings, giving up only one run off a solo homer, and striking out 8. He is an elite strikeout pitcher, and even on a slate with guys like Blake Snell and Cole Ragans, he has the best strikeout odds on the slate. 

Facing the Seattle Mariners, who still hold the highest strikeout rate of any team on the season, he should have no issue piling up the strikeouts, and with the Padres offense clicking right now, he carries a great chance at a win even while having to face a quality pitcher in Bryan Woo on the other side. 

Hunter Brown, Houston Astros

Hunter Brown looked cooked to start the season and bounced back to be one of the best pitchers in baseball for most of the season. Since the end of May, he has had quality starts in 16 of his 19 starts. Over that stretch of 115.2 innings, he leads the league with a 2.02 ERA. 

Even with the huge steps forward the Oakland offense has taken, they don’t scare me away from Hunter Brown at all for MLB DFS picks today, and he should give us another quality start, a great chance at a win with Joey Estes on the other side, and at least 6 strikeouts. 

Zebby Matthews, Minnesota Twins

Zebby Matthews is better than what we have seen in his last two starts. Before getting roughed up by Toronto and the Royals (mostly Toronto), he had 7 strikeouts in 5 innings giving up only 1 run against a good Cardinals offense. 

The Angles are slashing .188/.269/.346 with a 26.5% strikeout rate against righties over the last month. They provide an excellent bounce-back spot, as they are by far the worst offense he has faced yet. This price is far too low for a pitcher with legitimate talent like Matthews in this good matchup. Just understand that he still comes with some risk. 

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

• Minnesota Twins vs. Jack Kochanowicz
• Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Jordan Wicks
• Boston Red Sox vs. Dean Kremer
• Houston Astros vs. Joey Estes

MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Hitters

Michael Busch, 1B Chicago Cubs

I still believe in Bobby Miller’s talent as a pitcher and will be looking for him to bounce back next season, but he simply does not have anything working right now. Over his last five starts, he has a 9.49 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, and 3.65 HR/9.

The Angels just dropped 7 runs with 3 homers on him in his last start despite him still striking out 8, so this Cubs offense should not have any problem doing some damage. Michael Busch provides a great value option in this offense, likely batting 2nd in the lineup; he can offer some good power from the left side of the plate against Miller today.  

Tommy Edman, OF/SS Los Angeles Dodgers

Tommy Edman has been an incredible addition to this Dodgers offense, slashing .293/.316/.427 through his first 20 games. More importantly, against lefties, he has been insane with a .440/.423/.800 slash line (1.223 OPS). Those are ridiculous numbers in one of the best offenses in baseball that you can get for $3,700. 

He also found himself batting 4th in the lineup and smacked 2 homers, so facing another lefty today, I see no reason why they wouldn’t keep him in that spot. He is basically a must roster whether you are putting him at short or in your outfield. 

Yordan Alvarez/Kyle Tucker, OF Houston Astros

These two Astro stars are way too affordable for being top outfield options today. Joey Estes has really struggled with the long ball this season and has a 1.57 HR/9 against lefties. Yordan Alvarez being under $6,000 feels like a steal with his constant double-homer threat and overall production. 

Kyle Tucker at $5,300 seems like even more of a steal. Sure, this is just his 4th game back from the IL but we are talking about one of the best hitters in baseball and someone who is consistently an over $6,000 hitter. 

Cedric Mullins, OF Baltimore Orioles

2021 called; they want their Cedric Mullins back. He has a 1.338 OPS with 2 homers and 3 steals over his last 10 games. He had a huge game yesterday with 2 homers and a steal, and I am hoping he can keep the magic going today.

Nick Pivetta is a solid pitcher, but his biggest struggle has always been with homers, and that has continued this season with a 1.75 HR/9. This will provide a great opportunity for Mullins to keep this power surge going in today's MLB DFS picks. 

Player Pool

• FanDuel
• DraftKings

$ Tier	SP	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF
High	Michael King $9,600	Yainer Diaz $4,600	Freddie Freeman $5,300	Jose Altuve $5,200	Manny Machado $5,300	Gunnar Henderson $6,400	Mookie Betts $6,300
	Blake Snell $9,800					Elly De La Cruz $6,200	Yordan Alvarez $5,900
							Anthony Santander $5,800
							Kyle Tucker $5,300
							Fernando Tatis $5,100
Medium	Hunter Brown $9,000	Ryan Jeffers $4,300	Triston Casas $4,400	Jonathan India $4,500	Alex Bregman $4,800	Zach Neto $4,400	Seiya Suzuki $4,900
	Cole Ragans $9,300	Tyler Stephenson $4,100	Paul Goldschmidt $4,000	Nico Hoerner $4,400	Matt Chapman $4,400		Jackson Merrill $4,800
					Isaac Paredes $4,300		Cedric Mullins $4,500
							Ian Happ $4,600
Low	Zebby Matthews $5,800	Pedro Pagés $2,900	Michael Busch $3,800	Gleyber Torres $3,800	Nolan Arenado $3,800	Tommy Edman $3,700	Pete Crow-Armstrong $3,600
		Miguel Amaya $2,700		Brendan Donovan $3,500		Trevor Story $3,500	Jake Fraley $3,500
				Edouard Julien $2,900			Ceddanne Rafaela $3,300
							Trevor Larnach $3,200
							Mike Yastrzemski $3,100
							Will Benson $3,100

Stacks

Cubs	Michael Busch	Seiya Suzuki	Cody Bellinger	Isaac Paredes	Ian Happ
DraftKings	3800	4900	5000	4300	4600
Fanduel	2700	3100	3100	2900	3200

Astros	Jose Altuve	Alex Bregman	Yainer Diaz	Kyle Tucker	Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings	5200	4800	4600	5300	5900
Fanduel	3600	3200	3100	4100	3900

Dodgers	Mookie Betts	Tommy Edman	Shohei Ohtani	Miguel Rojas	Freddie Freeman
DraftKings	6300	3700	7000	3400	5300
Fanduel	4200	2800	4900	2700	3500

Twins	Royce Lewis	Jose Miranda	Trevor Larnach	Matt Wallner	Edouard Julien
DraftKings	5000	4100	3200	4000	2900
Fanduel	3300	2600	2900	3100	2500