Welcome to another great Sunday full of baseball! Today’s main slate is 11 games and will be starting at 1:35 PM EST on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Plenty of great matchups taking place today, with the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox facing off fighting for a wild-card spot in the AL East, the Milwaukee Brewers taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates as they try to have been playing leapfrog with the NL Central division lead with the Cincinnati Reds who are facing the Washington Nationals. Today’s featured player was Tyler Glasnow, but he has since been scratched, so Sandy Alcantara becomes my favorite pitcher of the day. Plenty of other solid pitching options across the board as well as plenty of great options on the offensive side. Endless ways to build a winning MLB DFS lineup today, whether you are playing gpp tournaments or cash games, so let’s jump into today’s playbook! Be sure to check in with our MLB DFS Tools, with the daily MLB projections, MLB DFS rostership projections, and our MLB DFS Lineup Generator when building those lineups today to help you decide which players you should be targeting!

 

MLB DFS Playbook August 6

MLB Weather Updates

Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers: Small amounts of rain throughout the day; not too worried about it being an issue.

Colorado Rockies vs St. Louis Cardinals: Some scattered thunderstorms could possibly cause delays, but not too worried about a postponement. 

DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

Tyler Glasnow was far and away my favorite pitcher, but with him being scratched the top spot goes to Sandy Alcantara. On top of Sandy, some other pitchers that are worth honorable mentions today include Kyle Bradish, Taijuan Walker, and Johan Oviedo. On the offensive side, some of my favorite lineups to target include the Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays. 

Recommended DFS Starting Pitchers

Top Options for Strikeouts

Tyler Glasnow vs Detroit Tigers

Brandon Woodruff vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Zac Gallen vs Minnesota Twins

Carlos Rodon vs Houston Astros

Best Odds for a Win

Taijuan Walker vs Kansas City Royals

Zack Thompson vs Colorado Rockies

Brandon Woodruff vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Tyler Glasnow vs Detroit Tigers

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Favorite Starters to Use for DFS Lineups

Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins 

After what has been a strange season for the reigning NL Cy Young Winner, he has been looking a lot more like his usual self lately. He has thrown 17 innings over his last two starts against the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays while only giving up 1 run. He gets a difficult matchup again today, having to face the Texas Rangers, but I completely trust him to continue to dominate again today and be a workhorse just like we saw for all of 2022. 

Recommended DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

Cincinnati Reds vs Jake Irvin

Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Philadelphia Phillies vs Zack Greinke

St. Louis Cardinals vs Austin Gomber

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Favorite Hitters to Use for DFS Lineups

Joey Meneses, 1B Washington Nationals

Over his last 10 games, Joey Meneses has 4 multi-hit games, 3 homers, and 14 total hits. The 31-year-old has had a pretty mediocre follow-up to what was an awesome breakout last season. He is still hitting .282 on the season, though, and has solid plate skills, so I am not giving up on Meneses still showing more of what he did at the plate last season, and this recent stretch is encouraging, and I would bet on him being able to keep it up today in Cincinnati. 

Ozzie Albies, 2B Atlanta Braves

Ozzie Albies is incredible against lefties. This season he has slashed .379/.393/.655 against them, and even against a solid pitcher in Justin Steele today, there is a great chance that Ozzie can put up great numbers against the lefty and follow up his homer from yesterday. The Brave’s offense is incredible, and while Ozzie isn’t cheap, he is one of the best hitting second basemen in the game on one of the best offenses in the game and should be worth the higher price.

Austin Riley, 3B Atlanta Braves

The second Atlanta Brave who is one of my favorite’s today. Austin Riley seems to be hitting a homer almost every other day lately. He has 10 homers over his last 16 games with a 1.325 OPS over that stretch. He also isn’t cheap, but considering the odds of him hitting a home run, he sure seems worth the price to me and a must-add to any Braves stack today. 

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