Happy Tuesday! After a strange day yesterday with only four games and a three-game slate, we are back to a normal day with a full slate this evening. We get an 11-game main slate on DraftKings starting at 7:07 PM EST, with it being only a 10-game slate on FanDuel as it doesn’t have the Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies. All eyes are on the final postseason races as we have some exciting matchups involved, including the Houston Astros facing the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers facing the Los Angeles Angels that will be closely watched to see how the AL West shakes out. There are also multiple teams fighting for the final NL Wild Card spots, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, and Miami Marlins, all playing on this slate as well. Even for teams whose hopes of making the postseason are gone, there are still plenty of great players to target to help us build some winning MLB DFS lineups, whether you are playing cash games or gpp tournaments. Let’s get right into today’s playbook! Be sure to check in with our MLB DFS Tools, with the daily MLB projectionsMLB 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 September 26

MLB Weather Updates

Miami Marlins vs New York Mets: Still raining there this morning, but should be fully cleared up well before game time. 

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago White Sox: Rain showers throughout the day with some scattered thunder as well. Should be light enough to avoid any postponements, but some delays are certainly possible. 

DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

There are some pitchers that are criminally underpriced today, in my opinion. You could go for some of the higher-priced pitchers, but I think you get some great pitchers with awesome upside that are a better route today, with my favorite two written up below. On the offensive side, some of my favorite lineups to target today include the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Rays.

Recommended DFS Starting Pitchers

Top Options for Strikeouts

Kevin Gausman vs New York Yankees

Zach Eflin vs Boston Red Sox

Justin Steele vs Atlanta Braves

George Kirby vs Houston Astros

Best Odds for a Win

Bailey Ober vs Oakland Athletics

Cody Bradford vs Los Angeles Angels

Kevin Gausman vs New York Yankees

Adrian Houser vs St. Louis Cardinals

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Favorite Starters to Use for DFS Lineups

Michael King, New York Yankees

The price for Michael King is egregious. He has been absolutely incredible in his last few starts, with 30 strikeouts through 16.2 innings with a 1.62 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. In his last outing, he struck out 13 through 7 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up 1 run, making it his third straight start with at least 8 strikeouts and only giving up 1 run. You are getting ace-level stuff from him and not having to pay for it. 

Seth Lugo, San Diego Padres

While Seth Lugo hasn’t quite been as good as Michael King, he has still been solid and is also far underpriced. He has 7 strikeouts in his last two outings, giving up 3 earned runs and 2 earned runs through 6 innings. Getting to pitch in San Francisco today should be a great chance for him to keep it up and give another good start.

Recommended DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

Atlanta Braves vs Justin Steele

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Jose Urena

Texas Rangers vs Reid Detmers

Minnesota Twins vs Paul Blackburn

Tampa Bay Rays vs Tanner Houck

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Favorite Hitters to Use for DFS Lineups

Favorite Hitters to Use for DFS Lineups

Brandon Drury, 1B/2B Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels offense sure isn’t the same without Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, but Brandon Drury has still been providing some great offensive production for them recently. He has 10 hits through his last 6 games, along with 2 homers, and is in a good spot today to continue to produce against Andrew Heaney as the Angels will look to help out the Astros and Mariners today by pinning a loss on the Rangers. 

Marcus Semien, 2B Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers are clicking right now as they are currently on pace to win the AL West, and Marcus Semien has been a big part of that. He is coming off a two-homer game on Sunday, which was his third two-homer game in September. He is also slashing .292/.370/.596 this month, and while he isn’t cheap, his ability to provide such huge games makes him worth rostering. 

Xander Bogaerts, SS San Diego Padres

Xander Bogaerts has continued to dominate through the end of the season for the Padres. He has now slashed .427/.472/.744 in September, and only TJ Friedl is beating him in any categories this month with a slightly higher OBP and SLG. While I like Kyle Harrison long-term, I do still think the Padres will be able to get to him a bit today, and I don’t see Xander slowing down before the season ends.

Juan Soto, OF San Diego Padres

Juan Soto has been following Xander’s lead recently and has also been crushing the ball recently. Over his last 12 games, Soto has slashed .457/.527/.870 with 5 homers, and he has two 3-hit games over his last three. Soto is also one short of his career high in both homers and steals, so maybe he will be trying to break both of those this week and give us some extra fantasy value. 

Player Pool

$ Tier RPSPC1B2B3BSSOF
High Blue JaysLogo Kevin Gausman
MainLogo $11,100
BravesLogo Matt Olson
MainLogo $4,500
RangersLogo Marcus Semien
MainLogo $3,600
PadresLogo Manny Machado
MainLogo $3,500
RangersLogo Corey Seager
MainLogo $4,400
MetsLogo Juan Soto
MainLogo $4,200
OriolesLogo Zach Eflin
MainLogo $10,700
PadresLogo Fernando Tatis
MainLogo $3,800
RangersLogo Adolis García
MainLogo $3,700
Medium PadresLogo Michael King
MainLogo $8,600
RoyalsLogo Seth Lugo
MainLogo $8,800
YankeesLogo Paul Goldschmidt
MainLogo $3,500
AthleticsLogo Zack Gelof
MainLogo $3,400
AstrosLogo Isaac Paredes
MainLogo $3,000
PadresLogo Xander Bogaerts
MainLogo $3,200
BravesLogo Marcell Ozuna
MainLogo $3,300
RaysLogo Josh Lowe
MainLogo $3,300
CubsLogo Seiya Suzuki
MainLogo $3,100
Low RangersLogo Jonah Heim
MainLogo $3,000
AstrosLogo José Abreu
MainLogo $2,900
AngelsLogo Brandon Drury
MainLogo $3,000
CubsLogo Patrick Wisdom
MainLogo $2,600
DiamondbacksLogo Elvis Andrus
MainLogo $2,700
AthleticsLogo Brent Rooker
MainLogo $2,900
CardinalsLogo Jordan Walker
MainLogo $2,800
PadresLogo Jurickson Profar
MainLogo $2,800

Stacks

Padres Xander BogaertsJuan SotoManny MachadoFernando TatisHa-Seong Kim
DraftKings 46005600520059004700
Fanduel 32004200350038003100
Rays Taylor WallsRandy ArozarenaYandy DíazIsaac ParedesJosh Lowe
DraftKings 37005500510046004400
Fanduel 28003400360030003300
Diamondbacks Alek ThomasKetel MarteCorbin CarrollChristian WalkerTommy Pham
DraftKings 27004700560044003800
Fanduel 25003700410033003200
Twins Ryan JeffersJorge PolancoAlex KirilloffMax KeplerEdouard Julien
DraftKings 34004900330045004200
Fanduel 29003200260029002900
Rangers Adolis GarcíaJosh JungMarcus SemienCorey SeagerJonah Heim
DraftKings 52004800600066003900
Fanduel 37003300360044003000