MLB DFS Value Plays September 27: Top DraftKings and FanDuel Picks
Tonight's MLB DFS coverage is for the medium sized 8-game main slate that starts at 7:07 pm ET on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Starting pitching is headlined by AL Cy Young front-runner Gerrit Cole. Ronald Acuna Jr. and Mookie Betts are the most expensive hitters at our disposal, but Freddie Freeman is probably my top spend-up option on this slate. James is on the playbook today, make sure to give that a read, and don’t forget to check out the MLB Lineups page, Vegas Odds, and all of our MLB DFS Tools. Let’s dive into some of my favorite value options of the day and some we can fit into our cash and tournament lineups!
MLB DFS Value Pitcher
Matt Waldron, San Diego Padres (DraftKings: $7,000)
Knuckleballers are fun and they are a rare breed in the MLB, but that’s not what has me interested in using Waldron tonight. He is coming off a fantastic game in which he scored 25.8 dk points by tossing 5.2 innings of one-run ball while striking out 9. That comes after a game in which he threw 5.1 innings of two-run ball with 5 Ks to score 17.2 dk points, so he is pitching very well right now. I don’t mind this matchup against the Giants at all as they have really struggled and Seth Lugo nearly threw a shutout against them yesterday.
MLB DFS Value Hitters
Brendan Rodgers, 2B, Colorado Rockies (DraftKings: $3,600 / FanDuel: $2,900)
Rodgers has really turned it on after a slow start coming off IL. He is hitting an insane .390 over his last 10 games with a 1.017 OPS. In that span, he has two dingers and seven RBI. He is hitting .324 with a .827 OPS at home this year, compared to .200 and .531 on the road, respectively. Rodgers should be able to have himself a nice game at home tonight at Coors Field and is cheap given this spot.
Evan Carter, OF, Texas Rangers (DraftKings: $3,900)
Carter should finally be back in the lineup tonight after sitting the last two games due to the Rangers facing a lefty. It’s silly that he was out of the lineup, but I digress. He has been great as a rookie thus far, hitting .319 with four home runs, three steals, and 23 total R/RBI across just 47 at-bats. Over his last four starts he has scored 26, 27, 5, and 16 dk points. Hopefully the last two games of riding the pine didn’t cool him off.
Blake Perkins, OF, Milwaukee Brewers (DraftKings: $2,500 / FanDuel: $2,300)
Perkins is swinging it pretty well right now, hitting .273 with a .407 OBP over his last 10 games. He has a home run and a steal in that span. He now has three home runs, five steals, and 44 total R/RBI this year, despite just 135 at-bats. I like this matchup for the Brewers against Zack Thompson, who has a 4.57 ERA and 1.44 WHIP this year and just isn’t a very good pitcher. He has been abysmal on the road with a 6.53 ERA, 1.89 WHIP, and .302 BAA.
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Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored in the Padres’ 7-4 win over the Giants on Tuesday.
Bogaerts put the Padres on the board early with a base hit in the first to score Manny Machado from second base before coming around to score on a hit by Jose Iglesias. Bogaerts later extended the lead with a two-run blast off Randy Rodríguez in the seventh for his first home run of the season. The 32-year-old shortstop is hitting .253/.342/.364 with 13 runs scored, eight RBI, and four steals over 114 plate appearances.
Willy Adames went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against the Padres on Tuesday.
Adames led off the fourth inning with a solo homer off Nick Pivetta to put the Giants on the board. He later led off the sixth with a double and scored on a base hit by Jung Hoo Lee. It was one of Adames’ better days at the plate as he had just five total extra-base hits on the season before adding two on Tuesday. The 29-year-old shortstop is slashing .212/.286/.305 with two homers, 16 runs scored, and 15 RBI across 133 plate appearances.
Robert Suarez pitched a clean ninth inning to earn the save against the Giants on Tuesday.
Suarez was summoned with a three-run lead in the ninth to close it out against the Giants. He needed just six pitches to shut the door for his 11th save of the season. The 34-year-old right-hander has posted a 0.69 ERA, 0.54 WHIP, and a 14/2 K/BB ratio across 13 innings.
Nick Pivetta allowed three runs with nine strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a win over the Giants on Tuesday.
Pivetta tossed three quiet innings before Willy Adames took him deep for a solo homer in the fourth inning. He gave up two hits to start the sixth that would bring in a run. Pivetta would be relieved with one out and one runner on. The inherited runner would eventually come in to score. He struck out nine. The 32-year-old right-hander will take an excellent 1.78 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and a 39/8 K/BB ratio across 35 1/3 innings into a start against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Logan Webb allowed five runs with six strikeouts over five innings in a loss against the Padres on Tuesday.
Webb was a victim of some bad in this one. After two quick outs to start the game, the Padres brought three runs in to score on four hits and a walk in the first inning. Three more hits would plate two more runs in the fourth. Only two of the nine hits had an exit velocity over 88 mph, so Webb wasn’t giving up much hard contact. He’d end his day after five innings with six strikeouts. The 28-year-old right-hander will take a strong 2.83 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and a 50/11 K/BB ratio across 41 1/3 innings into a start against the Rockies in San Francisco on Sunday.
Jorge Polanco went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI to lead the Mariners to a 5-3 win over the Angels on Tuesday.
Polanco is on an incredible tear at the plate. He took Jack Kockanowicz deep for a three-run homer in the second inning. He was then robbed of a home run at the wall in the fifth before going deep for a second time with a two-run blast in the seventh. It was the second two-homer game for Polanco in the last four days. The 31-year-old is hitting .389/.423/.819 with nine homers and 25 RBI across 79 plate appearances.