FanDuel MLB DFS Picks – October 3rd

This was a night with the FanDuel MLB DFS Picks of each night as Charlie Morton along with the Rays’ bullpen held the A’s to just 1 run — an unearned one — en route to a 5-1 AL Wild Card victory.
We received a single and a walk from each Matt Chapman and Matt Olson while Mark Canha additional a walk . Brandon Lowe and seth Brown didn’t begin as alternatives, so there simply wasn’t much to speak of at all from those picks.
We come back to the classic format on this slate which includes a set of NLDS matchups.
Let’s get it!
P — Walker Buehler (LAD) — $10,200 vs. WAS
I am going to go with a lineup on this two-game slate tonight and that includes rolling with an highest-priced arm at the background in the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler’s kind. Miles Mikolas and Dallas Keuchel simply don’t provide you the strikeout upside that I want and Patrick Corbin hasn’t been nearly as great on the street as he has been at home, so Buehler provides the most security and strikeout upside that I want in my money lineups tonight. He also enjoyed a great year in his first full season in the big leagues as Buehler crafted a 3.26 ERA to cooperate with a 3.01 FIP and 3.37 xFIP. His 10.61 K/9 clip he authored this year represented an increase from the 9.90 mark he submitted in 2018 while the wander speed neared elite land with a tiny 1.83 BB/9 clip. Like his opponent Corbin, Buehler has been better at home that season as he possesses a 2.86 ERA at Dodgers Stadium when compared with some 3.66 mark over the road. His K-rate jumps from 10.19 K/9 around the road to a 11.04 mark in the home while at the walk speed at home finished at a minuscule 0.99 BB/9 markers at the regular season. There’s not much to dislike about Buehler inside this matchup against a Nationals group which hits lefties far better than they really do righties.
C/1B — Freddie Freeman (ATL) — $4,200 vs. STL
Even the Cardinals and Braves get together because of their NLDS matchup tonight in Atlanta along with the Braves input this one wearing the highest projected run complete — by far — with a 5.2 mark since they accept right-hander Miles Mikolas. Much like Corbin and Buehler, Mikolas was much better at home this season, however he will be on the road with this one tonight in which he submitted an 5.40 ERA on the season and allowed opponents an .848 OPS and .354 wOBA from him. More importantly, his home run speed jumped from 0.94 HR/9 at home to some 1.73 mark around the road, so there’s surely some targetability using Mikolas on this Braves offense. Freeman had his way with right-handed pitching this year as he assembled a .280 ISO, 1.005 OPS, .412 wOBA along with 154 wRC+ against them this year while the electricity against righties improved a tiny bit at home with a .299 ISO against righties in SunTrust Park this season — a venue that caters to left-handed power hitters. Freeman has enjoyed success against Mikolas within their own history against one another as he has gone 3 for 10 (.300) with 2 homers against the Cardinals’ right-hander. He’s the baseman for a motive.
2B — Kolten Wong (STL) — $2,600 vs. ATL
This lineup worked out as I managed to get Wong into my lineup after rostering some Dodgers bats and my stack as well. Even the lefty-swinging Wong would seemingly be in a tough matchup from the left-handed Dallas Keuchel in this , but the matchup isn’t as hard as it might appear on the surface, when his routine season holds through to this 1 tonight. Wong brings with him a pop but also some stolen base upside as he swiped 24 foundations on the season to go along with 25 doubles, 11 home runs and four triples. Wong maintained his own against left-handed pitching this year with a .739 OPS, .317 wOBA and 97 wRC+. Wong did a ton of harm on the street this season using a .212 ISO along with .922 OPS on the road in comparison to a Terrible .069 ISO and .654 OPS in the home. He clubbed lefties to the tune of a .222 ISO, .910 OPS, .382 wOBA and also a 139 wRC+ on the street with that ISO figure being his finest in any split this season. After stealing only one base in July, Wong chose it up about the basepaths and swiped nine totes. He’s projected to strike from the two-hole that was valuable and I believe he can give us some production out of that place tonight.
3B — Josh Donaldson (ATL) — $3,500 vs. STL
Donaldson wager using a bargain in Atlanta on himself this season and he’s demonstrated his age means nothing in this point as he’s coming off a season that saw his bar while playing in 155 games over the year, 37 home runs. Sure, it does not match with the MVP 2015 season with the Blue Jays, but he is still amazingly effective, and the great news with this one tonight is that he has been in his best against right-wing pitching at home that year. Against righties Donaldson posted a .271 ISO, .917 OPS, .381 wOBA and also a 135 wRC+ — but those are good, most of which can be superior to his numbers against lefties. That said, Donaldson did a serious damage at home this season where he put together a massive .328 ISO, 1.037 OPS, .426 wOBA along with 163 wRC+. In addition, the actual damage at home came against righties because he made a .371 ISO, 1.137 OPS, .460 wOBA along with 186 wRC+ against righties at SunTrust Park this season. Simply destroying right-handers at home this year. Add it up and I think we need to own tonight to Donaldson in any lineup.
SS — Corey Seager (LAD) — $3,200 vs. WAS
As noted, the Dodgers open their NLDS series at home against Patrick Corbin and the Nationals that day, also noted was that while Corbin had been lights-out at home, he did have his battles occasionally on the street where he submitted a 4.18 ERA on the season, almost two full runs higher than his 2.40 ERA he posted at Nationals Park. It is a lefty-on-lefty matchup tonight with Corbin and Seager, and while Seager didn’t hit lefties as well this season because he did a year ago , he certainly held his own and he walks a three-man Dodgers pile as a result. Injuries have slowed Seager’s rise to stardom, however he arrived back from Tommy John and hip surgeries to reach 19 homers, post a .211 ISO and a 113 wRC+ while enjoying 134 games in 2019. He posted just a .136 ISO in the home from lefties, but also an adequate .721 OPS along with 97 wRC+ which places his bat just 3% below league average at home versus lefties. On the other hand, the main reason I need him within this stack tonight is the simple fact he’s sizzling-hot entering the postseason after producing a .326 ISO, .939 OPS, .379 wOBA along with 138 wRC+ in the month of September. He has a hit in 12 of his last 13 with five doubles, a triple, three homers, eight runs and 13 RBI at the time. For him to get to the lefty within this one, I’ll take the white-hot bat and search.
OF — Nick Markakis (ATL) — $2,800 vs. STL
I will finish my Brasves stack with a set of outfielders beginning here with Markakis whose production continues to fly beneath the radar. The electricity is not likely to blow you away as Markakis submitted only a .135 ISO and eight home runs on the season, but you just have to enter his lefty-righty divides to see his true value at this price . Markakis does not even begin against lefties and for good reason for that his .653 OPS. Markakis’ bat is still very productive against righties as he’s submitted an .816 OPS, .347 wOBA and 112 wRC+ against them this year. Like Donaldson and Freeman before him, Markakis is going serious damage within this split in home against a righty this year because he published a .169 ISO, .890 OPS, .377 wOBA and also a 132 wRC+ against right-handers at SunTrust Park this season. This 132 wRC+ is by far the number in any divide he set on the street against righties this year. I don’t enjoy the 1 for 10 he’s against Mikolas within his profession, but you know you are likely to have quality at-bats in the unfazed veteran now of the year, something that makes Markakis a real sneaky-good value pick in addition to his numbers in this split.
OF — Matt Joyce (ATL) — $2,400 vs. STL
I totally believe we will find some real fine value out of Joyce as well as he is put to anchor this pile from this projected six hole tonight. With this pile, we ought to be getting the 3-6 hitters in the Braves lineup, something I am quite pleased about against a pitcher that struggled on the road and with players who have thrived this season against righties within this place. Joyce has made his money during what has come to be a lengthy career, hitting right-handed pitching and he has done just that with all the Braves here in 2019. Entering the playoffs, Joyce submitted an .871 OPS, .377 wOBA and 131 wRC+ from right-wing pitching this season. However, once again we’re dealing with a guy who awakens from righties at home with a .176 ISO, .942 OPS, .403 wOBA and 149 wRC+ in this scenario. Like Markakis, we know we will get patient, quality at-bats from Joyce since he posted a tremendous 16% walk rate against righties and a slightly increased 16.4% walk speed in your house against righties. His home run electricity hasn’t been as prominent, but RBI chances should definitely be in the cards and he’d provide gigantic worth if he could cash in on these tongiht.
OF — Chris Taylor (LAD) — $2,800 vs. WAS
I am going to finish my Dodgers three-man stack here using our past two roster areas, starting with Taylor who had himself a huge regular season against left-handed poching, a thing that I believe will continue tonight despite having a difficult matchup from Corbin. Throughout the last couple of seasons Taylor has hit both left and right-handed throwing well, however he has excelled against left-handers this season using a big-time .262 ISO, .859 OPS, .350 wOBA along with 120 wRC+ against them on the whole. In addition, he continues a theme throughout this lineup as Taylor’s best divide comes from the one that he sees himself in tonight — in home versus a left-handed pitcher. Taylor smacked lefties to the tune of a .282 ISO, .940 OPS, .381 wOBA plus also a 140 wRC+. Taylor also gives us some stolen base upside down since he has swiped eight foundations in part duty this year, just two of which came against a left-handed pitcher. He’s also stolen a foundation across his 20 livelihood at-bats from Corbin. His strikeout rate has elevated a little year, however, that I think Taylor could signify one of the sneakier selections in this lineup thanks to his gaudy numbers in the home against lefties this year.
UTIL — Justin Turner (LAD) — $3,200 vs. WAS
Completing this lineup along with our three-man Dodgers pile is Turner who has once again mashed left-handed pitching this season, but possesses some terrific figures against Corbin. Add it together and that I believe Turner could be in for some severe damage in this 1 tonight. Against lefties at 2019, Turner put together an eye-popping .294 ISO, .939 OPS, .385 wOBA and also a 142 wRC+ on the season. Just when we thought the house run electricity was in complete decline after a down year in that department last season, Turner mashed 27 homers this year and 12 against a left handed pitcher. For some reason I can’t explain, Turner’s entire manufacturing has cratered at home, but as he published just a .639 OPS along with 64 wRC+ in home against lefties in comparison with some gigantic 1.183 OPS along with 204 wRC+ from lefties on the road. However, he posted a .222 ISO at home against lefties this year, so I’m okay with it. I am also fine with it due to the fact that Turner has gone 12 for 32 (.375) with 2 homers, three doubles and even a stolen base in his profession against Corbin — that the most effective overall numbers of almost virtually any Dodger inside this match. I’m not hesitating one piece to utilize the veteran.

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