Good afternoon FAmily! We have a Saturday night full of baseball as DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo all bring us 5 game DFS slates starting at 7:20pm EST. We have good pitching and even better bats, especially in the value department. Be sure to check out my MLB DFS Playbook first and now let's get into my top core plays for Saturday night…
FD | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Noah Syndergaard | Matt Brash | Elieser Hernández |
| 1B | Matt Olson | Jared Walsh | Christian Walker |
| 2B | Ozzie Albies | Eduardo Escobar | Ketel Marte |
| 3B | Manny Machado | Anthony Rendon | Abraham Toro |
| SS | Francisco Lindor | Eugenio Suárez | J.P. Crawford |
| OF | Mike Trout | Starling Marte | Eddie Rosario |
DK | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Ian Anderson | Noah Syndergaard | Elieser Hernández |
| C | Salvador Perez | Austin Nola | Tom Murphy |
| 1B | Shohei Ohtani | Matt Olson | Christian Walker |
| 2B | Ozzie Albies | Robinson Canó | Nicky Lopez |
| 3B | Manny Machado | Austin Riley | Bobby Witt |
| SS | Francisco Lindor | J.P. Crawford | Dansby Swanson |
| OF | Mike Trout | Brandon Nimmo | Eddie Rosario |
Y!DFS | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Ian Anderson | Noah Syndergaard | Tyler Anderson |
| C | Salvador Perez | Tom Murphy | Austin Nola |
| 1B | Matt Olson | Jared Walsh | Christian Walker |
| 2B | Ozzie Albies | Ketel Marte | Robinson Canó |
| 3B | Manny Machado | Anthony Rendon | Justin Turner |
| SS | Francisco Lindor | Trea Turner | Adalberto Mondesi |
| OF | Mike Trout | Starling Marte | Eddie Rosario |
Player News
Max Muncy went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in the Dodgers 6-5 win over the Mets on Tuesday.
Muncy has been on a tear at the plate as his home run barrage continued Tuesday. He took Tylor Megill deep for a two-run blast in the first inning, then later tied the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth for his second round-tripper of the evening. The 34-year-old slugger is up to nine homers, five in his last seven games, while hitting .230/.350/.432 across 223 plate appearances.
Freddie Freeman went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and a run scored against the Mets on Tuesday.
Freeman put the Dodgers on the board with a double in the first inning to bring home a run before scoring on a groundout. His next hit came in the bottom of the tenth. With two runners on and one out, he doubled off the left field wall to drive in the game-winning run. The 35-year-old first baseman is hitting an incredible .369/.435/.626 with nine homers, 34 runs scored, and 40 RBI across 214 plate appearances.
Juan Soto went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Soto took Clayton Kershaw deep for his only hit of the game, sending a two-run blast to right center field. It was Soto’s third home run in four games and his 11th on the season as he’s hitting .233/.361/.438 with 39 runs scored, 30 RBI, and seven steals across 269 plate appearances.
Huascar Brazobán gave up one run to blow the save chance against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
With Edwin DÃaz getting a breather after pitching in three of the last four games, Brazobán was summoned to close things out with a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth. He surrendered a game-tying solo homer to Max Muncy before ultimately striking out the side.
Clayton Kershaw allowed five runs -- three earned -- with two strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Mets on Tuesday.
Kershaw allowed a run in the first inning on a two base hits and a wild pitch. Juan Soto later took him deep for a two-run shot in the third. The Mets then brought two more unearned runs in on a walk, error, and two hits in the fifth before Kershaw’s day was done with two outs in the frame. He struck out two. The 37-year-old veteran left-hander will carry a 5.17 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, and an 8/9 K/BB ratio across 15 2/3 innings into a start against the Padres in San Diego on Monday.
Tylor Megill allowed four runs with seven strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Megill was hit for four runs in the open frame, including two on a home run by Max Muncy. He recovered tremendously following the first inning, locking in for five more scoreless frames, striking out seven batters over six innings. The 29-year-old right-hander will take a 3.77 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and a 79/28 K/BB ratio across 59 2/3 innings into a start against the Rockies in Colorado on Sunday.