It's Tuesday, so that means another full schedule of baseball is on tap. DraftKings will be carrying a huge 15-game MLB DFS main slate (including the second game of the Twins-Guardians doubleheader), while FanDuel and Yahoo offer 14 games. All three sites lock at 7:05 p.m. ET. Carlos Rodon, Robbie Ray, and sleeper JP Sears are just a few of the top daily fantasy pitchers on the slate, while Trea Turner and his Dodgers teammates will once again carry most of the offensive ownership due to another date in Coors Field. The best news of the night is that there are no major rain issues on tap but check back later with the DFS Alarm Weather Center.
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Today's MLB DFS Playbook: Lineup picks, tips for Tuesday
SP Carlos Rodon, Giants (vs. Tigers). Rodon will likely be highly owned tonight. The lefty is coming off three straight 30-plus DK-point games and now has the top matchup on the slate against the Tigers, who are 29th in the league with a .112 ISO and 25-percent hard contact against lefties. Rodon has a slate-high 33-percent strikeout rate with a 15-percent swinging-strike rate, and he's only allowing a 27-percent hard-contact rate. Rodon at home here is a lock
SP JP Sears, Yankees (vs. A's). Sears is the top value arm on the slate. The kid can pitch (1.83 ERA/0.74 WHIP in 39 innings with 50 Ks in AAA) and was called up for a spot start to give the Yankees staff some extra rest. He has made three appearances this season for the big club (one start) and has pitched seven scoreless. Now will be facing the weak A's offense that is 28th in SLG (.349) and wOBA (.282) and 26th in ISO (.129).
C Gary Sanchez, Twins (@ Guardians). Sanchez had a huge game last night with three hits, including a home run and four RBIs. Tonight, he gets the platoon advantage against Konnor Pilkington and will be a nice low-owned GPP play in DK contests. Just remember that Sanchez is the definition of "boom or bust."
1B Josh Bell, Nationals (vs. Pirates). Bell has quietly been raking - .480 over the past week and .343 over the past 20 games with six HRs and 15 RBIs with an elite .358 ISO/.471 wOBA. Jose Quintana is allowing an .362 wOBA and .300 average to righthanded batters
2B Jose Altuve, Astros (@ Mets). Altuve has always hit Carlos Carrasco well and is 11-for-30 lifetime (.367) against him. He is riding a hot streak with four double-digit DK point games out of his past six, including six HRs and 12 RBIs over the past month.
3B Jon Berti, Marlins (@ Cardinals). Berti is $5.3K? Just take a look at his logs and you will understand. If he gets on base, he is gone. He has five double-digit DK-point games out of his past six without even hitting a home run. Over the past 20 games, Berti is hitting .312 with 16 steals -- not too shabby.
SS Trea Turner, Dodgers (@ Rockies). Turner is the one Dodger that I feel is a must-play in cash tonight. He gets an elite matchup against lefty Kyle Freeland in Coors, and after a slow start he's now hitting .341 over his past 20 games with five steals and a .391 wOBA/145.4 wRC+.
OF Jordan Luplow, Diamondbacks (vs. Padres). Love the price on Luplow on all sites. He is a platoon specialist that smokes lefthanded pitching (.467 ISO/.396 wOBA).
MORE PICKS: SP Dean Kremer, Orioles (@ Mariners); C Will Smith, Dodgers (@ Rockies); 1B Michael Chavis, Pirates (@ Nationals); 2B Kolten Wong, Brewers (@ Rays); 3B Matt Chapman, Blue Jays (vs. Red Sox); SS Corey Seager, Rangers (@ Royals); OF Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees (vs. A's)
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