Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: Rankings, lineup advice for Friday, July 28

Tony Fortier-Bensen

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After a very small slate of games on Thursday, we have a full schedule starting at 7:05 p.m. ET for Friday’s daily fantasy baseball contests. For the pitcher rankings, there isn’t a no-doubt top pick, but it's a fairly deep group of options to choose from in both GPPs and cash games. 

Danny Salazar returned from the DL last week and spun a gem (one hit, eight Ks over seven shutout innings) and should continue to roll against the weak-hitting White Sox. Dallas Keuchel was dominant before he hit the DL for a neck strain, and he makes his return against the Tigers. He should pick up where he left off.  Two lefties in Robbie Ray and Alex Wood are coming off arguably their worst outings of the year, but they should bounce back with favorable matchups against teams who aren't great against lefties. Jaime Garcia has been pitching well lately and has good matchup against the A’s and their league-worst worst batting average against southpaws.

There are a good amount of boom-or-bust options, and one of them is Sal Romano of the Reds. He incorporated a changeup into his arsenal for the first time against the Marlins five days ago, and he used it for six innings of one-run ball that included seven strikeouts. Other options include Marashiro Tanaka, Julio Teheran and German Marquez.

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Daily Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Pitchers

Rank Pitcher Team Opp
1 Danny Salazar, RHP CLE @CHW
2 David Price, LHP BOS vs KC
3 Jose Quintana, LHP CHC @MIL
4 Robbie Ray, LHP ARI @STL
5 Dallas Keuchel, LHP HOU @DET
6 Alex Wood, LHP LAD vs SF
7 Jaime Garcia, LHP MIN @OAK
8 Michael Wacha, RHP STL vs ARI
9 Tanner Roark, RHP WSH vs COL
10 Masahiro Tanaka, RHP NYY vs TB
11 Julio Teheran, RHP ATL @PHI
12 German Marquez, RHP COL @WSH
13 Jason Vargas, LHP KC @BOS
14 Jordan Zimmermann, RHP DET vs HOU
15 Sal Romano, RHP CIN @MIA
16 Chris Tillman, RHP BAL @TEX
17 Andrew Cashner, RHP TEX vs BAL
18 Brent Suter, LHP MIL vs CHC
19 Parker Bridwell, RHP LAA @TOR
20 Chad Kuhl, RHP PIT @SD
21 Ariel Miranda, LHP SEA vs NYM
22 Rafael Montero, RHP NYM @SEA
23 Travis Wood, LHP PIT @SD
24 Austin Pruitt, RHP TB @NYY
25 Jeremy Hellickson, RHP PHI vs ATL
26 J.A. Happ, LHP TOR vs LAA
27 Daniel Gossett, RHP OAK vs MIN
28 Derek Holland, LHP CHW vs CLE
29 Vance Worley, RHP MIA vs CIN
30 Matt Moore, LHP SF @LAD

Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: Friday, July 28

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We have a full 15-game slate that comes with a few areas of concern.  First, reports are that David Price will be scratched tonight.  Stay up to date on our MLB Alarms page for updates on his status or replacement.  There is major concerns weather wise in both Washington and Philadelphia tonight.  It's looking like the game in Washington will be postponed, and the game is Philly is an iffy one that needs another look closer to gametime.  

The Rangers are the top projected scoring team tonight, with the Indians, Red Sox, and Yanks also checking in with solid projected run totals.  The Giants check in with the lowest projected total, with the White Sox, D-Backs, Padres, and Rays checking in with lower totals as well.  I think you can find solid value in piching tonight, and we have a few positions that are extremely loaded with options.  Good Luck! - Ben Scherr

                                                                           
Pos  Player Matchup Opponent  FD DK Y! Analysis
SP Alex Wood (L) SF@LA Matt Moore (L) $10000 $11700 GO PRO !  
SP Dallas Keuchel (L) HOU@DET J. Zimmermann (R) $10500 $11600 GO PRO !  
SP José Quintana (L) CHI@MIL Brent Suter (L) $8700 $9800 GO PRO !  
SP Danny Salazar (R) CLE@CWS Derek Holland (L) $8200 $9500 GO PRO !  
SP Michael Wacha (R) ARI@STL Robbie Ray (L) $8300 $8600 GO PRO !  
SP Masahiro Tanaka (R) TB@NYY Austin Pruitt (R) $8600 $7800 GO PRO !  
C Willson Contreras (R) CHI@MIL Brent Suter (L) $3500 $4600 GO PRO !  
C Gary Sánchez (R) TB@NYY Austin Pruitt (R) $3400 $4600 GO PRO !  
C Brian McCann (L) HOU@DET J. Zimmermann (R) $2800 $3900 GO PRO !  
C Devin Mesoraco (R) CIN@MIA Vance Worley (R) $2100 $2500 GO PRO !  
C Ryan Lavarnway (R) MIN@OAK Jaime García (L) $2000 $2000 GO PRO !  
1B Joey Votto (L) CIN@MIA Vance Worley (R) $3700 $5200 GO PRO !  
1B Edwin Encarnación (R) CLE@CWS Derek Holland (L) $3800 $5100 GO PRO !  
1B José Abreu (R) CLE@CWS Danny Salazar (R) $3600 $3700 GO PRO !  
1B Chris Davis (L) BAL@TEX Andrew Cashner (R) $3500 $3800 GO PRO !  
1B Danny Valencia (R) NYM@SEA Rafael Montero (R) $3000 $3100 GO PRO !  
2B José Altuve (R) HOU@DET J. Zimmermann (R) $4500 $5500 GO PRO !  
2B Jonathan Schoop (R) BAL@TEX Andrew Cashner (R) $3700 $4500 GO PRO !  
2B Rougned Odor (L) BAL@TEX Chris Tillman (R) $3000 $3800 GO PRO !  
2B Robinson Canó (L) NYM@SEA Rafael Montero (R) $3300 $4400 GO PRO !  
2B Yolmer Sánchez (B) CLE@CWS Danny Salazar (R) $2200 $2600 GO PRO !  
3B Freddie Freeman (L) ATL@PHI Jeremy Hellickson (R) $3800 $4600 GO PRO !  
3B Kris Bryant (R) CHI@MIL Brent Suter (L) $3800 $4900 GO PRO !  
3B Adrián Béltre (R) BAL@TEX Chris Tillman (R) $3700 $4500 GO PRO !  
3B Derek Dietrich (L) CIN@MIA Sal Romano (R) $2500 $3000 GO PRO !  
3B Kyle Seager (L) NYM@SEA Rafael Montero (R) $3400 $3800 GO PRO !  
SS Francisco Lindor (B) CLE@CWS Derek Holland (L) $3900 $4900 GO PRO !  
SS Xander Bogaerts (R) KC@BOS Jason Vargas (L) $2800 $3700 GO PRO !  
SS Didi Gregorius (L) TB@NYY Austin Pruitt (R) $3900 $4700 GO PRO !  
SS Addison Russell (R) CHI@MIL Brent Suter (L) $2600 $3700 GO PRO !  
SS Freddy Galvis (B) ATL@PHI Julio Teherán (R) $2900 $3400 GO PRO !  
OF Mike Trout (R) LAA@TOR J.A. Happ (L) $4900 $5300 GO PRO !  
OF Aaron Judge (R) TB@NYY Austin Pruitt (R) $4900 $5600 GO PRO !  
OF George Springer (R) HOU@DET J. Zimmermann (R) $3800 $5200 GO PRO !  
OF Nomar Mazara (L) BAL@TEX Chris Tillman (R) $3100 $3900 GO PRO !  
OF Ben Gamel (L) NYM@SEA Rafael Montero (R) $3500 $3900 GO PRO !  
OF Corey Dickerson (L) TB@NYY Masahiro Tanaka (R) $2800 $4000 GO PRO !  
OF Scott Schebler (L) CIN@MIA Vance Worley (R) $2400 $3200 GO PRO !  

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Tony Fortier-Bensen