Welcome to our Monday FanDuel lineup advice article. We have something of a bizarre pitching slate today. Some of the more historically reliable pitchers are discounted due to slow starts, while the emerging names are closer to the top. There are also some low totals expected on this slate, with CWS @ BAL (10.0 O/U) the only game where more than nine runs are expected, although there is no total for the Coors Field game yet as Colorado has yet to announce a starter.
Win cash playing in FanDuel’s MLB Squeeze 
Starting Pitcher
Chris Sale (BOS): $8,400 vs. DET
I never thought I’d see the day where Chris Sale is the fifth most expensive starting pitcher on a DFS slate, especially behind pitchers like Matt Boyd and Brad Keller. From a results perspective, it makes perfect sense. Boyd and Keller have been great this year, while Sale has been a disaster. That doesn’t scare me away from this opportunity. Sale is one of the game’s best starting pitchers, and he’s facing a lineup that has a 58 wRC+ and .086 ISO against left-handed pitching this season. Sale is worth the risk in GPP games on this slate.
Welcome to our Monday FanDuel lineup advice article. We have something of a bizarre pitching slate today. Some of the more historically reliable pitchers are discounted due to slow starts, while the emerging names are closer to the top. There are also some low totals expected on this slate, with CWS @ BAL (10.0 O/U) the only game where more than nine runs are expected, although there is no total for the Coors Field game yet as Colorado has yet to announce a starter.
Win cash playing in FanDuel’s MLB Squeeze
Starting Pitcher
Chris Sale (BOS): $8,400 vs. DET
I never thought I’d see the day where Chris Sale is the fifth most expensive starting pitcher on a DFS slate, especially behind pitchers like Matt Boyd and Brad Keller. From a results perspective, it makes perfect sense. Boyd and Keller have been great this year, while Sale has been a disaster. That doesn’t scare me away from this opportunity. Sale is one of the game’s best starting pitchers, and he’s facing a lineup that has a 58 wRC+ and .086 ISO against left-handed pitching this season. Sale is worth the risk in GPP games on this slate.
Zack Godley (ARI): $7,500 @ PIT
If Sale feels too risky, then perhaps another struggling, but cheaper, starting pitching is a better alternative. Godley got smashed in his first three outings, but settled down a bit last time out, allowing just two earned runs over six innings to the Braves. Godley always has big strikeout upside thanks to his curveball and gets a nice chance to turn it around against a weak Pittsburgh lineup. The Pirates have an 88 wRC+ and .152 ISO against righties collectively this season and just placed their best hitter, Starling Marte, on the injured list. This is the perfect opportunity to deploy a pitcher like Godley, who should fly under the radar in tournament play.
Three-Player Rockies Stack: $12,400 Total Salary vs. WAS
Trevor Story (SS): $4,400
David Dahl (OF): $4,000
Charlie Blackmon (OF): $4,000
The Rockies take on Jeremy Hellickson at home on this slate, and Hellickson has been atrocious this season despite his 2.63 ERA. He also has a 0.66 K/BB ratio, a 6.36 SIERA, and a 3.7% SwStr rate on the year. He has somehow maintained a .233 BABIP and 85% strand rate through his first three games, but those numbers won’t hold in Coors Field. There’s a good chance we see Jeremy Shell-ickson in this game.
Hellickson has especially struggled against lefties throughout his career, and since 2017 he has allowed a .322 wOBA and 1.7 HR/9 to left-handed batters. That makes Dahl and Blackmon easy calls atop Colorado’s batting order, as both could jump on Hellickson early in this one. Story is just a monster at home and always in play when at Coors Field. He has a .970 OPS and .329 ISO at home all time. It’s a bit difficult to afford the top four of Colorado’s lineup, but getting three of them is possible.
Four-Player Red Sox Stack: $11,400 Total Salary vs. DET
Steve Pearce (1B): $2,200
Michael Chavis (2B): $2,400
Rafael Devers (3B): $2,800
J.D. Martinez (OF): $4,000
It’s not often that we’ll look to stack against the top pitcher of the night, but in a GPP format this is a risk I’m willing to take. Matt Boyd has been good this season, and most of his success is earned through increased slider usage, he’s still pitching over his head. His high price tag means that there are some good values in Boston’s lineup. J.D. Martinez has destroyed left-handed pitching throughout his career, with a .949 OPS and .270 ISO against southpaws all time. Steve Pearce is also known as a lefty-killer, with an .845 OPS and .230 ISO versus left-handed pitching for his career. At near-minimum price, that’s an excellent value in this matchup. Chavis and Devers help us round out the stack with some low-priced infielders that’ll fill up the middle of Boston’s order. Stacking against the top pitcher is a risky option, but in a GPP scenario it can pay off big time.
Utility
Jose Abreu (1B – CWS): $2,800 @ BAL
Abreu may be off to a slow start, but the big first baseman is still clobbering the ball. He has a 91.5 MPH average exit velocity and a 20.4% barrel rate going into play Sunday. He draws an excellent matchup against David Hess tonight, as Hess has allowed seven home runs in 21 innings along with a 5.43 SIERA. Poor results have diminished Abreu’s price, but the skills are still present.
Create FanDuel lineups using our DFS Lineup Optimizer Tool
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | SoundCloud | Stitcher | TuneIn
Elliott Baas is a correspondent at FantasyPros. For more from Elliott, check out his archive and follow him @elliottbaasbb.
