This is the time of year where you can get a lot of mileage in DFS out of stacking against bad pitchers with an okay ERA and fading pitchers who have been better than their results to this point. Wednesday’s slate is a great example of this. Eight of Wednesday’s starters enter the day with an ERA of 5.01 or higher. You could make a reasonable argument to stack against any of them, but I’m staying away from guys like Trevor Bauer and Jerad Eickhoff, who rank in the top-10 in BABIP and bottom 12 in left-on-base percentage among qualified starters.

Similarly, you shouldn’t be afraid to stack against pitchers like Jason Vargas, Wade Miley and Lance Lynn who have LOB percentages that are probably unsustainably high. I also like to look for bad pitchers who have gotten lucky to this point, which is how I wound up stacking against Mike Pelfrey despite his 3.86 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. Speaking of WHIP, that is another good indicator of when a pitcher’s luck is about to run out. When I see a pitcher like Wade Miley who has a 2.82 ERA and 1.43 WHIP I think his ERA pretty much has to rise unless he does a better job of limiting baserunners. I didn’t stack against Miley or Lance Lynn Wednesday because I don’t love the prices for the lineups they are facing, but I could easily stack against them in their next starts.

My Stacks for Wednesday, June 7, listed in order of preference:

Oakland Athletics vs. Francisco Liriano

Ryon Healy, Khris Davis, Jed Lowrie, Mark Canha, Trevor Plouffe, Rajai Davis, Chad Pinder, Josh Phegley

The A’s have an entire lineup of platoon guys who crush left-handed pitching, and while they haven’t been great against lefties to this point in the season that could all change. Many of these players have been good against Liriano in the past: Khris Davis is 5-for-14 with two home runs. Trevor Plouffe is 4-for-7 with three home runs. Rajai Davis is 9-for-30 with a homer of his own. Many of these players are super cheap, especially on FanDuel.

Minnesota Twins vs. Yovani Gallardo

Miguel Sano, Joe Mauer, Brian Dozier, Jason Castro, Max Kepler

Gallardo has allowed at least three earned runs in five consecutive starts, and he has failed to make it out of the fourth inning in two of his last three. The Twins have a nice combination of players who are swinging a hot bat and players who have been successful against Gallardo in the past. Joe Mauer and Jason Castro fall into both categories, and Castro is quietly working on an eight-game hitting streak.

Seattle Mariners vs. Adalberto Mejia

Nelson Cruz, Danny Valencia, Mike Zunino, Robinson Cano, Taylor Motter, Guillermo Heredia

Seattle’s right-handed bats are getting hot at the right time. Over the last seven days, Mike Zunino is 8-for-18 with 11 RBI, Danny Valencia is 12-for-21 with 10 runs and 12 RBI and Nelson Cruz is 9-for-18 with two home runs. Right-handed batters have a .363 wOBA against Adalberto Mejia this season.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Mike Pelfrey

Corey Dickerson, Kevin Kiermaier, Evan Longoria, Logan Morrison, Steven Souza

My concern with the stacks listed above is they could be pretty popular, so I forced myself to pick an under-the-radar stack. I would really love the Rays if they were just a little bit cheaper, but that should only help to keep their ownership low. Pelfrey hasn’t allowed more than four earned runs in any start this season, but that is mostly due to a .228 BABIP. Pelfrey’s FIP is 4.67, and his ERA will probably rise accordingly sooner than later. Dickerson has a .986 OPS against righties this season, with Logan Morrison right behind at .923. If one of the role players can crack the top of the starting lineup, that would help keep the price of this stack down.