Welcome to Friday! It is official that Shohei Ohtani is staying with the Angels, and to no surprise, he immediately reminds everyone that he is the greatest baseball player on the planet. Yesterday he had both a complete game shutout and a multi-homer game as he is pushing to keep the Angels in playoff contention and will continue that today against the Toronto Blue Jays. We have some other great matchups today with some of the other most exciting games today, including the Texas Rangers taking on the San Diego Padres, the Cincinnati Reds heading to LA to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Tampa Bay Rays now chasing down Baltimore Orioles for the division lead are facing the Houston Astros. We have a large 14-game main slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel starting at 7:05 PM EST, with the Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins being the only teams not on the slate. This gives us plenty of great players to choose from, so let’s jump into my favorite value options of the day to help build a winning MLB DFS lineup! 

 

MLB DFS Value Pitchers

Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles (DraftKings: $6,300 / FanDuel: $7,700) 

Grayson Rodriguez has looked pretty good in his first two starts since being called back up. He has 10 strikeouts through 10.2 innings and has given up 6 runs, and while that doesn’t sound great, it was against the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays, and most of the damage against the Dodgers came late in the game with him getting pushed a little bit. The Yankees should be a much easier task for him today, and I expect more than enough value to be worth this price. 

Kutter Crawford, Boston Red Sox (DraftKings: $6,500 / FanDuel: $7,200) 

Kutter Crawford put up a season-high 9 strikeouts on July 16th against the Cubs, going 6 innings while only giving up one hit. He didn’t have as great of an outing in his last start against the New York Mets, but the Mets are still a solid offense despite their poor record this year. The San Francisco Giants have been a terrible hitting team, and I think we see another high strikeout game for Kutter Crawford here today. 

MLB DFS Value Hitters

Yan Gomes, C Chicago Cubs (DraftKings: $3,200 / FanDuel: $2,500) 

Yan Gomes is on another great run at the plate with a .375/.421/.625 slash line through his last 10 games. He also has been fantastic against lefties all season with a .868 OPS against them this year, so I think this is a solid matchup for him today; taking on Jordan Montgomery gives him a great chance of keeping up this solid run at the plate. 

Triston Casas, 1B Boston Red Sox (DraftKings: $3,300 / FanDuel: $3,100) 

It sure looks like something has clicked for Triston Casas, and he has turned into the great hitter the Red Sox were expecting him to be a first base. Over his last 10 starts, Casas had 6 home runs to go along with a .459/.556/1.054 slash line. He is starting to really tap into his raw power, and with the improving plate skills to go along with it, he is turning into a great hitter for Boston. 

Justin Turner, 1B/2B Boston Red Sox (DraftKings: $4,400 / FanDuel: $3,300) 

Doubling up on the Boston Red Sox today with Justin Turner. I know they have a tough matchup today against Logan Webb, but they have been hitting everybody lately, and trust their offense to come through today, even against Webb. Since June 30th, Justin Turner only has one game without a hit, and he has 7 multi-hit games and 5 home runs, along with 18 runs and 25 RBIs, and I expect some more solid production out of him today.

Will Benson, OF Cincinnati Reds (DraftKings: $3,300 / FanDuel: $2,900) 

Will Benson has a 1.185 OPS over his last 8 games, along with 3 home runs, 3 doubles, and 2 stolen bases, and while he is batting at the bottom of the lineup, this Reds offense is good enough for him to provide quality value even at the bottom of it. While Bobby Miller has certainly been the best of the Dodger’s rookie pitchers this season, he still hasn’t been great, and I think the Reds will be able to get to him today, giving Benson a great chance to return value again today. 

 

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