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The top daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/4/21. Mike Marteny's MLB DFS analysis and sleepers for building optimal DFS rosters.
The Saturday split is about the same as last Saturday. There are six early games, eight games on the main slate, and one game that bucked the trend of normal start times. Its punishment is banishment from the classic slates and relegated to a showdown that no one can find unless they look for it. Hey, no one said DraftKings didn't hold grudges from time to time. This will concentrate on the eight-game main slate.
Most of the humidity that gripped the country for the last four months has gone the way of the dodo bird. It's still going to be hot in Phoenix. Rain is a serious threat in Cincinnati, more so in the later innings. Right now, it looks like a truncated game or extended delay past the fifth inning or so. We'll know more tomorrow. The most humidity will be in Kansas City, but it's still not as good of hitting conditions as Colorado or Arizona.
This article will provide you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/4/2021. The lineup will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. You can also check out today's FanDuel MLB DFS lineup picks and read more DFS advice and lineup picks for other sports too. It’s also important to monitor injury news and today's MLB starting lineups. If you have any questions or comments, contact me on Twitter.
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DraftKings DFS Starting Pitchers
German Marquez - COL vs. ATL ($8,100)
Marquez has been hit hard the last two games, but those were road games. Surprisingly enough, Marquez's ERA is 2.23 runs lower in Coors Field in three more starts! We need a nuclear physicist to figure it out because I sure as hell can't. I don't make trends. I just follow them. And Marquez is money at home. He has only been in single digits once at home this year. That was May 4 against the Giants when he gave up eight runs in 2/3 of an inning. If you take that start out of there, Marquez has only allowed 23 runs in 88.1 home innings. He's as safe as a pitcher gets tonight.
Daniel Lynch - KC vs. CWS ($5,400)
DraftKings pricing is all screwy again. Lynch has only given up 10 runs in seven starts since being recalled from AAA Omaha on July 25. He has 33 strikeouts in that span, which still wont turn any heads. However, if he keeps stringing together quality starts, we don't really care about that. Especially not in this price range. You can get any bats you want and still get in the middle teens from Lynch.
Other Options: Framber Valdez ($10,000), Kwang Hyun Kim ($7,700), Jose Suarez ($6,500)
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DraftKings DFS Infielders
Mike Zunino - C, TB at BAL ($4,600)
Zunino has six homers in his last eight games. With the Rays facing another lefty, expect Zunino to be in there. The Rays were a disappointment last night the exception of Zunino. Don't rule out another homer. He's locked in right now.
Paul Goldschmidt - 1B, STL at MIL ($5,500)
Goldy had great BvP numbers against Peralta last night too. The Brewers answer to that problem was to walk him twice. He ended up scoring both times. Tonight we have another pitcher that Goldy has terrorized in Adrian Houser. He is 5-for-13 with two homers and six RBI against Houser already. That's a small sample size, but two homers and six RBI are two homers and six RBI.....
Whit Merrifield - 2B, KC vs. CWS ($5,100)
Merrifield has been knocking Reynaldo Lopez around the A.L. Central since the Sox acquired him in Adam Eaton trade. Merrifield is 13-for-38 with two homers, two steals, six runs scored, and six RBI in his career against Lopez so far. He's going to get the first and most cracks at Lopez here, so any Royals stack should start with Whit. He's the one-off you want if you're only playing one Royal as well.
Mike Moustakas - 3B, CIN vs. DET ($4,400)
Moose hit Matthew Boyd hard when he was with the Royals, so it stands to reason that he can here too. He is 10-for-24 with a homer and seven RBI in his career against Boyd. The Reds offense is scuffling a bit of late, but Detroit's pitching staff should make them look like the 1927 Philadelphia A's before the weekend is over. I definitely want some of this action.
Dansby Swanson - SS, ATL at COL ($5,100)
I normally full fade Coors with a guy like German Marquez on the hill, but Marquez just can't get Swanson out. In five plate appearances against Marquez, Dansby has hit for the cycle and driven in six runs. That's right....he was more RBI than plate appearances against Marquez. If anyone gets to the Colorado ace tonight, it's going to be Dansby. And, well, Marquez has that ugly bullpen behind him. That doesn't hurt.
DraftKings DFS Outfielders
Nick Castellanos - OF,CIN vs. DET ($5,100)
Castellanos is on one of those hot streak things again. He is hitting .356 with five homers and 13 RBI in the last two weeks. He already has six hits in three September games with two homers and six RBI. He could light up Matt Boyd, and he will damn sure be in my lineup when he does.
Luis Robert - OF, CWS at KC ($4,700)
I know that he's playing our pitcher, but there's a path to success for both of them. Robert is hitting .341 with three homers and seven RBI in the last ten games. Even if He struggles against Lynch, Lynch has had trouble with efficiency lately. Robert should get at least two at-bats against this putrid bullpen.
Austin Slater - OF, SF vs. LAD ($2,500)
The reason why the Giants his lefties so well is because they can load the lineup with righties every time one takes the hill. Slater is one of these guys. He is 5-for-14 with a homer, a steal, and a pair of RBI against Julio Urias. If you're looking to move off of a chalky Goldy, Brandon Belt has the same .357 average in 14 at-bats as slater, but he has two homers, seven RBI, and eight walks against Urias.
DraftKings DFS Stacks
- Cincinnati Reds vs. Matt Boyd
- Colorado Rockies vs. Ian Anderson
- St. Louis Cardinals vs. Adrian Houser
- Kansas City Royals vs. Reynaldo Lopez
- Sneaky Stack: Detroit Tigers vs. Tyler Mahle
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