DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball on DraftKings. With the rest of the world fully engaged in preseason football, there is still plenty of money to be won with MLB DFS. It's a scattered day of games and both major sites have things a bit differently. On DraftKings, there main slate consists of nine games starting at […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 8/14/19  Dillon Peters vs Pittsburgh […]

Juan Soto Returns to Lineup With a Bang

After leaving Washington's game on Sunday after injuring his ankle running the bases, 20-year-old superstar Juan Soto sat out on Monday before coming back on Tuesday night to hit a home run in the National's 3-1 victory over Cincinnati. Still not old enough to legally drink a beer, Soto now has 24 home runs in […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/14/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are games spread all throughout the day on Wednesday, so I’m going to take a little bit of a different approach. With so many good options available, I’m going to offer up one value pitcher and one cash game pitcher. That allows you to pick what sort of lineup you want and should cater to […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Hits Game-Winner in 10th

Boston outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. homered in his second-straight game on Tuesday night, hitting his 14th home run in the 10th inning of Boston's 7-6 victory over Cleveland. Bradley also homered in his last game, which had been his only home run since the beginning of August. Bradley and the Red Sox will face Cleveland […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday August 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 14th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 14th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Ronald Acuna Homers in Second Straight Game

Ronald Acuna continued to do Ronald Acuna things, hitting his 34th home run on Tuesday night in a victory over the red-hot Mets, while also gunning down Todd Frazier at home with a one-hop laser. Acuna now has nine home runs in August and continues to assert himself as a five-category monster who's looking to […]

Rafael Devers Goes Six-for-Six

Having an MVP-caliber season, Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers kept the train going on Tuesday night, going 6-6 with four doubles in a 7-6 extra-innings victory over the Cleveland Indians. Devers is having an absolute tornado of a fantasy season, now slashing .317/.365/.560 with 24 home runs, 90 RBI, 96 runs scored, and eight […]

Ken Giles Earns Save in Blue Jays Win

After being again unavailable over the weekend with recurring elbow inflammation, Toronto closer Ken Giles picked up his first save since August 7, in a 3-0 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday. Called upon in the ninth, Giles faced four batters, striking out one and allowing one walk before getting Shin-Soo Choo to foul out […]

Jeff McNeil Suffers Apparent Hamstring Injury

The New York Mets' disappointing Tuesday night in Atlanta took a turn for the worse right at the end as one of their most valuable players appeared to suffer an injury. Utility man Jeff McNeil, who currently stands second in the National League in batting average, came up limping in the ninth as he tried […]

Zack Wheeler Surrenders 12 Hits In Loss

The New York Mets kicked off their biggest series yet as they took on the division-leading Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park Tuesday. Starting pitcher Zack Wheeler was not up for the game, however, as he allowed five runs on 12 hits in five innings of work. It was a stark contrast from his previous two […]

Kyle Seager is Latest to Hit 3 Homers in Game

Wanting to join in on all the fun, Seattle Mariner third baseman Kyle Seager is the latest slugger to hit three home runs in one game, going yard for the trifecta in an 11-6 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday. The three home runs give Seager 14 HR on the year and the 31-year old […]

Justin Turner Hits Third Home Run in Two Game

After starting slowly in August, Los Angeles third baseman Justin Turner has broken out of his funk, homering off of Wei-Yin Chen in the seventh inning of the Dodger's 15-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Turner also went deep twice in last Sunday's game against Arizona and will look to keep the power […]

Austin Romine Picks Up Three Hits As Yankees Prevail

Starting behind the plate once again, New York Yankees catcher Austin Romine made the most of his start, leading the team in hits Tuesday night against the Orioles. Following Gary Sanchez's return late last week, Romine became the backup catcher once again but is still seeing consistent playing time. On Tuesday he recorded three hits, […]

Dustin May Dominates in Victory

Dodger rookie Dustin May easily handled the Marlins on Tuesday, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out five, as they defeated Miami 15-1. It was the third start of the year for the top pitcher in Los Angeles' farm system and May has now only allowed two runs in […]

Aaron Judge Picks Up Big Hit In Win

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has been struggling mightily at the plate lately. The 27-year-old, who's been batting .236 the past 30 games, ripped a big double in the fourth inning as the Yankees continued their dominance of the Baltimore Orioles. While it was his lone hit of the night, it could've been something […]

Domingo German Picks Up League-Leading 16th Win

New York Yankees starter Domingo German continued his sensational 2019 campaign by recording his 16th victory Tuesday night, the most in the majors. The 27-year-old went seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out seven and allowed a pair home runs, tossing 93 pitches along […]

J.T. Realmuto Breaks Homer Drought

Homer-less in his last 10 games, Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto broke that streak on Tuesday night, giving Philadelphia a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning with a solo shot off of Cubs starter Jose Quintana. Realmuto tacked on a double, finishing the game 2-4 with two RBI, and two runs scored and remains locked in […]

Teoscar Hernandez Homers in Toronto Victory

Toronto outfielder Teoscar Hernandez has been on a power surge over the past week and continued it on Tuesday night, giving Toronto a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning of the Blue Jays victory over Texas. The home run was Hernandez's 19th on the year and fourth in five games. Much like teammate Randal Grichuk, […]

Jose Quintana Sparkles In No-Decision

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jose Quintana suffered a tough no-decision on Tuesday versus the Phillies. Quintana allowed five hits, two runs (one earned), one walk and struck out a career high 14 batters. Quintana has been a rollercoaster all season, but has picked it up lately. The lefty will square off versus the Pirates on […]

Nicholas Castellanos Continues To Enjoy Being A Cub

Chicago Cubs outfielder Nicholas Castellanos continues to enjoy himself as a Cub. The outfielder went 2-for-4 on Tuesday with a solo home run and two runs scored. Castellanos has been raking since joining the Cubs and should be started in all formats.

Randal Grichuk Homers In Second Straight Game

Notoriously streaky hitter Randall Grichuk may be smack-dab in the middle of one of those streaks, giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead in the second inning of Tuesday night's game against Texas, with a 414-foot blast off of starter Lance Lynn. Only 22%-owned in Yahoo leagues, Grichuk has four home runs in his last […]

Jose Altuve Stays Hot With Home Run

Houston second baseman Jose Altuve went deep in the first game of the Astros doubleheader with the White Sox, sending rookie Dylan Cease's chest-high fastball 401-ft into centerfield. After a slow start, Altuve has been one of the best players in fantasy since the All-Star break, slashing .383/.437/.730, with 10 HR and a 208 wRC+ […]

Lance Lynn Strikes Out Six Tuesday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn allowed one run in five innings Tuesday at the Blue Jays. Lynn struck out six while allowing four hits and three walks and took his eighth loss of the season. Lynn has now given up only four runs in his last four starts combined with 32 strikeouts in 25 […]

Alex Wood Strikes Out Four In Loss

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Alex Wood pitched well in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. Wood gave up three runs over five innings while striking out four and walking none. The start lowered Wood's ERA to 5.59 with 15 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings of work. Wood made just his fourth start of […]

Jason Vargas Throws Six Quality Innings Tuesday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jason Vargas allowed two runs in six innings while taking a no-decision Tuesday vs the Cubs. Vargas allowed five hits and three walks while only striking out one. This was his second quality start in three tries with his new team and lowers his ERA to 4.03. Vargas has been good […]

Gerrit Cole Scratched From Start Tuesday

Houston Astros starting pitcher Gerrit Cole was a late scratch from his scheduled start Tuesday at the White Sox. Chris Devenski will start the second game of the doubleheader in Chicago in place of Cole. According to Julia Morales, Cole was warming up in the bullpen but then made his way to the clubhouse after […]

Corey Kluber Sharp In Rehab Start

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber (forearm) allowed one run in four innings in a rehab start for Double-A Akron. Kluber threw 60 pitches and struck out 6 in his second rehab start as he recovers from a fracture in his forearm. Kluber has been on the Injured List since early May but appears to […]