Just because you watched Stanford play Hawaii yesterday, don't forget about the MLB season as Sunday features eight games on the DFS slate. August is chugging along and so is the baseball season, so here are my lineup recommendations.
Pitching
Trevor Rogers, BAL vs. HOU ($10,500): Buried in a lost season for Baltimore has been Rogers' remarkable story. He looked like a proper future ace in 2021 with the Marlins, but things unraveled. Rogers made seven starts at Triple-A this year before moving up to the Majors, where he's compiled a 1.41 ERA, 2.36 FIP and 4.19 K/9 rate through 12 outings. The Astros are likely headed to the playoffs, but not due to their offense as they're fighting not to finish bottom-10 in runs scored.
Jack Flaherty, DET vs. KAN ($9,200): It's been a wild ride for Flaherty, and as a Tigers fan I've had to hold on tight and hope for the best. He's recently produced two excellent appearances, two bad ones, and then last time out went seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts against the Astros. Flaherty has also been better at home this year with a 3.45 ERA. As for the Royals, they're basically stuck down in the bottom-five when it comes to runs scored.
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Top Targets
It was concerning when Ronald Acuna ($3,800) got hurt in late July, given that he tore his ACL last May. Staying on the field has been tough for the onetime MVP, though he was able to return and has resumed his excellent hitting by slashing .301/.421/.553 with 15 home runs in only 63 games. David Peterson has been solid for the Mets, yet lists a 4.06 ERA during his last 10 appearances with a 3.46 on the road compared to a 2.93 at home. He's also a southpaw, and Acuna is right-handed. I wouldn't stack against Peterson, but I would roster Acuna.
When a righty is on the mound, Kerry Carpenter ($3,200) mashes with the best of them having batted .286 and slugged .553 against them since 2023. The southpaw also claims a .957 OPS at home this year. Seth Lugo has come a bit unglued as he's struggled to a 6.12 ERA across his last eight starts. And while he's been excellent against righties, lefties have gone .264 against.
Bargain Bats
Jackson Holliday ($2,900) likely won't slug .400 and may not have an OBP over .300, yet he's produced 15 home runs and 12 stolen bases overall as a second baseman. He's also slugged .415 against righties and .448 at home. Spencer Arrighetti posted a 4.57 ERA as a rookie. Though injuries have limited him to five starts in 2025, he has a 6.94 ERA.
Freshly back from the IL, Adolis Garcia ($2,800) is at 17 homers and 10 steals on the campaign. He's strangely experienced issues versus lefties, yet has slugged .420 against righties. Gavin Williams may have recorded a 3.24 ERA, but don't worry about him as he's also maintained a 4.48 FIP while right-handed hitters have averaged .284 against.
Stacks to Consider
Mets at Atlanta (Bryce Elder): Francisco Lindor ($3,600), Pete Alonso ($3,500), Cedric Mullins ($2,700)
While Elder's ERA has dropped from 6.52 last season all the way to…6.29, his FIP has actually increased from 4.55 to 5.00. He also only made 10 appearances during 2024, and he's already up to 21. The righty has a line-drive rate of 21.6 percent and a HR/9 rate of 1.53. Both lefties and righties have hit Elder, so you can go in a lot of directions with the Mets for stacking purposes.
Even with a sizable cold run, Lindor has 25 homers, 27 doubles, and 23 stolen bases. And that slow stretch is well in the past as he's notched a 1.128 OPS the last three weeks. Righties have gone .309 against Elder this season, and Alonso has produced an .890 OPS against righties. Across his time with the Orioles and Mets, Mullins has 16 home runs and 17 stolen bases. In terms of adjusting to life on his new team, he's posted an .853 OPS the last two weeks.
Phillies vs. Nationals (Jake Irvin): Kyle Schwarber ($4,500), Bryce Harper ($3,900), Bryson Stott ($3,100)
A three-southpaw stack from the Phillies that was easy to land on. Irvin was nobody's idea of an ace coming into 2025, though he's having the worst campaign of his career with a K/9 rate down to 5.98, a HR/9 rate up to 1.79, and a FIP that's increased to 5.49. I'm all lefty here as southpaws have batted .286 against the righty.
Let's see, one of the best sluggers of the last five years is gunning for his first 50-homer campaign and gets to face a homer-prone pitcher in Irvin. Sounds good for Schwarber, who's already set a new personal-best at 109 RBI. Harper won't set any career-highs, but did lose a large chunk of the season to injury. He's still managed 21 homers and 28 doubles alongside a .996 home OPS. Stott is neither Schwarber nor Harper at the plate, yet list a .746 OPS against righties and a .750 at home. He's also been on fire with a 1.019 OPS the last three weeks.
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