Sunday was all about the American League. On Monday, it's the National League's turn. There are two games on the slate, both of the NL Game 2s. First pitch is at 6:08 p.m. ET. Will we get split series? Will we get 2-0 series? Maybe one of each? Here are my MLB DFS lineup recommendations.
Pitching
Blake Snell, LAD vs. PHI ($10,200): The offenses here are strong. Not a shocker, as these are second-round playoff teams. Philadelphia finished eighth among these teams in runs scored, but it is the only of these four squads not to finish in the top five. Additionally, Snell is a lefty. The Phillies' best hitters are lefties. That's another point in Snell's favor.
Top Target
After a tough regular season, Mookie Betts ($3,600) has an 1.110 OPS in the playoffs. Sure, that's only over three games, but it's still encouraging. While it was a down year, Betts is a shortstop (who you can also roster at second or in the outfield if you want) with a history of hitting right-handed pitchers well. Jesus Luzardo is a southpaw and righties hit 14 of the 16 home runs he allowed this year, and he had a 4.18 ERA at home.
Bargain Bat
After he joined the Brewers, Andrew Vaughn ($2,900) found his footing as an MLB player, posting an .868 OPS in 64 games and adding another hit in Game 1 of this series. On the year as a whole, he had an .859 OPS versus lefties. Lefty Shota Imanaga worked with an opener in the first round, and that's not a shocker given how he struggled in the second half of the season. Over his final 12 starts of the campaign he had a 5.17 ERA and 2.6 HR/9 rate.
Stack to Consider
Cubs at Brewers (Quinn Priester): Michael Busch ($3,500), Ian Happ ($3,300), Pete Crow-Armstrong ($3,100)
Priester was a pleasant surprise for the Brew Crew this year, posting a 3.32 ERA. However, he had a 4.01 FIP, and his home ERA was 3.82. This season, lefties hit .249 against Priester. In each of his prior two campaigns, though, lefties hit over .330 against him. As such, I have three Cubs who can hit left-handed.
Busch opened Game 1 of this series with a homer… and then things went pretty poorly for the Cubs. That was his second postseason homer, though, and the slugger had 34 home runs during the regular season as well. Happ is a switch-hitter, which can be of extra benefit in the playoffs when bullpen usage often ramps up. For the third season in a row, Happ had more than 20 homers, 30 doubles and 80 runs scored, and he's added another home run and a double in the playoffs. Plus, while he is a switch-hitter, his .791 OPS versus righties showed a preference for such matchups. Crow-Armstrong had more than 30 homers and 30 doubles this season. While all four of his postseason hits have been singles, that's not too big an issue, given that PCA also swiped 35 bags this year.
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