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Daily Fantasy Baseball: DraftKings Picks for June 23

Jun 20, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jason Heyward (22) hits a single against the Philadelphia Phillies during the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Daily Fantasy Baseball: DraftKings Picks for JuneĀ 23

After a brief hiatus, welcome back to the best place to get expert fantasy baseball picks for DraftKings. The results for our picks on Saturday, June 20th were as follows:

Pitchers:

– Fransisco Liriano (PIT)Ā at WAS for $10,400: 9.96Ā FP, 1.0 FP/$1K

– Trevor MayĀ (MIN) home vs. CHI for $6,800:Ā 20.1Ā FP, 3.0 FP/$1K

– Corey KluberĀ (CLE) home vs. LAA for $10,100: 14.95 FP, 1.5 FP/$1K

– John LackeyĀ (STL) at PHI for $7,900: 19.55Ā FP, 2.5 FP/$1K

Hitters:

– OF Jason HeywardĀ (STL) at PHI for $4,200: 20 FP, 4.8Ā FP/$1K

– OF Adam Jones (BAL) atĀ TOR for $4,700: 4 FP, 0.9 FP/$1K

– 1B Eric Hosmer (KC) home vs. BOS for $4,100: 2 FP, 0.5 FP/$1K

– SS Troy TulowitzkiĀ (COL) home vs. MIL for $4,700: DNP

Next: Tuesday, June 23rd DraftKings Contests

Jun 20, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher John Lackey (41) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

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MyĀ selections are tailored towardĀ DraftKings scoring system but these picks can also be helpful in H2H formats with daily rosters where some of my recommended playersĀ may be available to pick up off the Waiver Wire.Ā Also, a majority of these selections would also be recommended for FanDuel, but you should first understand the differencesĀ between each baseball scoring system before plugging players in both.

Here are my best picksĀ for DraftKings lineups in the fullĀ slate of MLB Games onĀ Tuesday, June 23rd. The eveningĀ slate (allĀ 15 MLB games) starts at 7:05 p.m. while the Turbo contests (5 games)Ā starts at 8:05 p.m. and Late contests (3 games) starts at 10:05 p.m.

Good Luck!

Next: Pitchers

Jun 17, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) throws against the Seattle Mariners during the second inning at Safeco Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Pitchers:

Madison BumgarnerĀ (SF) home vs. SD for $11,200:Ā Bumgarner (7-4, 20.7 FPPG)Ā has been top-notch for the Giants, putting up very goodĀ numbers: 3.09 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 88Ā K inĀ 93 1/3 IP. He has been especially dominant of late,Ā averaging over 28 FPPG in his last 3 starts. He and the GiantsĀ are a bigĀ -175Ā  favorite tonight vs. the Padres at home, where Bumgarner had a fine 30.7 FP outing against them on 5/4. Although he is the 2nd priciest SP tonight, Bumgarner is a safe bet to get you around 30 FP tonight.

Chris ArcherĀ (TB) home vs. TOR for $9,800: The young, talented RaysĀ righty has beenĀ has been extremelyĀ effective in 2015Ā with a 8-4 record and 2.18Ā ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and an eye-popping 116 K in 95 IP. He has averaged 24.9Ā FPPG this year and has been very consistent lately, going 5-0 in his last 8 starts. The Rays are a -160Ā  favorite at home vs. the Blue Jays and the Vegas run line is a low 7. Archer is a premiĆØre fantasy pitcher and is a steal here at less than $10,000.

Next: Infielders

Jun 6, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) reacts to a hit during the first inning in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The Toronto Blue Jays won 7-2. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports

Infielders:

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  • 2B Jose AltuveĀ (HOU) at LAA (C.J. Wilson) for 3,900: AltuveĀ (.287,Ā 5 HR, 6 SB, 7.8 FPPG in 64 games) returned from a four game absence has had a solid 7 FP performance on Monday. His hamstring appears to be good again but the recent injury has dropped his salary way down into the 3000s. Take advantage of this tonight as Altuve is 9 for 29 with 2 HRs vs. Wilson, especially if he is back in the top or middle of the Astros lineup.

    3B/2B Aaron HillĀ (ARZ)Ā at COLĀ (Kendrick) for $3,900: The veteran Diamondback has a good matchup tonight vs. Kyle Kendrick, who he his 8 for 14Ā against lifetime. Hill has averaged 8 FPPG in his last 3 starts and is playing tonight at Coors Field where he has a career .345 BA and .938 OPS. Ā At $3,900 Hill is a bargainĀ here and also should be considered as part of an Arizona stack.

    Next: Outielders

    Jun 14, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton (6) steals third base under the tag of Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant (17) during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

    Outfielders:

    OF Kole CalhounĀ (LAA) home vs. HOU (McHugh) for $3,700: CalhounĀ (.263 BA, 6 HRs, 4 SB) is on a modest 3 game hitting streak and has a good L/R matchup vs. McHugh. The young OF will most likely be batting 2nd against the Astro righty, against whom he is .333 (5 for 15) in his career.

    OF Billy HamiltonĀ (CIN) at PITĀ (Locke) for $4,200: The Reds speedy OF (7.8 FPPG) has been moreĀ efficient on the base paths this season with 31 steals in 36 attempts. He faces lefty Jeff Locke (5 for 11 against with a SB) and he will be batting righty which has been his better side (.252 vs .208) in 2015.Ā In a game where the Reds will be looking to manufacture runs, Hamilton is a good betĀ to get on base and wreakĀ havoc.

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