Daily Fantasy Baseball: DraftKings Picks for July 29

July 28, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sonny Gray (54) pitches the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Daily Fantasy Baseball: DraftKings Picks for July 29

Welcome back to the best place to get DAILY expert fantasy baseball picks for DraftKings and other DFL formats. Before we look at Wednesday’s games, let’s review the picks from yesterday’s DK column.

Pitchers:

Jose Fernandez (MIA) home vs. WAS for $12,700: 20.7 FP, 1.6 FP/$1K

Sonny Gray (OAK) at LAD for $10,400: 44.85 FP, 4.3 FP/$1K

Hitters:

2B Brandon Phillips (CIN) at STL (Garcia) for $3,600: 4 FP, 1.1 FP/$1K

1B Chris Carter (HOU) home vs. LAA (Wilson) for $3,500: 16 FP, 4.5 FP/$1K

OF Andrew McCutchen (PIT) home vs. MIN for $4,900:  0 FP, 0 FP/$1K

OF Lorenzo Cain (KC) at CLE for $4,700: 8 FP,  1.7 FP/$1K

Without further ado, let’s look at DraftKings contests for Wednesday, July 29!

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Jul 21, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros designated hitter Chris Carter (23) celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

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

Here are my best early and late picks for DraftKings lineups in the full schedule of MLB Games on Wednesday, July 29th, with the early slate (6 games) starting at 1:10 pm and evening slate (9 games) starting at 7:05 p.m.

Good Luck!

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Early Infielders:

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2B Jason Kipnis (CLE) home vs. KC (Guthrie) for $4,700: Kipnis (.326, 9 FPPG) has owned Guthrie in his career, batting .440 (11 for 25) with 2 HR, 9 RBI, and a SB against him. Even though he’s the top salaried 2B, this is a great L/R matchup against a pitcher that has struggled in 2015. Draft Kipnis and expect 15+ FP on Wednesday.

3B Aramis Ramirez (PIT) at MIN (Santana) for $3,600: The newly acquired Pirate has gone 0 of 12 for in his return to his original club, which has been largely blamed on nerves. He is due and that breakout could come tomorrow at hitter friendly Target Field (7th in Park Factor HR) where his power (11 HR in 2015) could come into play at an affordable price.

Next: Late Infielders

Jul 28, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) fist bumps Houston Astros first base coach Rich Dauer (48) after hitting a two-run RBI double in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park. Astros won 10-5 . Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports

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Late Infielders

2B Jose Altuve (HOU) home vs. LAA (Richards) for $3,600: Altuve is have a monster year with a .301 average with 9 HR, 28 SB, and 8.8 FPPG. He is playing at home in Minute Maid Park against Richards who he has a .325 mark (8 for 25) against.

Xander Bogaerts (BOS) home vs.CWS (Quintana) for $3,500: Bogaerts (.312 BA, 6.8 FPPG) has been decent for the Red Sox this year and has done well recently going 9 for 23 with 4 runs scored in his last 5 games. He has a good chance to put up numbers at Fenway in a righty/lefty face-off with LHP Quintana at a steal of a price.

Next: Early Outfielders

Jul 22, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Cleveland Indians center fielder Michael Brantley (23) is greeted by shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) and second baseman Jason Kipnis (22) after hitting a three-run home run in the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

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OF Starlin Marte (PIT) at MIN  (Santana) for $4,400: Although Marte (.291, 13 HR, 19 SB) missed Tuesdays game vs. the Twins with illness, make sure to play him today if he’s in the lineup. He has been on a tear, going 12 for 28 on a current 7 game hitting streak. In his only appearance vs. Santana he went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs plus he is playing in favorable batting conditions in the heat of the day at Target Field.

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OF Michael Brantley (CLE) home vs. KC (Guthrie) for $4,600: Brantley (.298, 7 HR, 55 RBI, .820 OPS, 8.1 FPPG), along with Jason Kipnis is one of the lone bright spots in the Indians offense. The left-handed OF is facing the lefty Guthrie (5.35 ERA, 1.54 WHIP in 2015) whom he has hit .313 (10 for 32 AB) in his career.

Next: Late Outfielders

Jul 26, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain (6) hits a single in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

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OF  Chris Colabello (TOR) home vs. PHI (J. Williams) for $3,900. Colabello is currently hitting in the heart of the Jays lineup with his .318 BA and 9 HR/38 RBI in just 62 games. Although he has no history against Jerome Williams (3-7 6.26, 1.66 WHIP), this is a great matchup in a hitters park where the Vegas run line is 9.5.

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OF Bryce Harper (WAS) at MIA (Koehler) for $5,500: Harper (.330, 27 HR, 64 RBI) is having a monster year and is averaging 10.4 FPPG. Although at a very costly $5,500, he has a very favorable L/R matchup vs. Koehler which he has 4 HR n 18 career AB against.

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• Published on 07/29/2015 at 05:50 AM
• Last updated at 07/29/2015 at 05:50 AM