DraftKings Daily picks: Fantasy baseball lineup – April 28
The weekend is upon us again as the first month of the MLB season comes to a close, and DraftKings has a Friday slate of daily fantasy contests awaiting.
A full 15-game MLB schedule is ahead for Friday contests hosted on DraftKings daily fantasy platform. All games will be on the evening slate, so you will have plenty of time to get your lineups hashed out. However, as is always the case, when you have such a gathering of talent all competing at once, getting that right blend of no-doubters, along with a few sleepers, is essential.
Here’s a look at the MLB matchups and pitching pairings for the day to come:
| Orioles @ Yankees | 7:05 PM | Gausman, Kevin (1-2) | Sabathia, CC (2-1) | |
| Mets @ Nationals | 7:05 PM | deGrom, Jacob (0-1) | Scherzer, Max (3-1) | |
| Rays @ Blue Jays | 7:07 PM | Snell, Blake (0-2) | Stroman, Marcus (2-2) | |
| Cubs @ Red Sox | 7:10 PM | Arrieta, Jake (3-0) | Pomeranz, Drew (1-1) | |
| White Sox @ Tigers | 7:10 PM | Pelfrey, Mike (0-1) | Boyd, Matthew (2-1) | |
| Pirates @ Marlins | 7:10 PM | Taillon, Jameson (1-0) | Conley, Adam (1-1) | |
| Mariners @ Indians | 7:10 PM | Miranda, Ariel (1-2) | Carrasco, Carlos (2-1) | |
| Angels @ Rangers | 8:05 PM | Skaggs, Tyler (1-1) | Martinez, Nick (0-0) | |
| Braves @ Brewers | 8:10 PM | Colon, Bartolo (1-2) | Anderson, Chase (2-0) | |
| Athletics @ Astros | 8:10 PM | Cotton, Jharel (2-2) | Morton, Charlie (1-2) | |
| Reds @ Cardinals | 8:15 PM | Adleman, Tim (0-0) | Lynn, Lance (2-1) | |
| Twins @ Royals | 8:15 PM | Gibson, Kyle (0-3) | Kennedy, Ian (0-2) | |
| Rockies @ D-backs | 9:40 PM | Freeland, Kyle (2-1) | Ray, Robbie (2-0) | |
| Phillies @ Dodgers | 10:10 PM | Eickhoff, Jerad (0-1) | Maeda, Kenta (1-2) | |
| Padres @ Giants | 10:15 PM | TBD | Samardzija, Jeff (0-4) |
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