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FanDuel Lineup and Picks for Thursday, May 3

By Adam Strangis

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on May 1, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 3-2. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on May 1, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 3-2. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 23: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after driving in the game winning run with a single in the 10th inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park on June 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Washington won the game 6-5. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 23: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after driving in the game winning run with a single in the 10th inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park on June 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Washington won the game 6-5. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /

Sample Lineup

P – Julio Teheran

C/1B – Kurt Suzuki

2B – Ozzie Albies

3B – John Carmago

SS – Carlos Correa

OF – Ronald Acuna, Adam Frazier, Nicholas Castellanos

Utility – Bryce Harper

Whenever a slate shapes up like this, I tend to just side with a cheap pitcher and try to build a great offense. Carrasco feels expensive given the matchup. McCullers and Tanaka feel like a massive risk. If I’m going to take a big risk, I’d much rather pay just $6,400 for it and see where that goes.

After Teheran, I’m all about the young Braves offense today. They should be able to just destroy Jason Vargas and I want as much as I can get. Now, if they fall flat on their face today, it’s going to be a real short ride. They just rank so incredibly highly against lefties it’s hard to see how they don’t show up today. I’m not in love with Carlos Correa, but shortstop is just ugly. It’s kind of the reverse of the pitcher spot because there’s not much to pick from so I’ll pick one of the best and hope he can get to Tanaka. A cheap punt option with Adam Frazier works nicely and he should be hitting at the top of the Pirates lineup today. Although I do respect Trevor Williams, Harper is red-hot and I’d rather lose with him in the lineup than see him go off again and not have him.

Stacks To Consider – Braves(at New York), Indians(vs Toronto) and Tigers(at Kansas City)

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As always, may fortune be on your side and make sure to follow me on Twitter @bucn4life as MLB allows late swap. If there’s a late scratch and/or lineup cards aren’t put in for the late games, this article will always be updated on Twitter ASAP.