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FanDuel Lineup and Picks for Tuesday, May 8

By Adam Strangis

CINCINNATI, OH - MAY 02: Adam Duvall #23 of the Cincinnati Reds bats during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park on May 2, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Brewers defeated the Reds 3-1. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Adam Duvall
CINCINNATI, OH - MAY 02: Adam Duvall #23 of the Cincinnati Reds bats during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park on May 2, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Brewers defeated the Reds 3-1. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Adam Duvall /
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Welcome into the Tuesday edition of the FanDuel daily fantasy MLB column! We have a sprawling 14 game slate so let’s dig in.

Monday night was quite the sweat to see if we would hang on to the cash line and we barely survived. Stephen Strasburg wasn’t as good as I thought he would be but he was also major chalk so it didn’t really matter. We didn’t have enough Mets exposure and they almost ruined our night but Leonys Martin and Odubel Herrera saved the day. Let’s get right into the huge slate we have on our hands tonight.

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 26: Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees connects on a walk-off three run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on April 26, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 26: Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees connects on a walk-off three run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on April 26, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /

Red Sox at Yankees

Red Sox Probable Starter – Drew Pomeranz, LHP

6.14 ERA, 1.70 WHIP and 8.59 K/9

Vs LHH – .286 average, .253 wOBA and 41.7 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .333 average, .447 wOBA and 42.4 hard contact rate

Pomeranz has only pitched 14.2 innings so far this season and he’s yet to give up any less than three earned runs in any start. He’s giving up fly balls almost 40 percent of the time and that’s less than ideal when you’re headed into Yankee Stadium. The hard contact is spiked, regardless of the handedness of the batter. Even on a 14 game slate, the Yankees might wind up being popular. I wouldn’t pay up for a lefty Yankee in this matchup but any righty could be well worth the price tag. I wouldn’t talk you out of any Yankee hitter tonight.

Yankee Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres

Secondary Options – Didi Gregorius, Miguel Andujar

Yankees Probable Starter – Luis Severino, RHP

2.11 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 9.96 K/9

Vs LHH – .175 average, .251 wOBA and 35.1 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .168 average, .208 wOBA and 22.7 hard contact rate

For whatever reason, I don’t find myself using Severino all that often. He’s a great pitcher and there’s no doubt that his 2017 season was not a fluke. I won’t be breaking that streak tonight as he gets the Red Sox offense at home. Severino has already faced the Sox once this year and he had his worst start of the season. He’s capable of dominating literally any lineup in baseball and Severino is a great GPP play since many won’t play him. I won’t be targeting this side of the game in cash games.

Red Sox Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Mookie Betts

Secondary Options – Hanley Ramirez, J.D. Martinez

Home Run Pick – Gary Sanchez

OAKLAND, CA – MAY 06: Mark Trumbo #45 of the Baltimore Orioles at bat against the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on May 6, 2018 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mark Trumbo
OAKLAND, CA – MAY 06: Mark Trumbo #45 of the Baltimore Orioles at bat against the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on May 6, 2018 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mark Trumbo /

Royals at Orioles

Royals Probable Starter – Danny Duffy, LHP

5.63 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 7.98 K/9

Vs LHH – .200 average, .235 wOBA and 39.1 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .286 average, .400 wOBA and 41.4 hard contact rate

This matchup couldn’t set up much worse for Duffy. First, the Orioles can throw a lot of righty hitters at him which has been his Achilles heel so far this season. Secondly, pitching in Camden Yards is much more difficult than Kauffman Stadium. Baltimore is kind of just average across the board against lefties but Duffy is a bad pitcher. They should be able to rock Duffy without much issue. Any Orioles righty really stands out this evening while I would leave the lefties on the sidelines.

Orioles Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Manny Machado, Trey Mancini, Danny Valencia

Secondary Options – Mark Trumbo, Adam Jones

Orioles Probable Starter – Dylan Bundy, RHP

3.76 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 10.62 ERA

Vs LHH – .338 average, .378 wOBA and 30.2 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .202 average, .300 wOBA and 34.0 hard contact rate

It’s been a tale of two seasons so far for Bundy. In his first five starts, he was dominating any in front of him. In his past two starts, he’s given up 12 earned runs in nine innings pitched. I’m not sure how heavy I want to take a run at Bundy because he has plenty of upside. However, he’s shown the ability to implode in any given start. The best way to attack Bundy is with lefties and the Royals only have a couple worth targeting. They’ll be listed as secondary options just because of Bundy’s talent.

Royals Hitters to Target

Elite Options – None

Secondary Targets – Mike Moustakas, Lucas Duda, Jon Jay

Home Run Pick – Mark Trumbo