FanDuel Lineup and Picks for Friday, May 11

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Welcome into the Friday edition of the FanDuel daily fantasy MLB column! As usual for Friday, we have a massive 14 game slate so let’s into it.

We had another solid night on Thursday on the back of a very low owned Lorenzo Cain and Ian Kinsler. I’ll be totally honest, Kinsler was just a fill in that worked with the rest of the lineup. I didn’t have any feeling toward him before lock other than hoping he didn’t goose egg our squad. Fortune was on our side last night and hopefully we can carry it into the Friday night monster slate!

PHILADELPHIA, PA – MAY 07: Cesar Hernandez #16 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a two-run home run in the fourth inning during a game against the San Francisco Giants at Citizens Bank Park on May 7, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 11-0. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /

Mets at Phillies

Mets Probable Starter – Steven Matz, LHP

4.23 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 10.08 K/9

Vs LHH – .200 average, .278 wOBA and 0.0 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .204 average, .326 wOBA and 43.3 hard contact rate

Matz is coming off his best start of the season that came against the Rockies and you never really know what you’re going to get with him. His strikeout rate makes him at least a little interesting but it’s hard to see a path to success against this Phillies lineup. They are mostly average against lefties but the have good individual hitters. Rhys Hoskins has cooled down a little bit from his white-hot start but he’s still a solid play tonight.

Phillies Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Rhys Hoskins, Aaron Altherr, Cesar Hernadez

Secondary Options – Maikel Franco, Carlos Santana, Odubel Herrera

Phillies Probable Starter – Jake Arrieta, RHP

3.15 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 5.08 K/9

Vs LHH – .204 average, .240 wOBA and 18.6 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .197 average, .274 wOBA and 17.0 hard contact rate

This side of the game is pretty easy to break down. Arrieta is not usable in daily because of his lack of strikeouts. He has to be perfect to rack up any points. Ground balls and limited hard contact is great but you don’t get a ton of fantasy points for that. I also want no Mets hitters. If Arrieta doesn’t get blown up, he’s going to frustrate New York to no end. This side of the game is an easy fade on this large of a slate.

Mets Hitters to Target

Elite Options – None

Secondary Options – Yoenis Cespedes, Michael Conforto

Home Run Pick – Cesar Hernandez

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 25: Giancarlo Stanton #27,Brett Gardner #11 and Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrate the 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on April 25, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

A’s at Yankees

A’s Probable Starter – TBA

As of this writing, the A’s have not announced their starting pitcher. The smart money is it will be Kendall Graveman and if that’s the case, literally any Yankee bat you want is in play. We’ll see who it ends up being before making the final call, but New York could potentially be in a smash spot. They’ll crush Graveman for sure.

Yankee Hitters to Target

Elite Options – TBA

Secondary Options – TBA

Yankees Probable Starter – Sonny Gray, RHP

6.00 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 8.18 K/9

Vs LHH – .239 average, .322 wOBA and 38.9 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .303 average, .375 wOBA and 34.0 hard contact rate

I likely won’t play him but Gray might be turning his season around at least a little bit. He’s put together two quality starts in a row in Houston and against Cleveland, both of which are good offenses. Oakland has a much better offense than people think and do possess one of the lowest ground ball rates against right handed pitching. Gray has been getting raked by righties this year so if I play any A’s, it will be righty power bats.

A’s Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Khris Davis, Jed Lowrie

Secondary Options – Marcus Semien, Matt Chapman

Home Run Pick – Any Yankee feels like a cop out, so I’ll take Jed Lowrie