FanDuel Lineup and Picks for Friday, May 11

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LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 20: Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals on the mound in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The Nationals defeated the Dodgers 5-2. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)*** Local Caption *** Max Scherzer /

Nationals at Diamondbacks

Nationals Probable Starter – Max Scherzer, RHP

1.74 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 13.94 K/9

Vs LHH – .181 average, .263 wOBA and 25.7 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .147 average, .192 wOBA and 46.7 hard contact rate

I will basically never play any hitters against a pitcher like Scherzer and tonight will be no different. Arizona actually has a sneaky poor strikeout rate against righties and Scherzer could really mow them down. He’s the most expensive pitcher on the board and he should be. Scherzer is as close to a guarantee as you can get in baseball. It’s just a matter of can we afford hitters that we like enough to play him because there’s no other reason not to.

Diamondbacks Hitters to Target

Elite Options – None

Secondary Options – None

Diamondbacks Probable Starter – Matt Koch, RHP

2.13 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 6.04 K/9

Vs LHH – .160 average, .248 wOBA and 35.9 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .250 average, .324 wOBA and 47.1 hard contact rate

I’ve tried to attack Koch in just about every start so far and have regretted it just about every time. He’s not usable due to his lack of strikeouts but I certainly won’t be stacking up every National in sight either. Trea Turner might be the most interesting option as he’s on the right side of the splits and is just $3,800, which is cheap for Turner. This is another game that has mostly been crossed off, with Scherzer being the clear best option available.

Nationals Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Bryce Harper, Trea Turner

Secondary Options – Matt Adams, Anthony Rendon

Home Run Pick – Anthony Rendon

KANSAS CITY, MO – APRIL 13: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates scoring a run with Mike Trout #27 and Justin Upton #8 in the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on April 13, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brian Davidson/Getty Images) /

Twins at Angels

Twins Probable Starter – Lance Lynn, RHP

7.28 ERA, 1.96 WHIIP and 10.01 K/9

Vs LHH – .348 average, .468 wOBA and 32.4 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .263 average, .349 wOBA and 41.7 hard contact rate

Lynn had been getting rocked all season long up until his last start against the White Sox when he was actually very productive. While Lynn has never been this bad before in his entire career, he’s in a pretty poor spot tonight. He’s facing a tough offense that ranks fifth against fastballs this season. Lynn throws his fastball almost 80 percent of the time. That’s not a good mix and something has to give tonight. The fact that the Angels are righty heavy doesn’t concern me all that much.

Angels Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Mike Trout, Justin Upton, Shohei Ohtani(if he hits)

Secondary Options – Albert Pujols, Ian Kinsler

Angels Probable Starter – Tyler Skaggs, LHP

3.08 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 9.24 K/9

Vs LHH – .167 average, .215 wOBA and 33.3 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .255 average, .288 wOBA and 35.4 hard contact rate

If Skaggs was just a little cheaper, he would be really interesting on this slate. At $8,200 you really needs things to go perfect to make any profit on that price. Skaggs seems like he might be putting things together but he’s only hit the quality start mark in two of seven starts so far this year. Minnesota does carry a top 10 strikeout rate against lefties although they’re average or better in a lot of other categories. Skaggs is a big time boom or bust play tonight.

Twins Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar

Secondary Options – Byron Buxton

Home Run Pick – Justin Upton