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MLB FanDuel lineup and picks for Saturday, May 12

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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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 29: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his strikeout during the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants on the 2018 Major League Baseball opening day at Dodger Stadium on March 29, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 29: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his strikeout during the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants on the 2018 Major League Baseball opening day at Dodger Stadium on March 29, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Reds at Dodgers

Reds Probable Starter – Homer Bailey, RHP

5.61 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 5.19 K/9

Vs LHH – .286 average, .402 wOBA and 34.3 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .231 average, .316 wOBA and 53.3 hard contact rate

The Dodgers could very well be the most popular stack of the night this evening as Bailey has been getting hammered so far this year. To illustrate this, he’s been in single digits on FanDuel his past three starts. Since the Dodgers offense is a little top heavy, I’ll likely stick with the big names here. Cody Bellinger and Yasmani Grandal are in great spots just like they were last night. Yasiel Puig is also really attractive at just $2,500.

Dodger Hitter to Target

Elite Options – Cody Bellinger, Yasiel Puig, Yasmani Grandal, Matt Kemp

Secondary Options – Chris Taylor, Chase Utley

Dodgers Probable Starter – Ross Stripling, RHP

1.93 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 9.41 K/9

Vs LHH – .262 average, .278 wOBA and 22.6 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .265 average, .340 wOBA and 38.9 hard contact rate

Some of these stats need to be taken with a grain of salt because Stripling has done plenty of work out of the bullpen this year. Players pitch differently out of the pen and Stripling is not in play at all unless we get word of how many pitches he can throw. Even then, it’s a total dart in GPP’s. I wouldn’t have any fear playing the Reds hitters tonight but also wouldn’t go totally overboard. I’d side with their best batters like Joey Votto or not much else.

Reds Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Joey Votto, Adam Duvall, Jesse Winker

Secondary Options – Scooter Gennett

Home Run Pick – Yasiel Puig

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MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 19: Ryan Braun #8 of the Milwaukee Brewers hits a home run in the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins at Miller Park on April 19, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Ryan Braun /

Sample Lineup

P – Tyson Ross

C/1B – Kurt Suzuki

2B – Ozzie Albies

3B – Alex Bregman

SS – Brandon Crawford

OF – Corey Dickerson, Yasiel Puig, Ryan Braun

Utility – David Dahl

At least at first glance, I’m still siding with Ross as my pitcher. There’s a lot of bats I want to try and fit in so I’ll take the cheapest pitcher I can. We have a couple of Braves and Albies especially is a lefty killer and worth the price. Bregman is on the good side of the splits and Crawford is jut kind of a punt. Puig saves a nice chunk of change to play Dickerson, Braun and Dahl.

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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.