FanDuel Picks and Lineup for Tuesday, May 22

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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 08: Yasmani Grandal #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his solo homerun to trail 3-2 to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on May 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Rockies at Dodgers

Rockies Probable Starter – Chad Bettis, RHP

3.27 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 15.8 strikeout rate

Vs LHH – .221 average, .293 wOBA, 28.4 fly ball rate and 34.3 hard contact rate

Vs RHH – .243 average, .311 wOBA, 33.7 fly ball rate and 35.4 hard contact rate

I just can’t get on board with using Bettis, even though he’s way better away from Coors Field. I don’t want a lot of Dodgers because Bettis could surprise me and throw a solid game. He doesn’t give up a bunch of fly balls and the Dodgers have been really hit or miss so far. Justin Turner does help the Dodgers offense now that he’s back but this game as a whole isn’t terrific for fantasy purposes.

Dodgers Hitters to Target

Elite Options – Justin Turner

Secondary Options – Yasmani Grandal, Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig

Dodgers Probable Starter – To be announced

The Dodgers have yet to announce a starter for tonight so stay tuned to my Twitter to get a breakdown when it becomes official. I likely won’t stray too far from the big names for the Rockies tonight no matter who the starter is.

Rockies Hitters to Target

Elite Options – TBA

Secondary Options – TBA

Home Run Pick – Yasmani Grandal

PHOENIX, AZ – MARCH 29: Arizona Diamondbacks Third base Jake Lamb (22) bats during the MLB baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 29, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ (Photo by Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Sample Lineup with an Ace

P – Gerrit Cole

C/1B – Matt Olson

2B – Josh Harrison

3B – Jake Lamb

SS – Jedd Gyorko

OF – Dustin Fowler, Austin Meadows, Juan Soto

Utility – Travis Shaw

Cole is going to limit some choices on offense but he should be well worth the high price tag. Olson is in a phenomenal matchup against Mike Leake, and the same thing goes for Dustin Fowler. We’ll take a piece of the Pirates offense, Jake Lamb is way too cheap given his matchup, and we’ll take the youngster Juan Soto.

Since he showed up last night, he’s likely to ghost me tonight just to troll me. He’s just too cheap. We’ll finish off with Shaw, who should be able to leave the yard gain tonight.

Sample Lineup without an Ace

P – Caleb Smith

C/1B – Joey Votto

2B – Jed Lowrie

3B – Travis Shaw

SS – Carlos Correa

OF- George Springer, Tyler O’Neil, Juan Soto

Utility – Christian Yelich

Smith remains one of my favorite pitchers of the night and that opens up a lot of salary. Votto is in a glorious spot tonight and so is Jed Lowrie. I’ll take a couple of Brewers lefties is Yelich and Shaw. After that, we’ll take a mini Astros stack and then finish off with a couple cheap plays in the outfield. This lineup is definitely tournament only.

Stacks to Consider – Pirates(at Cincinnati), Nationals(vs San Diego), Red Sox(at Tampa), Brewers(vs Arizona), Cardinals(vs Kansas City) and A’s(vs Seattle)

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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.