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FanDuel MLB daily lineups July 18th: Early only & main slate

By Matt Rogers

FanDuel MLB: ARLINGTON, TX - JULY 14: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros slides in safe at home in the second inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington on July 14, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Yeatts/Getty Images)
FanDuel MLB: ARLINGTON, TX - JULY 14: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros slides in safe at home in the second inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington on July 14, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Yeatts/Getty Images) /
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FanDuel MLB: CLEVELAND, OH – JULY 15: Cleveland Indians center fielder Oscar Mercado (35) motions to the dugout after hitting his second home run of the game during the seventh inning of the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians on July 15, 2019, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

FanDuel MLB: Summary and Example Lineups for the Early Only and Main Slates on July 18th 2019

For the Main slate, we’re tempted to pick Nola or Sale, but considering the value we get from Caleb Smith, he’s a much better shot at 40 to 50 FanDuel MLB points. That value at pitcher, and a Marlins offensive stack allows us to focus on some of the Red Sox most expensive, and best, bats to load up on our Early Only play.

We’ll also throw in a cheap Royals bat with Starling in one of the outfield, or utility, positions.

For the Main slate, there is a long list of great starting pitcher options. Strasburg is a sneaky great play for all formats, so is Noah Syndergaard. I’m avoiding Boyd against the Indians, but Trevor Bauer is the clear favorite. He has the best odds and highest ceiling of the slate.

With cheap plays from hot bats like Garneau, Ahmed, and Canha, stacking the Indians and Astros is affordable. That’s fortunately, because the hot Astros bats face a very hit-able Matt Harvey and the Indians have several hot bats as well.

With that summary in mind, here’s a look at sample lineups for the Early Only and Main FanDuel MLB slates for Thursday, July 19th:

Early Only                                                                    Main Slate

P               Caleb Smith ($8,500)                             P              Trevor Bauer ($10,800)

C/1B        Garrett Cooper ($3,100)                       C/1B       Dustin Garneau ($2,000)

2B             Starlin Castro ($2,500)                         2B           Jose Altuve ($3,900)

3B             Brian Anderson ($2,800)                     3B            Yuli Gurriel ($3,900)

SS             Miguel Rojas ($2,700)                           SS           Nick Ahmed ($2,800)

OF            J.D. Martinez ($4,000)                           OF            Jordan Luplow ($2,700)

OF            Mookie Betts ($4,400)                           OF           Oscar Mercado ($3,100)

OF            Bubba Starling ($2,300)                        OF           Josh Reddick ($2,800)

UTIL         Xander Bogaerts ($4,500)                    UTIL       Mark Canha ($3,300)

Remaining Salary: $200                                          Remaining Salary: $100

Note: This is a recommended lineup after discussing our top options for today. You should use this as a guide, and provide your own input when building FanDuel MLB lineups.  We are not telling you, or selling you, to use this lineup.

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