DraftKings MLB main picks August 31: Strasburg’s fish fry

By Mike Marteny | Aug 31, 2019

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I have zero interest in Marlins tonight. They have just 11 hits in 22.1 innings against Strasburg this year.

Jorge Soler and Alex Gordon have both homered against Dylan Bundy in his career. I don’t really have an interest in Gordon, but Soler is a strong play. Ryan O’Hearn is an excellent punt for the price if you’re willing to punt 1B as well.

Jonathan Villar smacked a homer against Jorge Lopez in Baltimore a couple of weeks ago. He’s about the only Oriole I like here as well. This team is awful against right handed pitchers.

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Jonathan Villar smacked a homer against Jorge Lopez in Baltimore a couple of weeks ago. He’s about the only Oriole I like here as well. This team is awful against right handed pitchers.

You could take a shot at Sonny Gray with the hot Marcell Ozuna if you want. He’s hit him well enough. Stay away from Goldy though. Goldschmidt is 0-8 lifetime against Sonny.

Votto and Eugenio Suarez have homered against Wacha in the past. However, if I go after him it’s going to be with Aristides Aquino.

Austin Nola and Kyle Seager are about the only Mariners I would use tonight. Burke isn’t quite the prospect that Allard is, but he’s good enough to hold this lineup down.

Clayton Kershaw has a 3.84 ERA in 16 starts at Chase Field. That makes it his worst road venue besides PNC Park and one start at Shea. For that reason alone, I’m not paying the premium on him. Kershaw isn’t going to have a bad start, but I would rather take a shot at him with Christian Walker. Walker is 4-8 with three homers and five RBI off of Kershaw.

I can see running with Manny Machado or Eric Hosmer against Webb, but I tend to think he’s going to have a nice home debut. I don’t want a lot of exposure to the Padres here.

Kevin Pillar is the Giant you want. He has the only homer and five RBI against Lucchesi already.

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