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DraftKings MLB picks July 24: Will MadBum dominate in Phoenix?

By Mike Marteny

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 24: Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants walks to the pitcher's mound at Ring Central Coliseum on August 24, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 24: Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants walks to the pitcher's mound at Ring Central Coliseum on August 24, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – JULY 13: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox bats during an intrasquad game during a summer camp workout before the start of the 2020 Major League Baseball season on July 13, 2020 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The season was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

DraftKings MLB Stack Options:

Cleveland Indians vs. Danny Duffy:

The Indians have creamed Duffy no matter where he’s faced them. Cleveland has a .303 average with seven homers and 22 runs with just 19 strikeouts in 132 at bats. Carlos Santana has three homers and eight RBI off of Duffy. Lindor has two homers and five RBI. Jose Ramirez has hit him hard, if not well. Jordan Luplow also took him deep last year. Don’t get cute. Stick to Cleveland righties in this stack and don’t be afraid to pay up. Those are the ones that have hurt Duffy.

Boston Red Sox vs. Tommy Milone:

Okay, so J.D. Martinez has all of the homers and RBI (two and eight) for the entire team against Milone in just 18 at bats despite the team having faced him 57 times. As with a lot of BvP, that doesn’t tell the entire story. Xander Bogaerts is still 6-12 lifetime against Milone despite no counting stats. Michael Chavis, Rafael Devers, Alex Verdugo, and Christian Vazquez have never faced Milone. Chavis and Devers are my favorites of those and Verdugo is at least worth considering.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Joe Musgrove:

The Cardinals are hitting .292 against Musgrove with five homers and 23 runs in just 96 at bats. Musgrove hasn’t had success against them no matter where they’ve played. Harrison Bader, Dexter Fowler, Tyler O’Neill, Goldy, and Kolten Wong have the homers. Fowler has six RBI in just 13 at bats. Fowler and O’Neill are two of my favorite bargains of the night.

Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox:

This may not seem like a place to game stack, but the White Sox have ten homers in 205 at bats against Berrios. James McCann has four of those and 10 RBI against Berrios! Eloy Jimenez, Yoan Moncada, Nicky Delmonico, Edwin, Jose Abreu, and Leury Garcia have all homered off of Berrios as well.

Conversely, the Twins have taken Giolito deep eight times in just 149 at bats. Nelson Cruz has three of those. Marwin Gonzalez, Max Kepler, Jake Cave, Eddie Rosario, and Jorge Polanco has the others. There could be a lot of homers in this game, and not just from the usual suspects. The caveat here is that neither team hits the other starter well. It’s going to be all-or-nothing with most bats in this game.