FanDuel MLB DFS Picks – August 19th

We have a nine-game MLB chief slate of chance to get into some cash on the week.
If we can get our week started on the right 21, let us unleash some FanDuel MLB DFS Choices and see!
P — Brendan McKay (TB) — $7,500 vs. SEA
There is some risk in rostering McKay in this 1 tonight against a Mariners team that strikes for a ton of energy, but the good news is there is loads of strikeout upside here as well. Entering this one tonight, McKay sports a 5.08 ERA throughout his seven starts in the major league level, however he also owns a 3.96 FIP and also 4.02 xFIP which indicates some noteworthy positive regression moving ahead. That said, its the 10.69 K/9 that hes posted to the stage thats captured my attention. Furthermore, the Mariners own a 25.5% strikeout speed on the season from left handed pitching, so we certainly have something to utilize in the strikeout department. Some extra items working in McKays favor are the pitcher-friendly confines of Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay in which this one is going to take place tonight, a small 3.6 run projection to the Mariners and the fact that the Rays are listed as -185 to win this ball game tonight about the moneyline over at BetOnline, providing us noteworthy win upside on this play. Just 23 years old, this kid has a bright future before him given his elite league numbers throughout the calendar year, but also for the here and now I see tons of value upside.
C/1B — Spiritual Walker (ARI) — $3,400 vs. COL
The disappointing Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks get for an NL West matchup tonight at Chase Field in Arizona, and Im enjoying me some D-backs bats in this one against the right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez. After not seeing activity from the big leagues since the 2016 season, Gonzales has been asked to consume innings on a devastating Rockies pitching staff this past season, and the results have been rather predictable given his 6.10 ERA in the minors prior to his promotion. In give big league starts and six general appearances, Gonzalez possesses a 6.57 ERA, 6.91 FIP and a 5.53 xFIP to go together with a large 5.11 BB/9 rate that sits just under his 5.84 K/9 clip. He has also permitted 2.19 homers per nine innings too. Input Walker who hits from the ideal side, however has hit right-handers greater than hes lefties using a .233 ISO, .836 OPS, .348 wOBA and a 111 wRC+ versus righties this season. The numbers slip somewhat in your home however, his .227 ISO at home versus righties this year is remarkable nonetheless. He has not racked up a ton of hits recently, but the energy stays constant with a set of homers as a piece of his last four hits and he should be consistent for lots of RBI opportunities tonight given Gonzalezs massive 1.78 WHIP along with the fact Walker is once again projected to hit out of the cleanup area tonight.
2B — Ketel Marte (ARI) — $4,100 vs. COL
Keep your eye on this one as Marte has overlooked each of the previous two matches with back tightness, but he has been accessible off the seat and could well get back into the starting lineup tonight in this super positive matchup. As he has thrust himself marte has been one of the greatest surprise tales from the big leagues this past season. Marte enters this one tonight and will be closing in on hitting twice as numerous as his previous career high of 14 that he posted last season. Even the switch-hitting Marte has observed his power numbers spike against left-handed throwing, but he also enters this one sporting a .222 ISO, .919 OPS, .383 wOBA along with 134 wRC+ over the season versus right-handed pitching as well. Its safe to say those numbers will be accepted by me. The amounts are similar in the home. We also get some stolen foundation upside as well as Marte has swiped eight bags . Before his injury drawback, Marte went 6 for 11 with two doubles and a homer on his past two games, so lets hope he can jump straight back into the thick of things within this one tonight.
3B — Eduardo Escobar (ARI) — $4,000 vs. COL
Guy up from the heap is Escobar who is hitting for more power than previously here in the 2019 year old. Hes already set a fresh career-high together with 28 home runs on the season, easily surpassing the 23 he struck last season in much fewer plate appearances and with lots of games remaining on the schedule. Escobar is a switch-hitter, also like Marte, the power numbers are greater versus pitching. But he is still sporting great numbers versus righties using a .236 ISO and .800 OPS against them on the season. Additionally, he is hitting righties to the tune of a .268 ISO, .881 OPS, .356 wOBA and 116 wRC+ to the summer at home where that one will occur tonight. A powerful bat of late has been swinging and he has doubled in three games and added a homer in this interval. Hes now homered three occasions and has been now currently riding a five-game hit streak into this one tonight. As hes swiped five bases on the year we also throw in a touch of stolen foundation upside. A mainstay Escobar, in the three-hole will have plenty of cross-category upside with him tonight and is arguably the top third base choice on this slate.
SS — Wilfredo Tovar (LAA) — $2,000 vs. TEX
After I stuffed in my stacks in this one I had a shortstop spot open and just $2,100 to fill it. Since he chooses on the Texas Rangers along with left-hander Kolby Allard, of the names in that area, I like Tovar the most. The venue is really a one at Globe Life Park in Texas. Second, the Angels are projected to score 5.7 runs as a outcome. Allard has published a 4.50 ERA in his 10 innings of work at the big league level to this stage, but was mediocre in the Braves minor league system that season where he published a 4.17 ERA, but in addition a 4.64 FIP and also 4.36 xFIP. Not numbers that are terrible, but not dominating figures. Yet, I see worth in Tovar here. He does not hit for a whole lot of energy, however Tovar is effective versus left handed pitching as he is hitting .273 with a nutritious .351 OBP and 98 wRC+ on the season vs lefties. He has hit against lefties for a .346 moderate and .815 OPS . We do not have to dig too deep to discover the previous time Tovar and a run scored in yesterdays series finale. The ceiling is not monstrous to make sure, but with some additional extra-base production or even attaining bottom and scoring a run, Tovar has some nice worth upside at minimum cost tonight.
OF — David Peralta (ARI) — $3,100 vs. COL
Completing our heap is Peralta who is projected to hit out of the in this 1 tonight. After breaking with 30 homers and a .223 ISO last year Peralta has taken a small bit of a step back with only 12 homers and a .183 ISO now around while also dealing with some injuries as well. Regardless of the inability to take last years complete success within this year, Peralta is always at his finest versus right-handed pitching and sporting some very great numbers in situations similar to the one he finds himself at tonight. Peralta enters this one aporting that a .213 ISO, .860 OPS, .357 wOBA along with 117 wRC+ on the season vs right-handed pitching. He has also seen his numbers tick as much as some .221 ISO, .868 OPS, .362 wOBA along with a 120 wRC+ in Chase Field on this season. Peralta did, although the hits have not been forthcoming in waves of late hit his second long ball during the past six games , a solo home run yesterday. With no sneak on the seasonwe can essentially erase any stolen foundation upside down, which means we are here for the power and the energy only against a struggling right-hander tonight.
OF — Aristides Aquino (CIN) — $4,500 vs. SD
Not long ago I rostered Aquino at a Reds worth pile at a price of $2,300. Now just a couple weeks later, his price has nearly doubled as he has put the baseball world in passion together with 11 home runs in his first 17 games of his MLB career. We understood the energy was there as Aquino blasted 28 home runs this year while producing a .337 ISO from the procedure. Through 17 league games, he has got those 11 homers and a .595 ISO to boot up. Of course, this sort of production cannot realistically continue for much longer, however I believe hes the opportunity to stay hot against Padres left-handed Eric Lauer tonight. Lauer possesses a 4.55 ERA over the season, however in addition a 6.20 mark over the street where he will probably be for tonights competition at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. So far in his very brief big league career, Aquino is just 8 to 14 with three home runs and a double against left-handed pitching, good for a cool .714 ISO along with 1.911 OPS plus a 368 wRC+. Not too shabby. He also crushed lefties in the Triple-A level as nicely with some 1.012 OPS against these and 12 home runs in just 90 at-bats off of these. Obviously, I think we have something.
OF — Phillip Ervin (CIN) — $2,500 vs. SD
Man up in my three-man Reds pile is Ervin whos handled himself very well against left wing pitching in his brief big league period. Ervin enters this 1 tonight using three long balls over the season and a .210 ISO across 136 plate looks at the big league level. The great news for that matchup? Ervin is hitting on .468 with a .404 ISO, 1.401 OPS, .563 wOBA and 251 wRC+ over the season versus lefties while all three of the home runs have come from southpaws in only 47 at-bats contrary to them. Manufacturing versus left-handed pitching is not anything new for Ervin who possesses a .343 average, .250 ISO, .993 OPS, .414 wOBA along with 157 wRC+ versus lefties to get his MLB career which spans 140 at-bats contrary to them. The bat has been pretty quiet of late out of a double and a homer during the last week, and he is without a multi-hit game since August 8th. However, a date using a left wing pitcher whos struggling on the street in a hitter-friendly ball park should be just what Ervin should get his bat on course tonight.
UTIL — Eugenio Suarez (CIN) — $3,800 vs. SD
Completing our Reds stack and our lineup will be Suarez who enjoys himself some pitching, particularly at home. Entering this 1 tonight, Suarez sits with 34 home runs on the year, the same numbers although that total came in nearly 100 plate appearances he ended last season with. His .274 ISO from this year sits above the .243 indicate he submitted in 2018 as a result. Suarez owns a .281 ISO, .957 OPS, .392 wOBA along with 140 wRC+ to the season vs left handed pitching. But, his production versus lefties explodes at home because he owns a .404 ISO, 1.257 OPS, .502 wOBA and a 211 wRC+ in such circumstances. These are some numbers that are completely monstrous. Suarez continues to be on fire at the plate too and is playing lots of long ball as hes hit five home runs on his last 11 games, such as a person in yesterdays series finale with the Cardinals. He now owns a .374 ISO, 1.034 OPS, .412 wOBA along with 153 wRC+ thus much in the years second half. As a small side note, its great to see that two of the three steals in the year have come from a left handed pitcher, so at least hes not reluctant to operate versus southpaws. I think we have enough to work with here to anticipate Suarez to have himself a night from a left-hander in the home.