Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 07/08/2017

*Mike Barner*

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Saturday, July 8

While there aren’t a lot of big name starters pitching Saturday, there are still a few great options available. Put your favorite daily fantasy baseball stacks from the article below in our lineup optimizer and hit calculate. You can let it fill in the rest of the spots for you or choose your personal favorites from the MLB Player Lab.

**STARTING PITCHERS**

Stephen Strasburg vs. Atlanta Braves
Park – Nationals Park

Strasburg enters Saturday looking for his tenth win of the season after winning 15 games total in 2016. His numbers have been excellent as he has a 3.28 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 128 strikeouts in 109.2 innings this year. Strasburg has already faced the Braves three times this season, but his ERA against them is not impressive at 4.58. However, his strikeout numbers against them have been excellent as he has 31 in only 19.2 innings. He will cost you a lot Saturday, but he should be worth the price.

Aaron Nola vs. San Diego Padres
Park – Citizens Bank Park

Nola has really impressed in his last three starts as he has only allowed three runs to go along with 25 strikeouts over 21.1 innings. He has 72 strikeouts in 72.1 innings overall this season after missing some time because of injury. Not only is Nola on a hot streak, but he gets to face a very weak offense in the Padres. If you don’t want to spend the money on Strasburg, go with Nola as he could have a big performance.

**OFFENSIVE STACKS**

Minnesota Twins vs. Wade Miley (Baltimore Orioles)
Park – Target Field

Like most of the the Orioles starting rotation, Miley has struggled this season. His record stands at 3-7 to go along with a 5.20 ERA and a whopping 1.74 WHIP. Walks are his big problem as he has already issued 48 free passes in 83 innings. He doesn’t give the Orioles much length either as he has pitched 2.2 innings or less in three of his last six starts. To pile on a little more, Miley has a 6.70 ERA and 1.86 WHIP on the road this season. In summary, make sure to have some Twins in your lineup.

Players to consider stacking: Miguel Sano, Brian Dozier and Robbie Grossman

Seattle Mariners vs. Chris Smith (Oakland Athletics)
Park – Safeco Field

Smith is making his first appearance in the majors this season. His numbers in the minors are solid as he has a 3.16 ERA and 1.30 WHIP this year, but he only has 64 strikeouts in 74 innings. He is also 36 years old, so he is not a high upside prospect by any means. Other than his 13 relief appearances for Oakland last season, he had not pitched in the majors since 2010 as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. Look for the Mariners offense to do some damage against him Saturday.

Players to consider stacking: Robinson Cano, Jean Segura and Ben Gamel