Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 07/22/2017
*Mike Barner*
Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Saturday, July 22
The aren’t many elite starting pitchers taking the mound Saturday, which could lead to some big offensive numbers overall. 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**
Sean Manaea vs. New York Mets
Park – Citi Field
Manaea might be one of the more underrated starters in baseball. He enters Saturday 8-5 with a 3.68 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 101 strikeouts in 100.1 innings. He does a great job keeping the ball in the park as he has only allowed eight home runs this season. His overall numbers are impressive, but he has been even better of late as he has allowed two runs or less in three of his last four starts. The Mets entered Friday hitting only .253 with a .313 OBP against left handed pitching, so Manaea could be in line for another valuable outing Saturday.
Marcus Stroman vs. Cleveland Indians
Park – Progressive Field
Stroman is off to a great start for the Blue Jays as he is 9-5 with a 3.10 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 98 strikeouts in 119 innings. He is currently enjoying a great run of success as he has allowed two runs or less in each of his last four starts. His last two starts were particularly impressive as he held the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros to a combined one run in 13.2 innings. Stroman has already faced the Indians this season and he threw six scoreless innings in the game. With a weak group of starting pitchers, Stroman is one of the stronger options Saturday.
**OFFENSIVE STACKS**
Houston Astros vs. Chris Tillman (Baltimore Orioles)
Park – Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Tillman is having a terrible season as he enters Saturday 1-5 with a 7.20 ERA, 2.02 WHIP and 39 strikeouts in 55 innings. He simply can’t pitch deep into games as he is averaging less than 5 innings per start. Home runs have been a big issue for Tillman as well as he has already allowed 11 this season. He only allowed 19 in 172 innings last year. Even with Carlos Correa injured, the Astros still have a potent lineup. Make sure to take advantage of Tillman.
Players to consider stacking: Jose Altuve, George Springer and Marwin Gonzalez
Detroit Tigers vs. Kyle Gibson (Minnesota Twins)
Park – Target Field
Gibson has been a weak link in Minnesota’s rotation as he is 5-8 with a 6.29 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and only 57 strikeouts in 87.1 innings. While it’s hard to believe, he’s been even worse at home this season as he has a 7.20 ERA and 1.98 WHIP at Target Field. He just doesn’t have the stuff to put away hitters as he has issued 13 walks compared to 14 strikeouts over his last five starts. The Tigers pounced on him for six runs over 2.2 innings in a start earlier this season, so don’t be surprised to see another offensive explosion Saturday.
Players to consider stacking: Justin Upton, Nicholas Castellanos and Victor Martinez