Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 08/26/2017

*Mike Barner*

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Saturday, August 26

There are going to be some great offensive opportunities to take advantage of for to your lineup Saturday as there are few elite starters taking the mound. 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**

Gio Gonzalez vs. New York Mets
Park – Nationals Park

Gonzalez has been excellent this season as he enters Saturday 12-5 with a 2.39 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 150 strikeouts in 162 innings. As crazy as it sounds considering his minuscule ERA for the season, he has been even better lately as he has allowed one earned in his last four starts combined. He is a quality start machine as well as he has recorded one in 14 of his last 15 outings. There are a couple of advantages working in Gonzalez’s favor Saturday. First, he has had success against the Mets already this season by posting a 2.03 ERA and 0.75 WHIP in two starts against the division rivals. Second, he is excellent at home as he has a sparkling 1.79 ERA this season at Nationals Park. Start Gonzalez with confidence Saturday.

Sonny Gray vs. Seattle Mariners
Park – Yankee Stadium

Gray has had mixed results since being traded to the Yankees. While he has a solid 3.13 ERA with his new club, he only has a 1-3 record to show for it and has an unimpressive 1.35 WHIP. His strikeouts are down in pinstripes as well as he only has 17 in 23 innings. Saturday brings a familiar foe in the Mariners, who Gary has faced off against many times as a member of the Oakland Athletics. He has handled the Mariners well over his career, posting a 2.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 60 strikeouts in 66 innings. This match up has the makings of promising results for Gray.

**OFFENSIVE STACKS**

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Dillon Gee (Minnesota Twins)
Park – Rogers Centre

Gee has been used primarily as a reliever this season as he has made nine appearances in total for the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins, but only two of them were starts. His numbers are very good as he has a 2.84 ERA and 1.20 WHIP overall. Gee struggled as a starter for the Kansas City Royals last year though as he posted a 5.55 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in 14 starts. He’s a better bullpen option at this point in his career, but the Twins need him in their rotation. Look for the Blue Jays lineup to put up some big numbers against Gee Saturday.

Players to consider stacking: Josh Donaldson, Justin Smoak and Kevin Pillar

New York Yankees vs. Yovani Gallardo (Seattle Mariners)
Park – Yankee Stadium

Gallardo’s first season in Seattle has not been a success as he is 5-9 with a 5.75 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 86 strikeouts in 117.1 innings. He doesn’t give them much length either as he has pitched five innings or less in three of his last four starts. Gallardo has allowed 21 home runs this season, which could be a recipe for disaster against the Yankees as they entered Friday with 101 home runs at home this season. Don’t expect Gallardo to have much success against the Bronx Bombers Saturday.

Players to consider stacking: Gary Sanchez, Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner