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MLB is kicking off the weekend with 11 games on Friday night’s main DFS slate. Only two of the matchups are divisional clashes, but several sports offer teams the opportunity to put their offenses on full display. Attacking those high-scoring spots can be an effective strategy for building MLB DFS stacks, so let’s pinpoint a few top teams to consider as you build your lineup for Friday night.
Before we get to the individual selections for these contests, let’s define exactly what we’re searching for. An ideal target for MLB DFS stacks is a team well-positioned to score plenty of runs based on its matchup and ballpark. “Stacking” is the strategy of adding multiple players from the same MLB lineup to your roster to boost each other’s production.
Ideally, MLB DFS stacks focus on players who are either back-to-back or from the same part of the lineup to allow positive correlation. Since most run-scoring plays produce fantasy points for multiple players, stacking a high-scoring team can carry your entry to the top of the leaderboard. The key to MLB DFS stacks paying off is finding the perfect matchup to attack, so let’s take a look at Friday’s top spots to attack.
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The Braves are at Coors Field on Friday night, facing veteran lefty Jose Quintana ($5,500). They have the highest implied run total on the slate and have scored more runs than any other team in the majors this season. They rank third in home runs and fourth in wRC+. Quintana is 1-2 in his first year with the Rockies, posting a 4.91 ERA and 6.79 FIP. He’s been even more vulnerable in his five innings at Coors Field, giving up six runs on eight hits, including a pair of homers. Hitters are mashing against him from both sides of the plate, so lefties like Matt Olson and Drake Baldwin aren’t off the table — even though they aren’t quite as strong as the righties in the order.
Ronald Acuna Jr. always has a high ceiling, with both power and speed potential, and he’s averaging a solid 8.3 FPTS over his last 10 games. Olson has been even better, averaging 12.1 FPTS over his last 10 contests and posting double-digit FPTS in six of his last eight games.
I highlighted Ozzie Albies for his past success against Quintana, along with his recent form, in my top home run props of the day. He’s an outstanding play under $5,000, while Mauricio Dubon and Eli White are bargain options that can help round out the stack with big nights, if the lineup scores a bunch of runs.
The Dodgers are another one of the best offenses in baseball and are in a good spot on the road against Cardinals lefty Matt Liberatore ($5,700). While Liberatore is a lefty, he has posted reverse splits this season, with a .387 batting average and a .535 wOBA against southpaws. Albeit a small sample size, he has gotten hit hard from both sides of the plate — posting a 4.75 ERA and a 6.40 FIP. He has given up a 42.9% hard-hit rate and 9.5% barrel rate. Lefties have four of the eight homers against him, and he’s surrendered six deep balls over his last four starts.
Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Max Muncy are all in lefty-lefty matchups, but Ohtani has actually hit half his homers this season against southpaws. Muncy has three of his nine homers against lefties, hitting .304 with a 181 wRC+ on that side of the splits.
Andy Pages and Will Smith are two of the better right-handed bats to target. Pages is hitting .321 with a .385 wOBA, averaging 8.9 FPTS per game. Smith has double-digit FPTS in two of his last three starts, with a home run against the Cubs and three singles against the Marlins. He missed a few games due to a back issue, but he should be back in the lineup on Friday.
The White Sox are in sunny San Diego for the weekend, and they’ll start the series by taking on German Marquez ($6,300). Marquez is 3-1 in his five starts, owning a 4.38 ERA and 5.89 FIP. Lefties have had success against him, which sets up well for the core of the White Sox lineup. Lefties are hitting .275 against him with a .386 wOBA and four homers.
The White Sox lefty core of Murakami and Montgomery has been on a tear. Munetaka Murakami has 12 homers on the season and has averaged 11.8 FPTS per game on the road, where he has mashed eight of his dozen dingers. Colson Montgomery has eight homers, with six on the road and an average of 10.3 FPTS outside of Rate Field. Miguel Vargas has been hitting between the two lefties and has at least seven FPTS in nine of his last 10 games, averaging 13.6 FPTS during that stretch.
As cheap options, Andrew Benintendi and Jarred Kelenic can help in the outfield. Kelenic just got called up from Triple-A Charlotte, where the former top prospect hit five home runs in his last 10 contests. He still has plenty of unrealized potential, and at the minimum salary, he can help stuff stars in other spots of your stacks.
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