Saturday is set up beautifully for a fantasy baseball doubleheader on DraftKings with a six-game slate starting at 4:05 p.m. ET and a seven-game slate that gets underway at 7:10 p.m. In this post, we’ll focus on the games taking place under the lights which include four divisional matchups and a Coors Field contest between the Rangers and Rockies. There are some potential storms forecasted in the area for that game, but other than that, the weather looks pretty clear overall.
Let’s jump right in and take a look at the top plays from the 14 teams in the player pool on Saturday.
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Cole Ragans, Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels ($9,500) – Ragans and the Royals are in a good spot against the struggling Halos on Saturday night. The Angels are dealing with multiple injuries and have gone just 3-7 over their last 10 games while Kansas City has won four of its last five. Ragans has helped them to their fast start, going 2-2 in his eight starts while compiling a 3.38 ERA and an even-better 2.35 FIP. He has 54 strikeouts in his 42 2⁄3 innings for an 11.39 K/9 rate. The 26-year-old lefty has produced over 20 DKFP in six of his eight starts, including four of his last five. He beat the Blue Jays in back-to-back starts during that run of success and looked strong against the Brewers in his most recent outing, which resulted in a no-decision. Ragans had eight strikeouts in six innings for 23.1 DKFP in that start with his only runs allowed coming on a two-run shot from Gary Sanchez. Ragans has a much better matchup in this outing since the Angels have only scored 22 runs over their last seven games while hitting just .217 as a team.
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Mason Black, San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds ($5,900) – Black had a rough MLB debut last Monday against the Phillies, giving up five runs on eight hits in 4 1⁄3 innings with four strikeouts. He’ll get a much better matchup this time, taking the mound at pitcher-friendly Oracle Park against the Reds’ struggling offense. The 24-year-old prospect was ranked as the team’s No. 7 prospect coming into the year and was very impressive in Triple-A, going 2-1 in six starts with a 1.01 ERA and 3.39 FIP with 29 strikeouts in 26 2⁄3 innings. The Reds have the fourth-highest K% in the MLB this season and the lowest team batting average at just .212. They also rank in the bottom five in team wOBA and wRC+, so Black should be able to bounce back and return value with a better start on Saturday.
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Corey Seager, Texas Rangers at Colorado Rockies ($5,900) – Seager hit his fourth homer of the season on Friday night at Coors Field, lifting his average to .239 with a .294 wOBA through 36 games. While those numbers aren’t great overall, he has hit safely in six of his last seven games, going 9-for-28 (.321) with a double, two homers and a .394 wOBA. Seager has a reputation for being streaky and can carry an offense when he gets going. He should be in a good spot to stay hot at Coors field against Ryan Feltner ($5,100), who has let lefties like Seager hit .313 against him this season with a .356 wOBA.
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Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers ($5,100) – Throughout his career, Arenado has mashed against lefties, but he has struggled against southpaws so far this year while hitting righties at a .310 clip with two homers and a .355 wOBA. On Saturday night, he’ll face righty Freddy Peralta ($10,400), who will be returning from his suspension to face his division rivals. Arenado has a great career track record against Peralta, going 10-for-28 (.357) with four homers. The veteran comes into the matchup with some momentum after going 11-for-36 (.306) with three doubles and a home run over his last 10 games and averaging 7.6 DraftKings points per contest.
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Abraham Toro, Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners ($3,500) – Toro has hit a solid .289 in his 37 games with the Athletics this season, and he often hits atop the lineup against righties like Bryce Miller ($9,200). He doesn’t bring much speed with just one stolen base on the season but he has shown some nice pop with three homers and a .347 wOBA. Toro has seven multi-hit games in his last 10 contests, going 17-for-43 (.395) with five extra-base hits, a .442 wOBA and an average of 10.4 DKFP per game. Toro can slot in at either 2B or 1B depending on your roster construction and is a solid bargain play at either spot.
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Joey Ortiz, Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals ($2,700) – Ortiz also has some positional flexibility and can fit at either 2B or 3B. He hit homers in back-to-back games earlier this week and has three homers over his last 10 games, going 8-for-29 (.276) with three doubles, a triple and three homers. His extra-base punch has helped him average 9.5 DKFP during that stretch and makes him a solid sub-$3,000 play against Kyle Gibson ($7,300) and the Cardinals at Miller Park on Saturday.
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Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres ($6,500) – Ohtani is making an MVP case without throwing a single pitch this season since he has been so productive at the plate. In his 39 games, Ohtani has 11 homers and a .359 batting average for a .321 ISO and .470 wOBA. He had two hits in Friday’s loss to the Padres and is 15-for-34 (.441) over his last nine games with a .569 wOBA. He’s also on the strong side of his splits against righty Matt Waldron ($7,000). Ohtani is hitting .389 with a .531 wOBA against righties while Waldron has let lefties hit .323 with a .418 wOBA.
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Tommy Pham, Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians ($4,300) – Pham has been one of the most productive hitters in the White Sox lineup since joining the team 13 games ago. He has hit either first or second in the order in each of his 12 starts and has gone 16-for-51 (.314) with three doubles, two home runs and a .356 wOBA. He’s a solid midrange play on this slate and brings good upside from the top of the order against Triston McKenzie ($8,700), who has been inconsistent in the early going this season.
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Sean Bouchard, Colorado Rockies vs. Texas Rangers ($3,400) – Bouchard has been playing as a regular in the Rockies lineup and is a great way to get some value exposure to Coors Field. He hit .315 with a .448 wOBA at Triple-A before being called up and is hitting .261 with a home run, a stolen base and a .353 wOBA since joining the Rockies. He has gone 6-for-18 (.333) with three doubles and a home run over his last five games while producing 9.0 DKFP per game. In his career in the majors against lefties like Andrew Heaney ($6,300), Bouchard has a .314 average with four homers and a .445 wOBA.
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Heliot Ramos, San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds ($2,000) – Ramos was called up earlier this week when Jorge Soler (shoulder) landed on IL. The 24-year-old was hitting .296 with two stolen bases, three doubles, two triples and eight homers for a .410 wOBA through 30 games at Triple-A. He started two of the three games since he was recalled and has gone 3-for-9 (.333) with three hard-hit balls. He’ll likely be back in the lineup Saturday against lefty Nick Lodolo ($10,200), and he brings a great ceiling for a play at the minimum salary on Saturday.
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