We’ve got a battle of left-handed starters in Game 3 of the NLCS between the Brewers and the Dodgers.
Does that mean you should stuff your Showdown lineup with low-cost platoon bats? Let’s break down tonight’s action and make a couple value picks on DraftKings.
Top MLB DFS Value Picks
- Brewers 1B Andrew Vaughn ($4,400)
- Dodgers OF Andy Pages ($7,000)
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1B Andrew Vaughn, Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, $4,400
The debate with platoon bats is always the same: Does the benefit of a couple guaranteed plate appearances within their preferred split outweigh the risk of an early substitution? However, as we saw in Game 1, the unique nature of the Dodgers’ bullpen might render this quandary moot. Los Angeles simply has a lot of left-handed leverage relievers, and after Tarik Skubal left Sunday’s contest, we saw both Alex Vesia and Tanner Scott. In turn, that let Pat Murphy keep Andrew Vaughn in the lineup for all nine innings, and he finished a double, an intentional walk and 7.0 FPTS.
Vaughn should get another start on Wednesday in Game 3, as southpaw Blake Snell ($12,000) toes the rubber for the Dodgers. Snell was almost un-hittable during the regular season, holding opponents to a microscopic 15.8% hard hit rate. However, in his 133 PAs versus lefties, Vaughn slashed an impressive .336/.421/.517 with a 161 wRC+. This isn’t small sample size noise, either. The former third-overall pick has a career .353 wOBA within the split. He’s proven he can mash LHPs. Plus, he doesn’t really have to do much to bring back value at this modest price tag — even if it is in just two or three at-bats.
OF Andy Pages, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers, $7,000
I know. I know. But a $7,000 salary is a “value” when the Dodgers’ star-studded lineup is the one you’re pulling assets from. It’s also not like the general public is champing at the bit to use Pages in a postseason setting, as the 25-year-old is slashing a putrid .144/.189/.222 with a 12 wRC+ in his 97 career playoff plate appearances. So why will tonight be any different?
First and foremost, I like the matchup with the left-handed Robert Gasser ($11,000), even if that’s likely to only translate into a single plate appearance. Gasser is a low-velocity, extreme fly ball archetype, and that can lead to some home run issues. We saw that very script play out in an outing on August 14, when Pages collected his 20th long ball of 2026. In fact, Pages was 4-for-5 (.800) with a 2.400 OPS off Gasser this year. Makes sense. Pages notched a .401 expected wOBA off all LHPs throughout the regular season.
I don’t mind Pages against RHPs, too. The outfielder has 50 homers since the beginning of 2025 and he managed an 87th percentile expected batting average in 2026 (.274). The numbers might have been even gaudier if not for a late-season injury that cost Pages a month of action. The man can just hit.
