After a busy Wednesday, MLB brings a small slate to the table Thursday. There is one day game, which will be followed by four evening MLB games. We'll dig into the four games that make up the evening MLB DFS slate.
Below, we’ll give you the top MLB DFS picks on PrizePicks for Thursday, July 24, including four MLB player projections to target. The players include Jose Altuve, Yu Darvish, and Jason Alexander.
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MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks: Thursday, July 24
Here are some of the best MLB DFS picks and projections for PrizePicks on Thursday, July 24. Use this analysis to help you build a stacked MLB Lineup on PrizePicks for Thursday, July 24. Click each pick to read more.
- Astros OF Jose Altuve – 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Padres SP Yu Darvish – 4 Strikeouts
- Blue Jays 3B Ernie Clement – 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
- Astros SP Jason Alexander – 1.5 Walks Allowed
Astros OF Jose Altuve – 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Athletics vs. Astros Prediction – 8:10 p.m. ET
- Astros OF Jose Altuve is 23-for-58 (.397) with a .456 OBP, four home runs, seven doubles, 15 RBI, and 15 runs scored over his last 15 games.
- After hitting 20 home runs over 153 games last season, Altuve already has 17 home runs over 98 games.
- Altuve has just a 16.0% strikeout rate this season and a 13.0% strikeout rate for his career.
- Starting for the Athletics will be SP Luis Severino, who has a 4.71 xERA and a 1.39 WHIP.
- Severino pitches to contact, posting just a 15.9% strikeout rate this season.
Padres SP Yu Darvish – 4 Strikeouts
Padres vs. Cardinals Prediction – 7:45 p.m. ET
- Padres SP Yu Darvish didn’t make his season debut until July because of an elbow injury.
- Darvish has not logged more than five innings in any of his three starts.
- In his last outing, Darvish only threw 69 pitches, which means that he could remain on a pitch count against the Cardinals.
- Darvish has finished with two or fewer strikeouts in two of his three starts.
- Darvish has had serious control issues in his three starts, averaging 2.3 walks per game despite never going over five innings pitched.
- The Cardinals have struck out the sixth-fewest times in baseball.
Blue Jays 3B Ernie Clement – 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Prediction – 6:40 p.m. ET
- Blue Jays 3B Ernie Clement is 11-for-57 (.193) with a .203 OBP, three RBI, and six runs scored over his last 15 games.
- Clement only has four home runs, 27 RBI, and 47 runs scored over 100 games.
- While Clement has a 1.102 OPS against left-handed pitchers this season, he has just a .543 OPS against righties.
- Tigers SP Reese Olson has followed up his 3.64 xERA from last season with a 3.66 xERA this year.
- Olson has a career 1.16 WHIP and has limited right-handed hitters to a .264 wOBA.
Astros SP Jason Alexander – 1.5 Walks Allowed
Athletics vs. Astros Prediction – 8:10 p.m. ET
- Astros SP Jason Alexander is expected to be called up from Triple-A to start this game in place of SP Lance McCullers Jr. (finger), who has been placed on the 15-day IL.
- Over 64 innings at Triple-A this season, Alexander has issued 29 walks.
- Alexander has logged at least two innings in the majors three times this season. In all three of those outings, he issued at least two walks.
- In his lone start in the majors this season, Alexander walked three batters over six innings against the Athletics.
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Most of baseball will get a breather on Thursday with just 10 teams in action. There is one early start time, leaving four games for the evening MLB DFS slate.
There is at least one stellar matchup on Thursday, with the Tigers hosting the Blue Jays to start their weekend series. Both teams currently sit atop their divisions in the American League.
Thursday’s slate still provides plenty of MLB DFS projections to consider on PrizePicks. Just pick More or Less for at least two MLB player stat projections to build your Lineup on PrizePicks and win real money if your picks are correct.
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