Headlining a 15-game slate, the New York Yankees host the Detroit Tigers at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Bronx Bombers have won 11 of their past 14 games.
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Top MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks, 9/9
Here are some of the top MLB DFS picks and predictions on PrizePicks today. Use this analysis to help you build a stacked MLB Lineup on PrizePick. Click each pick to read more.
- Yankees OF Aaron Judge — 1.5 Total Bases
- Reds SS Elly De La Cruz — 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- White Sox P Yoendrys Gomez — 4 Strikeouts
- Mariners P George Kirby — 6 Strikeouts
Yankees OF Aaron Judge — 1.5 Total Bases
- Judge has not picked up an extra-base hit in six September games, while batting 5-of-20.
- Since grabbing a pair of hits against the Astros on September 2, Judge has failed to compile more than two bases in five straight games.
- The pitcher to help Judge bust out of his slump takes the mound for Detroit tonight: Judge is batting 5-of-7 against Tigers’ starter Casey Mize, including a pair of doubles.
- For as great as Judge has been at the plate this season, his hard hit percentage is his lowest since 2021 at 56%. That still ranks in the 98th percentile in MLB.
- Judge has picked up 5 hits in 11 at-bats against Detroit this season, although all 5 hits were singles.
Reds SS Elly De La Cruz — 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- De La Cruz has finished with less than 7 fantasy points in five of seven September games.
- In this stretch, De La Cruz has posted a pair of extra-base hits in 29 at-bats, a double and a triple.
- In 13 of his past 14 games, the dynamic Reds’ SS has been limited to one or less hits.
- De La Cruz is batting .333 in his career against current Padres’ pitchers, but has never faced tonight’s starter, Michael King.
- His numbers take a dip on the road, as he hits .249 away from Great American Ballpark compared to .285 at home.
White Sox P Yoendrys Gomez — 4 Strikeouts
- Gomez (3-2, 4.79 ERA) joined the Chicago rotation in August and has recorded 5 or more strikeouts in four of his five starts.
- In three home starts, the right-hander racked up 7 K’s against the Tigers and a pair of 6-strikeout outings against the Twins and Yankees.
- Gomez has walked opponents at a 13% rate, ranking in the third percentile in MLB. However, the Rays rank 28th in BB rate at 7.6%.
- Two Tampa Bay regulars own a strikeout rate above 20%. Second baseman Brandon Lowe is sitting at 25.8% and RF Josh Lowe is posting a 23.1% K rate.
Mariners P George Kirby — 6 Strikeouts
- Kirby (8-7, 4.47 ERA) is coming off his worst start of the season, allowing 8 runs in two innings of a 9-4 defeat in Tampa Bay.
- The Mariners’ right-hander struck out a season-low 1 batter in the loss, marking 4 or fewer K’s in three of his last four outings.
- Kirby faces a St. Louis lineup that has struck out 6 or more times in six of the last nine games against opposing starting pitchers.
- The two likeliest strikeout targets for the Cardinals are RF Jordan Walker (32.1%) and 2B Nolan Gorman (31.9%).
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