All 30 teams are set to play in the MLB on Tuesday. There are several veteran starting pitchers who will take the mound, including Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw, Giants SP Justin Verlander, and Mariners SP Luis Castillo.
Two of the best teams in baseball are the Blue Jays and Brewers, and both of them could be primed for an offensive explosion Tuesday. They already combined to score 17 runs Monday.
The loaded slate provides us with a bevy of MLB DFS picks and projections to consider for PrizePicks. Below, we'll give you the top player picks for Tuesday, August 26, including Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Guardians OF Steven Kwan, and more.
Whether you want to attack home runs, hits, or pitcher strikeouts, Tuesday’s MLB slate is loaded with opportunities on PrizePicks to pick More or Less and cash in.
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MLB DFS Picks Today for PrizePicks: Tuesday, August 26
Here are the top MLB DFS picks and predictions for PrizePicks today, including pitchers and hitters to target. Use this analysis to build your Lineups on PrizePicks MLB on Tuesday, August 26. Click to read more about each pick.
- Twins SP Bailey Ober – 16.5 Pitching Outs
- Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 7 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Guardians OF Steven Kwan – 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
- Diamondbacks SP Brandon Pfaadt – 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed
Twins SP Bailey Ober Projection: 16.5 Pitching Outs
- Bailey Ober has a 1.32 WHIP that is on pace to be the highest mark of his career.
- A big difference for Ober is that his strikeout rate has fallen to 18.9% this season, compared to his career mark of 24.2%.
- The struggling righty has a 4.90 xFIP and a 1.54 WHIP on the road this season, versus a 4.64 xFIP and a 1.16 WHIP at home.
- Ober has thrown fewer than 90 pitches in four of his last seven starts.
- This will be a difficult matchup for him against the Blue Jays, who have the third-highest home OPS (.793) in baseball.
- vs. RHP this year, the Blue Jays have the best BA (.266) and rank fifth in wRC+ (111).
Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Projection: 7 Hitter Fantasy Score
- In his first start since returning from a hamstring injury, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI versus the Twins on Monday.
- Guerrero has hit 21 home runs this season, 12 of which have come at home.
- The All-Star slugger has an excellent eye at the plate, posting a 12.9% walk rate and 14.4% strikeout rate this season.
- With his 13.5% barrel rate and 52.0% hard-hit rate, Guerrero has produced an average exit velocity of 92.8 mph that ranks in the 94th percentile in baseball.
Guardians OF Steven Kwan Projection: 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
- While left-handed pitchers have held Steven Kwan to a .586 OPS, he has a .769 OPS versus righties.
- He will face Rays RHP Shane Baz today, who sports a 1.37 WHIP.
- All 10 of Kwan’s home runs this season have come against right-handed pitchers.
- The Guardians’ lefty is one of the most difficult hitters in baseball to strike out, posting a 9.6% strikeout rate for his career. This season, he has an 8.8% strikeout rate.
- Baz has floundered down the stretch, allowing 30 runs (29 earned) to go along with a 1.82 WHIP across his last 28 innings.
Diamondbacks SP Brandon Pfaadt – 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed
- Brandon Pfaadt has allowed at least 3 earned runs in three of his last five starts. In all three of those outings, he allowed at least 8 hits.
- Pfaadt has given up 156 hits across 140 innings this season, which has contributed to his 1.34 WHIP.
- Although he has a 3.69 xFIP and a 1.31 WHIP at home, Pfaadt has a 4.55 xFIP and a 1.37 WHIP on the road.
- The Diamondbacks’ righty has seen his strikeout rate fall to 18.5% this season. Strikeouts likely won’t be easy for him to come by against a Brewers team that has struck out the sixth-fewest times in baseball.
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With all 30 teams in action, there are plenty of intriguing storylines across the league. Two of the top teams in baseball are in favorable spots to score runs in the Blue Jays and Brewers.
Guerrero has the potential to produce a juicy stat line, while Pfaadt could see his ERA take a hit in Milwaukee.
Tuesday’s busy slate provides plenty of 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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