Sep 20, 2021; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) gets ready in the dugout for his at bat in the first inning of the game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Our MLB DFS 4-5-23 Advice for Fanduel and DraftKings Advice can be used for this 13-game slate on DraftKings. FantasyTeamAdvisors is very excited to be able to provide you with some MLB content once again. Let’s dig in!
Make sure to also check out all the Vegas Odds for today’s slate. You can also read more DFS advice and lineup picks for sites like FanDuel, and other sports too. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to hit me up on Twitter @advisors_team
If you would like to hear the analysis on each of these picks below, make sure to watch the video as we break it down even more!
MLB DFS 4-5-23 Advice
Pitchers:
Shane McClanahan vs Washington Nationals- 18 PA, 27.8%, 0.456 wOBA, .375 AVG. These numbers are inflated by 1 player. Still love this and the Rays should tack on a ton of runs against Corbin today.
Corbin Burnes vs New York Mets- 90 PA, 25.6 K%, .342 wOBA, .279 BA.
Christian Javier vs Detroit Tigers- 23 PA, 43.5 K%, .194 wOBA, .136 BA
Alek Manoah vs Kansas City Royals- 48 PA, 16.7 K%, .221 wOBA, .217 BA.
MLB DFS 4-5-23 Advice
C:
Favorite Plays:
J.T. Realmuto vs Gerrit Cole- 11 for 17, 10 singles, 1 HR, .647 BA
Jonah Heim vs Kyle Gibson
Martin Maldonado vs Eduardo Rodriguez
1B:
Favorite Plays:
Anthony Rizzo vs Aaron Nola- 5 for 15, 3 singles, 2 HRs, .333 BA
Pete Alonso vs Corbin Burnes- 4 for 12, 2 singles, 1 double, 1 HR, .333 BA
Nate Lowe vs Kyle Gibson- 3 for 5, 2 doubles, 1 HR, .600 BA
2B:
Favorite Plays:
Marcus Semien vs Kyle Gibson- 8 for 23, 4 singles, 3 doubles, 1 HR, .348 BA
Jeff McNeil vs Corbin Burnes- 4 for 13, 3 singles, 1 HR, .308 BA
Adam Frazier vs Jacob deGrom- 3 for 8, 2 singles, 1 double, .375 BA
3B:
Favorite Plays:
Alex Bregman vs Eduardo Rodriguez- 6 for 20, 3 singles, 1 double, 2 HRs, .300 BA
Josh Donaldson vs Aaron Nola- 6 for 16, 3 singles, 2 HRs, .375 BA
Matt Chapman vs Zack Greinke- 6 for 21, 4 singles, 1 double, 1 HR and he’s been on ABSOLUTE fire lately.
SS:
Favorite Plays:
Bo Bichette vs Zack Greinke- 3 for 9, 2 singles, 1 double, .333 BA
Corey Seager vs Kyle Gibson- 2 for 8, 1 single, 1 HR
Jeremy Pena vs Eduardo Rodriguez- 3 for 5, 2 singles, 1 double, .600 BA
OF:
Favorite Plays:
Nick Castellanos vs Gerrit Cole- 7 for 16, 5 singles, 1 double, 1 triple, .438 BA
Manny Margot vs Patrick Corbin- 7 for 26, 3 singles, 3 doubles, 1 triple, .269 BA
Brandon Nimmo vs Corbin Burnes- 6 for 12, 3 singles, 1 double, 2 triples, .500 BA
Kyle Schwarber vs Gerrit Cole- 6 for 22, 4 singles, 2 HR, .273 BA
Giancarlo Stanton vs Aaron Nola- 5 for 16, 2 singles, 1 double, 2 HRs, .313 BA
You can find even more plays we like at each position on our cheat sheet as part of FTA+ memberships.
STACKS:
Toronto Blue Jaysvs Zack Greinke
Tampa Bay Rays vs Patrick Corbin
Houston Astros vs Eduardo Rodriguez
Los Angeles Angels vs Chris Flexen
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REMEMBER: These are lineups we use but feel free to pick and choose plays and make your own lineups. Don’t ALWAYS follow these as they don’t hit 100% of the time. We do use these but sometimes late scratches happen and it’s too late to update the lineup. Good luck and bring home the bacon.