Tuesday’s MLB schedule is back to a loaded night of baseball, with 15 games on the main slate. Tonight’s top game features Corbin Burnes taking the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers against the St. Louis Cardinals. Let’s dive into the top Monkey Knife Fight MLB DFS plays and MLB picks today on Aug. 17.
Tonight’s Top Monkey Knife Fight MLB Picks
Monkey Knife Fight has a ton of profitable contests for the public, and here we will break down the two best areas from which to make MLB picks.
More or Less | Pick: 2, Prize: 3x
Corbin Burnes and Adam Wainwright
Burnes is coming off a season-high 15 strikeouts against the Cubs in his last start. He ranks first in MLB in strikeouts per nine innings (12.8) and will look to keep that strong form rolling tonight. In two starts against the Cardinals this season, Burnes has 18 strikeouts over a span of 11 innings. While St. Louis owns the fifth-lowest strikeout rate (22%) against right-handed pitching, this is clearly a matchup that Burnes has excelled in. According to Awesemo’s expert projections, Burnes is the top-ranked pitcher on tonight’s slate.
Wainwright is also coming off a good outing, having pitched a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts against the Pirates in his last start. He now has a quality start in each of his last five outings. Wainwright has only faced the Brewers once this season, allowing one run over five innings while striking out six. Current members of the Milwaukee roster have had success against Wainwright, only striking out at a combined 16.8% rate lifetime. Opposing starting pitchers against the Brewers have three strikeouts or fewer in all but three of their 14 games in August.
Rapidfire (Fantasy Points) — Pick 4 | Prize: 9x
Jose Ramirez vs. Max Kepler
The toughest matchup is the first one. Both hitters have similar numbers over the last 10 games, so picking this contest will come down to Awesemo’s expert projections. Ramirez is the top-ranked hitter for this entire game and has the highest potential ceiling.
Josh Donaldson vs. Mitch Garver
This matchup of Twins is another close one, as both players are on a similar path. Donaldson gets the slight nod according to Awesemo’s expert projections, and he has strong .412/.444/.471 slash numbers over his last four games.
Miguel Sano vs. Franmil Reyes
Sano is clearly the play here considering Reyes is in the midst of a horrible slump. Over the last 10 games, Reyes is 3-for-35 with 12 strikeouts. Over that same span, Sano has decent .265/.390/.471 slash numbers with two home runs and seven RBIs.
Brent Rooker vs. Jorge Polanco
Rooker has been the better hitter of late, going 7-for-16 with three extra-base hits (two home runs) and four RBIs over the last four games. Polanco, on the other hand, is in a rut, going 4-for-20 over his last five games.
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