Thursday has 14 games scheduled for MLB DFS action, with one of them being the Field of Dreams Game featuring Lance Lynn and the Chicago White Sox against the New York Yankees. Let’s dive into the top Monkey Knife Fight MLB DFS plays and MLB picks tonight on Aug. 12.
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
Lance Lynn vs. Andrew Heaney
Before his last start, Lynn had failed to exceed 7.5 strikeouts in his previous four starts. A matchup against a depleted Cubs roster broke it, but it will not help him tonight. The Yankees have not been making it easy on opposing starting pitchers in terms of surrendering strikeouts. In fact, a starter has not exceeded this 7.5 mark against New York since August 1. The White Sox should win this game comfortably, but it will likely get done with more ground balls and fly balls from Lynn.
Heaney has struggled mightily in his first two Yankees’ starts, allowing five home runs in 10 innings of work. He did, however, strike out nine against a Mariners team that struggles in that split. Tonight’s matchup against the White Sox is tough considering they rank just inside the top 10 of most advanced metrics on offense. In a tough 1-0 loss yesterday, Chicago’s offense may have been looking too far ahead to tonight’s game. The White Sox could realistically get Heaney out of this game before he has a chance to sniff 6.5 strikeouts.
Rapidfire — Pick 4 | Prize: 9x
For this contest, pick who will score more fantasy points in four head-to-head matchups to win nine times the buy-in.
Giancarlo Stanton vs. Jose Abreu
There will be a heavy pro-White Sox theme in the results for these matchups. Abreu is 3-for-10 with three home runs against Heaney. That is hard to pass up, although Stanton is 6-for-22 with a home run against Lynn. This comes down to the platoon advantage that Abreu has and Stanton lacks. Abreu has strong .571 slugging and .875 OPS numbers against lefties this season. Users also get a +0.5 boost in fantasy points if Abreu wins this category.
D.J. LeMahieu vs. Aaron Judge
According to Awesemo’s expert projections, Judge is his team’s top-ranked hitter in this contest. Judge is 3-for-8 with two home runs in his career against Lynn, while LeMahieu is a putrid 1-for-17 against him.
Eloy Jimenez vs. Joey Gallo
Jimenez is the second-highest-ranked player in this contest, according to Awesemo’s expert projections. He came back to life over the weekend, with two home runs in primetime on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. Jimenez followed that performance up with another two homers the following night. Jimenez has hit safely in six of the last seven games.
Tim Anderson vs. Luke Voit
According to Awesemo’s expert projections, Anderson is the top-ranked hitter in this game. Anderson is 4-for-11 with a double against Heaney lifetime, and over the last three games he has racked up two three-hit games. Voit had a big game on Monday, going 2-for-5 with a home run. He did have two RBIs last night, but that has been the only positive outcome since Monday.
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