The MLB schedule is trying to throw us a Zach Greinke eephus pitch today, but I am totally prepared to handle this. Let’s first walk through what the challenge is on this fine Thursday of Major League Baseball DFS. We have a total of eight games being played in the Majors today and they are as follows Game Time FD EARLY FD MAIN DK MAIN Cubs vs Pirates 1:05 YES Rangers vs Astros 2:10 YES Nationals vs Phillies 4:05 YES YES Yankees vs Mets 4:10 YES YES Padres vs Angels 7:10 YES YES Blue Jays vs Red Sox 7:30 YES YES White Sox vs Royals 8:05 YES YES D’Backs vs Dodgers 9:40 YES YES So we can technically play every game today, including the Pittsburgh Pirates against Alec Mills. Why do I highlight the Pirates, because it’s J.T. Brubaker … 877-CASH-NOW…. 877-CASH-NOW day…. If you get stuck in a rut and need a slump buster, Call J.T. Bru-baker…. 877-PIE-RATS…. 877-PIE-RATS… 877-PIE RATS I am going to break down the 6 games on the DraftKings main slate for this article. WEATHER NOTES Cubs/Pirates on FD early is the only game with some light rain. Clayton Kershaw Arizona is a bad offense right now and Kershaw is about as steady/safe as they come in this spot today. Mike Clevinger The main reason I like Sunshine today is the location and the game time. These mid day games in Anaheim have historically been beneficial for pitchers and we saw that already once this year with Greinke — and I expect it to benefit both Clevinger and Heaney today. Otherwise I really wouldn’t want Sunshine making his first appearance with the Padres against a team that isn’t a horrible strikeout lineup — but then they have virtually no LH bats and Clevinger probably does want to make a nice first impression. Taijuan Walker (DK Only) I am not a Taijuan Walker believer (anymore). I mean, I was a big fan of his back in the day in Arizona but that was long ago and I long wrote him off as you all know — because we stacked against him earlier this year and he was very good. But he’s started to decline and now going to Toronto he’s getting to face a bad Boston lineup even though it’s in a decent hitters park right now. But um. Why in the…...
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