Yahoo DFS Baseball: Saturday Picks

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series.

Anthony DeSclafani, CIN at SD ($38): DeSclafani has actually pitched better at home this season, but he has notched a strikeout rate of 24 percent on the road. The Padres are the second-worst team in the league against right-handed pitching and are a bottom-5 squad against the slider, a pitch DeSclafani throws 31 percent of the time.

Jeremy Hellickson, PHI at ATL ($37): It's hard to ignore what Hellickson has done in the last month. He heads into Saturday's start with a 1.89 ERA in his last six starts dating to June 25. The strikeouts remain low, but Hellickson's walk and home-run rates (3.3 percent. 0.7/9, respectively) in that span are the lowest of any stretch this season by a wide margin. This makes him a nice value pick against the Braves, who have the lowest wOBA (.289) in the league against right-handed pitching.

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CATCHER

Salvador Perez, KC at TEX ($9): Opposing starter Martin Perez has given up a ton of hard contact to right-handed hitters this season with an xFIP higher than 5.00. This matchup is made more interesting because of Martin's extreme ground-ball rate, as Salvy has the second-highest fly-ball percentage in the league this season.

FIRST BASE

Hanley Ramirez, BOS at LAA ($23): Ramirez is a must-play against mediocre lefties like Hector Santiago, batting .354/.433/.608 against the platoon in 90 plate appearances. Ramirez should see some comfortable at-bats off Santiago, as he holds the fifth-highest runs-above-average mark against the changeup, a pitch the southpaw throws 23 percent of the time.

SECOND BASE

Neil Walker, NYM vs. COL ($7):

Joey Gallo, TEX vs. KC ($9): Gallo let us down Friday, but it's hard to resist the urge to get the powerful young bat back in the lineup against Ian Kennedy, who has allowed 10 home runs in 32 innings against lefties on the road this season. Kennedy's 48 percent fly-ball rate won't do him any favors in Arlington, as the temperature is expected to reach the mid-90s by gametime.

SHORTSTOP

Corey Seager, LAD vs. ARI ($19):Braden Shipley, Saturday's starter, was mauled in his major-league debut earlier this week. While one bad outing doesn't necessarily make for an easy target, it's worth testing his chin just in case he isn't ready to pitch at this level. We should also note that he relied on his curveball extensively in his first outing, and Seager rates more than four runs above average against the pitch this season.

OUTFIELD

Gregory Polanco, PIT at MIL ($17): Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson is due for a sizeable regression against lefties, as he has a 4.33 xFIP despite allowing just a .359 slugging percentage. Polanco could be just the man for the job. He ranks second in runs above average against the changeup, a pitch Anderson throws more than a quarter of the time.

Yoenis Cespedes, NYM vs. COL ($19): Cespedes has dealt with a balky quad muscle recently, but he is still worth playing against Jorge De La Rosa thanks to his .344/.476/.641 line against lefties this year. While he may not be 100 percent healthy, Cespedes is still capable of swinging the bat, as he went 2-for-4 with a homer off Adam Wainwright on Wednesday.

Khris Davis, OAK at CLE ($19):Josh Tomlin has played host to a home run derby lately, allowing at least one long ball in each of his last eight starts. Davis swings a heavy bat against both sides of the platoon, resulting in a 259 ISO in 93 games.

Other Options:Starling Marte, PIT at MIL ($20), Stephen Piscotty, STL at MIA ($18), Ian Desmond, TEX vs. KC ($20)

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