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Daily Dime: Cheap pitching, David Ortiz and a Yankees stack

Daily Dime: Cheap pitching, David Ortiz and a Yankees stack

As always when playing Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball, be sure to check the final lineups and the weather.

With more options available for contests starting at 7:05 ET, I’m going to concentrate on Wednesday’s later batch of games.

My full lineup:

SP: Steven Wright $41

SP: Scott Kazmir $36

C: Brian McCann $16

1B: David Ortiz $24

2B: Starlin Castro $10

3B: Justin Turner $10

SS: Carlos Correa $19

OF: Carlos Beltran $16

OF: Brett Gardner $14

OF: Trayce Thompson $14

There are no real aces to choose during Wednesday’s later slate, so let’s go with Wright, who has a 2.52 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP on the year, as he should continue to get strong run support with the Red Sox big favorites (-185)...Kazmir has been shaky this season, but he’s at home facing a Reds team that’s lost nine straight games and has the worst run differential (-94) in major league baseball.

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After going relatively cheap with pitchers, there are few better ways to spend the extra money than on Ortiz, who’s batting .341 with 10 homers over 123 at bats versus right-handers this year and owns a 1.246 OPS at home...Turner has raised his OPS more than 50 points over the past five games, hits third in the Dodgers lineup and remains dirt cheap at $10...Teammate Thompson, meanwhile, continues to be underpriced at $14...Correa’s talent isn’t reflected by his $19 price tag, and he faces a pitcher with an 18:10 K:BB ratio over 36.2 innings this season.

In Castro, McCann, Gardner and Beltran, I’m stacking Yankees at home. While Marco Estrada has pitched well this year, he’s a fly ball pitcher, so he has a tough task at Yankee Stadium, especially against left-handed batters. Gardner has a .917 OPS at home, while Beltran has eight homers over 105 at bats versus righties this season and is batting .476 with 10 RBI over his past five games.

Good luck with your contests Wednesday.

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