Wednesday’s MLB DFS Lineup Advice & Picks: Garrett Whitlock, Gavin Williams, Joc Pederson (6/21)

Since there are games throughout the day, tonight’s main slate has seven games and starts at 6:40 pm ET at FanDuel and six games starting at 7:05 pm ET at DraftKings. Today’s primer whittles the picks for the main slate to three pitchers, one stack, three studs and three values/punts.

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Wednesday's Starting Pitcher Strategy
The first listed pitcher has the highest ceiling on the slate, making him a desirable option in tournaments. However, he's not a must-use pitcher in cash games. Instead, the second and third pitchers are DK's suggested pair for cash games.

Cash Game Recommendations:

Garrett Whitlock (BOS) at MIN
Whitlock hasn't lit the world on fire this year. However, he's pitched adequately. According to FanGraphs, in seven starts spanning 39.0 innings, Whitlock has a 4.38 ERA, 4.50 xERA, 3.91 xFIP, 1.23 WHIP, 4.4 BB%, 20.9 K% and 30.6 CSW%. The young righty's ability to generate swinging strikes and earn called strikes should result in more strikeouts. So, he's a positive regression candidate.

The Twins are a good matchup for Whitlock tonight. They're tied for 24th in wRC+ (82) and have a 30.0 K% in the last 14 days. They've also been strikeout prone against righties all year, fanning at a 27.1% clip against them this year. As a result, Whitlock should pile up DK and FD points on punchouts tonight, elevating his floor and ceiling.

Wednesday's Hitter Strategy
The Giants are the only listed stack for tonight. However, using only a few players from San Francisco and surrounding them with one-offs is also a sound strategy on this small slate.

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