Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 07/01/2017

*Mike Barner*

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Saturday, July 1

The calendar turns to July Saturday with 17 games on the MLB schedule. Put your favorite daily fantasy baseball stacks from the article below in our lineup optimizer and hit calculate. You can let it fill in the rest of the spots for you or choose your personal favorites from the MLB Player Lab.

**STARTING PITCHERS**

Chris Sale vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Park – Rogers Centre

Sale has been dominant in his first season in Boston as he enters Saturday with a 2.77 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 155 strikeouts in 113.2 innings. He has only walked 21 batters this season and allowed just nine home runs. While the Blue Jays lineup can be productive, Sale already shut them down earlier this season when he struck out 13 batters over eight scoreless innings. Although he will be expensive, don’t hesitate to start Sale Saturday.

Gio Gonzalez vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Park – Busch Stadium

Gonzalez was a pretty average starter in 2016 as he finished the season 11-11 with a 4.57 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 171 strikeouts in 177.1 innings. This season has been a vastly different story as he is 7-2 with a 2.87 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 95 strikeouts in 100.1 innings. His consistency has been key as he has allowed three runs or less in each of his last seven starts. The Cardinals entered Friday hitting only .228 against left handed pitching, which is third worst in the majors. Gonzalez should be in for another nice outing Saturday.

**OFFENSIVE STACKS**

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tom Koehler (Miami Marlins)
Park – Miller Park

Simply put, Koehler is having a terrible season. He has made eight starts for the Marlins and has a 7.04 ERA and a 1.64 WHIP. Although he has only pitched 38.1 innings, he has walked 19 batters and allowed 10 home runs. You can’t count on him for strikeouts either as he only has a 6.9 K/9 for his career. The Brewers hit a lot of home runs, so this could get ugly in a hurry for Koehler.

Players to consider stacking: Travis Shaw, Jonathan Villar and Keon Broxton

Cincinnati Reds vs. Eddie Butler (Chicago Cubs)
Park – Great American Ball Park

Butler’s ERA sits at a very respectable 3.71, but a further look at his numbers would indicate he has not pitched that well. Not only does he has a 1.35 WHIP, but he only has 26 strikeouts in 43.2 innings. He walks too many batters as well as he has already issued 21 free passes. His saving grace is that he has only allowed three home runs. The Reds starting rotation is horrible, but their offense is in the top half of the majors. Look to take advantage of this favorable match up against Butler Saturday.

Players to consider stacking: Joey Votto, Adam Duvall and Zack Cozart