Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 07/09/2017

*Mike Barner*

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Sunday, July 9

Make sure you get your DFS fix Sunday as the All-Star break begins Monday. 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.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

**STARTING PITCHERS**

Clayton Kershaw vs. Kansas City Royals
Park – Dodger Stadium

Kershaw looks to wrap up another stellar first half on a high note Sunday against the Royals. He enters the game 13-2 with a 2.19 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 146 strikeouts in 123.1 innings. While it’s hard to imagine he could pitch any better, he has not allowed a run over his last three starts, striking out 31 batters in the process. The Royals don’t score a ton of runs in the first place as they are towards the bottom of the league, so expect Kershaw to put together a great performance.

Trevor Cahill vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Park – Citizens Bank Park

Cahill has quietly been a reliable starter for the Padres as he is 3-2 with a 2.96 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 55 strikeouts in 45.2 innings. He has done an excellent job keeping the ball in the park as he has only allowed three home runs all season. While Cahill doesn’t jump out as a DFS option on most nights, he has value Sunday against the Phillies as they have one of the least potent offenses in all of baseball. If you want a cheap starting pitcher, Cahill has a chance to pitch well in this contest.

**OFFENSIVE STACKS**

Colorado Rockies vs. Carlos Rodon (Chicago White Sox)
Parks – Coors Field

Rodon has missed most of this season due to injury and has only made two starts as a result. While he only allowed two runs, he did walk nine batters in 11.1 innings over those two contests. He struggles to keep runners off base in general as he has a 1.41 WHIP for his career. The Rockies hit left handed pitchers well as they entered Saturday batting .273 against southpaws. This has the makings of the first really poor outing of the season for Rodon.

Players to consider stacking: Nolan Arenado, Mark Reynolds and DJ LeMahieu

Seattle Mariners vs. Daniel Gossett (Oakland Athletics)
Park – Safeco Field

Gossett has made five starts for Oakland this season, but he allowed at least five runs in three of them. While his 6.23 ERA and 1.39 WHIP are ugly, maybe his most concerning stat is that he has allowed seven home runs in only 26 innings. He had only given up 29 home runs in 383 career innings in the minors, so he appears to be having issues adjusting to hitters in the big leagues. Make sure you get some Mariners in your lineup.

Players to consider stacking: Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz and Jean Segura