Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 08/13/2017

*Mike Barner*

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Sunday, August 13

Three of the best pitchers in baseball take the mound Sunday as Corey Kluber, Max Scherzer and Chris Sale are all scheduled to start. 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**

Max Scherzer vs. San Francisco Giants
Park – Nationals Park

Scherzer is putting up elite numbers yet again as he enters Sunday 12-5 with a 2.23 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 210 strikeouts in 153.1 innings. He is well on his way to his fourth straight season with at least 250 strikeouts.  Sunday brings a favorable match up against the Giants as they are one of the worst offensive teams in baseball. They don’t fare well against right handed pitchers either as they entered Saturday with a .244 batting average and a league-worst .682 OPS against them. Scherzer already faced them once this season, allowing only one run to go along with 11 strikeouts in a complete game. Look for a big performance again Sunday.

Michael Wacha vs. Atlanta Braves
Park – Busch Stadium

Wacha has rebounded from a tough 2016 season to go 9-4 with a 3.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 115 strikeouts in 116.2 innings this year. He enters Sunday pitching well as he has allowed two runs or less in seven of his last nine starts. While his overall numbers are good, he has been even better at home as he has a 2.67 ERA and 1.17 WHIP at Busch Stadium this season. Scherzer is certainly the safer bet to have a good outing Sunday, but Wacha also has a great chance to be successful at a much cheaper price.

**OFFENSIVE STACKS**

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Sal Romano (Cincinnati Reds)
Park – Miller Park

The Reds starting pitching has really struggled this season and Romano is no exception. He is only 2-4 with a 5.35 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 28 strikeouts in 33.2 innings this season. He has allowed nine runs while recording only five strikeouts over his last two starts. Walks are one of his biggest problems as he has a 5.1 BB/9 overall. This has the makings of another offensive explosion for the Brewers Sunday.

Players to consider stacking: Travis Shaw, Eric Thames and Orlando Arcia

Houston Astros vs. Andrew Cashner (Texas Rangers)
Park – Globe Life Park in Arlington

Cashner is having a respectable first season with the Rangers as he is 7-8 with a 3.36 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. He doesn’t record many strikeouts though as he only has 55 in 107 innings. Not only is he not striking out many hitters, but he has already issued 43 walks this season. Sunday brings a tough match up against the Astros who are excellent on the road. They have also hit Cashner hard this season as he is 0-3 with a 6.19 ERA and 1.81 WHIP against them. Expect the Astros offense to score plenty of runs  again in this contest.

Players to consider stacking: Jose Altuve, Marwin Gonzalez and Alex Bregman