Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 08/27/2017

*Mike Barner*

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Sunday, August 27

Sunday has the makings of a big day for starting pitchers in DFS as there are several high-strikeout hurlers taking the mound. 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 Archer vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Park – Busch Stadium

Archer is in the midst of another solid season for the Rays as he is 9-7 with a 3.76 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. He provides a ton of value in the strikeout department as he already has 217 in 172.1 innings this season. This marks his third consecutive season with at least 200 strikeouts and his current 11.3 K/9 is the highest of his career. With such high strikeout totals, he can afford to give up a few runs in a start and still give you tremendous value. He gets the benefit of facing the pitcher in an NL park Sunday, which will only help his cause. He should provide plenty of points in this contest.

Lance Lynn vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Park – Busch Stadium

After missing all of last season due to injury, Lynn has not wasted any time returning to form as he enters Sunday 10-6 with a 3.17 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and has 124 strikeouts in 150.2 innings. His recent production has been excellent as he has allowed two earned runs or less in nine of his last 10 starts. Although he’s not a big strikeout pitcher, he still has a lot of value due to giving up so few runs on a consistent basis. He has been excellent at home this season, posting a 2.90 ERA and 1.14 WHIP at Busch Stadium. I really like both starters in this game, so go with Lynn if you want to save money at starting pitcher.

**OFFENSIVE STACKS**

Washington Nationals vs. Tommy Milone (New York Mets)
Park – Nationals Park

The Mets starting pitching is a mess this season due to injuries, leaving Milone an opportunity to start. He has pitched for both the Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers this season, posting an atrocious 8.12 ERA and 1.67 WHIP. He’s been even worse for the Mets as he has a 10.26 ERA and 1.92 WHIP over four starts. You can’t count on him for strikeouts either as he has a career 6.5 K/9. This has the makings of another ugly outing against a potent Nationals offense.

Players to consider stacking: Anthony Rendon, Michael Taylor and Howie Kendrick

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kyle Gibson (Minnesota Twins)
Park – Rogers Centre

I recommended the Blue Jays offense Saturday against Dillon Gee and they came through with 10 runs. I certainly didn’t go out on a limb with the prediction as Gee has been terrible this season. The same can be said for Sunday’s starter Kyle Gibson who is 7-10 with a 5.76 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and only has 83 strikeouts in 115.2 innings. While he’s given up three runs or less in each of his last five starts, it’s not saying much as he only last 5.1 innings or less in three of those outings. Expect Toronto to tee off against Gibson as well.

Players to consider stacking: Josh Donaldson, Justin Smoak and Kevin Pillar