Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 09/03/2017

*Mike Barner*

Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Sunday, September 3

Get ready for some high scoring games Sunday as there are some really bad pitchers scheduled to take 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**

Ervin Santana vs. Kansas City Royals
Park – Target Field

Santana has been excellent for the Twins this season as he is 14-7 with a 3.27 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and has 146 strikeouts in 176 innings. He is showing no signs of slowing down as he has recorded a quality start in five of his last six outings and has at least six strikeouts in each of his last seven starts. Sunday brings a favorable match up against a Royals offense that has been shut out in five of their last eight games. On a day filled with weak starting pitching, Santana should shine in this contest.

Josh Tomlin vs. Detroit Tigers
Park – Comerica Park

Tomlin will be making his first start in over a month after being sidelined with a hamstring injury. He wasn’t having a very good season before he was injured, going 7-9 with a 5.38 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 86 strikeouts in 110.1 innings.  While his overall numbers are poor, he was showing signs of coming out of his funk as he allowed three runs or less in each of his last three starts before being injured. The main reason you can take a chance on Tomlin Sunday is because the Tigers offense is bad. After dismantling their team for prospects and salary relief, there are few potent bats left in their lineup. On a day without a ton of great options, Tomlin has potential.

**OFFENSIVE STACKS**

Chicago Cubs vs. Max Fried (Atlanta Braves)
Park – Wrigley Field

The Cubs enter Sunday on a seven-game winning streak, largely because of their offense. They have scored at least 14 runs three times in their last eight games and scored at least six runs 16 times in August. They face off against Fried who is making his first start of the season. In four relief appearances this season, he has a 5.40 ERA and 1.95 WHIP. He did make 19 starts at AA this season, but posted an ugly 5.92 ERA and 1.51 WHIP. Don’t expect him to be able to slow down the Cubs.

Players to consider stacking: Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Ben Zobrist

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chris Tillman (Baltimore Orioles)
Park – Oriole Park at Camden Yards

The fact that Tillman is still starting games for the Orioles shows just how much talent they lack in their organization. Tillman enters Sunday 1-7 with a 7.91 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and only 56 strikeouts in 79.2 innings. While he did serve a brief stint in the bullpen, he has started in 17 of his 19 appearances this season. While he has only pitched 79.2 innings, he has already allowed 20 home runs and has a 5.0 BB/9. Just about everywhere you look on the stat sheet is another ugly number for Tillman. Look for the Blue Jays offense to have a big performance in this game.

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