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4 MLB FanDuel Studs to Target on 8/18/17

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Max Scherzer, P, Washington Nationals

Price: $11,500

Max Scherzer has been absolutely phenomenal this season -- his 2.74 SIERA, 35.7% strikeout rate, and 15.9% swinging-strike rate are all among the top three with regard to qualified pitchers.

Excluding his one-inning outing when he left with an injury earlier this month, Schezer has at least nine strikeouts in seven straight starts, with double-digit strikeouts on 13 different occasions in 2017.

He's in a terrific spot to put up another one of those games against a San Diego Padres team that has struck out at the second-highest rate in the majors (25.3%) against right-handed pitching while also posting an 88 wRC+.