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3 Under-the-Radar MLB FanDuel Plays for 9/5/18

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin Sep 5th, 2018
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Kyle Schwarber, OF, Chicago Cubs

FanDuel Price: $3,400

Jhoulys Chacin is actually enjoying pretty good results this season (3.53 ERA), but a 4.55 SIERA, 19.7% strikeout rate, and 8.9% walk rate aren't anything the Chicago Cubs should be intimidated by.

Furthermore, Chacin has struggled against lefties his entire career, making him an easy pitcher to dissect for DFS purposes. In 2018, he's posting a 15.8% strikeout rate and 10.9% walk rate against the left side, while allowing a 38.7% hard-hit rate and .356 expected weighted on base average (xwOBA).

That puts left-handed hitters like Kyle Schwarber -- who's displaying his usual power numbers -- on the table in tournaments. Against righties, he's producing a 41.9% hard-hit rate and 39.6% fly-ball rate, helping him to a .270 ISO and .371 xwOBA. Taking his hacks at hitter-friendly Miller Park can only help his chances of knocking one out tonight.

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