As the MLB season nears the final stretch of its long regular season, we find some sneaky value with a later game inside today’s action. We’ve seen some teams play to their record, as evident by selling off pieces of their squad, and other teams playing like they did — despite owning the best record in their division. There is no bigger story right now in baseball from a team standpoint than what looks to be an epic collapse by the Philadelphia Phillies. With a sweep today, the Seattle Mariners can make that a reality. Let’s get into the best DraftKings Pick6 MLB predictions today.
DraftKings Pick6 Fantasy Predictions Today
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Randy Arozarena M/L Than 6.5 Fantasy Points
On the surface this appears to be a lower number for fantasy points, but this won’t be a cake walk for Randy Arozarena. With Zack Wheeler on the hill, the Phillies are desperate for one last chance in Seattle to avoid the sweep. It’s safe to say Arozarena is enjoying his new surroundings, with a hit in the first six of seven games as a Mariner. While that may be tough to sustain, it’s a small sample size with completely different variables.
He’s playing above his previous numbers, which could be attributed to the lineup around him, seeing better pitches or simply being in a better state of mind. Whatever the case, Arozarena has three hits in two games against the Phillies and Wheeler has been beatable since July. The Phillies used a bunch of their pen in these two games, so Wheeler may leave a couple of pitches the second or third time through the lineup. Arozarena may not have a two-double game like last night, but he should see his share of pitches to push over this fantasy line.
DraftKings Pick6 Prediction: Randy Arozarena More Than 6.5 Fantasy Points
Johan Rojas M/L Than 0.5 Hits
It’s rare to find more than 0.5 hits that isn’t heavily juiced, even for a player at the bottom of the lineup like Johan Rojas. But as we’ve seen before with this Phillies team, when the big bats struggle up top, the guys at the bottom tend to see a couple of pitches. Rojas is not one of the deadlier hitters on the team, as he is strictly there for fielding purposes. The Phillies are running a platoon out there, but we just saw Friday night another defensive swap where Rojas stayed in the game.
He comes off a two-hit performance but more importantly a four-at-bat game. He’s going to get at least two cracks at Logan Gilbert, who is pitching well on the year for Seattle. We like this play as one that most players will simply stay away from or fade Rojas because of his season-long numbers. Add in the .231 xBA and .283 xwOBA for Gilbert, and it’s an uphill climb. Rojas will see strikes in the zone, and that’s plenty in three to four at-bats.
DraftKings Pick6 Prediction: Johan Rojas More Than 0.5 Hits
