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As usual I’ll do a brief recap of my lineups from the night before then throw out some picks that I’m brainstorming for tonight, and hopefully get some good feedback/tips/picks from you guys either in the comment section or on Twitter @kmarkobarstool.Had a solid night last night –<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/IMG_7361.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/IMG_7361-433x1024.jpg" alt="IMG_7361" width="433" height="1024" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-335165" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a><a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/IMG_7360.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/IMG_7360.jpg" alt="IMG_7360" width="622" height="802" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335164" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>(I print out all those trophies and hang them up on my wall – just kidding. Or am I?)Looking for more tonight. Huge Friday night slate so let’s jump right into it…Pitcher Notes:-Clayton Kershaw is the obvious top dog tonight, and will be pretty much any night he takes the mound for the rest of the season. Have fun with that $14.5K salary though.-Personally I like Mad Bum as a big favorite squaring off against a team that doesn’t hit lefties very well.-You know the drill with Salazar by now – huugggeeee upside, really scary downside. A’s have been real bad lately though so this could be the place to take your shot.-Can Hammel regain what he had earlier in the season against a bad Brewers squad, or continue his 2nd half slide? Stay tuned tonight to find out!-High risk high reward value considerations – Rodon, Walker, RodriguezHITTERSBIG MONEY BAT 1B/3B Todd Frazier $5K<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-2.59.31-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-2.59.31-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 2.59.31 PM" width="600" height="438" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335797" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>Haven’t nailed down Frazier as a pick yet…he hits 2 home runs a night when I don’t pick him, goes 1-4 with a single when I do. But I think tonight’s the night to break my slump. Got the night off yesterday so he should be fresh and ready to mash.2B Kolten Wong $4.1K<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-2.59.48-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-2.59.48-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 2.59.48 PM" width="579" height="347" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335798" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>Here’s a hot expert tip on Kyle Kendrick – he’s not good at pitching. And while I don’t like targeting Cardinals bats that much, I love the spot Wong is in tonight. Kendrick gets hit HARD and I expect Kolten to put some good wood on the ball and hopefully put a home run on the board. At borderline value play territory, the price is too good to pass up for the matchup.<div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div>VALUE PLAYSSS Jung Ho Kang $3.9K<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-3.00.00-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-3.00.00-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 3.00.00 PM" width="613" height="478" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335799" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>Pure gut pick tonight, and regular readers of this column will know why – because as you can see from my lineup last night, I went with him confident he’d be a great GPP contrarian play to Tulo, and he promptly put up 0 points. That means there is a 95% chance he hits a home run tonight. It’s the Kmarko gift and curse.OF Preston Tucker $3.6K<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-3.00.14-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-3.00.14-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 3.00.14 PM" width="329" height="491" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335800" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>Rubby de La Rosa stinks against lefty bats, Preston Tucker hits massive home runs against pitchers who stink against lefty bats. I’m not a mathematician but that equation sounds really sweet for my bank account tonight.Unofficial hunch plays: N. Cruz, B.Belt, G.Polanco, N.Walker…That’s it for me…hit me up @kmarkobarstool and have a good weekend</body></html>

<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/30/KMARKO-HR.gif"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/30/KMARKO-HR.gif" alt="KMARKO-HR" width="320" height="240" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-334707" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="eager"></a>Welcome back to the daily DraftKings picks where we try to get super rich playing daily fantasy baseball. As usual I’ll do a brief recap of my lineups from the night before then throw out some picks that I’m brainstorming for tonight, and hopefully get some good feedback/tips/picks from you guys either in the comment section or on Twitter @kmarkobarstool.Had a solid night last night –<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/IMG_7361.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/IMG_7361-433x1024.jpg" alt="IMG_7361" width="433" height="1024" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-335165" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a><a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/IMG_7360.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/IMG_7360.jpg" alt="IMG_7360" width="622" height="802" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335164" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>(I print out all those trophies and hang them up on my wall – just kidding. Or am I?)Looking for more tonight. Huge Friday night slate so let’s jump right into it…Pitcher Notes:-Clayton Kershaw is the obvious top dog tonight, and will be pretty much any night he takes the mound for the rest of the season. Have fun with that $14.5K salary though.-Personally I like Mad Bum as a big favorite squaring off against a team that doesn’t hit lefties very well.-You know the drill with Salazar by now – huugggeeee upside, really scary downside. A’s have been real bad lately though so this could be the place to take your shot.-Can Hammel regain what he had earlier in the season against a bad Brewers squad, or continue his 2nd half slide? Stay tuned tonight to find out!-High risk high reward value considerations – Rodon, Walker, RodriguezHITTERSBIG MONEY BAT 1B/3B Todd Frazier $5K<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-2.59.31-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-2.59.31-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 2.59.31 PM" width="600" height="438" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335797" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>Haven’t nailed down Frazier as a pick yet…he hits 2 home runs a night when I don’t pick him, goes 1-4 with a single when I do. But I think tonight’s the night to break my slump. Got the night off yesterday so he should be fresh and ready to mash.2B Kolten Wong $4.1K<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-2.59.48-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-2.59.48-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 2.59.48 PM" width="579" height="347" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335798" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>Here’s a hot expert tip on Kyle Kendrick – he’s not good at pitching. And while I don’t like targeting Cardinals bats that much, I love the spot Wong is in tonight. Kendrick gets hit HARD and I expect Kolten to put some good wood on the ball and hopefully put a home run on the board. At borderline value play territory, the price is too good to pass up for the matchup.<div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div>VALUE PLAYSSS Jung Ho Kang $3.9K<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-3.00.00-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-3.00.00-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 3.00.00 PM" width="613" height="478" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335799" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>Pure gut pick tonight, and regular readers of this column will know why – because as you can see from my lineup last night, I went with him confident he’d be a great GPP contrarian play to Tulo, and he promptly put up 0 points. That means there is a 95% chance he hits a home run tonight. It’s the Kmarko gift and curse.OF Preston Tucker $3.6K<a href="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-3.00.14-PM.jpg"><img src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/31/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-3.00.14-PM.jpg" alt="Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 3.00.14 PM" width="329" height="491" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-335800" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></a>Rubby de La Rosa stinks against lefty bats, Preston Tucker hits massive home runs against pitchers who stink against lefty bats. I’m not a mathematician but that equation sounds really sweet for my bank account tonight.Unofficial hunch plays: N. Cruz, B.Belt, G.Polanco, N.Walker…That’s it for me…hit me up @kmarkobarstool and have a good weekend