This article is part of our FanDuel MLB series.
Wednesday's DFS action kicks off at 12:10 PM EST, starting with an early-only slate and then adding another afternoon-only slate starting at 2:10 PM EST. The main slate starts at 7:05 PM EST and features a nice 11-game set for owners to choose players from.
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PITCHER
Madison Bumgarner, SF vs COL ($9,800): Bumgarner looked like his old self last time out, finishing the game with 58 fantasy points. While he won't get the Padres again this time out, the Rockies aren't as daunting of a task on the road as they are at home. As a team the Rockies have a 22.8 percent strikeout rate on the road against left-handed pitching, putting them as the 13th worst team in baseball. Since the start of the 2015 season, Bumgarner has given up only a .249 wOBA at home, leading to a 2.23 ERA.
GPP Fade: Jack Flaherty, STL vs CLE ($8,800): Fantasy owners might look at Flaherty's last start, where 13 strikeouts led him to 61 fantasy points, but he's in a different situation tonight. It's highly unlikely he gets more than a handful of strikeouts with the Indians striking out only 21.5 percent of the time (10th lowest in the league), and their .327 wOBA against right-handed pitching is the fourth highest in the league.
Cheap GPP Consideration: Kyle Gibson, MIN at CWS ($8,300): It's weird after last season to be recommending Gibson, but it appears he's taken a big step forward. His 3.25 ERA is supported by a .284 wOBA against and an almost six percent increase in his strikeout rate to 23.3 percent, showing his stuff is for real. The White Sox have the seventh-lowest wOBA (.304) against right-handed pitching, while their 25 percent strikeout rate is the fifth worst in baseball.
CATCHER/FIRST BASE
Paul Goldschmidt, ARI at MIA ($4,300): Granted, Goldschmidt isn't cheap, but he's going against a left-handed pitcher in Wei-Yin Chen. Surprisingly, Goldy has a higher wOBA for his career on the road (.381) against lefties than at home (.377). Chen has been crushed this season by right-handed hitters, allowing a .398 wOBA.
SECOND BASE
Jonathan Schoop, BAL vs SEA ($2,700): Schoop has been a disappointment this season thus far, though his early injury might have something to do with that. He still has plenty of time to turn it around, and facing lefty Wade LeBlanc should provide a good matchup. Schoop had a .397 wOBA against lefties last season, and that number went up to .435 in Camden Yards. The Orioles are a sneaky team stack, with players like Mark Trumbo, Manny Machado, Adam Jones and Danny Valencia all potentially good values in this matchup.
THIRD BASE
Adrian Beltre, TEX vs SD ($3,500): Beltre is in a good spot tonight, being at home against a left-handed pitcher in Clayton Richard. Beltre has a .460 wOBA at home against lefties since the start of the 2014 season. Richard gave up a .407 wOBA on the road to right-handed hitters last season, markedly worse than his .351 wOBA at home.
SHORTSTOP
Xander Bogaerts, BOS vs LAA ($3,800): As usual, there aren't many viable options at the shortstop position, so it makes sense to pay up here. Bogaerts should be hitting cleanup again with a lefty on the mound and might fly under the radar with J.D. Martinez and Mookie Betts drawing more attention. Bogaerts on the season has a .362 wOBA (.363 career) against southpaws, and Andrew Heaney has worst splits on the road against right-handed hitters (5.88 ERA, .365 wOBA).
OUTFIELD
Albert Almora, CHC at LAD ($2,300): Alex Wood can't seem to put it together this season, and while Kris Bryant is out of the lineup there are still plenty of potent Cubs bats against left-handed pitching. Almora is one of them, as his .380 wOBA this season is almost exactly in line with his .386 wOBA last season. Wood has given up a .339 wOBA at home this season to right-handed hitters.
Hunter Renfroe, SD at TEX ($2,900): Renfroe will again be facing a lefty in Arlington, putting him in a solid matchup. Renfroe finished Monday's contest agianst Cole Hamels with 18 fantasy points off a 3-for-4 day, and now he faces an inferior southpaw in Mike Minor (5.06 ERA, .353 wOBA to right-handed hitters). Renfroe's wOBA against lefties this season is up to .393, which is actually short of his career mark (.427).
UTILITY
Eduardo Escobar ($3,600) / Eddie Rosario ($3,800), MIN at CHW: If you have money to spend up on bats tonight, both Rosario and Escobar should be considered. Escobar has a .414 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season, while Rosario has a .395 wOBA. Both Twins should have a secure floor facing James Shields. Coming into this season, Shields had allowed wOBAs of .370, .380 and .388 to left-handed hitters over the past three seasons.
