Griffin Wong dives into Friday’s 12-game featured MLB slate to find players to use in your DraftKings lineups.

Every team has just five series remaining in its MLB season. The second NL team is likely to be eliminated from playoff contention tonight. The Philadelphia Phillies are just five wins or New York Mets losses from becoming the first team to clinch their division.

With the stretch run heating up, DFS players at DraftKings will have to stock their lineups full of clutch performers as they fill out their fantasy lineups for tonight’s action. Here are my two favorite pitchers, three favorite infielders, and three favorite outfielders for tonight’s 12-game slate.

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PITCHER

Stud

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants, $10,000 – Yamamoto was two strikes away from a no-hitter the last time he took the mound, but Jackson Holliday hit a two-out, one-strike homer that crept over the right field fence by mere inches. He’s recorded 30 or more FPTS in each of his last two starts and is averaging 21.3 FPTS per game on the road overall. The Giants aren’t the easiest matchup — they have the league’s highest OPS across the last 15 days — but the last time Yamamoto crested the hill at Oracle Park, he turned in seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball (26.75 FPTS). Yamamoto should be able to out-duel Justin Verlander ($6,600).

Value

Martín Pérez, Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians, $6,400 – Pérez had been on a roll, allowing two or fewer earned runs across a four-start span before imploding in his most recent outing with a four-inning, six-run (negative-7.8-FPT) performance against the Detroit Tigers, but struggling on the road against one of the league’s best teams is hardly embarrassing. He’ll be back at Rate Field, where he’s pitched to a 1.67 ERA (19.7 FPTS per game) in 27.0 innings. Plus, the Guardians’ offense has had the league’s worst OPS across the last 30 days, thanks to a horrific August, and though they’ve been better in the first 11 games of September, there’s little reason to trust an offense that has been bad all season.

INFIELDER

Stud

Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros, $4,500 – Olson has had two 10-FPT-plus performances in his last five games, in addition to a nine-FPT effort, and he should continue to be effective at Truist Park, one of the most hitter-friendly venues for left-handers. Astros starter AJ Blubaugh ($6,500) has been pretty solid in his seven appearances this season, but it’s hard to ascertain much from 21.0 innings of work, and his 5.33 FIP indicates that he’s due for regression. Blubaugh would rank in the bottom decile in barrel rate if he’d had enough innings to qualify. He also loves to throw four-seamers, a pitch that Olson has mashed all season.

Stud

Hunter Goodman, Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres, $4,300 – Goodman has been on fire in recent weeks, slashing .333/.357/.692 in his last 10 games (10.9 FPTS per game) while also averaging 12.9 FPTS per game in eight games against the Padres this season, including 20 FPTS per game the last time these two teams met last week in Colorado. He didn’t suit up the last time Dylan Cease ($8,500) took the mound for San Diego, but he also shouldn’t be scared of a pitcher with a 4.71 ERA. Advanced numbers are kinder to Cease’s performance, but he’s still conceded a 31st-percentile barrel rate, and Goodman’s is in the 82nd percentile.

Value

Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles, $3,200 – Shortstop Bo Bichette ($4,500) is on the injured list with a sprained knee, and as long as he remains sidelined, Clement should be a value option. The 29-year-old has topped his season-long average of 6.0 FPTS per game in five of his last six games, and he should continue to be in the every-day lineup because he can play both shortstop and third base. Baltimore ace Trevor Rogers ($8,700) has been the team’s only pitching bright spot this season, but Rogers produces whiffs at a below-average rate and Clement is a premier contact hitter. If he puts it in play, good things could happen: the Orioles defense has put up the fifth-worst defensive efficiency this season.

OUTFIELDER

Stud

Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, $6,200 – Since I’ve gone for reasonably-priced options overall, excepting Yamamoto, this is my splurge. All four of the $6,000-plus outfielders have been on fire, but Buxton — who’s recorded double-digit FPTS in 11 of his last 12 games, averaging 15.3 FPTS per game across that span and putting up a 1.325 OPS — has the easiest pitching matchup. Brandon Pfaadt ($6,200) threw a yes-hitter (-20.8 FPTS) at home on May 31 and has still been twice as bad on the road, conceding a 7.00 ERA in 14 starts (70.2 innings) away from Chase Field. Pfaadt likes to throw sinkers, and Buxton has slugged .625 against sinkers this season.

Stud

Randy Arozarena, Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels, $4,800 – Arozarena has arguably been the best hitter in the Mariners’ ultra-talented lineup in recent games, recording double-digit fantasy outputs in five of his last six games. The Cuban has also had the Angels’ number all season, averaging 12.2 FPTS per game in 10 contests against Los Angeles and recording a 1.103 OPS. Yusei Kikuchi ($7,200) has had his moments this season, making the All-Star team for the second time, but he leads the American league in hits allowed and has conceded four or more earned runs in five of his last six starts.

Value

Nick Sogard, Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees, $2,700 – Since star rookie right fielder Roman Anthony ($4,600) suffered an oblique strain that is likely to keep him out for the rest of the regular season, Boston has started a mix of utility players in Anthony’s place, with Rob Refsnyder ($4,100), Masataka Yoshida ($3,500), Sogard, and Nate Eaton ($2,400) getting shots at filling in. Of the four, Sogard has the best value: he’s appeared in each of the Red Sox’s last four games and has recorded five or more FPTS in each of his five games since being called up to replace Anthony.