It's Thursday, July 7th and there is a decent-sized MLB DFS slate on tap for tonight. Thursday's are usually a split slate due to “get away” day across Major League Baseball, but we have a full slate of games on tap for daily fantasy baseball lineups. The 10-game DraftKings slate starts at 7:05 pm ET, FanDuel and Yahoo Fantasy slates feature nine games (they will not be including the second game of the Pirates/Reds doubleheader). The elite arms of Gerrit Cole and Dylan Cease lead the slate for MLB daily fantasy lineups, plus a value play in Spencer Strider could be popular. The Atlanta Braves are my top MLB DFS stack of the night, led by Austin Riley and Ronald Acuña Jr. facing a struggling young lefty. The Blue Jays will also be popular in MLB DFS lineups due to a date with the erratic Marco Gonzales and the Mariners. We have some spots to keep an eye on for weather so make sure to check the latest MLB weather report throughout the day. Be sure to use our MLB DFS Lineup Generator as well. Plus, check out the confirmed lineups on the MLB lineups page, today's MLB daily projections, and MLB Vegas Odds. Now let's take a look at my MLB DFS Core plays for Thursday.
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FD | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Dylan Cease | Spencer Strider | Casey Lawrence |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero | José Abreu | Christian Walker |
| 2B | Brendan Rodgers | Ketel Marte | Max Muncy |
| 3B | Austin Riley | Kris Bryant | Jonathan Villar |
| SS | Dansby Swanson | Francisco Lindor | Joey Wendle |
| OF | Ronald Acuña | Teoscar Hernández | Jordan Luplow |
DK | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Gerrit Cole | Dylan Cease | Spencer Strider |
| C | Alejandro Kirk | Elias Díaz | Carson Kelly |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero | José Abreu | Christian Walker |
| 2B | Ketel Marte | Brendan Rodgers | Buddy Kennedy |
| 3B | Austin Riley | Matt Chapman | Joey Wendle |
| SS | Dansby Swanson | J.P. Crawford | Brandon Crawford |
| OF | Ronald Acuña | Mookie Betts | Jordan Luplow |
Y!DFS | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Dylan Cease | Spencer Strider | Jordan Lyles |
| C | Alejandro Kirk | Travis d'Arnaud | Carson Kelly |
| 1B | José Abreu | Vladimir Guerrero | Jared Walsh |
| 2B | Brendan Rodgers | Ketel Marte | Buddy Kennedy |
| 3B | Austin Riley | Matt Chapman | Jonathan Villar |
| SS | Dansby Swanson | Bo Bichette | J.P. Crawford |
| OF | Ronald Acuña | Mookie Betts | Jordan Luplow |
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Nick Lodolo delivered an impressive performance in Thursday’s Cactus League victory over the Athletics, piling up six strikeouts over four innings of shutout baseball.
Jacob Stallings crushed a pair of home runs on Thursday, powering the Rockies to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Guardians in their Cactus League affair.
Chase Dollander was terrific in Thursday’s victory over the Guardians, allowing just two hits over four shutout innings.
Kyle Manzardo went 3-for-3 with three singles as the Guardians were defeated by the Rockies on Thursday afternoon in Arizona.