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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball (DFS) picks for Friday, August 26

I list some options for Friday.

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There are a lot of specific hitters that I want to get into my lineup today, so I'm probably going to use a salary relief play at pitcher. Jeff Samardzija ($8,200) faces the Braves at home in SF. The Braves are the third worst offense in baseball vs RHP by wRC+ at 83 and have the second worst ISO at .132. Samardzija has pitched slightly better in pitcher friendly AT&T park this year and has about an average 4.17 ERA and 4.24 FIP with an 18% strikeout rate this season all together. Samardzija isn't an exciting play, but I'm looking for some run prevention, length and the win with a few strikeouts, which is very possible against a poor Braves team.

Some of the hitters I want to get into my lineup today are the following:

Paul Goldschmidt ($4,200): he faces below average LHP Brandon Finnegan at home in hitter friendly Chase Field. Goldschmidt has a 186 wRC+ and .283 ISO vs LHP this season.

Welington Castillo ($3,200): Castillo also faces Finnegan in a very hitter friendly park and has a 155 wRC+ and .308 ISO vs LHP this year, which are way above average numbers at the catcher position.

Wilmer Flores ($2,500): Flores provides salary relief and has destroyed lefties to a 186 wRC+ and .333 ISO this year. Flores faces Adam Morgan, one of the least effective lefties in the game. Morgan is allowing a .316/.359/.600 line to RHB with a 5.84 FIP this season.

Jose Altuve ($3,800): Altuve, like Goldschmidt, has been one of the games best lefty killers over the last few seasons and has hit LHP to a 197 wRC+ and .238 ISO this year. Altuve faces average to below average LHP Drew Smyly.