- Wednesday's slate begins early, with a 12:35 p.m. ET interleague tilt in the Steel City. Alex Faedo (98% available) takes the hill for the Detroit Tigers while Mitch Keller (85% available) and the Pittsburgh Pirates will try to protect their home turf. Both club's offenses are weak, so both starters are in play as streamers, though Faedo is in a better spot, despite being on the road. Faedo has tossed at least five frames in each of his past six starts, with no more than two walks and two earned runs allowed in any game. He's only fanned 21 in 32 innings, but he checks ample boxes to provide a midweek pitching boost.
- The long ball plagued Mike Minor (94% available) in his 2022 debut last week as the Washington Nationals took him deep three times in four frames. Minor faces an Arizona Diamondbacks offense on Wednesday with the second lowest wOBA facing lefthanders along with the third highest strikeout range in that scenario. Look for Minor to rebound at home. Dane Dunning (90% available) has thrown a couple of clunkers, but he's also hurled more than five innings in seven of 11 starts, two of which have lasted at least seven stanzas. Innings are integral to points league scoring, as are strikeouts and Dunning has fanned 63 in 61 1/3 innings, putting the righty in play for a road game against the Cleveland Guardians.
- Josiah Gray (73% available) is tied for third in MLB with six wins, despite registering a 4.71 ERA. The wins aren't a reason for fantasy deployments, but 10 decisions in 11 starts suggest Gray is giving the Nationals useful innings along with 63 punch outs over those 57 1/3 frames. Gray has a favorable matchup in South Beach on Wednesday against an improving, but still non-daunting Miami Marlins offense. The last arm to consider streaming is Oakland Athletics pitcher Jared Koenig (99% available), who will make his MLB debut against the Atlanta Braves.
- The New York Yankees facing Chris Archerand the Los Angeles Dodgers drawing Brady Singer will be popular spots for bats. An under-the-radar source is in Camden Yards with the Baltimore Orioles hosting Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs. Many of the bats (Austin Hays, Ryan Mountcastle, Anthony Santander, Trey Mancini) have experienced a big spike in rostership, but they still make for an underpriced option for DFA stacks. However, Jorge Mateo (13%) and Ramon Urias (3%) are both better than they've played lately. Mateo is especially alluring as Stroman has already been victimized by six stolen bases in 47 1/3 innings.
- Early on, there was a lot of concern with Shane Bieber's drop in velocity, but lately he's increased his strikeout rate, fanning 33 over his last 28 innings. On paper, a matchup against the Texas Rangers is favorable for padding that total, but Bieber's underlying metrics don't support the recent dominance. While it's more fun rooting for the over on a strikeout prop, doing so feels like a trap. While he should be started in traditional fantasy leagues, fading Bieber in DFS and betting the under in strikeouts is the sneaky play.
What you need to know for Wednesday's MLB Games
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ena went 4-for-11 with two RBI, a stolen base, a walk and three strikeouts over the last three games, and he'll get a breather during Wednesday's series finale against Seattle. Aledmys Diaz will start at shortstop and bat seventh.
