Arizona takes center stage on an 8/22 DFS slate, with the Diamondbacks’ big-money options driving most lineups. Carroll sits as the cornerstone, Marte and Smith provide solid middle-infield power and contact, and Littell’s spot start versus Littell creates a prime target for stacked exposure. In the pitcher arena, Fried and Eovaldi offer high-floor cash paths, while Zebby Matthews brings upside as an SP2 in GPP formats. The outfield and infield value picks balance pop with affordability, giving savvy owners a route to build elite stacks without overpaying.

Key stacks lean Arizona against Zack Littell, New York against Brayan Bello, and Minnesota against Aaron Civale. Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte anchor the Arizona five-man units, with Pavin Smith and Elly De La Cruz providing cheap but potent pairing options. Grisham and Ramos emerge as value outfield plays in strong matchups, while Grisham’s Yankee stint adds intrigue for tournament rosters. Stay glued to injury reports and lineup swaps for late pivots.

The Diamondbacks staged a 3-2 walk-off win over the Guardians in 10 innings after Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied the game with a ninth-inning homer. Adrian Del Castillo delivered the deciding hit in the 10th, looping a walkoff single off Matt Festa to cap Arizona’s comeback. Cleveland rookie Parker Messick settled into a strong MLB debut, tossing 6 2/3 innings and yielding just one run on seven hits while throwing 83 pitches. Cleveland had led 2-1 entering the ninth, but Gurriel’s big blast and Arizona’s late rally turned the series rubber match around.

Corbin Carroll supplied a breakout night for Arizona, blasting two triples and driving in a run as the Diamondbacks beat Cleveland 6-5. He now owns the franchise single-season record with 16 triples, the most by any MLB player since Jose Reyes in 2008, and could push past Reyes’ mark with 35 games left. At 24, Carroll’s blend of speed and power (.253/.329/.559) makes him the clearest bright spot in Arizona’s season.

The pitching malaise remains the Achilles’ heel. Arizona signed Corbin Burnes to stabilize the rotation, but elbow trouble cut his impact to 11 starts before Tommy John, leaving the Diamondbacks with NL’s third-worst runs allowed even as their offense ranks among the NL’s best. Rumors swirl about Ketel Marte amid offseason chatter, and the front office faces a fork in the road: fix pitching and maximize upside, or swing roster moves to balance the roster as they chase a late-season surge.

The Guardians and Diamondbacks traded blows in a tense Game 2, with Cleveland and Arizona answering every score in a see-saw duel that swung on offense and bullpen depth. José Ramírez sparked Cleveland’s early offense with a walk that helped set up Carlos Santana’s RBI single and Nolan Jones’s run-scoring hit, while Ramírez later delivered his 26th homer of the year. Brayan Rocchio showed patience at the plate, working a six-pitch walk in a critical late-inning sequence. For Arizona, Corbin Carroll’s fourth-inning triple and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s late-two-RBI single flipped the script and handed the Diamondbacks a precarious lead they would hold to the finish. In a game where every rally mattered, Diamondbacks relievers navigated the eighth, while Guardians late threats fizzled with runners at the corners and two outs. For fantasy managers, this one underscored how quickly momentum can shift in a volatile ballpark series and highlighted a few players whose rosters and matchups should be weighed with priority and risk in upcoming games.

Key moments included a read-and-score sequence on a Ramírez read on a quick David Fry development, a sixth-inning stand by Cleveland’s starter Tanner Bibee before Arizona rallied, and back-to-back offensive bursts that stretched into extra innings of regulation. The Guardians showed resilience but left the decisive opportunity on the table in the eighth as Arizona closed the door. The result tightens the series to a nail-biter, with both clubs carrying impactful fantasy implications at the plate and on the mound.

Gavin Williams delivered 5 1/3 scoreless innings, fanning five and walking one, as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game skid with a 3-1 win in Phoenix against the Arizona Diamondbacks. CJ Kayfus produced two hits, including a 406-foot homer in the second that gave Cleveland a 1-0 lead, and Brayan Rocchio connected for a homer in the fifth to push the cushion to 3-0. Cade Smith closed it out with a save, striking out Ketel Marte to cap the victory.

Arizona stranded 10 and went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, while Zac Gallen allowed three runs on five hits, including both homers, with three strikeouts and no walks. Gallen’s season has seen a career-high in homers allowed. Cleveland closed within three games of the AL wild-card cutoff. Rocchio has been heating up, hitting safely in 14 of his last 16 games with a .315 clip and nine RBIs in that span, while Kayfus has homered in both road trips since his Triple-A promotion.