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.

Late-season fantasy baseball hinges on edge finding and smart salary-driven plays. Michael Wacha brings steady 3.31+ ERA and 1.16 WHIP across four years, with a home-friendly environment against Texas that could yield 6+ innings and solid DK points. Zac Gallen is a rebound candidate facing Cleveland’s slumping offense, especially at home where he’s shown better K per nine and lower hit rates. Will Smith anchors a weakened catcher pool and gets Coors Field upside against a weak lefty, while Elly De La Cruz enters with elite power-speed upside, making him a core buying option.

That core is complemented by a Dodgers stack that leans on Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernandez, especially in a high-ceiling Coors slate. Heliot Ramos is a budget-friendly bat with platoon advantages, and the Reds bring Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain and TJ Friedl into a favorable matchup against an unproven starter. The piece also highlights top stacks (Dodgers at Rockies, Reds at Angels) and cautions about ownership and exposure alignment, inviting readers to use the DraftKings MLB Lineup Optimizer to tailor pools and exposures.

Guardians visit the Diamondbacks in a Monday night showdown at Chase Field, hoping to snap a two-team skid after both were swept in their latest three-game sets. Cleveland sends Gavin Williams (7-4, 3.38 ERA) to oppose Zac Gallen (9-12, 5.31 ERA), in a game that also marks the lone 2025 regular-season meeting between the clubs. Williams has shown mixed results, with a recent 12.00 ERA showing the volatility of a young arm, while Gallen looks to stabilize after a tougher stretch. The public lines lean Arizona’s way: Diamondbacks around -116 on the moneyline, spread at -1.5 for Arizona, and the total set at 9.0.

Historically, Gallen has owned the Guardians in recent head-to-heads, with Arizona cashing in as the starter age in three straight matchups. The betting model favors the D-backs on the moneyline, Guardians +1.5, and the under, highlighting a matchup where pitching and park factors at Chase Field could tilt toward low-scoring proceedings. For fantasy players, Williams’ ceiling against a slumping Arizona lineup and Gallen’s potential bounce-back performance are the key levers to watch.

In daily fantasy terms, this is a spot to weigh Williams’ maturation against a Diamondbacks lineup that’s cooled off, while Gallen’s command will be tested by Cleveland’s patient approach. The game flow—offense, bullpen usage, and late-inning leverage—will determine if this one stays below nine runs and whether DFS stacks should lean toward the Guardians or Diamondbacks midgame opportunities.