Zack Wheeler anchors the day as the top overall pitcher on the slate with a 2.64 ERA and a 11.73 K/9 that make him a solid cash-game anchor, especially against a Rangers lineup that’s struggled to square up right-handed pitching since the All-Star break. Quinn Priester presents a strong mid-tier pivot with long-start potential and a favorable Mets matchup, while Casey Mize offers salary relief with solid ground-ball ability against a DET offense that has shown life. The hitting pieces center around Shea Langeliers’s hot streak behind the dish, Jeremy Pena’sLHP-positive splits, and a Tigers stack featuring Langeliers, McKinstry, Torkelson, and Riley Greene, plus budget outfielders like Tyler Soderstrom and Kerry Carpenter. A Royals mini-stack and a Royals-White Sox exposure give multiple ways to capture upside on the eight/ nine-game DK slate, with value plays like Kyle Isbel and Cade Povich offering cheap paths to diversifying builds.

Key stacks include Detroit (Carpenter, McKinstry, Torkelson, Greene) and Oakland (Langeliers, Rooker, Soderstrom, Kurtz), with KC and Houston also highlighted for per-dollar upside. The article emphasizes tracking injury news and lineup changes as always, and it notes DK’s added Royals-Twins game expands a few players’ eligibility, creating salary-lighting pivots. Weather looks clean with minimal delay risk, so live lineups should be close to the optimal projections for the 1:05 PM EST start.