Friday’s MLB DFS slate centers on value and upside across 12 games, led by Dylan Cease’s favorable Coors-to-Padres arc and Luis Gil rounding into form for New York. Martin Perez is a salary-conscious pivot in Cleveland, while Nick Kurtz stands out as the weekend’s elite power rookie target. Randy Arozarena profiles as a main-event upside play against Yusei Kikuchi, and Ramon Laureano’s split-heavy profile adds flexible outfield/OF3 options. Reds’ mini-stack (De La Cruz, Friedl, Lux) and Brewers’ trio (Chourio, Turang, Frelick) offer salary relief with upside against weaker matchups. Royce Lewis is heating up at home, Brandon Pfaadt’s road ERA remains a caveat, and Brandon Pfaadt’s road woes make him a risky one-off. The article also spots J.T. Ginn’s tough home assignment for Reds at Athletics, and Pallante’s hard contact allowed to lefties fuels Chourio’s bloom into 20/20 season territory.

Padres 2, Rockies 0 in a dreary Petco Park opener highlighted by McCade Brown’s quality start for Colorado, but the offense never showed up, chalking up 14 strikeouts. Freddy Fermin opened San Diego’s scoring with an RBI single, then Luis Arraez added an RBI hit to push the lead to 2-0. Jackson Merrill doubled the lead with a fourth-inning blast as Padres bullpen slammed the door, preserving the two-run victory. Rockies battle Friday with Tanner Gordon toeing the rubber.

Fantasy takeaway: lean Padres for value, especially Arraez and Fermin, who supplied the scoring. Colorado’s bats remain the fade, but Brown’s night hints at a late-season breakout if the lineup can support him. Friday’s matchup features Colorado’s Tanner Gordon versus an uncertain Padres starter, offering potential DFS leverage if San Diego’s hot bats carry over.