Saturday’s eight- to nine-game DFS slate centers on a favorable hitting backdrop in Tampa Bay and Colorado, with a tight top-pitcher tier led by Yamamoto, Ryan and Verlander, each priced near the upper-mid range. Yamamoto draws Baltimore, Ryan faces Kansas City, and Verlander works against St. Louis at Busch Stadium, delivering a solid balance of strikeout upside and win potential. The evening also flags cheap dart-throws in Stephen Kolek and J.T. Ginn for salary relief, while Padres exposure remains a tricky Coors Field consideration due to team salaries.

Stacks stand out: Giants at Cardinals (Ramos, Adames, Devers) and Athletics at Angels (Langeliers, Wilson, Rooker) offer distinct paths to upside, with Laureano anchoring an unconventional Padres angle. Value bats include Daniel Schneemann and Michael Harris II, plus Ha-Seong Kim and Shohei Ohtani as high-ceiling integrations. The article emphasizes projection-driven builds and multiple lineup experiments, cautioning that the authors may play different strategies in practice.

Cleveland's postseason odds sit at about 5.1% after the deadline and the gambling investigation sidelined Clase and Ortiz. Bieber and Sewald were moved, leaving the rotation thinner and the bullpen thinner as well, yet the Guardians surged to 9-3 in August before offense cooled again. The remaining schedule is middling in difficulty, but the margin for error is razor-thin in a crowded AL wild-card push.

The path rests on four pivots: Bibee returning to form atop the rotation, the bullpen absorbing Clase's absence with Smith, Herrin and Gaddis stepping up, Kwan reclaiming All-Star-level impact at the top, and Naylor and Arias lifting the bottom of the order to give Ramirez a clear runway.

Seattle beat Cleveland 4-2, leaving the Guardians four games back in the wild-card chase.

Steven Kwan opened the scoring with his 100th career double and Cleveland’s early 2-0 lead was built on a 408-foot homer, but Seattle answered in the fifth with Randy Arozarena’s long homer to tie it.

The Mariners pulled away late as Tanner Bibee labored through 6.1 innings and Cleveland’s offense cooled after the third. Matt Festa and Kolby Allard stabilized the bullpen, while Cleveland’s defense and a key base-running sequence helped Seattle seal the win.

Cleveland heads to Boston with playoff odds fading, while Seattle keeps its postseason hopes alive in a tight June-to-October push.