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Daily fantasy baseball cheat sheet for Thursday

Chris Sale is worth his salary in daily fantasy any time he takes the hill. But in order to afford him on Thursday, you'll have to get creative with your hitters. Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire

Thursday's DFS slate is loaded with pitching -- and it's all expensive. However, my best buys will help you get creative on the hitting side.

As always, if you have questions, feel free to hit me up on Twitter @DerekCarty.


Pitchers

Aces

FanDuel Play of the Day

Chris Sale ($13,300 DK; $11,800 FD), Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays: It's a Chris Sale Day, which means one thing: You're not allowed to fade him in cash games. Some will try to get cute, given how many other options are available, but they'll be making a mistake. He gets a huge park upgrade and faces a Rays team that both strikes out a ton and is susceptible to lefties.