Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate starts at 6:35 p.m. ET and has eight games at FanDuel and begins at 7:07 p.m. ET at DraftKings and has six games. The suggested pick ’em choices from Underdog are also from the night’s slate.
Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet 
Today’s MLB DFS & Player Props Picks
Monday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
Garrett Crochet (BOS) vs. CIN
Garrett Crochet is cruising. According to FanGraphs, he’s had the following stats in his previous five starts spanning 34.1 innings.
- 2.10 ERA
- 2.18 xFIP
- 2.34 SIERA
- 0.90 WHIP
- Three wins
- Four quality starts
- 5.3 BB%
- 34.8 K%
- 14.6 SwStr%
- 29.5 CSW%
- 117 stuff+
- 104 location+
- 119 pitching+
Crochets has a tasty matchup and favorable betting info tonight. The Reds are 25th in wRC+ (75) with a 23.0 K% versus lefties and 10th in wRC+ (100) with a 23.7 K% on the road in 2025. Cincinnati was also tied for 22nd in wRC+ (94) with a 22.6 K% in the previous 30 days. So, the Red Sox are -190, and the game’s total is 8.0 runs.
George Kirby (SEA) vs. KC
George Kirby has rounded into solid form and has a track record of succeeding at home. In 97.1 innings at home since last year, he’s had a 3.51 ERA, 3.52 xFIP, 1.12 WHIP, 4.0 BB% and 23.9 K%.
Kirby has a sweet matchup tonight. The Royals are 27th in wRC+ (86) with an 18.0 K% versus righties and tied for 13th in wRC+ (97) with a 19.0 K% on the road this year. Kansas City was also 26th in wRC+ (87) with a 17.5 K% in the previous 30 days. As a result, the Mariners are -160, and the game’s total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5 runs.
Jacob Lopez (ATH) at TB
Jacob Lopez has been cooking with gas lately. He’s had the following stats in his previous five appearances (four starts) spanning 27.1 innings.
- 1.98 ERA
- 3.46 xFIP
- 2.81 SIERA
- 0.99 WHIP
- Two wins
- Three quality starts
- 7.1 BB%
- 33.9 K%
- 14.9 SwStr%
- 31.9 CSW%
- 95 stuff+
- 105 location+
- 96 pitching+
Lopez’s matchup is mixed. The Rays are 13th in wRC+ (95) with a 23.2 K% versus lefties this season, but tied for third in wRC+ (119) with a 21.8 K% at home. They were also first in wRC+ (134) with a 21.8 K% in the previous 30 days. The Athletics are +154 underdogs, and the game’s total is 8.5 runs. Nevertheless, Lopez is an intriguing GPP pick as an SP2 at DraftKings.
Suggested Lineup Stacks
Max Scherzer has appeared cooked in his two starts this year, tallying a 5.63 ERA, 6.63 xERA, 4.99 xFIP, 5.20 SIERA and 1.50 WHIP. He has only a 5.4 SwStr% this season, which won’t cut it against the Yankees. Scherzer has coughed up a .342 wOBA to 110 lefties and a .307 wOBA to 100 righties since last season.
- Road (Chase Field)
- Game Total/Moneyline: 8.0 Runs/SF -155
Ryne Nelson has outkicked his peripherals lately. In his previous five appearances (four starts), he had a 3.57 ERA, starkly contrasting his 4.91 xFIP and 4.68 SIERA. Will the other shoe drop tonight? Maybe. Thus, I’ll gladly stack the Giants in GPPs tonight.
Core Studs
- Aaron Judge slugged two homers yesterday, running his season total to 30 along with 73 runs, 67 RBIs, six stolen bases, a .458 OBP, .366 ISO and 220 wRC+.
- Jazz Chisholm has hit 13 homers with 31 runs, 35 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, a .336 OBP, .253 ISO and 132 wRC+ in 220 plate appearances this year.
- Nick Kurtz has drilled a dozen dongs with 22 runs, 32 RBIs, a .317 OBP, .262 ISO and 129 wRC+ in 183 plate appearances in an impressive rookie campaign.
Value Plays/Punts
- Gary Sanchez is having a resurgent season at the plate, with four homers, 12 runs, 19 RBIs, a .329 OBP, .181 ISO and 118 wRC+ in 82 plate appearances. Furthermore, Patrick Corbin has yielded a .363 wOBA to 851 righties since last season.
- Ramon Urias has had a .323 OBP, .135 ISO and 104 wRC+ against lefties since 2023.
- Giancarlo Stanton hasn’t torn the cover off the ball since making his season debut on June 16. Still, Stanton has an average exit velocity of 93.3 miles per hour (MPH) on 23 batted balls, which would rank tied for 14th among qualified batters this year if he had enough batted balls to qualify. So, Stanton still has top-shelf power and can take advantage of Scherzer’s inability to miss bats this year.
Monday’s Top 3 Underdog Player Props
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Aaron Judge: 1.5 Total Bases – Higher
Judge has tallied 156 singles, 58 doubles, three triples, 91 homers, a .316 batting average, .661 SLG and .345 ISO in 1,190 plate appearances against righties since 2023. Furthermore, according to Baseball Savant, Judge has had two singles, one double, one homer, a .286 batting average, .286 expected batting average (xBA), .571 SLG and .628 expected SLG (xSLG) in 14 career plate appearances against Scherzer.
Jazz Chisholm: 6.5 Fantasy Points – Higher
Chisholm has had a .329 OBP, .238 ISO and 125 wRC+ in 855 plate appearances against righties since 2023. Meanwhile, Scherzer has yielded a .342 wOBA to 110 lefties since last season.
Heliot Ramos: 1.5 Total Bases – Higher
Nelson has a reverse platoon split, serving up a .274 batting average, .444 SLG and .328 wOBA to 436 right-handed batters since last season. Conversely, Heliot Ramos has crushed righties on the road this year. In 128 plate appearances against righties on the road in 2025, Ramos has amassed 17 singles, six doubles, one triple, seven homers, a .279 batting average, .541 SLG and .261 ISO.
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