Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate starts at 7:10 p.m. ET at DraftKings and FanDuel and has nine games. The suggested pick ’em choices from Underdog are also from the nine-game slate.
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Today’s MLB DFS & Player Props Picks
Monday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) at MIL
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a road warrior. According to FanGraphs, in 89.2 innings on the road since last year, he has had a 1.81 ERA, 2.71 xFIP, 0.94 WHIP, 7.2 BB% and 29.1 K%.
Los Angeles’s ace has a plus matchup and quality betting info tonight. The Brewers are tied for 23rd in wRC+ (98) with a 21.0 K% versus righties and 25th in wRC+ (88) with a 22.4 K% at home in 2025. So, the Dodgers are -135, and the game’s total is 7.5 runs.
Cristopher Sanchez (PHI) at SF
Cristopher Sanchez is locked in. The lefty has had the following stats in his previous five starts spanning 35 innings.
- 1.80 ERA
- 2.42 xFIP
- 2.46 SIERA
- 0.80 WHIP
- Two wins
- Five quality starts
- 1.5 BB%
- 25.8 K%
- 13.5 SwStr%
- 33.0 CSW%
- 118 stuff+
- 107 location+
- 123 pitching+
Sanchez has a favorable matchup against an unimposing lineup tonight. The Giants are tied for 24th in wRC+ (77) with a 25.1 K% versus lefties and 19th in wRC+ (100) with a 20.1 K% at home this year. San Francisco was also tied for 20th in wRC+ (97) with a 22.3 K% in the previous 30 days. Thus, the Phillies are -135, and the game’s total is 7.5 runs.
Yusei Kikuchi (LAA) vs. TEX
Yusei Kikuchi is white-hot. In the previous 30 days, he has the third-lowest ERA (1.93), the lowest xFIP (2.27), the lowest SIERA (2.38), the highest strikeout rate (34.4 K%) among tonight’s probable starters and a 0.89 WHIP in five starts spanning 32.2 innings.
Kikuchi can keep it going in a tasty matchup tonight. The Rangers are 26th in wRC+ (75) with a 24.0 K% versus lefties and tied for 22nd in wRC+ (89) with a 21.8 K% on the road this season. The Angels are slight underdogs (+115) because Jacob deGrom is getting the ball for the Rangers, but the game’s total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5 runs.
Suggested Lineup Stacks
Among tonight’s probable starters, Zac Gallen has the second-highest ERA (5.45), the fourth-highest xERA (4.82), the seventh-highest xFIP (4.22) and the eighth-highest SIERA (4.26). Even his best ERA estimators aren’t good, and his ERA and xERA are putrid. The right-handed hurler has coughed up a .364 wOBA to 227 left-handed batters and a .312 wOBA to 221 right-handed batters this season, making hitters of any handedness for the Padres stackable against Gallen.
- Road (Great American Ball Park)
- Game Total/Moneyline: 9.0 Runs/MIA +115
Brady Singer‘s 4.36 ERA this season is unimpressive despite being better than all of his ERA estimators. The veteran righty’s 4.64 xERA, 4.52 xFIP and 4.49 SIERA paint an even more unfavorable picture of Singer’s pitching in 2025. He’s at his worst against lefties, allowing a .329 to 221 of them this year. Yet, Singer isn’t a nightmare for righties, either, allowing a .309 wOBA to 160 of them. The Marlins have a decent matchup against Singer and Cincinnati’s below-average bullpen, and Miami will get a lift from playing in MLB’s most homer-friendly ballpark tonight.
Core Studs
- Manny Machado has hit 14 homers with 53 runs, 52 RBIs, eight stolen bases, a .351 OBP, .185 ISO and 132 wRC+ in 379 plate appearances this season.
- Kyle Stowers has mashed 16 taters with a .345 OBP, .275 ISO and 143 wRC+ in 250 plate appearances against righties this season.
- Jackson Merrill has hit 22 homers with a .348 OBP, .208 ISO and 140 wRC+ in 590 plate appearances against righties since reaching the Majors last season.
Value Plays/Punts
- Jesus Sanchez has a .340 OBP, .192 ISO and 119 wRC+ against righties since 2023.
- Liam Hicks has ripped four round-trippers with 17 runs, 28 RBIs, a .367 OBP, .150 ISO and 123 wRC+ in 179 plate appearances this season.
- Jake Cronenworth has hit eight homers with 27 runs, 28 RBIs, two stolen bases, a .354 OBP, .171 ISO and 120 wRC+ in 248 plate appearances this year.
Monday’s Top 3 Underdog Player Props
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Kyle Stowers: 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs – Higher
Stowers is putting together a breakout campaign. In 322 plate appearances this year, he has 48 singles, 13 doubles, three triples, 16 homers, 40 runs, 46 RBIs, a .280 batting average, .277 expected batting average (xBA), .514 SLG and .552 expected SLG (xSLG). Stowers will get a park factor boost from Great American Ball Park, and Singer has ceded a .329 wOBA to lefties this season.
Manny Machado: 7.5 Fantasy Points – Higher
Machado has amassed a .322 OBP, .189 ISO and 116 wRC+ against righties since 2023. Additionally, per Baseball Savant, Machado has had three singles, two doubles, zero triples, one homer, two walks, a .250 batting average, .343 xBA, .458 SLG, .704 xSLG, .328 wOBA and .454 expected wOBA (xwOBA) in 26 career plate appearances against Gallen.
Jackson Merrill: 7.5 Fantasy Points – Higher
Merrill has recorded 42 singles, 12 doubles, two triples, five homers, 29 runs, 29 RBIs, one stolen base, a .335 OBP, .140 ISO, .327 wOBA, .357 xwOBA and 113 wRC+ in 245 plate appearances this year. He’s having a solid season, but his batted-ball data and xwOBA indicate he’s been a bit unlucky this year.
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