Tuesday’s MLB DFS main slates at DraftKings and FanDuel feature 10 games, starting at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Underdog pick’em choices are also from those 10 games. Let’s dive into today’s MLB DFS picks.
Tuesday’s Top MLB DFS Picks & Player Props
Tuesday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/28)
Shohei Ohtani has thrown 87, 96, 95 and 91 pitches in his first four starts this year. Thus, the Dodgers aren’t babying him. Ohtani has also been lights out, recording the following stats, per FanGraphs:
- 24 innings
- 2 wins
- 4 quality starts
- 0.38 ERA
- 2.01 xERA
- 3.18 xFIP
- 3.15 SIERA
- 0.75 WHIP
- 6.5% walk rate
- 27.2% strikeout rate
- 14.6% SwStr%
- 30.6% CSW%
- 114 stuff+
- 98 location+
- 110 pitching+
Ohtani’s matchup against the Marlins is mixed. Miami is eighth in wRC+ (109) with a 20.6% strikeout rate versus righties in 2026, but they’re 19th in wRC+ (88) with a 23.1% strikeout rate on the road. Thus, the Dodgers are -295 favorites, and the game’s total is eight runs.
Cam Schlittler had a strong rookie season in 2025, albeit with less impressive but rock-solid underlying data than his 2.96 ERA. He’s kicked it up a notch this year, recording the following stats in six starts spanning 35.2 innings this season:
- 3 wins
- 3 quality starts
- 1.77 ERA
- 2.31 xERA
- 2.29 xFIP
- 2.44 SIERA
- 0.73 WHIP
- 3% walk rate
- 30.8% strikeout rate
- 15% SwStr%
- 27.6% CSW%
- 113 stuff+
- 113 location+
- 121 pitching+
Schittler is pitching like a legitimate ace. He has a decent matchup and quality betting info tonight.
The Rangers are 10th in wRC+ (105) with a 22.7% strikeout rate versus righties and tied for 28th in wRC+ (74) with a 23% strikeout rate at home this season. In addition, the Yankees are -122 favorites, and the game’s total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5 runs.
The pitching slate is stacked tonight, but many of the top hurlers have sizable salaries. Joe Ryan has a GPP-friendly ceiling at a discount from the other superb hurlers on the slate. In six starts spanning 32.1 innings this year, Ryan has recorded the following stats:
- 2 wins
- 2 quality starts
- 3.90 ERA
- 2.98 xERA
- 3.97 xFIP
- 3.60 SIERA
- 1.02 WHIP
- 6.1% walk rate
- 25% strikeout rate
- 11.9% SwStr%
- 27.2% CSW%
- 108 stuff+
- 108 location+
- 113 pitching+
Additionally, Ryan owns a 3.36 ERA, 3.50 xFIP, 1.04 WHIP, 6.2% walk rate and 30% strikeout rate in 96.1 innings at home since last season.
The Mariners are a tough matchup for righties, ranking seventh in wRC+ (110) with a 24.6% strikeout rate this year. However, they’re 29th in wRC+ (75), with a 26.4% striekout rate on the road.
Since Ryan is a GPP suggestion, Seattle’s high strikeout rate against righties makes their high wRC+ worth rolling the dice against, and their massive road strikeout rate enhances Ryan’s ceiling. Finally, while the Twins are slight underdogs (+110), the game’s total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5 runs.
Suggested Lineup Stacks
The Mets have vomited on their cleats to begin the year, but the stoppable force faces the penetrable object tonight. Zack Littell has a 7.56 ERA, 7.97 xERA, 5.30 xFIP, 5.10 SIERA, 1.68 WHIP and 3.96 HR/9 in five appearances (four starts) this season. He’s yielded a .333 wOBA to lefties and a .321 wOBA to righties since last year.
Moreover, Washington’s relievers have the fourth-highest ERA (5.27) and the third-highest xFIP (4.97) this season. Maybe nothing can wake up New York’s offense, but Littell and Washington’s bullpen are so dreadful that stacking the Mets is appealing.
The Royals will get a park factor boost from playing in a minor-league park tonight. The temporary home for the Athletics is a launching pad, and Aaron Civale is an unimposing matchup.
The veteran righty’s 3.86 ERA in five starts is notably better than his 4.16 xERA, 4.50 xFIP and 4.37 SIERA. He’s also served up a .339 wOBA to left-handed batters since last season and allowed a .303 wOBA to right-handed batters. Six of Kansas City’s projected starters are left-handed batters or switch-hitters.
Core Studs
- Juan Soto has hit 60 homers with a .427 on-base percentage (OBP), .283 ISO, .422 wOBA and 180 wRC+ in 988 plate appearances against righties since 2024.
- Max Muncy has drilled 32 dingers with a .399 OBP, .258 ISO, .394 wOBA and 155 wRC+ in 606 plate appearances against right-handed pitching since 2024.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit 50 homers with a .368 OBP, .233 ISO, .384 wOBA and 148 wRC+ in 1,202 plate appearances against righties since 2024. Speed is also a huge part of his DFS value, as he’s stolen nine bases this year.
Value Plays/Punts
- Moises Ballesteros recorded 12 runs, five dongs, 16 RBI, a .435 OBP, .323 ISO, .487 wOBA and 216 wRC+ in 69 plate appearances this season.
- Jac Caglianone‘s underlying data suggested he was unlucky as a rookie last year, and he’s made the leap in his sophomore campaign. In 90 plate appearances this year, Caglianone has tallied 11 runs, two homers, four RBI, a .344 OBP, .163 ISO, .345 wOBA, .355 expected wOBA (xwOBA) and 113 wRC+.
- Spencer Torkelson is a lefty killer, and he’s on a five-game home run streak. Torkelson has hit 14 homers with a .352 OBP, .251 ISO, .360 wOBA and 133 wRC+ in 304 plate appearances against lefties since 2024.
Tuesday’s Top 3 Underdog Player Props
Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet 
Bobby Witt (SS – KC): 1.5 Total Bases — Higher (0.86x Payout)
Bobby Witt Jr. has been rather unlucky on his batted balls this year, with a .294 batting average and .422 slugging rate compared to a .309 expected batting average (xBA) and .495 expected slugging rate (xSLG).
Witt has exceeded 1.5 total bases in three straight games and in six of his last seven.
Juan Soto has a .304 batting average, .299 xBA, .413 slugging rate and .511 xSLG in 55 plate appearances. Like Witt, he hasn’t had the best luck on his batted balls.
Fortunately for Soto, he has a get-right matchup tonight against Zack Littell, who has allowed a .251 batting average and .490 slugging rate to 417 left-handed batters since last season.
Logan Gilbert has surrendered at least two earned runs in five out of six starts, including his only road tilt. Furthermore, Gilbert has a 4.59 ERA in 68.2 innings on the road since last year.
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