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.
Tuesday’s Top MLB DFS Picks & Player Props
Tuesday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/12)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto hasn’t lit the world on fire this season, but he’s done a rock-solid job. The righty has also pitched well at home. According to FanGraphs, in 92.2 innings at home since last season, Yamamoto has recorded a 3.01 ERA, 3.39 xFIP, 1.10 WHIP, 8.9% walk rate and 27.4% strikeout rate.
Yamamoto has a drool-inducing matchup and tantalizing betting info. The Giants are 28th in wRC+ (85) with a 21.1% strikeout rate versus righties and 27th in wRC+ (82) with a 21.9% strikeout rate on the road in 2026. As a result, the Dodgers are -300 favorites, and the game’s total is 8.5 runs.
Freddy Peralta has pitched decently this year, logging the following stats in eight starts spanning 43.1 innings.
- 2 wins
- 2 quality starts
- 3.12 ERA
- 3.81 xERA
- 3.78 xFIP
- 4.00 SIERA
- 1.20 WHIP
- 9.7% walk rate
- 23.2% strikeout rate
- 12.4% SwStr%
- 27.9% CSW%
- 96 stuff+
- 104 location+
- 100 pitching+
Peralta’s matchup against the Tigers doesn’t move the needle in either direction. Detroit is tied for 11th in wRC+ (104) with a 21.9% strikeout rate versus righties and 12th in wRC+ (97) with a 22.8% strikeout rate on the road this year. However, the Mets are -154 favorites, and the game’s total is eight runs, supporting Peralta’s case for DFS usage.
Grant Holmes has a challenging matchup with OK betting info. The Cubs are tied for fifth in wRC+ (114) with a 19.8% strikeout rate versus righties and fifth in wRC+ (108) with a 22.6% strikeout rate on the road this season. Additionally, the Braves are slight favorites (-116), but the game’s total of nine runs provides a reason for pause before clicking Holmes into DFS lineups.
Holmes isn’t an appealing pick at FanDuel’s single-pitcher format, but he’s a nifty SP2 option at DraftKings. Holmes has tallied a 3.38 ERA, 3.55 xFIP, 1.25 WHIP, 9.5% walk rate and 26.6% strikeout rate in 82.2 innings at home since last year. His strikeout rate and home success are worth chasing at his modest salary in GPPs.
Suggested Lineup Stacks
Among tonight’s probable starting pitchers, Adrian Houser has the third-highest ERA (6.19), the second-highest xERA (5.53), the eighth-highest xFIP (4.57), the second-highest SIERA (4.88), the fourth-highest WHIP (1.54), the lowest strikeout rate (11.4%) and the fourth-highest home runs per nine innings (1.73) allowed this year.
Houser is an outstanding matchup for the Dodgers’ left-handed batters. He’s coughed up a .392 wOBA to 356 left-handed batters since last season.
Colin Rea is a mediocre hurler. He has a 4.03 ERA, 4.49 xERA, 3.59 xFIP, 3.64 SIERA and 1.37 WHIP in eight appearances (five starts) this season.
The veteran righty has ceded a .361 wOBA to 452 left-handed batters since last year, too. Thus, Atlanta’s left-handed batters and switch-hitters are the most desirable stacking options.
Core Studs
- Max Muncy has crushed 33 home runs with a .395 on-base percentage (OBP), .251 ISO, .389 wOBA and 152 wRC+ in 641 plate appearances against righties since 2024.
- Matt Olson has belted 52 bombs with a .364 OBP, .228 ISO, .367 wOBA and 136 wRC+ in 1,115 plate appearances against righties since 2024.
- Ivan Herrera has drilled 12 dingers with a .411 OBP, .211 ISO, .391 wOBA and 155 wRC+ in 259 plate appearances against southpaws since 2024.
Value Plays/Punts
- Michael Harris has rattled off seven homers, 15 runs, 23 RBIs, two stolen bases, a .341 OBP, .203 ISO, .374 wOBA, .416 expected wOBA (xwOBA) and 139 wRC+ in 38 games and 135 plate appearances this season.
- Hyeseong Kim has taken a step forward in his second season after opening the year in Triple-A. He has hit one homer with 10 runs, eight RBIs, five stolen bases, a .345 OBP, .103 ISO, .328 wOBA and 108 wRC+ in 30 games and 88 plate appearances this year.
- Jac Caglianone was remarkably unlucky last year, with a .239 wOBA and .321 xwOBA in 232 plate appearances. He’s taken a step forward and hit closer to his expected numbers this year. In 37 games and 135 plate appearances in 2026, Caglianone has hit four homers with 17 runs, eight RBIs, .319 OBP, .172 ISO, .329 wOBA, .332 xwOBA and 104 wRC.
Tuesday’s Top 3 Underdog Player Props
Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet 
Matt Olson (1B – ATL): 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs — Higher (0.86x Payout)
Matt Olson is having a monster year at the dish. In 41 games and 159 plate appearances, he’s recorded:
- 47 hits (18 singles, 15 doubles, 14 home runs)
- 36 runs
- 36 RBI
- .296 batting average
- .264 expected batting average (xBA)
- .377 OB
- .435 wOBA
- .406 xwOBA
- 181 wRC+
The left-handed-hitting first baseman has exceeded 1.5 combined hits + runs + RBIs in back-to-back games and in 14 of his last 17 contests.
Drake Baldwin has rattled off 34 singles, five doubles, 10 homers, a .297 batting average, .291 xBA, .509 slugging, .541 expected slugging and .212 ISO in 41 games and 188 plate appearances this season.
Ivan Herrera (C STL): 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs — Higher (0.83x Payout)
Ivan Herrera has amassed 38 hits, 22 runs, 18 RBIs, a .262 batting average, .264 xBA, .371 OBP, .162 ISO, .371 wOBA, .368 xwOBA and 139 wRC+ in 40 games and 182 plate appearances this season.
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