Wednesday’s MLB DFS main slate has 10 games and starts at 7:07 p.m. ET at DraftKings and FanDuel. The Underdog pick’em picks are also from those 10 games.
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Tuesday’s Top MLB DFS Picks & Player Props
Tuesday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/26)
Chase Burns (SP – CIN) at New York Mets
Chase Burns has been dominant this season. According to FanGraphs, he’s posted the following numbers in 10 starts spanning 59 innings:
- 6 wins
- 7 quality starts
- 1.83 ERA
- 2.85 xERA
- 3.14 xFIP
- 3.23 SIERA
- 0.95 WHIP
- 7.9% walk rate
- 28.2% strikeout rate
- 15.6% SwStr%
- 29% CSW%
- 112 stuff+
- 102 location+
- 115 pitching+
The 23-year-old righty has a plus-matchup tonight. The Mets are tied for 29th in wRC+ (85) with a 21.3% strikeout rate versus righties and 25th in wRC+ (94) with a 21.2% strikeout rate at home in 2026.
Burns is equipped to tie up the Mets and is the top pitcher in all game types at both DFS platforms tonight.
Joe Ryan (SP – MIN) at Chicago White Sox
Joe Ryan has been dialed in. In his previous five starts spanning 24.1 innings, Ryan has tallied the following stats:
- 1 win
- 4 quality starts
- 1.85 ERA
- 2.72 xERA
- 3.01 xFIP
- 2.89 SIERA
- 0.90 WHIP
- 6.5% walk rate
- 30.1% strikeout rate
- 11.9% SwStr%
- 30.5% CSW%
- 109 stuff+
- 105 location+
- 107 pitching+
Ryan’s matchup is mixed, and his betting info is decent. The White Sox are tied for 16th in wRC+ (98) versus righties and tied for eighth in wRC+ (110) at home this year. However, they also have a 24.4% strikeout rate versus righties and a 22.4% strikeout rate at home.
In addition, Chicago is tied for 22nd in wRC+ (87) with a 25.2% strikeout rate in the previous 30 days. The Twins are slight favorites (-118), and the game’s total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5 runs.
Kyle Harrison (SP – MIL) vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Harrison is having a full-blown breakout season. In nine starts spanning 45.2 innings in 2026, he’s whipped up the following numbers:
- 5 wins
- 3 quality starts
- 1.77 ERA
- 2.90 xERA
- 2.89 xFIP
- 2.83 SIERA
- 1.07 WHIP
- 7.7% walk rate
- 32.2% strikeout rate
- 14.6% SwStr%
- 30.8% CSW%
- 106 stuff+
- 115 location+
- 116 pitching+
Harrison’s matchup isn’t great, but it’s not horrible, either. The Cardinals are 14th in wRC+ (103) with a 17.6% strikeout rate versus lefties and sixth in wRC+ (106) with a 22.5% strikeout rate on the road this season.
The Red Birds are in a funk, though, ranking tied for 22nd in wRC+ (87) with a 25.9% strikeout rate in the previous 30 days. Harrison’s betting info is excellent, with the Brewers -170 favorites, and the game’s total eight runs.
Suggested Lineup Stacks
- Road (Sutter Health Park)
- Game Total/Moneyline: 9.5 Runs/SEA -115
Luis Severino has been battered to the tune of a 5.91 ERA, 4.41 xFIP and 1.52 WHIP in 106.2 innings at his hitter-friendly home ballpark since last year.
Severino has also coughed up a .344 wOBA to 490 left-handed batters during that period. The Mariners can exploit his struggles with lefties, as their projected lineup features six left-handed batters.
- Home (Sutter Health Park)
- Game Total/Moneyline: 9.5 Runs/ATH -105
The Athletics have some soft spots in their lineup. However, it also features four players with at least a 121 wRC+ against righties since 2024, and another with a 106 wRC+.
Meanwhile, Emerson Hancock is pedestrian on the road, with a 4.42 ERA, 4.55 xFIP and 1.35 WHIP in 71.1 innings since last season.
Core Studs
- Nick Kurtz has belted 34 bombs with a .454 on-base percentage (OBP), .339 ISO, .470 wOBA and 204 wRC+ in 501 plate appearances against righties since debuting in the Majors last year.
- Carlos Cortes has hit nine homers with a .376 OBP, .222 ISO, .395 wOBA and 152 wRC+ in 226 plate appearances against righties since last season.
- Luke Raley has launched 34 long-balls with a .336 OBP, .224 ISO, .353 wOBA and 136 wRC+ in 695 plate appearances against righties since 2024.
Value Plays/Punts
- Colt Emerson has hit one homer with four runs, four RBI, a .357 OBP, .250 ISO, .378 wOBA and 149 wRC+ in the first 28 plate appearances of his rookie season.
- Justin Foscue has hit two homers with five runs, seven RBI, a .346 OBP, .191 ISO, .365 wOBA and 135 wRC+ in 52 plate appearances this season.
- Dominic Canzone has hit 22 homers with a .320 OBP, .207 ISO, .339 wOBA and 125 wRC+ in 491 plate appearances against righties since 2024.
Tuesday’s Top 3 Underdog Player Props
Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet
Joe Ryan (SP – MIN): 5.5 Strikeouts — Higher (0.82x Payout)
Joe Ryan has surpassed 5.5 strikeouts in back-to-back starts. He’s also cleared that number in six of his 11 starts in 2026.
Justin Foscue (1B, 2B – TEX): 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs — Higher (0.78x Payout)
Justin Foscue has started 13 games this season. He’s recorded a hit, run or RBI in eight of them.
Additionally, Jason Alexander has coughed up 40 hits, a .250 batting average, .313 OBP, .438 slugging rate and .326 wOBA to 176 right-handed batters faced since last season.
Nick Kurtz (1B – ATH): 1.5 Total Bases — Higher (1.03x Payout)
Nick Kurtz has rattled off 34 singles, 11 doubles, one triple, eight homers, a .286 batting average, .481 slugging and .196 ISO in 53 games and 243 plate appearances this season.
Kurtz has destroyed righties at home, amassing 28 singles, 11 doubles, 17 homers, a .316 batting average, .667 slugging rate and .350 ISO in 224 career plate appearances under those conditions.
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