Tuesday’s MLB DFS main slate features nine games, starting at 7:10 p.m. ET on DraftKings and FanDuel.
Tuesday’s Top MLB DFS Picks
Tuesday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings (6/23)
Tuesday’s MLB DFS main slate features nine games, starting at 7:10 p.m. ET on DraftKings and FanDuel.
Tuesday’s Top MLB DFS Picks
Tuesday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings (6/23)
Parker Messick is having a stellar 2026 campaign. According to FanGraphs, he’s amassed the following numbers in 15 starts spanning 86.2 innings:
- 7 wins
- 5 quality starts
- 2.70 ERA
- 3.34 xERA
- 3.44 xFIP
- 3.62 SIERA
- 1.10 WHIP
- 8.1 BB%
- 26.4 K%
- 11.7 SwStr%
- 26.8 CSW%
- 96 stuff+
- 106 location+
- 105 pitching+
Messick’s matchup is mixed. The White Sox have hammered lefties, ranking fourth in wRC+ (110) with a 24.8 K% versus lefties, and they’ve been above average at home, ranking 11th in wRC+ (106) with a 21.7 K% at home in 2026. However, Chicago is tied for 22nd in wRC+ (87) with a 25.2 K% in the previous 30 days. The Guardians are only -110 favorites, but the game’s total is a pitcher-friendly 7.0 runs.
Shane Baz is outkicking his peripherals, but he’s in rock-solid form. In his previous five starts, totaling 31.2 innings, Baz has knocked off the following numbers:
- 3 wins
- 3 quality starts
- 2.56 ERA
- 4.37 xERA
- 3.94 xFIP
- 4.10 SIERA
- 1.20 WHIP
- 6.8 BB%
- 21.1 K%
- 10.7 SwStr%
- 27.5 CSW%
- 96 stuff+
- 103 location+
- 100 pitching+
Baz’s matchup is tasty, and his betting info is decent. The Angels are tied for 15th in wRC+ (100) with a 24.8 K% versus righties and tied for last in wRC+ (83) with a 25.1 K% at home this year. They are also 29th in wRC+ (76) with a 31.0 K% in the previous 30 days. Thus, the Orioles are -156 favorites, and the game’s total is 8.5 runs.
Sean Burke is dinged at FanDuel, where they score quality starts. The White Sox have listed him as a starter only to pull the rug out from gamers and use an opener. Burke can’t get a quality start if he’s a bulk reliever. Nevertheless, in his last five appearances (three starts), Burke has ripped off the following stats:
- 2 wins
- 1 quality start
- 3.54 ERA
- 3.55 xERA
- 3.87 xFIP
- 3.72 SIERA
- 1.25 WHIP
- 13.2 BB%
- 30.7 K%
- 12.3 SwStr%
- 30.0 CSW%
- 98 stuff+
- 99 location+
- 99 pitching+
Burke’s matchups are excellent, and his betting info is decent, squaring off with the aforementioned Messick. The Guardians are 25th in wRC+ (92) with a 21.5 K% versus righties and 27th in wRC+ (86) with a 22.5 K% on the road this season. Cleveland is also tied for 17th in wRC+ (96) with a 23.0 K% in the previous 30 days. The White Sox are slight underdogs (-105), but the game’s total is a pitcher-friendly 7.0 runs.
Suggested Lineup Stacks
The Giants have a plus matchup against Aaron Civale tonight. The veteran righty has a 4.91 ERA, 5.53 xERA, 5.21 xFIP, 5.13 SIERA and 1.59 WHIP in a dozen starts this season. Civale has coughed up a .414 wOBA to lefties and a .330 wOBA. In addition, the relievers for the Athletics are ranked 28th in ERA (5.02) this season.
Roster Resource projects Ryan Johnson to start tonight, and he’s not a big-league caliber starting pitcher. The 23-year-old right-handed pitcher has a 12.83 ERA, 6.27 xERA, 6.66 xFIP, 6.19 SIERA and 2.33 WHIP in five appearances (two starts) for the Angels this season. He also has tossed only five innings in Triple-A and 20.1 in Double-A. Johnson lacks seasoning in the upper-minors, and the bullpen behind him stinks. The Orioles can tee off against him.
Core Studs
- Gunnar Henderson has swatted 53 homers with a .356 on-base percentage (OBP), .221 ISO, .376 wOBA and 140 wRC+ in 1,207 plate appearances against righties since 2024.
- JJ Bleday has belted 13 bombs with 28 runs, 35 RBI, two stolen bases, a .349 OBP, .287 ISO, .378 wOBA and 136 wRC+ in 213 plate appearances this season.
- Bryce Eldridge is a powerhouse, with six homers, 19 runs, 16 RBI, ,a .389 OBP, .218 ISO, .391 wOBA, .381 expected wOBA (xwOBA) and 153 wRC+ in 144 plate appearances this year.
Value Plays/Punts
- Samuel Basallo has taken a step forward in his second season in the Majors, hitting 10 homers with 27 runs, 31 RBI, a .321 OBP, .189 ISO, .333 wOBA, .334 xwOBA and 112 wRC+ in 240 plate appearances in 2026.
- Luis Arraez has hit three homers with 40 runs, 30 RBI, six stolen bases, a .357 OBP, .125 ISO, .345 wOBA, .303 xwOBA and 121 wRC+ in 330 plate appearances this season.
- Colton Cowser has hit 38 homers with a .317 OBP, .203 ISO, .326 wOBA and 112 wRC+ in 855 plate appearances against righties since 2024.
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