Josh Shepardson | Mon, Jun 15th 2026, 5:40am EDT

MLB DFS Picks & Underdog Player Props: Monday (6/15)

Monday’s MLB DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel starts at 7:10 p.m. ET, both featuring eight games. The Underdog pick’em selections are also from those same eight games.

Monday’s Top MLB DFS Picks & Player Props

Monday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings (6/15)

Dustin May (SP – STL) vs. San Diego Padres

Dustin May is in a groove. According to FanGraphs, in his previous five starts spanning 30 innings, May has recorded the following stats:

1 win
3 quality starts
3.30 ERA
2.41 xERA
3.31 xFIP
3.30 SIERA
1.00 WHIP
7.4% walk rate
27.9% strikeout rate
12.4% SwStr%
31.7% CSW%
102 stuff+
105 location+
108 pitching+

May has a plus-matchup and favorable betting info tonight.

The Padres are tied for 25th in wRC+ (89) with a 23% strikeout rate versus righties and tied for 21st in wRC+ (90) with a 24.2% strikeout rate on the road in 2026. The Cardinals are -122 favorites, and the game’s total is 8.5.

Shota Imanaga (SP – CHC) vs. Colorado Rockies

Shota Imanaga has a 4.44 ERA in 14 starts, totaling 81 innings. Fortunately, his underlying data and other surface stats are better. The lefty has amassed the following stats in 2026:

4 wins
6 quality starts
3.69 xERA
3.82 xFIP
3.66 SIERA
1.06 WHIP
6.4% walk rate
24.8% strikeout rate
14.7% SwStr%
28.3% CSW%
92 stuff+
108 location+
101 pitching+

Imanaga can outpitch even his peripherals in a mouthwatering matchup tonight.

The Rockies are last in wRC+ (66) with a 27.3% strikeout rate versus lefties and tied for 21st in wRC+ (90) with a 25.3% strikeout rate on the road.

Colorado is also last in wRC+ (61) with a 28.2% strikeout rate in the previous 30 days. The Cubs are -210 favorites, and the game’s total is nine runs.

MacKenzie Gore (SP – TEX) vs. Minnesota Twins

MacKenzie Gore‘s full-season marks and recent ones are solid. However, it’s his dominance at home that makes him an appealing GPP selection.

In five starts spanning 30.1 innings at home, Gore has a 2.08 ERA, 3.22 xFIP, 0.89 WHIP, 5.9% walk rate and 28% strikeout rate. He’s allowed three runs or fewer in all of those starts, including ceding one or fewer in three of them. Gore has a decent matchup and OK betting info tonight.

The Twins are tied for 17th in wRC+ (96) with a 21.5% strikeout rate versus lefties and tied for 15th in wRC+ (94) with a 24.6% strikeout rate on the road this season. Minnesota is also 19th in wRC+ (94) with a 25% strikeout rate in the previous 30 days. The total is eight runs, and the Rangers are -138 favorites.

Suggested Lineup Stacks

Home (Wrigley Field )
Game Total/Moneyline: 9.0 Runs/CHC -210

The Cubs have the best matchup on tonight’s eight-game slate. Among the 16 probable starters, Michael Lorenzen has the highest ERA (7.54), the highest xERA (5.67), the eighth-highest xFIP (4.36) and the eighth-highest SIERA (4.46) in 2026.

The veteran righty has also ceded a .387 wOBA to lefties and a .342 wOBA to righties since last season. In addition, Colorado’s relievers are 29th in ERA (5.21) this season.

Home (Sutter Health Park)
Game Total/Moneyline: 10.5 Runs/ATH -130

The Athletics return to Sutter Health Park tonight after playing back-to-back series in Las Vegas. Their temporary home remains one of MLB’s best hitting environments, and Jared Jones isn’t an imposing matchup.

Jones has a 4.73 ERA, 5.24 xERA, 4.00 xFIP and 3.93 SIERA in three starts this season. Athletics lefties have the best matchup against Jones, as the right-handed hurler has yielded a .505 wOBA to 33 left-handed batters this year.

Core Studs

Nick Kurtz has crushed 16 homers with 49 runs, 52 RBI, seven stolen bases, a .438 on-base percentage (OBP), .250 ISO, .418 wOBA and 166 wRC+ in 320 plate appearances this season.
Tyler Soderstrom has launched 34 long-balls with a .345 OBP, .208 ISO, .350 wOBA and 124 wRC+ in 873 plate appearances against righties since 2024.
Pete Crow-Armstrong has drilled 42 dingers with a .311 OBP, .220 ISO, .335 wOBA and 116 wRC+ in 979 plate appearances against righties since 2024.

Value Plays/Punts

Royce Lewis has excelled since the Twins recalled him from Triple-A, tallying three homers, four runs, four RBI, a .414 OBP, .423 ISO, .503 wOBA, .385 expected wOBA (xwOBA) and 225 wRC+ in 29 plate appearances from June 6th through June 13th. He had a hit, a walk, an RBI and a stolen base yesterday.
Carlos Cortes has mashed six taters with 17 runs, 21 RBI, one stolen base, a .389 OBP, .176 ISO, .383 wOBA and 141 wRC+ in 190 plate appearances this year.
Jacob Wilson is cheap exposure to the A’s and Sutter Health Park. He has a 106 wRC+ in 612 plate appearances against righties since 2024.

Monday’s Top 3 Underdog Player Props

Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet

Yordan Alvarez (OF – HOU): 1.5 Total Bases — Higher

Yordan Alvarez has been a powerhouse at the dish this season. In 72 games and 314 plate appearances, he’s rattled off 48 singles, 13 doubles and 24 homers with a .326 batting average, .651 slugging rate and .326 ISO.

Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF – CHC): 1.5 Total Bases — Higher (0.84x Payout)

Pete Crow-Armstrong has found another level with his bat this year after a breakout season at the plate last year. He has logged 46 singles, 11 doubles, three triples and 12 homers with a .267 batting average, .463 slugging rate and .196 ISO in 62 games and 304 plate appearances in 2026.

Ian Happ (OF – CHC): 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs — Higher (0.82x Payout)

Ian Happ is having a quality year at the plate. In 58 games and 300 plate appearances, the switch-hitting outfielder has amassed 57 hits, including 16 homers, 46 runs, 37 RBI, a .224 batting average, .337 OBP, .255 ISO, .478 slugging rate and 126 wRC+.

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