The Tuesday MLB schedule showcases a 15-game slate, highlighted by a key American League matchup between the Yankees and the Astros at Daikin Park at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Bronx Bombers have won seven of their past eight games, and with the postseason weeks away, need every victory they can get.
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MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks: 9/2/25
Here are some of the top MLB DFS picks and predictions on PrizePicks today. Use this analysis to help you build a stacked MLB Lineup on PrizePicks for Tuesday, September 2. Click each pick to read more.
- Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman — 1.5 Total Bases
- Rays 3B Junior Caminero — 5.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Royals P Michael Lorenzen — 5 Strikeouts
- Padres P Yu Darvish — 5.5 Strikeouts
Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman — 1.5 Total Bases
- Freeman has totaled at least 2 bases in five of the last six contests, including back-to-back games with doubles against Arizona.
- In four of the last seven road games, Freeman has eclipsed this projection, connecting on 3 doubles and 3 home runs, all capped off by 2 long balls against San Diego on August 24.
- During an April home series against Pittsburgh, Freeman batted 5-of-12 for a .416 clip. Only one of those hits was for extra-bases, that being a double in the series opener.
- Freeman closed August with 7 home runs, the most of any month this season.
Rays 3B Junior Caminero — 5.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Caminero picked up 3 hits in Monday’s 10-2 rout of Seattle, racking up 15 fantasy points.
- Following consecutive hitless performances against the Nationals, Caminero bounced back with only his third multi-hit game in the past 15 contests.
- In each of the last three home games, Caminero produced double-digit fantasy points.
- Caminero is hitless in three career at-bats against Seattle P Bryan Woo.
- The third baseman's numbers at Steinbrenner Field have dwarfed his road stats: The All-Star is batting .320 at home with a .977 OPS, as compared to a .198 average and .690 OPS on the road.
Royals P Michael Lorenzen — 5 Strikeouts
- Lorenzen (5-8, 4.62 ERA) is coming off consecutive 6-strikeout performances against the Rangers and White Sox.
- The Angels have K'd 792 times against opposing starting pitchers, the most in MLB.
- Los Angeles has the highest strikeout rate of any team at 26.4%, highlighted by CF Mike Trout's 31.1%.
- Last season, Lorenzen posted 5 strikeouts in seven innings of a 3-0 victory over the Angels.
- In four of his last five starts, Lorenzen has put up 5 or more strikeouts.
Padres P Yu Darvish — 5.5 Strikeouts
- Darvish (3-4, 5.66 ERA) hasn’t eclipsed the 6-strikeout mark in eight of 10 starts this season.
- The Orioles’ offense has struck out 5 or fewer times against opposing starting pitchers in 10 of the last 15 games.
- Darvish owns a 21.6% strikeout rate this season, the lowest of his career.
- Baltimore ranks 28th in MLB in walk rate at 7.5%, while Darvish is issuing free passes at a 7.7% rate (58th percentile in MLB).
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