There are nine games scheduled to be played across baseball Thursday. Of the nine games, eight of them have early start times, with three at 1:10 p.m. ET. Braves vs. Mets is the only night game. One of the highlight matchups from the early slate is the Astros hosting the Phillies at 2:10 p.m. ET.
This group of day games provides plenty of ways to make early MLB DFS picks on PrizePicks.
Whether you want to attack home runs, hits, or pitcher strikeouts, the Thursday slate provides plenty of opportunities on PrizePicks. Let’s highlight some top MLB DFS picks to help you build your Lineups.
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MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks: Thursday, June 26
Here are some of the best MLB DFS picks and projections for PrizePicks on Thursday, June 26. Use this analysis to help you build a stacked MLB Lineup on PrizePicks for the early slate. Click each pick to read more.
- Dodgers OF Teoscar Hernandez – 0.5 RBIs
- Dodgers OF Tommy Edman – 2.5 Hits+Runs+RBI
- Mariners C Cal Raleigh – 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Giants SP Hayden Birdsong – 16.5 Pitching Outs
Dodgers OF Teoscar Hernandez – 0.5 RBIs
Dodgers vs. Rockies Pick — 3:10 p.m. ET
- Dodgers OF Teoscar Hernandez has finished with at least 93 RBI in three of the last four seasons.
- Hernandez already has 53 RBI over 65 games this season.
- The Rockies will start SP Austin Gomber, who has a career 4.54 xFIP and 1.37 WHIP.
- In just 7.1 innings this year vs. RHB, Gomber is giving up a .498 wOBA, nine runs, and three home runs.
- Hernandez has a .504 wOBA and a .392 ISO versus left-handed pitchers this season.
Dodgers OF Tommy Edman – 2.5 Hits+Runs+RBI
Dodgers vs. Rockies Pick — 3:10 p.m. ET
- Dodgers OF Tommy Edman is 2-for-8 with a double and two runs scored over the first two games against the Rockies.
- Edman is 9-for-35 (.257) with a .333 OBP, five RBI and six runs scored over his last 10 games.
- Edman is a good contact hitter, recording a 16.6% strikeout rate for his career.
- While right-handed pitchers have limited Edman to a .303 wOBA and a .122 ISO for his career, he has a .347 wOBA and a .226 ISO versus lefties.
Mariners C Cal Raleigh – 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Mariners vs. Twins Pick — 1:10 p.m. ET
- Mariners C Cal Raleigh is 15-for-41 (.366) with a .422 OBP, six home runs, 15 RBI and 13 runs scored over his last 10 games.
- Raleigh has already hit 32 home runs this season, marking his third straight season with at least 30 home runs.
- Raleigh has a 1.112 OPS on the road this season.
- Twins SP Simeon Woods Richardson has a 1.46 WHIP and has allowed eight home runs over just 53.1 innings.
- Woods Richardson has a 5.29 xFIP and only a 15.1 K% vs. left-handed bats this year in a solid 22.1 inning sample — giving an advantage to all of the Mariners' lefties.
Giants SP Hayden Birdsong – 16.5 Pitching Outs
Miami vs. Giants Pick — 3:45 p.m. ET
- After beginning the season in the bullpen, Giants SP Hayden Birdsong has started each of his last six outings.
- Birdsong recorded 16 or fewer outs in five of those six starts.
- In three of his six starts, he did not make it out of the fifth inning.
- Birdsong has thrown fewer than 90 pitches in four of his six starts.
- The last time he faced the Marlins, he threw 88 pitches while recording 16 outs.
- While the Marlines are typically seen as one of the worst hitting teams in MLB, they are hitting their stride in June by putting the ball in play. Their .311 BABIP over the last 30 days is fourth-best in MLB, and their 19.4 K% is fifth-best in that same window.
- Both BABIP and a lack of strikeouts could make it difficult for Birdsong to escape innings quickly.
Play MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks
Thursday’s MLB schedule brings mostly day games across baseball, giving you opportunities to cash in on your MLB picks all day long.
In addition to a marque matchup between the Astros and Phillies, the Cardinals will host the Cubs in an NL Central showdown. Thursday’s early slate provides a lot of projections to make predictions on with PrizePicks.
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