We have an incredible slate of MLB games on Friday night, with some important series taking place this weekend. Leading the way is a NL East matchup as the Mets and Phillies come into the series tied for first place in the division.
Below, we’ll give you the top MLB DFS picks for Friday, June 20, as all 30 MLB teams are in action today.
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MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks: Friday, June 20
Here are the best MLB DFS picks and predictions for PrizePicks on Friday, June 20. Use this analysis to build your PrizePicks MLB Lineups on Friday, June 20. Click to read more about each pick.
- Rangers SP Jacob deGrom – 6.5 Strikeouts
- Tigers SP Jack Flaherty – 6 Strikeouts
- Yankees CF Aaron Judge – 8.5 Fantasy Score
- Mariners SS J.P. Crawford – 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBI
Rangers P Jacob deGrom — 6.5 Strikeouts
Texas Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Pirate — 6:40 p.m. ET
- After having only nine starts over the previous two seasons, Jacob deGrom is experiencing a resurgence and is 6-2 with a 2.99 xERA this season.
- deGrom displays his command of pitches with a 5.4% walk rate. It has also allowed him to induce swings and misses with a 30.5% whiff rate.
- deGrom has given up just a 4.7% walk rate in 64 plate appearances against this Pirates roster.
- He’s also done well at forcing those hitters to leave the at-bat empty-handed with a 34.8% strikeout rate.
- This trend should help deGrom vs. the 2025 Pirates, who are 25th in strikeout rate.
Tigers P Jack Flaherty — 6 Strikeouts
Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays — 7:05 p.m. ET
- The surface numbers don’t look great for Jack Flaherty with a 4.06 ERA, but he’s caught some bad luck and has a slightly lower 3.86 xERA.
- One aspect of his pitching that has been effective throughout the season is his strikeouts. His 29.0% strikeout rate this season is in the 86th percentile.
- Flaherty has been effective at piling up strikeouts against the Rays, posting a 31.3% strikeout rate.
- The Rays are prone to striking out, as they rank 20th in strikeout rate (22.7%). That might have to do with the fact that they go after pitches out of the zone, as they are 20th in chase rate (28.6%).
Yankees CF Aaron Judge — 8.5 Fantasy Score
Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees — 7:05 p.m. ET
- Although Aaron Judge has been in a little bit of a slump lately, he still leads the league in xSLG (.713) and is second in xBA (.316)
- He finally broke out in Thursday's win against the Angels, where he went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored.
- He’s dominated the Orioles in his career by averaging 1.12 hits per game and 0.91 RBI over 110 games.
- He’s had success against Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano by going 2-for-3 against him.
Mariners SS J.P. Crawford — 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago Cubs — 2:20 p.m. ET
- After a brutal 2024 season, where he had a xBA of .227 (17th percentile), J.P. Crawford is having a resurgence, with a .289 xBA (87th percentile).
- The key to Crawford’s success is his ability to make excellent contact, and he has a 44.8% launch angle sweet spot rate, which puts him in the 98th percentile.
- Crawford has been on fire in June as his 160 AVG+ leads the league this month, and .456 is seventh (minimum 60 at-bats).
- Crawford will face Cubs P Matthew Boyd, and he has success against him by going 5-for-10 lifetime.
- Boyd’s second-most thrown pitch is the change, and Crawford hits the changeup well with a .395 xBA this season.
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There are 15 games on the Friday MLB slate on June 20, including the Mariners facing the Cubs on the early slate and the Tigers vs. Rays series kicking off. With every MLB team in action, there’s no better time toc ash in on your MLB predictionson PrizePicks.
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