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MLB DFS Picks & PrizePicks Cheat Sheet – Monday, August 11

Red Sox P Garrett Crochet pitches during an MLB game. Crochet is a top MLB DFS pick today, Monday, August 11, as he starts in the Red Sox vs. Astros game at 8:10 p.m. ET.
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Monday's huge 11-game MLB slate tonight brings us plenty of key matchups or MLB DFS, including Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet taking the mound in Red Sox vs. Astros at 8:10 p.m. ET and Rockies OF Mickey Moniak taking on the Cardinals down in St. Louis.

Monday's MLB games bring us plenty of opportunities on PrizePicks to build winning Lineups with your MLB predictions.

Below, we'll give you the top MLB DFS picks for Monday, August 11, including Phillies P Taijuan Walker, Pirates P Andrew Heaney, and more.

Whether you’re backing pitchers' earned runs or a hitter’s total bases, Monday MLB slate is stacked with opportunities on PrizePicks to pick More or Less on player stats and win real money.

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MLB DFS Picks for PrizePicks: Monday, August 11

Here are the top MLB DFS picks and predictions for PrizePicks today. Use this analysis to build your Lineups on PrizePicks MLB on Monday, August 11. Click to read more about each MLB pick.


Rockies OF Mickey Moniak — 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs

Rockies vs. Cardinals Prediction – 7:45 p.m. ET

MLB DFS Picks for PrizePicks - Mickey Moniak
  • Miles Mikolas has allowed a 13% barrel rate and a 35% fly-ball rate over his last 79 plate appearances.
  • Mickey Moniak has produced a 36% fly-ball rate, a 55% hard-hit rate, and roughly a 14% barrel rate across 271 plate appearances vs right-handed pitching this season.
  • Over his last 64 plate appearances vs right-handed pitching, Moniak owns a 38% fly-ball rate, a 54% hard-hit rate, a near 17% barrel rate, and a .368 BABIP.
  • Versus left-handed pitching this season, Moniak carries a .267 ISO and a .393 wOBA.

Red Sox P Garrett Crochet — 39.5 Pitcher Fantasy Score

Red Sox vs. Astros Prediction – 8:10 p.m. ET

MLB DFS Picks for PrizePicks - Garrett Crochet
  • Garrett Crochet has allowed only a 4% barrel rate, a 49% hard-hit rate, and a very low 15% fly-ball rate over his last 110 plate appearances.
  • He has surrendered two or fewer earned runs in five consecutive starts, and he has gone at least six innings in all five.
  • The Astros have a 1% barrel rate and a 15% fly-ball rate over their last 118 plate appearances vs left-handed pitching.
  • Crochet has gone four straight games going more than this 39.5 pitcher fantasy score projection on PrizePicks.

Phillies P Taijuan Walker — 18.5 Pitcher Fantasy Score

Phillies vs. Reds Prediction – 6:10 p.m. ET

MLB DFS Picks for PrizePicks - Taijuan Walker
  • Phillies P Taijuan Walker has allowed a 12% barrel rate, a 55% hard-hit rate, and a 30% fly-ball rate over his last 87 at-bats faced.
  • He has given up eight earned runs across his last 20 innings pitched.
  • The Reds own a .329 BABIP and a 47% hard-hit rate over their last 560 plate appearances.
  • Walker has failed to surpass his 18.5 pitcher fantasy score in four of his last five outings.

Pirates P Andrew Heaney — 17.5 Pitcher Fantasy Score

Pirates vs. Brewers – 7:40 p.m. ET

MLB DFS Picks for PrizePicks - Andrew Heaney
  • Pirates P Andrew Heaney has allowed a 16% barrel rate, a 52% hard-hit rate, and a 35% fly-ball rate over his last 87 plate appearances.
  • The Brewers have posted a .312 BABIP over their last 180 plate appearances vs left-handed pitching.
  • Over that same 180 plate appearance span vs lefties, Milwaukee also owns a .338 wOBA.
  • Heaney has only gone more than this pitcher fantasy score once in his last five starts.

Make MLB DFS Picks on PrizePicks

Monday's 11-game slate provides plenty of MLB action to make your predictions as we get into the heat of the MLB playoff chase.

Just build your MLB DFS Lineup on PrizePicks with your favorite MLB players and win real money if your picks are correct. All you have to do is pick More or Less on at least two player projections — like hits+runs+RBIs or pitcher fantasy Score — to win.

Whether you’re going with pitchers orhitters, there’s always real money sports action waiting for you on PrizePicks. Stay locked in on the Playbook all season long for MLB DFS picks for PrizePicks every day.

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about the author

Shayne Trail is a Penn State Smeal College of Business graduate, and is the President of the @HallofFameFund (on X) where he positions historically profitable sports trends into investments. Shayne has expertise in all major sports, but writes mostly about NFL, MLB, and NBA for Playbook.

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