MLB is heating up as we near the end of May, and Wednesday we have baseball all day long. We've got today’s top MLB DFS picks in the PrizePicks MLB Cheat Sheet below, including pitcher and hitter projections to target on today’s slate, plus a home run pick to target.
Whether you’re backing pitchers' earned runs or a hitter’s home run, Wednesday MLB slate is stacked with opportunities on PrizePicks.
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PrizePicks MLB Cheat Sheet Today: Wednesday, 5/28
Here are the top MLB DFS picks and predictions for PrizePicks today. Use this analysis to build your Lineups on PrizePicks MLB on Wednesday, May 28. Click to read more about each pick.
- Braves P AJ Smith-Shawver – 1.5 Earned Runs Allowed (Goblin)
- Yankees 1B Paul Goldschmidt – 1.5 Total Bases
- Home Run Pick: Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber
Braves P AJ Smith-Shawver – 1.5 Earned Runs Allowed
- Over his last 115 plate appearances, AJ Smith-Shawver has allowed a 9% barrel rate — well above the league average.
- In those 115 plate appearances, he conceded hard contact on 63% of his pitches.
- Smith-Shawver’s fly-ball rate has climbed to 31%, compared with a career mark closer to 25%, leading to more home run susceptibility.
- In his most recent outing he went only 3 innings and surrendered 7 earned runs.
His swinging-strike rate sits below 10%, and his overall whiff-rate is under 27%, both figures that lag behind MLB averages for starters. - Phillies hitters over the past 30 days have posted a .320 BABIP, a 10% barrel rate, and a 52% hard-hit rate against right-handed pitching.
Note: Goblin picks reduce your payout on PrizePicks, as they are easier projections to hit.
Yankees 1B Paul Goldschmidt – 1.5 Total Bases
- Across 204 plate appearances this season, Angels P Yusei Kikuchi has allowed a ugly 11% barrel rate, 49% hard-hit%, and a fly-ball rate that stands at 30% against right-handers.
- He mixes his four-seam fastball and splitter effectively, using each pitch about 30-35% of the time, which has kept his overall ERA at a solid 3.60.
- Against lefties this season in 50+ plate appearances, Goldschmidt owns a 13% barrel rate, 65% hard-hit percentage, 32% fly ball rate, and a greater than .500 BABIP.
Home Run Pick: Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber
- In nearly 50 plate appearances, Kyle Schwarber has produced a 37% fly-ball rate against right-handed fastballs — tied for one of the highest rates among qualified hitters.
- During those 50+ plate appearances, he recorded an elite 75% hard-hit rate, and a whopping 15% barrel rate which is well above league average.
- Braves P AJ Smith-Shawver throws the fastball to left-handed hitters nearly 50% of the time.
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