It’s been a very rare occurrence this season, but it seems like there isn’t any pertinent weather information that you need to know for tonight’s MLB DFS slate. It’s simply a seven-game schedule with a 6:40 p.m. ET first pitch. Cool? Cool.
Let’s dive in and break down some of the top picks for your DraftKings lineups.
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Stud
Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox, $9,700 – Gilbert miiiiiight be on a bit of a pitch count on Monday in his first MLB start since April 25, yet he did throw 72 pitches in his final rehab appearance. He should be looking at 85-90 pitches, which, in all honestly, is basically a full arsenal in the modern game. It’s at least not a big enough deterrent to ignore the right-hander. Prior to his injury, Gibert was in the middle of a real rise to superstardom, with a 37.6% strikeout rate and a 2.15 FIP across 30.1 innings. His viability isn’t helped on paper by a matchup with a dangerous Red Sox lineup, but how fitting would it be for Boston’s lineup to struggle in its first game following the shocking trade of Rafael Devers?
Value
Zach Eflin, Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays, $7,800 – This pitching matchup between Eflin and Ryan Pepiot ($7,600) feels like where you’re going to find your value SP2 for the evening. The only question is which one to side with. Well, Eflin has been on a nice three-start run of as late, with a 1.83 ERA and a 2.21 FIP over 19.2 innings dating back to May 30. The RHP also sports an impressive 9.0 K/BB ratio within this span. Ignore the overall numbers in 2025, this is the real version of Eflin, who will get a chance to face his former team on Monday. Considering how much better Pepiot’s been away from George M. Steinbrenner Field, and how how the Orioles’ bats have been in June, Eflin appears to be the obvious choice.
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Jeremy Pena, Houston Astros at Athletics, $4,500 – The results have been underwhelming for Pena since a magical run in the 2022 playoffs, but the shortstop might truly be back in 2025. In 302 plate appearances, Pena is hitting .325 with nine home runs, 15 stolen bases and a 147 wRC+. He’s been especially effective in his limited exposure to LHPs, slashing .382/.417/.559 with a 181 wRC+. Tonight’s lefty? JP Sears ($7,500). The 29-year-old owns a 5.08 ERA and a 4.90 FIP over 72.2 innings of work. Sears last saw the Astros on May 27. In that outing, Sears allowed 10 hits and nine earned runs, including a long ball to Pena. I doubt Monday goes much better for the southpaw.
Value
Jose Altuve, Houston Astros at Athletics, $3,900 – Astros stack! Altuve has been the vintage version of himself the past few weeks, as the former All-Star has slashed .358/.386/.630 with a 182 wRC+ in his last 21 games. If you’re now counting on your fingers, that span does include Sears’ aforementioned start on May 27, a day when Altuve went deep twice off the southpaw. None of this should be new. Altuve is a career .327 hitter off LHPs and possesses a career 1.277 OPS off Sears in 22 at-bats. There’s zero logical reason for Altuve to be priced below $4,000 on this slate, so take advantage.
Value
Agustin Ramirez, Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies, $3,800 – Ramirez has been everything the Marlins could have hoped for so far in 2025, mashing 10 home runs in just 183 at-bats in his rookie campaign. That’s equated out to a very tantalizing .224 ISO and .350 expected wOBA. Ramirez is also on the heels of a fantastic series against the Nationals this past weekend, as he racked up six hits in three games, including a pair of long balls on Friday. Miami will face Mick Abel ($9,000) this evening, who has great surface numbers in his brief time with the Phillies, yet don’t be fooled. Abel sports a 54.5% opponent hard hit rate and an 11.4% opponent barrel rate. At some point, that’s going to catch up to the young RHP.
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Stud
Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins, $5,500 – Schwarber isn’t have the historically notable month of June that we’ve all become accustomed to, but he does come into this tilt with the Marlins in possession of a 99th percentile hard hit rate (57.6%) and a 98th percentile expected wOBA (.417). Not too shabby. On the other side, I’m not buying too much into good starts for Sandy Alcantara ($7,200) against the Rockies and the Pirates. The Phillies are a massive step-up in competition and Alcantara still owns a ghastly 7.14 ERA. He’s also surrendered a .363 wOBA to opposing LHBs so far in 2025.
Value
Alex Call, Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies, $3,700 – I can’t lie, the Nationals have not been amazing in matchups with left-handed pitching this season. However, Carson Palmquist ($5,500) is not your average southpaw. In five starts at the MLB level, Palmquist is in possession of a 7.77 ERA and a he’s allowed 2.05 opponent home runs per nine. There’s a reason that the rookie had recently been sent back down to Triple-A and it’s only due to injury that he’s back with the Rockies. Meanwhile, Call should be hitting leadoff this evening for Washington after a slight shake-up to the team’s order on Sunday. In 57 plate appearance versus LHPs in 2025, Call is slashing .333/.382/.500 with a 144 wRC+.
