Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
Arizona has turned this season series into something closer to ritual punishment. The Diamondbacks are 8-0 against San Francisco after opening this set with 5-4 and 8-2 wins. Ketel Marte has made the matchup personal, hitting .457 with five homers and 16 RBI against the Giants this year. He homered for the fourth straight game […]
July 1, 2026
Los Angeles has controlled the first two nights in West Sacramento with the casual menace of a heavyweight. The Dodgers won 9-4 on Monday, then 9-3 on Tuesday, stacking 18 runs, 31 hits, and constant traffic against an Athletics staff already thin at home. Shohei Ohtani, Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas, Tommy Edman, and Andy Pages […]
July 1, 2026
Miami enters Coors Field with the rarest kind of altitude confidence: a hot lineup already comfortable inside the disorder. The Marlins are 46-40 after a 20-6 June, with six wins in their last seven games. Colorado sits 33-53, trying to avoid a home sweep after two brutal defensive nights. Miami won 10-7 on Monday, then […]
July 1, 2026
Milwaukee enters American Family Field at 52-31, first in the NL Central, and still making Cincinnati wear this matchup. The Reds are 39-45, fifth in the division, and already down two games in this series. Milwaukee has won every meeting this season and 50 of the last 69 against Cincinnati. The latest beating came Tuesday, […]
July 1, 2026
Tampa Bay arrives at Kauffman Stadium with a first-place record, a six-game winning streak, and an offense feeling predatory again. Kansas City sits 35-51, buried in the AL Central, with too many bullpen innings and too little lineup depth. Tuesday’s 10-4 opener turned into a useful snapshot of both clubs. The Rays drew 11 walks, […]
July 1, 2026
Dan Johnson analyzes his three favorite home run props across all of today's loaded MLB slate.
July 1, 2026
The late game has the strangest imbalance on the board. Los Angeles brings the famous lineup, the traveling noise, and the sharper full-season profile. The Athletics bring the better starting pitcher and the cleaner first-half matchup. Sutter Health Park adds another wrinkle, with 90-degree game air, a small-park offensive feel, and enough heat to keep […]
June 29, 2026
Milwaukee comes home with a little irritation baked into the opener. The Brewers just lost an extra-inning game to the Cubs after going 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position, stranding 10, and wasting a bases-loaded chance in the 10th. They still sit 50-31, still lead the division by 5.5 games, and still swept Cincinnati last […]
June 29, 2026
Milwaukee comes home with a little irritation baked into the opener. The Brewers just lost an extra-inning game to the Cubs after going 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position, stranding 10, and wasting a bases-loaded chance in the 10th. They still sit 50-31, still lead the division by 5.5 games, and still swept Cincinnati last […]
June 29, 2026
Wrigley Field gets the loudest run environment on Monday’s slate, with Chicago holding the cleaner early scoring path. The Cubs enter at 46-38 after six wins in seven games, a Mets sweep, and a road series win in Milwaukee. San Diego arrives in a dangerous part of its schedule, with the Dodgers and Diamondbacks looming […]
June 29, 2026
Fenway Park gets the first heat-check game of a slate built for selective offense, even if this one is not pure summer-over autopilot. The Red Sox just swept the Yankees in four, walked them off Sunday, and return home with the emotional tailwind of their loudest series win all season. Washington arrives with a different […]
June 29, 2026