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.
Kansas City and Minnesota return to Target Field after Thursday’s opener captured both teams’ current volatility. The Royals won 8-6 after a 67-minute rain delay, scoring three runs in the ninth after Minnesota had finally moved ahead. Kansas City has won two straight, including Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over Cincinnati, but still carries the shape of […]
June 5, 2026
The Athletics and Astros open a three-game set at Daikin Park with both teams carrying unstable recent form. Oakland enters at 30-32 after taking two of three at Wrigley Field, then losing a 6-3 ninth-inning lead in Thursday’s finale. Houston sits 28-36 and 2-4 on its current nine-game homestand after following an 11-9 comeback win […]
June 5, 2026
UPDATE: The estimated start time for the game has now been revised to 4:20 p.m. ET. Friday afternoon’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field has been delayed due to rain. The game was originally scheduled for 1:20 p.m. CT as the Cubs opened a three-game weekend series against the […]
June 5, 2026
Dan Johnson shares his top player prop bets for today's MLB slate, including home run, HRRs, and more.
June 5, 2026
The Athletics reached Wrigley Field below .500 and can leave Thursday with a sweep and a pulse. Oakland won Tuesday 2-1 behind Gage Jump, Nick Kurtz, and two scoreless relief innings. Wednesday carried more weight. The Athletics erased a 4-2 eighth-inning deficit, then Kurtz singled home the winning run in the 10th. Oakland is now […]
June 4, 2026
The Kansas City Royals escaped Cincinnati with a desperately needed road series victory Wednesday. Their 5-2 win secured their first road series since sweeping Seattle from May 1-3. Kansas City remains 24-38, last in the AL Central, with a league-worst 9-21 road record. Minnesota returns home at 29-34 after losing six of eight, including Wednesday’s […]
June 4, 2026
The Atlanta Braves already own this series, and Thursday provides the chance to make it emphatic. Atlanta enters at 42-20, atop the NL East, after taking the first two games from Toronto, 4-3 and 7-3. The Braves have won six of eight, improved to 17-2-1 in completed series, and are chasing their first sweep since […]
June 4, 2026
Dan Johnson shares his top player prop bets for today's MLB slate, including home run, HRRs, and more.
June 4, 2026
Dan Johnson analyzes his three favorite home run props across all of today's loaded MLB slate.
June 4, 2026
This is the kind of night Shohei Ohtani has made feel routine only by making the impossible repetitive. The Dodgers arrive at Chase Field at 39-22, winners of 15 of their last 19 games, after Ohtani turned Tuesday’s 6-5 win into a complete offensive spectacle: a double, a triple, two RBI, two runs, and an […]
June 3, 2026
The Cubs still have the better record, though the distance between these clubs has narrowed into a matter of old receipts. Chicago is 32-29 after opening the season 27-12, a collapse sharpened by a 5-17 run and Tuesday’s 2-1 loss at Wrigley Field. The Athletics are 29-31, working through a torn-up rotation with Luis Severino […]
June 3, 2026