It's Sunday baseball during the last weekend of June and we have lots of MLB DFS action today. It is a nine-game major league baseball slate on DraftKings and FanDuel and 14 games on Yahoo Fantasy all starting at 1:35pm ET. Shane McClanahan and Dylan Cease will be the most popular pitchers on the slate while Andrew Benintendi, and Nolan Gorman are reasonable-priced bats that will allow some star power in your lineups. The weather looks to be cooperating so far but always check the MLB Weather Center before lock as well as the MLB Lineups page as lineups continue to trickle in late in the morning and early afternoon. If you want projections or to make multiple lineups then take a look at our MLB DFS Projections and MLB DFS Lineup Generator. Now it's time to see my core plays for Sunday, June 26th.
FD | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Shane McClanahan | Dylan Cease | Jack Flaherty |
| 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | José Abreu | Carlos Santana |
| 2B | Tommy Edman | Nolan Gorman | Cavan Biggio |
| 3B | Rafael Devers | Luis Arraez | Josh Donaldson |
| SS | Carlos Correa | Amed Rosario | Josh Smith |
| OF | Byron Buxton | Giancarlo Stanton | Andrew Benintendi |
DK | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Shane McClanahan | Dylan Cease | Jack Flaherty |
| C | Alejandro Kirk | Christian Vázquez | Ryan Jeffers |
| 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | Andrew Vaughn | Alex Kirilloff |
| 2B | Marcus Semien | Nolan Gorman | Cavan Biggio |
| 3B | Rafael Devers | Matt Chapman | Josh Smith |
| SS | Carlos Correa | Amed Rosario | Nick Gordon |
| OF | Byron Buxton | Adolis GarcÃa | Andrew Benintendi |
Y!DFS | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Shane McClanahan | Dylan Cease | Francisco Russell |
| 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | José Abreu | Rowdy Tellez |
| 2B | Marcus Semien | Nolan Gorman | Jed Lowrie |
| 3B | Rafael Devers | Jake Burger | Josh Donaldson |
| SS | Carlos Correa | Tim Anderson | J.P. Crawford |
| OF | Byron Buxton | Shohei Ohtani | Robbie Grossman |
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Max Muncy went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in the Dodgers 6-5 win over the Mets on Tuesday.
Muncy has been on a tear at the plate as his home run barrage continued Tuesday. He took Tylor Megill deep for a two-run blast in the first inning, then later tied the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth for his second round-tripper of the evening. The 34-year-old slugger is up to nine homers, five in his last seven games, while hitting .230/.350/.432 across 223 plate appearances.
Freddie Freeman went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and a run scored against the Mets on Tuesday.
Freeman put the Dodgers on the board with a double in the first inning to bring home a run before scoring on a groundout. His next hit came in the bottom of the tenth. With two runners on and one out, he doubled off the left field wall to drive in the game-winning run. The 35-year-old first baseman is hitting an incredible .369/.435/.626 with nine homers, 34 runs scored, and 40 RBI across 214 plate appearances.
Juan Soto went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Soto took Clayton Kershaw deep for his only hit of the game, sending a two-run blast to right center field. It was Soto’s third home run in four games and his 11th on the season as he’s hitting .233/.361/.438 with 39 runs scored, 30 RBI, and seven steals across 269 plate appearances.
Huascar Brazobán gave up one run to blow the save chance against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
With Edwin DÃaz getting a breather after pitching in three of the last four games, Brazobán was summoned to close things out with a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth. He surrendered a game-tying solo homer to Max Muncy before ultimately striking out the side.
Clayton Kershaw allowed five runs -- three earned -- with two strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Mets on Tuesday.
Kershaw allowed a run in the first inning on a two base hits and a wild pitch. Juan Soto later took him deep for a two-run shot in the third. The Mets then brought two more unearned runs in on a walk, error, and two hits in the fifth before Kershaw’s day was done with two outs in the frame. He struck out two. The 37-year-old veteran left-hander will carry a 5.17 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, and an 8/9 K/BB ratio across 15 2/3 innings into a start against the Padres in San Diego on Monday.
Tylor Megill allowed four runs with seven strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Megill was hit for four runs in the open frame, including two on a home run by Max Muncy. He recovered tremendously following the first inning, locking in for five more scoreless frames, striking out seven batters over six innings. The 29-year-old right-hander will take a 3.77 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and a 79/28 K/BB ratio across 59 2/3 innings into a start against the Rockies in Colorado on Sunday.