It's time for another busy Monday of MLB action. Perhaps the league is looking to squeeze in some busy Mondays before the NFL arrives. There are eight games on the slate for DFS purposes starting at 7:10 p.m. ET. Here are my MLB DFS lineup recommendations. There are some intriguing options out there to be sure.
Pitching
Spencer Strider, ATL vs. CWS ($9,300): Strider is coming off two rough starts in a row, but he has a 3.74 ERA at home on the season and an easy matchup on a day with a lack of enticing pitching options. The Pirates are going to finish last in runs scored, but the White Sox, Royals and Rockies are all battling to avoid being 29th. Of course, that means all three are set to finish in the bottom four. What isn't much of a battle, though, is team OPS, where the White Sox seem comfortably set to finish 29th.
Michael Wacha, KAN vs. TEX ($8,800): Wacha has been locked in, as he has a 2.00 ERA over his last six starts. If that wasn't enough, on the season he has a 2.67 ERA at home. The Rangers would be hard-pressed to get out of the bottom 10 of runs scored by the end of the season, especially given the fact they are just trying to keep their team OBP over .300.
Top Targets
Many of Boston's left-handed hitters enjoy Fenway Park, so perhaps Gunnar Henderson ($3,400) will enjoy it Monday. While he's unlikely to get to 20 home runs and might even fall short of 20 stolen bases, don't forget he missed time and has only played in 117 games. Plus, he has 29 doubles, so he will set a new high on that front. Dustin May is coming off a strong start but he has a 4.67 ERA on the season and his one home start with the Red Sox went poorly.
After starting the season slow, it seemed like Michael Harris ($3,300) was heading in the wrong direction professionally. Perhaps, in the big picture, he is, but over the last three weeks he has an 1.055 OPS. The southpaw is now up to 14 homers, 14 stolen bases and six triples. Until his last outing, Yoendrys Gomez had spent his MLB career as a reliever. Even so, he has a 5.56 ERA this season.
Bargain Bats
Given that he has 22 stolen bases after having 37 last season, Maikel Garcia ($3,100) will fall short of matching that. Otherwise, though, he's set for personal bests across the board. He already has 11 home runs, 32 doubles and with a .300 average, he could be a .300 hitter, which is increasingly rare. Jack Leiter still has issues with walks, and he still has issues with his fellow righties. While Garcia has been better against lefties, his .802 OPS against righties is totally sufficient for the circumstances.
The Angels still don't have much in the way of lefty bats, which means Nolan Schanuel ($3,000) still needs to be called upon when a lefty-hitting Angel would potentially benefit your DFS lineup. He remains a first baseman whose best skill is getting on base, but his 10 homers are at least paired with 22 doubles. Schanuel also has a .360 OBP versus righties this season. In his first season with the Reds, Brady Singer has a 6.02 ERA on the road.
Stacks to Consider
Dodgers at Rockies (Kyle Freeland): Mookie Betts ($3,700), Andy Pages ($3,600), Teoscar Hernandez ($3,600)
The Dodgers haven't been a league-conquering force in 2025, and they are also banged up. That being said, they certainly can still deliver a fine stack at Coors Field against the Rockies. Since 2023, Freeland has a 5.21 ERA at home, and in that time righties have hit .302 against the southpaw. I have, as such, grabbed three right-handed hitters from the Dodgers for this one.
There is no sugarcoating the fact Betts has had a disappointing season; the worst of his career. He has at least still posted a .762 OPS against lefties. The old Mookie Betts talent, even if it hasn't been front-and-center, could show up at Coors against Freeland. In his sophomore season Pages has hit .277 with 20 homers and 12 stolen bases. Now, he has been much better at home than on the road, but given that the park in question is Coors Field, I'm not worried about that. Thanks in part to his .684 slugging percentage over the last three weeks, Hernandez has gotten up to 20 home runs on the season. That's a step down from 33 in 2024, but he's only played in 100 games. Additionally, over the last two seasons he's managed an OPS over .900 against lefties.
Guardians at Diamondbacks (Zac Gallen): Jose Ramirez ($4,100), Kyle Manzardo ($3,000) Steven Kwan ($2,900)
It's been tough across the board for Gallen this season. While his 4.62 FIP is better than his 5.31 ERA, his 8.19 K/9 rate and 1.50 HR/9 rate are both personal worsts for him. On top of that, he has a 5.59 ERA at home on the campaign. Given that lefties have hit .289 against him, I have three guys who can hit left-handed here.
As per usual, Ramirez has stuffed the stat sheets. He's hit 25 homers and 23 doubles, and has stolen 35 bases. The switch-hitter has slugged .530 against righties but also hit .323 against lefties. There's no real way to attack him when he's at the plate. Manzardo is the opposite of Kwan in that he is a lefty who swings for the fences. He's hit 21 home runs in 105 games. The slugger has also been on fire, as he has an 1.112 OPS over the last three weeks. Kwan isn't much of a power hitter but he's averaged .281, and for the second year in a row he's managed double-digit homers and stolen bases. To the extent he shows power, though, all 10 of his home runs have come against righties.
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