Happy Mother's Day! To celebrate the occasion, MLB is offering nine games on the DFS slate. The first games start at 1:35 p.m. EDT, which is typical for a Sunday. Here are my recommendations for your lineups. Good luck!
Pitching
Cristopher Sanchez, PHI vs. COL ($10,800): Some good offensive days have gotten the Rockies to a bit above-average for offense, but even that can only be so impressive given the impact of Coors Field. And while I see some room for improvement, this is likely a team that'll finish bottom-10 in runs scored. Sanchez can handle a mediocre offense if called upon as he's posted a 2.42 ERA after a 2.50 last season.
Nick Martinez, TAM at BOS ($9,200): Now a Ray and a full-time starter, Martinez still doesn't pick up many strikeouts. However, he's yet to produce a bad start with a 1.71 ERA through seven outings. Boston's game on Saturday getting rained out is partially responsible for the club now sitting bottom-five in runs scored, but obviously it had to be close enough for that to happen.
Jameson Taillon, CHC at TEX ($8,100): It's simple. With the Mets and Giants not included on this slate, the Rangers have scored the fewest runs. Taillon is by no means an elite pitcher, yet his current 4.24 ERA indicates he can hopefully take on a bottom-five offense.
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Top Targets
After dealing with a hand injury, Ben Rice ($4,400) is back. He's also hit .316 with 12 home runs and nine doubles. And like many lefties, Rice is better against righties. But what I like is he's not one of the southpaws who really depends on Yankee Stadium to produce. Logan Henderson has only made two starts this season, and one only went for two innings and 35 pitches while the righty also lists a 4.50 ERA. I wouldn't stack against him, but rostering Rice works for me.
It already feels quite established Zach Neto ($3,400) isn't going to wow you with his slash line, though he'll deliver counting stats - especially for a shortstop. He recorded 26 homers and 26 stolen bases last year and has so far supplied six and five to go with eight doubles. Eric Lauer has been moved from starter to bulk reliever on Sunday and has struggled to a 6.03 ERA while opener Spencer Miles has a 3.50 as a rookie.
Bargain Bats
Part of Brandon Marsh ($3,200) getting off to a strong start has actually been batting reasonably well against his fellow lefties. He's also been better against righties with an .825 OPS against since 2024. Tomoyuki Sugano doesn't strike anybody out while entering with a career 5.24 FIP.
Dylan Beavers ($2,700) registered a .387 OBP against righties and a .397 at home in his first taste of MLB action last year. The southpaw hasn't been as strong in either scenario of late, though he does have two homers, three steals, and six doubles. Luis Severino may be away from Sacramento where he really struggles, yet he's managed a career 3.93 ERA and lefties have gone .268 against the last couple campaigns.
Stacks to Consider
Astros at Reds (Andrew Abbott): Yordan Alvarez ($4,300), Christian Walker ($3,800), Isaac Paredes ($2,900)
In the past, I wouldn't have the same enthusiasm for stacking against Abbott. However, he's holding a 1.47 K/BB ratio and 5.13 ERA while his home ERA is 6.57. So I'll be offering a few Astros in this matchup.
Alvarez is enjoying an incredible year, but he's a lefty and so is Abbott. That's a problem, right? Not exactly! Since 2004, Alvarez has posted a 1.051 OPS versus southpaws and has hit a whopping .417 against Abbott (though in a small sample size, to be fair). Walker has slugged .534 during his second season with Houston. His first was tough, but more at home as he's slugged .482 on the road. Paredes produced 20 homers in 102 games in 2025. He's currently on three alongside seven doubles. And since 2022, he's batted .271 against lefties.
Athletics at Orioles (Chris Bassitt): Nick Kurtz ($3,400), Tyler Soderstrom ($3,100), Carlos Cortes ($2,900)
Bassitt has recorded a 1.18 K/BB ratio, which slightly explains his 5.91 ERA. Lefties have also gone .301 against him the last two years with the current mark sitting at .380. As such, I've unsurprisingly included three southpaws in this stack.
Kurtz has a .418 OBP with five homers, five stolen bases, and seven doubles, yet he's still being judged against his rookie performance. To be fair, that's when he notched a 1.002 OPS with 64 extra-base hits. Soderstrom is off to a bit of a slow start, but since 2024 he has an .821 OPS against righties. And last season in his first full MLB campaign, he hit .276 with 25 homers and 34 doubles. Cortes's career has been interesting. He got to Triple-A in 2022 and stayed there until late 2025. When he debuted, he batted .309 while slugging .543 through 42 games. It would be easy to imagine that being fluky, though he's currently hitting .356 while slugging .578.
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