MLB DFS Top Stacks & Top Pitchers: June 18, 2026

Eric MacPherson breaks down his MLB DFS Top Stacks and Top Pitchers for June 18, 2026 below, straight from his daily card. Take the same stacks and pitchers into the Stokastic MLB Sims and build by win probability across thousands of simulated contests.

MLB DFS Top Stacks

There are no daunting pitchers on the featured-slate, which should make for a wild tournament environment.

LAA at LHP Gage Jump 5.2 runs: A mostly right-handed team, against a rookie southpaw making his fifth start in one of the best hitting parks. Giggity!

ATH vs RHP Jose Soriano 5.5 runs: The Cinderella start to the season has met reality, though two of his rough outings were against the Dodgers. He held serve over the A's in Anaheim, though this is a vastly different park and he left his last outing after taking a comebacker off his chest.

NYY vs RHP Sean Burke 5.2 runs: This has been a tough row to hoe for Burke, who draws another tricky matchup after being roughed up by LAD and @PHI. Consider anyone in pinstripes this evening as the many injuries to key hitters have elevated several reserves and understudies.

KCR vs LHP Matthew Liberatore 4.6 runs: The Royals profile well against southpaws as injuries to Vinnie Pasquantino and Kyle Isbel are less noticeable. Maikel Garcia is dealing with a hand issue and if he is out again, that will hurt the Royals.

NYM at RHP Aaron Nola 4.8 runs: Nola is looking old and the best Mets are swinging the stick from the left side of the plate. New York is still without Francisco Lindor and Jorge Polanco, plus Luis Robert Jr. is done for the year making this a matchup of mediocrity.

CHW at RHP Ryan Weathers 4.5 runs: Colson Montgomery has been amazing and Weathers is in a drought. Look to anyone with power in the top six.

MLB DFS Top Pitchers

There is a strong chance that ATL vs SFG is a PPD, which would take SP2s Landen Roupp and Martin Perez off the board. That will really thin things out with no clear "go to" arm and two fewer middling options available.

Jose Soriano at ATH 5.5 runs: Off to a tremendous start, though looking mortal in the last half dozen with the two roughest outings against the Dodgers. The truth is somewhere in the middle. He has a hefty salary on the main DFS sites and exited the last game after taking a comebacker off his chest.

Gage Jump vs LAA 5.2 runs: Favorable DK ($7.8k), though the highest on FD ($10.k). Early on the learning curve with his 61.1 Triple-A and MLB innings all coming this season. There are Ks in the lineup, though he will have to earn them.

Ryan Weathers vs CHW 4.3 runs: The good (27 Ks in last 29.1 IP), the bad (21 ERs in this stretch), the ugly (11 XBHs including 9 HRs). Colson Montgomery has been a monster this season and we know that Yankee Stadium favors lefties. The ChiSox have four hitters in the projected lineup with a 25+ K% against RHPs this season.

Sean Manaea at PHI 5.1 runs: Likely will have an opener, though that may not save him from the warm and humid weather, with a 12-16mph breeze to right field in Philly.

Aaron Nola vs NYM 4.7 runs:Will he survive the LHBs in Juan Soto, Jared Young, Carson Benge, A.J. Ewing and Brett Baty?

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