Welcome to Fantasy Alarm's MLB DFS picks and daily fantasy playbook for Sunday, September 13th. Our MLB DFS projections combine advanced pitching metrics, platoon splits, strikeout prop data, and ownership positioning to identify the sharpest plays on every slate. Whether you are targeting DFS Projections, running lineups through our DFS Optimizer, tracking ownership trends, or checking confirmed lineups, Fantasy Alarm has the tools to sharpen your edge. 

Today's slates have multiple different directions with some quality pitchers in Cam Schlittler, Dylan Cease, Payton Tolle, and Joe Ryan all taking the mound. This MLB DFS playbook covers every key position on DraftKings and FanDuel with our best MLB DFS picks for today.

Slate: 11-Games | Lock Time: 1:35 pm ET, Sunday, September 13th, 2026

Vegas Totals: PHI/ATL & LAA/WAS (tied for highest-projected game), LAD/MIA (second-highest game total), HOU/TB, CWS/STL, CLE/MIN, CIN/MIL, HOU/TB & BAL/TOR (tied for third-highest game total)

Highest K-Projections: Dylan Cease 8.5 O/U (+103), Cam Schlittler 7.5 O/U (+117), Payton Tolle 6.5 O/U (+114), Christian Scott 5.5 O/U (-142), Matthew Boyd 5.5 O/U (-126)

MLB Weather Today, 9/13

Royals vs Red Sox - Probably a wait out the rain and play delay today. Could be a lengthy delay.

Prates vs Cubs - Delay potential with some winds blowing in, which helps pitching a bit in the most wind sensitive park in baseball.

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Starting Pitchers

MLB DFS Top Pitchers

Cam Schlittler (NYY)

Analysis: There's not a lot to say here. He's been as good as any pitcher on the planet and is coming off three straight games of 28+ DKP and two straight of 32+. The Mets definitely have had success in the second half against right-handed pitching, so keep that in mind.

Dylan Cease (TOR)

Analysis: The Orioles are bad against right-handed pitching. They strike out a lot and have an 85 wRC+ with a 24.3% K-rate. Cease is coming off a bad start but it was in Sutter Health Park. Before that, he put up 23+ DKP in four straight and has shown a 50 FP ceiling on DK.

Payton Tolle (BOS) 

Analysis: Twice over his last six games, Payton Tolle has struck out at least 12 batters and has put up 37+ DKP to boot. The Royals have a 23.6% K-rate along with an 84 wRC+ against lefties since the break. Tolle is as good as anyone else on the slate.

MLB DFS Value Pitchers

Trevor Rogers (BAL)

Analysis: The Blue Jays have been quite bad against left-handed pitching this year as they've posted an 83 wRC+. They don't strike out a bunch against southpaws, but Rogers has pitched extremely well lately putting up 20+ in two straight and four of five overall.

Noah Cameron (KC)

Analysis: The Red Sox offense has began struggling against left-handed pitching since the break. Boston has a 98 wRC+ along with a 23.8% K-rate against southpaws. It doesn't help them that Willson Contreras and Ceddanne Rafaela are out of the lineup. Cameron has 6 QS over his last nine starts and has 7+ Ks in six of nine as well.

Emmet Sheehan (LAD)

Analysis: Making another start today and it's in a great spot. Sheehan decimated the Reds last time out posting 10 Ks across 5.2 IP while allowing 1 ER (Elly HR). The Marlins offense is slightly above league average vs. RHP since the break but are striking out around 23% of the time.

Matthew Boyd (CHC)

Analysis: The Pirates have been dreadful offensively. They have a 77 wRC+ along with a .645 OPS and a 25.8%  K-rate. It's good pitching weather in Chicago with winds blowing in and Boyd has pitched well in two of his last three starts.

Freddy Peralta (TB)

Analysis: Peralta is just pitching well since coming over to the Rays and this has been a plus plus plus pitcher throughout his career. He's VERY cheap on DK and Houston has been worse than league average since the All-Star break. Peralta has 15.9+ DKP in three straight outings.

Top Options For Strikeouts

K-prop lines and value ratings are incorporated below for DFS and prop context. These are the arms building the highest strikeout ceilings on the 9-game slate.

Our model identifies these arms as the highest-ceiling plays for Alt-K lines today:

Dylan Cease: 35.2% K% (12.7 K/9)

Cam Schlittler: 31.4% K% (11.1 K/9)

Payton Tolle: 28.9% K% (10.5 K/9)

Emmet Sheehan: 27.3% K% (10.5 K/9)

Joe Ryan: 26.8% K% (10.1 K/9)

Sean Burke: 26% K% (9.8 K/9)

Best Odds For A Win

The following MLB DFS picks offer a combination of favorable win odds, sustainable ERA and xFIP metrics, and soft opponent matchups. Each carries K-prop lines worth noting alongside their DFS value at reduced ownership relative to the top tier.

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Stacks & Hitters

MLB DFS Top Hitters

MLB DFS Value Hitters

MLB DFS Top Stacks

Primary Stack: Washington Nationals vs Grayson Rodriguez (WAS RHP)

Targets: James Wood, CJ Abrams, Abimelec Ortiz, Daylen Lile, Andres Chaparro, Keibert Ruiz

Primary Stack: Chicago White Sox vs Michael McGreevy (STL RHP)

Targets: Munetaka Murakami, Colson Montgomery, Tristan Peters, Sam Antonacci, Braden Montgomery

Primary Stack: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Eury Perez (MIA RHP)

Targets: Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, Kyle Tucker

“Contrarian” Stack: Cincinnati Reds vs Robert Gasser (MIL LHP)

Targets: Elly De La Cruz, Sal Stewart, Dane Myers, Eugenio Suarez, Tyler Stephenson

“Contrarian” Stack: Los Anegeles Angels vs Riley Cornelio (WAS RHP)

Targets: Zach Neto, Mike Trout, Wade Meckler, Vaughn Grissom, Moises Ballesteros

MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Hitters & Pitchers

The "Chalk" (Popular)

The "Pivot" (Low

Owned)

Cease (SP, chalk)Tolle (SP, lower owned)
Angels (Chalk)Nationals (pivot stack)
Neto + Grissom (chalk)Wood + Ortiz (lower owned)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The foundation for every MLB DFS lineup you build today. These are the core MLB DFS picks by position across DraftKings and FanDuel.

  1. Dylan Cease (SP1)
  2. Freddy Peralta (SP2)
  3. James Wood (Core Bat)
  4. Max Muncy (Core Bat)
  5. Zach Neto (Core Bat) 
  6. Abimelec Ortiz (Core Value Bat)
  7. Dane Myers (Core Value Bat)

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