MLB DFS Early Only FanDuel Lineup - 6/16/2026

3-game FanDuel MLB Early Only Slate, first pitch 6:40PM EDT. We're anchoring around Jesús Luzardo with a 4-piece Phillies stack going at Tyler Phillips, a Nationals trio taking aim at Michael Wacha, and Maikel García attacking lefty Foster Griffin.

On the mound, we're rolling with Jesús Luzardo (P, $9,100). The strikeout upside is the draw — 10.07 K/9 — and the 3.45 xERA says he's pitched better than the 4.35 ERA, with elite soft contact behind it at just a 6.4% Barrel% and 28.9% HardHit% allowed. He draws a Marlins lineup that profiles as the weakest offense in this matchup, Philadelphia is a clear favorite, and the strikeout ceiling makes him a strong anchor with a W on the table.

Bryce Harper — C/1B, $3,500

Harper is the power anchor of the Phillies stack at a hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park with the wind helping. He draws Tyler Phillips, a righty whose shiny 1.86 ERA masks a 3.68 xERA and a wild 4.47 BB/9 — free baserunners and hittable counts. Harper is crushing right-handed pitching to a .975 OPS with a .301 ISO and 12 HR in 183 PA vs RHP, backed by a 13.1% Barrel% — the top power bat in this lineup.

Luis García Jr. — 2B, $2,900

Solid head-to-head vs Michael Wacha — .400 AVG / .400 OBP / 1.400 SLG / 1.800 OPS in 5 AB (2 H, 2 XBH, 1 HR). García opens the Nationals group at a Nationals Park playing strongly hitter-friendly tonight with the wind blowing out. Wacha carries a 4.24 xERA and gives up a 1.02 HR/9, and García brings a .736 OPS with a .196 ISO vs RHP and real doubles pop — pure value in a launching-pad spot.

Alec Bohm — 3B, $2,600

In limited AB's vs Tyler Phillips — .500 AVG / .500 OBP / .500 SLG / 1.000 OPS in 4 AB (2 H). Bohm is a value piece in the same Phillies group attacking Phillips' control problems and 4.47 BB/9. He makes a ton of contact with a low 13.4% K% vs RHP, and in the same hitter-friendly Citizens Bank environment he's a cheap way to extend the stack.

Bryson Stott — SS, $2,800

Stott hits at the top of the Philadelphia order and fits the Phillips attack — a righty walking 4.47 per nine is going to put runners on, and Stott's spot means consistent at-bats with traffic in the same wind-helped park. A steady value piece in a plus offensive spot.

Kyle Schwarber — OF, $3,900

Schwarber is the second power piece of the Phillies stack, crushing right-handed pitching to a .893 OPS with a .319 ISO and 16 HR in 193 PA vs RHP, backed by a 21% Barrel% and 50.3% HardHit%. Against Phillips' regression profile in a hitter-friendly Citizens Bank, this is one of the cleanest power spots on the slate.

James Wood — OF, $4,500

Solid head-to-head vs Michael Wacha — .400 AVG / .500 OBP / .400 SLG / .900 OPS in 5 AB (2 H). Wood is the spend-up among the hitters and earns it: a 1.030 OPS with a .303 ISO vs RHP, backed by elite contact at a 24.7% Barrel% and 58.4% HardHit% that lead this slate. The same wind-out Nationals Park environment makes this a top-tier ceiling spot.

Dylan Crews — OF, $2,700

Crews rounds out the Nationals trio with real raw power — a 47% HardHit% and 10% Barrel% that flash big-time ceiling. Against Wacha's 4.24 xERA in a Nationals Park playing as a launching pad tonight, he's a cheap source of upside in the same loaded offensive environment.

Maikel García — UTIL, $2,900

García rounds out the lineup against lefty Foster Griffin, a southpaw serving up a loud 1.73 HR/9 with a 4.37 xERA and an 11.8% Barrel% allowed. García mashes left-handed pitching — a .941 OPS with a .340 average in 57 PA vs LHP and a low 14% K% — and in the same wind-out Nationals Park, this is a strong value spot.

The lineup at a glance — Jesús Luzardo anchors with strikeout upside and a W on the table against a weak Marlins offense. The Phillies stack of Harper, Bohm, Stott and Schwarber tees off on Tyler Phillips' regression profile at a hitter-friendly Citizens Bank, the Nationals trio of Luis García Jr., Wood and Crews attacks Michael Wacha in a wind-out Nationals Park, and Maikel García goes after lefty Foster Griffin's home-run problem. Three of the eight bats — Luis García Jr., Wood and Bohm — line up against the exact pitchers they've performed against historically. We're a touch under cap.

Let's have a big night! 💰🔥