MLB DFS Main Slate FanDuel Lineup - 6/17/2026

6-game FanDuel MLB Main Slate, first pitch 6:45PM EDT. We're anchoring around George Kirby with a Red Sox stack teeing off on Max Scherzer, a Blue Jays trio attacking lefty Jake Bennett, and Brandon Lowe and Seiya Suzuki in plus spots.

On the mound, we're rolling with George Kirby (P, $9,300). Kirby is the anchor with a strong, stable profile — a 3.62 xERA under a 4.07 ERA, a low 0.86 HR/9, and 7.9 K/9 across 84 innings. He draws Baltimore under the closed roof at T-Mobile Park, a pitcher-friendly environment that fits his contact-management profile — a high-floor anchor with strikeout upside.

Willson Contreras — C/1B, $3,400

Contreras kicks off the Red Sox stack against Max Scherzer, who has been hammered to the tune of a 6.13 xERA, a 1.73 WHIP and a 3.68 BB/9 — and a brutal 3.38 HR/9 to right-handed bats. Contreras is crushing right-handed pitching to a .918 OPS with a .242 ISO and 11 HR vs RHP, backed by a 14% Barrel%, and the Green Monster at Fenway turns his hard contact into extra bases.

Brandon Lowe — 2B, $3,700

Lowe draws Aaron Civale, a righty serving up a loud 1.94 HR/9 with a 5.11 xERA — and an even worse 2.27 HR/9 to left-handed bats. Lowe brings serious thump against right-handed pitching, a .933 OPS with a .321 ISO and 14 HR vs RHP, the pull-side power to punish Civale's home-run problem at a warm Sutter Health Park.

Kazuma Okamoto — 3B, $3,100

Okamoto leads the Blue Jays group against Jake Bennett, a rookie lefty with a 5.28 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP in a small sample. Okamoto mashes left-handed pitching — a .814 OPS with a .222 ISO and 4 HR vs LHP, backed by a 14.5% Barrel% — the power piece against a hittable arm.

Ernie Clement — SS, $2,900

Clement is the contact piece of the Blue Jays group — a .753 OPS with a .190 ISO and an elite 11.9% K% vs LHP, the lowest in this lineup. He puts everything in play against Bennett's hittable profile, a high-floor value at shortstop.

Wilyer Abreu — OF, $3,100

In limited AB's vs Max Scherzer — .500 AVG / .500 OBP / .500 SLG / 1.000 OPS in 2 AB (1 H). Abreu is the second Red Sox bat in the Scherzer spot, bringing a .766 OPS with a .153 ISO and an 11.3% Barrel% overall. The same Fenway environment fits his pull-side, line-drive contact.

Seiya Suzuki — OF, $3,000

Suzuki draws Colorado's Sean Sullivan, a rookie lefty with no track record (just 3 big-league innings), at a Wrigley Field with the wind ripping out at 15mph — the best offensive environment on the board. Suzuki handles lefties with a .818 OPS and a .389 OBP vs LHP, and the wind-blown park gives his contact real ceiling.

Jarren Duran — OF, $3,400

Duran rounds out the Red Sox stack against Scherzer with a .215 ISO and 11 HR vs RHP and the speed to turn any contact into extra bases. In the same Fenway spot against a pitcher with a 6.13 xERA, his power-speed combo gives him a strong ceiling.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — UTIL, $3,100

Guerrero is the on-base anchor of the Blue Jays group against Bennett — a .862 OPS with a .417 OBP, a 16.4% walk rate and a tiny 11.9% K% vs LHP. He doesn't give away at-bats and brings the highest floor in the Blue Jays group at a value price.

The lineup at a glance — George Kirby anchors with a stable, high-floor profile and strikeout upside. The Red Sox stack of Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu and Jarren Duran tees off on Max Scherzer's blowup at Fenway, the Blue Jays trio of Kazuma Okamoto, Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. attacks rookie lefty Jake Bennett, Brandon Lowe goes after Aaron Civale's home-run problem, and Seiya Suzuki takes a no-track-record rookie at a wind-ripping Wrigley. One of the eight bats — Abreu — lines up against the exact pitcher he's performed against historically. We're right on the cap.

Let's have a big night! 💰🔥