MLB DFS Projections — Best Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays — Saturday, June 20, 2026
Top fantasy points spot: Nick Kurtz
Nick Kurtz (ATH) tops the board at 100, facing RHP Walbert Ureña. The lefty is piling up fantasy points at 2.370 fantasy/PA against righties this year — and 3.119 over the last two weeks, an elite bat worth about 2.31 fantasy points a trip. And Walbert Ureña has been getting lit up by righties lately — 2.300 fantasy points per batter faced. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.5 trips, so the volume's there. He's owned Walbert Ureña too — .333 across 3 career trips. It all sets up in a neutral park.
The rest of the top of the board
- Spencer Horwitz (PIT) (99) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: a solid bat at 1.713 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (2.103), hitter's park.
- Liam Hicks (MIA) (95) vs RHP Trevor McDonald: a strong bat at 1.937 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (2.727), hot bat.
- Brandon Lowe (PIT) (93) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: a strong bat at 1.956 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (2.103), hitter's park.
- Ryan O'Hearn (PIT) (91) vs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano: a solid bat at 1.746 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (2.103), hitter's park.
- Kody Clemens (MIN) (90) vs RHP Zac Gallen: an excellent bat at 2.101 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (1.962).
- Byron Buxton (MIN) (87) vs RHP Zac Gallen: an excellent bat at 2.057 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (2.000).
- Corbin Carroll (AZ) (81) vs RHP Taj Bradley: a strong bat at 1.861 into an arm getting lit up by the same side (3.179).
Arms giving up fantasy points today
- RHP Trevor McDonald has been getting lit up by righties — 1.932 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Liam Hicks (MIA), Owen Caissie (MIA), and Kyle Stowers (MIA).
- RHP Taj Bradley has been getting lit up by righties — 1.928 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Corbin Carroll (AZ), Ketel Marte (AZ), and Geraldo Perdomo (AZ).
- LHP Joey Cantillo has been getting lit up by lefties — 1.901 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Jeremy Peña (HOU), Christian Walker (HOU), and Yordan Alvarez (HOU).
- LHP Patrick Corbin has been vulnerable to lefties — 1.887 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Seiya Suzuki (CHC), Alex Bregman (CHC), and Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC).
Platoon edges to target
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) — lefty bat vs RHP, 2.370 against righties this year.
- Spencer Horwitz (PIT) — lefty bat vs RHP, 1.838 against righties this year.
- Liam Hicks (MIA) — lefty bat vs RHP, 2.143 against righties this year.
- Brandon Lowe (PIT) — lefty bat vs RHP, 2.271 against righties this year.
- Ryan O'Hearn (PIT) — lefty bat vs RHP, 1.961 against righties this year.
Best parks for fantasy points today
Coors Field is playing as a real hitter's park today (+6% fantasy park). Top bat there: Spencer Horwitz (PIT) at 99.
Lineup watch
252 of today's hitters are still on projected lineups, drawn from each team's last game. Batting order drives the score, so these flip the moment official lineups post — usually about two hours before first pitch. Anyone who doesn't make the official card gets flagged "Not starting" and drops to the bottom.
How to read these fantasy points matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's fantasy points per plate appearance against the hand he's facing — weighted toward the last two weeks, then the season, then a two-year baseline. Then it layers in the bullpen, his spot in the order, and park and weather. Higher means more of it points his way. It's context, not a lock — a great spot still goes 0-for-4 sometimes, and a tough one runs into one. The edge is in stacking the odds, and since we grade every board, you can see how often the top of the list delivers.