MLB DFS Projections — Best Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays — Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Top fantasy points spot: Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin (PIT) tops the board at 100, facing LHP Jordan Wicks. The righty is piling up fantasy points at — fantasy/PA against lefties this year, a solid bat worth about 1.63 fantasy points a trip. And Jordan Wicks has been thin against lefties lately. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. He's just .000 in 3 career PA against Jordan Wicks, but that's a tiny sample and the matchup says regression. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Kevin Alcántara (CHC) (100) vs RHP Mitch Keller: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Taylor Ward (BAL) (96) vs RHP Griffin Jax: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Blake Dunn (CIN) (96) vs LHP David Peterson: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Henry Bolte (ATH) (96) vs RHP Emerson Hancock: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Jarren Duran (BOS) (92) vs RHP Spencer Strider: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) (92) vs LHP Ranger Suarez: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
- Jared Triolo (PIT) (91) vs LHP Jordan Wicks: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side, due to bounce back.
Arms giving up fantasy points today
- LHP Jordan Wicks has been giving up points to lefties — 1.600 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Konnor Griffin (PIT), Jared Triolo (PIT), and Jhostynxon Garcia (PIT).
- RHP Mitch Keller has been giving up points to righties — 1.600 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Kevin Alcántara (CHC), Nico Hoerner (CHC), and Michael Busch (CHC).
- RHP Griffin Jax has been giving up points to righties — 1.600 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Taylor Ward (BAL), Gunnar Henderson (BAL), and Pete Alonso (BAL).
- LHP David Peterson has been giving up points to lefties — 1.600 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Blake Dunn (CIN), Elly De La Cruz (CIN), and Sal Stewart (CIN).
How it played out
9 of the top 10 fantasy points matchups landed at least one fantasy point. Top play Konnor Griffin finished with 9 fantasy points. We post the result next to every projection so you can grade the board yourself — and so the model gets re-tuned against what actually happened.
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.