Best MLB fantasy points matchups — Sunday, May 24, 2026
Every starting pitcher on the Sunday, May 24, 2026 slate, scored — ranked by projected DraftKings fantasy points. Innings, strikeouts, the win, and the runs / hits / walks allowed. Results show how each call played out.
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points17.0 pts
Innings5.9
Strikeouts5.6
Win probability38%
Earned runs2.6
Hits / Walks4.3 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points16.7 pts
Innings5.5
Strikeouts6.4
Win probability36%
Earned runs2.7
Hits / Walks5.4 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points16.5 pts
Innings5.9
Strikeouts5.5
Win probability38%
Earned runs2.6
Hits / Walks4.7 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points16.5 pts
Innings6.2
Strikeouts5.4
Win probability39%
Earned runs2.8
Hits / Walks4.9 / 2.1
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points15.9 pts
Innings5.7
Strikeouts5.4
Win probability37%
Earned runs2.6
Hits / Walks4.7 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points15.8 pts
Innings5.8
Strikeouts5.2
Win probability38%
Earned runs2.7
Hits / Walks4.5 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points15.7 pts
Innings5.7
Strikeouts5.4
Win probability38%
Earned runs2.6
Hits / Walks5.2 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points15.7 pts
Innings6
Strikeouts5.2
Win probability38%
Earned runs2.7
Hits / Walks4.9 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points15.2 pts
Innings5.5
Strikeouts5.1
Win probability37%
Earned runs2.5
Hits / Walks4.4 / 1.9
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points15.1 pts
Innings5.5
Strikeouts5.6
Win probability35%
Earned runs2.7
Hits / Walks5 / 2.1
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points15.1 pts
Innings5.7
Strikeouts4.9
Win probability37%
Earned runs2.6
Hits / Walks4.4 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points15.0 pts
Innings5.8
Strikeouts5.3
Win probability37%
Earned runs2.8
Hits / Walks5.7 / 2.1
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points14.9 pts
Innings5.7
Strikeouts5.2
Win probability37%
Earned runs2.7
Hits / Walks5.4 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points14.7 pts
Innings6
Strikeouts4.6
Win probability38%
Earned runs2.7
Hits / Walks4.9 / 2.1
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points14.7 pts
Innings5.5
Strikeouts5.1
Win probability37%
Earned runs2.6
Hits / Walks5.2 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points14.4 pts
Innings5.8
Strikeouts4.5
Win probability38%
Earned runs2.6
Hits / Walks4.6 / 2
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points14.3 pts
Innings5
Strikeouts5.1
Win probability35%
Earned runs2.4
Hits / Walks4.3 / 1.8
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points14.2 pts
Innings5.2
Strikeouts4.8
Win probability36%
Earned runs2.4
Hits / Walks4.5 / 1.8
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points13.9 pts
Innings5.4
Strikeouts4.7
Win probability36%
Earned runs2.6
Hits / Walks4.7 / 1.9
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points13.8 pts
Innings5.2
Strikeouts4.7
Win probability36%
Earned runs2.4
Hits / Walks4.2 / 1.8
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points13.6 pts
Innings5.2
Strikeouts4.8
Win probability35%
Earned runs2.5
Hits / Walks4.9 / 1.9
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points13.2 pts
Innings5
Strikeouts4.5
Win probability35%
Earned runs2.3
Hits / Walks4.4 / 1.7
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points12.7 pts
Innings5
Strikeouts4.7
Win probability34%
Earned runs2.5
Hits / Walks5.2 / 1.9
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points12.7 pts
Innings4.4
Strikeouts4.3
Win probability34%
Earned runs2
Hits / Walks3.7 / 1.5
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points11.7 pts
Innings4.6
Strikeouts4
Win probability34%
Earned runs2.2
Hits / Walks4.3 / 1.7
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points11.5 pts
Innings5
Strikeouts3.9
Win probability35%
Earned runs2.5
Hits / Walks4.8 / 1.9
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points10.1 pts
Innings5.2
Strikeouts3.1
Win probability35%
Earned runs2.5
Hits / Walks5.3 / 1.9
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points7.8 pts
Innings2.9
Strikeouts2.4
Win probability31%
Earned runs1.4
Hits / Walks2.4 / 1
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
Projected DK Points7.3 pts
Innings2.5
Strikeouts2.3
Win probability30%
Earned runs1.2
Hits / Walks2.2 / 0.9
DraftKings scoring: IP ×2.25, K ×2, Win ×4, ER −2, H −0.6, BB −0.6 — summed from each projected component.
28 with a ptsLive count — updates as games play
1
Reid DetmersP
LAAvsTEX· proj #3
43.4ptsFinal
2
Foster GriffinP
WSH@ATL· proj #14
27.1ptsFinal
3
Parker MessickP
CLE@PHI· proj #4
24.55ptsFinal
4
Drew RasmussenP
TB@NYY· proj #10
24.15ptsFinal
5
MacKenzie GoreP
TEX@LAA· proj #18
23.7ptsFinal
6
Mitch KellerP
PIT@TOR· proj #17
21.3ptsFinal
7
Ryne NelsonP
AZvsCOL· proj #20
20.6ptsFinal
8
Ryan WeathersP
NYYvsTB· proj #8
19.55ptsFinal
9
Dylan CeaseP
TORvsPIT· proj #1
19.5ptsFinal
10
Christian ScottP
NYM@MIA· proj #26
19.15ptsFinal
11
Framber ValdezP
DET@BAL· proj #11
19.1ptsFinal
12
Yoshinobu YamamotoP
LAD@MIL· proj #5
18.95ptsFinal
13
Brandon YoungP
BALvsDET· proj #22
18.8ptsFinal
14
Troy MeltonP
DET@BAL· proj #12
17.75ptsFinal
15
Peter LambertP
HOU@CHC· proj #7
13.85ptsFinal
T15
Tyler PhillipsP
MIAvsNYM· proj #29
13.85ptsFinal
17
Seth LugoP
KCvsSEA· proj #13
13.45ptsFinal
18
Brandon SproatP
MILvsLAD· proj #23
12.2ptsFinal
19
Andrew PainterP
PHIvsCLE· proj #27
11.45ptsFinal
20
Martín PérezP
ATLvsWSH· proj #25
10.55ptsFinal
21
Bailey OberP
MIN@BOS· proj #15
9.05ptsFinal
22
Shota ImanagaP
CHCvsHOU· proj #9
6.7ptsFinal
23
Sonny GrayP
BOSvsMIN· proj #19
6.2ptsFinal
24
Bryan WooP
SEA@KC· proj #6
5.7ptsFinal
25
Luis MedinaP
ATH@SD· proj #30
3.8ptsFinal
26
Trevor RogersP
BALvsDET· proj #24
2.9ptsFinal
27
Michael KingP
SDvsATH· proj #2
2.85ptsFinal
28
Robbie RayP
SFvsCWS· proj #16
1.6ptsFinal
Grades post here as games go final — how often our top-ranked matchups hit, vs the season.
Best MLB Fantasy Points Matchups — Sunday, May 24, 2026
Dylan Cease (TOR) is the top fantasy points spot on the Sunday, May 24, 2026 board at 100, projected for about 19.6 pts, with Michael King (SD) right behind. Every starter is ranked by projected DraftKings fantasy points — innings, strikeouts, the win, and the runs / hits / walks allowed. It's the read DFS and pitcher-prop players make before lock.
Top spot: Dylan Cease
Dylan Cease (TOR) tops the Sunday, May 24, 2026 board at 100, projected for about 19.6 pts vs PIT. Innings, strikeouts, the win, and the runs / hits / walks allowed.
The rest of the top of the board
Michael King (SD) (79) — about 17.0 pts vs ATH.
Reid Detmers (LAA) (77) — about 16.7 pts vs TEX.
Parker Messick (CLE) (75) — about 16.5 pts vs PHI.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) (75) — about 16.5 pts vs MIL.
Bryan Woo (SEA) (71) — about 15.9 pts vs KC.
How it played out
The top 10 starts averaged 17.9 pts. Dylan Cease finished with 19.5. Every projection is graded against the box score.
How to read the fantasy points board
Each starter's score (0–100) ranked by projected DraftKings fantasy points — innings, strikeouts, the win, and the runs / hits / walks allowed. We project a fantasy points count for the start and grade it against what actually happened.
Which pitcher has the best fantasy points matchup today (Sunday, May 24, 2026)?
Dylan Cease (TOR) — top of the board at 100, projected for about 19.6 pts against PIT.
What are the best pitcher fantasy points props today?
The top projected starts on Sunday, May 24, 2026: Dylan Cease (~19.6 pts), Michael King (~17.0 pts), Reid Detmers (~16.7 pts), Parker Messick (~16.5 pts), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (~16.5 pts). The full board ranks every starter.
How is the fantasy points score calculated?
Ranked by projected DraftKings fantasy points — innings, strikeouts, the win, and the runs / hits / walks allowed. Scores are set 0–100 across the slate, with a projected fantasy points count alongside, and graded against the box score.
Can I use this for pitcher props or DFS?
Yes — the board surfaces the best fantasy points spots and projects a number. Where there's a posted line we show the over/under and which side our projection leans. We show the data and grade it, not picks.
