The 2026 Major League Baseball season rolls on Monday with just six games on the schedule. That includes a nationally-televised American League West battle at Daikin Park between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros at 8:10 p.m. ET on FS1. Below are our top MLB player props for Monday, May 11th.
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Monday's Top MLB Player Props
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Peter Lambert Over 4.5 Strikeouts (-120)
Astros righty Peter Lambert and his teammates welcome division rival Seattle to Daikin Park at 8:10 p.m. ET, and you can watch your bet live on FS1.
The last time we saw Lambert, he baffled the Los Angeles Dodgers last Tuesday, twirling seven scoreless innings with three hits and four walks allowed, while striking out four. He leveled his record at 2-2, while lowering his ERA to 2.42.
So far this season, Lambert has yet to serve up a home run through 22.1 innings, while striking out four or more batters in three out of four outings, including 12 punchouts in 12 innings at home in two starts.
On the flip side, the Mariners have struck out 379 times through 41 games (9.24 strikeouts per game), which is tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the third-highest mark in the Majors.
Kazuma Okamoto 2+ Hits + Runs + RBIs (-101)
It’s a little on the pricey side, as you must risk nearly two times your potential return for Kazuma Okamoto to get one or more hits, so let’s get a little more creative. Let’s back Okamoto’s combo prop.
The Rays will start righty Drew Rasmussen, who has been solid with a 2-1 record, 2.95 ERA and 0.93 WHIP through seven starts. That includes a quality start last time out, allowing three runs, seven hits and a walk across six innings in a no-decision in Tampa Bay’s 4-3 win last Tuesday.
Okamoto was 2-for-4 in the game, including going 1-for-3 with a solo home run off of Rasmussen in the top of the first inning. Okamoto has hit safely in eight in a row, going 11-for-31 (.355) with five homers and 10 RBI during that span. He is red-hot right now, and he had the homer off of Rasmussen in the most recent encounter.
Nathan Eovaldi Over 18.5 Outs Recorded (+104)
In the only Interleague game on Monday’s schedule, the Arizona Diamondbacks invade Globe Life Field in Arlington to battle the Texas Rangers. The red-hot Nathan Eovaldi will be on the mound looking to keep up his good work.
On the surface, a 4-4 record, 4.15 ERA, and 1.17 WHIP scream mediocrity, but lately that hasn’t been the case. Since getting touched up for six runs and four homers against the visiting Athletics, Eovaldi has allowed just one run, seven hits and one walk in 15 innings in the past two outings, both against the high-flying New York Yankees. He won both of those starts, too.
Eovaldi has worked six or more innings in three straight starts and five of the past six outings. Let’s bank on Eovaldi to pitch into the seventh inning, and he is a solid value at plus-money to do just that.
Roki Sasaki Under 15.5 Outs Recorded (-135)
The Los Angeles Dodgers host hated rival San Francisco for the first of a four-game set. The Dodgers will send righty Roki Sasaki to the mound, who has really struggled this season. Sasaki is 1-3 with a 5.97 ERA across 28.2 innings in six starts this season, and he has coughed up eight homers with a dismal 1.67 WHIP.
The Giants’ offense hasn’t exactly been killing it, with just nine scores in the past seven games on the road. However, San Francisco’s offense showed signs of life over the weekend against the Pittsburgh Pirates, plating 15 runs in the series. They posted a respectable four runs per game in their recent six-game homestand.
Sasaki had his first quality start of the season, allowing three runs, five hits and a pair of walks in six innings in a 3-2 loss in St. Louis last time out. However, he has worked five or fewer innings in each of his other five outings. At home, Sasaki has worked exactly four innings twice, and he went five in the other start. Back the under on his outs prop.
