MLB Championship Series DFS Picks: Best Value Plays for Sunday, October 11th

The 2026 MLB Playoffs continue with more action, giving us one game to target for daily fantasy contests. We’re going to be using DraftKings pricing to build the best lineups to try to cash in on a large-field tournament. Don’t forget to check out our MLB daily trends page for game odds, data, and insights.

On the Sunday slate, we’ve got one game on tap: Dodgers-Brewers. That means we have to stick to the single-game slate for this one. With that in mind, let’s dive into my best DFS picks for the Championship Series of the 2026 MLB Playoffs.

MLB Playoffs DFS Picks

POS	Player	Matchup	FPPG	Salary
P	👑 Tarik Skubal	LAD @ MIL	22.7	$17,100
UTIL	Kyle Tucker	LAD @ MIL	7.2	$7,400
UTIL	Teoscar Hernandez	LAD @ MIL	7.1	$7,200
UTIL	Andy Pages	LAD @ MIL	8.4	$6,800
UTIL	Will Smith	LAD @ MIL	6.3	$6,400
UTIL	Joey Ortiz	LAD @ MIL	5.2	$5,000

👑 Tarik Skubal (MVP) – LAD/SP ($17,100)

We’re starting the Sunday DFS Showdown slate by paying up for Tarik Skubal. We all know that he’s as good as anyone in baseball when he’s on his game. We saw Skubal turn in a strong outing in his first start of the playoffs, allowing one run in six innings vs the Braves. Before that, he tossed seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts against the Giants. In other words, Skubal seems to have found his form after a slow start to his Dodgers career.

I like the Dodgers to win this series, so I’m riding with Skubal over Jacob Misiorowski. It also helps that he comes at a cheaper salary. Skubal has two starts vs the Brewers this year, allowing a combined five earned runs in 12 innings. We’ll take a shot that he can turn in a strong outing here.

Kyle Tucker (UTIL) – LAD/OF ($7,400)

We’re going back to Kyle Tucker here, which has been a common theme before this postseason in my DFS columns. We’re taking advantage of the slight discount on him after such a disappointing season.

We’ve seen Tucker perform well during the playoffs so far, as he’s hit safely in each game, including a home run in Game 1 of the NLDS. With that in mind, we’ll take a shot on Tucker here.

Teoscar Hernandez (UTIL) – LAD/OF ($7,200)

Teoscar Hernandez is another Dodgers hitter who we’ve fired up often in this article because of his reasonable price and since he hits right next to Tucker, making him the ideal stack partner.

Hernandez has one home run in these playoffs so far, along with three runs. Given his price, it makes sense to include him in this heavy Dodgers build.

Andy Pages (UTIL) – LAD/OF ($6,800)

Andy Pages had a breakout season, slashing .274/.343/.468 with 23 home runs and 13 stolen bases. We just saw him put up two hits in the Dodgers’ decisive victory to knock out the Braves in the NLDS.

That makes it two games in a row with two hits for Pages. He also typically hits in the bottom of the order, making him a nice fit in our Dodgers stack with Tucker and Teoscar.

Will Smith (UTIL) – LAD/C ($6,400)

Will Smith had an injury-plagued year where he was limited to only 235 at-bats, where he put up 10 home runs. While he only has one hit in the playoffs so far, he’s been hitting at the top of the order, putting him in a good spot for counting stats.

Given that we’re trying to save salary to jam in Skubal and these Dodgers hitters, Smith makes a lot of sense here.

Joey Ortiz (UTIL) – MIL/3B ($5,000)

We need to include a Brewers hitter. We can’t go all Dodgers here. With only a bit of salary left, we’ll take a shot on Joey Ortiz, who hit nine homers with a .270 average this season.

Given Ortiz’s cheap price, he makes some sense considering those rock-solid numbers.

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