{"id":293023,"date":"2026-06-02T12:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/293023\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:39:09","slug":"mlb-best-bets-top-player-prop-bets-for-sunday-5-31-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/293023\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Best Bets: Top player prop bets for Sunday 5\/31\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading151976_e554f3-7c\">Cooper Albers shares his top player prop bets for Sunday\u2019s MLB slate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All 30 MLB clubs are in action on Sunday, bringing plenty of star power and value across the board.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s dive into three of the strongest player prop bets on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/leagues\/baseball\/mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Best MLB player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/players\/baseball\/ranger-suarez-odds-32100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ranger Suarez Under 4.5 Strikeouts (+113)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston southpaw Ranger Suarez has been much more effective on the road this season, sporting a 1.99 ERA in four starts outside of Fenway Park. Still, the former All-Star has struggled to generate strikeouts wherever he\u2019s pitching. He owns a middling 22.1% K-rate in 2026, falling below 4.5 strikeouts in seven of his first 10 starts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems incredibly unlikely that Suarez, 30, bucks the trend Sunday afternoon against the Guardians. Cleveland \u2014 which has gone an American League-best 13\u20135\u00a0 since May 11 \u2014 has posted the third-lowest strikeout rate (19.9%) in baseball this season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/event\/la-angels-%2540-tb-rays\/34223037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Junior Caminero 2+ Total Bases (+109)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Junior Caminero must\u2019ve missed the Trop. Fresh off mashing 45 homers in 2025, the 22-year-old star third baseman boasts a .996 OPS in his first 26 games at Tampa Bay\u2019s restored ballpark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The righty slugger went 4-for-7 with three doubles in the first two matchups with the Angels, tallying three or more total bases in both contests. He should stay hot against struggling LA right-hander Jack Kochanowicz, who enters Sunday afternoon with a paltry 7.52 ERA across five May starts (26.1 IP).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.draftkings.com\/event\/mil-brewers-%2540-hou-astros\/34223045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jake Bauers 1+ Hit (-149)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a season it\u2019s been for Jake Bauers, a former journeyman who has found a home in Milwaukee. The lefty first baseman, 30, is hitting .281 with an .832 OPS this season \u2014 both career highs by a wide margin \u2014 while adding eight home runs for the Brewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bauers has been even better this month, entering the final day of May with a .313 average and a .925 OPS since the calendar flipped. He went 1-for-4 on Saturday and should pick up another base knock against struggling Astros starter Tatsuya Imai. The 28-year-old righty has gotten crushed to the tune of a 6.17 ERA (5.67 xERA) and a 1.50 WHIP through his first six MLB starts (23.1 IP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cooper Albers shares his top player prop bets for Sunday\u2019s MLB slate. 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