All 30 MLB clubs are in action on Sunday, highlighted by an eight-game afternoon slate loaded with firepower to fuel your DFS lineups.

From bona fide stars to stealthy value plays, let’s take a look at three must-starts for Sunday afternoon.

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SP Cristopher Sanchez, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies ($10,200)

Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sanchez is coming off his most dominant start of the season, spinning eight shutout innings with 10 strikeouts in a 9–1 rout of the Athletics at Citizens Bank Park. 

The star southpaw — one year removed from leading all pitchers in bWAR (8.0) — heads into Sunday with a 2.42 ERA (3.10 xERA) with a 1.34 WHIP and 60 strikeouts across his first eight turns (48.1 IP) in 2026. He ranks sixth league-wide in strikeouts per nine innings (11.17), fourth in FIP (2.39), and second in ground-ball percentage (58.6%). 

Sanchez should bolster those metrics in his upcoming start against the woeful Rockies. Despite being MLB’s luckiest offense with a .325 BABIP, Colorado ranks 23rd with a 93 wRC+ and leads the National League with a 25.6% strikeout rate.

1B Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners ($5,900)

Mariners ace Logan Gilbert has struggled to recapture last season’s brilliance in 2026. The gas-pedaling right-hander has gotten crushed to the tune of a 4.30 ERA (4.79 xERA) with a 1.30 WHIP and just 43 strikeouts in his first eight starts (44 IP). He ranks in MLB’s bottom 10% in average exit velocity and hard-hit rate, while also surrendering a career-worst 1.64 home runs per nine innings. 

It’s not what you want with one of the league’s most formidable power threats looming. 

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami has looked right at home on American soil, boasting a .947 OPS through his first 38 games with the White Sox. In Friday’s series opener against the Mariners, he became the fastest player to mash 15 home runs in franchise history. The 380-foot, opposite-field blast off righty Emerson Hancock moved Murakami into a tie with Aaron Judge for the MLB lead.

OF Jorge Soler, Los Angeles Angels at Toronto Blue Jays ($3,400)

Raking is nothing new for a man who made his name in the fall. Former World Series MVP Jorge Soler owns a .794 OPS with eight homers in his first 36 games this season. The righty slugger is just four dingers shy of matching his total from last season — 12 over 82 contests — and ranks in MLB’s 82nd percentile in batting run value.

Soler went 1-for-3 with a double in Saturday’s lopsided loss at Rogers Centre, which currently grades as the fifth-most favorable ballpark for right-handed hitters. 

He should make full use of the environment in the series finale against Toronto southpaw Eric Lauer. The beleaguered veteran is liable for a 6.03 ERA (5.43 xERA) and a 1.50 WHIP through his first seven outings (31.1 IP). His Baseball Savant page is painted with more shades of blue than his alternate Jays uniform.