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DAILY SUMMARY · THURSDAY
October 8, 2026
Today's simulated matchups, live scoreboards, Monte Carlo distributions, and portfolio-approved wagers.
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MONTE CARLO DFS · DRAFTKINGS MLB
DraftKings Simulated Fantasy Points
20Players Projected
20Official Lineups
Parker Messick (19.5)Top 50th %ile (Median)
Parker Messick (36.5)Highest Sim Ceiling (MAX)
Parker Messick ($12,400)Top Salary (3 Slates)
Parker Messick (43.7%)Top Sim Optimal %
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Optimal Showdown Lineups (Monte Carlo Global Optimum)
Exact integer-optimal DFS lineups computed across all 10,000 game simulation paths
👑 Showdown(CLE @ CWS)
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9,528 distinct winning lineups across 10,000 simulations
Showing Top 12 Winning Lineups
#1 Optimal Lineup
$49,600 / $50k
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Cleveland Guardians 2 · CLE 2 · Chicago White Sox 2
5 / 10,000 sims (0.05%)
CPT 1.5×
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$18,600
UTIL
Daniel Schneemann
3B/OF · Cleveland Guardians
$3,200
UTIL
Davis Martin
SP · CLE
$10,000
UTIL
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$3,000
UTIL
Noah Schultz
SP · CLE
$9,000
UTIL
Randal Grichuk
OF · Chicago White Sox
$5,800
#2 Optimal Lineup
$50,000 / $50k
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CLE 2 · Cleveland Guardians 2 · Chicago White Sox 2
4 / 10,000 sims (0.04%)
CPT 1.5×
Tanner Bibee
SP · CLE
$15,600
UTIL
Daniel Schneemann
3B/OF · Cleveland Guardians
$3,200
UTIL
Davis Martin
SP · CLE
$10,000
UTIL
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$3,000
UTIL
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$12,400
UTIL
Randal Grichuk
OF · Chicago White Sox
$5,800
#3 Optimal Lineup
$49,800 / $50k
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Cleveland Guardians 4 · Chicago White Sox 1 · CLE 1
4 / 10,000 sims (0.04%)
CPT 1.5×
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$18,600
UTIL
Chase DeLauter
OF · Cleveland Guardians
$7,600
UTIL
Daniel Schneemann
3B/OF · Cleveland Guardians
$3,200
UTIL
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$3,000
UTIL
Sean Burke
SP · CLE
$11,000
UTIL
Steven Kwan
OF · Cleveland Guardians
$6,400
#4 Optimal Lineup
$49,400 / $50k
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Cleveland Guardians 3 · CLE 2 · Chicago White Sox 1
4 / 10,000 sims (0.04%)
CPT 1.5×
Chase DeLauter
OF · Cleveland Guardians
$11,400
UTIL
Daniel Schneemann
3B/OF · Cleveland Guardians
$3,200
UTIL
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$3,000
UTIL
Noah Schultz
SP · CLE
$9,000
UTIL
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$12,400
UTIL
Tanner Bibee
SP · CLE
$10,400
#5 Optimal Lineup
$49,500 / $50k
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Chicago White Sox 3 · CLE 2 · Cleveland Guardians 1
4 / 10,000 sims (0.04%)
CPT 1.5×
Randal Grichuk
OF · Chicago White Sox
$8,700
UTIL
Brenton Doyle
OF · Chicago White Sox
$5,000
UTIL
Davis Martin
SP · CLE
$10,000
UTIL
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$3,000
UTIL
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$12,400
UTIL
Tanner Bibee
SP · CLE
$10,400
#6 Optimal Lineup
$49,600 / $50k
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Cleveland Guardians 4 · Chicago White Sox 1 · CLE 1
4 / 10,000 sims (0.04%)
CPT 1.5×
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$18,600
UTIL
Daniel Schneemann
3B/OF · Cleveland Guardians
$3,200
UTIL
Jose Ramirez
3B · Cleveland Guardians
$8,800
UTIL
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$3,000
UTIL
Noah Schultz
SP · CLE
$9,000
UTIL
Travis Bazzana
2B · Cleveland Guardians
$7,000
#7 Optimal Lineup
$49,900 / $50k
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Chicago White Sox 3 · CLE 2 · Cleveland Guardians 1
4 / 10,000 sims (0.04%)
CPT 1.5×
Randal Grichuk
OF · Chicago White Sox
$8,700
UTIL
Braden Montgomery
OF · Chicago White Sox
$4,200
UTIL
Davis Martin
SP · CLE
$10,000
UTIL
Erick Fedde
SP · Chicago White Sox
$10,000
UTIL
Jo Adell
OF · Cleveland Guardians
$6,600
UTIL
Tanner Bibee
SP · CLE
$10,400
#8 Optimal Lineup
$50,000 / $50k
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CLE 3 · Cleveland Guardians 2 · Chicago White Sox 1
4 / 10,000 sims (0.04%)
CPT 1.5×
Austin Hedges
C · Cleveland Guardians
$5,400
UTIL
David Fry
1B · Cleveland Guardians
$4,600
UTIL
Davis Martin
SP · CLE
$10,000
UTIL
Erick Fedde
SP · Chicago White Sox
$10,000
UTIL
Noah Schultz
SP · CLE
$9,000
UTIL
Sean Burke
SP · CLE
$11,000
#9 Optimal Lineup
$50,000 / $50k
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Cleveland Guardians 4 · CLE 1 · Chicago White Sox 1
4 / 10,000 sims (0.04%)
CPT 1.5×
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$18,600
UTIL
Austin Hedges
C · Cleveland Guardians
$3,600
UTIL
Daniel Schneemann
3B/OF · Cleveland Guardians
$3,200
UTIL
Davis Martin
SP · CLE
$10,000
UTIL
Jose Ramirez
3B · Cleveland Guardians
$8,800
UTIL
Randal Grichuk
OF · Chicago White Sox
$5,800
#10 Optimal Lineup
$49,800 / $50k
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Cleveland Guardians 3 · CLE 2 · Chicago White Sox 1
3 / 10,000 sims (0.03%)
CPT 1.5×
Tanner Bibee
SP · CLE
$15,600
UTIL
Daniel Schneemann
3B/OF · Cleveland Guardians
$3,200
UTIL
Jo Adell
OF · Cleveland Guardians
$6,600
UTIL
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$3,000
UTIL
Noah Schultz
SP · CLE
$9,000
UTIL
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$12,400
#11 Optimal Lineup
$50,000 / $50k
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Cleveland Guardians 3 · Chicago White Sox 2 · CLE 1
3 / 10,000 sims (0.03%)
CPT 1.5×
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$18,600
UTIL
Austin Hedges
C · Cleveland Guardians
$3,600
UTIL
Chase DeLauter
OF · Cleveland Guardians
$7,600
UTIL
Chase Meidroth
2B · Chicago White Sox
$8,200
UTIL
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$3,000
UTIL
Noah Schultz
SP · CLE
$9,000
#12 Optimal Lineup
$48,900 / $50k
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Chicago White Sox 4 · Cleveland Guardians 2
3 / 10,000 sims (0.03%)
CPT 1.5×
Luisangel Acuna
SS · Chicago White Sox
$4,500
UTIL
Erick Fedde
SP · Chicago White Sox
$10,000
UTIL
Jo Adell
OF · Cleveland Guardians
$6,600
UTIL
Miguel Vargas
3B · Chicago White Sox
$9,600
UTIL
Parker Messick
SP · Cleveland Guardians
$12,400
UTIL
Randal Grichuk
OF · Chicago White Sox
$5,800
| Status | Player | Pos | Salary | Opt % | CPT % | Game | 10th | 25th | 50th ▼ | 75th | 90th | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | Parker Messick Cleveland Guardians📊 | SP | $12,400 | 43.7% | 11.2% | CLE @ CWS | 11.0 | 15.0 | 19.5 | 24.5 | 29.0 | 36.5 |
| Official | Hagen Smith Chicago White Sox📊 | SP | $4,000 | 5.7% | 0.4% | CLE @ CWS | 1.2 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 19.2 | 26.7 |
| Official | José Ramírez Cleveland Guardians📊 | 3B | — | — | — | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 22.6 | 36.1 |
| Official | Chase DeLauter Cleveland Guardians📊 | OF | $7,600 | 26.8% | 5.4% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 13.6 | 21.1 | 33.7 |
| Official | Randal Grichuk Chicago White Sox📊 | OF | $5,800 | 35.7% | 6.9% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 20.2 | 32.3 |
| Official | Jo Adell Cleveland Guardians📊 | DH | $6,600 | 28.4% | 6.0% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 19.0 | 30.4 |
| Official | Miguel Vargas Chicago White Sox📊 | 3B | $9,600 | 13.4% | 2.3% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 17.4 | 27.8 |
| Official | Travis Bazzana Cleveland Guardians📊 | 2B | $7,000 | 19.6% | 3.8% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 16.9 | 27.1 |
| Official | Nathaniel Lowe Cleveland Guardians📊 | 1B | $5,200 | — | — | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 16.7 | 26.8 |
| Official | Steven Kwan Cleveland Guardians📊 | OF | $6,400 | 13.1% | 2.5% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 16.3 | 26.1 |
| Official | Munetaka Murakami Chicago White Sox📊 | 1B | $9,200 | — | — | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 15.1 | 24.2 |
| Official | Angel Martínez Cleveland Guardians📊 | OF | — | — | — | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 15.0 | 24.0 |
| Official | Tommy Pham Chicago White Sox📊 | DH | $3,400 | — | — | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 20.3 |
| Official | Brenton Doyle Chicago White Sox📊 | OF | $5,000 | 17.2% | 2.6% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 20.3 |
| Official | Colson Montgomery Chicago White Sox📊 | SS | $7,200 | 17.1% | 2.8% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 12.5 | 20.1 |
| Official | Brayan Rocchio Cleveland Guardians📊 | SS | $6,000 | 11.7% | 1.5% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 19.2 |
| Official | Chase Meidroth Chicago White Sox📊 | 2B | $8,200 | 5.8% | 0.6% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 19.1 |
| Official | Braden Montgomery Chicago White Sox📊 | OF | $4,200 | 19.6% | 3.2% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 18.8 |
| Official | Austin Hedges Cleveland Guardians📊 | C | $3,600 | 19.2% | 2.8% | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 18.5 |
| Official | Kyle Teel Chicago White Sox📊 | C | $6,800 | — | — | CLE @ CWS | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 18.5 |