3 MLB Batter Props to Back Today: Caminero, Contreras and Alonso All Set to Deliver

The MLB slate on August 26 is loaded with power bats sitting in favorable spots, and DraftKings and Underdog have both built their marquee parlays around exactly the names bettors should be watching. Between a Rays slugger chasing a home run title, a Cardinals catcher who has quietly turned into one of the league’s best total-bases plays, and a Mets first baseman who barely needs to do anything to cash, this is a night to lean on the numbers rather than the vibes.

All three of these props are built on real recent performance, not name recognition. Here’s the breakdown, leg by leg.

Junior Caminero to Go Deep Against the Tigers

Junior Caminero (TB 3B #13) is the headline piece of DraftKings’ “Star Sluggers” parlay, and it’s easy to see why once you look at the season line. Caminero is sitting on 35 home runs and 84 RBI through 131 games this year, running a .277/.364/.531 slash that puts him firmly in the AL power-hitter conversation. He’s also been red-hot lately, riding a stretch that includes an OPS well north of 1.000 over his last week of games, with 26 of his 33-35 homers this season coming against right-handed pitching — a notable split given Detroit’s rotation mix.

Caminero has already gone deep against Detroit’s staff this series, and books have priced his home run prop in the +320 to +410 range depending on the book, reflecting real value on a hitter averaging a home run roughly every four games this season. He sees plenty of quality contact — his exit velocities and barrel rate remain among the better marks on the Rays roster — and Tropicana/road power numbers back up the notion that this isn’t just puff. Detroit’s bullpen has been stressed in recent games, opening the door for Caminero to see hittable pitches late.

Willson Contreras Clears 1.5 Total Bases vs. Baltimore

Willson Contreras has been one of the more underrated total-bases plays in baseball all year, and it’s part of why DraftKings slotted him into the “Yard Work” home run parlay. Through his age-33 season, Contreras is hitting .280 with 26 home runs, a .918 OPS, and 221 total bases — an efficient, power-driven season by any measure. He’s cleared the 1.5 total bases mark in a strong share of his outings when he gets going, particularly in stretches where he’s seeing balls well, and his season TB/game average sits comfortably above the current line.

Facing Baltimore’s pitching staff, Contreras gets a matchup that plays to his strengths as a right-handed power bat who doesn’t need a home run to clear this number — a double and a single, or a single with a stolen extra base, gets it done just as easily. His 26 homers already this season show the pop is very much alive, and with an OPS near .920, the swing decisions have been sharp all year. When a catcher with this kind of thump is priced at plus money to clear 1.5 total bases, that’s a number worth attacking.

Pete Alonso Stays Hot Against Milwaukee

Pete Alonso (NYM 1B #20) rounds out the trio with an Underdog “Higher” pick on Hits + Runs + RBIs at 1.5 — a prop type that rewards exactly the kind of all-around offensive profile Alonso brings every night. Alonso has spent the season hammering the ball to the tune of 30-plus home runs and 85-plus RBI, and this combined stat category doesn’t require a big individual box score line to clear; a single hit plus a run scored, or a hit plus an RBI, is enough to push it over.

Against a Brewers pitching staff that has had its share of shaky nights against right-handed power in recent weeks, Alonso projects as one of the safer higher-probability builds on the Underdog board tonight. He’s an every-day middle-of-the-order presence for New York, which means the counting-stat opportunities (runs, RBI chances, at-bats) are baked in regardless of how the individual swings look. Combined with his track record of stacking multi-stat games against NL Central arms, the “Higher” call on this line is more about volume of opportunity than betting on a specific outcome — which is exactly the kind of prop margin analytics-minded bettors want to find.

Lock These In

All three of these props line up as legitimate, stat-backed plays rather than parlay filler. Here’s the recap:

• Junior Caminero (TB) — To Hit a Home Run vs. Detroit (part of DraftKings “Star Sluggers”)
• Willson Contreras (STL) — Over 1.5 Total Bases vs. Baltimore (part of DraftKings “Yard Work”)
• Pete Alonso (NYM) — Higher on Hits + Runs + RBIs (1.5) vs. Milwaukee, via Underdog

Check current lines at your DraftKings Promo Code book before locking anything in, since prop pricing moves fast as lineups get finalized closer to first pitch.