Pittsburgh hosted Roberto Clemente Day as the Cubs named Kyle Tucker the Roberto Clemente Award nominee, highlighting Tucker’s Kyle Tucker Foundation and hospice-care advocacy. Tucker’s left-calf strain keeps him out with an uncertain return. Seiya Suzuki’s bronchitis is improving, Soroka was activated, Palencia progressed on his shoulder rehab, and Miguel Amaya begins a Triple-A rehab stint. Hoerner and Crow-Armstrong deliver late-season moments as Chicago eyes a playoff path.

Nico Hoerner over 1.5 total bases vs Pittsburgh headlines three strong MLB prop bets for Monday. Cody Bellinger over 0.5 homers vs Minnesota adds a chance to cash on a veteran hot-streak, while Ranger Suarez over 4.5 strikeouts vs the Dodgers offers a high-upside pitcher-prop. Hoerner’s recent multi-hit run and 70-hit lifetime vs Pittsburgh boost the base path, Bellinger’s steady .299/OPS near 1.00+ runs, and Suarez’s 9.4 K/9 since the All-Star break backs the Ks line.

These plays balance hot recent forms with favorable matchups and park/line dynamics, giving fantasy managers and bettors three distinct angles on Monday’s nine-game slate.

Monday’s schedule stacks a Monday Night Football doubleheader with a nine-game MLB slate. The sportsbook model leans Tampa Bay to win outright at +128 in the MNF matchup, while MLB bets center on Washington’s +144 against Atlanta and an Over 8 in Pittsburgh vs Chicago. Player props highlight Junior Caminero (Over 1.5 total bases) and Aaron Judge (Over 0.5 RBI). These bets shape early-week fantasy angles and daily fantasy leverage.

Washington’s momentum vs. a faltering Braves squad, plus the Pirates-Cubs run expectation, creates value opportunities. The night’s prop slate adds a cherry on top for DFS lineups and paras, with Caminero and Judge providing likely multi-positional upside.