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NYM
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CIN
Wed, Jun 17 • 12:40 PM ET
MIA
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PHI
Wed, Jun 17 • 1:05 PM ET
KC
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WAS
Wed, Jun 17 • 1:05 PM ET
SF
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ATL
Wed, Jun 17 • 2:00 PM ET
FirstInning o0.5 (-126)
This is one of my favorite YRFI spots on the board. Giants starter Adrian Houser enters the day as the worst pitcher on Batters-Box and has struggled mightily in the first inning, posting a 9.00 ERA while allowing opponents to slash .302/.409/.698 through 13 starts. Braves right-hander Grant Holmes is not in much better shape, carrying the third-worst pitcher rating and a 4.83 first-inning ERA. With seven strongly rated Braves bats, five highly rated Giants bats, and a combined nine elite-rated hitters in this matchup, there is plenty of firepower to cash a first-inning run.
DET
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HOU
Wed, Jun 17 • 2:10 PM ET
u8.5 (-107)
Houston's bullpen has been excellent lately, posting a 3.42 xERA while allowing just 0.66 home runs per nine innings and a 7.1% barrel rate over the last two weeks. Detroit's relief corps has also been effective, limiting opponents to a mere 2.8% barrel rate recently.
DET (-106)
Peter Lambert's underlying numbers are trending in the wrong direction, as he owns a 5.75 FIP over his last two starts while allowing 2.31 home runs per nine innings and a 42.2% hard-hit rate over the last month. Casey Mize has posted a 2.40 FIP this season and remains a reliable run suppressor.
SD
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STL
Wed, Jun 17 • 2:15 PM ET
TB
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LAD
Wed, Jun 17 • 3:10 PM ET
u7.5 (-124)
Shohei Ohtani has allowed one earned run or fewer in all 12 of his regular-season home starts since joinging the Dodgers and owns a 1.06 ERA this season. Tampa Bay ranks 26th in OPS against righties over the last two weeks. Meanwhile, Shane McClanahan has held opponents to one earned run or fewer in six of his last nine starts and gets a Dodgers lineup that's struggled badly against left-handed pitching lately. The Rays have also gone Under in seven of their last eight road games.
Shohei Ohtani u1.5 Earned Runs Allowed (-110)
He's been nearly untouchable at Dodger Stadium since joining Los Angeles, allowing one earned run or fewer in all 12 of his regular-season home starts. Ohtani also carries a sparkling 1.06 ERA into this matchup and draws a favorable opponent in the Rays who ranks 26th in OPS against right-handed pitching over the past two weeks.
LAA
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AZ
Wed, Jun 17 • 3:40 PM ET
TOR
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BOS
Wed, Jun 17 • 6:45 PM ET
CHW
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NYY
Wed, Jun 17 • 7:05 PM ET
SF
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ATL
Wed, Jun 17 • 7:15 PM ET
CLE
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MIL
Wed, Jun 17 • 7:40 PM ET
COL
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CHC
Wed, Jun 17 • 8:05 PM ET
PIT
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ATH
Wed, Jun 17 • 9:40 PM ET
o10.0 (-110)
It was just last weekend that games in Sacramento were carrying totals as high as 14.5. Tonight, we're getting a total of 10, even though the hitting conditions are once again ideal with double-digit winds blowing out to the home run alley in right-center field. Last night's game produced another four home runs at Sutter Health Park, and there is plenty of reason to expect more offense today. Pittsburgh starter Braxton Ashcraft struggles to keep the ball on the ground, posting a 39% groundball rate, while Athletics starter Aaron Civale is coming off the IL and owns the eighth-worst groundball rate among MLB starters along with the 28th-worst HR/9. If the starters don't give up runs, the bullpens can help. This matchup features the fourth- and fifth-worst bullpens in baseball by ERA over the last two weeks.
BAL
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SEA
Wed, Jun 17 • 9:40 PM ET
ATL
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CHW
Thu, Aug 20 • 2:10 PM ET
o8.5 (-105)
Atlanta and Chicago send two of the best lineups in baseball to the dish, and they respectively rank eighth and third in wOBA against lefties for the campaign. The two clubs have also trended to the Over, and I'm particularly expecting White Sox southpaw Anthony Kay to struggle considering he's saddled with the fifth-highest xERA in baseball among the 100 pitchers with at least 60 innings this year.
ATL (-112)
I'm fading Chicago White Sox lefty Anthony Kay on Thursday. He's sporting the fifth-highest xERA among the 100 pitchers with at least 60 innings, after all. Plus, the Atlanta Braves enter ranked eighth in wOBA against southpaws for the season and sixth in overall xwOBA across the past 14 days.
BOS
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NYY
Sat, Aug 29 • 1:05 PM ET
o8.5 (-110)
The Yankees rank Top-3 in OPS, ISO, OBP, xWOBA, and hard hit rate when facing left-handed pitching. The Red Sox have hit righties very well over the past four weeks, sitting ninth in wOBA, ninth in ISO, and fourth in batting average. Play the Over to -120.
NYY (-135)
Ranger Suarez has started four games against teams ranking Top-10 in OPS vs. left-handed pitching, allowing 13 runs and posting a 6.13 ERA during those games. The New York Yankees lead the majors in OPS against lefties so they’re a prime candidate to cause Suarez problems. Playable to -145.
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