Today’s MLB player props analysis will highlight Gleyber Torres, Kyle Schwarber, and Corbin Carroll.
Read on for my MLB player props for Saturday, August 8.
Best MLB home run props today
Gleyber Torres (+390)
Kyle Schwarber (+270)
Corbin Carroll (+255)- 💲 +6073 parlay💲
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HR picks for August 9
Gleyber Torres (+390 at DraftKings)
Gleyber Torres is having a respectable campaign for the Detroit Tigers, batting .271 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs. He’s already smacked two long balls in August, and tonight’s matchup plays in his favor. Detroit is facing Los Angeles Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, whom Torres is 12-for-30 against with a pair of round-trippers.
The 28-year-old has five homers off left-handed pitchers, and he’s also left the yard eight times at Comerica Park. The Tigers are hosting Los Angeles in this weekend's series. Kikuchi has allowed 18 home runs this season, and 16 of them are off the bats of right-handed hitters.
Kyle Schwarber (+270 at DraftKings)
Kyle Schwarber produced the goods and went deep on Friday, so why not ride the wave? The Philadelphia Phillies slugger now has 41 bombs on the year and continues to be in the race for the MLB lead, sitting just below Cal Raleigh.
The veteran has three long balls in his last four games and has already left the yard four times in August. He has a very tough matchup tonight against Texas Rangers starter Jacob deGrom, but as we know, Schwarber can take the best of the best deep.
He’s only 2-for-16 lifetime against deGrom, but one of those hits was a round-tripper. Also, deGrom, while dominant, has been prone to the long ball in ‘25, giving up 19 in 22 starts. Left-handed hitters have taken him deep 12 times.
Corbin Carroll (+255 at DraftKings)
Corbin Carroll may be a small guy, but he’s got serious pop in his bat. The outfielder has slugged 24 home runs this year, and he’s on an absolute roll right now, going yard in back-to-back games. Carroll has left the yard four times this month already, and we’re not even in mid-August.
The Arizona Diamondbacks face Colorado Rockies starter Bradley Blalock today, and although Carroll is 0-for-3 lifetime, Blalock is getting lit up. He has an ERA over seven, allowing eight home runs in just nine appearances. Five of those bombs are off the bats of left-handed hitters like Carroll.
Carroll is finding good pitches to hit at the moment, and one mistake from Blalock could be another bomb for the youngster.
Today’s HR parlay
Gleyber Torres 1+ home runs
Kyle Schwarber 1+ home runs
Corbin Carroll 1+ home runs
Today’s most popular HR bets
- Aaron Judge, Yankees
- Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
- Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
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