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New York Yankees logo NYY @ Athletics Athletics logo ATH Sat, May 30 • 10:05 PM ET
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Ben Rice logo Ben Rice o0.5 Total Home Runs (+336)
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Pick made: 10 hours ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Rice continues his breakout campaign with 17 home runs and enters Saturday red-hot after collecting nine hits in his last three games. Oakland starter J.T. Ginn has been far less effective at home and has struggled against left-handed hitters, creating a strong opportunity for Rice's power.

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New York Yankees logo Athletics Athletics logo u9.5 (-105)
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Pick made: 11 hours ago
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Chris Hatfield
Betting Analyst

While I expect the Yankees to score enough to cover the run-line, Ginn will still be decent. He does a great job limiting hard contact with a hard-hit rate that ranks in the top 14% of baseball, which is essential against the Yankees. On the other side, we've already spoken about how Weathers whiff-inducing stuff should carry him. I'd play this to -122.

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Philadelphia Phillies logo PHI @ Los Angeles Dodgers logo LAD Sat, May 30 • 10:10 PM ET
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Philadelphia Phillies logo Los Angeles Dodgers logo u8.5 (-111)
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Pick made: 10 hours ago
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JD Yonke
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Jesus Luzardo has superb underlying metrics and strong prior results against LA's lineup (.168 AVG, .558 OPS). Both pens have been dominant (Philadelphia 2.07 SIERA, LA 2.96 FIP in the last 20 days) and are very well rested.

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Philadelphia Phillies logo PHI (+108)
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Pick made: 10 hours ago
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JD Yonke
Betting Analyst

Roki Sasaki allows loud contact (11th percentile barrel rate, 11th percentile hard-hit rate), which is a concern against a Philadelphia lineup with the fifth-highest hard-hit rate (35.6%) in the last 20 days. His four-seamer has been crushed (.348 xBA, .614 xSLG), and Philadelphia (fourth-most WAR against fastballs) will be happy to oblige.

 

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Arizona Diamondbacks logo AZ @ Seattle Mariners logo SEA Sat, May 30 • 10:10 PM ET
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Julio Rodriguez o0.5 Total Hits
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SEA -1.5
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Bryan Woo o5.5 Strikeouts Thrown
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Pick made: 13 hours ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Bryan Woo has been generating plenty of strikeouts lately, recording 34 punchouts in 31 home innings and surpassing his strikeout mark in three of his last four starts. Arizona has been more prone to strikeouts on the road, while Julio Rodríguez enters hot with a five-game hitting streak. Meanwhile, Ryne Nelson's 4.65 ERA gives Seattle an edge.

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Corbin Carroll o0.5 Total RBIs (+210)
Projection 0.58
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Pick made: 35 seconds ago
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Star rating: 4 out of 5
According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Corbin Carroll ranks as the 20th-best hitter in the league.. Corbin Carroll is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in this matchup.. In Major League Baseball, T-Mobile Park has the 10th-lowest average fence height.. Because of Bryan Woo's large platoon split, Corbin Carroll will have a colossal advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today's game.. Corbin Carroll pulls a lot of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 4th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.
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San Diego Padres logo SD @ Washington Nationals logo WAS Sun, May 31 • 1:35 PM ET
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Washington Nationals logo WAS (+115)
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Pick made: 5 hours ago
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Robert Criscola
Publishing Editor

There's isn't much to like about Griffin Canning's form this year (7.54 ERA). Zack Littell counters, and his 2.19 ERA in May shines by comparison. The Nats' bats are also doing much better over the last two weeks, ranking fourth while San Diego is 24th.

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Minnesota Twins logo MIN @ Pittsburgh Pirates logo PIT Sun, May 31 • 1:35 PM ET
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Zebby Matthews logo
Zebby Matthews u5.5 Strikeouts Thrown (-125)
Projection 4.6
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Pick made: 24 minutes ago
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Star rating: 4 out of 5
Compared to league average, Zebby Matthews has been given a shorter leash than the average pitcher this year, tallying an -7.6 fewer adjusted pitches each outing.. The #9 field in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.. PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all stadiums. High elevation generally leads to higher offensive output.. Zebby Matthews has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts since the start of last season, compiling a 9.61 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.38 — a 1.23 K/9 difference.
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Boston Red Sox logo BOS @ Cleveland Guardians logo CLE Sun, May 31 • 1:40 PM ET
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Tanner Bibee logo
Tanner Bibee o4.5 Strikeouts Thrown (-122)
Projection 5.58
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Pick made: 35 seconds ago
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Star rating: 3 out of 5
Tanner Bibee has averaged 92.2 adjusted pitches per start this year, grading out in the 75th percentile.. This game is projected to have the 2nd-best weather for pitching among all the games scheduled today.. The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 9.5-mph in this contest, the most-favorable of the day for mound aces.. In his last GS, Tanner Bibee was on point and notched 7 strikeouts.. Tanner Bibee has posted a 12% Swinging Strike% this year, grading out in the 77th percentile.
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Willson Contreras o0.5 Total RBIs (+175)
Projection 0.57
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Pick made: 18 minutes ago
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Star rating: 3 out of 5
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Milwaukee Brewers logo MIL @ Houston Astros logo HOU Sun, May 31 • 2:10 PM ET
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Milwaukee Brewers logo MIL (-182)
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Pick made: 5 hours ago
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Robert Criscola
Publishing Editor

I refuse to believe Tatsuya Imai has suddenly "figured it out" for the Astros after tossing six scoreless innings as part of a no-hitter last Tuesday. His ERA is still a sky-high 6.17. He can't hang with Jacob Misiorowski (1.83 ERA), so back the Brewers to -200.

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Philadelphia Phillies logo PHI @ Los Angeles Dodgers logo LAD Sun, May 31 • 4:10 PM ET
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Kyle Schwarber logo
Kyle Schwarber o0.5 Total Home Runs (+375)
Projection 0.3
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Pick made: 2 minutes ago
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Star rating: 3 out of 5
Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums.. In MLB, Dodger Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters.
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Freddie Freeman logo
Freddie Freeman o0.5 Total Home Runs (+575)
Projection 0.2
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Pick made: 2 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Dodger Stadium has the 9th-shallowest centerfield dimensions among all stadiums.. In MLB, Dodger Stadium has the lowest average fence height.. The weather forecast expects temperatures in this contest to reach the 3rd-highest level on the slate at 82°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).. The wind projects to be blowing out to RF at 10.4-mph in this game, the strongest of the day for batters.
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Tampa Bay Rays logo TB @ New York Yankees logo NYY Tue, Sep 22 • 1:05 PM ET
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Junior Caminero logo Junior Caminero o0.5 Total Home Runs (+401)
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Pick made: 7 days ago
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Quinn Allen
Betting Analyst

Junior Caminero continues to crush the baseball, hitting .409 over the last week with 13 home runs on the season. Ryan Weathers has allowed all eight of his homers this year to right-handed batters, which sets up well for the powerful Tampa Bay slugger.

Moneyline
Tampa Bay Rays logo TB (+115)
Pick made: 7 days ago
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Aisha Quiñones
Senior Publishing Editor

Drew Rasmussen vs. the New York Yankees is a mismatch on paper — the righty is 4-1 with a 1.03 ERA and 51 punchouts in eight career games against New York. Coming off a thrilling comeback win on Friday, the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays are primed to keep the foot on the gas behind their dynamic arm to create more separation in the AL East.

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