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KC
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NYY
Sat, Apr 18 • 1:35 PM ET
CIN
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MIN
Sat, Apr 18 • 2:10 PM ET
NYM
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CHC
Sat, Apr 18 • 2:20 PM ET
Bo Bichette o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-165)
Bo Bichette struggled out of the gate but he is starting to turn things around, even as the Mets continue to lose games.
Bichette has hit .274 since the beginning of April while leading the team with a 45.8% hard hit rate. He is finding more gaps and hitting the ball harder, which is a good sign.
His improved play should lead to healthy production on Saturday afternoon. Jameson Taillon (4.86 ERA, 6.27 FIP) has been very hittable this season, and Bichette has hit .375 over 24 at-bats against Taillon in his career.
SF
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WAS
Sat, Apr 18 • 4:05 PM ET
TB
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PIT
Sat, Apr 18 • 4:05 PM ET
u7.5 (-120)
Skenes shoves on home turf, and he’s had success against Tampa in the past. Rasmussen is also dealing this year. He has a 1.13 ERA across three outings, with opponents hitting just .138. Both pitchers consistently pound the strike zone, and there’s not a ton of hard contact coming off either of them. The Under has cashed in four straight meetings as well.
PIT (-165)
CHW
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ATH
Sat, Apr 18 • 4:05 PM ET
Tyler Soderstrom o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-180)
Erick Fedde was crushed by left-handed hitters a season ago, allowing a .320 average, .397 wOBA, and 1.85 homers per nine innings.
He throws the sweeper, cutter, and changeup at almost identical rates against lefties and Soderstrom owns fantastic numbers against that mix. He is hitting .333 average with a .286 ISO and .423 wOBA.
Soderstrom should have the edge in this matchup and will get to face the 26th ranked bullpen by ERA when Fedde departs.
Factor in Soderstrom also plays in one of the league’s most hitter-friendly ballparks – and weather approaching 80 fahrenheit is expected – and all signs point to a productive outing.
DET
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BOS
Sat, Apr 18 • 4:10 PM ET
MIL
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MIA
Sat, Apr 18 • 4:10 PM ET
BAL
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CLE
Sat, Apr 18 • 6:10 PM ET
STL
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HOU
Sat, Apr 18 • 7:10 PM ET
ATL
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PHI
Sat, Apr 18 • 7:15 PM ET
Alec Bohm o0.5 Total Singles (-135)
Alec Bohm has struggled to generate hits but he owns a .151 average on balls put in play, which is unsustainably low and light years away from where it should be.
For perspective, eight other Phillies have had at least 50 plate appearances. None of them have hit less than .250 on balls put in play.
Bohm is due for some regression, and this isn’t a bad spot for it to kick in. Bohm is 4-13 against Chris Sale in his career and all four hits went for singles.
He also managed a .295 average against lefties last year. He’s clearly capable of hitting them.
TEX
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SEA
Sat, Apr 18 • 7:15 PM ET
SEA (-138)
LAD
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COL
Sat, Apr 18 • 8:10 PM ET
TOR
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AZ
Sat, Apr 18 • 8:10 PM ET
SD
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LAA
Sat, Apr 18 • 9:38 PM ET
LAA (-104)
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