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HOU
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TEX
Tue, May 26 • 8:05 PM ET
u8.0 (-110)
TEX (-135)
The Astros own a .290 wOBA, .652 OPS, and 35.1% hard hit rate over their last six games.
Despite getting no-hit Monday, the Rangers have fared better in each category over the same period. They are sporting a .333 wOBA, .757 OPS, and 39.4% hard hit rate.
With a pitching advantage to boot, they should rebound Tuesday night.
SEA
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ATH
Tue, May 26 • 9:40 PM ET
u9.5 (-110)
The Athletics' 26.4% hard-hit rate is second-lowest in the majors the past week, driving a 1.28 GB/FB ratio and a .111 ISO. Gage Jump will find some periods of success against a Seattle lineup with the third-worst wRC+ against southpaws over the past month.
SEA (+102)
Emerson Hancock's fastball ranks in the 99th percentile in baseball, a key reason he’s posting a career-best 9.20 K/9 ratio and a 3.19 xFIP, which is 1.42 runs better than his xFIP a season ago. He will get run support from a lineup rocking a 114 wRC+ on the road the past month, a far cry from the 91 mark they’ve posted at home.
PHI
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SD
Tue, May 26 • 9:40 PM ET
SD (-109)
Backing the San Diego Padres when Randy Vásquez is on the mound has treated me very well this season, and we’re going back to the well again on Tuesday. The Padres are trading as -109 favorites at home, but I price them closer to -135 in this matchup. Aaron Nola has had success against San Diego in the past, but this version of Nola looks very different from the one we’ve seen in previous years. His four-seam fastball currently carries a run value of -13, which is extremely poor. Without a reliable fastball, Nola has been forced to lean heavily on his knuckle curve, and the Padres lineup features several hitters who thrive when sitting on off-speed pitches and punishing hanging breaking balls. Maybe Tuesday is finally the day Fernando Tatís Jr. launches his first home run of the season.
Kyle Schwarber o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (-107)
Schwarber enters today with the highest rating in this matchup, marking his 241st elite rating over the last three years. During that span, he has cleared this prop in 54.17% of those elite ratings. No different on the road, where he has gone over this number 52.83% of the time across 106 elite ratings. Despite the slight cold streak following the illness, Schwarber is still making 58.3% hard contact with a 25% barrel rate and just a 16.7% ground ball rate over his last 30 plate appearances against right-handed pitching.
AZ
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SF
Tue, May 26 • 9:45 PM ET
AZ (-101)
There’s no way the Arizona Diamondbacks should be trading close to even money in this matchup against the San Francisco Giants. I make the Diamondbacks closer to -130 favorites, which is why I’m hitting the button. The Giants already have one of the weaker offenses in baseball, and the matchup becomes even more difficult with left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez on the mound. The lefty-lefty matchup is especially disruptive for the primary offensive threats in the Giants lineup, including Rafael Devers and Luis Arraez. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks lineup is in a strong spot offensively. Ketel Marte is swinging a hot bat, while Corbin Carroll is one of the best gap hitters in baseball and a player who can fully take advantage of the spacious triple alleys at Oracle Park.
AZ (-110)
The Diamondbacks have been tearing the cover off the ball, ranking second in OPS over the last two weeks, and they just hung six runs over five innings on Giants SP Tyler Mahle last week. San Fran is a modest 19th in OPS vs. lefties, and they'll take on Eduardo Rodriguez (2.24 ERA) on Tuesday night.
COL
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LAD
Tue, May 26 • 10:10 PM ET
The Rockies strikeout at the highest rate against lefties, and Dodgers southpaw Eric Lauer is a candidate for improvement. He spun a solid 3.18 ERA and 3.86 xERA across 104 2/3 innings last year, so I’m expecting regression to his respective 6.69 and 5.83 current marks. Los Angeles outfielder Teoscar Hernandez has been a force against lefties with a .391 wOBA and .284 ISO since the beginning of 2024, and he’s also rolling along a 12-game heater consisting of 11 runs, 17 hits and 14 RBI with a 1.099 OPS.
u9.0 (-115)
Both teams are trending to the Under as the Rockies are 13-17 O/U on the road and the Dodgers are 10-16 O/U at home. Kyle Freeland is better away from Coors (13.6 K-BB%), while the Dodgers can use Eric Lauer for a few innings against an impotent lineup against LHP before relying on a stingy bullpen (2.46 FIP this month).
PHI
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SD
Wed, May 27 • 4:10 PM ET
PHI (-150)
TB
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NYY
Tue, Sep 22 • 1:05 PM ET
Junior Caminero o0.5 Total Home Runs (+401)
TB (+115)
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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