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Pittsburgh Pirates logo PIT @ San Francisco Giants logo SF Sun, May 10 • 4:05 PM ET
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Pittsburgh Pirates logo San Francisco Giants logo o8.5 (-115)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Jason Ence
Betting Analyst

The Pirates are slugging .416 over the past two weeks, with a 37% hard hit rate that ranks second in the majors in that span.

With the wind blowing out to LF at more than 10 mph, the conditions will help the ball fly. 

Moneyline
Pittsburgh Pirates logo PIT (+102)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Jason Ence
Betting Analyst

Pittsburgh’s 20-hit outburst on Saturday wasn’t a fluke. The Pirates rank fourth in xwOBA over the past two weeks, posting a .339 mark while ranking third in wRC+.

That’s bad news for Tyler Mahle. He’s sporting a 4.50 BB/9 ratio, and now must work without the best pitch framer in baseball.

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New York Mets logo NYM @ Arizona Diamondbacks logo AZ Sun, May 10 • 4:10 PM ET
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Tyrone Taylor logo
Tyrone Taylor u1.5 Total Bases (-185)
Projection 0.78
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Pick made: 10 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Tyrone Taylor is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in this matchup.. Chase Field has the 10th-highest fence height (on average) in Major League Baseball.. Tyrone Taylor hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 3rd-deepest CF fences in today's game.. Among all the teams playing today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Arizona Diamondbacks.. Arizona's #1-ranked outfield defense on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Tyrone Taylor, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.
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Juan Soto logo
Juan Soto o1.5 Total Bases (+100)
Projection 1.96
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Pick made: 1 hours ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Juan Soto projects as the 3rd-best batter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Juan Soto is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Chase Field as the 2nd-best stadium in the game for left-handed batting average.. Built 1059 feet above sea level, Chase Field has the 2nd-highest elevation in the league, which generally leads to better offense.. The Chase Field roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this game 9° hotter than the average outdoor game of all games on the slate — favorable for offense.
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Atlanta Braves logo ATL @ Los Angeles Dodgers logo LAD Sun, May 10 • 4:10 PM ET
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Atlanta Braves logo Los Angeles Dodgers logo u9.5 (-133)
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Pick made: 4 hours ago
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Shawn Krest
Betting Analyst

The Braves will start Bryce Elder and his 2.02 ERA. His success has come from avoiding solid contact. His barrel rate, hard hit percentage, average exit velocity, and sweet spot percentage are all significantly down. The Dodgers start Justin Wrobleski, who has a 1.25 ERA and no homers allowed this season. 

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Atlanta Braves logo ATL (+115)
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Pick made: 5 hours ago
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Shawn Krest
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The Dodgers’ bullpen is running on fumes. L.A. starters haven’t completed five innings in each of the last three games, and twice failed to escape the second inning. That has forced 14 relievers to throw a combined 266 pitches over the last three days, prompting manager Dave Roberts to admit fresh arms may be needed for Sunday.

That’s a dangerous setup against an Atlanta lineup that appears to have rediscovered its rhythm. After a brief offensive dip following their Colorado series, the Braves erupted for seven runs on Saturday and continue to rank among MLB’s best offenses, sitting first in slugging and second in batting average.

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St. Louis Cardinals logo STL @ San Diego Padres logo SD Sun, May 10 • 4:10 PM ET
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St. Louis Cardinals logo STL (+116)
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Pick made: 22 hours ago
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Phil Naessens
Betting Analyst

The Cardinals own the better offense, and Kyle Leahy gets a Padres one of the coldest lineups in baseball with a 68 wRC+ over the last seven days. St. Louis' bullpen has been good enough to trust the Cardinals to outscore the Padres. 

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Fernando Tatis Jr. logo
Fernando Tatis Jr. o1.5 Total Bases (+132)
Projection 1.8
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Pick made: 18 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Fernando Tatis Jr. projects as the 17th-best hitter in the majors, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Fernando Tatis Jr. is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. Among all parks, Petco Park has the 5th-lowest average fence height.. According to the weather report, the temperature and humidity for this contest will be the 5th-best for hitting on the slate today.. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (40.2% — 98th percentile) and will have a big advantage facing the league's 2nd-shallowest CF fences in today's matchup.
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Detroit Tigers logo DET @ Kansas City Royals logo KC Sun, May 10 • 7:20 PM ET
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Moneyline
Detroit Tigers logo DET (+110)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Chris Hatfield
Betting Analyst

Noah Cameron has an 6.32 expected ERA for a reason. The biggest reason is that he’s survived pretty much exclusively on his fastball, with several underlying metrics screaming that he’s overperforming even his already bad ERA. Given these factors, Detroit should punish him.

Total
Detroit Tigers logo Kansas City Royals logo o8.0 (-118)
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Pick made: 3 hours ago
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Chris Hatfield
Betting Analyst

I projected this total at 9.4, would play it to 9, and I’m making this my fourth two-unit play of the year. Hanifee is likely an opener for a presumed bullpen game, but he’s already shown this season that he can go multiple innings. Either way, he’ll eventually turn things into a bullpen that isn’t the most rested. Circling back to Cameron, his pitching run value ranks in the 5th percentile, and his breaking ball sits in the 2nd.

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Milwaukee Brewers logo MIL @ St. Louis Cardinals logo STL Tue, Jul 7 • 2:15 PM ET
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Milwaukee Brewers logo St. Louis Cardinals logo u8.0 (-120)
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Pick made: 5 days ago
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Todd Cordell
Betting Analyst

If Brandon Sproat can hold his own early, the Brewers will turn to an excellent bullpen that ranks fifth in xFIP and tied for third in homers allowed per nine innings.

Colder weather and Andre Pallante’s high ground-ball rate (50%) should allow the Cardinals to limit the long ball. That’ll make it difficult to score runs in bulk, helping keep this game Under the total.

Moneyline
Milwaukee Brewers logo MIL (-110)
Pick made: 5 days ago
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Todd Cordell
Betting Analyst

Brandon Sproat’s xFIP and SIERA are two full runs less than his ERA, suggesting he hasn’t pitched as poorly as it appears on the surface.

Andre Pallante has posted some concerning numbers against lefties (47.2% hard-hit rate, 13.2% barrel rate), and the Brewers have plenty of good ones in their lineup. This mismatch favors the visitors, and we'll take the Brewers on the ML.

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