MLB Best Bets for June 13: Whoa, Elly! Reds' De La Cruz on fire
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June 12 recap: Went 1-2 on Monday night as Zach Eflin came through with six strikeouts, but Adam Duvall and Josh Jung were not able to hit their overs.
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Freddie Freeman OVER 0.5 Home Runs +440, Caesars (Wager: 1 unit to win 4.4 units)
Weirdly, Freeman only has hit four of his 13 home runs on the season against right-handed pitching, but historically, that hasn’t been the case.
In his career, Freeman’s slugging percentage is .90 points higher against righties than lefties.
He’ll take on the struggling Lance Lynn on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Lynn has been torched by lefty bats this year, allowing an absurd .702 SLG% and 3.48 HR/9.
Over the past three seasons, Dodger Stadium has been one of the more favourable home run stadiums for lefty power according to Statcast.
Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (-102), FanDuel (Wager: 1.02 units to win 1 unit)
As mentioned above, Lance Lynn has had a rough go this season with an ERA of 6.72.
He has allowed five or more runs in his past two starts and will have to face a Dodgers squad that ranks fourth in MLB with a 115 wRC+ vs. RHP.
On the other side of the ball, Chicago’s offence hasn’t been great, putting up a 90 wRC+ vs. RHP which ranks 27th in all of baseball.
The Dodgers will start Tony Gonsolin against the White Sox. He has 2.21 ERA on the season.
This sets up to be a tough night for Lynn and the White Sox in Los Angeles.
Elly De La Cruz OVER 1.5 Total Bases (+125), bet365 (Wager: 1 unit to win 1.25 units)
The Reds star rookie has been the talk of baseball since making his Major League debut and deservedly so.
De La Cruz has shown off elite exit velocities and sprint speeds in his first seven games with Cincinnati.
De La Cruz will take on Royals veteran righty Jordan Lyles this evening in Kansas City.
Lyles has been hit hard by left-handed hitting in 2023, giving up 10 homers and a .529 SLG%.
Because of his insane speed, De La Cruz can easily turn base hits into extra-base knocks and we could see some of that tonight in this matchup vs. Lyles.
-Rob Wong (@RobWong34)
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