MLB Best Bets June 6: Mitch Keller collecting the Ks
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June 5th recap: Yordan Alvarez easily came through with a two hits including a homer, but Rodolfo Castro came up one base shy and Corey Seager did not hit a home run.
It’s the typical 15-game Tuesday schedule for Major League Baseball. Let’s dive into some props for the day’s action.
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Mitch Keller OVER 6.5 Strikeouts -126, FanDuel (Wager: 1.26 units to win 1 unit)
Keller has become one of the most dominant pitchers in the National League, fanning 30.4% of the hitters he has faced this season.
In his past seven starts, Keller has been phenomenal, striking out eight or more batters in each outing.
Tuesday, he’ll take on the lowly Oakland Athletics.
The A’s are tied for the second-worst strikeout rate (25.1%) vs. right-handed pitching this year.
Since May 1, they have had the third-worst strikeout rate (25.3%) in Major League Baseball.
Look for Keller to keep racking up the “Ks”.
J.D. Martinez OVER 0.5 Home Runs +330, bet365 (Wager: 1 unit to win 3.3 units)
Martinez has been on a heater of late with five home runs in his past seven games.
He now has 14 homers on the season with 12 of them coming against right-handed pitching.
Tonight, the stars will align for Martinez once again to go yard.
He’ll face Cincinnati Reds righty Luke Weaver, who has allowed 2.42 HR/9 to right-handed hitters this season.
Add in his 42% hard-hit rate to righties and the fact that this game will be played at the hitter’s haven known as Great American Ballpark and Martinez has a great shot at keeping his hot streak going.
Clarke Schmidt OVER 5.5 Strikeouts -110, DraftKings (Wager: 1.1 units to win 1 unit)
The Chicago White Sox offence has not been very good this season against right-handed pitching as they sit with an 89 wRC+ heading into Tuesday’s action.
They’ll face Yankees righty Clarke Schmidt, who has had a breakout season as a full-time starter.
Schmidt has struck out 26% of batters he has faced and has fanned six or more hitters in three of his past five starts.
Chicago has struck out 22.8% of the time against righties this year, which puts them middle-of-the-pack in MLB, but they only walk 6.8% of the time, meaning there could be plenty of swinging and missing against Schmidt.
-Rob Wong (@RobWong34)
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