Today's Taste - Best MLB PrizePicks Player Props (5/8/23)

Mondays mean it’s a new week. And a new week means it’s time to get off to a hot start. Some of my favorite arms in the MLB will grab the ball tonight. Maybe I include them, maybe not. 

 

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Shane McClanahan OVER/UNDER 6.5 Strikeouts

 

It’s my boy Shane Daddy on the mound today, one of my favorite days of the week. The two teams in the AL East square off this evening. Despite the white-hot start the Rays have gotten off to, the O’s are only 5.5 games back of Tampa. With a big early series, Baltimore can make this a very tight race if they take a couple games.

 

Sugar Shane is firmly in contention for the AL Cy Young…again. In case you missed any of my previous spiels, I believe McClanahan has the best and most electric lefty pitching arsenal since Randy Johnson. The guy has four elite pitches that have serious movement that he can throw for strikes. Sugar has only allowed 28 hits in 40 innings, to go along with a very strong 51 K/16 BB ratio. He’s already logged five quality starts out of seven tries. While he will face a Baltimore lineup that is among the best 10 lineups at not striking out, he does have the advantage tonight. Although the Orioles have killed lefty pitching this year with a .273 avg and .815 OPS, there are no southpaws better than Sugar. The O’s saw Max Fried and Mackenzie Gore both punch them out seven times, while Eddie Rodrgiuez totaled 11 K’s in 12.2 innings. McClanahan has at least nine K’s in three of his last five outings. He also has had a successful lifetime against this lineup for a .241 OBA and 32 K’s over 108 AB’s.

 

Despite the Orioles’ being a non-strikeout team, they have six players who have at least 28 punchouts. As usually, the worry with our guy is the ultra-short leash Rays’ manager Kevin Cash imposes on his pitching staff. That means Shane Daddy will likely have to accomplish this feat in six innings. In three outings against the birds last year, McClanahan registered seven punchies in two of them. Remember, we always give the benefit of the doubt to power arms.

 

 

Pick: McClanahan O6.5 K’s

 

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Zac Gallen OVER/UNDER 6.5 Strikeouts

 

Another top pitcher on the schedule tonight is budding superstar, and New Jersey native, Zac Gallen. The Arizona ace is a huge reason why the team is in the thick of the NL West lead early in the season. He will see a pesky Miami lineup that is in the mix for the NL East division.

 

Gallen has been imposing to start 2023. Currently neck and neck with Spencer Strider for the NL Cy Young crown, ZG has racked up a ton of punchies early on. He has had at least seven K’s in five of his first seven starts. He’s racked up at least 11 K’s in three of them. Coming off a bad outing against the Rangers, it’s time Gallen rebounds in a big way. Miami is currently striking out the 14th most in the MLB (304), with the 11th highest K rate (23.8%). This offense has four guys who have logged at least 29 punchouts. Of course, he will have to deal with the biggest pain in the world, and my arch-nemesis, Luis Arraez, but I don’t believe he will be the difference tonight. 

 

Miami has seen lesser starters like Kenta Maeda, Pablo Lopez, Logan Allen etc. all log at least seven K’s against them. Not to mention, Spencer Strider went off for a 13 K outing earlier this year. In Gallen’s first outing against the Marlins, he racked up seven punchouts. This is a very strong matchup for Zac Gallen tonight. I have to take my chances that he rebounds like he should.

 

Pick: Gallen OVER 6.5 K’s

 

 

 

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McClanahan O6.5 K’s

Gallen OVER 6.5 K’s