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What you need to know for Tuesday’s MLB Games
By Derek Carty
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After the top tier of elite pitchers that are near universally-rostered, Jose Quintana (29% rostered in ESPN leagues) is the top pitcher on the board today. He’s been terrific this season and gets a soft matchup against a weak Nationals offense, at home in pitcher-friendly Busch Stadium.
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If you’re a Brandon Woodruff manager, today is a day to keep him on your bench. As great as he is, he goes into Coors Field today… and it’s 95 degrees. He projects for a 4.77 ERA and a 1.34 FIP, which isn’t usable in any format.
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On the other side of that game, the Milwaukee Brewers are the clear top offense to stream from today. They are the only team THE BAT X projects for over six runs, and their projected total approaches seven against Chad Kuhl. Rowdy Tellez (66%), Kolten Wong (65%), Andrew McCutchen (52%), Luis Urias (47%), Omar Narvaez (23%), Keston Hiura (2%), and Jace Peterson (2%) are all in play (depending on who is in the lineup).
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Particularly for those looking for stolen bases, the Cubs against Justin Dunn also offer a terrific opportunity. Dunn is one of the absolute weakest pitchers in baseball and one of the easiest to steal off of once you reach base. Nico Hoerner (40%) and Rafael Ortega (1%) in particular project quite well for a steal today.
Starting pitcher rankings for Tuesday
Best Sub-50% Rostered Hitters for Tuesday
Best and worst hitters from the day are generated by THE BAT X, a projection system created by Derek Carty using advanced methods like those used in MLB front offices, accounting for a variety of factors including player talent, ballparks, bullpens, weather, umpires, defense, catcher pitch-framing, and lots more.
Worst Over-50% Rostered Hitters for Tuesday
THE BAT X’s Best Stacks for Tuesday
Prop of the Day
Brandon Woodruff strikeouts: Over/Under 5.5 (-140/+110)
PROJECTION
THE BAT X sees Woodruff putting up 5.3 strikeouts for this matchup on average, while projecting him to exceed his player prop total 42.5% of the time. THE BAT X believes there is positive value on the UNDER with an expected value of $20.70.
Note: Expected Value is a measure of how good a bet is, factoring the probability that it will win versus the odds the book is providing. If you were to wager $1.00 100 times on a bet with an Expected Value of $25, you would win some and you would lose some, but in the end you would expect to come away with $25 in profit on your $100 investment.
FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE OVER
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Woodruff projects as the 17th-best pitcher in baseball when estimating his strikeout skill, according to THE BAT X.
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The Rockies (25.1 K%, via THE BAT X) project to have the third-most strikeout-heavy lineup today.
FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE UNDER
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Edwin Moscoso, expected to be calling pitches in this game, profiles as a extreme hitter’s umpire.
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Coors Field grades out as the No. 30 stadium in MLB for strikeouts, according to THE BAT X projection system.
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Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and this game projects for the hottest weather of all games on today’s slate today at 96 degrees.
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Woodruff has a large reverse platoon split and will be disadvantaged facing six same-handed bats in this game.
Source: www.espn.com