Well into the dog days of summer, MLB is keeping the excitement alive. Diving into today’s matchups, we’re spotlighting a few selections based on SportsGrid’s best MLB player props today. We employ a star rating system to evaluate each pick’s success likelihood.
Yesterday, we went a solid 2-for-3, including Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber making good on our home run recommendation with a 464-foot leadoff blast against the San Diego Padres.
Let’s keep the momentum going with top picks from today’s MLB games.
Note: All odds and props courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.
ATL Eddie Rosario 0.5 RBI vs. Cardinals (+135)
- Atlanta has scored 774 runs this season, the most in MLB
- Rosario has recorded 65 RBI in 121 games this season
- Rosario is 3-for-6 (.500) with a double and two singles in his career against Cardinals right-handed starter Adam Wainwright (3-10, 8.10 ERA)
- Wainwright holds an 8.81 ERA over his last seven starts, allowing 31 earned runs in 31.2 IP
- Left-handed batters are hitting .368 against Wainwright this season
LAD Mookie Betts OVER 0.5 HRs @ Marlins (+340)
- Betts has hit a career-high 38 home runs this season, the fifth-most in MLB
- Betts is 2-for-4 with two home runs in his career against Marlins left-handed starter Braxton Garrett (8-5, 3.86 ERA), both long balls coming in their recent August 19 matchup
- Betts is hitting .306 (41-for-134) with 14 home runs against left-handed pitching this season
- Right-handed batters are hitting .267 with 15 home runs against Garrett this season
- Opponents are hitting .281 with 13 home runs against Garrett at LoanDepot Park this season
NYY Gleyber Torres OVER 0.5 HRs vs. Tigers (+500)
- Torres has hit 24 home runs this season, tied for the second-most of his career
- Torres has hit four home runs over his past seven games, three of those coming against the Tigers
- Torres is 8-for-25 (.320) with three home runs in his career against Tigers left-handed starter Eduardo Rodriguez (10-7, 3.11 ERA)
- Detroit’s bullpen has allowed 71 home runs this season, tied for the fifth-most in MLB
- Of Torres’s 24 home runs this season, 15 have come at home (63%)
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