Nathan Eovaldi looks to strike out eight or more batters for the second consecutive game when he takes on the Oakland A’s. In Cleveland, Michael Soroka will look to record at least three strikeouts against the Cleveland Guardians. Can he do it, or is this a trap line from oddsmakers? And can Anthony Santander record at least one hit against the Boston Red Sox tonight?
Here are the best PrizePicks plays for Tuesday, April 9's MLB games.
Tuesday’s Best MLB PrizePicks Player Predictions
This Season: 8-5-1
Nathan Eovaldi looks to strike out eight or more batters for the second consecutive game when he takes on the Oakland A’s. In Cleveland, Michael Soroka will look to record at least three strikeouts against the Cleveland Guardians. Can he do it, or is this a trap line from oddsmakers? And can Anthony Santander record at least one hit against the Boston Red Sox tonight?
Here are the best PrizePicks plays for Tuesday, April 9's MLB games.
Tuesday’s Best MLB PrizePicks Player Predictions
This Season: 8-5-1
Eovaldi struck out eight Tampa Bay Rays in his second start of the season. It brought his season total to 11 strikeouts. He's pitched at least 6.0 innings in each of his two starts and 13.0 innings overall. Tonight, he faces a strikeout-prone lineup that he has had success against in his career.
Eovaldi has struck out the current A's lineup 15 times in 32 at-bats. Of the 10 A's he has faced in his career, he has struck out nine of them at least once. That type of consistency across the lineup will serve him well today, as he has the chance to strike out every single batter he faces. The A's have one of the worst lineups in baseball. They won't chase Eovaldi before the seventh, giving him plenty of time to hit this over.
This number is so low that it can feel necessary to take the over. However, Soroka will strike out two or fewer batters for the third consecutive time to start the season.
Soroka has struck out just two batters in 11.0 innings this year. He's struck out the current Guardians' lineup just four times in 20 at-bats. Additionally, the Guardians have struck out the second-fewest times in the MLB this season. The Guardians will make a lot of contact in this game, and if Soroka wants to get to 5.0 innings, he'll need to rely on his defense. No matter how deep he goes, he's not topping this number.
Santander is hitting just .216 this season, but he has hit safely in six of his nine games. He's walked only once, which has resulted in at least four at-bats in every game this season.
Santander has never recorded a hit off Brayan Bello, but he's also only faced him four times. This season, Bello has given up 10 hits in 10.0 innings, including the five hits he allowed in his last start against the A's. Based on Santander's at-bats and Bello’s lack of success getting people out this season, look for Santander to record at least one hit today.
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