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MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/29 - Monkey Knife Fight

Thursday brings afternoon baseball, plus a double-header, as part of a nine-game MLB schedule and Monkey Knife Fight has contests all day to add to the excitement.

The prime pitching matchup may occur in the afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals, with Aaron Nola taking on Kwang Hyun Kim.

In other games, Carlos Rodon starts the first game of the double-header for the White Sox against Detroit and Trevor Bauer starts in Milwaukee. Otherwise, there are a lot of starting pitchers that could be vulnerable.

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N.Y. YANKEES-BALTIMORE

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Jordan Montgomery MORE THAN 4.5 STRIKEOUTS

The Yankees left-handed starter has picked up at least five strikeouts in three of four starts this season and faces a Baltimore lineup with an average strikeout rate (24.0%) at home but the Orioles do tend to strike out at a higher rate (27.1%) against left-handed pitchers.

Trey Mancini MORE THAN 1.5 TOTAL BASES

While Mancini has oddly struggled against left-handed pitching this season, slugging .364, he is slugging .468 at home and that may be enough to push him towards multiple total bases, a threshold he has reached in seven of 13 home games.

Aaron Judge MORE THAN 1.5 TOTAL BASES

While Judge is devastating against left-handed pitching, the Orioles do have righty Jorge Lopez on the mound. That might not be a real advantage for Baltimore, though, since Lopez has allowed six home runs in 17 2/3 innings and Judge is slugging .542 on the road.

Pedro Severino LESS THAN 1.5 HITS + WALKS

Baltimore’s catcher is fine but it’s still asking quite a bit for him to reach base twice in a game. He has a .333 on-base percentage against left-handed pitching and a .343 on-base percentage at home, reaching base multiple times in just three of 10 home games.

 

DETROIT-CHICAGO WHITE SOX

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Carlos Rodon MORE THAN 7.5 STRIKEOUTS

Rodon has been an entirely new pitcher in 2021. He has added 2.1 MPH on his fastball compared to last season and 3.5 MPH compared to 2019 and it has helped him to 24 strikeouts in his first three starts. Detroit has the highest strikeout rate (34.2%) against left-handed pitchers combined with the sixth highest road strikeout rate (27.7%) so Rodon should continue to miss bats in Game 1 of their Thursday double-header.

Casey Mize LESS THAN 3.5 STRIKEOUTS

The Tigers’ top pitching prospect had a couple of solid starts early in the season before getting thumped in his last two outings. He faces a Chicago White Sox lineup that has the second lowest strikeout rate (18.4%) at home and second lowest strikeout rate against right-handed pitchers (21.4%) so this might not be the game that reverses his recent trends.

Jose Abreu LESS THAN 1.5 TOTAL BASES

We are dealing in very small samples but the reigning American League MVP is slugging just .379 against right-handed pitching and, worse, just .278 at home. Maybe Mize is the pitcher that helps Abreu get out of that early home slump but it’s a bit risky picking this game to change his outcomes.

Miguel Cabrera LESS THAN 1.5 HITS + WALKS

Cabrera has missed some time with an injury so has only played 10 games this season but he has a meagre .275 on-base percentage in those 10 games so it is asking a lot of him to reach base twice, especially against a pitcher who has been as good as Rodon.

 

LOS ANGELES-MILWAUKEE

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Trevor Bauer MORE THAN 8.5 STRIKEOUTS

Milwaukee has the fourth highest strikeout rate (27.2%) against right-handed pitchers and the sixth highest strikeout rate at home (26.4%). That seems like a favorable matchup for Bauer, who has a career-high 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 2021.

Omar Narvaez LESS THAN 1.5 HITS + WALKS

The Brewers catcher has been terrific this season and that includes a .452 on-base percentage in 73 plate appearances. He has a .444 on-base percentage against right-handed pitchers and a .324 on-base percentage at home. On average, Narvaez might still be expected to reach base multiple times but he is facing Bauer, who is clearly much better than average.

Mookie Betts MORE THAN 3.5 MKF FANTASY POINTS

The Dodgers rightfielder is not off to a great start, with a .774 OPS and 3.1 MKF fantasy points per game, but the Brewers are going with Eric Lauer on the mound, a left-hander with a 4.75 ERA and 1.50 WHIP in his career.

Corey Seager MORE THAN 1.5 TOTAL BASES

Even with a bit of a recent slump, the Dodgers shortstop has a .489 slugging percentage on the road and a .514 slugging percentage against left-handed pitchers. Going against Lauer, who is probably not an average major league pitcher, makes it even more likely that Seager can accumulate at least two bases.

Kolten Wong LESS THAN 1.5 HITS + WALKS

Although Wong has missed some games, he does have a .438 on-base percentage in 13 games and has reached base multiple times in seven of his 12 starts. Still, Bauer is a formidable opponent so reaching base twice is not going to come easily.

 

 



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