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Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal is to build a 2-player, 3-player, 4-player, or 5-player entry and then select whether or not you want to play for the power play or the flex play. On the power play, you will need to be correct on each of your selections to win, and on the flex play, you will have a little more wiggle room for a chance to win some money back.

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Xander Bogaerts over 8.5 fantasy score - Bogaerts gets a great matchup against Yankees' left-hander Andrew Heaney as Heaney has allowed 20 home runs to right-handed hitters along with a .243 BAA and 6.20 ERA. Bogaerts has been hot lately as he is posting a 1.115 OPS with two home runs and two doubles over his previous 24 at-bats. He is also 7-for-13 with a 1.462 OPS off Andrew Heaney in his career. Note: I could also make a strong case for J.D. Martinez here against Heaney as he has been hot and has two home runs in six at-bats against Heaney in his career, but I do not want to have two Red Sox in a play against that Yankees' pen.

Ozzie Albies over 7.5 fantasy score - Ozzie Albies loves facing left-handed pitchers as he has become a staple in this column when facing a lefty. Tonight, he will be going up against Marlins' left-hander Jesus Luzardo. Luzardo has allowed 12 home runs and a .313 BAA to righties this season, which makes for a great spot to use Albies as he is hitting .331 with a .989 OPS off left-handers in 2021.

Brandon Lowe over 8.0 fantasy score - Lowe has been raking lately as noted by his five bombs and 26 combined runs + RBI over his previous 12 games. He is also posting a solid 1.141 OPS over this same span and the Rays have a team total north of 5.5 tonight, which he should certainly be involved in. Watkins has allowed three doubles, a triple, and a home run across facing just 73 left-handed batters on the season as well.

DJ LeMahieu over 7.0 fantasy score - This number is set a bit low for a leadoff hitter on a team expected to score nearly six runs tonight. LeMahieu has nine hits and a .940 OPS over his previous 25 at-bata and will be going up against Nick Pivetta. In 2021, Pivetta has given up 11 home runs and 16 doubles to right-handed hitters, which could bode well for LeMahieu in this one.

Overall Recommendation for this play: FLEX

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