The Boston Red Sox will welcome the New York Yankees to Fenway Park for the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night.
The Boston Red Sox will welcome the New York Yankees to Fenway Park for the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night.
Tonight’s game is a winner-take-all for the American League and the winner will play the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa in a five-game series. Aaron Boone has added a few extra players to his roster including Greg Allen and Rob Brantley. Gio Urshela’s status is uncertain but he was looking pretty good in agility drills early today.
This will be a fantastic game, here is everything you need to catch the action tonight.
MLB odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds last updated Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees (-140) vs. Boston Red Sox (+115)
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The New York Yankees will face the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game on Tuesday night from Fenway Park.
The New York Yankees will face the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game on Tuesday night from Fenway Park.
The Yankees finished the season with a 92-70 record and had an exciting walk-off to clinch the Wild Card against the Rays in a 1-0 game while the Red Sox are coming off a 7-5 win over the Nationals after finishing with the exact same record as New York.
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New York Yankees (-140) vs. Boston Red Sox (+115)
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The Red Sox will meet the Yankees in the AL Wild Card Game on Tuesday night from Fenway Park, stream the MLB action live here.
The New York Yankees will face the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night from Fenway Park. The winner of this game will meet the Tampa Bay Rays in a best of five series in Tampa.
The Yankees will send out Gerrit Cole to the mound tonight and the Red Sox will counter with Nathan Eovaldi. If history tells us anything it’s that games between these two clubs will be long and will certainly be hectic.
This will be a great matchup, here is everything you need to know to catch the action tonight.
AL Wild Card odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds last updated Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees (-135) vs. San Diego Padres (+110)
O/U: 8
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One of the cooler aspects of any league’s All-Star weekend is seeing all the players from different teams interact. During the regular season, they’re competitors and rivals. But for one weekend, they put all that aside and collectively enjoy the experience.
We saw that when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. gave Juan Soto a pep talk before his Home Run Derby swing-off against Shohei Ohtani. It was legitimately fun to see three players from three different teams just cheer each other on.
Well, according to Red Sox star J.D. Martinez, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole did not shut off the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry for the weekend. Instead, he gave the Sox players the silent treatment.
JD Martinez tells a group of fellow All Stars that Gerrit Cole ignored the Red Sox players who said hello to him on the bus pic.twitter.com/AB7JQVtWU0
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Analyzing the top 10 MLB season prop bets that should be exploited for easy wins.
The 60-game MLB season begins Thursday, July 23. The truncated season means player stats will look different. Nonetheless, there is action to be had with prop bets for the coming season. Below, we look at BetMGM futures odds, making our picks and best bets for the top 10 MLB season props to bank on.
St. Louis Cardinals 1B Paul Goldschmidt has become a slow starter, struggling the last two seasons in March, April and May. But this 2020 MLB season is July, August and September. He batted .274 from March to May in 2019 and .209 in 2018 during the same months. Take the UNDER .275 (-115) for his batting average this season.
2. Gerrit Cole’s strikeouts: 104.5
(Over -115/Under -115)
Gerrit Cole should get 12 starts for his new team, the New York Yankees, this season. He had 112 strikeouts in his first 12 starts last season and 116 in his first 12 starts of 2018. Take the OVER 104.5 (-115).
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3. Gerrit Cole’s wins: 6.5
(Over -130/Under +100)
Cole has had more than six wins in his first 12 starts of a season only once in the last four years – and that was 2015. He’ll have the quality Yankees lineup to give him support, but it’s smart to go with history. Go UNDER 6.5 (+100).
4. Arizona Diamondbacks’ runs: 299.5
(Over -125/Under -105)
The Diamondbacks averaged 5.01 runs per game last season. They upgraded two bats in the lineup with CF Starling Marte and RF Kole Calhoun. That, combined with a likely scenario in which batters are better than pitchers early in the season, means the Diamondbacks will not struggle to score runs. Go OVER 299.5 (-125).
5. J.D. Martinez’s home runs: 14.5
(Over -110/Under -120)
To hit 15 home runs in 2020, Boston Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez will need to average one every four games he plays – and that’s playing every game. He has averaged fewer than four games per homer only once in the last three seasons. Go UNDER 14.5 (-110).
Jul 12, 2020; Boston; J.D. Martinez during practice at Fenway Park. (Photo Credit: Brian Fluharty – USA TODAY Sports)
6. J.D. Martinez’s hits: 62.5
(Over -115/Under -115)
In his last two seasons, Martinez averaged 1.23 hits per game, while appearing in 91.3% of Boston’s games. In a 60-game season, that means playing in 55 games and getting 67-68 hits. Take OVER 62.5 (-115).
7. Jose Altuve’s batting average: .300
(Over -115/Under -115)
Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve only batted .298 in 2019, snapping five consecutive seasons of .313 or higher. Take OVER .300 (-115).
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8. Clayton Kershaw’s strikeouts: 70.5
(Over -115/Under -115)
If Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw makes all 12 of his starts this season and averages only six innings per outing, he will pitch 72 innings. He has averaged at least nine strikeouts every nine innings in four of the last five seasons. In his career, the future Hall of Famer averages 1.08 strikeouts per inning. Using his career rate, he would have 71 strikeouts if he made only 11 starts and averaged only six innings per start. Take the OVER 70.5 (-115).
9. Freddie Freeman’s batting average: .295
(Over -115/Under -115)
Atlanta Braves 1B Freddie Freeman has batted at least .295 four seasons in a row. Go OVER .295 (-115).
10. Aaron Judge’s home runs: 15.5
(Over -110/Under -120)
Based on Aaron Judge’s last two seasons, the Yankees slugger averaged a home run every 3.96 games. At that rate, he would have 15 if he played in every single game. Take the UNDER 15.5 (-120).
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Making the best MLB prop bet picks to lead baseball in strikeouts in the 60-game 2020 MLB season.
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We continue looking at the available 2020 MLB prop bets at BetMGM with a look at the pitcher to record the most strikeouts in the 60-game 2020 MLB regular season. Below, we make our picks and best bets for which player will finish as MLB’s 2020 strikeout leader.
With the Houston Astros last year, Gerrit Cole’s MLB-leading 326 strikeouts were the most in a season for any current pitcher. Cole cashed in on his 2019 dominance this offseason with a fat new deal, signing with the New York Yankees, and enters the COVID-altered 60-game season as a heavy favorite to repeat as the majors’ strikeout leader.
The Yankees fan in me expects Cole to dazzle in pinstripes, but the gambler in me hates the +230 value. Too many things can go wrong, between injury and COVID, and a 60-game schedule is too small of a time frame for such little payout. PASS ON COLE LEADING THE MLB IN STRIKEOUTS.
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Best Bet: Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals (+550)
Max Scherzer fell out of the MLB’S top-3 in strikeouts last season for the first time since 2011 — when he ranked eighth. He led the NL in strikeouts three consecutive seasons, 2016-18, and led the majors in 2016 an ’18. However, 2019 wasn’t a down year for Scherzer — he led the NL in K’s per nine innings (12.691) a second consecutive season — but he only started 27 games, the first time he’s started less than 30 games since his debut season in the majors (2008).
Questions about a World Series hangover are fair in most cases, but not with Scherzer. He is one of baseball’s fiercest competitors and expect to see the best of him as the Nationals defend their title. ILOVE SCHERZER (+550) TO RECORD THE MOST STRIKEOUTS IN 2020.
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Sleeper: Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals (+2500)
Like Scherzer, I believe in a motivational edge for Stephen Strasburg in 2020. Health has always been a concern for Strasburg — who has only started 30+ games in three of 10 career seasons — but he is generally dominant when he pitches. He’s led the NL once in strikeouts (co-leader in 2014), averages 10.6 K’s per nine innings and 241 strikeouts per 162 games for his career.
The major factors of why I LIKEStrasburg (+2500) to fan the most batters in 2020 are the insane value, the COVID-altered schedule 60-game and his performance against NL East foes. Strasburg had the third-most strikeouts against division opponents (most in the NL).
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