Trea Turner, you are actually, formally, my postseason headliner. Talk a few no-sweat money. I had Turner over 1.5 hits plus runs plus RBI (a best bets favourite) Monday for the NLDS Game 2 and he singled and scored in the first inning. Music to my ears, cash in our wallet. The Braves additionally got here from in the back of to attain 5 runs of their ultimate 3 at-bats to money our different play from that sport.
Those wins run us to 11-7 those playoffs.
Let’s keep the excellent occasions rolling.
Astros (+114) at Twins (-134), 4:07 p.m. ET
Starting pitchers: RHP Cristian Javier (10-5, 4.56) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (8-8, 2.79)
It’s 1-1 heading to Game 3, the place Twins ace Sonny Gray gets the ball. The Astros hit some distance higher on the street this season, although, and had been considered one of the best street groups in baseball at 51-30. Javier struggled on the street maximum of the season, although he spun six scoreless innings in Arizona in his remaining get started. Also, his remaining playoff get started was once when he threw the first six innings of a blended no-hitter in Game 4 of the World Series.
The play: Jose Altuve over 1.5 H+R+RBI (-105)
In 90 regular-season video games, Altuve had 112 hits, 76 runs and 51 RBI, a mean of two.66 H+R+RBI in line with sport. After fighting harm, he was once superb down the stretch, too, hitting .339/.409/.551 with 80 hits, 51 runs and 33 RBI in his remaining 57 video games. Through two playoff video games, he’s 3 for 8 with a run and RBI.
On the street this season, Altuve hit .349/.405/.630 with 50 runs and 32 RBI in 44 video games. In his occupation in Target Field, he has hit .348 with 21 runs and 17 RBI in 27 video games.
Sounding excellent sufficient but? How about this one: He’s a occupation .343 hitter (17 for 35) in opposition to Sonny Gray.
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Orioles (+119) at Rangers (-139), 8:03 p.m. ET
Starting pitchers: RHP Dean Kremer (13-5, 4.12) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (12-5, 3.63)
The Rangers come home after going 4-0 in Tampa Bay and Baltimore. They received a pitchers’ duel in Game 1 of the ALDS after which a slugfest (which was once in part a walk-fest on the Rangers’ offensive aspect) in Game 2. During the steady season, they had been 50-31 at home, although the Orioles had been 52-29 on the street. The Orioles additionally have not been swept since May of 2022. Would they in point of fact do it right here?
The play: Rangers over 4.5 runs (-125)
During the steady season, the Rangers had been 22 issues of batting moderate and 107 OPS issues higher at home than on the street. Get this: They hit 90 street home runs and 143 longballs at home. They are coming home for the first time since they scored 9 runs in opposition to the Mariners on Sept. 24. Globe Life Field goes to be a sight for sore eyes and Kremer as a marginal beginning pitcher is not excellent sufficient to carry them down for lengthy earlier than giving method to what’s a skinny bullpen at this level.
I’m now not certain sufficient the Rangers will be capable to pull off the extremely tricky sweep in contrast feisty Orioles bunch to guess on a winner right here, however I do really feel like the Orioles’ bats higher be in a position to position a large quantity on the board in the event that they want to keep alive.