MLB · 1 year ago
Best MLB Player Prop Bets Today (Aug. 21)
Paul Connor
Host · Writer
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty (9-5, 3.06 ERA) has firmly re-established himself as one of MLB’s top arms. Today, he headlines our daily player props in the series finale against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium.
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LAD Jack Flaherty OVER 7.5 Strikeouts (-104) vs. Seattle Mariners
- Flaherty has racked up 157 strikeouts in 123.1 innings this season, boasting a career-best 11.46 K/9 rate.
- Seattle has struck out an MLB-high 1,299 times as a team this season, 67 more than the next closest, Colorado Rockies. The Mariners’ .216 team batting average is also the worst in MLB.
- Flaherty has gone over tonight’s prop in one of his last three starts, falling just short with seven strikeouts in the other two. He’s primed to clear this number tonight, given Seattle’s free-swinging tendencies.
PHI Bryce Harper to Record 2+ Total Bases (+120) @ Atlanta Braves
- Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper is slashing .276/.367/.528 with 26 home runs and 73 RBI in 109 games this season.
- Harper has historically fared well against Braves lefty Max Fried (7-7, 3.62 ERA), going 10-for-33 (.303) with four extra-base hits, including two homers.
- Fried has struggled mightily this season against left-handed batters, allowing a rough .358/.430/.516 slash line in 21.1 IP (107 total batters faced).
- Harper is crushing lefties this year, with a .296/.393/.539 slash line in 178 plate appearances.
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