MLB · 2 years ago
FanDuel MLB Dinger Tuesday: Top Home Bets (Sept. 17)
Paul Connor
Host · Writer
It’s MLB Dinger Tuesday on FanDuel Sportsbook, and SportsGrid is bringing you our top home run picks for the occasion. Let’s dive into the best bets to smash one out of the park, beginning with Cleveland Guardians star third baseman Jose Ramirez.
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CLE Jose Ramirez (+400) vs. Minnesota Twins
- Ramirez has hit 35 home runs this season, tied for the eighth most in MLB.
- Twins rookie starter Zebby Matthews (1-3, 7.11 ERA) has been roughed up by lefties, allowing a staggering .386/.435/.807 slash line with seven home runs in 11.1 innings pitched (5.59 HR/9).
- Matthews is serving up a 45.5% hard-hit rate and a 47.7% fly-ball rate to LHB.
- Ramírez, a switch-hitter, boasts a 50.0% fly-ball rate from the left side this season.
OAK Brent Rooker (+360) @ Chicago Cubs
- Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker has launched a career-best 38 home runs this season, ranking fifth in the majors.
- He’s gone deep in two straight games and three of his last five.
- The Cubs will send left-hander Jordan Wicks (2-3, 5.27 ERA) to the mound – Rooker is slugging .630 with ten home runs this season against southpaws (108 AB).
- Wicks got lit up in his last outing, giving up four homers and seven earned runs on eight hits in just 3.0 innings.
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