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MLB Player Props (July 2): Salvador Perez Among Top Plays

Paul Connor

Host · Writer

It’s a 15-game slate in MLB today, and a pair of former teammates headline our daily player props.

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Leading off is Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez in the series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium.

Note: All odds and props courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

KC Salvador Perez to Hit a Home Run (+300) vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Perez is slashing .281/.350/.474 with a team-leading 14 home runs in 83 games this season.
He has hit three home runs over his past seven games.
Right-handed batters are hitting .304 with seven home runs this season against Rays starter Zack Littell (2-5, 4.17 ERA).
Littell has allowed at least one home run in eight straight starts.
Tampa’s bullpen (4.34 ERA) has surrendered 46 long balls this season, the second most in MLB.

San Francisco Giants DH Jorge Soler has recorded at least two total bases in back-to-back games and three of his past four.
Soler is 12-for-19 (.632) in his career against Atlanta Braves starter Reynaldo Lopez (6-2. 1.70 ERA), half of those hits going for extra bases, including three home runs.