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MLB Player Props (July 5): Cal Raleigh Among Top Plays

Paul Connor

Host · Writer

It’s a full 15-game slate in MLB today, and two slugging backstops headline our daily player props.

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Leading off is Seattle’s Cal Raleigh in the series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays at T-Mobile Park.

Note: All odds and props courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

SEA Cal Raleigh to Hit a Home Run (+340) vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Raleigh’s 15 home runs this season lead the Mariners.
He has homered in two of three games versus the Blue Jays this season.
Raleigh is 4-for-9 (.444) lifetime against Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman (6-7, 4.75 ERA), three of those hits being home runs.
Over his past six starts, Gausman is posting a 5.65 ERA while allowing nine home runs.
Left-handed batters are slashing .277/.333/.492 with seven home runs this season against Gausman.
Toronto’s bullpen (4.80 ERA) has allowed an MLB-high 52 home runs this season.

Kansas City’s Salvador Perez is hitting .275 in 86 games this season.
Colorado Rockies left-handed starter Kyle Freeland has allowed 40 hits across 28.1 IP this season (12.71 H/9).
Right-handed batters are hitting .333 this season against Freeland.
Perez is hitting .290 this season against LHP.
Colorado’s bullpen (5.62 ERA) has allowed an MLB-high 357 hits this season.