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Top Home Run Bets for FanDuel’s MLB Dinger Tuesday (Aug. 13)

Paul Connor

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TEX Corey Seager (+310) @ Boston Red Sox

Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager (.862 OPS) has hit a team-leading 26 home runs in 106 games this season.
He went 2-for-4 with a home run in last night’s series opener, marking his fourth long ball in the past seven games.
Boston Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford (7-9, 4.11 ERA) has allowed an MLB-high 27 home runs this season, 16 of which have come against left-handed batters.
Crawford has surrendered a staggering 13 home runs over his last four starts.
Crawford is posting a 53.6% flyball rate this season to LHB.
Seager is 4-for-8 (.500) with two home runs in his career against Crawford.
Boston’s bullpen has allowed 57 home runs this season, the eighth most in MLB.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Randal Grichuk is expected to be in the starting lineup, with Colorado sending lefty Austin Gomber (3-8, 4.92 ERA) to the mound.
Gomber has allowed 24 home runs this season, tied for the third most in MLB.
Right-handed batters are slashing .283/.331/.501 with 18 home runs against Gomber this year.
Since 2022, Grichuk has slashed .310/.360/.545 with 20 home runs against LHP.
Colorado’s bullpen (league-worst 5.65 ERA) has allowed 58 home runs this season, the seventh most in MLB.