MLB · 1 year ago

Top Home Run Bets for FanDuel’s MLB Dinger Tuesday (Aug. 20)

Paul Connor

Host · Writer

It’s MLB Dinger Tuesday on FanDuel Sportsbook, and SportsGrid is bringing you our top home run hitter recommendations for today’s action!

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Let’s dive into some of the best options to help you cash in:

NYY Aaron Judge (+235) vs. Cleveland Guardians

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge leads MLB with 44 home runs this season.
Cleveland’s lefty, Matthew Boyd, is making just his second start of the season since returning from Tommy John surgery.
Last season, Boyd struggled with a 5.45 ERA in 15 starts for the Detroit Tigers and allowed a 45.9% fly ball rate to right-handed hitters.
Judge has been a nightmare for southpaws, slashing .284/.430/.659 with 33 home runs against them since 2022.

Brent Rooker is quietly having a stellar season for the Oakland A’s, slashing .289/.363/.570 with a team-leading 29 home runs in 108 games.
Tampa Bay Rays starter Shane Baz (0-2, 4.21 ERA) is posting a 46.0% hard-hit rate and a 42.9% fly ball rate to right-handed batters this year.
Tampa’s bullpen has given up the third most home runs this season with 65.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho has hit 15 home runs in 116 games this season, nine of which have come at home in Rogers Centre.
Cincinnati Reds starter Carson Spiers (4-4, 4.55 ERA) has been hammered by left-handed hitters this season, with a .522 slugging percentage and six home runs allowed in just 33.0 IP.
Spiers also sports a 45.3% fly ball rate to lefties and has given up nine home runs over his last seven appearances (six starts), posting a rough 5.56 ERA.