Can Kutter Crawford carve up the Rangers on Friday night?
Welcome back baseball fans! We have an incredible slate of games to kick off our weekend and I can’t wait for the day to get started in Wrigleyville at 2 pm!
Our members are coming off a nice 3-0 sweep last night, so trying to follow that up is always a daunting task, but I love today’s options. Read below to find out my top play for the day!
Live player props data coming soon for Cole Ragans.
Can Cole Ragans Continue his Road Mastery?
Cole Ragans has turned into a new pitcher when he was traded to the Royals, and it has paid off for them in big ways. Ragans has turned in 8 of 9 quality starts on the road, hitting 18 innings in 8, while touching 19+ in 6 of them. For the season he has cashed this in 16 of 22 starts on the season.
His history against the Tigers is another factor, where he has hit 19 and 18 outs in his last 2 starts against this roster. He has faced 5 of these Tigers, 4 do not have hits, one has an average of .143. The Tigers are coming in hitting 25th in wRC+ and 21st in On-Base percentage vs left-handed pitchers over the last 15 days.
Ragans also sits atop the MLB in strikeout and whiff rate, while the Tigers are striking out at the 4th highest rate vs left-handed pitchers over the last 15 days. If Ragans can keep his walks down, and not find himself in deep counts, he should find another complete 6 innings.
Live player props data coming soon for Kutter Crawford.
Crawford Can Solve This Ranger Puzzle
Kutter Crawford has his work cut out for him tonight. He faces one of the toughest teams to strike out. Having said that, he has been able to find 4 strikeouts in 27 of his last 30 starts. With his most recent Dodgers appearance where he was shelled and pulled early, he has hit 4 strikeouts in 25 of his last 26 games.
Against this lineup last September, in Texas, Crawford was able to find 7 strikeouts on a majority of this same lineup. 4 hitters have a 20% or higher K rate vs him while 3 have not seen him. 17 of the last 25 right-handed pitchers have 4 or more strikeouts on the road vs the Rangers. If he can make it into the 6th inning, I like his chances to find 4 tonight.
My Best Bet:
2-Leg Parlay (-104) FanDuel
Cole Ragans (KC) o17.5 Outs
Kutter Crawford (Bos) 4+ Ks
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