PHOTO USA Today Sports Image Now that you’ve had your fair share of burgers and dogs for the Fourth of July, it’s time to kick back and spend your Friday night with a full baseball plate size.
After all, this is America’s pastime, and since we’re still feeling patriotic, it’s true that Friday’s three plays come from the diamond.
From a heated rivalry to a game that features one of the best prospects to take the mound this year, we’ve got picks all across the board that should make your comeback from the holidays just a little easier.
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Red Sox-Yankees on Friday night? Does it get any better than this?
New York has been going through the ringer lately, most recently swept by the Cincinnati Reds in a three-game set to fall to 4-13 since June 15. Two of the losses during the rut that came against Boston.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge went 3-for-4 in the series opener against Cincinnati, but failed to record a hit in seven at-bats over the next two games.
Still, Judge leads the majors with 32 home runs this season, and we’re banking on him hitting No. 33 when he goes up against Red Sox starter Tanner Houck. Judge has seen Houck do well in his career (3-for-9), but he hasn’t given up on the ball against right-handers.
And if the Judge decides to send the ball over the wall to someone else? Well, that works too.
Pick: Harun Hakim over 0.5 home runs, +215 (DraftKings)
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Louis Cardinals at the Washington Nationals
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Our good friend Patrick Corbin will get the nod for Washington, a man he has always trusted when it comes to betting on him.
Corbin featured in his best betting cut on Sunday, when the left-hander went against the Rays and gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings. We have a total Tampa Bay team in more than 4.5 runs, and the last ray came through for us in a 5-0 victory.
It’s been nearly two months since Corbin’s win, which came on May 10 against Boston, and he’s 0-4 with a 5.40 ERA in eight starts.
If Nationals manager Dave Martinez is going to continue to give Corbin the ball every five days, we’re going to continue to wear down opposing teams’ totals until they fail.
Picks: Cardinals team total over 4.5 runs, -140 (DraftKings)
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New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
It’s pretty safe to say that Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes has lived up to the hype.
Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick. He has scored at least eight in five of his past six games, and struck out seven in the other.
Now Skenes will look to the Mets, whose hitters have combined for 62 strikeouts over the past six games. New York has gone 2-4 in that span and most recently had just one hit in a 1-0 loss to the Nationals on Sunday.
Feel free to play it safe on this one and go with Skenes’ actual line over 7.5 strikeouts, but if there’s a situation where you have to go big or go home, it’s this one.
Picks: Paul Skenes strikes out 10+, +255 (DraftKings)
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