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Single Stat MLBP Totals
J.A. Happ under 4 strikeouts - Happ has not gone over four strikeouts in any of his starts thus far in 2021 and has only reached four strikeouts once. That one time was against the Detroit Tigers who are striking out at an incredible rate against left-handed pitching. He will be facing the Indians in this one and while they are posting a K rate of 26.3% vs. lefties over the previous 10 days, they are also walking at a rate of 15.8%, which is ranked second-best in baseball over that span. Happ also only has seven strikeouts across 41 plate appearances against current Indians projected to be in today's lineup
Mike Minor under 5.5 strikeouts - Mike Minor has reached this total twice in 2021 and both times came against teams that were struggling mightily against lefties in the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers. He will be facing a Pirates team tonight that is not striking out much vs. lefties as they are posting a K rate of just 18.8% over the previous 10 days, which has them ranked eighth-best in the league.
Mitch Keller under 5 strikeouts - I am not quite sure why Keller is listed at five right after only managing to strike out five Tigers, but here we are. He has a tall task ahead of him against the Kansas City Royals tonight as they have the best K rate in the league against right-handers over the previous 10 days with a rate of just 16.2%. They are also posting a wRC+ mark of 114, which has them ranked inside the top 10 of the league of the previous 10 days. This is a tough matchup for Keller.
Steven Matz under 5.5 strikeouts - This one is going to be a bit close, but Matz has struggled vs. the Nationals in the past and Washington is absolutely mashing left-handers lately. Over the previous 10 days, Washington is posting just an 18.4% K rate vs lefties, which is ranked seventh-best in the league over that span. They are also posting a 12.2% walk rate, which ranks fifth-best in the league and a wRC+ mark of 141 that ranks sixth-best in the league over that span. Matz also has just a career 19% K rate against current Washington Nationals projected to be in the lineup across 162 plate appearances.
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