In today’s Major League Baseball matchups, the top two favorites for the National League Cy Young Award will clash as Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates faces Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Skenes, who has a record of 2-2 and an ERA of 2.87, enters the match as the frontrunner for Cy Young at +260 odds, while Yamamoto, with a record of 3-1 and an impressive 0.93 ERA, trails at +350.
Sportsbooks have set Skenes’ strikeout total at 6.5 (Over +100, Under -120), and Yamamoto’s at 6.5 (Over -140, Under +116). The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates MLB games 10,000 times, rates the Over for Skenes as a 3-star play and the Under for Yamamoto as a 3.5-star play.
Top Three Pitcher Strikeout Props for Today
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Brandon Young Over 3.5 strikeouts (-167) vs. Tigers (6:40 p.m. ET)
- Rating: 5 stars
- Model Projection: 5.1 strikeouts
- Young, who made his Major League debut last Saturday, has shown impressive strikeout potential, striking out 313 batters over his minor league career.
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Logan Gilbert Under 8.5 strikeouts (-140) vs. Marlins (9:40 p.m. ET)
- Rating: 5 stars
- Model Projection: 6.7 strikeouts
- Although Gilbert has performed well this season, he has often struggled with pitch counts and the Marlins have been scoring heavily lately.
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Chris Sale Over 5.5 strikeouts (-130) vs. Diamondbacks (9:40 p.m. ET)
- Rating: 5 stars
- Model Projection: 7.1 strikeouts
- Sale has surpassed this total in three of his five starts this season and is regarded as a strong strikeout pitcher.
