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Pitchers to stream on Tuesday
New York Mets RHP Griffin Canning has taken advantage of his chance to open the season in the rotation with a solid month, albeit with 10 walks in 21 innings, though he has fanned 21. Next up is a Philadelphia Phillies club struggling on the road and experiencing a steep park downgrade.
Early season stats can be misleading. Over three stats, Los Angeles Angels RHP Jose Soriano posted a 1.77 ERA and 1.18 WHIP, albeit with only 11 strikeouts in those 20⅓ frames. In his other outing, Soriano punched out nine in 5⅓ frames, but he also yielded five earned runs. Look for the righty to combine run prevention with strikeouts on Tuesday at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The visitors tote the third-lowest wOBA and fourth-worst strikeout rate into Angels Stadium.
Pitchers to avoid on Tuesday
Detroit Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty has started four games but has yet to complete six innings as a high 10.3% walk rate has driven up his pitch count. On Tuesday, he faces a very patient San Diego Padres lineup with a low strikeout rate. There is no need to take the risk so early in the fantasy week.
Hitters to stream on Tuesday
One solid home start against the Angels doesn't erase a 5.62 ERA and 1.53 WHIP since 2020. To his credit, Texas Rangers LHP Patrick Corbin has been a workhorse, but his numbers have not been fantasy-worthy since before the pandemic. The Athletics Athletics are powering home runs at the seventh-highest rate in the league. Jacob Wilson and Miguel Andujar both have some pop and will enjoy the platoon edge.
Betting tips
Best/worst pitcher/hitter matchups and betting projections are generated by THE BAT X, a system created by Derek Carty using advanced methods like those used in MLB front offices, accounting for a variety of factors including player talent, ballparks, bullpens, weather, umpires, defense, catcher pitch-framing and lots more. Betting projections for every player, team and game can be found at EV Analytics.
Note: Expected Value is a measure of how good a bet is, factoring the probability that it will win versus the odds the book is providing. If you were to wager $1.00 100 times on a bet with an Expected Value of $25, you would win some and you would lose some, but in the end you would expect to come away with $25 in profit on your $100 investment.
Because odds typically do not get set until the previous day's games are completed, betting tips will be added in the morning.