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Pitchers to stream on Monday
The New York Mets remain cautious with Sean Manaea's pitch count, but at the rate he's striking out hitters, the lefty warrants streaming consideration. He has 28 punchouts over his past four starts spanning 18 1/3 innings, but he lasted only five frames in one outing. The Mets host the Detroit Tigers in the opener of an interleague set between teams with playoff aspirations. The Tigers have crushed lefties at home, but have struggled against them on the road, and Citi Field is one of the worst hitting venues in MLB.
Kyle Bradish was charged with the loss in his 2025 debut, but the Tommy John surgery recoveree only yielded two runs in six frames to the Boston Red Sox, fanning 10. Next up is another tough matchup when the Baltimore Orioles open a road set with the San Diego Padres. However, the Padres are playing short-handed with Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts on the IL.
Ryne Nelson has two straight quality starts, albeit with just nine strikeouts in those 12 stanzas. However, Nelson is limiting walks, hits, and homers. The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Texas Rangers in an interleague matchup between teams playing out the string. The Rangers are without their starting middle infield with Marcus Semien and Corey Seager on the IL, giving Nelson a good shot at another quality effort.
Pitchers to avoid on Monday
Spencer Strider tied his season-high with seven innings in his last outing, but he fanned only three, bringing his strikeout total to just seven spanning his previous 14 frames. He yielded five walks and five homers in that stretch. In many instances, the risk is worth the reward, but with Strider and the Atlanta Braves taking on the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field, playing it safe is best, especially so early in the first period of many head-to-head playoff leagues.
Hitters to stream on Monday
The Milwaukee Brewers are on a power binge, but for most of the season they've relied on keeping the line moving, which is most effective against less dominant pitchers like Taijuan Walker. Walker also is homer-prone, embellishing the allure of Brewers batters for their matchup in American Family Field. Sal Frelick, Andrew Vaughn, Isaac Collins and Caleb Durbin are the chief targets.
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.