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Josh Naylor
Seattle Mariners • #12 • 1B
Josh Naylor And Mariners Play Twins On April 29
Josh Naylor and his Seattle Mariners will face the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, on Wednesday, April 29 at 1:40 p.m. ET. Naylor has +540 odds to hit a home run as of Wednesday morning.
What It Means
Naylor is hitting for a .220 BA, .295 OBP and .349 SLG with a 16.4% strikeout rate and a 9% walk rate. His OPS is .644 and he has scored eight runs. In 122 plate appearances, he has hit four home runs and driven in 15 runs. Naylor has recorded four steals on six attempts. He racked up four RBI (going 3-for-5 with a home run) in his last game against the Twins.
Taj Bradley makes the start for the Twins, his seventh of the season. He is 3-1 with a 2.91 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

George Springer
Toronto Blue Jays • #4 • RF
George Springer And Blue Jays Take On Red Sox On April 29
George Springer and the Toronto Blue Jays will square off against the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre, on Wednesday, April 29 at 3:07 p.m. ET. Springer has +490 odds to hit a home run as of Wednesday morning.
What It Means
Springer is hitting for a .185 BA, .290 OBP and .370 SLG with a 22.6% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk rate. His OPS is .661 and he has scored four runs. In 62 plate appearances, he has hit two home runs and driven in six runs. Springer has recorded one steal on two attempts. In his most recent action (on April 11 against the Twins) he went 0 for 1.
Brayan Bello gets the start for the Red Sox, his sixth of the season. He is 1-3 with a 9.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Fernando Tatis Jr.
San Diego Padres • #23 • RF
Fernando Tatis Jr. And Padres Take On Cubs On April 29
Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres will square off against the Chicago Cubs at Petco Park, on Wednesday, April 29 at 4:10 p.m. ET. Tatis has +330 odds to hit a home run as of Wednesday morning.
What It Means
Tatis is hitting for a .248 BA, .325 OBP and .284 SLG with a 25.2% strikeout rate and a 10.2% walk rate. His OPS is .610 and he has scored 11 runs. In 127 plate appearances, he has hit no home runs and driven in 12 runs. Tatis has recorded seven steals on nine attempts. In his previous game he had a hitless performance (0 for 4) against the Cubs.
Jameson Taillon makes the start for the Cubs, his sixth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.55 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Fernando Tatis Jr.
San Diego Padres • #23 • RF
Fernando Tatis Jr. And Padres Play Cubs On April 29
Fernando Tatis Jr. and his San Diego Padres will face the Chicago Cubs at Petco Park, on Wednesday, April 29 at 4:10 p.m. ET. Tatis has +330 odds to hit a home run as of Wednesday morning.
What It Means
Tatis is hitting for a .248 BA, .325 OBP and .284 SLG with a 25.2% strikeout rate and a 10.2% walk rate. His OPS is .610 and he has scored 11 runs. In 127 plate appearances, he has hit no home runs and driven in 12 runs. Tatis has recorded seven steals on nine attempts. In his last game he had a hitless showing (0 for 4) against the Cubs.
Jameson Taillon (1-1) takes the mound for the Cubs in his sixth start of the season. He's put together a 4.55 ERA in 27 2/3 innings pitched, with 25 strikeouts.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Walker Buehler
San Diego Padres • #10 • RP
Walker Buehler And Padres Take On Cubs On April 29
Walker Buehler will get the start for the San Diego Padres against the Chicago Cubs at Petco Park, on Wednesday, April 29 at 4:10 p.m. ET.
What It Means
Buehler is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings pitched. His most recent appearance was in relief on Wednesday when he threw 4 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.
The Cubs are averaging 5.5 runs per game this season, collecting 2.9 extra base hits and 1.3 home runs per game.

Jackson Merrill
San Diego Padres • #3 • CF
Jackson Merrill And Padres Play Cubs On April 29
Jackson Merrill and his San Diego Padres will face the Chicago Cubs at Petco Park, on Wednesday, April 29 at 4:10 p.m. ET. Merrill has +410 odds to hit a home run as of Wednesday morning.
What It Means
Merrill is hitting for a .205 BA, .270 OBP and .339 SLG with a 25% strikeout rate and a 7.3% walk rate. His OPS is .610 and he has scored 19 runs. In 124 plate appearances, he has hit three home runs and driven in 15 runs. Merrill has recorded five steals on five attempts. In his last game he had a hitless showing (0 for 4) against the Cubs.
Jameson Taillon makes the start for the Cubs, his sixth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.55 ERA and 25 strikeouts through 27 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Edward Cabrera
Chicago Cubs • #30 • SP
Edward Cabrera And Cubs Face Padres On April 29
Edward Cabrera will get the start for his Chicago Cubs against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, on Wednesday, April 29 at 4:10 p.m. ET.
What It Means
Cabrera is 3-0 with a 3.06 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings pitched. His most recent time out came in relief on Wednesday when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the San Diego Padres, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
The Padres are averaging 4.7 runs per game this season, with 2.9 extra base hits and 0.9 home runs per game.

Jameson Taillon
Chicago Cubs • #50 • SP
Jameson Taillon And Cubs Square Off Against Padres On April 29
Jameson Taillon will get the start for the Chicago Cubs against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, on Wednesday, April 29 at 4:10 p.m. ET. Taillon has +116 odds to total over 4.5 strikeouts as of Wednesday morning.
What It Means
Taillon is 1-1 with a 4.55 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings pitched. His last appearance came out of the bullpen on Saturday when he threw five innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, surrendering four earned runs while giving up four hits.
The Padres are averaging 4.7 runs per game this season, while racking up 2.9 extra base hits and 0.9 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jacob deGrom
Texas Rangers • #48 • SP
Jacob deGrom And Rangers Play Yankees On April 29
Jacob deGrom will get the start for his Texas Rangers against the New York Yankees at Globe Life Field, on Wednesday, April 29 at 2:35 p.m. ET.
What It Means
deGrom is 2-1 with a 2.01 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings pitched. His last time out came out of the bullpen on Wednesday when he tossed six innings against the New York Yankees, surrendering one earned run while allowing three hits.
The Yankees are averaging 5.1 runs per game this season, while racking up 3.3 extra base hits and 1.6 home runs per game.

Eric Lauer
Toronto Blue Jays • #56 • RP
Eric Lauer And Blue Jays Play Red Sox On April 29
Eric Lauer will get the start for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre, on Wednesday, April 29 at 3:07 p.m. ET. Lauer has -114 odds to record over 4.5 strikeouts as of Wednesday morning.
What It Means
Lauer is 1-3 with a 6.75 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings pitched. His most recent appearance came out of the bullpen on Wednesday when he tossed five innings against the Los Angeles Angels, surrendering three earned runs while allowing seven hits.
The Red Sox are averaging 4.1 runs per game this season, with 2.5 extra base hits and 0.7 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

