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Rhys Hoskins
Cleveland Guardians • #8 • 1B
Rhys Hoskins And Guardians Face Mariners On March 27
Rhys Hoskins and the Cleveland Guardians will take on the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park, on Friday, March 27 at 9:45 p.m. ET. Hoskins has +600 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Hoskins had a .237 BA, .332 OBP and .416 SLG with a 27.7% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate last season. His OPS was .748 and he scored 30 runs. In 328 plate appearances, he hit 12 home runs and drove in 43 runs. He reached base in all four of his plate appearances (3 for 3 with a double) in his last appearance against the Mariners.
George Kirby will start for the Mariners, his first of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Hunter Goodman
Colorado Rockies • #15 • C
Hunter Goodman And Rockies Face Marlins On March 27
Hunter Goodman and his Colorado Rockies will square off against the Miami Marlins on Opening Day at loanDepot park, on Friday, March 27 at 7:10 p.m. ET. Goodman has +480 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Goodman had a .278 BA, .323 OBP and .520 SLG with a 26.3% strikeout rate and a 5.7% walk rate last season. His OPS was .843 and he scored 73 runs. In 579 plate appearances, he hit 31 home runs and drove in 91 runs.
Sandy Alcantara will take the mound to start for the Marlins, his first this season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Manny Machado
San Diego Padres • #13 • 3B
Manny Machado And Padres Square Off Against Tigers On March 27
Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres will face the Detroit Tigers at Petco Park, on Friday, March 27 at 9:40 p.m. ET. Machado has +400 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Machado had a .275 BA, .335 OBP and .460 SLG with a 19.3% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate last season. His OPS was .795 and he scored 91 runs. In 678 plate appearances, he hit 27 home runs and drove in 95 runs (20th in MLB). Machado recorded 14 steals on 17 attempts. In his previous game, he went 1 for 3 against the Tigers.
Framber Valdez takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Tigers.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Cal Raleigh
Seattle Mariners • #29 • C
Cal Raleigh And Mariners Square Off Against Guardians On March 27
Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners will square off against the Cleveland Guardians at T-Mobile Park, on Friday, March 27 at 9:45 p.m. ET. Raleigh has +290 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Raleigh had a .247 BA, .359 OBP and .589 SLG with a 26.7% strikeout rate and a 13.8% walk rate last season. His OPS was .948, which ranked 4th in MLB, and he scored 110 runs. In 705 plate appearances, he hit 60 home runs (1st in MLB) and drove in 125 runs (3rd in MLB). Raleigh recorded 14 steals on 18 attempts. In his last game he had a hitless performance (0 for 3) against the Guardians.
Gavin Williams starts for the first time this season for the Guardians.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Spencer Torkelson
Detroit Tigers • #20 • 1B
Spencer Torkelson And Tigers Face Padres On March 27
Spencer Torkelson and his Detroit Tigers will square off against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, on Friday, March 27 at 9:40 p.m. ET. Torkelson has +450 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Torkelson had a .240 BA, .333 OBP and .456 SLG with a 26% strikeout rate and an 11.1% walk rate last season. His OPS was .789 and he scored 82 runs. In 649 plate appearances, he hit 31 home runs and drove in 78 runs. In his last game, he went 1 for 4 with an RBI against the Padres.
Michael King will start for the Padres, his first of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Ketel Marte
Arizona Diamondbacks • #4 • 2B
Ketel Marte And Diamondbacks Face Dodgers On March 27
Ketel Marte and his Arizona Diamondbacks will face the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, on Friday, March 27 at 10:10 p.m. ET. Marte has +390 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Marte had a .283 BA, .376 OBP and .517 SLG with a 14.9% strikeout rate and an 11.5% walk rate last season. His OPS was .893, which ranked 7th in MLB, and he scored 87 runs. In 556 plate appearances, he hit 28 home runs and drove in 72 runs. He had a hitless performance in his previous game (0 for 4) against the Dodgers.
Emmet Sheehan makes his first start of the season for the Dodgers.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Jose Ramirez
Cleveland Guardians • #11 • 3B
José Ramírez And Guardians Take On Mariners On March 27
Jose Ramirez and his Cleveland Guardians will take on the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park, on Friday, March 27 at 9:45 p.m. ET. Ramirez has +600 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Ramirez had a .283 BA, .360 OBP and .503 SLG with an 11% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate last season. His OPS was .863, which ranked 13th in MLB, and he scored 103 runs. In 673 plate appearances, he hit 30 home runs and drove in 85 runs. Ramirez recorded 44 steals on 51 attempts. He had a one-hit showing in his previous game (1-for-5) against the Mariners.
George Kirby will take the mound to start for the Mariners, his first of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Michael King
San Diego Padres • #34 • SP
Michael King And Padres Face Tigers On March 27
Michael King will get the start for his San Diego Padres against the Detroit Tigers at Petco Park, on Friday, March 27 at 9:40 p.m. ET. King has -160 odds to total over 5.5 strikeouts as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
King went 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings pitched last season.
The Tigers averaged 4.7 runs per game last season, with 3 extra base hits and 1.2 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Jose Altuve
Houston Astros • #27 • 2B
Jose Altuve And Astros Play Angels On March 27
Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros will face the Los Angeles Angels at Daikin Park, on Friday, March 27 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Altuve has +430 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Altuve had a .265 BA, .329 OBP and .442 SLG with a 16.7% strikeout rate and an 8.4% walk rate last season. His OPS was .771 and he scored 80 runs. In 654 plate appearances, he hit 26 home runs and drove in 77 runs. Altuve recorded 10 steals on 16 attempts. In his last game he had a hitless performance (0 for 3) against the Angels.
Yusei Kikuchi will start for the Angels, his first of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.
Kyle Tucker
Los Angeles Dodgers • #23 • RF
Kyle Tucker And Dodgers Square Off Against Diamondbacks On March 27
Kyle Tucker and the Los Angeles Dodgers will square off against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, on Friday, March 27 at 10:10 p.m. ET. Tucker has +390 odds to hit a home run as of Friday afternoon.
What It Means
Tucker had a .266 BA, .377 OBP and .464 SLG with a 14.7% strikeout rate and a 14.6% walk rate last season. His OPS was .841 and he scored 91 runs. In 597 plate appearances, he hit 22 home runs and drove in 73 runs. Tucker recorded 25 steals on 28 attempts. In his last game, he went 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI against the Diamondbacks.
Ryne Nelson will make his first start of the season for the Diamondbacks.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.