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Jake Bauers
Milwaukee Brewers • #9 • 1B
Jake Bauers And Brewers Square Off Against Padres In NL Divisional Series Game 1
Jake Bauers and the Milwaukee Brewers will take on the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the NL Divisional Series at American Family Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Bauers has +440 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Bauers is hitting for a .266 BA, .389 OBP and .484 SLG with a 27% strikeout rate and a 16.3% walk rate. His OPS is .874, which ranks 10th in MLB, and he has scored 93 runs. In 578 plate appearances, he has hit 26 home runs and driven in 86 runs. Bauers has recorded 11 steals on 17 attempts. He is back in action for the first time since Sept. 27, when he went 1 for 4 against the Cardinals.
Robbie Ray gets the start for the Padres, his 31st of the season. He is 13-8 with a 3.59 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 165 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 Brewers In NL Divisional Series Game 1
Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres will take on the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the NL Divisional Series at American Family Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Tatis has +500 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Tatis is hitting for a .289 BA, .358 OBP and .470 SLG with an 18.5% strikeout rate and a 9.1% walk rate. His OPS is .828 and he has scored 96 runs. In 704 plate appearances, he has hit 25 home runs and driven in 83 runs. Tatis has recorded 38 steals on 51 attempts. He had a hitless performance in his last game (0 for 4) against the Cubs.
The Brewers will send Jacob Misiorowski (16-5) to the mound for his 31st start of the season. He is 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 174 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jackson Merrill
San Diego Padres • #3 • CF
Jackson Merrill And Padres Face Brewers In NL Divisional Series Game 1
Jackson Merrill and the San Diego Padres will face the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the NL Divisional Series at American Family Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Merrill has +700 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Merrill is hitting for a .254 BA, .303 OBP and .440 SLG with a 24.1% strikeout rate and a 6.2% walk rate. His OPS is .743 and he has scored 86 runs. In 664 plate appearances, he has hit 26 home runs and driven in 87 runs. Merrill has recorded 27 steals on 31 attempts. He strung together two hits (going 2 for 3) in his last appearance against the Cubs.
Jacob Misiorowski gets the start for the Brewers, his 31st of the season. He is 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 174 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

William Contreras
Milwaukee Brewers • #24 • C
William Contreras And Brewers Play Padres In NL Divisional Series Game 1
William Contreras and his Milwaukee Brewers will take on the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the NL Divisional Series at American Family Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Contreras has +560 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Contreras is hitting for a .270 BA, .341 OBP and .417 SLG with a 14.7% strikeout rate and a 9.5% walk rate. His OPS is .758 and he has scored 82 runs. In 640 plate appearances, he has hit 18 home runs and driven in 94 runs (15th in MLB). He returns to action for the first time since Sept. 26, when he went 1 for 3 against the Cardinals.
Robbie Ray (13-8 with a 3.59 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 165 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Padres, his 31st of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jacob Misiorowski
Milwaukee Brewers • #32 • SP
Jacob Misiorowski And Brewers Play Padres In NL Divisional Series Game 1
Jacob Misiorowski will get the start for the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the NL Divisional Series against the San Diego Padres at American Family Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Misiorowski has +122 odds to record over 8.5 strikeouts as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Misiorowski is 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 174 2/3 innings pitched. His most recent appearance was out of the bullpen on Sunday when he threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals while allowing two hits.
The Padres are averaging 4.5 runs per game this season, with 2.7 extra base hits and 1.1 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jackson Chourio
Milwaukee Brewers • #11 • RF
Jackson Chourio And Brewers Square Off Against Padres In NL Divisional Series Game 1
Jackson Chourio and his Milwaukee Brewers will take on the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the NL Divisional Series at American Family Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Chourio has +520 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Chourio is hitting for a .291 BA, .351 OBP and .487 SLG with a 23.4% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate. His OPS is .837 and he has scored 96 runs. In 573 plate appearances, he has hit 25 home runs and driven in 75 runs. Chourio has recorded 23 steals on 28 attempts. He returns to action for the first time since Sept. 27, when he went 3 for 4 with two RBIs against the Cardinals.
Robbie Ray (13-8 with a 3.59 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 165 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Padres, his 31st of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Ben Rice
New York Yankees • #22 • C
Ben Rice And Yankees Play Rays In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Ben Rice and his New York Yankees will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Rice has +310 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Rice is hitting for a .264 BA, .363 OBP and .534 SLG with a 24.3% strikeout rate and a 12.7% walk rate. His OPS is .897, which ranks 4th in MLB, and he has scored 105 runs. In 667 plate appearances, he has hit 41 home runs (6th in MLB) and driven in 97 runs (11th in MLB). He had a one-hit showing in his most recent game (1-for-4) against the Red Sox.
Drew Rasmussen (16-5 with a 2.67 ERA and 174 strikeouts in 172 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his 31st of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Luis Garcia
New York Yankees • #26 • 2B
Luis Garcia And Yankees Play Rays In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Luis Garcia and the New York Yankees will take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Garcia has +490 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Garcia is hitting for a .277 BA, .309 OBP and .521 SLG with a 17.9% strikeout rate and a 4.6% walk rate. His OPS is .831 and he has scored 69 runs. In 543 plate appearances, he has hit 30 home runs (17th in MLB) and driven in 92 runs. He strung together three hits (going 3 for 5 with a home run and an RBI) in his most recent appearance against the Red Sox.
Drew Rasmussen makes the start for the Rays, his 31st of the season. He is 16-5 with a 2.67 ERA and 174 strikeouts through 172 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays • #57 • SP
Drew Rasmussen And Rays Play Yankees In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Drew Rasmussen will get the start for the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Rasmussen has +112 odds to record over 6.5 strikeouts as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Rasmussen is 16-5 with a 2.67 ERA and 174 strikeouts in 172 2/3 innings pitched. His last time out came in relief on Tuesday, Sept. 22 when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the New York Yankees, surrendering one earned run while allowing only one hit.
The Yankees are averaging 4.6 runs per game this season, with 2.9 extra base hits and 1.4 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Victor Mesa Jr.
Tampa Bay Rays • #25 • CF
Víctor Mesa Jr. And Rays Square Off Against Yankees In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Victor Mesa Jr. and the Tampa Bay Rays will take on the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Mesa has +610 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Mesa is hitting for a .260 BA, .327 OBP and .498 SLG with a 20.2% strikeout rate and an 8.8% walk rate. His OPS is .825 and he has scored 37 runs. In 262 plate appearances, he has hit 14 home runs and driven in 34 runs. Mesa has recorded nine steals on 12 attempts. In his most recent action (on Sept. 27 against the Phillies) he went 1 for 4 with an RBI.
The Yankees are sending Gerrit Cole (10-9) to the mound for his 23rd start of the season. He is 10-9 with a 3.61 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

