PrizePicks MLB Plays of the Day for Thursday (7/14)

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MLB PrizePicks Plays Thursday 7/14

Kevin Gausman Over 6 K’s

Kevin Gausman is a guy who we have been using plenty, especially in his overs on K props, and we will continue that here. The Royals are going to be without a handful of their regular starters due to injuries and/or unvaccinated status, so we will see an even worse version of an already poor KC lineup. Gausman is striking out 27% of hitters this season, and a bold prediction for me today is that Gausman works at least 8 innings, so in what I expect to be an easy start where he can work deep into the game, his chances of racking up strikeouts is even higher, not to mention this Royals lineup projects to have five hitters with a K% of 21% or higher against RHPs this year as well as two players making their debut. 

Nestor Cortes Over 5.5 K’s

We are 1-1 in attacking these Reds with Yankees pitchers, but Luis Severino was clearly dealing with an injury Wednesday as he gave up four bombs, including three in a row. The matchup is not as good for Nestor Cortes as it was for Severino and Cole as the Reds strike out less against LHPS, but considering this projected lineup features 6 hitters with an iso below .120, I think Cortes will be able to avid power and use his 27% K% to his advantage here. 

Triston McKenzie Over 5.5 K’s

Triston McKenzie’s K% is way down compared to last year when it was at 27.5%, now at just 23%, but this is a great spot to turn that around. McKenzie is a guy who struggles with power at times, and this is a Detroit lineup with little to none of that. Not one single hitter in this projected Detroit lineup has an ISO above .140, which means all 9 expected starts are well below the league average of isolated power so far this season against RHPs. They also have five projected starters striking out 24% of the time or more against RHPs.

The Official Card

• Kevin Gausman o6 K’s
• Nestor Cortes o5.5 K’s
• Triston McKenzie o5.5 K’s

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