The One Hitter: MLB game-by-game betting breakdown (8/12)

Each day, we are going to try and give you a quick preview of today’s main slate and any interesting betting angles that we spot. Take a look.

All betting lines and information are from the FanDuel Sportsbook.

Yankees (+146), Chicago White Sox (-172)
Total: 9.5 runs
Andrew Heaney (L) vs. Lance Lynn (R)

A reminder that this game is in Iowa for the Field of Dreams. The field should play pretty true to form.
Andrew Heaney is hard to figure out. He’s whiffing 28.2% of batters, but he has allowed 2.08 HR/9.
These teams have both stunk at the plate – over the last month, they rank in the bottom 11 of the league in wOBA.

Best bets: I love the right-handed White Sox bats against Heaney and expect the White Sox to get to him. I’d consider the UNDER, too.

Blue Jays (-136), Angels (+116)
Total: 9.5 runs
José Berríos (R) vs. Shohei Ohtani (R)

This will be a fun one – the two likely candidates for AL MVP could be squaring off.
The Jays are straight crushing at the plate – they lead the league with a .354 wOBA and .222 ISO.
The Angels are the opposite – their .285 WOBA and .130 ISO has been awful.

Best bets: I think this is a low scoring affair – take the UNDER.

Padres (-245), Diamondbacks (+205)
Total: 9.0 runs
Yu Darvish (R) vs. Taylor Widener (R)

Can the Diamondbacks be this bad? Over the last week they are second worst in team wOBA and have a massive 30.3% strikeout rate.
Can Yu right the ship? They will need him to, as he has struggled in recent starts.
Even worse has been Taylor Widener – he has been killed by the long ball, allowing 2.15 HR/9 this year.

Best bets: Look for a Jake Cronenworth home run prop, and a same-game parlay is fun, too.

Rockies (+166), Giants (-198)
Total: 7.5 runs
Germán Márquez (R) vs. Logan Webb (R)

Numbers can get dicey sometimes – the Giants rank 12th in team WOBA in the last month, but 28th in the last week.
Would we give Germán Márquez more credit if he was not a Rockie? His 3.30 FIP is among the league’s best.
Logan Webb has been a quiet beast – in the last month, he’s logged a 2.33 ERA and 1.04 WHIP.

Best bets: I like the value here on the underdog Rockies. Go with them.

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Matt Kupferle