4 MLB Player Prop Bet Odds & Picks for Saturday, July 2 (2022)

Jul 2, 2022 - 2:57 PM

Let’s check out the top player prop odds and picks for Saturday.

Top MLB Player Prop Bet Odds & Picks for Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays

• Shane McClanahan over 6.5 strikeouts

Shane McClanahan will be on the shortlist for AL Cy Young at the end of the year. He’s currently leading all starters with a 1.77 ERA and is second with 123 strikeouts and a 0.083 WHIP. He has eye-popping electric stuff with his fastball and breaking pitches having almost a ten MPH difference, which is why his whiff rate is in the 97th percentile.

Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners

• George Kirby over 5.5 strikeouts

George Kirby, the Mariners’ No. 2 prospect, is coming off the worse start of his young career, getting rocked by Baltimore for seven earned.

He has some great stuff as he can approach the upper 90s with his fastball, keeps hitters off-balance with his mid-80s off-speed pitches, and has excellent control as he’s averaging just above one walk per nine.

He has two starts against the A’s this season. He allowed four earned in a no-decision in the first one, and the second was six shutout innings with six strikeouts.

Great idea to back Kirby with the Oakland’s lineup continuing its downtrend as they’re last in batting average, slugging, and OPS. Blackburn has hit a rough patch, and the Seattle bats have continued to do well, including eight in OBP (.325) and tenth in ISO (.182) in June.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins

• Jordan Lyles under 4.5 strikeouts
• Sonny Gray over 5.5 strikeouts

While Baltimore isn’t going anywhere besides the golf course in October, they may be heading in the right direction. The offense has been much better recently, including winning five of their last nine and putting four or more runs in five of nine.

They will need the offense to keep clicking with Jordan Lyles on the mound, who’s struggled all season. He’s heading into this start, allowing the most hits this season with 97, and has been much worse on the road with a 6.47 ERA compared to 2.92 when starting at Camden Yards.

The Twins starter Sonny Gray has found a great situation in Minnesota, as he’s having the best season of his career. His current 2.17 ERA is much better than his 3.55 career ERA, and he also has career lows in hits per nine (6.7) and walks per nine (2.)

Even though Baltimore is getting better on offense, they’re still not better than the Twins this season. Sonny Gray has incredible success against this roster with a lifetime of .228, and the Twins roster is hitting .321.

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