The Pirates' Paul Skenes takes the bump again vs. a fellow rookie starter coming into his own in the Dodgers' River Ryan, and our MLB betting picks see runs being scarce tonight.
The Pirates' Paul Skenes takes the bump again vs. a fellow rookie starter coming into his own in the Dodgers' River Ryan, and our MLB betting picks see runs being scarce tonight.
Skenes has been downright unbeatable on the road, notching a 0.96 ERA and 0.72 WHIP across 37 1/3 innings. Add both numbers up and you still end up with an elite pitcher. Take them in isolation and you have a marvel of pitching wonder. , an 11th-round pick in the 2021 MLB Draft out of UNC Pembroke. He’s risen through the minors with effectiveness at nearly every level.
One reason for optimism going forward is that he’s been superb at suppressing hard contact with an 83.8 mph average exit velocity and 24.4% hard-hit rate. Both figures would rank among the best in the MLB if he had enough innings to qualify. The obvious caveat is that he doesn’t, and therefore we’re dealing with a small sample size, but THE BAT does project him with a decent 4.24 ERA.
The Dodgers, however, are not an easy team to punch out. Their numbers recently may not show it, but those are misleading considering Freddie Freeman was absent for a handful of games. His presence in the lineup makes a large difference as he’s one of the hardest hitters to strike out in the MLB.
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