Giants starter Robbie Ray can develop into simply the second four-game winner within the majors this season when he takes the mound towards the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The Giants have gained every of the 4 video games this season began by Ray (3-0, 4.19 ERA), who’s coming off a no-decision towards the Phillies. On Monday, he’ll sq. off towards the Brewers’ Quinn Priester (1-0, 0.90).
For the San Francisco-Milwaukee matchup, sportsbooks have set Ray’s complete strikeout participant prop at 5.5 and Priester’s at 3.5. The SportsLine Projection Mannequin, which simulates each MLB sport 10,000 instances, charges Priester Over 3.5 as a 4-star play and one of many three prime pitcher strikeout props for Monday. In the meantime, the mannequin charges Ray Beneath 5.5 as a 3.5-star play.
Along with the Priester prop, the mannequin has discovered even higher worth on Monday’s eight-game MLB schedule, with two pitcher strikeout props rated at 4.5 stars. Right here they’re:
Aaron Nola Over 5.5 strikeouts (-139) vs. Mets (7:10 p.m. ET)
Score: 4.5 stars
Mannequin projection: 6.3 strikeouts
The Phillies’ Nola (0-4, 6.65) has gotten off to a gradual begin this season and is coming off his worst begin: six earned runs in 5.1 innings. However regardless of his struggles, he has nonetheless proven swing-and-miss stuff, hanging out 25 batters in 21.2 innings. He has gone Over 5.5 strikeouts in three of 4 begins this season. As well as, Nola has had success towards the Mets over his profession, hanging out 205 batters in 164.0 innings.
Kevin Gausman Over 4.5 strikeouts (-140) vs. Astros (8:10 p.m. ET)
Score: 4.5 stars
Mannequin projection: 5.8 strikeouts
The Blue Jays’ Gausman (2-1, 2.49) enters Monday’s matchup towards Houston on a roll. Over his final two begins, he has given up simply two earned runs and struck out 16 batters whereas strolling none in 14.0 innings. He additionally has baffled Astros batters over his profession, with 54 strikeouts in 41.1 innings. The final time he confronted Houston, he struck out 13 batters in 7.0 innings. In Sunday’s loss to the Padres, the Astros struck out 11 instances.
Quinn Priester Over 3.5 strikeouts (+108) vs. Giants (9:45 p.m. ET)
Score: 4 stars
Mannequin projection: 3.9 strikeouts
Acquired in an offseason commerce from the Pink Sox, Priester (1-0, 0.90) has been glorious thus far this season with the Brewers. He has given up just one run in 10.0 innings whereas hanging out eight batters. He went Over 3.5 strikeouts in each of these begins. On Monday, he faces a San Francisco membership that already has struck out 206 instances this season; simply three groups have struck out extra.
