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Total Base Race – Milwaukee Brewers/St. Louis Cardinals
This play failed to cash last night, but I’m going back to the well tonight. The Milwaukee Brewers get a matchup against Michael Wacha, who has struggled with a 5.04 xFIP and a 5.28 SIERA this season. He has been a reverse splits pitcher, allowing right-handed batters to hit for a .329 average with a .575 slugging percentage and a .397 wOBA. He has also given up a .250/.457/.331 line to left-handed batters. Furthermore, Wacha has allowed his opponents to post a .313/.539/.372 line against him in St. Louis in 2019. Christian Yelich continues to play well, as he’s hitting for a .395 average with a .816 slugging percentage and a 1.281 OPS over his last 10 games. He boasts six extra-base hits (five home runs) over that span, as well. Yelich has also posted 43% hard hit and 34% fly ball rates with a 95 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days. He brings 0.126 wOBA and 0.145 ISO differentials against right-handed pitching into this game. Keston Hiura has found more success against righties, as well, recording 0.15 wOBA and 0.187 ISO differentials against right-handed pitching. He also possesses a .349 average with a .674 slugging percentage and a 1.103 OPS over his last 10 games. Over that span, he owns eight extra-base hits (three home runs). Hiura also enters this game with 35% hard hit and 47% fly ball rates to go along with a 92 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days. Gio Gonzalez will be taking the mound for Milwaukee, and he has posted a 4.50 xFIP and a 4.85 SIERA through 11 starts this season. He has been at his worst against right-handed batters, allowing them to hit for a .265 average with a .490 slugging percentage and a .343 wOBA. Gonzalez has also given up a .286/.446/.332 line on the road in 2019. Paul Goldschmidt has been playing well, as he’s hitting for a .324 average with a .622 slugging percentage and a .987 OPS over his last 10 games. He owns five extra-base hits (three home runs) in those games. He boasts 54% hardr hit and 37% fly ball rates with a 97 MPH exit velocity over the last 15 days, as well. Furthermore, Goldschmidt enters this game with 0.024 wOBA and 0.082 ISO differentials against left-handed pitching.
Play $50 on Christian Yelich, Keston Hiura, and Paul Goldschmidt OVER 7.5 total bases to win $100 (2x)
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