Framber Valdez has had trouble pitching to contact, and our MLB picks see the Astros starter being exploited against the Mainers tonight.
After a win on Friday, the Houston Astros have drawn level with the Seattle Mariners atop the American League West, with this series effectively deciding first place.
Most crucially in this matchup is that Valdez is no longer near the league average in strikeout rate at 20.3% after more than a four-point drop there. The Mariners are the guiltiest team in the league when it comes to punching out, which is why it makes perfect sense that they’ve hit 18 points better against ground-ball types with a 25-point jump in on-base percentage to look like a competent offense.
The big lefty has now struck out just seven Mariners in 11 1/3 innings this year and was forced to exit his first start against them in April in the sixth after allowing five earned runs. I think this is a similarly brutal position for him to be in, and this number is a full strikeout too high.to simply record a hit, we’re unfortunately pretty much priced out of that market. Instead, with faith he’ll get aboard the bases on account of his .
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