Henry Roldán
The weekend is approaching in the second week of May with plenty of sports action around the world, and our JefeBet App continues to provide you with challenges to test your sports knowledge.
We will have several interesting plays during these days. Here, we show you some of the house picks for this Friday, May 13, 2022 as far as Major League Baseball is concerned.
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San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
How many home runs will be connected in the game?
This Friday’s game between the Padres and the Braves is expected to be a pitching duel. In this way, it is not expected that many runs are scored during the game.
With Yu Darvish and Max Fried on the mound, in addition to few runs, few home runs are expected also: something not very common in Atlanta games. The Braves are fourth in the majors in home runs and, at home, they have hit 23 of their 39 homers. San Diego ranks 14th with 28 HRs: 13 of them out of the park.
However, as previously stated, Darvish and Fried are the key to this game. The Japanese player received only three home runs in 33.1 innings of work this season, while Fried only received three in 37 episodes.
Pick: 2
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Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Rattlers
Will both teams hit home runs?
When discussing the offensive prowess of the Cubs and Rattlers this season, it’s important to note that both clubs are going through very different times in terms of home run connection.
While the Cubs are one of the worst teams in baseball in this category with just 22, the Rattlers are the eighth-best team in MLB with 35. And while this makes us think that it is unlikely that the two teams will go out of the park this Friday, when we see the pitchers’ duel we may think otherwise.
Regarding the Rattlers, it is virtually certain that they will give a four-corner connection as they will face Drew Smyly, who is averaging 1.9 home runs per nine innings of work this season. While facing Zach Davies will be significantly more difficult for the Cubs, the right-hander has allowed 0.9 home runs per nine innings this season.
Pick: Yes.
Which of these pitchers will get the most strikes?
Drew Smyly is having a good start to the season with the Cubs thanks to his control. While he has given up a fair amount of home runs, the right-hander has given up just five tickets in 23.2 innings of work, something that speaks to how well he is working the zone.
For his part, Zach Davies continues to have the same control problems that led him to finish as the National League leader last season with 75. This year, with the Rattlers, he already has 13 strikeouts in 29.2 innings of work, something that speaks to the problems the starter has in getting into the strike zone.
Pick: Drew Smyly.
