Henry Roldán
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Here are our picks for Tuesday, August 23 in Major League Baseball.
JefeBet App Picks for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
JefeBet App: MLB HITS AND HOME RUNS – Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Which team will get the first home run?
This early-week series pits one of the teams with the fewest home runs on the season, the Reds, against one of the most explosive offenses of the season, the Phillies.
Cincinnati’s offense has 112 hits and none of the active roster has more than 10 HR after the departure of Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham, and the injury to Joey Votto. For its part, Philadelphia is the sixth team with the most home runs in the Major Leagues with 156.
In addition, Reds starter Nick Lodolo is allowing 1.2 HR/9, while Phillies starter Rangers Suarez is allowing just 0.8.
Pick: Phillies.
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JefeBet App: MLB HITS AND HOME RUNS – Anaheim Angelinos vs. Tampa Bay Rays
How many home runs will there be in the game?
In a series between teams that don’t hit much, chances are we won’t see a home run fest this Wednesday between the Anaheim Angelinos and Tampa Bay Rays.
While the Angelinos rank 13th with 133 hits, the Rays are 20th with 107. In addition, the collective pitching of both teams is in the middle of the table in terms of the least amount of four-corner hits received per nine innings of work with 1.07 and 1.05, respectively.
Pick: 1.
JefeBet App: MLB HITS AND HOME RUNS – Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros
Which team will get the first home run?
Although the Twins do not yet have a definite starter for the start of this important series against the Astros, we can project at first glance the team that will homer first on Tuesday night.
Although the Twins are the ninth team with the most home runs on the season, they will have to measure themselves against more than just Justin Verlander, who is averaging just 0.8 HR/9 after 143 innings of work. In addition, Houston’s pitching is averaging the fewest hits per nine episodes this year at 0.86.
Offensively, the Astros are also better than the Twins, as their 166 round-trippers are the fourth-best mark in the majors, while Minnesota’s pitching is the fifth-highest home run hitter at 1.20.
Pick: Astros.
