Thursday's MLB Best Bets: Braxton Garrett, Nestor Cortes, and the Strikeout Watch List

Thursday's MLB Best Bets: Braxton Garrett, Nestor Cortes, and the Strikeout Watch List

The first thing I thought about today was the Strikeout Watch List. It's that powerful people. It makes you just want to watch for lineups for the rest of the day and hope for whiffers. The good news about today is the fact that we've actually got a guy on here that plays at noon. We could be watching bets at lunchtime if we get the right lineup. That's all a person can ask for in life. Everyone knows that. Still, if we don't get what we want there, we have two more games that will likely give us what we want. Bottom line, we're going to get what we want at some point. These managers can't hide from us forever.

Remember, we need to see AT LEAST five of these batters in these lineups when they are released. If that happens, get ready to fire away. If we don't see at least five of these names in each lineup, walk away. We'll find something better. Don't forget to be somebody today.

Pirates at Marlins - 12:10 pm ET

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Pitcher Target - Braxton Garrett 6+ Strikeouts (+124)  (Bet $100 to Win $124)

Pirates To Look For When Lineup Is Released:

• Ben Gamel (45.2% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Bligh Madris (42.3% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Tucupita Marcano (40% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Oneil Cruz (42% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Jake Marisnick (36.4% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Diego Castillo (34.2% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Jack Suwinski (27.5% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Michael Chavis (27% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Jason Delay (25% strikeout rate last 15 days)

Reds at Yankees - 7:05 pm ET

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Pitcher Target - Nestor Cortes 7+ Strikeouts (+190)  (Bet $100 to Win $190)

Reds To Look For When Lineup Is Released:

• Mike Moustakas (53.3% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Matt Reynolds (40.7% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Tyler Naquin (36.7% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Albert Almora (31.4% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Joey Votto (31.4% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Tommy Pham (28.8% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Brandon Drury (28.6% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Tyler Stephenson (27.8% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Jonathan India (26.7% strikeout rate last 15 days)

Red Sox at Rays - 7:10 pm ET

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Pitcher Target - Kutter Crawford 6+ Strikeouts (+136)  (Bet $100 to Win $136)

Rays To Look For When Lineup Is Released:

• Luke Raley (50% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Yu Chang (45.5% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Brett Phillips (45.5% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Christian Bethancourt (33.3% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Randy Arozarena (31.6% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Ji-Man Choi (31% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Francisco Mejia (27.6% strikeout rate last 15 days)
• Taylor Wells (27.3% strikeout rate last 15 days)

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