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🔥 Top Picks
Over 8.0 (-109): Yankees @ Blue Jays – 4:08 PM ET
The Yankees lead the AL in slugging and posted the highest average exit velocity in MLB at 90.8 MPH. Toronto's offense opened the series with a 10-run outburst, and the Game 2 total has moved up from 7.5 to 8.0.
Tigers ML (-158) @ Mariners – 8:03 PM ET
Tarik Skubal tied a Tigers postseason strikeout record with 14 Ks in his Wild Card start and now faces a Mariners lineup that’s lost four straight and managed just two hits in Game 1. Detroit ranks second in MLB in OPS (.774) against left-handed pitching.
Under 5.5 (-102): Tigers @ Mariners – 8:03 PM ET
Both starters enter in strong form: Skubal struck out 14 in his last outing and Castillo allowed just one hit and one run over 7.1 innings in his final regular-season start. The total is set at just 5.5, and both teams combined for only 4 runs in Game 1.
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⚾ Game Previews
New York Yankees (0-1) @ Toronto Blue Jays (1-0) – 4:08 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Over 8.0 (-109)
🔹 Max Fried (NYY): 19-5, 2.86 ERA, 189 SO — threw 6.1 shutout innings in postseason debut
🔹 Trey Yesavage (TOR): 1-0, 3.21 ERA, 16 SO — making his 4th MLB appearance
🔍 Toronto took Game 1 with a 10-1 win and is 54-27 at home this year. Rookie Yesavage enters having held opponents to a .236 average over 14 innings, but now faces a Yankees lineup that leads the AL in slugging and chases just 25% of pitches out of the zone (lowest in MLB). Fried gets the ball for New York, having limited Toronto hitters well historically.
💰 Odds: Yankees -156, Blue Jays +128 | Total: 8.0
Detroit Tigers (1-0) @ Seattle Mariners (0-1) – 8:03 PM ET
🔥 Top Pick: Tigers ML (-158)
🔥 Top Pick: Under 5.5 (-102)
🔹 Tarik Skubal (DET): 13-6, 2.21 ERA, 241 SO — 14 Ks in Wild Card win vs Cleveland
🔹 Luis Castillo (SEA): 11-8, 3.54 ERA, 162 SO — 10 Ks, 1 hit over 7.1 IP in final regular season start
🔍 Skubal faces a Seattle team that’s lost four straight and had only two hits in Game 1, with the rest of the lineup going hitless in 28 at-bats. Riley Greene leads Detroit offensively and is 4-for-8 in his career vs Castillo. The Tigers are second in MLB in batting average (.265), OPS (.774), and third in slugging (.439) against lefties.
💰 Odds: Tigers -158, Mariners +129 | Total: 5.5
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